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Intel(R) SGPIO tool RELEASE NOTES
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DATE: January 2007
TO: Validation Team
SUBJECT: SGPIO captive backplane tool
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A. PACKAGE CONTENTS
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The following files are included in this release package:
- sgpio.tar.gz (SGPIO tool package with the items below)
- commands.h (header file that contains the option structure for getopt)
- Makefile (tells make what to build and where to install it)
- readme (this file)
- sgpio.1 (the sgpio tool's man page)
- sgpio.c (the sgpio tool source)
- version.h (contains the tool and sgpio interface version)
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B. INSTALLATION
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1) The complete release is contained in a tar gzipped file. It can be
extracted in Linux. For example,
Run: tar -xzf sgpio.tar.gz
2) Build the tool by running make:
Run: make
3) Install and Execute
Run: su (need to be root)
Run: make install
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C. NOTES
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- This tool will only function with a 2.6.23 Kernel that has been patched
for SGPIO support.
- This tool has not been validated beyond normal funcationality.
- This tool has only been tested on Fedora 7 and RHEL 5.
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D. KNOWN ISSUES
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- Tool will not control SGPIO on SATA port multipliers.