Oct 19, 2007

Disk Array Controller (SAS) (N8103-105)

Distribution

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4

Driver

Promise SuperTrak EX Series Driver for Linux
Version 3.6.0100.3

Configration of evaluation  /  Evaluation results / Files

Configration of evaluation

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Model / Device

Code

Qty
Express5800/120Ri-2(XD2/1.60G(4))

N8100-1315

 1
Additional 36.3GB HDD N8150-199 3
Disk Array Controller (SAS)

N8103-105

 1 
Riser card

N8116-09

1
SAS cable for internal K410-154(00) 1

Evaluation results

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Meanings of  result
A Function without  any problem
B Function, but some problems may appear
C Not function

Evaluation

Result

Comment
Boot system with new driver

A

No problem
Create/ delete partition A No problem 
Create file system, and mount/ unmount A No problem
File I/O - write/ read/ data compare A No problem
48hours heavy I/O running A No problem

Files

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!! Before downloading !!
Before downloading the Software as follows, you should read the terms and conditions of the following user license agreement. Downloading this Software indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this agreement. 
If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of the agreement, do not download this Software.

User license agreement

Filename

Descriptions

Driver module
stex-3.6.0100.3_2.6.9-55.EL.i686.tar.gz 2.6.9-55.EL(smp/hugemem) - Update 5
stex-3.6.0100.3_2.6.9-55.0.2.EL.i686.tar.gz 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL(smp/hugemem) - Errata
stex-3.6.0100.3_2.6.9-55.0.6.EL.i686.tar.gz 2.6.9-55.0.6.EL(smp/hugemem) - Errata
stex-3.6.0100.3_2.6.9-55.0.9.EL.i686.tar.gz 2.6.9-55.0.9.EL(smp/hugemem) - Errata

Please update the driver to these driver modules after installing RHEL OS.

[ How to install ]
1. Install the kernel RPM
     # rpm -ivh kernel-(smp/hugemem)-(kernel version).i686.rpm
     (ex. # rpm -ivh kernel-smp-2.6.9-55.0.9.EL.i686.rpm)

     *  It is not neccessary, if you install the kernel already.
     
2. Backup the current driver
     # cd /lib/modules/(kernel version)/kernel/drivers/scsi/ 
     # mv stex.ko stex.ko_org

3.  Store the downloaded driver into an arbitrary directory

4. Extract the downloaded driver
     # tar zxvf stex-(driver version)_(kernel version).i686.tar.gz

5. Install the extracted driver
     # tar zxvf stex_(kernel version).i686.tar.gz -C / 
     (ex. # tar zxvf stex_2.6.9-55.0.9.ELsmp.i686.tar.gz -C /)

6. Create a dependent file to automatically start a loadable module
     # /sbin/depmod -aF /boot/System.map-(kernel version) (kernel version)
     (ex. # /sbin/depmod -aF /boot/System.map-2.6.9-55.0.9.ELsmp 2.6.9-55.0.9.ELsmp)

7. Create an image of the installed module
     # /sbin/mkinitrd /boot/initrd-(initrd of grub.conf) (kernel version)
     (ex. # /sbin/mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.6.9-55.0.9.ELsmp.img 2.6.9-55.0.9.ELsmp) 
     *  If there is already an image file created by mkinitrd, an error may 
        occur. Delete the file or use the "-f" option.
     *  If the message "/boot/initrd-xxxxxx.img already exists." appears, it

8. Reboot the systems
     # sync
     # reboot

[ After installation ]
After installing the RHEL4 Update 4 kernel driver, execute the following
command to make sure that the driver version has been changed:
    # cat /proc/scsi/stex/X

     ***** SuperTrak EX8350/8300/16350/16300 Driver x.x.x.x*****

     ***** Copyright 2005 by Promise Technology, Inc. ***** 
     (ex. ***** SuperTrak EX8350/8300/16350/16300 Driver 3.6.0100.3*****) 

      * X is the optional numerical value. It's different depending on the
         environment you're using.
      * The driver version and date are shown in "x.x.x.x"respectively.

[ Latest infomation ]
Visit the Promise website for update driver information.

      http://www.promise.com/
Driver source code
stex-source-3.6.0100.3.tar.gz

Driver source code

Utility
Web-based Promise Array Management Professional (WebPAM PRO) RAID management utility
(If your system does not have the WebPAM PRO installed, you may not be able to use the disk array monitoring/management functionality, and failover detection may be delayed.)

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