MegaRAID Linux OS Driver Release Notes
Driver Version: megaraid_sas-06.705.07.00
Thu Nov 24 06:23:11 IST 2014


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This README cover LSI specific limitation and information.
For any OS Distro specific limitation and information please check with 
OS Vendor support.
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Note: This Async release has support for source dkms rpms. More details about source dkms driver installation
can be found in README.first dkms_rpms-<release version>


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Release contents How to and Where to find ?
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dkms-rpms-<release version> : 
	This folder contents all DKMS source rpms related packages.
	Find README file inside dkms package for more details.


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1. Contents of this package
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README		                            This file README. The installation of megaraid_sas driver
                                            update RPM.
dkms-<kit-version>.noarch.rpm               The DKMS kit.

<distro>				    For each distro, different dkms source rpm are provided because
					    of driver source code is different for different distros.
					    <distro> may be sles11, sles11-sp1, rhel6....
					    Each <distro> folder will have megaraid_sas-<driver-version>dkms.noarch.rpm.

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2. Installation of megaraid_sas driver update RPM.
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If the DKMS kit has not been installed, you will need to install that first.
The DKMS kit is provided with this package.

	rpm -ivh dkms-<kit-version>.noarch.rpm


If you may wish to reference to more infomation about DKMS. This can be done from
DKMS project is located at: http://linux.dell.com/dkms/


To install the megaraid_sas driver update RPM, you simply install it like any other
RPM:

	rpm -ivh megaraid_sas-<driver-version>dkms.noarc.rpm



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3. Upgrade of megaraid_sas driver update RPM.
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To upgrade to a newer version of the megaraid_sas driver update RPM
when you have already installed a previous version, then you simple
upgrade like any other RPM:

	rpm -Uvh megaraid_sas-<driver-version>dkms.noarc.rpm


Upgrading to newer version of megaraid_sas driver update RPM, doesn't require
re-installing the DKMS kit.


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4. Additional Information.
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If dkms rpm is not provided for a particular kernel version, then try with dkms rpm, which is nearest to your kernel version.
e.g. there is custom kernel with version 2.6.32.xx-yy, then dkms rpm provided for rhel6 distro may work, since rhel6 has kernel version
2.6.32-aa.

Note:
For debian/Ubuntu, there are two methods of installation-
1)Directly use the driver rpm for installation but there may be dependenecy issues on other packages.
How to install driver rpm and ignoring dependencies-
--- .rpm dkms package ---
/tmp/release/debian/dkms-91# rpm -ivh megaraid_sas-06.705.07.00-91dkms.noarch.rpm --nodeps
 
2)Use native packaging format *.deb. Steps used for .deb dkms package
 
 --- .deb dkms package ---
alien -d megaraid_sas-06.705.07.00-99dkms.noarch.rpm
dpkg -i megaraid-sas_06.705.07.00-100_all.deb
dkms add -m megaraid_sas -v 06.705.07.00
dkms build -m megaraid_sas -v 06.705.07.00
dkms install -m megaraid_sas -v 06.705.07.00
