Environment
NetIQ PlateSpin Migrate
Situation
HP Enterprise distributes the HPSA drivers in an a gziped disk image and not in an RPM format for SLES 11 SP3. The instructions state the image must be written to a USB Key. If a USB Key is not available then use the steps in the resolution to extract the hpsa driver so it can be injected into the PlateSpin Boot ISO.
Resolution
The disk image may be mounted after it is extracted from the gzip archive then mounted using a loop back device. Assuming hpsa-3.4.16-145.sles11sp3.x86_64.dd.gz has been downloaded follow these steps to extract the kernel HPSA driver from the archive:
1. Extract the disk image:
gzip -d hpsa-3.4.16-145.sles11sp4.x86_64.dd.gz
2. Mount the disk image using a loop back device (as root):
mount -o loop hpsa-3.4.16-145.sles11sp4.x86_64.dd /mnt
The hpsa module can then be copied from /mnt/linux/suse/x86_64-sles11/modules.
1. Extract the disk image:
gzip -d hpsa-3.4.16-145.sles11sp4.x86_64.dd.gz
2. Mount the disk image using a loop back device (as root):
mount -o loop hpsa-3.4.16-145.sles11sp4.x86_64.dd /mnt
The hpsa module can then be copied from /mnt/linux/suse/x86_64-sles11/modules.
Cause
The disk image is a driver update disk that is designed to be used during the initial installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.