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  • Page 1 Mylex PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Installation Guide DB11-000030-00 First Edition 08P5523...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer It is the policy of LSI Logic to improve products as new technology, components, software, and firmware become available. LSI Logic Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products herein at any time without notice.
  • Page 3 Trademark Acknowledgments LSI Logic, the LSI Logic logo, MORE, Mylex, and SANmapping are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Logic Corporation. All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies. LSI Logic Corporation North American Headquarters...
  • Page 5 About This Manual This installation guide covers the steps involved to install and use the software drivers for Mylex PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers. For information on defining and setting RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) levels as well as configuration of the array, consult the appropriate Global Array Manager Client manual or the RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility User Reference Guide or RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility Quick Configuration Guide.
  • Page 7 NetWare Windows XP & .NET Windows NT Windows 2000 UnixWare Solaris Linux Appendix...
  • Page 8 PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ....................1 NetWare, Windows .NET, Windows XP, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 ..............1 UnixWare and Solaris ..............2 Linux ....................2 Requirements ..................2 Chapter 2 NetWare Overview ....................1 Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver Files for NetWare ....1 Tape, Disk, and CD-ROM Support ..........
  • Page 10 Primary (new) Installation .............. 2 Secondary (new) Installation ............2 Secondary (existing) Installation ............ 3 Performing a Primary Installation ..........3 Performing a Secondary Installation ..........6 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver ............ 7 Upgrading Windows 2000 to Windows XP or .NET ......15 Windows 2000 with a Mylex controller ........
  • Page 11 Installing the Controller as the Secondary UnixWare Controller with UnixWare 7.1 ................4 Adding System Drives ................5 To Primary Controller ..............5 To Secondary Controller(s) ............5 Updating a Previously Installed Driver .......... 5 Chapter 7 Solaris Overview ....................1 Solaris 7 ....................
  • Page 12 viii PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    • Retrieve the appropriate driver image file from the CD-ROM and create a driver diskette from the DOS image file. • Retrieve the appropriate driver from the LSI Logic designated web site and create a driver diskette from the DOS image file.

  • Page 14: Unixware And Solaris

    Requirements UnixWare and Solaris Use the following method to obtain drivers for UnixWare 7.x or Solaris 7/8 for x86: • Insert the CD-ROM into a system running Windows NT or Windows 2000 then click on “Create Software Diskettes” from the RAID Management Software Installation menu.

  • Page 15: Netware

    Chapter 2 NetWare Overview This chapter describes installation procedures and the functionality of the Mylex Disk Array Controller drivers for Novell NetWare. The software for the drivers is provided on the appropriate Software Kit distribution diskette and CD-ROM. NetWare 4.2/5.1/6 are discussed in this chapter. Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver Files for NetWare All hardware installation, system configuration, and disk array controller configuration must be properly completed before proceeding with the...

  • Page 16: Installing The Controller As The Primary Netware 4.2 Controller

    Installing the Controller as the Primary NetWare 4.2 Controller Installing the Controller as the Primary NetWare 4.2 Controller If you are installing NetWare 4.2 for the first time, you will not be able to install the controller driver, MDACFSI.HAM to put the SYS volume on the Mylex controller.

  • Page 17: Installing The Controller Into An Existing Netware 4.2 System (Service Pack 9)

    NetWare Installing the Controller into an Existing NetWare 4.2 System (Service Pack 9) If NetWare 4.2 (SP9) is already installed and you wish to add a Mylex Disk Array Controller later, the controller will be a secondary (non-bootable) controller. After installing the controller hardware and configuring a disk array, follow the procedure below to add the necessary controller drivers.
  • Page 18 Installing the Controller into an Existing NetWare 4.2 System (Service Pack 9) 12. Select Yes to save a backup of the old or existing driver. 13. Press Enter to continue when you see the message that the old driver will be saved. NetWare copies the file.

  • Page 19: Installing The Controller As The Primary Netware 5.1 Controller

    NetWare Installing the Controller as the Primary NetWare 5.1 Controller If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of the NetWare 5.1 installation. You may carry out NetWare 5.1 and controller driver installations in one of the following ways: •...
  • Page 20 Installing the Controller as the Primary NetWare 5.1 Controller Note In order to enable the CD-ROM boot, the controller’s BIOS must be enabled. 3. If the controller’s BIOS is disabled, press Enter to enable the BIOS. 4. Use the arrow key to select “CD-ROM boot disabled” and press Enter to enable the CD-ROM boot.

