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- Page 1 Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide HighPoint RR3700/2800/800/R700 RAID Controller Linux RHEL Installation Guide Copyright © 2023 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Last updated on July 10, 2023...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide Table of Contents 1 Overview ............................1 2 Installing Linux RHEL on RR Series RAID controller ............1 Step 1 Prepare Your Hardware for Installation................1 Step 2 Check System EFI Settings .................... 1 Step 3 Flash UEFI Rom to RAID Controller ................ -
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Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide 1 Overview The purpose of this document is to provide clear instructions on how to install Linux RHEL on the RR Series RAID controller. Supported system: RHEL7.2/7.3/7.9/8.3/8.5/8.6/8.7/9.0/9.1 Supported controller: RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 2 Installing Linux RHEL on RR Series RAID controller If you would like to install Linux RHEL onto drives attached to RR Series RAID controller, please perform the following operations:... - Page 4 Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide Disable "Secure Boot", set "Attempt Secure Boot" to "Disabled". 2. Set UEFI setting with GA-X570 AORUS MASTER motherboard as an example. a. Set " Boot->CSM Support " to "Enabled"; b. And" Boot-> Storage Boot Option Control " to "UEFI Only"; - 2 -...
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Page 5: Step 3 Flash Uefi Rom To Raid Controller
Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide 3. Set UEFI setting with ASUS PRIME X299 -DELUXE motherboard as an example: Set "Boot from Storage Devices" to "UEFI driver first"; And "Boot Device Control" to "UEFI Only" or "UEFI and Legacy OPROM"; Set "OS Type"... -
Page 6: Step 4 Create Array
Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide Command with “rr3740.nsh”, flash UEFI rom to RR3740C Controller and reboot; Step 4 Create Array Attach two hard disks to RR3740C Controller; Boot, enter the motherboard’s Boot List and select start from UEFI USB flash: Command “ArrayCreate.efi”... -
Page 7: Step 5 Prepare The Driver Diskette
Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide RR3742/3720/710/720/2840/840 also supports the creation method of BIOS/UEFI HII. Please refer to UM-Chapter 4 Step 5 Prepare the Driver Diskette Extract RR37xx_8xx_28xx_RHELx.x _x86_64_vx.xx.xx_xx_xx_xx.tar.gz to top(/) directory of an USB flash drive. It will look like: Step 6 Install RHEL For Example：RHEL9.1 a. - Page 8 Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide ← Copy driver installation file to system temporary # cp -a /hptdd/hptdd /tmp/ directory ← Unmount the USB flash drive # umount /dev/sda1 When the USB flash drive is unmounted, please unplug the USB flash drive from the mainboard.
- Page 9 Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide 1) Set Software Selection and choose Server with GUI→Development Tools 2) Select Installation Destination and click “refresh”, but if you didn't find this option, you can press Ctrl+ALT+F2 to the shell and type # restart-anaconda then choose your own disk and begin installation.
- Page 10 Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide 3) Set Root Password When the screen shows that “Complete!”. press Ctrl+ALT+F2 to the shell and type the following commands: # cp -r /tmp/hptdd /mnt/sysimage/tmp/hptdd # chroot /mnt/sysimage # sh /tmp/hptdd/RHEL-install-step2.sh # rm -rf /tmp/hptdd # exit - 8 -...
- Page 11 If you want to boot from another kernel, please install the RR Series driver after entering the system. Linux opensource driver link, open the following link to enter the "Software Download" page to download: RR3700 Series: https://www.highpoint-tech.com/rr3700-overview RR2800 Series: https://www.highpoint-tech.com/rr2800-overview RR800 Series: https://www.highpoint-tech.com/rr800-overview...
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Page 12: Monitoring The Driver
This command will show the driver version number, physical device list and logical device list. 4 Installing RAID Management Software HighPoint RAID Management Software is used to configure and keep track of your hard disks and RAID arrays attached to RR Series RAID controller. Installation of the management software is optional but recommended. -
Page 13: Rebuilding Driver Module For System Update
When the system updates the kernel packages, the driver module rr3740a.ko should be built and installed manually before reboot. Please refer to the README file distributed with HighPoint RR Series RAID Controller opensource package on how to build and install the driver module. - Page 14 Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide 7 Appendix A Support command: help/info/quit/exit/create/delete Create Command ⚫ Syntax Create Array Type (RAID0/RAID1/10/5/50) Member Disk list (1/1, 1/2|*) Capacity (100|*) Note: The RR840/RR2840/RR3720/RR3740/RR3742 controllers can support RAID0/RAID1/10/5/50 The R710/R720 controllers can support RAID0/RAID1/RAID10 Examples <<<...
- Page 15 Linux RHEL on RR3740/3720/2840/840/3742/710/720 Installation Guide Examples <<< delete 1 Delete the first array from Logical device list. <<< delete 2 Delete the second array from Logical device list. Info Command ⚫ Syntax info Display physical device list and logical list Exit Command ⚫...
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