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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been
replaced
by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
driver,
which
is
used
on
all
other
supported
distributions.
Information
on
using
the
ibmsis
device
driver
has
been
retained
in
this
chapter.
If
you
are
using
the
older
ibmsis
device
driver,
go
to
“Installing
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
using
the
ibmsis
Device
Driver”
on
page
18
and
follow
the
procedures
shown
to
install
and
set
up
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card.
If
you
are
using
the
newer
ipr
device
driver,
use
the
procedures
detailed
in
“Installing
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
using
the
ipr
Device
Driver”
below.
Note:
If
you
are
using
AIX,
see
Chapter
5,
“Setting
Up
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
(AIX),”
on
page
9.
If
you
have
another
operating
system
installed,
refer
to
your
operating
system
documentation
for
information
regarding
installing
the
device
driver
software
and
configuring
your
system.
Installing
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
using
the
ipr
Device
Driver
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
software
installation
by
using
the
following
procedures:
v
Verifying
Device
Driver
Version
(ipr)
v
Verifying
Utility
Version
(iprconfig)
Verifying
Device
Driver
Version
The
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
requires
Version
1.0.3
(or
later)
of
the
ipr
device
driver
for
2.4
based
kernels
and
Version
2.0.9
(or
later)
for
2.6
based
kernels.
To
verify
the
version
number
of
ipr,
do
the
following:
For
2.6
Linux
kernels:
1.
If
necessary,
log
in
as
root
user.
2.
Type:
modinfo
ipr
|
grep
version
Press
Enter.
The
following
is
an
example
of
the
data
that
displays
on
your
screen:
version:
2.0.9
DA9C6A0AA78C5D2B9D947A1
For
2.4
Linux
kernels:
1.
If
necessary,
log
in
as
root
user.
2.
Type:
modinfo
ipr
Press
Enter.
3.
Type:
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