  • Page 21: Installing Netware And The Mylex Controller Driver If Not Booting From The Netware 5.1 Cd-Rom

    NetWare 6. Select modify | Storage Adapters . 7. Press Ins to add a new driver. 8. Press Ins again to add an unlisted driver. 9. Insert the Mylex Software Kit distribution diskette containing the NetWare driver into A:\. 10. Press Enter to specify that the driver should be added from the A:\ drive.
  • Page 22 Installing the Controller as the Primary NetWare 5.1 Controller 1. Boot the system from a newly created DOS boot drive, and then create (or edit) the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to include the drivers required for accessing the CD-ROM as a logical drive under DOS.

  • Page 23: Installing The Controller Into An Existing Netware 5.1 System

    NetWare Installing the Controller into an Existing NetWare 5.1 System If NetWare 5.1 is already installed and you wish to add a Mylex Disk Array Controller later, the controller will be a secondary (non-bootable) controller. After installing the controller hardware and configuring a disk array, follow the procedure below to add the necessary controller drivers.

  • Page 24: Installing The Controller As The Primary Netware 6 Controller

    Installing the Controller as the Primary NetWare 6 Controller Installing the Controller as the Primary NetWare 6 Controller If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of the NetWare 6 installation.

  • Page 25: Netware 6 Bootable Cd-Rom

    NetWare 8. Continue loading NetWare by following the screen prompts; be sure to answer the questions according to your system requirements. 9. Choose which volume partition is appropriate for your system. The NetWare installation will automatically finish. If you have any questions about this installation, you may want to refer to the NetWare Installation Guide.

  • Page 26: Installing The Controller Into An Existing Netware 6 System

    Installing the Controller into an Existing NetWare 6 System Installing the Controller into an Existing NetWare 6 System If NetWare 6 is already installed and you wish to add a Mylex Disk Array Controller later, the controller will be a secondary (non-bootable) controller. After installing the controller hardware and configuring a disk array, follow the procedure below to add the necessary controller drivers.

  • Page 27: Installing Peripherals Under Netware

    NetWare Installing Peripherals Under NetWare Non-disk peripheral devices, such as tape or CD-ROM drives, can be installed on any channel of the controller. Each disk or non-disk device will require a unique SCSI ID, different from any other device connected to the same channel.
  • Page 28 Installing Peripherals Under NetWare 1. The appropriate drivers should be loaded before trying to access the non-disk devices. 2. For example, load the following drivers to use a CD-ROM under NetWare (the cdrom NLM is supplied by Novell): : load mdacfsi.ham : load scsicd.cdm : load cdrom.nlm : cd mount [volume name]...

  • Page 29: Windows Xp & .Net

    Chapter 3 Windows XP & .NET Overview This chapter describes installation procedures and functions of the Mylex & Disk Array Controller drivers for Microsoft Windows XP or .NET. The drivers are provided on the appropriate Software Kit distribution diskette and CD-ROM, and on the designated web site.

  • Page 30: Installing The Mylex Disk Array Controller Windows Xp Or .Net Driver

    Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Windows XP or .NET Driver Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Windows XP or .NET Driver If upgrading from Windows 2000 to Windows XP or .NET, see the section “Upgrading Windows 2000 to Windows XP or .NET” on page 3-15 before attempting any of the procedures to follow.

  • Page 31: Secondary (Existing) Installation

    Windows XP & .NET You should first install Windows XP or .NET onto a disk drive on an embedded SCSI or IDE controller or SCSI host bus adapter. Then go to “Performing a Secondary Installation” on page 3-6. Secondary (existing) Installation A secondary (existing) installation is when: &...
  • Page 32 Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Windows XP or .NET Driver Step 3) which allows you to select a newer Windows XP or .NET driver to install from the outset. If you wish to bypass the F6 instruction in favor of automatic install, you should then follow the instructions in the section “Updating the Mylex Controller Driver”...
  • Page 33 Windows XP & .NET has been recognized. However, before the driver from the diskette loads, you will get the following message: The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver. Windows already has a driver that you can use for “Mylex <controller ID>...

