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C H A P T E R  5
Installing an OS Onto a Bootable Array on an x64 System

If you chose to create a bootable array on an x64 system as part of your installation (see Creating a Bootable Array on an x64 System), you can install an operating system and the HBA driver on that bootable array.

This chapter explains how to install an operating system (OS) onto a bootable array and then install the HBA driver on the array.


Note - If you are using a SPARC system and you chose to create a bootable array as part of your installation (Creating a Bootable Array on a SPARC System), DO NOT perform any steps in this chapter. Instead, skip to Installing the Solaris OS on a SPARC System.


Note - If you want to perform a standard installation on an existing operating system, DO NOT perform the procedures in this chapter. Instead, go to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System.


Note - Each computer system is different. The instructions in this chapter might need to be modified, depending on your actual system configuration. See your system documentation for more information.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Preparing to Install an OS


procedure icon  To Prepare to Install an OS

1. Install and connect the HBA and disk drives.

See Hardware Installation and Removal.

2. Obtain the driver CD from the HBA ship kit or obtain the latest version of the driver at http://support.intel.com/support/go/sunraid.htm.

3. Create a bootable array.

See Creating a Bootable Array on an x64 System.


Note - For up-to-date operating system version support, go to http://support.intel.com/support/go/sunraid.htm.

Installing the HBA Driver With an OS

The HBA driver can be installed with various operating systems and technology on an x64 system. This section contains the following subsections:


procedure icon  To Install the Driver With the Windows OS


Note - You will need the Windows Installation media to complete this task.

1. Insert the Windows installation medium, then restart the computer.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation.

3. When prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6.


Note - When F6 is active, a prompt is displayed at the bottom of the screen for only 5 seconds. If you miss your chance to press F6, restart the computer.

4. Insert the driver CD, and then wait until you are prompted to install a driver.

5. Press S to specify that the driver is on the installed medium, then press Enter.

The computer reads the medium.

6. When the driver is found, press Enter.

7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

8. To configure and manage the hard disks, see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic


procedure icon  To Install the Driver With the Red Hat Linux OS


Note - You will need your Red Hat Installation media to complete this task.

1. Insert the Red Hat Installation medium.

2. Restart the computer.

3. When the Red Hat Welcome screen is displayed, type linux dd at the Boot: prompt.

4. When prompted, insert the driver CD, then select OK.

5. Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want.

6. If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now.

Otherwise, select Done.

7. Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with the operating system.

8. To configure and manage the hard disks, see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic


procedure icon  To Install the Driver With the SUSE Linux OS


Note - You will need the SUSE installation media to perform this task.

1. Insert the SUSE Installation medium.

2. Restart the computer.

3. When the SUSE installation selection screen is displayed, choose the type of installation you want, then press the F6 key to indicate the use of a driver medium, such as a USB thumb key or a CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive.

If F6 is not shown on the screen, you may have an older version of SUSE; press the Alt key instead.

4. When prompted, insert the driver CD, and then press any key to continue.

5. Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want.

6. If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now.

Otherwise, select Back.

7. Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with the operating system.

8. To configure and manage the hard disks, see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic


procedure icon  To Install the Driver With the Solaris OS

This HBA supports, at a minimum, the Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4) OS on an x64-based system. The Solaris 10 8/07 OS requires nothing from the user. However, install the latest patches from the http://www.sunsolve.sun.com website after installing the Solaris OS.


procedure icon  To Install the Driver With VMware Technology


Note - You will need the VMware Installation media to complete this task.

1. Insert the VMware Installation medium.

2. Restart the computer.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMware installation.


Note - The VMware ESX Server embedded driver will see the device and install.

4. Complete the VMware installation, following the instructions included with your operating system.


Note - The Sun StorageTek RAID Manager GUI is not supported with VMware technology. To create and manage arrays, use the command-line interface and the BIOS utility. See the Uniform Command-Line Interface User’s Guide for more information at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic

Next Steps

Do either of the following:

 



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