File name: README.sles8-sp3-i386-ips-7.00.14.tgz.txt **************************************************************** | | | SLES 8 SP3 7.00.14 | | Build ID: SLES8-SP3-i386-ips | | | | (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation | | 2004. 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 under "NOTICES AND | | TRADEMARKS" in this document. | | | | Updated 11 August 2004 | **************************************************************** CONTENTS 1.0 About this readme file 2.0 Change history 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web sites and phone support 6.1 Web sites 6.2 Software service and support 6.3 Hardware service and support 7.0 Notices and trademarks 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 ABOUT THIS README FILE -------------------------- This package includes an updated ServeRAID driver for usage during installation, and afterwards, of SLES 8 SP3 on i386 platforms. This driver is particularly necessary on systems with 4 GB of memory or more, since without it, the installation will fail on systems configured to boot from the ServeRAID driver. 2.0 CHANGE HISTORY ------------------ SLES 8 SP3 Installation Package: 1.0 (Initial Release) Filename: sles8-sp3-i386-ips-7.00.14.tgz ServeRAID Device Driver: 7.00.14 Filename: ips.o 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions (Please provide if product requires this information) ----------------------------------------- 3.1 Installation These installation instructions assume the following environment: - SLES 8 for i386 platforms is being installed over the network from an NFS installation source. - SP3 has been integrated into this installation source. NOTE: SLES 8 SP3 has support for multiple driver updates to be included as part of the installation source. To do this, the driver packages are extracted into numerical directories, starting with "01", "02", etc., under the root of the installation source directory. The drivers are loaded in the numerical order based on these directory names. 1. Create a numerically named directory under the root of the installation directory with a numerical name not already in use. 2. Untar the package file into this directory. 3. Re-export the NFS share with the installation source. 4. Start the network install (for CSM users, run csmsetupyast and installnode). For more information on driver update media in SLES 8 SP3, see ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/hvogel/Update-Media-HOWTO/html/index.html 4.0 Configuration Information ------------------------- 5.0 Unattended Mode ---------------- 6.0 WEB SITES AND PHONE SUPPORT --------------------------- Information and assistance is available through the IBM Web site and by phone. 6.1 Web sites IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ 6.2 Software service and support -------------------------------- Through IBM Support Line, you can get telephone assistance, for a fee, with usage, configuration, and software problems with xSeries servers, IntelliStation workstations, and appliances. For information about which products are supported by Support Line in your country or region, go to http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products/. For more information about Support Line and other IBM services, go to http://www.ibm.com/services/, or go to http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers. 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