Copyright Adaptec Inc. 2005. All rights reserved.
Contents:
1. Criticality
2. Title / Description
3. Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
4. Release Highlights - Fixes
5. Installation
6. Known Limitations
7. History
Criticality:
Recommended. Adaptec recommends applying this update during your
next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or
changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with
other system modules (firmware and software).
Title / Description:
Adaptec AAC RAID controller device driver. Supports the following cards:
Adaptec 2120S Adaptec 2200S ICP 5045BL
Adaptec 3230S Adaptec 3240S ICP 5085BL
Adaptec 2020ZCR Adaptec 2025ZCR ICP 5085BR
Adaptec 2020SA Adaptec 2025SA ICP 5085SL
Adaptec 2130S Adaptec 2230S ICP 5805BL
Adaptec 2240S Adaptec 2820SA ICP 5805SL
Adaptec 2620SA Adaptec 2420SA ICP 5445SL
Adaptec 2810SA Adaptec 2410SA ICP 5125BR
Adaptec 21610SA Adaptec 2610SA ICP 5125SL
Adaptec 4000 Adaptec 4005 ICP 5165BR
Adaptec 4800SAS Adaptec 4805SAS ICP 5165SL
Adaptec 1800 Adaptec 5445 ICP 9014RO
Adaptec 5085 Adaptec 3405 ICP 9024RO
Adaptec 31205 Adaptec 31605 ICP 9047MA
Adaptec 51205 Adaptec 51605 ICP 9087MA
Adaptec 51245 Adaptec 51645 ICP 9085LI
Adaptec 52445 Adaptec 5805 ICP 9067MA
Adaptec 5400S Adaptec 5405 Adaptec ASR-2405
Adaptec 3805 Adaptec 3085 Adaptec ASR-2045
Adaptec ASR-2805 Adaptec ASR-2445 Adaptec ASR-2405G
Adaptec ASR-2045G Adaptec ASR-2445G Adaptec ASR-2805G
Adaptec 5405G Adaptec 5445G Adaptec 5805G
Adaptec 5085G Adaptec 51245G Adaptec 51645G
Adaptec 52445G Adaptec 61205 Adaptec 61605
Adaptec 62405 Adaptec 6405 Adaptec 6405E
Adaptec 6445 Adaptec 6805 Adaptec 6805E
Huawei80T HUA-6805T Adaptec FVB-7995 Adaptec ASR-7805
Adaptec ASR-71605 Adaptec ASR-71685 Adaptec ASR-72405
Adaptec ASR-7885 Adaptec ASR-71605E Adaptec ASR-72405E
IBM ServeRAID 7t DELL PERC 320/DC Legend S220
IBM ServeRAID 8i DELL PERC 3/DiV Legend S230
IBM ServeRAID 7t DELL PERC 3/DiL DELL CERC 2
IBM ServeRAID 8k-l4 DELL PERC 3/DiF DELL PERC 3/Si
IBM ServeRAID 8k-l8 DELL PERC 3/DiJ DELL PERC 2/QC
IBM ServeRAID 8s DELL PERC 3/DiD DELL PERC 2/Si
HP NetRAID-4M DELL PERC 3/DiB DELL PERC 3/Di
SMC AOC-USAS-S4i SMC AOC-USAS-S4iR SMC AOC-USAS-S8i
SMC AOC-USAS-S8iR SMC AOC-USAS-S8i-LP SMC AOC-USAS-S8iR-LP
SUN STK RAID REM SUN STK RAID INT SUN STK RAID EXT
SUN STK RAID EM
Compatibility / Minimum Requirements:
Linux Development Build Environment
Release Highlights - Features:
Initial Release
Release Highlights - Fixes:
Initial Release
Installation:
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o The aacraid-dkms-1.2.1-29900.tgz package includes two packages:
o dkms-2.2.0.3-1.noarch.rpm (or dkms-2.0.17.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb)
o aacraid-1.2.1.29900-dkms.noarch.rpm (or foreign extraction)
o Download the package into a temporary directory (/tmp)
o Change to /tmp directory and untar the package:
o cd /tmp
tar xvzf aacraid-dkms-1.2.1-29900.tgz
o Install the packages:
o rpm -Uvh dkms-2.2.0.3-1.noarch.rpm
or install the debian version.
rpm -Uvh aacraid-1.2.1.29900-dkms.noarch.rpm
rpm2cpio aacraid-1.2.1.29900-dkms.noarch.rpm | (cd / ; cpio -idmu )
for debian.
o For your interest, the source rpm places driver
source contents in /usr/src/aacraid-1.2.1.29900
in case manual build intervention is required.
o Use the various dkms commands to accomplish your goals:
o Build and install a driver:
dkms add -m aacraid -v 1.2.1.29900
dkms build -m aacraid -v 1.2.1.29900
products in /var/lib/dkms/aacraid/1.1.5.xxxx/<kernel>/<arch>/module/
dkms install -m aacraid -v 1.2.1.29900
o Build a driver for a different system other than native:
dkms build -k 2.4.21-4.ELsmp -m aacraid -v 1.2.1.29900
dkms install -k 2.4.21-4.ELsmp -m aacraid -v 1.2.1.29900
o Make a driver disk from a set of built drivers:
dkms mkdriverdisk -k 2.4.21-4.ELBOOT,2.4.21-4.ELsmp,2.4.21-4.EL \
-d redhat -m aacraid -v 1.2.1.29900
dkms mkdriverdisk -k 2.6.11.4-20a-default,2.6.11.4-20a-smp \
-d suse -m aacraid -v 1.2.1.29900
o Check current status of dkms:
dkms status
Note: o The driver RPM is in DKMS format and requires user to install dkms
rpm (dkms-2.2.0.3-1.noarch.rpm) first.
o Additional support documentation:
o man dkms
o download http://linux.dell.com/dkms/dkms-ols2004.pdf for
theory and practice
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Additonal Information regarding how to use the .img files for a fresh Linux
OS installation:
Create the driver disk using the dd command (on a Linux machine).
- Using a UNIX/Linux system mount the drive containing the .img file,
- Insert a blank floppy disk in your disk drive
- Use the dd command to copy the image to the floppy by issueing the
following the command:
dd if=aacraid-driverdisk-1.2.1-29900-<arch>.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
Where <arch> is a combination name of operating system(s) release and
destination CPU architecture(s).
Known Limitations:
1. aacraid-driverdisk-1.2.1-29900-<arch>.img won't work with the
"linux noprobe dd" option during a fresh Linux installation. Please use
"linux dd" instead.
2. A logical drive/array has to be configured before installing the linux
driver using aacraid-driverdisk-1.2.1-29900-<arch>.img file during a fresh
Linux installation. If there are no logical disks configured on the card.
The following message appears:
No devices of the appropriate type were found on the driver disk.
History:
Initial Release.