HP Support Software CD Installation Guide

Installing and running the HP Support Software CD 9

Select the proper RPM for the current operating system and install the RPM by entering (on a single

line):

# rpm -ivh

cpq_cciss-<driver version>-<driver release>.<Redhat OS version>.<arch>.rpm

7. After a successful installation, reboot the server.

8. Verify that the drivers loaded properly by entering the following at a console prompt:

# lsmod

Results should look similar to

Module Size Used by Not tainted

vfat 13244 0 (autoclean)

autofs 13796 0 (autoclean) (unused)

cciss 23392 3

9. The running driver version can be verified with the command:

# dmesg | grep "HP"

The version of the driver installed in the /lib/modules directory for

the running kernel can be verified with the command:

# modinfo cciss

Driver installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems

CAUTION: If the kernel configuration being used is different from the base kernel that is

installed during a typical operating system installation, the next step might render some devices

inoperable because it replaced the current boot image with a boot image that contains the

base kernel and the driver.

To integrate previous kernel changes into the new image, the source must be downloaded,

recompiled, and installed as a boot image. For more information or for a copy of the source

RPMs, see http://www.hp.com (http://www.hp.com

Before continuing, ensure that the RPM included on this CD supports the errata kernel that is

loaded on the system.

1. Log in to the system as root.

2. Using a text editor, open

/etc/modules.conf

On newer distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, open the /etc/modprobe.conf file

instead.

3. Using similar syntax, add cciss to the bottom of the list, ensuring that you do not remove any pre-

existing SCSI host adapter entries:

alias scsi_hostadapter cciss

4. Save and close the file.

5. From a console prompt, run the following command:

# mkinitrd /boot/hp-initrd-[kernel version].img [kernel version]

NOTE: Include the variant, such as smp or hugemem, in the kernel version (for example,

2.4.18-3smp).