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Altos R5250 Installation
Configuration Guide
Abstract
This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos R5250, including Windows
Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server
2003 R2 x64 Edition, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (32-bit & 64-bit) and SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit & 64-bit), Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Version: 1.2
May 2008
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- Page 1 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide Abstract This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos R5250, including Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (32-bit & 64-bit) and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit &...
- Page 2 © 2007 Acer Incorporation. All rights reserved. This paper is for informational purposes only. ACER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. Acer, Acer Altos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Acer Incorporation. Other product or company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................1 Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ............... 2 BOARD LAYOUT .................. 4 System Block Diagram DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE ............5 Memory population Single Processor Dual Processor Memory population with Sparing Single Processor Dual Processor OS INSTALLATION TIPS ............... - Page 4 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) BIOS Required Drivers Required Software Required Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Installation Tips Chipset Driver Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with LSI...
- Page 5 Installation Tips Chipset Driver Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) BIOS Required Drivers Required Software Required Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Installation Tips...
- Page 6 Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring SAS RAID daughter board Installation Tips Chipset Driver Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (with...
- Page 7 RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board Installation Tips Chipset Driver Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation...
- Page 8 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board Installation Tips Chipset Driver Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation...
- Page 9 Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (SAS RAID Daughter Board) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board Installation Tips Chipset Driver Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation RAID Utility Installation Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Drivers Required Software Required...
- Page 10 Installation Tips Chipset Driver Package Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board...
- Page 11 Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board Installation Tips Chipset Driver Package Installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation Network Utility Installation Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring onboard SATA RAID...
- Page 12 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Installation Tips Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (SAS Daughter Board)
- Page 13 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (SAS Daughter Board)93 Drivers Required Software Required Configuring SAS Daughter Board Installation Tips VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation RAID Utility Installation SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (SAS RAID daughter...
- Page 14 RAID Utility Installation SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Drivers Required Software Required Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board Installation Tips VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation MeagRAID Storage Manager Installation SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID)109 Drivers Required...
- Page 15 Loading Factory default setting Creating a RAID volume Initial RAID Volume Assigning a Hot Spare Disk Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility APPENDIX D: LSI MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP RAID CREATION ..119 Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility Loading Factory default setting Creating a RAID volume Initial RAID Volume...
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Page 17: Introduction
INTRODUCTION This article describes the Altos R5250 Installation Configuration guide: • Hardware parts give you a briefly and quick hardware information about Altos R5250 • The operating system installation tips. Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide The Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide would be updated on a monthly basis. -
Page 18: Hardware Specification
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION Model Altos R5250 Processor Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors 2000 series (Santa Rosa & Barcelona) at 1.8 GHz or above Frequency • Up to 2x 512 KB L2 cache and 2 MB/6 MB L3 Cache cache for dual-core processor •... - Page 19 Storage Subsystem • One slim optical bay Drive Bays • Up to three hot-swap SAS/SATA2 HDDs • Up to 3 SAS/SATA HDDs support Hard Disks Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide...
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Page 20: Board Layout
System Block Diagram BOARD LAYOUT Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide... -
Page 21: Dimm Population Guideline
Memory population DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE Single Processor NOTE. When Altos R5250 is installed with single processor, memory can only be installed in DIMM A1/B1, A2/B2, A3/B3 and A4/B4. Memory installed in DIMM C1/D1, C2/D2, C3/D3 and C4/D4 will not be detected when there is only one processor. -
Page 22: Dual Processor
installed in DIMM A1/B1, A2/B2, A3/B3 and A4/B4. Memory installed in DIMM C1/D1, C2/D2, C3/D3 and C4/D4 will not be detected when there is only one processor. CPU1 Total Memory DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM Physical Detected A1/B1 A2/B2 A3/B3 A4/B4 Memory by OS 2 x 512MB... -
Page 23: Os Installation Tips
OS INSTALLATION TIPS Below is Altos R5250 OS certification matrix: Service Operating System Status Note Pack Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Certified 1, 2, 3 Edition Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Certified 1, 2, 3 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Certified x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise... -
Page 24: Board
Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with SAS daughter board. BIOS Required Altos R5250 BIOS (or later) is required to support Windows Server 2008. Drivers Required For Windows Server 2008 x64 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version EasyBUILD Version SAS Daughter 1.26.05.00... -
Page 25: Chipset Driver Package Installation
load the driver. After the driver is loaded and returned to “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, click on Next to continue the installation. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. Chipset Driver Package Installation Though Windows Server 2008 x64 has built-in driver for onboard chipset and can recognize the onboard gigabit Ethernet controller, we still need to replace the driver with the one in EasyBUILD. -
Page 26: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) Windows will treat onboard VGA as Standard VGA device. You can find the XGI Z9s driver in EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200. - Page 27 You can find the ATI FireGL V5600 driver in EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200. Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 into the optical drive. Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Graphics adapters -> ATI FireGL V5600, select Windows Server 2008 x64 and click on Setup. Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver.
