Dell Serial Attached SCSI 6iR Integrated and Adapter - Manual (Page 35)

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4 In the Disk Order window, change the disks to the following order:
/dev/sdb
/dev/sdc (if present)
/dev/sda
5 Click OK and then click Finish to return to the Installation Settings
screen.
6 Continue with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 installation.
Installing the RPM Package With DKMS Support
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with DKMS support:
1 Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package
2 Install the DKMS package using the command:
rpm –ihv dkms-
<version>.noarch.rpm
3 Install the driver package using the command:
rpm –ihv
megaraid_sas-<version>.noarch.rpm
NOTE:
Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when updating an existing
package.
4 If the previous device driver is in use, a reboot is required for the updated
driver to take effect
5 Verify that the driver has been loaded.
Upgrading the Kernel
When upgrading to a new kernel, you must reinstall the DKMS-enabled
driver packages. Perform the following steps to update or install the driver for
the new kernel:
1 In a terminal window, type the following:
dkms build -m <module_name> -v <module version>
-k <kernel version>
dkms install -m <module_name> -v <module version>
-k <kernel version>
2 To check whether the driver is successfully installed in the new kernel,
type:
dkms status
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