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Except as expressly permitted by the Software license, no part of the Software may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or distributed by any means without the express written consent of Intel Corporation. ========================== Supported RAID Controllers ========================== This download supports Intel(R) RAID controllers using SAS software stack (RS3DC080, RS3DC040, RS3WC080, RMS25PB080, RMS25PB040, RMT3PB080, RMS25CB080, RMS25CB040, RMT3CB080, RMS25CB080N, RMS25PB080N, RS25AB080, RS25SB008, RS25DB080, RS25NB008, RS2VB080, RS2VB040, RT3WB080, RS2WC040, RS2WC080, RS2SG244, RS2WG160, RMS2MH080, RMS2AF080, RMS2AF040, RS2MB044, RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040, RS2PI008DE, RS2PI008, SRCSASJV, SRCSASRB, SRCSATAWB, SROMBSASFC, SROMBSASMP2, SROMBSASMR, SRCSASPH16I, SRCSASBB8I, SRCSASLS4I, SRCSAS18E*, SRCSAS144E*, SROMBSAS18E*), please verify that this utility has been tested with the RAID card you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com. *These older controllers should work but have not been tested. =================== Package Information =================== Driver Version = 6.601.05.00.1vmw OS supported = VMWare ESX* 4.* Supported Kernels : released build ESX 4.0 164009 released build ESX 4.1 260247 ========= Attention ========= N/A ================== Known Restrictions ================== This release supports the released esx4.0, esx4.0+U1 and esx4.1 release builds. Pre-release builds (beta) are not supported. ======================= Contents on the package ======================= The following files are included in this package: Name Description ir3_Vmware_ESX4_drv_v6.601.05.00_readme.txt This File offline-bundle.zip VMware ESX 4.* driver offline bundle megaraid_sas.iso VMware ESX 4.* driver CD ISO vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-megaraid-sas-400.6.601.05.00.1vmw-1vmw.2.17.00000.x86_64.vib VMware ESX 4.* driver .vib file License_v2.pdf License Agreement ========================= Installation Instructions ========================= Use the VMware ESX driver CD to install drivers on ESX or ESXi installations. You can use the driver CD in several ways: A) To install drivers for devices as part of a new ESX installation B) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX installation with esxupdate C) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX or ESXi installation with vihostupdate A) To install drivers for devices as part of a new ESX installation: (for ESX only) Note: This procedure has changed since the 3.5 version of driver CD. You will need the ESX installation DVD to begin. 1. Place the ESX installation DVD in the DVD drive of the host. 2. Restart the host. 3. Accept the terms of the license agreement. 4. Select a keyboard type. 5. When prompted for Custom Drivers, select Yes to install custom drivers. 6. Click Add to eject the ESX installation DVD. 7. Place the driver CD in the DVD drive of the ESX host. 8. Select driver module to import drivers to the ESX host. 9. Click Next to continue. A dialog box displays the following message: Load the system drivers. 10. Click Yes. After loading the driver module, continue installing ESX. After the drivers are installed you are prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX installation DVD. B) To update or add drivers on existing ESX installations using esxupdate: (for ESX only) 1. Power on the ESX host and log into an account with administrator capability. 2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the ESX host. 3. Mount the driver CD. 4. Navigate to /offline-bundle/ and locate the .zip file. 5. Run the esxupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle. esxupdate --bundle=.zip update C) To update or add drivers on existing ESX and ESXi installations using vihostupdate: (for both ESX and ESXi) 1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host. 2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or vMA is hosted. 3. Mount the driver CD. 4. Navigate to /offline-bundle/ and locate the .zip file. 5. Run the vihostupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle. vihostupdate --install --bundle .zip (For more details on vihostupdate, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide.) ================== Component Features ================== N/A ============ Known Issues ============ N/A ============= Fixes/Updates ============= Version 6.601.05.00 SCGCQ00456147 - System timeout value need to be set for SysPD devices SCGCQ00457088 - MR 6.1 : Port all changes from MR 6.0 to MR 6.1 Version 6.600.08.00 - IO Command timeout value for TAPE devices need to be set from OS instead of default RAIDcontext timeout value - Debugging info is printed on varlog message by default - Driver crash when msix_disable=1 is pass to the boot time parameter - mfi_capabilities.support_additional_msix settings from "megasas_ioc_init_fusion" - Incorrect comparison of return values from get_arm_from_strip() function - Rebasing MR_VMWare4_DRIVER_6.0 from MR_VMWare4_DRIVER_5.4 - Supporting extendte MSI-X vectors in ESXi 4 driver - feature to support uneven span is implemented in ESX 4.0 MR 6.0 code branch - Functionality in driver is added to differentiate between iMR and MR at firmware initialization time - Add SCSI residual bytes support to megaraid_sas VMware 4 driver - Load balancing: Make balance count to be in sync with firmware on FP enabled Version 6.506.01.00 - Loaded request_desc->DevHandle so SystemPD FastPath will work Version 6.504.09.00 - Add support for fpRead/WriteCapable & fpRead/WriteAcrossStripe for Thunderbolt/Invader - stop OS from issuing command when waiting for 180 seconds after abort version 5.33 - Defect for Updating TB VMware driver - SCSI::Functional::Crashdump and SATA::Functional::Crashdump fails - In Vmware Performance Monitoring command generates extra junk lines in result file - TB FW : DI issue : Partition created on >2TB location is vanished after OS reboot. version 5.26 - Added support for 9265-8i/9285-8e controllers and miscellaneous bug fixes. *Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.