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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
iprupdate
utility,
which
executes
each
time
the
system
is
booted,
or
manually
by
the
iprconfig
utility.
The
iprupdate
utility
will
only
automatically
update
microcode
to
adapters
and
devices
if
it
is
determined
that
they
are
not
at
the
minimum
supported
level
of
microcode.
The
latest
microcode
level
for
your
drive
model
and
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
may
be
shipped
as
part
of
the
Linux
distribution.
If
an
update
or
replacement
is
needed,
the
latest
microcode
can
be
obtained
from
the
pSeries
microcode
Web
site:
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload/download.html.
If
you
downloaded
new
microcode
from
the
Web
site,
follow
the
instructions
in
the
Readme
on
the
Web
site
to
install
it.
If
there
are
no
instructions
available,
install
it
as
follows:
1.
If
necessary,
log
in
as
root
user.
2.
Install
the
rpm
package
by
typing:
rpm
-ivh
–-ignoreos
sisraid.0047.rpm
Press
Enter.
3.
Update
the
microcode
based
on
your
kernel
type:
If
you
are
using
a
2.4
based
kernel,
type:
iprupdate
Press
Enter.
Once
the
microcode
update
has
completed,
you
are
finished.
If
you
are
using
a
2.6
based
kernel,
type:
iprconfig
Press
Enter
and
go
to
the
next
step.
4.
If
you
are
using
a
2.6
based
kernel,
choose
the
Download
microcode
menu
option
and:
v
Select
the
adapters
and
devices
you
wish
to
update
v
For
each
selected
device,
select
the
microcode
image
you
wish
to
download
Problem
Determination
If
you
encounter
any
problems
with
the
adapter
after
the
installation,
refer
to
your
system
unit
documentation
for
information
about
running
diagnostics
or
other
problem-determination
procedures.
Refer
to
the
PCI-X
SCSI
RAID
Controller
Reference
Guide
for
Linux,
order
number
SA23-1327.
Installing
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
using
the
ibmsis
Device
Driver
This
chapter
provides
instructions
for
installing
and
verifying
software
that
pertains
to
the
Linux
operating
system
using
the
ibmsis
device
driver.
If
you
are
using
the
newer
ipr
driver,
see
“Installing
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
using
the
ipr
Device
Driver”
on
page
13.
The
required
software
should
be
installed
before
you
install
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card.
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.
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Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card:
Installation
and
Using
Guide