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... to SATA RAID Controllers 34 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 35 Connecting External Devices 35 Next Steps...35 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 37 Creating an Array 37 Creating an Array with the ACU 37 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 39 Making Your Array Bootable 40 Installing the Driver and an...
... to SATA RAID Controllers 34 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 35 Connecting External Devices 35 Next Steps...35 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 37 Creating an Array 37 Creating an Array with the ACU 37 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 39 Making Your Array Bootable 40 Installing the Driver and an...
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...Driver Disk 48 Installing on Windows 49 Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux 49 Installing on NetWare 49 Installing on OpenServer 50 Installing on UnixWare 50 Installing on Solaris 51 Installing on FreeBSD 51 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 53 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 53 About the Adaptec RAID Controller... 57 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 57 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 57 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 58 Resetting the Controller 58 Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Terminology Used in This Chapter 60 What is ...
...Driver Disk 48 Installing on Windows 49 Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux 49 Installing on NetWare 49 Installing on OpenServer 50 Installing on UnixWare 50 Installing on Solaris 51 Installing on FreeBSD 51 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 53 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 53 About the Adaptec RAID Controller... 57 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 57 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 57 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 58 Resetting the Controller 58 Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Terminology Used in This Chapter 60 What is ...
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...) of RAM Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec RAID controller configuration command line utility (ARCCONF) ● Cables (type and quantity vary-for cable information...
...) of RAM Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec RAID controller configuration command line utility (ARCCONF) ● Cables (type and quantity vary-for cable information...
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... Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 41.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to seven internal SCSI disk drives and devices. If your controller has an external connector, you can choose to manage your RAID controller. One internal SCSI cable is installed... on an existing operating system. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SCSI cables. Adaptec recommends using only high-quality Ultra320...
... Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 41.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to seven internal SCSI disk drives and devices. If your controller has an external connector, you can choose to manage your RAID controller. One internal SCSI cable is installed... on an existing operating system. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SCSI cables. Adaptec recommends using only high-quality Ultra320...
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...you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 47. 6 Optional-Connect your RAID controller's I2C connector (not available on all models) to an I2C connector on an ...'s compatible with your computer and disconnect the power cord. Note: Adaptec 4000SAS only-Controller installation is attached to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. 1 Turn off your RAID controller. ! Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 32 Before You Begin ● Read...
...you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 47. 6 Optional-Connect your RAID controller's I2C connector (not available on all models) to an I2C connector on an ...'s compatible with your computer and disconnect the power cord. Note: Adaptec 4000SAS only-Controller installation is attached to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. 1 Turn off your RAID controller. ! Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 32 Before You Begin ● Read...
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...have been installed and connected, close your computer cabinet, and reattach the power cord. Continue by either setting the boot controller (see page 36) or by installing the controller driver on an existing operating system (see page 63.) 1 Connect one SATA cable to connect each other through a system...and expander connections, see page 47), depending on the type of slots available on page 35. Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers 1 Install your SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system's documentation for more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to ...
...have been installed and connected, close your computer cabinet, and reattach the power cord. Continue by either setting the boot controller (see page 36) or by installing the controller driver on an existing operating system (see page 63.) 1 Connect one SATA cable to connect each other through a system...and expander connections, see page 47), depending on the type of slots available on page 35. Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers 1 Install your SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system's documentation for more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to ...
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...power cord, then continue with Connecting External Devices on the disk drive at www.adaptec.com.. Adaptec recommends using the Adaptec RAID Controller utility (see the following the instructions in your system's documentation. 3 If ...Adaptec Web site at the end of each cable. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 36. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 35 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 1 For each controller...
...power cord, then continue with Connecting External Devices on the disk drive at www.adaptec.com.. Adaptec recommends using the Adaptec RAID Controller utility (see the following the instructions in your system's documentation. 3 If ...Adaptec Web site at the end of each cable. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 36. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 35 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 1 For each controller...
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Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter... Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Skip to create a bootable array. Setting the Boot Controller...37 Creating an Array ...37 Making Your Array Bootable 40 This chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller, and how to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 47.
Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter... Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Skip to create a bootable array. Setting the Boot Controller...37 Creating an Array ...37 Making Your Array Bootable 40 This chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller, and how to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 47.
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... to restart your system. 11 Remove the RAID Installation CD. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). The configuration is displayed. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 40 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array", see page 12)...Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page 41. You must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears as a full software application, refer to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver...
... to restart your system. 11 Remove the RAID Installation CD. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). The configuration is displayed. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 40 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array", see page 12)...Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page 41. You must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears as a full software application, refer to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver...
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... a computer with FreeBSD ...46 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller as a boot controller. Before You Begin ...42 Creating a Driver Disk ...42 Installing with Windows ...43 Installing with Red Hat Linux 43 Installing with SuSE Linux...44 Installing ...45 Installing with UnixWare ...45 Installing with Solaris already installed, see page 51. To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 36). Note: Solaris users only-You cannot use your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 47. Installing the...
... a computer with FreeBSD ...46 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller as a boot controller. Before You Begin ...42 Creating a Driver Disk ...42 Installing with Windows ...43 Installing with Red Hat Linux 43 Installing with SuSE Linux...44 Installing ...45 Installing with UnixWare ...45 Installing with Solaris already installed, see page 51. To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 36). Note: Solaris users only-You cannot use your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 47. Installing the...
