SOFTPAQ NUMBER: N/A PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: cpq_cpqarray-2.4.26-rh7.2.dd.gz TITLE: Driver diskette image for Smart Array 2xx, 3xxx and 42xx family of controllers for Red Hat Linux 7.2 VERSION: 2.4.26 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Storage Controllers DIVISION: N/A OPERATING SYSTEM: Red Hat Linux 7.2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: All shipping configurations PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: Jun 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 Red Hat Linux 7.2 to enable ProLiant Smart Array 2xx, 3xxx and 42xx family of controllers. Using this driver diskette at Red Hat Linux 7.2 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 Red Hat Linux 7.2 installation CD. ENHANCES/FIXES * Fixed memory leak in bigmemory IOCTL path. * Added #ifdefs for VMware support CREATING A DRIVER DISKETTE There are two methods to create the Installation Diskette: MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER MS-DOS: 1) Save the "cpq_cpqarray-2.4.26-rh7.2.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory. Use WINZIP to extract "cpq_cpqarray-2.4.26-rh7.2.dd" from this file into the same directory. Please ensure that "cpq_cpqarray-2.4.26-rh7.2.dd" is a DOS 8.3 name. 2) Use the "rawrite" utility which is included on the Red Hat Linux 7.2 CD in the "dosutil" directory. 3) Label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "ProLiant Red Hat Linux 7.2 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-2.4.26-rh7.2.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-2.4.26-rh7.2.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory. Use GUNZIP to extract "cpq_cpqarray-2.4.26-rh7.2.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 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Driver Diskette). Insert the diskette into the floppy drive, but DO NOT issue the mount command: # dd if=cpq_cpqarray-2.4.26-rh7.2.dd of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k 4) This command creates a diskette containing the image of the input file (if=cpq_cpqarray-2.4.26-rh7.2.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 The Red Hat bug fix advisory has released an Anaconda installer fix to address post installation failures that resulted because the updated driver in the Driver Update Diskette was not copied to the Initial RAM Disk, initrd, used for booting the server post-install. If you are using a Driver Update Diskette to update the driver for your Smart Array controller, you must use the Anaconda Update disk at this location: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/images/i386/update-disk-20020117.img Feedback -------- To provide kernel/driver development feedback send email to cpqarray-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Customer Service ---------------- For support for ProLiant Smart Array Controllers, please send email to support@compaq.com. INSTALLATION To install Linux using this "ProLiant Red Hat Linux 7.2" Driver Diskette, boot your Linux machine with your Red Hat Linux 7.2 CD1 in your CD-ROM Drive. A menu will be displayed, prompting for your input. Type the following line of code to inform the operating system of the diskette: # linux updates dd Red Hat Linux 7.2 will prompt for the Updates Diskette and the ProLiant Red Hat Linux 7.2 Driver Diskette during the installation procedure. SYSTEMS SUPPORTED See HP website ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/compatability-matrix.pdf