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Page 28: Raid Utility Installation
RAID Utility Installation For installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for SAS daughter board, please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 into the optical drive. Expand Utilities -> Altos R5250 -> SAS Daughter Board, select MegaRAID Storage Manager (Windows Server 2008 x64) and click on Setup. Follow the instruction, accept the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type. -
Page 29: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise X64 Edition Installation (With Onboard Sata Raid)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID. BIOS Required Altos R5250 BIOS (or later) is required to support Windows Server 2008. Drivers Required For Windows 2008 x64 Installation, the following device drivers are required. -
Page 30: Chipset Driver Installation
Please hold the ctrl key to select all of listed driver and click on Next to load the driver. After the driver is loaded and returned to “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, click on Next to continue the installation. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. -
Page 31: Software Required
LSI MegaRAID SAS 09.32.0207.20 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) 8204ELP Chipset Package 9.26 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) Onboard Gigabit 67.80.0.0 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) Ethernet Onboard VGA s 6.14.10.1090 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) ATI FireGL V5600 8.440.0.0 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) -
Page 32: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Board) Chipset Driver Installation section. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition (SAS Daughter Board) XGI Z9s Driver Installation section. -
Page 33: Configuring Lsi Megaraid Sas 8708Elp
in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage 2.63 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) Manager ForceWare Network 67.80 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) Access Manager Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP Please refer to the Appendix E. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP configuration. -
Page 34: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5600)
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition (SAS Daughter Board) ATI FireGL v5600 Driver Installation section. RAID Utility Installation Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition (SAS Daughter Board) RAID Utility Installation section. -
Page 35: Installation Tips
Installation Tips Though Windows Server can recognize the SAS daughter board controller, we still need to replace the driver with the one in EasyBUILD. Please make the driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 first before the installation. Please boot the system form the Windows Server 2008 CD/DVD. Follow the instructions to do the installation. -
Page 36: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 into the optical drive Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Chipset, select Windows Server 2008 and click on Setup. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. -
Page 37: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5600)
Please reboot the server after the driver is installed. After the system rebooted, you would see XGI Z7/Z9/Z9s/Z11 v1.09.10 listed in Display adapters in Device Manager. VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) NOTE. With ATI FireGL V5600 installed, you need to disable onboard VGA controller first from BIOS before you install the ATI FireGL V5600 driver, Press F2 during the POST to enter the BIOS. -
Page 38: Raid Utility Installation
Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver. At Select Components, please click on Express. Please reboot the server after the driver is installed. You would see ATI FireGL V5600 in Display adapters in Device Manager. RAID Utility Installation For installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for SAS daughter board, please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 into the optical drive. -
Page 39: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (Sas Raid Daughter Board)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (SAS RAID Daughter Board) At current stage, SAS RAID daughter board driver for Windows Server 2008 is not ready. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID. -
Page 40: Chipset Driver Installation
When you see the “Where do you want to install Windows?” on the screen, please insert the driver diskette and click on Load Driver. Click on OK. You will see the NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller (A:\nvrd32.inf), NVIDIA nForce RAID Device (A:\nvrd32.inf) and NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller (A:\nvrd32.inf) listed. -
Page 41: Bios Required
BIOS Required Altos R5250 BIOS (or later) is required to support Windows Server 2008. Drivers Required For Windows 2008 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD LSI MegaRAID SAS 09.32.0207.20 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) 8204ELP Chipset Package 9.26... -
Page 42: Chipset Driver Installation
After the driver is loaded and returned to “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, click on Next to continue the installation. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. Chipset Driver Installation Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (SAS Daughter Board) Chipset Driver Installation section. -
Page 43: Software Required
Chipset Package 9.26 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) Onboard Gigabit 67.80.0.0 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) Ethernet Onboard VGA 6.14.10.1090 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) ATI FireGL V5600 8.440.0.0 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) Software Required The management utility for LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later). -
Page 44: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (SAS Daughter Board) XGI Z9x Driver Installation section. -
Page 45: Configuring Sas Daughter Board
MegaRAID Storage 2.30 \app\R5250\sas\lsi1068\Windows\ Manager ForceWare Network 65.16 Including in chipset driver package Access Manager 9.18 Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B. for the SAS daughter board configuration. Installation Tips As Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 can’t recognize the SAS daughter board, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. -
Page 46: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. - Page 47 You can find the ATI FireGL V5200 driver in EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100. Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 into the optical drive. Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Graphics adapters -> ATI FireGL V5200, select Windows XP x64 and click on Setup. Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver.
