Software Installation Instructions; Windows Driver Installation; Linux Driver Installation; Downloading The Drivers - Seagate Nytro XP6500-8A1536 User Manual

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Use the next procedure to install the appropriate operating system drivers.
2.3

Software Installation Instructions

2.3.1

Windows Driver Installation

The Seagate drivers for Windows Server® 2012 and Windows Server 2008 are available online.
Download the latest Windows drivers from the Seagate website:
1.
Go to the following Seagate website:
http://www.seagate.com/products/solid-state-flash-storage/accelerator-cards/
2.
Click on Nytro XP6500 Flash Accelerator Card.
3.
Click Support, and click the driver you need.
4.
Download the driver files.
5.
Open the Windows Driver Configuration Utility file and follow the instructions to install the driver.
2.3.2

Linux Driver Installation

Seagate provides Linux drivers as binary and as source code.
Precompiled binaries to add to an existing installation using driver update disks or RPMs for selected
distributions.
Fusion-MPT™ source to add or update any distribution.
2.3.2.1

Downloading the Drivers

Download the latest Linux® drivers from the Seagate website.
1.
Go to the following Seagate website:
http://www.seagate.com/products/solid-state-flash-storage/accelerator-cards/
2.
Click on Nytro XP6500 Flash Accelerator Card.
3.
Click Support. Here you can download product documentation, firmware, and host drivers for all supported
operating systems.
4.
To download Linux drivers, click on the Linux operating system from the list under the Linux/Unix header. For
example, to download RHEL 7.0 drivers, click Nytro Driver RHEL7 (version number).
5.
Read the release notes and click I ACCEPT. Click DOWNLOAD to download the drivers.
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Software Installation Instructions
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