Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (With Integrated Sas Hardware Raid); Drivers Required; Software Required; Configuring Integrated Sas Hardware Raid - Acer Altos R720 Installation & Configuration Manual

Programs -> RAID Web Console 2 Startup UI
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with integrated
SAS hardware RAID)
Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 on Altos R720 with integrated SAS hardware RAID.

Drivers Required

For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation, the following device drivers are
required. The drivers can be found in the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 (or later).
Device
Integrated SAS
hardware RAID
Onboard Chipset
Onboard Gigabit
Ethernet
Onboard VGA
Onboard USB 2.0
IOAT

Software Required

The management utility of integrated SAS hardware RAID can be found in the
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 (or later).
Software
RAID Web Console
2

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID

Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS hardware RAID
configuration.

Installation Tips

NOTE. The driver of Integrated SAS hardware RAID is required for the SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 10 installation. If you do not have the optional internal
USB floppy drive, you need an external USB floppy drive for applying driver
during the OS installation.
Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 cannot recognize the integrated
1.
SAS hardware RAID, you need to make a driver diskette from the
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 first before the installation.
Boot the system with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 CD #1.
2.
When you see the boot menu on the screen, select Installation. Then press
3.
F5 and select YES for the driver loading in the installation. Press Enter to
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Version
00.00.03.07 EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 (or later)
N/A OS built-in
7.3.15-NAPI EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 (or later)
N/A OS built-in
N/A OS built-in
2.15 EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
Version
1.19-00 EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 (or later)
Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide
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