Software Installation

C H A P T E R 3

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

Downloading and Installing the Oracle Solaris OS Patches

Downloading and Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware

Downloading and Installing the Windows Server Driver and Firmware

Downloading and Installing the Oracle Solaris OS Patches

The HBA requires one of the following Oracle Solaris 10 mpt driver patches:

125037-03 (or later) - Oracle Solaris 10 for the SPARC environment

125038-03 (or later) - Oracle Solaris 10 for the x64/x86 environment

You can download these Oracle Solaris patches at:

http://support.oracle.com

Oracle Solaris OS Driver and Utilities

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

Oracle Solaris OS Driver

The latest driver (mpt) for the HBA is included with Oracle Solaris 10 06/06 (minimum). You must also install an Oracle Solaris patch, as described in Downloading and Installing the Oracle Solaris OS Patches.

Diagnostic Support

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

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/downloads/sun-az-index-095901.html#V

Note - Earlier versions of the Validation Test Suite software are referred to as SunVTS software. Starting with the 7.0ps10 release, the software is referred to as Oracle VTS software.

Firmware Updates

Use the Oracle Solaris raidctl utility to update the firmware. For information about updating firmware/fcode/BIOS, see the raidctl(1M) man page.

Downloading and Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware

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

Linux Driver and Utilities

The Linux driver required to run the SAS HBA with the Linux OS are available for download at the Oracle designated page at:

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

Consult the Oracle 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 http://www.lsi.com/support/sun.

3. Click to select the HBA model number (SG-model-number).

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 file to complete the driver installation.

To Download and Update the Linux Firmware

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to http://www.lsi.com/support/sun.

3. Click to select HBA model number (SG-model-number).

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 Driver and Firmware

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

Windows Server Driver and Utilities

The Windows Server 2003 driver required to run the SAS HBA is available for download at the Oracle designated web page at:

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

See the Oracle 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 http://www.lsi.com/support/sun.

3. Click to select HBA model number (SG-model-number).

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

3. Click to select HBA model number (SG-model-number).

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.