  • Page 34: Performing A Secondary Installation

    Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Windows XP or .NET Driver Performing a Secondary Installation This section assumes that: • You already have a system with Windows XP or .NET installed on it. • You have already installed your Mylex PCI RAID controller into your system.

  • Page 35: Updating The Mylex Controller Driver

    Windows XP & .NET supplied). 3. After you have created your driver installation diskette, follow the directions in the section, “Updating the Mylex Controller Driver” on page 3-7. Updating the Mylex Controller Driver & If you have gotten to this point, Windows XP or .NET should already be installed.
  • Page 36 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver Figure 2-2. Controller Device PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual...
  • Page 37 Windows XP & .NET 4. At the top of the next screen, select the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button on the left side of the screen (Figure 2-3). & Figure 2-3. Driver Tab and Update Driver Button Manual No.
  • Page 38 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver 5. You will now have access to the upgrade device capabilities. When you see the Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard screen, click on the second button: Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) (Figure 2-4).
  • Page 39 Windows XP & .NET 7. From the Select the Device Driver screen, click on Have Disk (Figure 2-6). & Figure 2-6. Select a Device Driver 8. When you have reached the following screen, directing you to insert the manufacturer’s installation disk, insert the Software Kit Windows XP or .NET driver diskette into drive A, check that you are at the A:\ prompt, and click OK (Figure 2-7).
  • Page 40 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver 9. The next screen will automatically highlight the controller driver that corresponds to your newly installed Mylex controller (Figure 2-8). Click Next. Figure 2-8. Mylex Controller Driver Automatically Selected A dialog box will open informing you that the driver is not digitally signed and asks if you would like to continue or stop the installation.
  • Page 41 Windows XP & .NET 10. When the screen, Completing the Hardware Update Wizard, appears, click Finish (Figure 2-9). & Figure 2-9. Completing the Hardware Update Wizard 11. The next screen automatically pops up when you click Finish in the previous step. This screen displays controller properties of the current driver you just installed.
  • Page 42 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver 12. If you updated the Primary driver, the final screen will display instructing you to reboot your system. Click Yes in order for the newly installed hardware to work properly (Figure 2-11). Figure 2-11. Reboot Your System 3-14 PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual...

  • Page 43: Upgrading Windows 2000 To Windows Xp Or .Net

    Windows XP & .NET Upgrading Windows 2000 to Windows XP or .NET WARNING In order to avoid a system failure, GAM cannot be installed. If GAM is present on your system from a previous installation, uninstall GAM components & before you begin the Windows XP or .NET upgrade.
  • Page 44 Upgrading Windows 2000 to Windows XP or .NET When Windows XP or .NET upgrade is finished, go to “Updating the Mylex Controller Driver” on page 3-7. Note Do not attempt to use a Windows 2000 MACDISK with a Windows XP or .NET driver. The Windows 2000 MACDISK is not compatible with Windows XP or .NET.

  • Page 45: Windows Nt

    Chapter 4 Windows NT Overview This chapter describes installation procedures and the functionality of the Mylex Disk Array Controller drivers for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The software is provided on the appropriate Software Kit distribution diskette and CD-ROM. This chapter assumes that the network administrator for this site will be performing these installation procedures.

  • Page 46: Installing The Controller As The Primary Windows Nt 4.0 Controller

    Installing the Controller as the Primary Windows NT 4.0 Controller Installing the Controller as the Primary Windows NT 4.0 Controller If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of Windows NT 4.0 installation.
  • Page 47 Windows NT 10. If you have drivers to install for other controllers (for example, an on-board SCSI or IDE controller to run other devices such as a CD-ROM drive, etc.), repeat Step 6 and Step 7. Then when prompted, insert the manufacturer’s supplied hardware support disk, press Enter, and select the appropriate driver from the list.

