SOFTPAQ NUMBER: N/A

PART NUMBER: N/A

FILE NAME: cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12.rh80.i686.rpm

TITLE: ProLiant Linux driver for Smart Array 640x, 64x, 5i, 5300 Series controllers for Red Hat 8.0

VERSION: cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12

LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: Storage Controllers

DIVISION: N/A


OPERATING SYSTEM: Red Hat 8.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: All shipping configurations

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE: Jan 30,2004

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: N/A

SUPERSEDES: N/A


SUPPORTED DEVICES AND FEATURES

Smart Array 6400 Controller 
Smart Array 6400 EM  Controller 
Smart Array 641 Controller
Smart Array 642 Controller
Smart Array 5312 Controller 
Smart Array 5304 Controller 
Smart Array 5302 Controller 
Smart Array 532 Controller 
Smart Array 5i Plus Controller 
Smart Array 5i Controller 


SYSTEMS SUPPORTED 

See the compatability matrix at:

http://www.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/index.html

family                          models
------				------
Smart Array Controller  6400, 6402, 6404, 641, 642, 5i, 5312, 5304,
                        5300, 532, CLUSTER STORAGE, MSA500
StorageWorks Enclosure  All Models
ProLiant Storage System All Models
ProLiant BL20p          G2 (2.8GHz+), (1.4GHz)
ProLiant BL40p          All Models
ProLiant DL760          G2 (1.5GHz+), (700-900MHz)
ProLiant DL740          (1.5GHz+)
ProLiant DL580          G2 (1400MHz+), (700-900MHz)
ProLiant DL560          (1.5GHz+)
ProLiant DL380          G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1133-1400MHz), (667-1000MHz)
ProLiant DL380  G3 (2.8GHz+), G2 (1266MHz)
  with MSA 500
ProLiant DL360          G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1.4GHz), (550-1266MHz)
ProLiant DL320          G2 (2.26GHz+), (800-1.53GHz)
ProLiant ML750          All Models
ProLiant ML570          G2 (1.4GHz+), (667-1000MHz)
ProLiant ML530          G2 (2.4GHz+), (667-1000MHz)
ProLiant ML370          G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1133-1400MHz), (667-1000MHz)
ProLiant ML350          G3 (2.0GHz+), G2 (1133-1400MHz ),(667-1000MHz)
ProLiant ML330e         All Models
ProLiant ML330          G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1000MHz), (667-999MHz)
ProLiant ML310          All Models


DESCRIPTION:

This RPM is used to provide binary driver modules that have been pre-built for Red Hat 8.0 Linux
to enable ProLiant Smart Array 6i, 640x, 64x, 5i, 5300 Series controllers.
This RPM provides a customer friendly approach to install a pre-built binary driver.

FIXES

Resolved issue with sharing an irq with another controller.  

 
Updated the rpm installer scripts to correctly identify the kernel image in the boot configuration file.  


Added fix to enable pre-fetch in the SCSI core for Smart Array for x86architecture only. Required for firmware >= 1.86.



ENHANCEMENTS

Added support for the following: 

Devfs file system. 

Detecting controller failure. (see notes in detect death patch) 

Greater than 8 controllers in the system.
 

 
Updated the following: 

To ensure that if no pci devices are found, the driver is unregistered. 

To use __devinit instead of __init. 

The author and version numbers. 


IMPORTANT: Additional instructions may be viewed: 

rpm -q -i -p cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12.rh80.i686.rpm | more  

Please read this section before proceeding. 

This RPM will install binary drivers that will only work with the default 
Linux Red Hat 8.0 kernel, and configuration that it has been built for. Earlier 
or later versions of Red Hat 8.0 are not supported. Special actions are required 
if you have modified the default kernel configuration that RedHat ships 
for their Red Hat 8.0 product. If you have modified the default kernel 
configuration you will need to rebuild the kernel to use the updated drivers 
after installing the RPM with the --noscripts option.

The cciss driver RPM will not install if it detects that your 
configuration is different from the Red Hat 8.0 default 
Server configuration. 

This driver RPM will not install if the loopback device is not configured 
but the initrd image is requested since the loopback device is required 
to create the initrd image. 

INSTALLATION

Login as the system administrator (root), download the RPM to a directory on 
your hard drive and change to that directory.  

To install the driver type: 

# rpm -ivh cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12.rh80.i686.rpm 

Setup is now complete. Please REBOOT your computer NOW!! 

To upgrade the driver type:

# rpm -Uvh cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12.rh80.i686.rpm

Upgrade is Now Complete. Please REBOOT your computer NOW!! 

NOTE: If the installation fails or if you see any warning or error messages, 
STOP, do NOT reboot the computer. The driver will not be operational and you 
must uninstall the driver by typing the following command: 

# rpm -e cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12

The removal of the RPM restores the original cciss.o module, 
and builds a new initrd image with the previous driver object module (if any) 
and adds yet another grub or lilo entry. You can then boot using this newest 
lilo or grub entry, (provided the building of the new initrd image goes well), 
or your original lilo or grub entry. 

The successful installation will replace the driver that shipped with Red Hat 8.0 with 
the  version of the driver, create a new Initial 
RAM Disk Image (initrd) that contains the cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12 version of the driver 
and modify /etc/lilo.conf (or /boot/grub/menu.lst) to allow the Linux Loader, 
lilo (or grub) to boot using the new ramdisk image. 

Backups of your previous files will be kept in the /usr/src/COMPAQ/driver_backup directory. 

The driver version can be verified by typing: 

		# strings /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.o | grep HP 
		Expect output similar to: 
		HP CCISS Driver (v cpq_cciss)  
The driver will be inserted in the Initial RAM Disk Image (initrd) and is automatically 
loaded every time the server boots, provided it is listed in /etc/modules.conf, which, 
normally, it is.  

To load the module use the insmod command, type: 

# insmod cciss

Expect the following output if you have Symmetric Multi-Processing support enabled: 
Using /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.o 

Expect the following output if you have a single processor server: 
Using /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.o 

Expect the following output if your server is using the RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1  kernel: 
Using /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/addon/cciss/cciss.o 

NOTE: You will experience error messages if the Smart Array controller is not installed. 
Please ensure that the hardware is installed properly. 

NOTE: If the hardware is properly installed and you experience error messages loading the 
modules, remove the entire RPM by typing: 

# rpm -e cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12 

The removal of the RPM will restore the driver modules, and rebuild and initrd image 
for the running kernel and create appropriate entries in 
/etc/lilo.conf (or /boot/grub/menu.lst). Additionally you should still be able to 
boot using the previous entries still in /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst, 
provided the driver modules are restored, or were (and thus still are) in the 
initrd image.  

To check whether the driver is loaded properly, type: 

# lsmod 

Expect to see the module name cciss displayed.  

If you attempt to install the RPM on an unsupported system, you will get an error message. 
The driver will not be operational and must be uninstalled by typing the following command: 

# rpm -e cpq_cciss-2.4.48-12 


NOTES

MD5SUM: 370f764606d14771e48f3f7bb0cf8c7e  

Feedback 
-------- 
To provide kernel/driver development feedback send email to
iss_storagedev@hp.com

Customer Service 
---------------- 
For support for ProLiant Smart Array controllers, please send email to 
    contact.hp@hp.com. 

Copyright 2002, 2003  Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.