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Second Edition (August 2004) Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Safety Information” on page v and Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 27. A reader’s comment form is provided at the back of this publication. If the form has been removed, address comments to...
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Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Handling Static Sensitive Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix ISO 9000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 European Union (EU) Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 United Kingdom Telecommunicat...
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Handling Static Sensitive Devices Attention: Static electricity can damage this device and your system unit. To avoid damage, keep this device in its anti-static protective bag until you are ready to install it. To reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge, follow the precautions listed belo...
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viii Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card: Installation and Using Guide
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About This Book This book provides information about installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card and device driver support software, as well as cabling requirements. Use this book in conjunction with your specific system unit and operating system documentation. ISO 9000 ISO 9000 registered...
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Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: v AIX v AIX 5L ™ v Eserver v pSeries ™ v RS/6000 ® Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. x Dual Channel SCSI ...
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Verifying Operating System Requirements Ensure that your operating system will support the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card, use the following appropriate procedure to verify your operating system requirements. Using AIX The Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card is supported on the following ...
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Chapter 2. Preparing for Installation This chapter helps you prepare to install the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card. To install the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card, you may need the following items: v Your system unit installation guide v Documentation provided with your SCSI devices v...
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Chapter 3. Installing the Device Driver Software (AIX) The instructions in this chapter pertain to the AIX operating system. Note: If you are using the Linux operating system, see Chapter 7, “Installing and Setting Up Software for the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card (Linux),” on page 13 for i...
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Chapter 4. Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card This chapter provides instructions for installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card if you are using the AIX or Linux operating system. Save this guide for future reference. Note: If you are using the Linux operating system, t...
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Chapter 7. Installing and Setting Up Software for the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card (Linux) Previously, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP3 used the ibmsis device driver to control the PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID adapter. This device driver has been replaced by the ipr device drive...
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strings filename | grep "ipr version" where filename is the file name displayed after the modinfo command was typed in the previous step. Press Enter. The following is an example of the data that displays on your screen: ipr version=Ver. 1 Rev. 0.3 SMP Note: The version displayed in the exam...
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Verifying Linux Software Installation Software for the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card consists of a device driver and a set of utilities. This software is provided with the supported Linux distribution, and should have been installed along with the operating system. Verify the initial softwa...
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Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card If you have successfully verified your software installation, install your Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card. Follow the steps in Chapter 4, “Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card,” on page 7. Verifying Hardware Installation ...
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Updating Hard Disk Drive and Adapter Microcode Disk drives attached to this RAID adapter must contain the latest microcode level. Microcode updates for hard disk drives attached to the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card are handled automatically by the sisupdate utility, which executes each time...