1. DL manuals
  2. Acer
  3. Server
  4. Altos G5450 Series
  5. Installation & Configuration Manual

Acer Altos G5450 Series Installation & Configuration Manual

Other manuals for Altos G5450 Series: User Manual
Manual is about: Acer Desktop PC User's Guide

Summary of Altos G5450 Series

  • Page 1

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide abstract this document provides you a quick os installation guide on altos g5450, including windows server 2008, windows server 2008 x64 edition, windows server 2003, windows server 2003 x64 edition, windows 2000, red hat enterprise linux 4.0 (32-bit & 64...

  • Page 2

    © 2007 acer incorporation. All rights reserved. This paper is for informational purposes only. Acer makes no warranties, express or implied, in this document. Acer, acer altos are registered trademarks or trademarks of acer incorporation. Other product or company names mentioned herein may be the tr...

  • Page 3

    Introduction.................................................................................... 1 where can i download the latest altos g5450 installation configuration guide 1 hardware specification ............................................................... 2 board layout .......................

  • Page 4

    Bios required 14 drivers required 14 software required 15 configuring onboard sata raid 15 installation tips 15 chipset driver installation 15 gigabit ethernet driver installation 15 vga driver installation (onboard vga) 16 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5600) 16 raid utility installation 16 n...

  • Page 5

    Vga driver installation (onboard vga) 24 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5600) 24 raid utility installation 24 network utility installation 24 windows server 2003 enterprise x64 edition sp2 installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) 24 drivers required 24 software required 24 configuring lsi ...

  • Page 6

    Chipset driver installation 32 gigabit ethernet driver installation 33 vga driver installation (onboard xgi z9s) 33 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) 34 raid utility installation 35 network utility installation 35 windows server 2003 enterprise edition sp2 installation (with lsi megaraid sa...

  • Page 7

    Configuring lsi megaraid sas 8204elp 42 installation tips 43 chipset driver installation 43 gigabit ethernet driver installation 43 vga driver installation (onboard zgi z9s) 43 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) 43 raid utility installation 43 network utility installation 43 windows 2000 adv...

  • Page 8

    Windows vista enterprise edition installation (with onboard sata raid)50 drivers required 50 software required 50 configuring onboard sata raid 51 installation tips 51 chipset driver installation 51 gigabit ethernet driver installation 51 raid utility installation 51 windows xp professional x64 edit...

  • Page 9

    Drivers required 58 software required 59 configuring lsi megaraid sas 8708elp 59 installation tips 59 chipset driver installation 59 gigabit ethernet driver installation 60 vga driver installation (onboard xgi z9s) 60 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) 60 raid utility installation 61 network...

  • Page 10

    Drivers required 68 software required 68 configuring lsi megaraid sas 8204elp 68 installation tips 68 gigabit ethernet driver installation 69 vga driver installation (onboard xgi z9s) 69 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) 69 raid utility installation 69 red hat enterprise linux 4.0 em64t upd...

  • Page 11

    Vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) 77 raid utility installation 77 suse linux enterprise server 10 em64t installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) 78 drivers required 78 software required 78 configuring lsi megaraid sas 8708elp 78 installation tips 78 vga driver installation (ati firegl v...

  • Page 12

    Meagraid storage manager installation 89 suse linux enterprise server 10 installation (with onboard sata raid) 89 drivers required 89 software required 90 installation tips 90 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) 91 gigabit ethernet driver installation 91 raid utility installation 91 appendix ...

  • Page 13

    1 altos g5450 installation configuration guide this article describes the altos g5450 installation configuration guide: • hardware parts give you a briefly and quick hardware information about altos g5450 • the operating system installation tips. Where can i download the latest altos g5450 installat...

  • Page 14

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 2 model altos g5450 processor dual-core amd opteron processors 2000 series (santa rosa) at 1.8 ghz or above frequency cache • up to 2 x 1mb l2 cache for dual-core processor chipset nvidia nfp3600 memory • dual memory channels per processor • 16 x dimm soc...

  • Page 15

    3 altos g5450 installation configuration guide kit) • two disk cages hard disks • up to 8 hdds by two 4 hdd hot-plug/non- hot-plug cage.

  • Page 16

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 4 system block diagram board layout.

  • Page 17

    5 altos g5450 installation configuration guide memory population single processor note. When altos g5450 is installed with single processor, memory can only be installed in dimm a1/b1, a2/b2, a3/b3 and a4/b4. Memory installed in dimm c1/d1, c2/d2, c3/d3 and c4/d4 will not be detected when there is o...

