Installing SuSE using the Embedded SATA Controller with the megaSR swraid driver for common Device Usage

Note

If you use an embedded RAID controller with Linux, both the pSATA (if enabled) and the sSATA controller must be set to LSI SW RAID mode.

Step 1

To install from virtual disk, download the Cisco UCS C-Series drivers’ ISO, then continue with the next step.

Step 2

Extract the dud.img file that contains the driver:

a)     Burn the ISO image to a disk.

b)    Browse the contents of the drivers folders to the location of the embedded MegaRAID drivers: /<OS>/Storage/Intel/C600-M5/...

c)     Within the SLES folder for your version, the dud-<driver version>.img file is packaged in a compressed .gz file. Extract the .img file from the .gz file.

d)     Copy the dud-<driver version>.img file to a temporary location on your workstation.

Step 3

Start the Linux driver installation. Log in to the server’s Cisco IMC interface.

Step 4

Launch a Virtual KVM console window and click the Virtual Media tab.

a)     Click Add Image and browse to select your remote SLES installation ISO file.

Note: An ISO file can be mapped only as a virtual CD/DVD.

b)     Click Add Image again and browse to select your dud-<driver version>.img file.

Note: An IMG file can be mapped only as a virtual floppy disk or a virtual removable disk.

c)    Check the check boxes in the Mapped column for the media that you just added, then wait for mapping to complete.

Step 5

Power-cycle the target server.

Step 6

Press F6 when you see the F6 prompt during bootup. The Boot Menu window opens.

Step 7

On the Boot Manager window, select the SLES installation ISO and press Enter.

The SLES installation begins when the image is booted.

Step 8

When the first SLES screen appears, select Installation.

Step 9

Press e to edit installation parameters.

Step 10

Append the following parameter to the end of the line that begins with linuxefi:

brokenmodules=ahci

Step 11

Optional: To see detailed status information during the installation, add the following parameter to the line that begins with linuxefi:

splash=verbose

Step 12

Press Ctrl+x to start the installation.

The installation proceeds. The installer finds the LSI driver automatically in the
dud-<driver version>.img file that you provided. With verbose status messages, you see the driver being installed when LSI MegaRAID SW RAID Module is listed.

Step 13

Follow the SLES installation wizard to complete the installation. Verify installation of the driver when you reach the Suggested Partitioning screen:

a)     On the Suggested Partitioning screen, select Expert Partitioner.

b)     Navigate to Linux > Hard disks and verify that there is a device listed for the
LSI - LSI MegaSR driver. The device might be listed as a type other than sda. For example:

dev/sdd: LSI - LSI MegaSR

If no device is listed, the driver did not install properly. In that case, repeat the steps above.

Step 14

When installation is complete, reboot the target server.