  • Page 48: Installing The Controller Into An Existing Windows Nt 4.0 System

    Installing the Controller into an Existing Windows NT 4.0 System Installing the Controller into an Existing Windows NT 4.0 System If Windows NT 4.0 is already installed and you wish to add a Mylex Disk Array Controller later, the controller will be a secondary (non-bootable) controller.
  • Page 49 Windows NT Figure 3-2. Control Panel – SCSI Adapters 4. In the SCSI Adapters box, click the Drivers tab to bring the Drivers page to the foreground (Figure 3-3). Figure 3-3. SCSI Adapters Manual No. DB11-000030-00...
  • Page 50 Installing the Controller into an Existing Windows NT 4.0 System 5. With the Drivers page in the foreground, click Add. (Figure 3-4). Figure 3-4. Add a New SCSI Adapter 6. The Creating driver list progress bar is displayed briefly (Figure 3-5), and then the Install Driver box is displayed (Figure 3-6).
  • Page 51 Windows NT 8. Insert either the Accelerated or Standard Drivers Software Kit diskette into the floppy disk drive. (Remember to stop GAM if you are using the accelerated driver.) • Do not install the Accelerated Driver if you will be using Clustering or PCI Hot Plug.
  • Page 52 Installing the Controller into an Existing Windows NT 4.0 System 11. Next, you will see the screen showing that driver files are being copied from the diskette. Figure 3-9. Install the New Driver from Diskette The driver is copied from the diskette. The System Settings Change box is displayed as shown in Figure 3-10.

  • Page 53: Windows 2000

    Chapter 5 Windows 2000 Overview This chapter describes installation procedures and the functionality of the Mylex Disk Array Controller drivers for Microsoft Windows 2000. The software is provided on the appropriate Software Kit distribution diskette and CD-ROM. This chapter assumes that the network administrator for this site will be performing these installation procedures.

  • Page 54: Mylex Disk Array Controller Drivers For Windows 2000

    Mylex Disk Array Controller Drivers for Windows 2000 Mylex Disk Array Controller Drivers for Windows 2000 Installing the Controller as the Primary Windows 2000 Controller Before proceeding you should have already carried out the following steps: • Installed the Mylex Disk Array Controller hardware, connected the disk drives to the controller and to each other, set the drive SCSI IDs, and terminated the SCSI bus following the instructions in your Mylex Disk Array Controller hardware installation guide.

  • Page 55: Performing A Primary Installation

    Windows 2000 First, you should install Windows 2000 onto a disk on an embedded SCSI or IDE controller or SCSI host bus adapter. Second, go to “Performing a Secondary Installation” on page 5-5. Secondary (existing) Installation A secondary existing installation is when: •...
  • Page 56 Mylex Disk Array Controller Drivers for Windows 2000 1. As soon as the screen turns blue, press F6 so that the correct driver will be installed for one of these controllers: eXtremeRAID 2000, eXtremeRAID 3000, AcceleRAID 160/170LP, AcceleRAID 170, or AcceleRAID 352.

  • Page 57: Performing A Secondary Installation

    Windows 2000 7. If you have drivers to install for other controllers (for example, an on-board SCSI controller to run other devices such as a CD-ROM drive, etc.), repeat Step 4 and Step 5. Then when prompted, insert the manufacturer’s supplied hardware support disk, press Enter, and select the appropriate driver from the list.

  • Page 58: Mylex Windows 2000 Drivers Installation Procedure

    Mylex Windows 2000 Drivers Installation Procedure Mylex Windows 2000 Drivers Installation Procedure After the system reboots, it will detect new hardware. A brief message will be displayed. There will be no action to take at this point. Figure 4-1. “Found New Hardware” Message 1.
  • Page 59 Windows 2000 2. In the next dialog box (see Figure 4-3), select the option to “Search for a suitable driver for my device,” and then click Next. Figure 4-3. Install Device Drivers Manual No. DB11-000030-00...
  • Page 60 Mylex Windows 2000 Drivers Installation Procedure 3. The “Locate Driver Files” dialog box will appear (see Figure 4-4). Insert the Mylex Windows 2000 Driver Diskette into Drive A, click on the Floppy Disk Drives check box, and then click Next. Insert the Windows 2000 Software Kit distribution diskette into the floppy disk drive.
  • Page 61 Windows 2000 4. The “Driver Files Search Results” dialog box will appear (see Figure 4-5). After verifying that the correct device driver was found, click Next. Figure 4-5. Driver Files Search Results 5. If the current version of the Mylex driver you are about to install is too new to have been tested and approved by Microsoft, the driver will not have a digital signature and the Digital Signature Dialog Box shown in Figure 4-6 will appear.
  • Page 62 Mylex Windows 2000 Drivers Installation Procedure This dialog box will not appear if the driver contains a digital signature. Figure 4-6. Digital Signature Dialog Box While the driver files are copied, the dialog box in Figure 4-7 will appear to show the progress of this process. This process will complete by itself.
  • Page 63 Windows 2000 6. Remove the diskette or CD-ROM that may still by in your system and then click on Finish when the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” screen appears (see Figure 4-8). Figure 4-8. Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Verification of the installation of a device supporting GAM installation will briefly appear.

