IBM Advanced System Management Drivers for Linux
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CONTENTS
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1.0  Overview
2.0  Change History
3.0  System Management Device Driver installation instructions
4.0  Disclaimer


1.0  Overview
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     This tarfile contains RPM package files, which in turn contain the Linux
     device drivers for both the Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI
     Adapter card and the Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor
     hardware built into the planar of some Netfinity Servers.

     This tarfile contains this readme file and the following RPM file :
          ibmasm-src-1.0-5.3.i386.rpm   (hereby known as ibmasm-src)

     ibmasm-src contains the open source code for the driver. It is meant to be
     installed on a "build" system. Installing the ibmasm-src RPM will build
     the driver locally for the currently running kernel version, and will then
     generate a customized RPM (mimicing the ibmasm RPM) containing the driver
     built for that kernel version. Note that it does not install any drivers
     on the build machine - it merely generates them for installation on other
     machines.


2.0  Change History
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     2.1  Netfinity Advanced System Management Device Driver - Linux version
          1.00

          Initial release
          
 



3.0  System Management Device Driver installation instructions
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     For installation information, please consult the documentation embedded
     in the RPM as follows :
          rpm -qip ibmasm-src-1.0-5.3.i386.rpm
          
     You may also redirect the output into a text file for future reference as
     well. Because there are no executables for the user to run, there is no
     real documentation other than installation documentation.
     
     NOTE - It is recommended when upgrading from any version of an ibmasm-related
            package prior to version 5.3, that you NOT use the -U upgrade flag with
            rpm. Instead, first remove the old version with -e, then install the
            5.3 version with -ivh. This is partly due to some changes in the
            installation procedure, and some file locations.
     

4.0  Disclaimer
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