Users Guide

NOTE: Dell provides the Dell Update Package (DUP) to update drivers on systems running

Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. DUP is an executable

application that updates drivers for specific devices. DUP supports command line interface and

silent execution. For more information, see dell.com/support.

Updating The Linux Driver

NOTE: PERC H310/H710/H710P/H810, PERC H700/H800 cards and both the PERC 5 and PERC 6

family of controllers use the same driver and do not require separate driver installations.

Use the procedures in this section to update the driver for Linux. To ensure that you have the current

version of the driver, download the updated Linux driver from dell.com/support.

NOTE: The driver update disk (DUD) images are created only for those operating system releases in

which the native (in-box) driver is insufficient for installation. In the event that an operating system is

being installed with a corresponding DUD image, follow the instructions below. If not, proceed with

using the native device driver and then skip to the topic Installing or Updating the RPM Driver

Package With DKMS Support.

Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With DKMS Support

NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SP7 and SUSE Enterprise Linux 10

SP4.

NOTE: For SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 SP4, immediately following the operating system installation,

download the latest driver from dell.com/support, and update the driver using the procedures

detailed in this section.

Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with DKMS support:

1. Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.

2. Install the DKMS package using the command: rpm –ihv megaraid_sas- <version> .noarch.rpm.

3. Install the driver package using the command: rpm –ihv megaraid_sas- <version> .noarch.rpm.

NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when updating an existing package.

4. If the previous device driver is in use, you must reboot the system for the updated driver to take

effect.

5. Verify that the driver has been loaded with the following system commands: modinfo megaraid_sas

and dkms status.

Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMOD Support

NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SP2.

Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMOD support:

1. Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.

2. Install the driver package using the command: rpm –ihv kmodmegaraid_ sas-<version>.rpm.

NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when upgrading an existing package.

3. If the previous device driver is in use, you must reboot the system for the updated driver to take

effect.

4. Verify that the driver has been loaded with the following system commands: modinfo megaraid_sas.