IBM SAS HBA Controller and LSI 1064 Driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 (RHEL3) NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN N/A (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2006. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in "Notices and trademarks" in this document. CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installation and setup instructions 3.0 Configuration information 4.0 Unattended mode 5.0 Web information and support phone Number 6.0 Notices and trademarks 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview _____________ 1.1 This update includes a new device driver for the IBM SAS HBA controller and onboard LSI 1064 supporting RHEL3. 1.2 Limitations - None 1.3 Problem(s) fixed: - See change history for more details. 1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - none 1.5 Dependencies - none 1.6 Update Contents - The following files are associated with this update: o ibm_dd_mptsas_02.06.43-1_rhel3_i386.rpm - Update for the mptsas driver in an existing RHEL3 32-bit installation o ibm_dd_mptsas_02.06.43-src_rhel3_i386.tgz - Source RPM for the mptsas driver o ibm_dd_mptsas_02.06.43-1_rhel3_i386.chg - Change history 2.0 Installation and setup instructions ________________________________________ For a new installation, use the native RHEL3 mptsas driver during installation, then update the driver using the provided binary or source RPM. --- The binary RPM file is for upgrading the mptsas driver on an existing installation of Linux. To upgrade the driver, follow the instructions provided with your Linux distribution. --- If you are using a non-standard kernel, you may need to build a new driver using the source RPM. To build a new driver, follow the instructions provided with your Linux distribution. 3.0 Configuration information ______________________________ N/A 4.0 Unattended Mode ____________________ N/A 5.0 Web information and support phone number _____________________________________________ 5.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/support/. You can receive hardware service through IBM Services or through your IBM reseller, if your reseller is authorized by IBM to provide warranty service. See http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers, or in the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378). In the U.S. and Canada, hardware service and support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the U.K., these services are available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 5.2 IBM eserver xSeries Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries 5.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update, go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 6.0 Notices and trademarks ___________________________ 6.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, or other countries or both: * IBM Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 7.0 Disclaimer _______________ 7.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS.