3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Manual page 208

Maintaining Your Controller
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4 Copy the files to the appropriate directory.
(In the commands below, replace <version> with the applicable Red Hat
or Fedora Core version, such as ws4_u4 or fc5, and replace <kernel
string> with the applicable kernel, for example 2.6.15-x)
Note: The name of the module you will copy (
depending on the kernel; however you will always copy it to a file named
3w-9xxx.ko for 2.6 kernels
For Red Hat or Fedora Core Uniprocessor
cp <version> /3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/
<kernel string> /kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
For Red Hat SMP
cp <version> /3w-9xxx.smp /lib/modules/
<kernel string> /kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
For Red Hat Bigmem
cp <version> /3w-9xxx.big /lib/modules/
<kernel string> /kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
For Red Hat Hugemem
cp <version> /3w-9xxx.hug /lib/modules/
<kernel string> /kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
5 For 2.4 Kernels, add the following line to
/etc/modules.conf:
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko
For 2.6 Kernels, add the following line to
/etc/modprobe.conf
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
6 Complete the upgrade by upgrading the initial ramdisk.
Change the directory to the boot directory:
cd /boot
Run mkinitrd by entering the following:
(In the commands below, replace <kernel string> with the applicable
kernel, for example 2.4.20-8)
For Red Hat or Fedora Core Uniprocessor
mkinitrd –v –f initrd-
For Red Hat SMP
mkinitrd –v –f initrd-
For Red Hat Bigmem
mkinitrd –v –f initrd-
string> bigmem
3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
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<kernel string> .img
<kernel string> smp.img
<kernel string> bigmem.img
3w-9xxx.* ) varies,
<kernel string>
<kernel string> smp
<kernel