<!-- keep this as a security measure: * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = Main.TWikiAdminGroup,Main.LCGAdminGroup * Set ALLOWTOPICRENAME = Main.TWikiAdminGroup,Main.LCGAdminGroup #uncomment this if you want the page only be viewable by the internal people #* Set ALLOWTOPICVIEW = Main.TWikiAdminGroup,Main.LCGAdminGroup --> ---+ Virident Information ---++ Firmware update 1.1.2 to 2.1 Download the new drivers: <div id="_mcePaste">http://support.virident.com/supportweb/drivers/index.html</div> Install a supported kernel: * Comment out the exclusions %RED%vi /etc/yum.conf%ENDCOLOR% * Install the kernel and source %RED%yum install kernel-2.6.32-131.12.1.el6.x86_64 kernel-devel-2.6.32-131.12.1.el6.x86_64%ENDCOLOR% * Uncomment exclusions <div id="_mcePaste">%RED%vi /etc/yum.conf%ENDCOLOR%</div> * Make sure the new kernel is active on boot %RED%vi /etc/grub.conf%ENDCOLOR% * Reboot into new kernel %RED%shutdown -r now%ENDCOLOR% * Remove the old drivers %RED%rpm -e vgc-custom-drivers-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64-1.1-B4hf1.29298.x86_64 vgc-utils-1.1-B4hf1.29298.x86_64%ENDCOLOR% <div id="_mcePaste">* Install the new drivers</div> %RED%rpm -ivh vgc-drivers-2.6.32-131.12.1.el6.x86_64-2.1-B5.34315.x86_64.rpm vgc-utils-redhat6-2.1-B5.34315.x86_64.rpm%ENDCOLOR% * Flash the new firmware %RED%cd vgc-firmware-B5.34315/%ENDCOLOR% <div id="_mcePaste">%RED%./vgc-update.sh%ENDCOLOR%</div> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace; color: #7a4707;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span> * Power off the machine %RED%shutdown -h now%ENDCOLOR% * Once back up, Finish the flash %RED%./vgc-update.sh --finish%ENDCOLOR% * Try to load the modules and start the daemon %RED%/etc/init.d/vgcd start%ENDCOLOR% * Run vgc-monitor to see the status %RED%vgc-monitor%ENDCOLOR% * Check /var/log/messages for errors %RED%less /var/log/messages%ENDCOLOR% * I had to reset the card to defaults to fix incompatiblities %RED%vgc-config -d /dev/vgca -r%ENDCOLOR% * Reload to finalize changes %RED%service vgcd reload%ENDCOLOR% * Check your status <div id="_mcePaste">%RED%vgc-monitor%ENDCOLOR%</div> <span style="color: #228b22;">Good to go.</span> -- Main.KrisHoward - 2011-10-27
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