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Page 48: Raid Utility Installation
Checking the Device Manager, you would see ATI FireGL V5200 and ATI FireGL V5200 Secondary listed in Display adapters in Device Manager. After you install the driver for ATI FireGL V5200, please also install the driver for onboard XGI Z9s. RAID Utility Installation For installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for SAS daughter board, please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 into the optical drive. -
Page 49: Configuring Sas Raid Daughter Board
MegaRAID Storage 2.30 \app\r5250\raid\lsi1068\Windows\ Manager ForceWare Network 65.16 Including in chipset driver package Access Manager 9.18 Configuring SAS RAID daughter board Please refer to the Appendix C. for the SAS RAID daughter board Configuration. Installation Tips As Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 can’t recognize the SAS RAID daughter board, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. -
Page 50: Network Utility Installation
Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package. The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID. -
Page 51: Chipset Driver Installation
After loading the onboard SATA RAID driver from diskette, follow the normal procedure to finish the installation. Chipset Driver Installation The chipset driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition (SAS Daughter Board) Chipset Driver Installation section. -
Page 52: Software Required
Onboard NVIDIA 65.2.0.0 Including in chipset driver package nForce Networking 9.18 Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 6.14.10.900 \Disk\R5250\onboard\xgiz9s\x64\ws03\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.323.1.0 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\x64\ws03\ Software Required The management utility for LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD... -
Page 53: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition (SAS Daughter Board) ATI FireGL V5200 Driver Installation section. RAID Utility Installation The MegaRAID Storage Manager installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. -
Page 54: Installation Tips
Installation Tips As Windows Server 2003 can’t recognize the SAS daughter board, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. Press F6 at the start of installation to provide the driver disk for the SAS daughter board. -
Page 55: Vga Driver Installation (Onboard Xgi Z9S)
chipset driver package. VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) Windows 2003 will treat onboard VGA as Standard VGA device. You can find the XGI Z9s driver in EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100. Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 into the optical drive. Expand Drivers ->... -
Page 56: Raid Utility Installation
Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 into the optical drive. Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Graphics adapters -> ATI FireGL V5200, select Windows XP x64 and click on Setup. Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver. At Select Components, please click on Express. Please reboot the server after the driver is installed. -
Page 57: Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Sp2 Installation (Sas Raid Daughter Board With I-Button)
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 on Altos R5250 SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button. Drivers Required For Windows 2003 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD... -
Page 58: Chipset Driver Installation
Chipset Driver Installation The chipset driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (SAS Daughter Board) Chipset Driver Installation section. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. -
Page 59: Software Required
Onboard XGI Z9s 6.14.10.900 \Disk\R5250\onboard\xgiz9s\ws03\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.323.1.0 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\ws03\ Software Required The management utility for onboard SATA RAID and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA 5.10.2600.68 Including in chipset driver package RAID Utility 9.21... -
Page 60: Raid Utility Installation
Daughter Board) ATI FireGL V5200 Driver Installation section. RAID Utility Installation The onboard SATA RAID utility is included in the chipset driver package. The onboard SATA RAID utility will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package. -
Page 61: Installation Tips
Installation Tips As Windows Server 2003 can’t recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP. -
Page 62: Drivers Required
Drivers Required For Windows 2000 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD SAS Daughter 1.25.10.0 \Disk\r5250\sas\sas1068\ws2k\ Board Onboard NVIDIA Package 9.21 \Disk\R5250\onboard\Chipset\ws2k\ NFP 3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA 65.3.1.0 Including in chipset driver package nForce Networking 9.21 Controller Onboard XGI Z9s... -
Page 63: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later) into the optical drive Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Chipset and double-click on Windows 2000. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. - Page 64 Press F2 during the POST to enter the BIOS. After you entering the BIOS, select Advanced -> PCI Configuration -> Onboard VGA Control, press Enter and change the setting from Enabled to Disabled press. And then press F10 to save configuration changes and reboot system. After you reboot and entering the OS, you will see one Standard VGA Graphics Adapter and one Video Controller under Other Device in Windows Server 2000 Device Manager for ATI FireGL V5200.
