FILE NAME: cpq_cciss-3.6.28-15.rhel5.i686.rpm

TITLE: HP Proliant Smart Array Controller (x86/AMD32) Driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86)

VERSION: 3.6.28-15

LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: Storage Controllers

DIVISION: N/A

OPERATING SYSTEM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86)

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

DESCRIPTION:

This RPM is used to provide binary driver modules that have been pre-built 
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 to enable ProLiant Smart Array SAS/SATA, 6x and 
5x Series controllers.  This RPM provides a customer friendly approach to 
install a pre-built binary driver.

NOTE: On some kernel 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

* Thu Jul 21 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-15

* Wed May 25 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-14

* Fri May 13 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-13

* Mon Apr 11 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-12
 - Refining kdump support across Smart Array controllers.

* Wed Feb  9 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-9

* Wed Feb  2 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-8

* Thu Jan 20 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-7

* Tue Dec  7 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-6
 - Added latest errata support.

* Thu Dec  2 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-5

* Mon Nov 15 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-3

* Tue Sep  7 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-2

* Mon Aug 24 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-1

ENHANCEMENTS

* Thu Jul 21 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-15
 - Added support for Red Hat Enterprise 5 Update 7.

* Wed May 25 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-14

* Fri May 13 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-13

* Mon Apr 11 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-12

* Wed Feb  9 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-9

* Wed Feb  2 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-8

* Thu Jan 20 2011 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-7
 - Added support for Red Hat Enterprise 5 Update 6.
 - Enhanced command queue handling for heavy I/O loads.

* Tue Dec  7 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-6

* Thu Dec  2 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-5

* Mon Nov 15 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-3

* Tue Sep  7 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-2

* Mon Aug 24 2010 Linux Storage Driver Team <iss_storagedev@hp.com> 3.6.28-1
 - Initial Version

SUPPORTED KERNELS:
The kernels of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86) supported by this binary rpm are:
2.6.18-128.el5
2.6.18-128.7.1.el5
2.6.18-164.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 (x86)
2.6.18-164.2.1.el5
2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
2.6.18-164.9.1.el5
2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
2.6.18-164.15.1.el5
2.6.18-194.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5 (x86)
2.6.18-194.3.1.el5
2.6.18-194.8.1.el5
2.6.18-194.17.1.el5
2.6.18-194.26.1.el5
2.6.18-238.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6 (x86)
2.6.18-238.1.1.el5
2.6.18-238.5.1.el5
2.6.18-238.9.1.el5
2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
2.6.18-274.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 (x86)

SUPPORTED DEVICES AND FEATURES
Smart Array P800 Controller
Smart Array P712m Controller
Smart Array P700m Controller
Smart Array P600 Controller
Smart Array E500 Controller
Smart Array P411 Controller
Smart Array P410i Controller
Smart Array P410 Controller
Smart Array P400 Controller
Smart Array P400i Controller
Smart Array P212 Controller
Smart Array E200 Controller
Smart Array E200i 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


INSTALLATION

Login as the system administrator (root), download the RPM to a directory on 
your hard drive and change to that directory.  

To install or upgrade the driver type: 

# rpm -ivh cpq_cciss-3.6.28-15.rhel5.i686.rpm 

Setup 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-3.6.28-15

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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 with 
the  version of the driver, create a new Initial 
RAM Disk Image (initrd) that contains the cpq_cciss-3.6.28-15 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 

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-3.6.28-15 

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-3.6.28-15 

IMPORTANT: Additional instructions may be viewed: 

rpm -q -i -p cpq_cciss-3.6.28-15.rhel5.i686.rpm | more  
Please read this section before proceeding. 

This RPM will install binary drivers that will only work with the default 
Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel, and configuration that it has been built for. Earlier 
or later versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are not supported. Special actions are required 
if you have modified the default kernel configuration that ships in the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 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. 

NOTES

MD5SUM: 2fb7576bfd00ecf7ebcb0f4ffba2738e
Feedback
--------
To provide kernel/driver development feedback send email to
iss_storagedev@hp.com
 
Customer Service
----------------
For support for ProLiant Smart Array controllers, please visit 
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

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