Altos R520 Installation Configuration Guide 132
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation
(with onboard SATA RAID)
Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 on Altos R520 with onboard SATA RAID.
Drivers Required
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation, the
following device drivers are required.
Device Version EasyBUILD Version
Onboard SATA
RAID
06.06.0728.20
06
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 400 (or later)
Onboard Chipset N/A OS built-in
Onboard Gigabit
Ethernet
7.0.38-NAPI EasyBUILD 7.1 build 400 (or later)
Onboard VGA N/A OS built-in
Onboard USB 2.0 N/A OS built-in
Software Required
The management utility of onboard SATA RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD.
Software Version EasyBUILD Version
RAID Web Console
2
1.13-07 EasyBUILD 7.1 build 400 (or later)
Configuring onboard SATA RAID
Please refer to the Appendix C. for the onboard SATA RAID configuration.
Installation Tips
NOTE. There is no built-in driver Onboard SATA RAID in the SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3. You need an external USB floppy
drive to load driver during the OS installation.
1. Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 cannot
recognize the onboard SATA RAID, you need to make a driver diskette
from the EasyBUILD first before the installation.
2. Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack3
bootable CD.
3. When you see the boot menu on the screen, select Installation, type
“brokenmodules=ahci” string in the below text tab, and press F6. Then
press Enter to continue.
4. Follow the instruction to load the onboard SATA RAID driver from the
driver diskette.
5. Follow the instruction to change the CD to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
EM64T CD #1.
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