  • Page 18

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 6 installed in dimm a1/b1, a2/b2, a3/b3 and a4/b4. Memory installed in dimm c1/d1, c2/d2, c3/d3 and c4/d4 will not be detected when there is only one processor. Cpu1 total memory # dimm a1/b1 dimm a2/b2 dimm a3/b3 dimm a4/b4 physical memory detected by os...

  • Page 19

    7 altos g5450 installation configuration guide below is altos g5450 os certification matrix: operating system service pack status note windows server 2008 enterprise x64 edition n/a certified 1, 2, 3 windows server 2008 enterprise edition n/a certified 1, 2, 3 windows server 2003 enterprise r2 x64 e...

  • Page 20

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 8 windows server 2008 enterprise x64 edition installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) below information describes how to manually install windows server 2008 enterprise x64 edition on altos g5450 with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp. Bios required altos g545...

  • Page 21

    9 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 5. Select “lsi logic megaraid sas 8708elp raid controller (a:\oemsetup.Inf)” and click on next. 6. Please hold the ctrl key to select all of listed driver and click on next to load the driver. 7. After the driver is loaded and returned to “where do you ...

  • Page 22

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 10 drivers and utilities in the driver package. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. Gigabit ethernet driver installation the gigabit ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The gigabit ethernet drive...

  • Page 23

    11 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 3. You can find the ati firegl v5600 driver in easybuild 8.0 build 200. Please insert the easybuild 8.0 build 200 into the optical drive. 4. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> graphics adapters -> ati firegl v5600, select windows server 2008 x64 and clic...

  • Page 24

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 12 raid utility installation 1. For installing megaraid storage manager for lsi megaraid sas 8708elp, please insert the easybuild 8.0 build 200 into the optical drive. 2. Expand utilities -> altos g5450 -> lsi megaraid sas 8708elp, select megaraid storage...

  • Page 25

    13 altos g5450 installation configuration guide bios required altos g5450 bios p14 (or later) is required to support windows server 2008. Drivers required for windows 2008 x64 installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild lsi megaraid sas 8204elp 09.3...

  • Page 26

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 14 7. After the driver is loaded and returned to “where do you want to install windows?” page, click on next to continue the installation. 8. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. Chipset driver installation please refer to the windows serve...

  • Page 27

    15 altos g5450 installation configuration guide onboard gigabit ethernet 67.80.0.0 easybuild 8.0 build 200 (or later) onboard vga 6.14.10.1090 easybuild 8.0 build 200 (or later) ati firegl v5600 8.440.0.0 easybuild 8.0 build 200 (or later) software required the management utility for onboard sata ra...

  • Page 28

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 16 vga driver installation (onboard vga) please refer to the windows server 2008 enterprise x64 edition (lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) xgi z9s driver installation section. Vga driver installation (ati firegl v5600) please refer to the windows server 2008 ente...

  • Page 29

    17 altos g5450 installation configuration guide forceware network access manager 67.80 easybuild 8.0 build 200 (or later) configuring lsi megaraid sas 8708elp please refer to the appendix b. For the lsi megaraid sas 8708elp configuration. Installation tips 1. Though windows server can recognize the ...

  • Page 30

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 18 3. Please insert the easybuild 8.0 build 200 into the optical drive 4. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> chipset, select windows server 2008 and click on setup. 5. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and util...

  • Page 31

    19 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 4. Please reboot the server after the driver is installed. After the system rebooted, you would see xgi z7/z9/z9s/z11 v1.09.10 listed in display adapters in device manager. Vga driver installation (ati firegl v5600) note. With ati firegl v5600 installe...

  • Page 32

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 20 5. Follow the instruction to install the vga driver. 6. At select components, please click on express. 7. Please reboot the server after the driver is installed. You would see ati firegl v5600 in display adapters in device manager. Raid utility install...

  • Page 33

    21 altos g5450 installation configuration guide windows server 2008 enterprise edition installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8204elp) below information describes how to manually install windows server 2008 enterprise edition on altos g5450 with lsi megaraid sas 8204elp. Bios required altos g5450 bios ...

  • Page 34

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 22 5. Select “lsi logic megaraid sas 8208elp and 8204elp (a:\megasr.Inf)” and click on next. 6. Please hold the ctrl key to select all of listed driver and click on next to load the driver. 7. After the driver is loaded and returned to “where do you want ...

