SOFTPAQ NUMBER: N/A

PART NUMBER: N/A

FILE NAME: cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd.gz

TITLE: Driver diskette image for Proliant Linux driver for Smart Array 2xx, 3xxx and 42xx family of controllers for SuSE SLES7

VERSION: 2.4.25

LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: Storage Controllers

DIVISION: N/A


OPERATING SYSTEM: Linux SuSE SLES7

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: All shipping configurations

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: Jan 23,2003

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: N/A

SUPERSEDES: N/A

DESCRIPTION:

This driver diskette image provides the binary driver module pre-built
for Linux SuSE SLES7 to enable Proliant Smart Array 2xx, 3xxx and 42xx family of controllers.

Using this driver diskette at SuSE SLES7 installation time allows the most 
up-to-date driver version included in the diskette to be used, rather 
than the default driver version contained in the Linux SuSE SLES7 installation CD.

FIXES




CREATING A DRIVER DISKETTE

There are two methods to create the Installation Diskette:

MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER MS-DOS:

1) Save the "cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory. 
Use WINZIP to extract "cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd" 
from this file into the same directory

2) Use the "rawwrite" utility which is included on the SuSE SLES7 CD in the "dosutil" directory.

3) Label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "Proliant SuSE SLES7 Driver Diskette". 
Next, insert the diskette in the diskette drive. Then, use the following commands 
(assuming your Proliant Disk Image is at the location c: and your CD-ROM is drive d:)

	C:\> d:\dosutils\rawrite 

Enter disk image source file name: cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd
Enter target diskette drive: a: 
Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- : Enter



MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER A LINUX-LIKE OS:

1)  Save the "cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory. Use GUNZIP to extract
"cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd" from this file into the same directory

2)  To make a diskette under Linux (or any other Linux-like operating system), you must have permission to write
to the device representing a 3.5-inch diskette drive (known as /dev/fd0 under Linux)

3)  First, label a blank, formatted diskette appropriately (Proliant SuSE SLES7 Driver Diskette). Insert the diskette
into the floppy drive, but DO NOT issue the mount command:

	# dd if=cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd  of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k

4)  This command creates a diskette containing the image of the input file (if=cpq_cpqarray-2.4.25-sles7.dd) to an
output file (of=/dev/fd0) using the diskette size of 1440k (1.44MB).  To make another diskette label that diskette,
and run "dd" again, specifying the correct input file.


NOTES

Feedback 
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To provide kernel/driver development feedback send email to
cpqarray-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net

Customer Service 
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For support for Proliant Smart Array Controllers, please send email to 
    support@compaq.com. 



INSTALLATION

To install Linux using this "Proliant SuSE SLES7" Driver Diskette, boot your Linux
machine with your SuSE SLES7 CD1 in your CD-ROM Drive.

The installation workflow performs the following steps: 

o syslinux boots 

o the user presses "ALT" (optional, if medium change is necessary) 

o syslinux prompts the user for an "update medium" (e.g. floppy or CD-ROM) 

o the user inserts the medium and presses "Enter" 

o syslinux boots into the "update" mode of linuxrc 

o linuxrc mounts the medium 

o linuxrc copies all files from /linux/suse/-/install into a directory 
  "install" in a RAM disk mounted below /update (max. 8MB), all files 
  will be flagged as "executable" 

o linuxrc loads all driver modules below /linux/suse/-/modules by first 
  unloading all modules with the same name and loading the new modules 
  from this directory (in the order the modules have been installed on the medium! 
  Take care of this if your driver modules depend on other modules being loaded first) 

o linuxrc unmounts the update medium 

o now linuxrc kicks back and starts YaST1 or YaST2 to do the installation 

o before starting the installation of packages, YaST1/YaST2 first execute 
  /update/install/update.pre 

o after the initial installation, YaST1 / YaST2 extract /update/install/update.tar.gz 
  in the root directory of the installed system and run /update/install/update.post 
  afterwards. 


SYSTEM SUPPORTED 

ProLiant BL20p All Models
Proliant DL760 All Models 
ProLiant DL580 G2 (1400MHz+), (700-900MHz) 
ProLiant DL380 G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1133 - 1400MHz), (667-1000MHz) 
ProLiant DL380 Packaged Cluster G2 (1266MHz) 
ProLiant DL360 All Models  
ProLiant DL320 All Models
Proliant ML750 All Models  
ProLiant ML570 G2 (1.4 GHz+), (667-1000MHz) 
ProLiant ML530 G2 (2.4GHz+), (667-1000MHz) 
ProLiant ML370 G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1133-1400MHz), (667-1000MHz) 
ProLiant ML350 G3 (2.0GHz+), G2 (1133MHz-1400MHz ), (700MHz -1GHz) 
ProLiant ML330e All Models 
ProLiant ML330 G2 (1000MHz+), (667-999MHz) 
ProLiant ML310 All Models