SOFTPAQ NUMBER: N/A PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30.rhel3.amd64.rpm TITLE: ProLiant Linux driver for Smart Array 6i, 640x, 64x, 5i, 5300 Series controllers for RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AMD64 (amd64) VERSION: cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Storage Controllers DIVISION: N/A OPERATING SYSTEM: RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: All shipping configurations PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: Aug 04,2004 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: N/A SUPERSEDES: N/A SUPPORTED DEVICES AND FEATURES MSA 500 G2 MSA 20 Smart Array 6422 Controller Smart Array v100 Controller Smart Array 6i Controller Smart Array 6400 Controller Smart Array 6400 EM Controller Smart Array 641 Controller Smart Array 642 Controller Smart Array 5312 Controller Smart Array 5304 Controller Smart Array 5302 Controller Smart Array 532 Controller Smart Array 5i Plus Controller Smart Array 5i Controller SYSTEMS SUPPORTED See the compatability matrix at: http://www.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/index.html family models ------ ------ Smart Array Controller 6400, 6402, 6404, 641, 642, 5i, 5312, 5304, 5300, 532, CLUSTER STORAGE, MSA500, 6i, MSA 20 StorageWorks Enclosure All Models ProLiant Storage System All Models ProLiant DL585 (1.8GHz+) DESCRIPTION: This RPM is used to provide binary driver modules that have been pre-built for RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Linux to enable ProLiant Smart Array 6i, 640x, 64x, 5i, 5300 Series controllers. This RPM provides a customer friendly approach to install a pre-built binary driver. The kernels of RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 supported by this binary rpm are: 2.4.21-15.EL 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL NOTE: On some kenrel erratas the version of the driver present in the kernel may be equal to the version being installed by the rpm. However, the driver in the kernel may not include all of the fixes and enhancements implemented in the driver contained within the rpm. Therefore the rpm should be installed in order to obtain the fixes and enhancements that are not present in the kernel driver. FIXES 1) Fixed rpm install script to avoid making a new initrd when the new drive is found to be the same as the existing one. 2) Ported web release changes into 2.4.50. * Fixed three issues that were resolved after Smart Start 7.0 High Cutoff * date. * bcm5700 6.2.17a fails to load on base SLES7 kernel * CPQ_CISS v.2.4.48-4 causes Boot menu to default to HP-2.4.7-4GB but * kernel is actually 2.4.64GB-SMP * Default initrd incorrect should be SMP/enterprise but is set to UP 3) Changed variable type to cover cases when the logical volume size is >1TB. 4) Added fix to enable pre-fetch in the SCSI core for Smart Array for x86 architecture only. Required for firmware >= 1.86. 5) Fixed issue in install script that prevented cciss.o driver from being backed-up on SuSE systems. 6) Fixed an issue where drivers where not being installed properly on RHEL3 systems. 7) Fixed uninstall issue with UL and RHEL 2.1 8) Fixed GRUB naming issue with UL 9) Fixed install script to allow rpm to build an initrd for smp or bigmem kernels even if the hardware is not smp or bigmem. 10) Changed driver backup directory to /usr/src/HP/driver_backup 11) Changed the default prefix for the storage rpm to /opt/hp/storage_drivers 12) Fixed install issue to allow an initial ram disk to be built for newly installed binary errata kernels in the situation where the hardware is not supported by the driver found in the kernel. 13) changed DMA64 to DMA32 for cciss on RHEL 2.1 to avoid data corruption on on systems with 8GB of memory. 14) Fixed cylinder calculation for filesystems greater than 502GB 15) Update to rpm install script to support SLES 8 personality CD with UL 1.0 SP3. KNOWN ISSUES: - None ENHANCEMENTS 1) Added cciss binary support for Opteron. 2) Added Smart Array 6i support. 3) Added support for Linux distributions and errata kernels. 4) Added support for Modular Smart Array 500 G2. 5) Added support for Modular Smart Array 20. 6) Added support for One Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) with Smart Array. 7) Added logic to install scripts to warn user when driver versions are the same or newer than the driver to be installed. 8) Added kernels supported to the rpm release notes file. 9) Added kernels supported to the driver update diskette release note file. 10) Added monitor thread support to the rpm drivers. 11) Added conversion function for 32-bit user space apps to run on x86_64 12) Added /etc/init.d/cciss_hotplug script to rescan scsi bus. 13) Support added for 64bit (Intel em64t and AMD Opteron) Linux. 