Altos R520 Installation Configuration Guide
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Installation (with
integrated SAS SW RAID)
Below information describes how to manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.0 Update 3 on Altos R520 with integrated SAS SW RAID.
Drivers Required
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Installation, the following device
drivers are required.
Device Version
EasyBUILD Version
Integrated SAS SW
RAID
06.06.0728.20
06
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 400 (or later)
Onboard Chipset
N/A
OS built-in
Onboard Gigabit
Ethernet
7.0.38-NAPI
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 400 (or later)
Onboard VGA
N/A
OS built-in
Onboard USB 2.0
N/A
OS built-in
Software Required
The management utility of integrated SAS SW RAID can be found in the
EasyBUILD.
Software Version
EasyBUILD
Version
RAID Web Console
2
1.13-07
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 400 (or later)
Configuring integrated SAS SW RAID
Please refer to the Appendix B. for the integrated SAS SW RAID configuration.
Installation Tips
NOTE. There is no built-in driver Integrated SAS SW RAID in the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update2. You need an external USB floppy drive to load
driver during the OS installation.
1.
Since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update2 cannot recognize the
integrated SAS SW RAID, you need to make a driver diskette from the
EasyBUILD first before the installation.
2.
Type linux dd when the prompt boot: appears at the start.
3.
Please select the sda as the Driver Disk Source.
4.
Follow the instruction to load the integrated SAS SW RAID driver from
the driver diskette.
5.
At the Package Installation Defaults, select Customize software packages
to be installed.
6.
At the Package Group Selection step, select Development Tools under
