Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview - HighPoint RocketRAID 230x User Manual

1 - Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview

This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the
RocketRAID host adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 3 Linux system.
2 - Installing Red Hat Enterprise 4 (AS, ES, WS) Linux
on the RocketRAID 230x controller
To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to
RocketRAID host adapter:
Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette
The driver is provided in a floppy diskette image file format.
On a DOS or Windows system, a driver diskette can be generated using rawrite.exe.
This utility is included on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD (under /dosutils). Run
rawrite using a command prompt window, and follow the directions it provides.
On a Linux system, use the "dd" command to generate a boot diskette. Insert a
floppy disk into the floppy drive and type the following command:
# dd if= rr2310_00-rhel-4u4.img of=/dev/fd0
Step 2 Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Start installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux by booting from the installation CD.
At the "Welcome to Red Hat Linux" installation screen, a prompt labeled "boot:"
will appear at the bottom of the screen. Type in linux dd, then press Enter.
boot: linux dd
When prompted "Do you have a driver disk?". Select "Yes".
Linux Driver Support
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