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User’s Guide English
LSI Logic MegaRAID®
SAS Device Driver
Installation
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USER’S GUIDE ® MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation May 2006 Version 1.0 ® DB15-000358-00
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This document contains proprietary information of LSI Logic Corporation. The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of an officer of LSI Logic Corporation. LSI Logic products are not intended for use in life-support appliances, devices, or systems. Use of any LSI Logic product in such applications without written consent of the appropriate LSI Logic officer is prohibited. Document DB15-000358-00, May 2006 This do
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Preface This manual is the primary reference for the operating system drivers ® provided with the LSI Logic MegaRAID devices. It describes the drivers for all supported operating systems and explains how to install them. Audience This document is intended for people installing an operating system driver for a MegaRAID SAS controller. Organization This document has the following chapters: • Chapter 1, Overview, describes the MegaRAID SAS controller and lists the operating systems for which dr
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Sequence Task Reference Manual 1 Understand RAID system theory and operation. MegaRAID Configuration Software User’s Guide 2 Install the MegaRAID SAS storage adapter and the MegaRAID SAS Storage related hardware. Adapters User’s Guide 3 Configure the physical arrays and logical devices MegaRAID SAS Software User’s using either the MegaRAID Configuration Utility (CU) Guide or the WebBIOS CU. 4 Install the MegaRAID SAS device drivers. MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User’s Guide 5
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Notation Example Meaning and Use Courier .nwk file Names of commands, directories, filenames, and on-screen text typeface are shown in Courier typeface. bold fd1sp In a command line, keywords are shown in bold, non-italic type- typeface face. Enter them exactly as shown. italics module In command lines and names, italics indicate user variables. Italicized text must be replaced with appropriate user-specified items. Enter items of the type called for, using lower case. initial capital Undo Na
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Technical Support LSI Logic provides technical support only for LSI Logic products purchased directly from LSI Logic or from an LSI Logic-authorized reseller. If you need help installing, configuring, or running your MegaRAID SAS controller, contact LSI Logic Technical Support at: E-mail: support@lsil.com eurosupport@lsil.com (Europe) Phone Support: 1-800-633-4545 (North America) +44 1344 413 441 (Europe) Web Site: http://www.lsilogic.com/support/ If the MegaRAID SAS controller was installed
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Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Driver Description 1-1 1.1.1 Driver Functions 1-2 1.1.2 Driver Updates 1-2 1.2 Driver Names 1-3 Chapter 2 Windows Driver Installation 2.1 Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System 2-1 2.2 Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System 2-3 2.3 Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System 2-3 Chapter 3 Red Hat Linux 3.0 and 4.0 Driver Installation 3.1 Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat Linux System 3
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viii Contents Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Tables 1.1 MegaRAID Device Driver Files 1-3 Contents ix Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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xContents Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Chapter 1 Overview This chapter provides an overview of the drivers for the MegaRAID controllers. It consists of the following sections: • Section 1.1, “Driver Description” • Section 1.2, “Driver Names” Subsequent chapters in this manual provide detailed installation instructions for the operating systems. Use the latest updates provided by the operating system manufacturer and review the readme file that accompanies the driver for any updated information. 1.1 Driver Description You can inst
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1.1.1 Driver Functions MegaRAID provides drivers for the MegaRAID SAS RAID Storage Adapters, which bring 3.0 Gbit/s Serial Attached SCSI and 3.0 Gbit/s SATA II performance to host adapter, workstation, and server designs. The controllers support internal and external storage devices, which allows you to use a system that supports enterprise-class SAS and desktop-class SATA II drives. The SAS controllers integrate eight high-performance SAS/SATA II PHYs and a PCI Express bus master DMA core
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You can download the latest drivers and software on the LSI Logic web site: http://www.lsilogic.com. Access the download center and follow the steps to download the driver. 1.2 Driver Names Table 1.1 lists the device driver files for MegaRAID controllers. The driver files are available on the Universal Driver Suite CD that accompanied your MegaRAID controller. LSI Logic updates the MegaRAID device drivers frequently. To ensure you have the current version of this driver, download the drive
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1-4 Overview Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Chapter 2 Windows Driver Installation This chapter describes the installation of the following Windows operating systems: • Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Windows XP x64 • Windows Server 2003 (x86) • Windows Server 2003 (x64) This chapter consists of the following sections: • Section 2.1, “Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System” • Section 2.2, “Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System” • Section 2.3, “Installing the Windows System Driver i
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The system BIOS must support booting from a CD-ROM. BIOS settings might require changes to allow CD-ROM booting. See your system documentation. Step 2. Press F6 when the following displays at the bottom of the screen: "Press F6 if you need..." Note: You must press F6 for the system to recognize the new driver. Step 3. Select “S” to specify an additional device when the screen displays: "Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices..." The system prompts for the m
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2.2 Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System Perform the following steps to install or update the MegaRAID device driver in an existing Windows system: Step 1. Boot the Windows operating system. The Found New Hardware Wizard starts. Step 2. Click the Next button and insert the driver diskette into the A:\ drive. Step 3. Click the Search for a Suitable Driver... button, and click Next. Step 4. Click the Next button. In some cases, a message displays saying that
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Step 2. Press F6 when the following displays at the bottom of the screen: "Press F6 if you need..." Note: You must press F6 for the system to recognize the new driver. Step 3. Select “S” to specify an additional device when the screen displays: "Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices..." The system prompts for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk. Note: If the screen does not display this message after you press F6, then the setup program did n
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Chapter 3 Red Hat Linux 3.0 and 4.0 Driver Installation This chapter describes the installation of the device driver in new Red Hat Linux 3.0 and 4.0 systems and the update to the Red Hat Linux driver on an existing Red Hat Linux system. It consists of the following sections: • Section 3.1, “Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat Linux System” • Section 3.2, “Adding the Red Hat Linux Driver to an Existing Installation” • Section 3.3, “Updating the Red Hat Linux System Driver” Refer to the r
