C H A P T E R  3

HBA Software Installation

After you have completed the hardware installation and powered on the computer, follow the instructions listed in this chapter for your operating system to install the HBA driver and any other utilities required for the installation.

This chapter contains the following topics:


Downloading and Installing the Solaris Driver and Firmware

The latest drvier (mpt) for this HBA is included with Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4) patches 125082-16 (x64) and 125081-16 (SPARC). The patches are available for download at http://sunsolve.sun.com..

Diagnostic Support

Solaris diagnostic support for the HBA is included in the SunVTS software beginning with version 6.3. The SunVTS software is included with the Solaris 10 8/07 (s10u4) OS. The SunVTS software is also available for download at http://www.sun.com/oem/products/vts

Firmware Updates

Use the Solaris raidctl utility to update the firmware. For information about updating firmware/fcode/BIOS, see the raidctl(1M) man page.


Downloading and Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware

Consult the Sun hardware platform document to determine which Linux releases are supported on your specific host platform.

The Linux driver required to run the HBA with the Linux OS is available for download at the Sun designated page at:

http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun

Consult the Sun hardware platform documentation to determine which Linux releases are supported on each specific platform.


procedure icon  To Download and Install the Linux Driver

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Select #SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z.

4. Select and download the Linux driver that is supported by the Linux release (Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) on your hardware platform.

5. Select and download the corresponding Readme file for the Linux driver, and follow the instructions in the Readme file to complete the driver installation.


procedure icon  To Download and Update the Linux Firmware

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Select SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z.

4. Under Utilities, click Linux to download the Linux utility program, lsiutil.

5. Under Firmware, download the firmware zip file and corresponding Readme file.

6. Unzip the firmware file and follow the instructions in the Readme file to update the firmware.


Downloading and Installing the Windows Server 2003 Driver and Firmware

Consult the Sun hardware platform document to determine which Windows releases are supported on your specific host platform.

The Windows Server 2003 driver required to run the HBA is available for download at the Sun designated web page at http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

See the Sun hardware platform documentation to determine which Windows releases are supported.


procedure icon  To Download and Install the Windows Driver

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Select SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z.

4. Select and download the specific Windows driver that is supported by the Windows release on your hardware platform.

5. Select and download the corresponding Readme file for the Windows driver, and follow the instructions in the Readme file to complete the driver installation.


procedure icon  To Download and Update the Windows Firmware

1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to http://www.lsilogic.com/support/sun.

3. Select SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z.

4. Under Utilities, click Windows to download the Windows utility program, lsiutil, and download the corresponding Readme file.

5. Under Firmware, download the firmware zip file and the corresponding Readme file.

6. Unzip the firmware file and follow the instructions in the Readme file to update the firmware.


Downloading and Installing the VMware Driver and Firmware

The HBA driver is included as part of the VMware ESX Server installation. The VMware ESX Server installation requires nothing from the user.