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VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Driver Disk for LSI 1064 Controllers on Sun Fire x4100 and x4200 Servers


This is an LSI 1064 driver disk, part of an interim workaround solution for installing ESX 2.5.3 on Sun Fire x4100 and x4200 Server. Applying this driver will enable local boot support to the Sun Fire x4100 and x4200 server. When this driver is integrated into the next version of ESX with support for the LSI 1064 controller, customers will be required to migrate to that version, as this interim workaround will no longer be supported. Please review Knowledge Base article 2085 for more information.

Note: We only support this LSI 1064 hardware in the non-RAID configuration.

Released 4/28/06

TAR File

Instructions for Creating and Using the Driver Disk to Install VMware ESX Server

  1. Download the driver file.
  2. Check the md5sum of the downloaded file:

    md5sum mptscsi-20618-for-ESX-2.5.3.tar.gz

    The md5 checksum output should match the following:

    22cc5eac209a1c721ce67ef03405e849 mptscsi-20618-for-ESX-2.5.3.tar.gz

  3. Unzip the downloaded driver file to extract the floppy image (.img).

    Using Windows:

    1. Use the WinZip program or a similar utility to unzip mptscsi-20618-for-ESX-2.5.3.tar.gz.
    2. Rename mptscsi-20618-for-ESX-2.5.3.img to a name with less then seven characters, for example, driver.img.

    Using Linux:

    • tar -xvzf mptscsi-20618-for-ESX-2.5.3.tar.gz

  4. Create a driver floppy disk from the extracted floppy image.

    Using Windows:

    1. Do one of the following:
      • Choose Start > Run and browse to the dosutils folder on your ESX Server 2.5 installation CD. Select rawrite.exe.
      • In a command window, run 'rawrite.exe' located in the dosutils folder on your ESX Server 2.5 installation CD.
      • When prompted, specify the location of the floppy image you renamed, the floppy drive name, and press Enter.

    Using Linux:

    • Use the dd command: dd if= of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
      For example: dd if=mptscsi-20618-for-ESX-2.5.3.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k

    5. Follow the directions in Knowledge Base article 2085 to complete ESX 2.5.3 installation.

     

    CAUTION: Any patches released for ESX Server 2.5.3 are not supported when using this LSI driver disk and will make the Sun Fire x4100 or x4200 system unstable.