IBM SAS HBA Controller and LSI 1064 Driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 (RHEL4)

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CONTENTS
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1.0  Overview
2.0  Installation and setup instructions
3.0  Configuration information 
4.0  Unattended mode
5.0  Web information and support phone Number
6.0  Notices and trademarks
7.0  Disclaimer


1.0  Overview
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        1.1     This update includes a new device driver for the IBM SAS HBA SAS 
                controller supporting RHEL4.  
        
        1.2     Limitations
             	
		Red Hat RHEL 4 – Driver Update Disk
		When doing a Driver Update Disk Installation, at the first 
		screen, enter:
		linux dd updates
		This replaces workaround in previous versions of the driver 
		when running the post_install.scr.  The ‘updates’ signifies an 
		anaconda update disk. This script handles copying mptctl.ko 
		and mptlan.ko to the hard disk.

		RHEL4 Update 3 (only) - When doing an install using a Driver 
		Update Disk, the customer will need to follow up the install by 
		installing our Driver Update RPM With Update 3, 

        1.3     Problem(s) fixed:
                - See change history for more details.

        1.4.    Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update:
                - none

        1.5     Dependencies
                - One blank diskette
	
	1.6	Update Contents
                - The following files are associated with this update:

                o  ibm_dd_mptsas_3.02.83.05_rhel4_i386.img
                   - Driver update diskette image for a new RHEL4 32-bit installation
                o  ibm_dd_mptsas_3.02.83.05_rhel4_x86_64.img
                   - Driver update diskette image for a new RHEL4 64-bit installation
		o  ibm_dd_mptsas_3.02.83.05_rhel4_noarch.chg
                   - Change history

     		     
2.0  Installation and setup instructions
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     This image file is for use during a new installation of RHEL4.  If you are upgrading an 
     existing installation, use the rpm provided in a tgz archive from the IBM support website.

     To create a diskette use the following procedure:

	1. Place the image file in a temporary directory.

	2. Insert a blank diskette into an internal or USB floppy drive.

	3. In the same directory as the image file, type the following command:

             dd if=<image file> of=<floppy device>

           where <floppy device> is something like /dev/fd0 for an IDE floppy drive or 
           /dev/sda for a USB floppy drive.

        4. During RHEL4 installation, type "linux dd" at the initial boot prompt.  When 
           prompted, insert the diskette created in step 3.

             
3.0  Configuration information
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		N/A


4.0  Unattended Mode
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		N/A
                    

5.0  Web information and support phone number
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        5.1     IBM Support Web Site:
                http://www.ibm.com/support/.
       		
		You can receive hardware service through IBM Services or through your IBM
           	reseller, if your reseller is authorized by IBM to provide warranty service. See
           	http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers, or in the U.S.
            	and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378).

            	In the U.S. and Canada, hardware service and support is available 24 hours a day,
            	7 days a week. In the U.K., these services are available Monday through Friday,
            	from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

        5.2     IBM eserver xSeries Web Site:
                http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries

        5.3     If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update, 
		go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL:
                http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html.


6.0  Notices and trademarks 
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        6.1     The following terms are trademarks of the IBM 
                Corporation in the United States, or other countries
                or both:
                            * IBM
                            
                Other company, product, and service names may be
                trademarks or service marks of others.

7.0  Disclaimer
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