  • Page 64: Updating The Mylex Controller Driver

    Updating the Mylex Controller Driver Updating the Mylex Controller Driver If you have gotten to this point, Windows 2000 should already be installed. The Windows 2000 CD-ROM comes with an embedded driver for the following controllers: eXtremeRAID 2000, eXtremeRAID 3000, AcceleRAID 160/170LP, AcceleRAID 170, or AcceleRAID 352.
  • Page 65 Windows 2000 4. From the “eXtremeRAID 2000 Disk Array Controller Properties” screen, first click on the driver tab, on the next screen, double-click on Update Driver (Figure 4-11). Figure 4-11. Update Driver You will now have access to the upgrade device capabilities. You will see the Welcome to the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard screen.
  • Page 66 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver 5. From the “Install Hardware Device Drivers” screen, click on the second choice, Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver. Click Next (Figure 4-13). Figure 4-13.
  • Page 67 Windows 2000 7. When you have reached the Install From Disk screen, insert the Software Kit Windows 2000 driver diskette in drive A, check that you are at the A:\ prompt, and click OK. If you are not using drive A, click on Browse to select the driver’s location (Figure 4-15).
  • Page 68 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver 8. From Select a Device Driver, select the appropriate controller to correspond to the controller you installed (Figure 4-16). Figure 4-16. Select Driver 9. From the Start Device Driver Installation screen, notice that the name of your controller appears in the screen.
  • Page 69 Windows 2000 10. If a Digital Signature is Not Found for the driver, the following dialog appears (Figure 4-18). Click Yes to continue. Figure 4-18. Digital Signature Not Found The next screen informs you that the files are being copied to a local directory.
  • Page 70 Updating the Mylex Controller Driver 11. When the screen, Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard appears, Click Finish (Figure 4-20). Figure 4-20. Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Note If the system instructs you to reboot, click Yes in order for the newly installed hardware to work properly.

  • Page 71: Unixware

    Chapter 6 UnixWare Overview This chapter describes installation procedures and the functionality of the Mylex Disk Array Controller drivers for UnixWare 7.1. The software is provided on the appropriate Software Kit distribution CD-ROM with a file to create a diskette. The UnixWare driver for the Mylex Disk Array Controller supports disk drives, tape drives and CD-ROM drives under UnixWare 7.1.

  • Page 72: Special Notes

    Overview Special Notes • In order to install a Mylex multifunction controller, a driver diskette must be created from the CD-ROM. See “Creating a Driver Diskette for UnixWare” on page 6-3. • If using a Mylex controller as a primary controller refer to “Installing the Controller as the Primary UnixWare Controller with UnixWare 7.1”...

  • Page 73: Creating A Driver Diskette For Unixware

    UnixWare Creating a Driver Diskette for UnixWare Before installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Drivers for UnixWare, a UnixWare driver diskette must be created according to the instructions in Appendix A, “Creating PCI Driver Installation Diskettes.” This diskette will be used in both the primary and secondary installation processes and when updating a previously installed driver wherever instructed to insert the “Software Kit UnixWare (dak) driver diskette.”...

  • Page 74: Installing The Controller As The Secondary Unixware Controller

    Installing the Controller as the Secondary UnixWare Controller with UnixWare 7.1 • Insert the Software Kit UnixWare (dak) driver diskette as instructed, and continue with the instructions provided in the UnixWare Installation Handbook. • The controller should be detected automatically during the install process.

  • Page 75: Adding System Drives

    UnixWare Adding System Drives Use the UnixWare diskadd command to add System Drives to the primary controller and to any secondary controllers. For more information, refer to the UnixWare documentation on the diskadd utility. Note No UnixWare Slice (UNIX file system) can be greater than 2GB.
  • Page 76 Adding System Drives 3. Rebuild the Kernel: ↵ /etc/conf/bin/idbuild -B 4. Reboot the system: ↵ shutdown -i0 -g0 -y PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual...

