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NOTE: Dell provides the Dell Update Package (DUP) to update drivers on systems running
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 or Window Server 2008/2008 R2 operating systems. DUP is an
executable application that updates drivers for specific devices. DUP supports command line
interface and silent execution. For more information, see dell.com/support.
Installing Or Updating Linux Drivers For Shared PERC 8
Use the procedures in this section to update the driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5 and SUSE
Enterprise Linux 11 SP3. To ensure that you have the current version of the driver, download the updated
Linux driver from dell.com/support.
NOTE: PERC H310/H710/H710P/H810 controllers use the same driver as Shared PERC 8 and do not
require separate driver installations.
Installing Or Updating The Driver Package On RHEL Using KMOD Support
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SP5.
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMOD support:
1. Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2. Install the driver package using the command rpm –ihv kmod-megaraid_ sas-
<version>.x86_64.rpm
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when upgrading an existing package.
3. Reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.
4. Verify that the driver has been loaded using the command modinfo megaraid_sas
5. View the list of controllers installed on your system using the command lspci | grep IOV
Installing Or Updating The Driver Package On SLES Using KMP Support
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP3.
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMP support:
1. Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2. Install the driver package using the command rpm –ihv kmod-megaraid_ sas-
<version>.x86_64.rpm
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when updating an existing package.
3. Reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.
4. Verify that the driver is loaded using the command modinfo megaraid_sas
5. View the list of controllers installed on your system using the command lspci | grep IOV
Installing Or Updating VMware Drivers For Shared PERC 8
For information on how to install drivers on VMware ESXi 5.1 and 5.5, see kb.vmware.com/kb/2005205.
For information on VMware ESXi drivers, see the VMware ESXi documentation at dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions.
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