Copyright Dell Inc. 2004. All rights reserved. Criticality: Recommended. Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Title / Description: Dell controller Linux CLI and SNMP agent Contents: 1. Title / Description 2. Compatibility / Minimum Requirements 3. Release Highlights - Fixes 4. Installation 5. Known Limitations 6. History 7. General Information Compatibility / Minimum Requirements: WHQL certification: __ Yes ___ No _X__ Not Applicable Release Highlights - Features: Initial Release Release Highlights - Fixes: Initial Release Installation: ----------------------------------- Installing the CLI in Linux 1 - Log on as root or become superuser. 2 - If you are upgrading from an earlier version, check to see if an afaapps kit already exists on your system, and if it does, remove it. a. To determine if the afaapps kit is installed on your system, enter the following command: rpm -q afaapps If the application software exists on your system, the rpm command returns the following message, where VERSION_NUMBER is the actual version of the application software: afaapps-VERSION_NUMBER b. If the application software already exists on your system, remove it by entering the following command, replacing VERSION_NUMBER with the version number returned by the rpm -q command: rpm -e afaapps-VERSION_NUMBER 3.  Download the afa-apps-snmp.2807420-a04.tar.gz package. 4.  Extract the package using "tar -xvzf " This package will extract to the current directory and contains the following files: afaapps-4.1-0.i386.rpm afasnmp-4.0-0.i386.rpm readme.txt 5.  As root, install the application package using "rpm -ivh afaapps-4.1-0.i386.rpm" ----------------------------------- Installing the SNMP subagent in Linux 1. Log on as root or become superuser. 2. Check to see if the afasnmp SNMP Subagent for your controller already exists on your system, and if it does, remove it. a. To determine if the afasnmp SNMP Subagent is installed on your Linux system, enter the following command: rpm -q afasnmp If the afasnmp SNMP Subagent exists on your Linux system, the "rpm" command will return the following message, where "VERSION_NUMBER" is the actual version of the SNMP software: afasnmp-"VERSION_NUMBER" b. If the afasnmp SNMP Subagent already exists on your Linux system, remove it by entering the following command, replacing "VERSION_NUMBER" with the version number returned by the "rpm -q" command: rpm -e afasnmp-"VERSION_NUMBER" 3. Install the afasnmp SNMP Subagent. a.  Download the afa-apps-snmp.2807420-a04.tar.gz package. b.  Extract the package using "tar -xvzf " This package will extract to the current directory and contains the following files: afaapps-4.1-0.i386.rpm afasnmp-4.0-0.i386.rpm readme.txt c.  As root, install the SNMP subagent using "rpm -ivh afasnmp-4.0-0.i386.rpm" Known Limitations: This utility is a legacy utility and there are some inherent limitations. Disk set smart /logerr=1 (SCSI device)" command returns an error when used with the Crec Sata 6Ch controller. Some enclosure commands fail on internal SCSI backplane and external enclosures. Controller firmware save" is an old command not currently supported. AFACLI generates an error message when delete a continer 32 or higher When deleting a container, the last device from fdisk -l dissappears, and the system must be rebooted to have accurate status "Enclosure set SCSIID" is not supported. History: A02 Initial Release. afa-apps-snmp.2.806076 A04 Minor bug fixes in afacli. afa-apps-snmp.2.807420 ============================================================ General Information: The Linux CLI allows a raid 1 to be created on a 2 disks configuration as well as a single disk configuration. Under a single disk configuration the array will not be redundant if a hard drive failure happens.