  • Page 77: Overview

    Chapter 7 Solaris Overview This chapter provides information and installation procedures for the device drivers for Solaris 7.0 and Solaris 8.0. The software is provided on the appropriate Software Kit distribution CD-ROM with a file to create a diskette. The Solaris drivers for the Mylex Disk Array Controller support disk drives, tape drives and CD-ROM drives under Solaris 7 and Solaris 8.

  • Page 78: Solaris 7

    Solaris 7 Solaris 7 Creating a Driver Diskette for Solaris 7 Before installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Drivers for Solaris 7, a Mylex MDAC Supplemental Driver Diskette (MDAC Supplemental Diskette) must be created according to the instructions in Appendix A, “Creating PCI Driver Installation Diskettes”...
  • Page 79 Solaris CD-ROM. If you have a network installation, verify with your system administrator that the Solaris Network Installation image is available on your network. 3. When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed, choose the F4 option (on Solaris 7, this is labeled as, F4_Add Driver). 4.

  • Page 80: Installing Solaris 7 Using The Mylex Mdac Supplemental Driver Diskette For A Secondary Installation

    Installing Solaris Using the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette 10. Press F2 to continue. Caution DO NOT REMOVE the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette from the disk drive until you see the following message displayed in a dialog box: Message: If you want to bypass the device configuration and boot screens when the system reboots, eject the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant/Boot diskette now.
  • Page 81 Solaris These instructions assume that you are working with a x86 system using either the Mylex MDAC driver. Note When the Solaris Intel Platform Edition software is already installed, the simplest way to add new or updated drivers is to install the supplemental driver diskettes as patches on your system.
  • Page 82 Installing Solaris Using the Mylex MDAC Supplemental Driver Diskette The install.sh script searches for all new or updated drivers on the diskette. When a new or updated driver is found, the following message is displayed: Installing package MYLXmdac At the bottom of the screen, you will see the following message: Installation of <MYLXmdac>...
  • Page 83 Solaris 14. On the Boot Solaris screen, select the device controller attached to the device that contains your install medium, in this case the main system disk. The following script is displayed when new hardware is found. /etc/bootrc 15. At the prompt, type: (reboot) b -r This reboot process concludes the installation of new or updated drivers.

  • Page 84: Solaris 8

    Installing Solaris Using the Mylex MDAC Supplemental Driver Diskette Solaris 8 Creating a Driver Diskette for Solaris 8 Before installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller Drivers for Solaris 8, a Mylex MDAC Supplemental Driver Diskette (MDAC Supplemental Diskette) must be created according to the instructions in Appendix A, “Creating PCI Driver Installation Diskettes”...
  • Page 85 Solaris Use the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant bootable CD-ROM, labeled as 1 of 2. Follow the steps below to perform a primary installation. 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Insert the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant bootable CD-ROM, labeled as 1 of 2, into your computer’s bootable CD-ROM drive. 3.
  • Page 86 Solaris 8 9. Press F2 to continue. The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen appears. Choose the options as needed. If no changes are required, press F2 to continue. 10. When the light goes out on the floppy drive, remove the MDAC supplemental driver diskette.

  • Page 87: Installing Solaris 8 Using The Mylex Mdac Supplemental Driver Diskette For A Secondary Installation

    Solaris Installing Solaris 8 Using the Mylex MDAC Supplemental Driver Diskette for a Secondary Installation Before you begin to add or update your drivers, check that your newly supported hardware devices are installed and configured according to the instructions in the corresponding Device Reference Page, if any. See Device Reference Manual for Solaris (Intel Platform Edition).
  • Page 88 Solaris 8 Solaris. 4. If Volume Management is running, temporarily stop it by typing the following command line at the system prompt. /etc/init.d/volmgt stop 5. Insert the MDAC Supplemental Diskette into the disk drive. 6. Mount the MDAC Supplemental Diskette at the /mnt mount point by typing the following command: mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt Note...
  • Page 89 Solaris 10. Reboot your computer, type in the following command lines. # touch /reconfigure # reboot 11. Turn off your computer, add the new hardware, and turn on your computer again. 12. When the autoboot sequence prompt is displayed, quickly press Escape.
  • Page 90 Solaris 8 16. At the prompt, type: (reboot) b -r This reboot process concludes the installation of new or updated drivers. When your computer has rebooted, you can use your new hardware. Congratulations! You have successfully completed the a secondary installation of drivers for your Mylex controller.

