The LSI 9264-8i is a RAID controller card that requires a driver to function properly in AlmaLinux 8.
The driver for the LSI 9264-8i is included in the kernel of AlmaLinux 8, which means that it should be automatically detected and installed during the operating system installation process.
However, if the driver is not detected or installed automatically, you can manually install it using the following steps:
1. Download the latest driver from the LSI website or from the manufacturer of your server or motherboard.
2. Extract the contents of the downloaded file to a temporary directory.
3. Open a terminal and navigate to the temporary directory where the extracted files are located.
4. Run the following command to install the driver:
Connect Repo ELrepo
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dnf in elrepo-release |
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Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:36 ago on Fri 21 Apr 2023 03:55:02 PM MSK. Dependencies resolved. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Package Architecture Version Repository Size ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Installing: elrepo-release noarch 8.3-1.el8.elrepo extras 13 k Transaction Summary ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Install 1 Package Total download size: 13 k Installed size: 5.0 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: elrepo-release-8.3-1.el8.elrepo.noarch.rpm 65 kB/s | 13 kB 00:00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14 kB/s | 13 kB 00:00 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : elrepo-release-8.3-1.el8.elrepo.noarch 1/1 Verifying : elrepo-release-8.3-1.el8.elrepo.noarch 1/1 Installed: elrepo-release-8.3-1.el8.elrepo.noarch Complete! |
and Install kmod-mpt3sas
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dnf in kmod-mpt3sas |
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ELRepo.org Community Enterprise Linux Repository - el8 241 kB/s | 247 kB 00:01 Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Fri 21 Apr 2023 03:58:44 PM MSK. Dependencies resolved. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Package Architecture Version Repository Size ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Installing: kernel-core x86_64 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7 baseos 41 M kmod-mpt3sas x86_64 42.100.00.00-2.el8_7.elrepo elrepo 164 k Transaction Summary ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Install 2 Packages Total download size: 41 M Installed size: 70 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/2): kmod-mpt3sas-42.100.00.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm 392 kB/s | 164 kB 00:00 (2/2): kernel-core-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64.rpm 4.2 MB/s | 41 MB 00:09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3.8 MB/s | 41 MB 00:10 ELRepo.org Community Enterprise Linux Repository - el8 1.6 MB/s | 1.7 kB 00:00 Importing GPG key 0xBAADAE52: Userid : "elrepo.org (RPM Signing Key for elrepo.org) <secure@elrepo.org>" Fingerprint: 96C0 104F 6315 4731 1E0B B1AE 309B C305 BAAD AE52 From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org Is this ok [y/N]: y Key imported successfully Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : kernel-core-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 1/2 Running scriptlet: kernel-core-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 1/2 Installing : kmod-mpt3sas-42.100.00.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: kmod-mpt3sas-42.100.00.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: kernel-core-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: kmod-mpt3sas-42.100.00.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 2/2 Verifying : kernel-core-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 1/2 Verifying : kmod-mpt3sas-42.100.00.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 2/2 Installed: kernel-core-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 kmod-mpt3sas-42.100.00.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 Complete! |
And
Install
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dnf install kmod-megaraid_sas |
Output
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.Last metadata expiration check: 0:12:49 ago on Fri 21 Apr 2023 03:58:44 PM MSK. Dependencies resolved. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Package Architecture Version Repository Size ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Installing: kmod-megaraid_sas x86_64 07.719.03.00-2.el8_7.elrepo elrepo 100 k Transaction Summary ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Install 1 Package Total download size: 100 k Installed size: 343 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: kmod-megaraid_sas-07.719.03.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm 228 kB/s | 100 kB 00:00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 123 kB/s | 100 kB 00:00 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : kmod-megaraid_sas-07.719.03.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 1/1 Running scriptlet: kmod-megaraid_sas-07.719.03.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 1/1 Verifying : kmod-megaraid_sas-07.719.03.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 1/1 Installed: kmod-megaraid_sas-07.719.03.00-2.el8_7.elrepo.x86_64 Complete! |
Load in module
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modprobe megaraid_sas mpt3sas |
Kernel update
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dracut -f |
5. Reboot your system to load the new driver.
After the installation and reboot, you should be able to use the LSI 9264-8i RAID controller card in AlmaLinux 8 without any issues.
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