******************************************* * Infortrend PCI RAID Controller Series * * Drivers and Utilities for Linux * ******************************************* Version: V1.1J Dear Infortrend customer, In this directory: IABL11H1 - Linux SLACKWARE 3.5 BOOT DISK IABL11H2 - Linux RED HAT 5.1 BOOT DISK IABL11J3 - Linux Text RAID Manager, RAID SNMP TOOLS DISK IABL11H4 - Linux RED HAT 5.1 SUPPLEMENT DISK * This current driver version supports Linux 2.0.34 and 2.0.35 of Red Hat 5.1 and SlackWare 3.5. The Red Hat 5.2 (Linux 2.0.36) is not yet supported. How to Make the Installation Diskette from the Disk Image File -------------------------------------------------------------- You may find some of the files in this directory have the same filename but with different filename extension. They are the same disk image but one of them is compressed for easy file transferring: 1) With no filename extension: This is the disk image made of unix "dd" command. To restore this disk image onto a floppy diskette, use "dd" command: # dd if=filename of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k (where "filename" is the filename of the uncompressed disk image, "/dev/fd0" refers to the device name of the floppy drive.) 2) With filename extension ".Z": This is the disk image made of unix "dd" command, then compressed by unix "compress" command. To uncompress the compressed file, use the unix "uncompress" command: # uncompress filename.Z (where "filename.Z" is the filename of the compressed disk image. After the file has been uncompressed, the filename extension will be removed. The "filename.Z" will become "filename".) The compressed file - "filename.Z" will become uncompressed - "filename". To restore this disk image onto a floppy diskette, use "dd" command: # dd if=filename of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k (where "filename" is the filename of the uncompressed disk image, "/dev/fd0" refers to the device name of the floppy drive.) The disk image files require a floppy drive equipped unix system to restore to a floppy diskette. Some unix systems might not have the CD-ROM drive, we provide both compressed and uncompressed disk image files for easy file transfer between two systems. Lable the Installation Diskette(s) ---------------------------------- 1. Please refer to "How to Make the Installation Diskette from the Disk Image File" section above to create the floppy diskettes for installation. 2. Please label the diskette made of "IABL11H1" as: +-------------------------------------------------+ | Infortrend IFT-2101U/2101U2 PCI RAID Controller | | | | SlackWare 3.5 Boot Disk (DISK1) | | | | Version 1.1H | | (Code: IABL11H1) | +-------------------------------------------------+ Please label the diskette made of "IABL11H2" as: +-------------------------------------------------+ | Infortrend IFT-2101U/2101U2 PCI RAID Controller | | | | RED HAT 5.1 Boot Disk (DISK2) | | | | Version 1.1H | | (Code: IABL11H2) | +-------------------------------------------------+ Please label the diskette made of "IABL11J3" as: +-------------------------------------------------+ | Infortrend IFT-2101U/2101U2 PCI RAID Controller | | | | Driver Disk for Linux 2.00.34 (DISK3) | | Text RAID Manager, RAID SNMP | | | | Version 1.1J | | (Code: IABL11J3) | +-------------------------------------------------+ Please label the diskette made of "IABL11H4" as: +-------------------------------------------------+ | Infortrend IFT-2101U/2101U2 PCI RAID Controller | | | | RED HAT 5.1 Supplement Disk (DISK4) | | | | Version 1.1H | | (Code: IABL11H4) | +-------------------------------------------------+ To make the floppy diskettes for Red Hat 5.1 installation: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Prepare three formatted floppy diskettes. 2. Copy the files of Disk 2, Disk 3 and Disk 4 to a unix machine with floppy drive. 3. Place the formatted disk into the floppy drive and use the unix "dd" command to make the driver floppy diskettes. For example: # dd if=iabl11h2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k # dd if=iabl11j3 of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k # dd if=iabl11h4 of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k 4. Label each disk according to the above description. To make the floppy diskettes for SlackWare 3.5 installation: ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Prepare two formatted floppy diskettes. 2. Copy the files of Disk 1 and Disk 3 to an unix machine with floppy drive. 3. Place the formatted disk into the floppy drive and use the unix "dd" command to make the driver floppy diskettes. For example: # dd if=iabl11h1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k # dd if=iabl11j3 of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k 4. Label each disk according to the above description. To install the Red Hat Linux: ----------------------------- ** Important ** A. ALWAYS CHANGE THE CACHE TO WRITE-BACK DISABLED BEFORE INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND PARTITIONING. IFT-2101U/2101U2 is a high performance PCI RAID controller with Write-Back cache enabled. During the installation of some operating systems, the installation program might reset the computer automatically while the cache still contains data not yet written to the drives. It might cause the installation or partitioning failure. To avoid the failure, always switch the cache mode to Write-Back DISABLED (Write- Through mode) before changing the drive partition (e.g. using DOS FDISK) and before installing any operating systems. B. HOW TO CHANGE CACHE MODE TO WRITE-BACK DISABLED? Using BIOS Text RAID Manager (PC platform only) to disable the Write-Back Cache. Power on the computer, press when the Infortrend information appears. Choose "Configure RAID" from the menu and press to enter a proper display mode (either ANSI, VT-100 or ANSI Color). In the Main Menu, choose "View and Edit Configuration Parameters", then "Caching Parameters". A sub-menu contains "Write Back Cache Enabled/Disabled" which refers to the Write Back mode is Enabled or Disabled. Press on it and choose "Yes" to change it. After the cache mode changed, it is a must to reset the computer to take affect the new setting. After the driver partitioning and operating system installed, using the same procedure to enable the Write Back cache, the high performance Write Back Caching will bring your system into a higher performance level. 