  • Page 91: Quick Driver Update Instructions For A Secondary Installation

    Solaris Quick Driver Update Instructions for a Secondary Installation Note In order to use this quick installation, you will need access to the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) with Solaris 7 or Solaris 8. When you are working with a CDE, you can update your Mylex drivers with a just a few clicks on the main menus and icons.
  • Page 92 Quick Driver Update Instructions for a Secondary Installation 7-16 PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual...

  • Page 93: Linux

    Chapter 8 Linux Overview This chapter provides contact information for the Mylex disk array controller drivers needed to support Linux. The device drivers mentioned in this chapter support the following Mylex controllers: AcceleRAID 160/170/ 170LP/352 and eXtremeRAID 2000 PCI to Ultra 160 SCSI controllers, and the eXtremeRAID 3000 PCI to Fibre Channel controller.

  • Page 94: Installing The Disk Array Controller Drivers

    Installing the Disk Array Controller Drivers Installing the Disk Array Controller Drivers Only use the following Linux versions of the device driver, failure to use the appropriate drivers will produce erroneous results. • Linux driver versions 2.4.10 for kernel 2.4.x series or 2.2.10 for kernel 2.2.18.
  • Page 95 Linux The following Linux distributions have the correct device drivers embedded: • Red Hat 7.2 • SuSe 7.3 • Caldera Open Linux 3.1 • Turbo Linux 7.0 For instructions on how to install the disk array controller drivers, see the appropriate instructions on the web site and refer to the appropriate Linux OS distribution reference manual.
  • Page 96 Installing the Disk Array Controller Drivers PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Manual...

  • Page 97: Creating Pci Driver Installation Diskettes

    Appendix A Creating PCI Driver Installation Diskettes Introduction The Mylex Disk Array Controller Operating System Drivers package allows your operating system to run with your Mylex controller. You can create your own driver diskette from the RAID Management Software Installation menu under Windows.

  • Page 98: Creating Operating System Driver Diskettes

    Creating Operating System Driver Diskettes Creating Operating System Driver Diskettes For the procedure below, the CD-ROM must be inserted into a system running Windows XP, Windows .NET, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. Create a driver diskette in six easy steps: 1.
  • Page 99 Creating PCI Driver Installation Diskettes 3. Click Operating System Drivers. Figure A-2. Create Driver Diskette Menu 4. Click the appropriate operating system corresponding to the PCI driver installation diskette you wish to create. Figure A-3. Appropriate Operating System Menu Manual No. DB11-000030-00...
  • Page 100 Creating Operating System Driver Diskettes 5. When the operating system has been selected, you will be prompted with a DOS shell requesting that you insert a blank diskette. Figure A-4. DOS Shell 6. Insert the blank diskette and press Enter to extract the image onto the diskette.

  • Page 101: Software License And Warranty Policy

    LSI LOGIC CORPORATION SOFTWARE LICENSE AND WARRANTY POLICY Limited Warranty LSI warrants to the original purchaser of the product enclosed herein (“Customer”) that (a) for a period of three (3) years from the date of Customer’s purchase of the Product (excluding batteries and memory) (the “Product Warranty Period”), and (b) for a period of one...
  • Page 102 with LSI’s instructions and the terms of this Agreement, shipping costs to be borne by LSI, and (c) Customer has provided proof of purchase price and date for unregistered Product. LSI shall bear one-way shipping, packing and insurance costs and all other costs, excluding labor and parts, necessary to effectuate repair or replacement under this warranty.
  • Page 103 is a part of the Product (“LSI Software”) solely as part of the Product incorporated into the OEM Products that and not on a standalone basis. Customer may not (a) sell, lease, license, or sublicense the LSI Software, (b) de-compile, disassemble, reverse engineer,...
  • Page 104 Manual No. DB11-000030-00 08P5523 LSI Logic Corporation North American Headquarters Milpitas, CA 408.433.8000...

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