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... Operating System 42 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 44 Installing the Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System ... the Boot Controller 52 Creating an Array 52 Creating an Array with the ACU 52 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 54 Making Your Array Bootable 55 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 57 Creating a Driver Disk 57 Installing...
... Operating System 42 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 44 Installing the Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System ... the Boot Controller 52 Creating an Array 52 Creating an Array with the ACU 52 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 54 Making Your Array Bootable 55 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 57 Creating a Driver Disk 57 Installing...
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Contents ● 8 Installing with VMware 61 Installing with FreeBSD 61 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 63 Creating a Driver Disk 63 Installing on Windows 64 Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP 64 Installing with ...VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving Problems...
Contents ● 8 Installing with VMware 61 Installing with FreeBSD 61 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 63 Creating a Driver Disk 63 Installing on Windows 64 Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP 64 Installing with ...VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving Problems...
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... RAM For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this guide Note: 3-series kits ship with a boot CD; 5-series and 2-series...
... RAM For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this guide Note: 3-series kits ship with a boot CD; 5-series and 2-series...
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...install your operating system and the controller driver on an existing operating system. Cable connectors are keyed so that array. Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on that you can... choose to SFF-8087)- Connects to four SATA disk drives. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. Chapter 4: Getting ...
...install your operating system and the controller driver on an existing operating system. Cable connectors are keyed so that array. Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on that you can... choose to SFF-8087)- Connects to four SATA disk drives. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. Chapter 4: Getting ...
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...connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 62). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your controller and internal disk drives (see page 67). If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well... (or instead). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 52). 3 Create a bootable array (see page 52). 4 Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 56.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your controller and internal disk drives (see page 67). ...
...connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 62). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your controller and internal disk drives (see page 67). If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well... (or instead). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 52). 3 Create a bootable array (see page 52). 4 Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 56.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your controller and internal disk drives (see page 67). ...
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... a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 51. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 62. Chapter 5: Installing the...
... a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 51. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 62. Chapter 5: Installing the...
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Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to create a bootable array. Setting the Boot Controller...52 Creating an Array ...52 Making Your Array Bootable 55 This chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller, and how to complete this chapter... Skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 62. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task.
Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to create a bootable array. Setting the Boot Controller...52 Creating an Array ...52 Making Your Array Bootable 55 This chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller, and how to complete this chapter... Skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 62. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task.
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...Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array", see page 13) and on page 56. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare. To exclude specific...or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your new configuration. Then continue with the following section. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer...
...Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array", see page 13) and on page 56. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare. To exclude specific...or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your new configuration. Then continue with the following section. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer...
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Before You Begin ...57 Creating a Driver Disk ...57 Installing with Windows ...58 Installing with Red Hat Linux 59 Installing with SUSE Linux...59 Installing with OpenServer ...59 Installing with UnixWare ...60 Installing with Solaris...60 Installing with VMware ...61 Installing with FreeBSD ...61 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 62. To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 51). Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter...
Before You Begin ...57 Creating a Driver Disk ...57 Installing with Windows ...58 Installing with Red Hat Linux 59 Installing with SUSE Linux...59 Installing with OpenServer ...59 Installing with UnixWare ...60 Installing with Solaris...60 Installing with VMware ...61 Installing with FreeBSD ...61 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 62. To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 51). Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter...
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... see the following section). Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 43). ● Create a bootable array (see page 51). ● Create a driver disk (see page 61. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to -date operating system...then click OK. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen...
... see the following section). Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 43). ● Create a bootable array (see page 51). ● Create a driver disk (see page 61. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to -date operating system...then click OK. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen...
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... 3 When prompted to complete the installation. 8 Continue with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ...Windows installation. 3 When prompted to specify a location for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD, then click OK. 5 When the Adaptec driver is found , press Next. 6 Click Next again to accept the default partition configuration, or refer...
... 3 When prompted to complete the installation. 8 Continue with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ...Windows installation. 3 When prompted to specify a location for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD, then click OK. 5 When the Adaptec driver is found , press Next. 6 Click Next again to accept the default partition configuration, or refer...
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...installing OpenServer: 1 Insert the OpenServer Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 Follow the on page 67. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. 8 Continue with...screen instructions to begin the OpenServer installation. 4 When prompted to indicate the use of a driver disk. (If F6 is not shown on page 67. 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 operating...
...installing OpenServer: 1 Insert the OpenServer Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 Follow the on page 67. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. 8 Continue with...screen instructions to begin the OpenServer installation. 4 When prompted to indicate the use of a driver disk. (If F6 is not shown on page 67. 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 operating...
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...the UnixWare installation. 4 When prompted to complete this task. Instead, you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later. To install the driver when installing UnixWare: 1 Insert the UnixWare Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. 7 Continue with your computer. 2 Interrupt the ...installation is not necessary if you can choose to complete this task. Installing with UnixWare Note: You will open. 3 Select F4_Add Driver. 4 Insert a floppy disk. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following the instructions included with Managing Your Storage Space on page ...
...the UnixWare installation. 4 When prompted to complete this task. Instead, you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later. To install the driver when installing UnixWare: 1 Insert the UnixWare Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. 7 Continue with your computer. 2 Interrupt the ...installation is not necessary if you can choose to complete this task. Installing with UnixWare Note: You will open. 3 Select F4_Add Driver. 4 Insert a floppy disk. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following the instructions included with Managing Your Storage Space on page ...
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...information. To create and manage arrays, you boot the operating system to load the drivers again for the initial bootup. See page 69 for the floppy disk drive. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the VMware installation.... To install the driver when installing VMware: 1 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When...
...information. To create and manage arrays, you boot the operating system to load the drivers again for the initial bootup. See page 69 for the floppy disk drive. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the VMware installation.... To install the driver when installing VMware: 1 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When...
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Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 56. Before You Begin ...63 Creating a Driver Disk ...63 Installing on Windows ...64 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 64 Installing on OpenServer ...65 Installing on UnixWare ...65 Installing on Solaris...65 Installing on VMware...66 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...66 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 56. Before You Begin ...63 Creating a Driver Disk ...63 Installing on Windows ...64 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 64 Installing on OpenServer ...65 Installing on UnixWare ...65 Installing on Solaris...65 Installing on VMware...66 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...66 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver.
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... you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 66. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to download the latest drivers. You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver. Note: For up-to complete this...
... you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 66. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to download the latest drivers. You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver. Note: For up-to complete this...
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... of Windows. Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the driver on page 67. Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Controller Installation CD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom... /media/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM: rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm where mount-point is the specific mount point on the Linux system, xxx is the driver path, and yyy.rpm is...
... of Windows. Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the driver on page 67. Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Controller Installation CD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom... /media/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM: rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm where mount-point is the specific mount point on the Linux system, xxx is the driver path, and yyy.rpm is...
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... system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to remove it. ! If an Adaptec driver is already installed on your computer after you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change to the...
... system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to remove it. ! If an Adaptec driver is already installed on your computer after you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change to the...
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...: ./install.sh -i 6 Reboot your computer and remove the driver disk. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is needed, use the ARCCONF utility. To install the driver on VMware: 1 Start your computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 At the console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom...
...: ./install.sh -i 6 Reboot your computer and remove the driver disk. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is needed, use the ARCCONF utility. To install the driver on VMware: 1 Start your computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 At the console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom...
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This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.
This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.