C H A P T E R 3 - Installing the HBA Software

C H A P T E R 3

Installing the HBA Software

This chapter describes driver requirements and utility software for the supported operating systems. This chapter contains the following sections:

Downloading and Installing the Solaris OS Patches

Downloading and Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware

Downloading and Installing the Windows Server 2003 Driver and Firmware

Downloading and Installing the Solaris OS Patches

TABLE 3-1 shows the required Solaris 10 patches.

TABLE 3-1 Patches for the Solaris 10 Operating System
Patch ID	Description	Installation Procedure
125037-03 (or later)	The latest Solaris 10 for SPARC mpt driver patch	To Download and Install the Solaris Driver Patch
125038-03 (or later)	The latest Solaris 10 for x64/x86 mpt driver patch	To Download and Install the Solaris Driver Patch

The required Solaris patches are available for download at:

http://www.sun.com/sunsolve

Solaris OS Driver Utilities

This section describes the HBA driver requirements and the available utilities for the Solaris OS.

HBA Driver

The latest HBA driver (mpt) for the Solaris OS is included with Solaris 10 Update 2 (minimum) and Solaris 9 Update 9 (minimum) OSs. You must also install a Solaris patch, as described in Downloading and Installing the Solaris OS Patches.

Diagnostic Support

Solaris diagnostic support for the HBA is included in the SunVTS software beginning with version 6.3. The SunVTS software is included with the Solaris 10 11/06 OS. The SunVTS software is also available for download at:

http://www.sun.com/oem/products/vts

Firmware Upgrades

Use the Solaris raidctl utility to upgrade firwmware. See the man page for this command or the Solaris documentation.

To Download and Install the Solaris OS Recommended Patch Cluster

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to www.sun.com/sunsolve.

3. Read the software license agreement and click the Accept button.

4. Under Support Resources, click Patches and Updates.

5. Under Downloads, click Recommended and Security Patches.

6. Read the software license agreement and click the Agree button.

7. In the OS Recommended & Patch Clusters List, find Solaris 10 in the OS column, and click the appropriate View Readme in the OS Recommended Clusters column.

8. Print or save the CLUSTER_README from the browser window.

9. Click the browser's Back button to return to the previous page.

10. In the Solaris 10 OS row, click HTTP in the Clusters column.

11. In the Save As dialog box, enter a destination directory for the patch cluster, and click the OK button.

12. Follow the procedure in the CLUSTER_README file to install the patches.

To Download and Install the Solaris Driver Patch

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to www.sun.com/sunsolve.

3. Read the software license agreement and click the Accept button.

4. Under Support Resources, click Patches and Updates.

5. Under PatchFinder, enter the patch numbers from TABLE 3-1 for your specific Solaris release, and click the Find Patch button.

6. Print or save the patch instructions from the browser window.

7. Click the HTTP link in [Download Patch (nnn,nnn bytes)
HTTP].

8. In the Save As dialog box, enter a destination directory for the patch, and click the OK button.

Downloading and Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware

Consult the Sun hardware platform document to determine which Linux releases are supported on your specific host platform.

Linux Driver and Utilities

The Linux drivers required to run this HBA with the Linux OS are available for download at the Sun designated page at:

http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun

Consult the Sun hardware platform documentation to determine which Linux releases are supported on each specific platform.

To Download and Install the Linux Driver

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Click to select# SG-XPCI8SAS-E-Z.

4. Click to select and download the Linux driver that is supported by the Linux release (Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) on your hardware platform.

5. Click to select and download the corresponding Readme file for the Linux driver, and follow the instructions in the Readme to complete the driver installation.

To Download and Update the Linux Firmware

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Click to select SG-XPCI8SAS-E-Z.

4. Under Utilities, click Linux to download the Linux utility program, lsiutil.

5. Under Firmware, click to download the firmware zip file and corresponding Readme file.

6. Unzip the firmware file and follow the instructions in the Readme file to update the firmware.

Downloading and Installing the Windows Server 2003 Driver and Firmware

Consult the Sun hardware platform document to determine which Windows releases are supported on your specific host platform.

Windows 2003 Server Driver and Utilities

The HBA device driver for Windows Server 2003 is available for download at the Sun designated web page at:

http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun

Consult the Sun hardware platform documentation to determine which Windows releases are supported.

To Download and Install the Windows Driver

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Click to select SG-XPCI8SAS-E-Z.

4. Click to select and download the specific Windows driver that is supported by the Windows release on your hardware platform.

5. Click to select and download the corresponding Readme file for the Windows driver, and follow the instructions in the Readme file to complete the driver installation.

To Download and Update the Windows Firmware

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Click to select SG-XPCI8SAS-E-Z.

4. Under Utilities, click Windows to download the Windows utility program, lsiutil, and to download the corresponding Readme file.

5. Under Firmware, click to download the firmware zip file and the corresponding Readme file.

6. Unzip the firmware file and follow the instructions in the Readme file to update the firmware.