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6 Make the driver files available with the USB key, or other media.
7 Select Install from a list or specific location .
8 Click Next.
9 Follow the steps in the wizard and browse to the location of the driver files.
10 Select the .inf file from the USB key or other media.
11 Click Next and continue the installation steps in the wizard.
12 Click Finish to exit the wizard and reboot the system for the changes to
update.
Installing the Linux Driver
To install the driver for Linux, use the procedures in this section. The driver is
updated frequently. To ensure that you have the current version of the driver,
download the updated Linux driver from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
Installing the RPM Package With DKMS Support
1 Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2 Install the DKMS package using the command: rpm -ihv dkms-
<version>.noarch.rpm
3
Install the driver package using the command: rpm -ihv mpt2sas-
<version>.noarch.rpm
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when updating an existing
package.
4 If the previous device driver is in use, you must reboot the system for the
updated driver to take effect.
5 Verify that the driver has been loaded with these system commands:
modinfo mpt2sas and dkms status .