  • Page 35

    23 altos g5450 installation configuration guide device version easybuild version onboard sata raid 10.3.51.1 easybuild 8.0 build 200 (or later) chipset package 9.26 easybuild 8.0 build 200 (or later) onboard gigabit ethernet 67.80.0.0 easybuild 8.0 build 200 (or later) onboard vga 6.14.10.1090 easyb...

  • Page 36

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 24 gigabit ethernet driver installation the gigabit ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The gigabit ethernet driver will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Vga driver installation (onboard vga...

  • Page 37

    25 altos g5450 installation configuration guide software version directory on easybuild megaraid storage manager 2.07-00 \app\g5450\sas\8708elp\windows\ forceware network access manager 65.16 including in chipset driver package 9.18 configuring lsi megaraid sas 8708elp please refer to the appendix b...

  • Page 38

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 26 3. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> chipset, select windows server 2003 x64 and click on setup. 4. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. 5. After all drivers and utilities ...

  • Page 39

    27 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 2. You can find the ati firegl v5200 driver in easybuild 7.1 build 600. Please insert the easybuild 7.1 build 600 into the optical drive. 3. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> graphics adapters -> ati firegl v5200, select windows server 2003 and click on...

  • Page 40

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 28 driver for onboard xgi z9s. Raid utility installation 1. For installing megaraid storage manager for megaraid sas 8708elp, please insert the easybuild 7.1 build 600 into the optical drive. 2. Expand utilities -> altos g5450 -> lsi megaraid sas 8708elp,...

  • Page 41

    29 altos g5450 installation configuration guide forceware network access manager 65.16 including in chipset driver package 9.18 configuring lsi megaraid sas 8204elp please refer to the appendix c. For the lsi megaraid sas 8204elp configuration. Installation tips 1. As windows server 2003 x64 can’t r...

  • Page 42

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 30 network utility installation the forceware network access manager is included in the chipset driver package. The forceware network access manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Windows server 2003 enterp...

  • Page 43

    31 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 4. After loading the onboard sata raid driver from diskette, follow the normal procedure to finish the installation. Chipset driver installation the chipset driver installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer to the wind...

  • Page 44

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 32 nfp3600 chipset onboard nvidia nforce networking controller 65.3.1.0 including in chipset driver package 9.21 onboard xgi z9s 6.14.10.1080 \disk\g5450\onboard\xgiz9s\ws03\ ati firegl v5200 8.323.1.0 \disk\g5450\graphic\v5200\ws03\ software required the...

  • Page 45

    33 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 2. Please insert the easybuild 7.1 build 600 into the optical drive 3. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> chipset, select windows server 2003 and click on setup. 4. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and util...

  • Page 46

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 34 vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) note. With ati firegl v5200 installed, the onboard vga still can work as secondary vga output. After you install the ati firegl v5200 driver, you still need to install the xgi z9s driver. 1. You will see two s...

  • Page 47

    35 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 8. Select setting tab. Change the setting of display to 1. Plug and play monitor and ati firegl v5200 and click on advanced. 9. Select troubleshoot tab, change the setting of the hardware acceleration to full and apply the setting. You will not see the...

  • Page 48

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 36 software required the management utility for lsi megaraid sas 8204elp and nic can be found in the easybuild 7.1 build 600 (or later). Software version directory on easybuild megaraid storage manager 2.07-00 \app\g5450\sas\8708elp\windows\ forceware net...

  • Page 49

    37 altos g5450 installation configuration guide raid utility installation the megaraid storage manager installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer to the windows server 2003 enterprise edition (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) megaraid storage manager installation sect...

  • Page 50

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 38 before the installation. 2. Press f6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the onboard sata raid controller. 3. You will see nvida raid class driver (required) and nvidia nforce storage controller (required) listed. Ple...

  • Page 51

    39 altos g5450 installation configuration guide drivers required for windows 2000 installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild lsi megaraid sas 8708elp 2.7.0.32 \disk\g5450\sas\8708elp\w2k\ onboard nvidia nfp 3600 chipset package 9.21 \disk\g5450\onb...

  • Page 52

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 40 2. Please insert the easybuild 7.1 build 600 (or later) into the optical drive 3. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> chipset and double-click on windows 2000. 4. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utiliti...

  • Page 53

    41 altos g5450 installation configuration guide need to install the xgi z9s driver. 1. You will see three video controller (vga compatible) under other device in windows 2000 device manager for both ati firegl v5200 and xgi z9s. 2. You can find the ati firegl v5200 driver in easybuild 7.1 build 600....