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Page 65: Raid Utility Installation
Please right-click on desktop and select Properties. Select Setting tab, Change the setting of Display to 1. Plug and Play Monitor and ATI FireGL V5200 and click on Advanced. Select Troubleshoot tab, change the setting of the Hardware acceleration to Full and apply the setting. You will not see the message again. Checking the Device Manager, you would see ATI FireGL V5200 and ATI FireGL V5200 Secondary listed in Display adapters in Device Manager. -
Page 66: Software Required
Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD SAS RAID Daughter 09.25.1029.20 \Disk\r5250\raid\sas1068\w2k\ Board Onboard NVIDIA Package 9.21 \Disk\R5250\onboard\Chipset\ws2k\ NFP 3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA 65.3.1.0 Including in chipset driver package nForce Networking 9.21 Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 6.14.10.900 \Disk\R5250\onboard\xgiz9s\ws2k\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.323.1.0 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\ws2k\ Software Required The management utility for LSI MegaRAID SAS and NIC can be found in the... -
Page 67: Vga Driver Installation (Onboard Zgi Z9S)
the chipset driver package. VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) The ZGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) XGI Z9s Driver Installation section. VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. -
Page 68: Software Required
Software Required The management utility for onboard SATA RAID and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA 5.10.2600.68 Including in chipset driver package RAID Utility 9.21 ForceWare Network 65.31 Including in chipset driver package Access Manager... -
Page 69: Raid Utility Installation
RAID Utility Installation The onboard SATA RAID utility is included in the chipset driver package. The onboard SATA RAID utility will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Network Utility Installation NOTE. ForceWare Network Access Manager only supports Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later. -
Page 70: Installation Tips
configuration. Installation Tips As Windows 2000 can’t recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP. -
Page 71: Windows Vista Enterprise X64 Edition Installation (Sas Daughter Board)55
automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (SAS Daughter Board) Below information describes how to manually install Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 SAS daughter board installed. Drivers Required For Windows Vista x64 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD... -
Page 72: Chipset Driver Installation
Windows?” page, click on Next to continue the installation. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. Chipset Driver Installation Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later) into the optical drive Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Chipset and double-click on Windows Vista x64. -
Page 73: Software Required
Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 6.14.10.900 \Disk\r5250\onboard\xgiz9s\x64\vista\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.362.0.0 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\x64\vista\ Software Required The management utility for SAS RAID daughter board can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage 2.30 \app\r5250\raid\lsi1068\Windows\ Manager Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board... -
Page 74: Windows Vista Enterprise X64 Edition Installation (With Onboard Sata Raid)
the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (SAS Daughter Board) RAID Utility Installation section. Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Below information describes how to manually install Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID. -
Page 75: Chipset Driver Installation
Please hold the ctrl key to select all of listed driver and click on Next to load the driver. After the driver is loaded and returned to “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, click on Next to continue the installation. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. -
Page 76: Configuring Sas Daughter Board
MegaRAID Storage 2.30 \app\R5250\sas\lsi1068\Windows\ Manager Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B. for the SAS Daughter Board Configuration. Installation Tips Though Windows Vista can recognize the SAS daughter board controller, we still replace the driver with the one in EasyBUILD. Please make the driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. -
