LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS Driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 (RHEL3) for 32-bit kernels 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 LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS controller supporting RHEL3 32-bit. 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 - One blank diskette. 1.6 Update Contents - The following files are associated with this update: o lsi_dd_megasas_03.01-1_rhel3_i386.img - Image for creating the installation diskette for RHEL3 for 32-bit kernel versions o lsi_dd_megasas_03.01-1_rhel3_i386.chg - Change history 2.0 Installation and setup instructions ________________________________________ This image file is for use during a new installation of RHEL3. If you are upgrading an existing installation, use the source rpm provided in a tgz archive from the IBM support website. To create a diskette use the following procedure: 1. Place the image file in a temporary directory. 2. Insert a blank diskette into an internal or USB floppy drive. 3. In the same directory as the image file, type the following command: dd if= of= where is something like /dev/fd0 for an IDE floppy drive or /dev/sda for a USB floppy drive. 4. During RHEL3 installation, type "linux dd" at the initial boot prompt. When prompted, insert the diskette created in step 3. 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/. For a list of supported operating systems on legacy (non-shipping) controllers, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. 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. IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. .