Linux, Vmware esx 4, Driver cd usage during esx installation (4.x only) – ATTO Technology FC-42ES User Manual

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3

Power on the target system while pressing and
holding ‘T’, this will boot the target system in
target disk mode. You may release the key
when the FireWire symbol appears.

4

On the host system, insert the OS X installation
disc and begin installation. Proceed through the
installation wizard until you reach the
destination volume selection window.

5

Select a volume on the storage attached to the
Celerity adapter. If a volume is not present,
open the Disk Utility from the OS X Installer
menu to create a volume. The storage will
appear in Disk Utility as ‘AAPL FireWire Media’.
Exit the Disk Utility when finished and select the
newly created volume.

6

Finish the OS X installation, restart the host
system when prompted, and complete the OS
X setup wizard. You may now remove the OS X
installation disc.

7

On the host system, obtain and install the latest
version of the Celerity OS X driver from the
software CD that came with your adapter or the

ATTO Technology website.

8

On the host system, open System Preferences
and restore the Startup Disk to the disk that the
host system booted from before performing this
procedure. After restarting, you may disconnect
the FireWire cable from the target system. The
host system is no longer needed.

9

Power off the target system and power it back
on again normally. If you previously had an OS
X installation present, it will boot that version of
OS X. Otherwise, the new OS X installation will
be booted.

10 On the target system, open System

Preferences and set the Startup Disk to the new
OS X installation and restart.

Linux

Note

These steps assume a basic knowledge of
Linux terminal commands. You must also
have the correct kernel source files for the
appropriate kernel already installed.

1

Power on your system and log in as the
administrator or a user with proper
administrative privileges.

2

Insert the Installation CD.

3

After the CD mounts, open the Celerity volume
on the desktop.

4

Open the Linux folder.

5

Open the Drivers folder.

6

Open the folder corresponding to the speed of
the HBA.

7

Copy the .tgz file to a temporary folder.

8

Open a terminal window and change to the
location of copied tgz from step 7.

9

Extract the file using the command tar -xfz
<filename.tgz>.

10 Change to the directory created above then run

the installer script ./install.sh.

VMware ESX 4

Driver CD usage during ESX Installation
(4.x only)

Note

8Gb Celerity support only.

For ESX Server 3.5 please refer to

VMware ESX 3.5

on page 16.

During ESX 4.x installation, you may choose to install
customer drivers. This will allow you to install ESX to
storage that is attached to your ATTO adapter.
1

During ESX installation, select Yes to install
customer drivers and click Add.

2

The installer will prompt you to insert the media
containing the ATTO device driver.

3

After you add the ATTO driver, the installer will
prompt you to reinsert the ESX installation
media and continue with the installation.

Driver CD as an Update CD (4.x only)

1

Extract the Driver CD ISO on your local
workstation using an third party ISO reader.

Note

Microsoft operating systems after Windows
Vista include a built-in ISO reader.

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