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Installing the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)

Find information about installing the IBM® Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) device driver in a system that is running the AIX® or Linux operating system.

Important: Ensure that you have verified that the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) is installed in your system.
You can choose from the following options that are based on the operating system that controls the adapter:
Parent topic: IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) (FC ES09; CCIN 578A)
Parent topic: IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) (FC ES09; CCIN 578A)

Installing the device driver in an AIX system or logical partition

Learn how to install the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) in an AIX logical partition.

Important: You must install the device driver before you can use the installed IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB).

Complete the following steps to install the device driver in an AIX system or logical partition:

  1. Download the device driver from Fix Central.
  2. Install the rpm (as root or with root permissions) by using the following command:

    rpm -ihv xxx.x.x, where xxx.x.x is the rpm-name.

  3. Run cfgmgr.

After the device driver is installed, verify that the Flash storage adapter is available. For instructions, see Verifying the storage device availability in an AIX system or logical partition.

Installing the device driver in a Linux VM

Learn how to install the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) in a Linux virtual machine (VM).

Note: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.5 uses the rsxx device driver to control the Flash storage adapter.
  1. To download and install the rsxx_utils package, see the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
  2. After the device driver is installed, verify that the Flash storage adapter is available. For instructions, see Verifying the storage device availability in a Linux VM.

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Last updated: Wed, January 17, 2018