Altos R520 Installation Configuration Guide
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Installation (with
onboard SATA RAID)
Below information describes how to manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.0 Update 3 on Altos R520 with onboard SATA RAID.
Drivers Required
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Installation, the following device
drivers are required.
Device Version
EasyBUILD Version
Onboard SATA
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 onboard SATA 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 onboard SATA RAID
Please refer to the Appendix C. for the onboard SATA RAID configuration.
Installation Tips
NOTE. There is no built-in driver Onboard SATA 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 onboard
SATA 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 onboard SATA 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
Development.
