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LSI Corp. MegaRAID Drivers for RHEL Linux

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Release Date: 08/11/11
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Supported Controllers
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MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i
MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e
MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i
MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i
MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
MegaRAID SAS 9260CV-4i
MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i
MegaRAID SAS 9260CV-8i
MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i
MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i
MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e
MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e
MegaRAID SAS 9280DE-8e
MegaRAID SAS 9280-24i4e
MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e
MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i
MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8704EM2
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 
MegaRAID SAS 8880EM2
MegaRAID SAS 8888ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8308ELP*
MegaRAID SAS 8344ELP*
MegaRAID SAS 84016E*
MegaRAID SAS 8408E*
MegaRAID SAS 8480E*
MegaRAID SATA 300-8ELP*

*These older controllers should work but have not been tested.


Components:
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SAS MegaRAID Drivers for Linux
Release Date: 08/11/11


Version Numbers:	
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Current Version 5.40
Previous Version 5.30


Contents:
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This package contains Linux drivers for the kernels mentioned below.  Use the appropriate DUD for your Linux version.
Filename                                          Description
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dkms-2.0.22.0-1.noarch.rpm                        DKMS rpm
kmod-megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1.el6.i686.rpm     RHEL6 GA i686 RPM
kmod-megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1.el6.x86_64.rpm   RHEL6 GA x86_64 RPM
kmod-megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1.el61.i686.rpm    RHEL61 GA i686 RPM
kmod-megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1.el61.x86_64.rpm  RHEL61 GA x86_64 RPM
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1.noarch.rpm            NOARCH RPM
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel40-u7-u8-u9-all.img RHEL4U7,U8,U9 driver floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel50-u2-all.img     RHEL5U2 driver floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel50-u3-all.img     RHEL5U3 driver floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel50-u4-all.img     RHEL5U4 driver floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel50-u5-all.img     RHEL5U5 driver floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel50-u6-all.img     RHEL5U6 driver floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel50-u7-all.img     RHEL5U7 driver floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel60-ga-32bit.iso   RHEL60 GA 32bit driver ISO
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel60-ga-64bit.iso   RHEL60 GA 64bit driver ISO
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel61-ga-32bit.iso   RHEL61 GA 32bit driver ISO
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-rhel61-ga-64bit.iso   RHEL61 GA 64bit driver ISO
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles10-sp2-32bit.img  SLES10SP2 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles10-sp2-64bit.img  SLES10SP2 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles10-sp3-32bit.img  SLES10SP3 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles10-sp3-x86_64.img SLES10SP3 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles10-sp4-32bit.img  SLES10SP4 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles10-sp4-x86_64.img SLES10SP4 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles11-ga-32bit.img   SLES11 GA 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles11-ga-64bit.img   SLES11 GA 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles11-sp1-32bit.img  SLES11SP1 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles11-sp1-64bit.img  SLES11SP1 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles9-sp2-32bit.img   SLES9SP2 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles9-sp2-64bit.img   SLES9SP2 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles9-sp3-32bit.img   SLES9SP3 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles9-sp3-64bit.img   SLES9SP3 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles9-sp4-32bit.img   SLES9SP4 32bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles9-sp4-64bit.img   SLES9SP4 64bit floppy image
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40.dkms.spec               DKMS spec file
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40.spec                    megaraid_sas spec file
megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-src.tgz                 megaraid_sas source tarball
megaraid_sas-xen-5.6fp1.iso                       XEN server 5.6fp1 driver ISO
megaraid_sas-xen-5.6.iso                          XEN server 5.6 driver ISO
megaraid_sas-xen-5.5.iso                          XEN server 5.5 driver ISO



Bug Fixes/Enhancements:  
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LSIP200112775 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_Driver_Linux) Support Citrix XEN 5.5 & 5.6 OS on MegaRAID, iMR for 3G, 6G and Thunderbolt products 
LSIP200135156 (DFCT) Bobcat expander tool does not work due to enclosure device not exposed by MR 
LSIP200136979 (DFCT) sles10 sp4 regression - kdump Hang issue with Linux driver v.5.25 
LSIP200139331 (DFCT) Driver does not expose the cdrom device to kernel 
LSIP200153954 (DFCT) SES target not visible behind LSI 9280-4i4e 
LSIP200146021 (DFCT) Defect for updating TB Linux driver to v5.32 
LSIP200136117 (DFCT) Linux OS error reported: Potential Input/Output error after adapter reset while reconstructing 
LSIP200136620 (DFCT) I/O does not resume after OCR reset w/ Liberator (10M12 driver tests) 
LSIP200144431 (DFCT) iMR: OCR does not reset the controller (Linux) 
LSIP200146370 (DFCT) Failed to upgrade to new driver 5.32 using RPM package for RHEL 6.0 x64 
LSIP200147074 (DFCT) I/O on 64 x R1s extremely sluggish 
LSIP200152122 (DFCT) IO is aborted on VD and OS is not responsive after OCR 
LSIP200153575 (DFCT) Controller not seen on OS after updating driver 
LSIP200164278 (DFCT) Defect for updating TB Linux driver to v5.35. 
LSIP200158397 (DFCT) MSM : Server profile shows wrong driver version. 
LSIP200172207 (DFCT) Defect for Updating TB Linux driver to v5.36. 
LSIP200061432 (DFCT) Defect for updating TB Linux driver to v5.37 
LSIP200147611 (DFCT) Unable to upgrade Red Hat 4 update 8 x64 to Red Hat 4 update 9 x64 with latest TB driver. 
LSIP200148030 (DFCT) Remove extra rhel4 disk image file from components.tgz 
LSIP200148104 (DFCT) Partition created on >2TB location is vanished after OS reboot. 
LSIP200148514 (DFCT) (RW LSIP200147611) Unable to upgrade Red Hat 4 update 8 x64 to Red Hat 4 update 9 x64 with latest TB driver. 
LSIP200148594 (DFCT) Defect for fixing SLES9-SP3 megaraid_sas.ko binary 
LSIP200149837 (DFCT) Defect for adding RHEL6.1 support. 
LSIP200149923 (DFCT) Fix corrupted RHEL6.1 32-bit ISO image 
LSIP200149762 (DFCT) No apparent FP I/O on degraded RAID 1 
LSIP200185880 (DFCT) Defect for updating TB Linux driver to v5.40. 
LSIP200148417 (DFCT) Build and Release driver 5.38



Installation Instructions:
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Please refer to the MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation Guide.  If installing from a Driver Update Disk (DUD),
please select the appropriate .img from this zip file.


