Linux; Installing The Driver In A New Red Hat System - Adaptec RAID 21610SA Installation And User Manual

Linux

The controller supports Red Hat and SuSE Linux versions as described
in the table below.
Red Hat
Version
7.3
8.0
Notes
If you do not find your kernel version listed above, either of the
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following conditions may apply:
Your kernel contains embedded drivers
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Drivers are not available and you need to create a custom
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driver.
SuSE Linux only—The controller is not supported as a bootable
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controller. In other words, you can only add the driver to an
existing system.
For the most up-to-date information on Adaptec's support of
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Linux, visit

Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat System

In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new Red
Hat 7.3 or 8.0 Linux system. To install the driver:
1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives according to
the instructions in
2 Turn on the computer. During startup, press Ctrl+A to start the
ARC utility. Use the ARC utility to create the array. For details,
see Checking Your Controller and Devices on page
3 Insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive.
4 Restart the computer.
5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expert at the
boot prompt.
Kernel Version
2.4.18-3
2.4.18-14
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Chapter
Version
8.0
8.1
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2.
Installing the Driver
SuSE
Kernel Version
2.4.18
2.4.19
2-3.
3-5