  • Page 54

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 42 5. Follow the instruction again to complete the installation. Network utility installation note. Forceware network access manager only supports microsoft internet explorer version 6.0 or later. If you want to use the forceware network access manager wi...

  • Page 55

    43 altos g5450 installation configuration guide installation tips 1. As windows 2000 can’t recognize the lsi megaraid sas 8204elp, you need to make a driver diskette from the easybuild 7.1 build 600 first before the installation. 2. Press f6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver ...

  • Page 56

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 44 automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Windows 2000 advanced server sp4 installation (with onboard sata raid) below information describes how to manually install windows 2000 advanced server sp4 on altos g5450 with onboard sata r...

  • Page 57

    45 altos g5450 installation configuration guide chipset driver installation the chipset driver installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer to the windows 2000 advanced server sp4 installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) chipset driver installation section. Gigabi...

  • Page 58

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 46 8708elp onboard nvidia nfp3600 chipset package 9.31 \disk\g5450\onboard\chipset\x64\vista\ onboard nvidia nforce networking controller 65.5.5.0 including in chipset driver package 9.31 onboard xgi z9s n/a os built-in ati firegl v5200 n/a os built-in so...

  • Page 59

    47 altos g5450 installation configuration guide drivers and utilities in the driver package. 4. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. Gigabit ethernet driver installation the gigabit ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. The gigabit ethernet dr...

  • Page 60

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 48 raid utility 9.31 configuring onboard sata raid please refer to the appendix a. For the onboard sata raid configuration. Installation tips 1. Though windows vista x64 can recognize the onboard sata raid, we still replace the driver with the one in easy...

  • Page 61

    49 altos g5450 installation configuration guide drivers required for windows vista installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild lsi megaraid sas 8708elp 2.10.0.32 \disk\g5450\sas\8708elp\vista onboard nvidia nfp3600 chipset package 9.31 \disk\g5450\o...

  • Page 62

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 50 2. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> chipset and double-click on windows vista. 3. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. 4. After all drivers and utilities are installed, pl...

  • Page 63

    51 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 7.1 build 600 (or later). Software version directory on easybuild onboard sata raid utility 1.2.1.36 including in chipset driver package 9.31 configuring onboard sata raid please refer to the appendix a. For the onboard sata raid configuration. Install...

  • Page 64

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 52 windows xp professional x64 edition sp2 installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) below information describes how to manually install windows xp professional x64 edition on altos g5450 with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Drivers required for wi...

  • Page 65

    53 altos g5450 installation configuration guide chipset driver package installation 1. After the installation completes, you would see the following devices with yellow mark in device manager. 2. Please insert the easybuild 7.1 build 600 into the optical drive 3. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> chi...

  • Page 66

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 54 5. After the system rebooted, you would see xgi z7/z9/z9s v1.08.03 listed in display adapters in device manager. Vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) note. With ati firegl v5200 installed, the onboard vga still can work as secondary vga output. A...

  • Page 67

    55 altos g5450 installation configuration guide please insert the easybuild 7.1 build 600 into the optical drive. 2. Expand utilities -> altos g5450 -> lsi megaraid sas 8708elp, select megaraid storage manager (windows xp x64) and click on setup. 3. Follow the instruction, accept the license agreeme...

  • Page 68

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 56 configuration. Installation tips 1. As windows xp x64 can’t recognize the megaraid sas 8204elp, you need to make a driver diskette from the easybuild 7.1 build 600 first before the installation. 2. Press f6 at the beginning of installation for providin...

  • Page 69

    57 altos g5450 installation configuration guide automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Windows xp professional x64 edition sp2 installation (with onboard sata raid) below information describes how to manually install windows xp professional x64 edition on altos g5450 with onbo...

  • Page 70

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 58 chipset driver package installation the chipset driver installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer to the windows xp professional x64 edition sp2 installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) chipset driver installation ...

  • Page 71

    59 altos g5450 installation configuration guide onboard nvidia nforce networking controller 65.3.1.0 including in chipset driver package 9.21 onboard xgi z9s 6.14.10.1080 \disk\g5450\onboard\xgiz9s\wsxp\ ati firegl v5200 8.323.1.0 \disk\g5450\graphic\v5200\wsxp\ software required the management util...

  • Page 72

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 60 2. Please insert the easybuild 7.1 build 600 into the optical drive 3. Expand drivers -> altos g5450 -> chipset, select windows xp and click on setup. 4. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in ...