Page 77: Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation (Sas Raid Daughter Board)61
Follow the instruction, accept the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type. At Setup Type, please select StandAlone. Follow the instruction again to complete the installation. Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation (SAS RAID Daughter Board) Below information describes how to manually install Windows Vista Enterprise Edition on Altos R5250 SAS RAID daughter board installed. -
Page 78: Chipset Driver Installation
Click on OK. You will see the supported devices listed. Select “LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP and 8204ELP (A:\MegaSR.INF)” and click on Next. After the driver is loaded and returned to “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, click on Next to continue the installation. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. -
Page 79: Configuring Onboard Sata Raid
8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA 1.4.6.08 Including in chipset driver package RAID Utility 1502 Configuring onboard SATA RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the onboard SATA RAID configuration. Installation Tips Though Windows Vista can recognize the onboard SATA RAID, we still replace the driver with the one in EasyBUILD. -
Page 80: Windows Xp Professional X64 Edition Sp2 Installation (Sas Daughter Board)
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) Below information describes how to manually install Windows XP Professional x64 Edition on Altos R5250 SAS daughter board installed. Drivers Required For Windows XP x64 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD... -
Page 81: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 into the optical drive Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Chipset, select Windows XP x64 and click on Setup. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. -
Page 82: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) NOTE. With ATI FireGL V5200 installed, you need to disable onboard VGA controller first from BIOS before you install the ATI FireGL V5200 driver, Press F2 during the POST to enter the BIOS. After you entering the BIOS, select Advanced ->... -
Page 83: Raid Utility Installation
Please right-click on desktop and select Properties. Select Setting tab, Change the setting of Display to 1. Plug and Play Monitor and ATI FireGL V5200 and click on Advanced. Select Troubleshoot tab, change the setting of the Hardware acceleration to Full and apply the setting. You will not see the message again. Checking the Device Manager, you would see ATI FireGL V5200 and ATI FireGL V5200 Secondary listed in Display adapters in Device Manager. -
Page 84: Software Required
Onboard NVIDIA 65.3.1.0 Including in chipset driver package nForce Networking 9.21 Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 6.14.10.900 \Disk\R5250\onboard\xgiz9s\x64\wsxp\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.323.1.0 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\x64\wsxp\ Software Required The management utility for SAS RAID daughter board and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD... -
Page 85: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) ATI FireGL V5200 Driver Installation section. RAID Utility Installation The MegaRAID Storage Manager installation for SAS RAID daughter board is the same as SAS daughter board installed. -
Page 86: Configuring Onboard Sata Raid
Configuring onboard SATA RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the onboard SATA RAID configuration. Installation Tips As Windows XP x64 can’t recognize the onboard SATA RAID, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. -
Page 87: Windows Xp Professional Edition Sp2 Installation (Sas Daughter Board)71
Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) Below information describes how to manually install Windows XP Professional Edition on Altos R5250 with SAS daughter board. Drivers Required For Windows XP Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD SAS Daughter... -
Page 88: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Please insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 into the optical drive Expand Drivers -> Altos R5250 -> Chipset, select Windows XP and click on Setup. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. - Page 89 controller first from BIOS before you install the ATI FireGL V5200 driver, Press F2 during the POST to enter the BIOS. After you entering the BIOS, select Advanced -> PCI Configuration -> Onboard VGA Control, press Enter and change the setting from Enabled to Disabled press. And then press F10 to save configuration changes and reboot system.
