IBM ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec SATA HostRAID) Diskette Images for RHEL 4 64 bit Intel and AMD kernels System x206m, x306m, Intellistation M Pro NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN H185947 (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2005. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in "Notices and trademarks” in this document. CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installation and setup instructions 3.0 Diskette Image 4.0 Unattended mode 5.0 Web information and support phone Number 6.0 Notices and trademarks 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview ________________________ 1.1 This will update the Adaptec HostRAID SATA device driver. It will not affect any device drivers. The driver supports RHEL 4 OOB, Update 1 and Update 2 for 64 bit Intel and AMD kernels. 1.2 Limitations - None 1.3 Enhancements - Implemented Medium Error Handling for write and rebuild operations 1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - Adaptec SATA Device Driver 1.19.3854 or greater 1.5 Co-requisite - The x206m/x306m requires system BIOS 1.29 and the Intellistation M Pro requires system BIOS 1.33. 2.0 Installation and setup instructions ______________________________________ This diskette will update the Adaptec SATA HostRAID Driver on the following systems: x206m, x306m, Intellistation M Pro 2.1 Performing this code update _______________________________________ - Copy the RPM to the system that has the device driver you want to update - execute the RPM for updating the "Adaptec SATA HostRAID" device driver 3.0 Diskette Image __________________________________ - adpahci.rhel4.x86_64.img - Image for creating the "Adaptec SATA HostRAID Support for RHEL 4 Out of box Intel 64 bit kernels - adpahci.rhel4.x86_64.rpm - RPM for updating the "Adaptec SATA HostRAID Support for RHEL 4 Out of box Intel 64 bit kernels - adpahci.rhel4qu1.x86_64.img - Image for creating the "Adaptec SATA HostRAID Support for RHEL 4 update 1 Intel 64 bit kernels - adpahci.rhel4qu1.x86_64.rpm - RPM for updating the "Adaptec SATA HostRAID Support for RHEL 4 update 1 Intel 64 bit kernels - adpahci.rhel4qu2.x86_64.img - Image for creating the "Adaptec SATA HostRAID Support for RHEL 4 update 2 Intel 64 bit kernels - adpahci.rhel4qu2.x86_64.rpm - RPM for updating the "Adaptec SATA HostRAID Support for RHEL 4 update 2 Intel 64 bit kernels 4.0 Unattended Mode ________________________ N/A 5.0 Web information and support phone number _________________________________________ 5.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/support/. For a list of supported operating systems on legacy (non-shipping) controllers, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. 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 ______________________________ 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 __________________ 7.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS