Installing MSU in Linux

This section discusses the following:

    Verifying RAID Controller Drivers Installation

    Installing MSU in Linux

Verifying RAID Controller Drivers Installation

Before installing MSU, verify that the drivers for the controller are installed.

Note: The procedure described in this section is specific to 32-bit SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) 10. The procedure is similar for other Linux distributions.

To verify drivers installation

1.  From the Computer menu, select Control Center.

2.  Select Open Administrator Settings, as shown in Figure 1.

The Administrator Settings Control Center appears, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1  Control Center

3.  Select Disk Controller, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2  Administrator Settings

4.  The Disk Controller Configuration window appears, as shown in Figure 3, listing all disk controllers recognized by Linux.

Check the list to verify if the RAID controller is installed.

Figure 3  Disk Controller Configuration

Installing MSU in Linux

This section describes the procedure for installing MSU on Linux.

Note: The procedure described in this section is specific to 32-bit SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) 10. The procedure is similar for other Linux distributions.

To install MSU in Linux

1.  Verify that the drivers for the RAID controller are installed, as described in section Verifying RAID Controller Drivers Installation.

2.  Table 1 lists the RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) installation files for 32-bit and 64-bit OS architectures.

Table 1  RPM Installation File

OS Architecture

File Name Ends With Extension

32-bit

.i586.rpm

64-bit

.x86_64.rpm

Run the appropriate RPM file to begin installation of MSU.

3.  The MSU Software Installer appears, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4  MSU Software Installer

4.  Select Install, as shown in Figure 4.

A dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 5, requesting for the Administrator (root) Password.

Figure 5  Administrator Password

5.  Type the password and select Continue, as shown in Figure 5.

The MSU Software Installer indicates installation progress, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6  Installation Progress

6.  When installation is complete, the wizard confirms the completion, as shown in Figure 7.

Click Close to finish. MSU is now installed.

Figure 7  Installation Complete