  • Page 73

    61 altos g5450 installation configuration guide secondary vga output. After you install the ati firegl v5200 driver, you still need to install the xgi z9s driver. 1. You will see three video controller under other device in windows xp device manager for both ati firegl v5200 and xgi z9s. 2. You can ...

  • Page 74

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 62 4. At setup type, please select standalone. 5. Follow the instruction again to complete the installation. Network utility installation the forceware network access manager is included in the chipset driver package. The forceware network access manager ...

  • Page 75

    63 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 2. Press f6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the onboard sata raid. 3. Select “lsi logic embedded megaraid (windows xp/2003)” as target driver 4. After loading the sata raid driver from the diskette, follow the nor...

  • Page 76

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 64 drivers required for windows xp installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild onboard sata raid 5.10.2600.687 \disk\g5450\onboard\sataraid\wsxp\ onboard nvidia nfp3600 chipset package 9.21 \disk\g5450\on...

  • Page 77

    65 altos g5450 installation configuration guide gigabit ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Vga driver installation (onboard xgi z9s) the xgi z9s driver installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer to the wi...

  • Page 78

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 66 software required the management utility for megaraid sas 8708elp can be found in the easybuild 7.1 build 600 (or later). Software version directory on easybuild megaraid storage manager 2.07-00 \app\g5450\sas\8708elp\linux\ configuring lsi megaraid sa...

  • Page 79

    67 altos g5450 installation configuration guide # rpm –ivh nvlan-rhel4.4-0.60-1.21.X86_64.Rpm vga driver installation (onboard xgi z9s) 1. You can find the onboard xgi z9s vga driver in easybuild 7.1 build 600. Please refer to directory on easybuild in driver required section and copy the driver fro...

  • Page 80

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 68 # cd /tmp/ # ./install.Sh 3. Type y to accept the license agreement and select 3 for standalone installation. 4. To start megaraid storage manager, click on applications and select system tools -> megaraid storage manager startupui. Red hat enterprise ...

  • Page 81

    69 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 3. Please select the fd0 as the driver disk source. 4. Follow the instruction to load the driver for megaraid sas 8204elp from the driver diskette. 5. If you have installed the ati firegl v5200 in the system, you need to install additional package at t...

  • Page 82

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 70 drivers required for red hat enterprise linux 4.0 em64t update 4 installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild onboard sata raid n/a n/a onboard nvidia nfp3600 chipset n/a os built-in onboard nvidia nfor...

  • Page 83

    71 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 8. After adding the additional packages, follow the normal procedure to finish the installation. Gigabit ethernet driver installation the gigabit ethernet driver installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer to the red ha...

  • Page 84

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 72 drivers required for red hat enterprise linux 4.0 update 4 installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild lsi megaraid sas 8708elp 00.00.03.06 \disk\g5450\sas\8708elp\rh4u4\ onboard nvidia nfp3600 chipset...

  • Page 85

    73 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 8. After selecting the additional package, follow the normal procedure to finish the installation. Gigabit ethernet driver installation 1. You can find the onboard nvidia nforce networking controller driver in easybuild 7.1 build 600. Please refer to d...

  • Page 86

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 74 6. If you want to change the display setting, please do not use the os built-in utility. Please use the ati catalyst control center instead. You can find the ati catalyst control center from application -> ati catalyst control center. Raid utility inst...

  • Page 87

    75 altos g5450 installation configuration guide easybuild 7.1 build 600 (or later). Software version directory on easybuild megaraid storage manager 2.07-00 \app\g5450\sas\8204elp\linux\ configuring lsi megaraid sas 8204elp please refer to the appendix c. For the lsi megaraid sas 8204elp configurati...

  • Page 88

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 76 installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) ati firegl v5200 driver installation section. Raid utility installation the megaraid storage manager for lsi megaraid sas 8204elp installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer ...

  • Page 89

    77 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 3. Please select the fd0 as the driver disk source. 4. Follow the instruction to load the onboard sata raid driver from the driver diskette. 5. At the package installation defaults, select customize software packages to be installed. 6. At the package ...

  • Page 90

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 78 # cd /tmp/ # rpm –ivh nvraid-ui-9-22.I686.Rpm 3. To start onboard sata raid utility, please double-click on nvraid icon on the desktop. Suse linux enterprise server 10 em64t installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) below information describes how t...

  • Page 91

    79 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 4. Press enter to continue the installation. 5. Insert the driver disk to the floppy, select fd0: floppy and ok to load the lsi megaraid sas 8708elp driver from the driver diskette. 6. After loading the driver, select ok and back to return to the insta...

