***************************************************************************** Solinst.TXT ***************************************************************************** Installation Guide for the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Solaris X86 driver and utility package V5.05.00 that supports LSI Ultra320 SCSI and LSI Fibre Channel host adapter products. This file contains these sections: Introduction for Solaris X86 Driver Features Utility Features LSI Logic Devices Supported Installing the Host Adapter System Requirements Verifying Correct Installation Identifying FC Disks Installing the Driver(s) Existing System Installation Network System Installation Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 1.0 Introduction for Solaris X86 The LSI Logic driver, itmpt, allows the Solaris X86 operating system to interface with the devices connected to the LSI Ultra320 SCSI and LSI Fibre Channel host adapters. The LSI Logic driver is optimized for low CPU overhead and high I/O throughput, making use of the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT architecture. This driver takes advantage of new hardware features in the LSI Ultra320 SCSI and LSI Fibre Channel chips to minimize CPU utilization, including interrupt coalescing, which can result in less than one interrupt per I/O. Ultra320 SCSI and Fibre Channel Utility ------------------------------------------- This utility, lsiutil, provides a wealth of functionality for displaying and modifying settings for LSI MPT adapters. Execute lsiutil with no arguments to begin an interactive session or try "lsiutil -h" to get help with the command line options that are available. lsiutil is installed to usr/bin/lsiutil. In order to preserve a consistent mapping between Solaris target IDs and FC target devices, the driver maintains a configuration file with entries that map each Solaris target ID to an FC target World Wide Name. Note that this is done for all FC target devices, and is in addition to the Root Boot persistent target ID selection, which is configurable through the BIOS. By default, the itmpt driver does not maintain persistent bindings between targets and WWNs. However, persistent bindings are recommended for most RAID controllers such as the Engenio RAID. The lsiutil utility can be used to modify persistent bindings similarly to the BIOS. Additional entries can be made in the /kernel/drv/itmpt.conf configuration file. See that file for syntax and examples. ......................................................................... 1.1 Driver Features The Solaris X86 driver supports these features: o Uses state of the art Fusion-MPT interface, providing support for FC, SCSI, and RAID devices with a single binary image. o Provides highly efficient, low CPU usage architecture. o 66 MHz/64-bit PCI interface support provides maximum I/O bandwidth. o Supports multiple host adapters. o Supports multiple Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) o Supports Scatter-Gather o Supports disk array configurations with no LUN 0 o Supports disk array configurations with non-contiguous LUNs o Supports multiprocessor environments. ......................................................................... 1.2 LSI Logic Devices Supported The LSI Solaris X86 driver supports the following LSI host adapters: Fibre Channel o LSI7102XP LSI7202XP LSI7402XP LSI7402EP o LSI7102XLP LSI7202XLP o LSI44929 LSI44919 SCSI o LSI22320-R LSI21320-R LSI20320-R The LSI Solaris X86 driver supports the following LSI microchip controllers: o LSIFC929X LSIFC919X LSIFC929 LSIFC919 o LSI53C1030 LSI53C1020 ............................................................................ 2.0 Installing the Host Adapter This section provides installation instructions for new and existing systems. ............................................................................ 2.1 System Requirements Your X86 Solaris system must have the available resources as listed below in order to install the LSI Host Adapter. Resource Requirement Host Bus Slot Sun Solaris system with available PCI slot Operating System Solaris 8.0 release or later After installing the module in an appropriate PCI slot and making all the necessary internal and external connections to the module, power on the host system. ............................................................................ 3.0 Installing the Driver This section provides installation instructions for new and existing systems. NOTE: When the itmpt driver initializes an LSI Ultra320 SCSI host adapter's disks, it attaches under the Sun 'sd' target driver. To alter the probing of target ID's and probing for non-zero LUN's on devices attached to an LSI adapter, modify the /kernel/drv/sd.conf file. ............................................................................ 3.1 Existing System Installation These instructions provide details to install the LSI Logic itmpt driver to an existing Solaris operating system installation. Note: You must be logged on as root to perform the installation. Step 1. Uncompress and untar the itmpt-x86-XXX.tar.Z file by typing the following commands in order to create a directory named install: uncompress itmpt-x86-XXX.tar.Z tar -xvf itmpt-x86-XXX.tar cd install Step 2. Execute the pkgadd procedure to add the itmpt driver to the operating system. Example: pkgadd -d . You will see the display on the screen as shown below. The following packages are available: 1 ITImpt LSI Logic FusionMPT(tm) Fibrechannel/SCSI drivers (X86) itmpt kit version 5.05.00 Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: 1 Processing package instance <ITImpt> from </floppy/lsilogic> LSI Logic FusionMPT(tm) Fibrechannel/SCSI drivers (X86) itmpt kit version 5.05.00 LSI Logic Using </> as the package base directory. ## Processing package information. ## Processing system information. 2 package pathnames are already properly installed. ## Verifying disk space requirements. ## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed. ## Checking for setuid/setgid programs. This package contains scripts which will be executed with superuser permission during the process of installing this package. Do you want to continue with the installation of <ITImpt> [y,n,?] y Installing LSI Logic FusionMPT(tm) Fibrechannel/SCSI drivers as <ITImpt> ## Installing part 1 of 1. /kernel/drv/itmpt /kernel/drv/itmpt.conf [ verifying class <none> ] ## Executing postinstall script. Following installation, please reboot the system to properly configure and load the drivers. Installation of <ITImpt> was successful. ............................................................................ 3.2 Initial System Installation If you are using your LSI Logic adapter to support your X86 Solaris system disk, you must build an Install Time Update (ITU) diskette using the itmpt-x86-XXX-itu.dd file. Instructions for creating the diskette are contained in the file bldsol.txt. ............................................................................ 4.0 Troubleshooting Please refer to the User Guide for troubleshooting techniques.Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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