Linux Driver Installation; Installing Or Updating The Rpm Driver Package With Dkms Support; Installing Or Updating The Rpm Driver Package With Kmod Support; Installing Or Updating The Rpm Driver Package With Kmp Support - Dell PowerEdge User Manual
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Linux driver installation
NOTE: The driver update disk (DUD) images are created only for those operating system releases in
which the native (in-box) driver is insufficient for installation. In the event that an operating system is
being installed with a corresponding DUD image, follow the instructions below. If not, proceed with
using the native device driver and then skip to the topic Installing or Updating the RPM Driver
Package With DKMS Support.
Installing or updating the RPM driver package with DKMS support
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SP7 and SUSE Enterprise Linux 10
SP4.
NOTE: For SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 SP4 operating system installation, download the latest driver
from dell.com/support, and update the driver using the procedures detailed in this section.
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with DKMS support:
1.
Expand the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2.
Install the DKMS package using the command: rpm –ihv megaraid_sas- .noarch.rpm.
3.
Install the driver package using the command: rpm –ihv megaraid_sas- .noarch.rpm.
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh when updating an existing package.
4.
If the previous device driver is in use, you must restart the system for the updated driver to take
effect.
5.
Verify that the driver is loaded with the following system commands: modinfo megaraid_sas and
dkms status.
Installing or updating the RPM driver package with KMOD support
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SP2.
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMOD support:
1.
Expand the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2.
Install the driver package using the command: rpm –ihv kmodmegaraid_ sas-.rpm.
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh when upgrading an existing package.
3.
If the previous device driver is in use, you must restart the system for the updated driver to take
effect.
4.
Verify that the driver is loaded with the following system commands: modinfo megaraid_sas.
Installing or updating the RPM driver package with KMP support
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP2.
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMP support:
1.
Expand the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2.
Install the driver package using the command: rpm –ihv kmpmegaraid_ sas- .rpm.
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh when updating an existing package.
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