Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA Device Driver

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This package provides the driver for Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA devices and is supported on the PowerEdge family of products running RHEL5.5 (x32 and x64), SLES10SP3 (x64) or SLES11SP1 (x64).
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Resolved messaging error seen during driver update when there is a direct attached SEP device.

Enhancements
- Not applicable
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Version

07.00.01.00-1, A03

Release date

06 Dec 2011

Download Type

Driver

Category

SAS Non-RAID

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats
File Format: External release notes
File Name: R294654-mpt2sas-07.00.01.00-1.txt
File Size: 2.69 KB
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Format Description:
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MD5:
f0060cf69c6e34381cd056cb0415917d
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SHA-256:
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File Format: A tar file for software installation
File Name: R294654-mpt2sas-07.00.01.00-1.tar.gz
File Size: 3.85 MB
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MD5:
9371b4b7e941e313a9c9ac999e9e9294
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6Gbps SAS HBA
Installation Instructions

Driver Package
The driver package is a compressed tar file.
1) To extract the components within the tar file, un-tar the files:
tar -xvzf R294654-mpt2sas-07.00.01.00-1.tar.gz
2) Extracted files should contain the following:
dkms rpm dkms-2.0.21.1-1.noarch.rpm
driver rpm mpt2sas-07.00.01.00-1dkms.noarch.rpm
source code mpt2sas-07.00.01.00-src.tar.gz

Adding or Updating the Driver on a System.
1) Install the DKMS rpm package if needed. Use this command:
2) rpm -ivh dkms-2.0.21.1-1.noarch.rpm NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh dkms-2.0.21.1-1.noarch.rpm when updating an existing package.
3) Install the Driver package. Use this command
4) rpm -Uvh mpt2sas-07.00.01.00-1dkms.noarch.rpm
5) Verify the driver has been loaded with this system command:
modinfo mpt2sas
and this dkms command:
dkms status

Reboot will be required

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