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...Installing on Solaris 65 Installing on 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... 72 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 72 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 73 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 73 Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool 73 Resetting the Controller 73 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 76 What is ...
...Installing on Solaris 65 Installing on 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... 72 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 72 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 73 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 73 Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool 73 Resetting the Controller 73 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 76 What is ...
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...>Find Answers. 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 ...VMware ESX Server 4.0 (5-series and 2- If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. series controllers only). Storage management must be done by controller type (3-series vs. 5- and 2-series). Select your RAID Controller...
...>Find Answers. 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 ...VMware ESX Server 4.0 (5-series and 2- If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. series controllers only). Storage management must be done by controller type (3-series vs. 5- and 2-series). Select your RAID Controller...
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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... 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).
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...page 59. ● For OpenServer, see page 59. ● For UnixWare, see page 60. ● For Solaris, see page 60 ● For VMware, see page 61. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). Note: For up-to complete this task for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your... to get to download the latest drivers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 57 Before You Begin ● Install and connect 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. To ...
...page 59. ● For OpenServer, see page 59. ● For UnixWare, see page 60. ● For Solaris, see page 60 ● For VMware, see page 61. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). Note: For up-to complete this task for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your... to get to download the latest drivers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 57 Before You Begin ● Install and connect 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. To ...
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... driver will see the device and install. 4 Complete the VMware installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the VMware installation. Installing with VMware Note: You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task. Chapter 7: Installing...
... driver will see the device and install. 4 Complete the VMware installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the VMware installation. Installing with VMware Note: You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task. Chapter 7: Installing...
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Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 56. Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...66 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. 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...
Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 56. Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...66 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. 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...
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...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 an Existing Operating System ● 63 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect...; For Solaris, see page 65. ● For VMware, see page 66. ● For FreeBSD, see page 43). Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 66. Note: For...
...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 an Existing Operating System ● 63 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect...; For Solaris, see page 65. ● For VMware, see page 66. ● For FreeBSD, see page 43). Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 66. Note: For...
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...arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use the following procedure. 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 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-...
...arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use the following procedure. 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 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-...
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...setting 99 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 46, 79 disk drives 40, 79 connecting to controllers 46 connections 100 external 50 failure recovery multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 with hot spare 72 without hot spare 72 formatting 99 identifying 100 initializing 94 ...on FreeBSD 66 installing on Linux 64 installing on OpenServer 65 installing on Solaris 65 installing on UnixWare 65 installing on VMWare 66 installing on Windows 64 installing with FreeBSD 61 installing with Linux 59 installing with OpenServer 59 installing with UnixWare 60 installing ...
...setting 99 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 46, 79 disk drives 40, 79 connecting to controllers 46 connections 100 external 50 failure recovery multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 with hot spare 72 without hot spare 72 formatting 99 identifying 100 initializing 94 ...on FreeBSD 66 installing on Linux 64 installing on OpenServer 65 installing on Solaris 65 installing on UnixWare 65 installing on VMWare 66 installing on Windows 64 installing with FreeBSD 61 installing with Linux 59 installing with OpenServer 59 installing with UnixWare 60 installing ...
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...66 driver and FreeBSD 61 driver and Linux 59 driver and OpenServer 59 driver and operating system 56 driver and UnixWare 60 driver and VMWare 61 driver and Windows 58 existing operating system 42 external devices 50 installation options 41 solid state drives 48 to 50 with operating system... 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS ...
...66 driver and FreeBSD 61 driver and Linux 59 driver and OpenServer 59 driver and operating system 56 driver and UnixWare 60 driver and VMWare 61 driver and Windows 58 existing operating system 42 external devices 50 installation options 41 solid state drives 48 to 50 with operating system... 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS ...
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U UnixWare driver installation 65 OS installation 60 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 69 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 V verifying disk drives 99 VMWare driver installation 66 OS installation 61 W Windows driver installation 64 OS installation 58 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 44, 45 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 45 Index ● 157
U UnixWare driver installation 65 OS installation 60 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 69 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 V verifying disk drives 99 VMWare driver installation 66 OS installation 61 W Windows driver installation 64 OS installation 58 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 44, 45 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 45 Index ● 157