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diff --git a/extras/chassis_id/install.txt b/extras/chassis_id/install.txt deleted file mode 100644 index a567afedcf..0000000000 --- a/extras/chassis_id/install.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ - -Udev does not come pre-installed on a Linux system. Hence, we need to do the following before -a Linux system is ready :: - -Steps: -~~~~~ -1. Install libsysfs shared libraries by installing sysfsutils-0.4.0. - -2. Download latest version of udev from www.kernel.org site. It is - under repository->utils->kernel path chain. - - Do make and make install so as to install udev. To install scsi_id, - go into extras/scsi_id folder to compile scsi_id. Typically, this - would be in /sbin folder. Now, change scsi_id.cfg and set the - global option to work with all devices ( -g) and comment out the - black list option ( -b ). - -3. Download chassis_id callout code and compile. Install chassis_id and - provision.tbl file in /usr/local/bin. - -4. In /etc/rc.sysinit, add mount command to mount the sys memory file - system. ( mount -t sysfs sys /sys ). The /sys is necessary as - lot of the software components expect it to be in /sys. - -5. Now, in /etc/udev/udev.rules, install the udev rules file. This - is the GDN config file which is used by udev to create folders - in the form chasis<N>/slot<M>/port<O>/disk<P>. - -6. Now, you are almost there. Refer to PROVISIONING file. - - -PROVISIONING: -1. For GDN, the provisioning file is in the format : - <id> <host> <number_of_disks> <chassis#> <slot#> <serial#> <name> - - <host> SCSI host on which the device is connected - <Number of disks> how many disks on this blade ? - <chassis#> chassis Number - <slot#> Physical slot number - <serial#> Serial Number for the disk - <name> Name of the disk device. - -2. To fill the provisioning table, the user needs to collect this information and - fill provision.tbl. - - The serial number is found from the command scsi_id -p 0x80 -s <device name>. - - The host number is availble from the sys file system. The chassis & slot - are visual data and should be enetered into provision.tbl. |