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Page 90: Raid Utility Installation
Please right-click on desktop and select Properties. Select Setting tab, Change the setting of Display to 1. Plug and Play Monitor and ATI FireGL V5200 and click on Advanced. Select Troubleshoot tab, change the setting of the Hardware acceleration to Full and apply the setting. You will not see the message again. Checking the Device Manager, you would see ATI FireGL V5200 and ATI FireGL V5200 Secondary listed in Display adapters in Device Manager. -
Page 91: Software Required
Onboard NVIDIA 65.3.1.0 Including in chipset driver package nForce Networking 9.21 Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 6.14.10.900 \Disk\R5250\onboard\xgiz9s\wsxp\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.323.1.0 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\wsxp\ Software Required The management utility for SAS RAID daughter board and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD... -
Page 92: Drivers Required
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) ATI FireGL V5200 Driver Installation section. RAID Utility Installation The MegaRAID Storage Manager installation for SAS RAID daughter board is the same as SAS daughter board installed. -
Page 93: Configuring Onboard Sata Raid
Configuring onboard SATA RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the onboard SATA RAID configuration. Installation Tips As Windows XP can’t recognize the onboard SATA RAID, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. -
Page 94: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Em64T Installation (Sas Daughter Board)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (SAS Daughter Board) Below information describes how to manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T on Altos R5250 with SAS daughter board. Drivers Required For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation, the following device drivers are required. -
Page 95: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
to be installed and click Next. At the Package Group Selection step, hold the shift key to select all the listed packages in the right pane under Development, and right click on all the items you just selected and then click “Select all optional packages”. -
Page 96: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Em64T Installation (Sas Raid Daughter Board With I-Button)
app/R5250/sas/lsi1068/Linux # cp –R /media/cdrom/ /. /tmp Install MegaRAID Storage Manager # cd /tmp/ # ./install.sh Type y to accept the license agreement and select 3 for StandAlone installation. To start MegaRAID Storage Manager, click on Applications and select System Tools -> MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Below information describes how to manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux... -
Page 97: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
8.0 build 100 (or later) first before the installation. Type linux dd when the prompt boot: appears at the start. Please select the sda as the Driver Disk Source. Follow the instruction to load the driver for SAS RAID daughter board from the driver diskette. -
Page 98: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Em64T Installation (With Onboard Sata Raid)
# ./install.sh Type y to accept the license agreement and select 3 for StandAlone installation. To start MegaRAID Storage Manager, click on Applications and select System Tools -> MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Below information describes how to manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID. -
Page 99: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
Follow the instruction to load the driver for onboard SATA RAID from the driver diskette. At the Package Installation Defaults, select Customize software packages to be installed. At the Package Group Selection step, select Graphic Internet under Applications. If you have installed the ATI FireGL V5200 in the system, please also select Development Tools and under Development. -
Page 100: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Em64T Installation (With Lsi Megaraid Sas 8204Elp)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) Below information describes how to manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T on Altos R5250 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP. Drivers Required For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation, the following device drivers are required. -
Page 101: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
At the Package Installation Defaults, select Customize software packages to be installed and click Next. At the Package Group Selection step, hold the shift key to select all the listed packages in the right pane under Development, and right click on all the items you just selected and then click “Select all optional packages”. -
Page 102: Drivers Required
Drivers Required For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD SAS Daughter 4.00.13.04-1 \EB8\Disk\r5250\sas\sas1068\rhel5\ Board Onboard NVIDIA OS built-in NFP3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA 0.62 \Disk\R5250\nic\Nvidia\rhel5\ nForce Networking Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 1.12.03 \Disk\R5250\onboard\xgiz9s\rhel5\ ATI FireGL V5200... -
Page 103: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
packages”. After selecting the entire package under Development, click Next to follow the normal procedure to finish the installation. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation You can find the onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller driver in EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100. Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD in Driver Required section and copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 to HDD first. -
Page 104: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (Sas Raid Daughter Board With I-Button)
# ./install.sh Type y to accept the license agreement and select 3 for StandAlone installation. To start MegaRAID Storage Manager, click on Applications and select System Tools -> MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Below information describes how to manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 on Altos R5250 SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button. -
Page 105: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
from the driver diskette. When installing MSM (MegaRAID Storage Manager) for SAS RAID daughter board after installation complted OR if you have installed the ATI FireGL V5200 in the system, you are required to manually to select/install additional package at the Package Installation Defaults. At the Package Installation Defaults, select Customize software packages to be installed and click Next. -
Page 106: Software Required
RAID Onboard NVIDIA OS built-in NFP3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA 0.62 \Disk\R5250\NIC\Nvidia\rhel5\ nForce Networking Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 1.12.03 \Disk\R5250\onboard\xgiz9s\rhel5\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.35.5 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\rhel5\ Software Required The management utility for onboard SATA RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD... -
