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Verifying
Utility
Version
The
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
requires
Version
1
Revision
19
(or
later)
of
the
sisconfig
utility.
To
verify
the
version
number
of
the
sisconfig
utility,
do
the
following:
1.
If
necessary,
log
in
as
root
user.
2.
Type:
sisconfig
--version
Press
Enter.
The
following
is
an
example
of
the
data
that
displays
on
your
screen:
sisconfig:
Ver.
1
Rev.
19.10
Note:
The
version
displayed
in
the
example
might
be
different
from
the
output
displayed
on
your
screen.
If
the
version
displayed
is
not
at
the
recommended
level
and
updates
are
needed,
obtain
them
from
your
Linux
distributor
or
download
them
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
The
Web
address
is:
http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p.
Installing
the
Downloaded
Device
Driver
and
Utility
Software
Software
required
for
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card
is
usually
installed
when
the
Linux
operating
system
is
installed.
Software
installation
is
not
necessary
unless
verification
has
failed.
If
it
is
necessary
to
install
software,
obtain
it
from
one
of
the
following
sources
in
the
order
listed:
1.
Your
supported
Linux
operating
system
CD-ROM
2.
Your
Linux
distributor
3.
Online
at
the
IBM
Support
Web
site:
http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p
After
downloading
the
needed
software
package,
install
the
software
by
continuing
with
the
instructions
in
this
section.
Then,
return
to
“Verifying
Linux
Software
Installation”
on
page
13,
and
follow
the
procedure
to
ensure
that
the
installation
was
successful.
Installing
Device
Driver
Software
If
you
downloaded
the
ibmsis
device
driver
package,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
on
the
power
to
your
system
unit.
2.
At
the
system
prompt,
log
in
as
root
user.
3.
If
necessary,
untar
the
device
driver
package.
Type:
tar
-xzvf
ibmsis-$ver.tgz
Press
Enter.
4.
Compile
and
install
the
device
driver.
For
instructions
on
how
to
compile
and
install
the
ibmsis
device
driver,
see
the
readme
file
located
in
the
ibmsis/src/
directory.
5.
Reboot
your
system.
Installing
the
Utility
Software
If
you
downloaded
the
sisutils
utility
package,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
on
the
power
to
your
system
unit.
2.
At
the
system
prompt,
log
in
as
root
user.
3.
If
necessary,
untar
the
utility
package.
Type:
tar
-xzvf
sisutils-$ver.tgz
Press
Enter.
4.
Compile
and
install
the
sisutils
utility
package.
For
instructions
on
how
to
compile
and
install
the
utility
package,
see
the
readme
file
located
in
the
sisutils/
directory.
20
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card:
Installation
and
Using
Guide