PERC/CERC RAID Applications for Red Hat Linux 9, AS 2.1 and AS 3.0
==================================================================

This package contains RAID management applications for Redhat Linux for the
PERC 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC, 4/Di, 4/SC, 4/DC and CERC ATA100/4CH.

The following files are included in this package:
	
Dellmgr-5.31-0.i386.rpm
linflash-3.01-0.i386.rpm
Megamon-4.0-0a.i386.rpm
percsnmp-4.09-1.i386.rpm
percsnmp-4.09-1.tar.gz
readme.txt

Installation Instructions
==========================

You will need a formatted 3 1/2 inch floppy diskette for the following
procedure. Download the file xxx.tar.gz to a temporary directory.
 
Extract the file to the floppy disk as follows:
   
1. On a Linux system:

   Type the following commands under a Linux command shell:	
   mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

   tar xvzf (full path to the archive) -C /mnt/floppy
            (Eg: /temp/xxxx.tar.gz)
   umount /mnt/floppy

2. On a Windows system:

   Use a utility such as Winzip to extract the contents to a diskette.
   
   NOTE: For Winzip, you will have to uncheck the "TAR file smart CR/LF
         conversion" option under:
         
         Options->Configuration->Miscellaneous

         for the extraction to work correctly.

On the target system, mount the floppy created above as follows:

  mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

Install the individual utilites as described below.

Installation of Dellmgr 
=======================

NOTE: If Dellmgr version 5.22 or older is already installed in the system, it will 
      have to be uninstalled prior to installing the current version as follows:

      rpm -e dellmgr

To install, enter the following on the command line:

  rpm -Uvh /mnt/floppy/Dellmgr-5.31-0.i386.rpm

This will install following two files in the /usr/sbin directory

  dellmgr      : Script to call configuration utility binary (dellmgr.bin)
  dellmgr.bin  : Binary for configuration utility 

After installation type "dellmgr" to start the utility.  

To uninstall the rpm, enter the following command:
  rpm -e Dellmgr

NOTE: If Dellmgr is used in Gnome Terminal instead of the console, function
      key shortcuts are accessible with alt-Fxx instead of Fxx. 

      Eg: Use alt-F10 in place of F10.

Installation of Linflash 
========================

To install, enter the following on the command line:

  rpm -Uvh /mnt/floppy/linflash-3.01-0.i386.rpm

You must copy the firmware image to the same directory for the linux 
flash utility to work. Create a diskette image of the firmware and copy 
the .rom file to the same directory as linflash.

Usage : linflash [-r] [-p] [-s] [-i [file] [file] [...]] [-f [file] 
        [file] [...]]

-r : Flash without asking for user input to flash adapter(s).
-p : Prompt user for filename. Flash without checking for signatures.
-s : Silent flash. First matching image file will be taken for each 
     adapter.
-i : Ignore the following files. These files will not be considered for
     flashing the matching controllers.
-f : Force the following files To be flashed for the matching controller.
     In case more than one matching files are specified, the first one 
     would be taken.

To uninstall the rpm, enter the following command:

  rpm -e linflash

Installation of Megamon
=======================

To install, enter the following on the command line:

  rpm -Uvh /mnt/floppy/Megamon-4.0-0a.i386.rpm

For email notification edit /var/log/raidmon.lst file. See details in the
header section of this file.

To start the monitoring service:
  /etc/rc.d/init.d/raidmon start

To stop the monitoring service:
  /etc/rc.d/init.d/raidmon stop

To restart the monitoring service:
  /etc/rc.d/init.d/raidmon [restart|reload]

To uninstall the rpm, enter the following command:
  rpm -e Megamon
                     
Installation procedure for DELL PERC SNMP Agent for Linux
=========================================================

NOTE: Please make sure net-snmp version 5.0 or above is installed before
      installing PERC SNMP. The net-snmp package can be obtained at:

      http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

For the RPM
-----------

To install, enter the following on the command line:

  rpm -Uvh percsnmp-4.09-1.i386.rpm

To uninstall the rpm, enter the following command:

  rpm -e percsnmp

For the TAR.GZ
--------------

To install, enter the following on the command line:

  tar xvzf percsnmp-4.09-1.tar.gz
  cd percsnmp
  ./install 

To uninstall, in the above directory, enter:

  ./uninstall

Fixes and Enhancements
======================
                                                 
Dellmgr fixes or changes
------------------------
1. Physical drive size coercion algorithm has been fixed.
2. Logical drive reconstruction option added.

Megamon fixes or changes
------------------------
1. Sense key check for SMART events is removed.
2. Default SMART POLLING STATE at start-up is, ON with value of 60 seconds interval.
3. Valid message "Fail to get err count" which was flooding the log file is disabled.

Linflash fixes or changes
-------------------------
1. Unicode message displays when linflash script exits after executing the binary is fixed.
2. Error in obtaining firmware version offset is fixed.

PercSNMP fixes or changes
-------------------------
1. When a logical drive is deleted, CONFIG_UPDATE trap is sent twice. This bug is fixed.
2. Battery support checking has been added for the PERC 4/Di (PE2600 and PE1750).