Page 107: Vga Driver Installation (Onboard Xgi Z9S)
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) The XGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. Please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (SAS Daughter Board) XGI Z9s Driver Installation section. VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation NOTE. -
Page 108: Software Required
ATI FireGL V5200 8.35.5 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\rhel5 Software Required The management utility for LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage 2.30 \app\R5250\sas\8204ELP\Linux\ Manager Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Please refer to the Appendix D. -
Page 109: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
Board) XGI Z9s Driver Installation section. VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) RAID Utility Installation You can find the MegaRAID Storage Manager for MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP in EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100. Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD in Software Required section for the utility and copy it from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 to HDD first. -
Page 110: Configuring Sas Daughter Board
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage 2.30 \app\R5250\sas\lsi1068\Linux\ Manager Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B. for the SAS Daughter Board Configuration. Installation Tips Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T cannot recognize the SAS daughter board controller, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. -
Page 111: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
system into text mode and install the driver for ATI FireGL V5200 first. NOTE. For installing the ATI FireGL V5200 driver, additional packages are required. Please refer to the Installation Tips section for which packages should be installed. When the system stopped after OS installation completed, please power off the system than power on it again. -
Page 112: Raid Utility Installation
# rpm –ivh nvlan-sles10-0.62-1.23.x86_64.rpm RAID Utility Installation You can find the MegaRAID Storage Manager for SAS daughter board in EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100. Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD in Software Required section. After you insert the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 into the optical drive, it will be mounted automatically. -
Page 113: Configuring Sas Raid Daughter Board
Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage 2.30 \EB8\app\r5250\raid\lsi1068\Linux\ Manager Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix C. for the SAS RAID Daughter Board Configuration. Installation Tips Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T cannot recognize the SAS RAID daughter board controller, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. -
Page 114: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
In creating the “swap” partition, please follow step described in step11 – step13. For the “swap” partition, you need to change File system from ‘Reiser’ to ‘Swap’ in the combo box. And don’t forget to fill in the ‘Mount Point’ with “swap”. The typical size of the partition is ‘+1GB’. In creating a root “/”... -
Page 115: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 Em64T Installation (With Onboard Sata Raid)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation, the following device drivers are required. -
Page 116: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
onboard XGI Z9s, please go to step 13 directly. At Installation Setting, select the Software. Check C/C++ Compiler and Tools under Development to add C/C++ compiler tools. Click on Details, change the Filter from Patterns to Package Groups. Select the Source under Development in left window and check kernel- source in the right window to add the kernel source. -
Page 117: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 Em64T Installation (With Lsi Megaraid Sas 8204Elp)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T on Altos R5250 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP. Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation, the following device drivers are required. - Page 118 need to manually create three partitions: “/boot”, “swap” and a root “/” partitions during installation. You will also need to convert Device Name to Device ID with its associated mount point while creating each partition. The Step 8 ~ step16 below will instruct you on how to create these three required partitions with its associated mount point and how to convert Device Name into Device ID.
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Page 119: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
source in the right window to add the kernel source. Click on Accept and continue the installation. Follow the instruction to complete the installation. If you have installed the ATI FireGL V5200 in the system, the system CANNOT boot into X-window after OS installation completed. You need reboot the system into text and install the driver for ATI FireGL V5200 first. -
Page 120: Drivers Required
Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD SAS Daughter 4.00.13.04-1 \Disk\r5250\sas\sas1068\sles10\ Board Onboard NVIDIA OS built-in NFP3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA 0.62 \Disk\R5250\nic\Nvidia\sles10\ nForce Networking Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 1.12.03 \Disk\r5250\onboard\xgiz9s\sles10\ ATI FireGL V5200... -
Page 121: Vga Driver Installation (Onboard Xgi Z9S)
Click on Details, change the Filter from Patterns to Package Groups. Select the Source under Development in left window and check kernel- source in the right window to add the kernel source. Click on Accept and continue the installation. 13. Follow the instruction to complete the installation. 14. -
Page 122: Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
After you the system boot into text mode, copy the ATI driver installer to HDD. Go to the directory that includes the ATI driver installer and run the ATI driver installer # ./ati-driver-installer-8.35.5-x86.x86_64.run Follow the instructions and use the default settings to install the driver. After the driver is installed, run “aticonfig --initial”... -
Page 123: I-Button)
Install MegaRAID Storage Manager # cd /tmp/ # ./install.sh Type y to accept the license agreement and select 3 for StandAlone installation. To start MegaRAID Storage Manager, click on Computer -> More Applications -> MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button) Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on Altos R5250 SAS RAID daughter board with i-Button. - Page 124 Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 disk1 bootable CD. When you see the boot menu on the screen, press F5 and select Yes. Press Enter to continue the installation. Insert the driver disk to the floppy, select sda: Floppy and OK to load the SAS RAID daughter board driver from the driver diskette.
