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Chapter
2.
Preparing
for
Installation
This
chapter
helps
you
prepare
to
install
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card.
To
install
the
Dual
Channel
SCSI
RAID
Enablement
Card,
you
may
need
the
following
items:
v
Your
system
unit
installation
guide
v
Documentation
provided
with
your
SCSI
devices
v
IBM
Eserver
pSeries
&
RS/6000
Standalone
Diagnostics
CD-ROM
(Version
5.2.0.11
or
higher)
Note:
This
card
is
supported
on
multiple
systems
and
may
require
a
system
firmware
update.
Contact
your
service
representative
for
further
details.
Using
AIX
In
addition
to
the
preceding
items
listed,
you
will
need
the
following
AIX-specific
items:
v
AIX
5.1
Update
CD-ROM
(Recommended
Maintenance
Package
5100-04
or
higher)
v
AIX
5.2
Update
CD-ROM
(Recommended
Maintenance
Package
5200-01
or
higher)
v
PCI-X
SCSI
RAID
Controller
Reference
Guide
for
AIX,
order
number
SA23-1323
Using
Linux
In
addition
to
the
preceding
items
listed,
you
will
need
the
following
Linux-specific
items:
v
Linux
Operating
System
CD-ROMs
v
PCI-X
SCSI
RAID
Controller
Reference
Guide
for
Linux,
order
number
SA23-1327
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