97 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration GuideSoftware Version Directory on EasyBUILDMegaRAID StorageManager2.30 \EB8\app\r5250\raid\lsi1068\Linux\Configuring SAS RAID Daughter BoardPlease refer to the Appendix C. for the SAS RAID Daughter BoardConfiguration.Installation Tips1. Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T cannot recognize the SASRAID daughter board controller, you need to make a driver diskette fromthe EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation.2. Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Disk1bootable CD.3. When you see the boot menu on the screen, press F5 and select Yes.4. Press Enter to continue the installation.5. Insert the driver disk to the floppy, select sda: Floppy and OK to load theSAS RAID daughter board driver from the driver diskette.6. After loading the driver, select OK and Back to return to the installation.7. With SAS RAID Daughter Board and MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, you willneed to manually create three partitions: “/boot”, “swap” and a root “/”partitions during installation. You will also need to convert Device Nameto Device ID with its associate mount point while creating each partition.The Step 8 ~ step16 below will instruct you on how to create these threerequired partitions and how to convert Device Name into Device ID.NOTE: Normally, a file system to mount is identified in /etc/fstab by the DeviceName. This identification can be changed so the file system to mount is foundby searching for a Device ID or Volume label.8. At Installation Setting, Click Partitioning .9. Select Create Custom Partition Setup option box, and click Next10. Select Custom Partitioning (for experts) option box, and then click Next11. To create a partition, click Create at the bottom and then select PrimaryPartition option box.12. In creating the “/boot” partition, you need to fill in the ‘Mount Point’with “/boot”. In addition, you will need to enter the size of the partition.Set it to ‘+1GB’ which is plenty. Then click the tab Fstab Option.13. You will see Device Name is the default option in the section labeled‘Mount in /etc/fstab by’. Then change the Fstab options to Device ID andclick OK at the bottom.