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Page 125: Vga Driver Installation (Onboard Xgi Z9S)
install addition packages during the OS installation. If you are using onboard XGI Z9s, please go to step 13 directly. At Installation Setting, select the Software. Check C/C++ Compiler and Tools under Development to add C/C++ compiler tools. Click on Details, change the Filter from Patterns to Package Groups. Select the Source under Development in left window and check kernel- source in the right window to add the kernel source. -
Page 126: Drivers Required
Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA 9.37 \Disk\R5250\onboard\sataraid\sles10\ RAID Onboard NVIDIA OS built-in NFP 3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA 0.62 \Disk\R5250\nic\Nvidia\sles10\ nForce Networking Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 1.12.03 \Disk\r5250\onboard\xgiz9s\sles10\ ATI FireGL V5200... -
Page 127: Vga Driver Installation (Onboard Xgi Z9S)
Click on Accept and continue the installation. Follow the instruction to complete the installation. If you have installed the ATI FireGL V5200 in the system, the system CANNOT boot into X-window after OS installation completed. You need reboot the system into text and install the driver for ATI FireGL V5200 first. Please refer to VGA driver installation (ATI FireGL V5200) section for how to install the driver. -
Page 128: Drivers Required
Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD LSI MegaRAID SAS 09.25.1029.20 \Disk\R5250\sas\8204elp\sles10\ 8204ELP Onboard NVIDIA OS built-in NFP3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA 0.62 \Disk\R5250\nic\Nvidia\sles10\ nForce Networking Controller Onboard XGI Z9s 1.12.03 \Disk\r5250\onboard\xgiz9s\sles10\ ATI FireGL V5200... - Page 129 required partitions and how to convert Device Name into Device ID. NOTE: Normally, a file system to mount is identified in /etc/fstab by the Device Name. This identification can be changed so the file system to mount is found by searching for a Device ID or Volume label. At Installation Setting, Click Partitioning .
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Page 130: Vga Driver Installation (Ati Firegl V5200)
reboot the system into text and install the driver for ATI FireGL V5200 first. Please refer to VGA driver installation (ATI FireGL V5200) section for how to install the driver. VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed. -
Page 131: Enabling Onboard Sata Raid
Configuring Onboard SATA RAID APPENDIX A: ONBOARD SATA RAID This section briefly shows how to create RAID1 with onboard SATA RAID CONFIGURATION UTILITY function. Enabling onboard SATA RAID To configure onboard SATA RAID, you have to enable the onboard SATA RAID in BIOS first. -
Page 132: Appendix B: Sas Daughter Board Configuration Utility
Configuring SAS Daughter Board: APPENDIX B: SAS DAUGHTER BOARD This section briefly shows how to create RAID 1 volume with SAS daughter CONFIGURATION UTILITY board. Starting SAS Daughter Board Configuration Utility To start LSI Logic Config Utility, press CTRL-C when you see the SAS BIOS during POST. -
Page 133: Appendix C: Sas Raid Daughter Board Configuration Utility
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board:S APPENDIX C: SAS RAID DAUGHTER BOARD This section briefly shows how to create RAID 5 with SAS RAID daughter board CONFIGURATION UTILITY (with i-Button). Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS RAID daughter board, press CTRL-M when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. -
Page 134: Initial Raid Volume
Initial RAID Volume Select Initialize from Management menu. All logical drives should be listed under Logical Drives. Press Spacebar to select drives for initialization. The selected drive will be shown in yellow. After selecting the drives, press F10 and select YES to start the initialization process. -
Page 135: Loading Factory Default Setting
APPENDIX D: LSI This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP. MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility RAID CREATION To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, press CTRL-M when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen. -
Page 136: Assigning A Hot Spare Disk
Press Spacebar to select drives for initialization. The selected drive will be shown in yellow. After selecting the drives, press F10 and select YES to start the initialization process. When initialization is complete, press ESC to continue. Press ESC to return to the Management Menu. Assigning a Hot Spare Disk Select Objects from Management menu. -
Page 137: Starting Lsi Megaraid Sas Raid Configuration Utility
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP APPENDIX E: LSI MEGARAID SAS 8708ELP This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP. RAID CREATION Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP, press CTRL-H when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. - Page 138 Drives. Select Make Global Dedicated HSP or Make Dedicated HSP and click on Click on Home to go back to the configuration menu. You will see the disk marked as Hotsapare in pink and listed under Physical Drives. Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide...