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Installing the driver when your secondary storage will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller
Use this procedure if the RAID unit or units managed by your 3ware RAID controller will be for secondary storage. In this case, VMware ESX Server 3.x is installed on and boots from a different device.
To install the driver when your secondary storage will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller
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mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
 
Note: /dev/cdrom is linked to /dev/hdc by default. If the CD fails to mount, your CD-ROM may be located at /dev/hda instead. In this case, use the command
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cd /mnt/cdrom/VMupdates/RPMS/
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rpm -ivh VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-3w-9xxx-xxx.rpm
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rpm -ivh <AMCC-CommandLine-Management-Utility-xxx.rpm>
rpm -ivh <AMCC-3dm2-Management-Utility-xxx.rpm>
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cd /
umount /mnt/cdrom
and remove the CD from the drive.
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You can now create one or more RAID units. Instructions are available in the 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5, under “Configuring Units” on page 85.
 
Note: If you wish to verify successful installation of the driver, you can use one of the following commands:
 

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