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Linux
Note
ExpressSAS adapters are not supported
under Linux kernel 2.4.
1
Power on your system.
2
Log in as root.
3
Verify that the kernel header files, usually
included with the Linux kernel development
package, are installed.
4
Insert the Installation CD.
5
Mount the CD to your chosen mount point such
as /mnt/cdrom.
6
Open your File Browser and browse to
/mnt/cdrom/Linux/Drivers.
7
Click on the driver:
• for the ExpressSAS adapters, the driver
filename appears as
lnx_drv_esashba_XXX.tgz where XXX is
the driver's current version number.
• for ExpressSAS RAID adapters, the driver
filename appears as
lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX.tgz where XXX is
the driver's current version number.
8
Copy the driver file to a directory such as
/usr/src.
VMware ESXi 5 (ExpressSAS H6xx and H6F0 GT only)
Driver CD as an Update
You can add an ATTO adapter and install the driver
after installing ESXi 5.
1
Download the Driver Bundle from the VMware
or ATTO website for your ATTO Adapter. Unzip
the contents of the bundle on your local
workstation. Within the bundle you will find the
Driver VIB file (.vib) for your ATTO Adapter.
2
Use the Datastore Browser in the vSphere
Client to upload the VIB file to your ESXi host.
Alternatively, you can use a program like
winscp on Windows or scp on Linux to upload
the file directly to your ESXi host.
3
Log in to the ESXi host on the Local Tech
Support Console (ESXi), or through an SSH
client.
4
Install the VIB using the following command on
the ESXi host:
# esxcli software vib install -v <full path to VIB file>
5
Once the VIB is installed, reboot the ESXi host.
8 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual
9
Open a Terminal session.
10 Change to the directory where you stored the
driver.
11 Extract the driver source:
• for ExpressSAS adapters: tar xfz
lnx_drv_esashba_XXX.tgz.
• for ExpressSAS RAID adapters: tar xfz
lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX.tgz.
12 The driver files are extracted to a directory
called lnx_drv_esashba_XXX or
lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX.
Navigate to that directory.
13 Compile and install the driver using ./install.sh.
The driver is now installed and ready to use.
14 Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf
after installing the driver:
• for ExpressSAS adapters: alias
scsi_hostadapterX esashba where X is the
next available adapter number.
• for ExpressSAS RAID adapters: alias
scsi_hostadapterX esasraid where X is
the next available adapter number.
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Install Hardware
Some ATTO drivers for ESXi 5.0 are provided as
Community Supported drivers. These are not certified
by VMware. Please contact ATTO Technical Support
for questions about these drivers.
To install an ATTO Community Supported driver on
ESXi 5.0, the acceptance level must be changed with
the following command:
esxcli software acceptance set --
level=CommunitySupported
Including Driver in boot image
VMware vSphere 5 includes the ability to dynamically
construct boot images for your ESXi 5 servers. This
allows you to include ATTO drivers as part of a boot
image and install or boot ESXi 5 with that image. The
end result is that your server(s) will boot and have
ATTO drivers included without any additional steps.
Consult the VMware vSphere 5 documentation for
more information on using vSphere Image Builder.
on page 15.
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