1. Connect CD-ROM drive to IFT-2101U, remove or disable any other SCSI adapters from the system. (red hat 5.1 installation can only use one SCSI adapter during installation) (The IDE CD-ROM drive can be a substitute for the SCSI CD-ROM drive) 2. If using IFT-2101U BIOS v1.17B, do not leave Red Hat CD disc in the CD-ROM drive during system reboot. The BIOS 1.17B has CD-ROM boot ability, it detects the CD in the CD-ROM drive, once it detects the CD disc is bootable, the system will boot from CD-ROM not from floppy. 3. Insert "Infortrend IFT-2101U Red Hat 5.1 Boot Disk" disk into floppy, and power on the system. 4. Insert the Red Hat 5.1 CD disc into the CD-ROM drive after the system boot up, follow the on-screen instruction to start the installation of Linux. 5. Choose "SCSI CD-ROM", the installation program will found Infortrend IFT-2101U RAID controller, follow the on-screen instructions to continue. 6. Insert "Infortrend IFT-2101U Red Hat 5.1 Supplement Disk" into floppy drive when prompted. 7. When on-screen appears "Please insert the Disk 3 (Driver disk)", insert "Infortrend IFT-2101U/IFT-2101U2 Driver Disk for Linux (Disk 3) Text RAID Manager, RAIDSNMP" into the floppy drive. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of Red Hat 5.1. To install the SlackWare Linux: ------------------------------- ** Important ** A. ALWAYS CHANGE THE CACHE TO WRITE-BACK DISABLED BEFORE INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND PARTITIONING. IFT-2101U/2101U2 is a high performance PCI RAID controller with Write-Back cache enabled. During the installation of some operating systems, the installation program might reset the computer automatically while the cache still contains data not yet written to the drives. It might cause the installation or partitioning failure. To avoid the failure, always switch the cache mode to Write-Back DISABLED (Write- Through mode) before changing the drive partition (e.g. using DOS FDISK) and before installing any operating systems. B. HOW TO CHANGE CACHE MODE TO WRITE-BACK DISABLED? Using BIOS Text RAID Manager (PC platform only) to disable the Write-Back Cache. Power on the computer, press when the Infortrend information appears. Choose "Configure RAID" from the menu and press to enter a proper display mode (either ANSI, VT-100 or ANSI Color). In the Main Menu, choose "View and Edit Configuration Parameters", then "Caching Parameters". A sub-menu contains "Write Back Cache Enabled/Disabled" which refers to the Write Back mode is Enabled or Disabled. Press on it and choose "Yes" to change it. After the cache mode changed, it is a must to reset the computer to take affect the new setting. After the driver partitioning and operating system installed, using the same procedure to enable the Write Back cache, the high performance Write Back Caching will bring your system into a higher performance level. 1. Follow the original procedure to create the SlackWare Boot Disk and Root Disk from the SlackWare CD-ROM. 2. If using IFT-2101U BIOS v1.17B, do not leave Red Hat CD disc in the CD-ROM drive during system reboot. The BIOS 1.17B has CD-ROM boot ability, it detects the CD in the CD-ROM drive, once it detects the CD disc is bootable, the system will boot from CD-ROM not from floppy. 3. Use "Infortrend IFT-2101U Linux SlackWare 3.5 Boot Disk" instead of the original boot disk, power on the system, let the system boot from the boot disk floppy. 4. Insert the SlackWare 3.5 CD disc into the CD-ROM drive after the system boot up, follow the on-screen instruction to start the installation of Linux. 5. Insert the Root Disk made from Linux SlackWare CD-ROM into floppy drive when prompted. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of SlackWare 3.5. To run Text RAID Manager for Linux: ----------------------------------- 1. Insert "Infortrend IFT-2101U/IFT-2101U2 Driver Disk for Linux (Disk 3) Text RAID Manager, RAIDSNMP" into the floppy drive, mount it. # mount -r /dev/fd0 /mnt 2. Execute the Raidman in /tools directory. # cd /mnt/tools # ./raidman ******************* Product/Update Information ******************* For more information about Infortrend and our RAID controller products, please visit our web site: http://www.infortrend.com.tw or http://www.infortrend.com To download the latest firmware and drivers/utilities, please visit our ftp site: ftp://ftp.infortrend.com.tw or ftp://ftp.infortrend.com ******************** Support Information ************************ If you have any technical questions regarding to your RAID system, please contact your RAID system supplier first, they will provide the latest information and sincere support. ******************** Suggestions? Comments? ********************* Suggestions and comments to Infortrend RAID controller products, please send e-mail to: support@infortrend.com.tw Thank you!! Your comments are most welcome - Infortrend Development Team.