101 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP)
Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 EM64T on Altos R5250 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP.
Drivers Required
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation, the following device
drivers are required.
Device
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP
09.25.1029.20
07
\Disk\R5250\sas\8204elp\x64\sles10\
Onboard NVIDIA
NFP3600 Chipset
N/A OS
built-in
Onboard NVIDIA
nForce Networking
Controller
0.62 \Disk\R5250\nic\Nvidia\x64\sles10\
Onboard XGI Z9s
1.12.03
\Disk\r5250\onboard\xgiz9s\x64\sles10\
ATI FireGL V5200
8.35.5
\Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\x64\sles10\
Software Required
The management utility of LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP can be found in the
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later).
Software
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
MegaRAID Storage
Manager
2.30 \app\R5250\sas\8204ELP\Linux\
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
Please refer to the Appendix D. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
configuration.
Installation Tips
1.
Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T cannot recognize the LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, you need to make a driver diskette from the
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation.
2.
Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Disk1
bootable CD.
3.
When you see the boot menu on the screen, press F5 and select Yes.
4.
Press Enter to continue the installation.
5.
Insert the driver disk to the floppy, select sda: Floppy and OK to load the
LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP driver from the driver diskette.
6.
After loading the driver, select OK and Back to return to the installation.
7.
With SAS RAID Daughter Board and MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, you will