Next, you can install the device driver. For instructions to install the device driver in a system or logical
partition that is running the Linux operating system, see “Installing the device driver in a Linux VM.”
Installing the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)
Find information about installing the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) device driver in a system that
is running the AIX or Linux operating system.
Important: Ensure that you have verified that the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) is installed in
your system.
You can choose from the following options that are based on the operating system that controls the
adapter:
v “Installing the device driver in an AIX system or logical partition”
v “Installing the device driver in a Linux VM”
Installing the device driver in an AIX system or logical partition:
Learn how to install the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) in an AIX logical
partition.
Important: You must install the device driver before you can use the installed IBM Flash Adapter 90
(PCIe2 0.9TB).
Complete the following steps to install the device driver in an AIX system or logical partition:
1. Download the device driver from Fix Central (www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral).
2. Install the rpm (as root or with root permissions) by using the following command:
rpm -ihv xxx.x.x, where xxx.x.x is the rpm-name.
3. Run cfgmgr.
After the device driver is installed, verify that the Flash storage adapter is available. For instructions, see
“Verifying the storage device availability in an AIX system or logical partition” on page 197.
Installing the device driver in a Linux VM:
Learn how to install the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) in a Linux virtual
machine (VM).
Note: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.5 uses the rsxx device driver to control the Flash storage
adapter.
1. To download and install the rsxx_utils package, see the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website
(http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
2. After the device driver is installed, verify that the Flash storage adapter is available. For instructions,
see “Verifying the storage device availability in a Linux VM” on page 197.
Verifying the storage device availability
Find information about verifying the storage device (IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)) availability
after you have installed the device driver in a system that is running the AIX or Linux operating system.
Important: Ensure that you have installed the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)
for the operating system that the adapter is installed in.
To install the device driver in a system that is running the AIX operating system, see “Installing the
device driver in an AIX system or logical partition.”
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