  • Page 92

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 80 6. After the driver is installed, run “aticonfig --initial” to configure the driver. # aticonfig –initial uninitialised file found, configuring. Using /etc/x11/xorg.Conf save back-up to /etc/x11/xorg.Conf.Original-0 7. Please reboot the system. 8. If y...

  • Page 93

    81 altos g5450 installation configuration guide installation. 5. To start megaraid storage manager, click on computer -> more applications -> megaraid storage manager startupui. Suse linux enterprise server 10 em64t installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8204elp) below information describes how to manu...

  • Page 94

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 82 5. Insert the driver disk to the floppy, select fd0: floppy and ok to load the lsi megaraid sas 8204elp driver from the driver diskette. 6. After loading the driver, select ok and back to return to the installation. 7. If you have installed the ati fir...

  • Page 95

    83 altos g5450 installation configuration guide server 10 em64t on altos g5450 with onboard sata raid drivers required for suse linux enterprise server 10 em64t installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild onboard sata raid n/a n/a onboard nvidia nfp...

  • Page 96

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 84 9. Check c/c++ compiler and tools under development to add c/c++ compiler tools. 10. Click on details, change the filter from patterns to package groups. 11. Select the source under development in left window and check kernel- source in the right windo...

  • Page 97

    85 altos g5450 installation configuration guide suse linux enterprise server 10 installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) below information describes how to manually install suse linux enterprise server 10 on altos g5450 with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Drivers required for suse linux ent...

  • Page 98

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 86 onboard xgi z9s, please go to step 13 directly. 8. At installation setting, select the software. 9. Check c/c++ compiler and tools under development to add c/c++ compiler tools. 10. Click on details, change the filter from patterns to package groups. 1...

  • Page 99

    87 altos g5450 installation configuration guide save back-up to /etc/x11/xorg.Conf.Original-0 7. Please reboot the system. 8. If you want to change the display setting, please do not use the os built-in utility. Please launch the ati catalyst control center by using “amdcccle”. # amdcccle gigabit et...

  • Page 100

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 88 drivers required for suse linux enterprise server 10 installation, the following device drivers are required. Device version directory on easybuild lsi megaraid sas 8204elp 07.15.0209.20 07 \disk\g5450\sas\8204elp\sles10\ onboard nvidia nfp3600 chipset...

  • Page 101

    89 altos g5450 installation configuration guide 10. Click on details, change the filter from patterns to package groups. 11. Select the source under development in left window and check kernel- source in the right window to add the kernel source. 12. Click on accept and continue the installation. 13...

  • Page 102

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 90 controller onboard xgi z9s n/a os built-in ati firegl v5200 8.35.5 n/a software required the management utility for onboard sata raid can be found in the easybuild 7.1 build 600 (or later). Software version directory on easybuild onboard sata raid util...

  • Page 103

    91 altos g5450 installation configuration guide vga driver installation (ati firegl v5200) the ati firegl v5200 driver installation is the same as lsi megaraid sas 8708elp installed. Please refer to the suse linux enterprise server 10 installation (with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp) vga driver installat...

  • Page 104

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 92 configuring onboard sata raid this section briefly shows how to create raid1 with onboard sata raid function. Enabling onboard sata raid to configure onboard sata raid, you have to enable the onboard sata raid in bios first. 5. Press f2 during the post...

  • Page 105

    93 altos g5450 installation configuration guide configuring lsi megaraid sas 8708elp this section briefly shows how to create raid with lsi megaraid sas 8708elp. Starting lsi megaraid sas raid configuration utility to start lsi megaraid sas raid configuration utility for megaraid sas 8708elp, press ...

  • Page 106

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 94 drives. 24. Select make global dedicated hsp or make dedicated hsp and click on go. 25. Click on home to go back to the configuration menu. You will see the disk marked as hotsapare in pink and listed under physical drives..

  • Page 107

    95 altos g5450 installation configuration guide configuring lsi megaraid sas 8204elp this section briefly shows how to create raid with lsi megaraid sas 8204elp. Starting lsi megaraid sas raid configuration utility to start lsi megaraid sas raid configuration utility for megaraid sas 8204elp, press ...

  • Page 108

    Altos g5450 installation configuration guide 96 listed under logical drives. 2. Press spacebar to select drives for initialization. The selected drive will be shown in yellow. 3. After selecting the drives, press f10 and select yes to start the initialization process. 4. When initialization is compl...