User`s guide

MegaRAID Device Driver Installation User’s Guide 8-1
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Chapter 8
Solaris 10 x86 and
Solaris Express x86
Driver Installation
This chapter explains how to install the Solaris
®
10 x86 driver and the
Solaris
®
Express x86 driver in RAID-configured drives in a new Solaris
10 x86 system or a new Solaris Express x86 system. This chapter also
explains how to upgrade the driver where the Solaris operating system
has been already installed. You can proceed with the installation of the
operating system and later follow the steps to upgrade the driver.
This chapter consists of the following sections:
• Section 8.1, “Installing the Driver in a New Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris
Express x86 System”
• Section 8.2, “Updating the Driver on Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express
x86 Operating System”
8.1 Installing the Driver in a New Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris
Express x86 System
If you use Solaris 10 Update 6 or later, the MegaRAID SAS driver is part
of the operating system installation DVD/CD.
Note
: If you use Solaris 10 Update 5 or earlier, you need the
driver update.
8.1.1 Installing the Driver Update (Install-Time-Update) from a CD or a
Diskette
To install the operating system from the Solaris 10 or Solaris Express
installation CD on a drive attached to the MegaRAID SAS controller, in
a new Solaris system, perform the following steps.
Step 1. Create a driver image CD from the .iso image file provided.