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... only-If prompted, select your operating system and the architecture: ● Intel 386 or 486 computers-Select i386. ● Pentium I or II computers-Select i586. ● Pentium III, IV, or AMD K-6 computers-Select i686. ● AMD Athlon computers-Select Athlon. 5 Select ... disk, then click OK. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 42 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 31). ●...
... only-If prompted, select your operating system and the architecture: ● Intel 386 or 486 computers-Select i386. ● Pentium I or II computers-Select i586. ● Pentium III, IV, or AMD K-6 computers-Select i686. ● AMD Athlon computers-Select Athlon. 5 Select ... disk, then click OK. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 42 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 31). ●...
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.... 6 If you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify that the driver is on -screen instructions to install a third-party driver, press F6. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your computer. 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you miss your chance ...Space on page 52. Installing with Windows Note: You will need your Windows installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux: 1 Insert the first Red Hat installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Red Hat ...
.... 6 If you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify that the driver is on -screen instructions to install a third-party driver, press F6. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your computer. 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you miss your chance ...Space on page 52. Installing with Windows Note: You will need your Windows installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux: 1 Insert the first Red Hat installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Red Hat ...
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... an Operating System ● 44 Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the SuSE installation selection screen ... need your operating system. 8 Continue with your NetWare installation CD to scan the floppy disk drive. All recognized controllers are displayed. 4 If AACRAID is displayed. The available drivers are displayed. Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with Managing Your Storage ...
... an Operating System ● 44 Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the SuSE installation selection screen ... need your operating system. 8 Continue with your NetWare installation CD to scan the floppy disk drive. All recognized controllers are displayed. 4 If AACRAID is displayed. The available drivers are displayed. Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with Managing Your Storage ...
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... installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. To install the driver when installing UnixWare: 1 Insert the UnixWare installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ... following the instructions included with your operating system. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 45 8 From the lower window menu, select Continue, then press Enter. Installing with OpenServer Note...
... installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. To install the driver when installing UnixWare: 1 Insert the UnixWare installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ... following the instructions included with your operating system. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 45 8 From the lower window menu, select Continue, then press Enter. Installing with OpenServer Note...
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To install the driver when installing FreeBSD: 1 Insert the FreeBSD installation CD. 2 Restart your FreeBSD installation CD to complete this task. To create and manage arrays, use the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility (ACU). Then, try again with the appropriate device. 6 Type boot. 7 Complete ...the FreeBSD installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 8 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 9 Repeat Steps 3 through...
To install the driver when installing FreeBSD: 1 Insert the FreeBSD installation CD. 2 Restart your FreeBSD installation CD to complete this task. To create and manage arrays, use the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility (ACU). Then, try again with the appropriate device. 6 Type boot. 7 Complete ...the FreeBSD installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 8 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 9 Repeat Steps 3 through...
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Before You Begin ...48 Creating a Driver Disk ...48 Installing on Windows ...49 Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux 49 Installing on NetWare ...49 Installing on OpenServer ...50 Installing on UnixWare ...50 Installing on Solaris...51 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...51 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 41.
Before You Begin ...48 Creating a Driver Disk ...48 Installing on Windows ...49 Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux 49 Installing on NetWare ...49 Installing on OpenServer ...50 Installing on UnixWare ...50 Installing on Solaris...51 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...51 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 41.
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...your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 48 Before You Begin Before you begin installing the controller driver. Linux only-Select your operating system and the architecture: ● Intel 386 or 486 computers-Select i386. ● Pentium I or II computers...31). Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, then select your operating system. You must also create a driver disk (see page 42) before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see...
...your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 48 Before You Begin Before you begin installing the controller driver. Linux only-Select your operating system and the architecture: ● Intel 386 or 486 computers-Select i386. ● Pentium I or II computers...31). Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, then select your operating system. You must also create a driver disk (see page 42) before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see...
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... level specified by Novell. Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SuSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SuSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM: rpm -Uvh mount-...select Continue, then press Enter. 4 At the Device type option, select Modify, then press Enter. 5 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. 6 At the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify, then press Enter. 7 If aacraid.ham has already been detected, delete it. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for...
... level specified by Novell. Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SuSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SuSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM: rpm -Uvh mount-...select Continue, then press Enter. 4 At the Device type option, select Modify, then press Enter. 5 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. 6 At the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify, then press Enter. 7 If aacraid.ham has already been detected, delete it. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for...
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... press F3. 10 At the A:\ prompt, press Enter. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on page 52. Installing on OpenServer To install the driver on OpenServer: 1 Start your computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 Begin the driver package installer: pkgadd -d diskette1 3 At the installer prompt, type go . 4... Select 1 for the aacraid package. 5 When the installation is complete, select q to driver summary, then press Enter. 12 At the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 13 After the driver loads, select Continue. 14 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52.
... press F3. 10 At the A:\ prompt, press Enter. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on page 52. Installing on OpenServer To install the driver on OpenServer: 1 Start your computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 Begin the driver package installer: pkgadd -d diskette1 3 At the installer prompt, type go . 4... Select 1 for the aacraid package. 5 When the installation is complete, select q to driver summary, then press Enter. 12 At the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 13 After the driver loads, select Continue. 14 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52.
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... Storage Space on page 52. To create and manage arrays, use the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility (ACU). Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 51 Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 3 Change to the /tmp directory: cp /mnt/aac-02...
... Storage Space on page 52. To create and manage arrays, use the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility (ACU). Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 51 Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 3 Change to the /tmp directory: cp /mnt/aac-02...