14) RPM install code to insure AMD drivers land on AMD systems and Intel drivers land on Intel systems. IMPORTANT: Additional instructions may be viewed: rpm -q -i -p cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30.rhel3.amd64.rpm | more Please read this section before proceeding. This RPM will install binary drivers that will only work with the default Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 kernel, and configuration that it has been built for. Earlier or later versions of RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 are not supported. Special actions are required if you have modified the default kernel configuration that RedHat ships for their RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 product. If you have modified the default kernel configuration you will need to rebuild the kernel to use the updated drivers after installing the RPM with the --noscripts option. The cciss driver RPM will not install if it detects that your configuration is different from the RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 default Server configuration. This driver RPM will not install if the loopback device is not configured but the initrd image is requested since the loopback device is required to create the initrd image. INSTALLATION Login as the system administrator (root), download the RPM to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. To install the driver type: # rpm -ivh cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30.rhel3.amd64.rpm Setup is now complete. Please REBOOT your computer NOW!! To upgrade the driver type: # rpm -Uvh cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30.rhel3.amd64.rpm Upgrade is Now Complete. Please REBOOT your computer NOW!! NOTE: If the installation fails or if you see any warning or error messages, STOP, do NOT reboot the computer. The driver will not be operational and you must uninstall the driver by typing the following command: # rpm -e cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30 The removal of the RPM restores the original cciss.o module, and builds a new initrd image with the previous driver object module (if any) and adds yet another grub or lilo entry. You can then boot using this newest lilo or grub entry, (provided the building of the new initrd image goes well), or your original lilo or grub entry. The successful installation will replace the driver that shipped with RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 with the version of the driver, create a new Initial RAM Disk Image (initrd) that contains the cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30 version of the driver and modify /etc/lilo.conf (or /boot/grub/menu.lst) to allow the Linux Loader, lilo (or grub) to boot using the new ramdisk image. Backups of your previous files will be kept in the /usr/src/COMPAQ/driver_backup directory. The driver version can be verified by typing: # strings /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.o | grep HP Expect output similar to: HP CCISS Driver (v cpq_cciss) The driver will be inserted in the Initial RAM Disk Image (initrd) and is automatically loaded every time the server boots, provided it is listed in /etc/modules.conf, which, normally, it is. To load the module use the insmod command, type: # insmod cciss Expect the following output if you have Symmetric Multi-Processing support enabled: Using /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.o Expect the following output if you have a single processor server: Using /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.o Expect the following output if your server is using the RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 kernel: Using /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/addon/cciss/cciss.o NOTE: You will experience error messages if the Smart Array controller is not installed. Please ensure that the hardware is installed properly. NOTE: If the hardware is properly installed and you experience error messages loading the modules, remove the entire RPM by typing: # rpm -e cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30 The removal of the RPM will restore the driver modules, and rebuild and initrd image for the running kernel and create appropriate entries in /etc/lilo.conf (or /boot/grub/menu.lst). Additionally you should still be able to boot using the previous entries still in /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst, provided the driver modules are restored, or were (and thus still are) in the initrd image. To check whether the driver is loaded properly, type: # lsmod Expect to see the module name cciss displayed. If you attempt to install the RPM on an unsupported system, you will get an error message. The driver will not be operational and must be uninstalled by typing the following command: # rpm -e cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30 NOTES MD5SUM: b6faf89df894a33194a909465564f01b Feedback -------- To provide kernel/driver development feedback send email to iss_storagedev@hp.com Customer Service ---------------- For support for ProLiant Smart Array controllers, please send email to contact.hp@hp.com. Copyright 2002, 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.