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... to SCSI RAID Controllers 35 Connecting External Devices 35 Next Steps...36 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 36 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 38 Creating an Array 38 Creating an Array with the ACU 38 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 40 Making Your Array Bootable 41 Installing the Driver and...
... to SCSI RAID Controllers 35 Connecting External Devices 35 Next Steps...36 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 36 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 38 Creating an Array 38 Creating an Array with the ACU 38 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 40 Making Your Array Bootable 41 Installing the Driver and...
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...Driver Disk 50 Installing on Windows 51 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 51 Installing on NetWare 51 Installing on OpenServer 52 Installing on Solaris 52 Installing on UnixWare 53 Installing on VMWare 53 Installing on FreeBSD 53 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec... Storage Manager 56 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 56 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 56 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 57 About the Adaptec...in a RAID 0 Array 60 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 61 Resetting the Controller 61 Introduction to Serial Attached ...
...Driver Disk 50 Installing on Windows 51 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 51 Installing on NetWare 51 Installing on OpenServer 52 Installing on Solaris 52 Installing on UnixWare 53 Installing on VMWare 53 Installing on FreeBSD 53 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec... Storage Manager 56 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 56 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 56 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 57 About the Adaptec...in a RAID 0 Array 60 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 61 Resetting the Controller 61 Introduction to Serial Attached ...
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... utility-see page 78) Note: For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. 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...
... utility-see page 78) Note: For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. 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...
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... an external connector, you 've chosen. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 30 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is not supported on FreeBSD. Follow the steps for more information. See page 57 for more information. Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation ...
... an external connector, you 've chosen. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 30 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is not supported on FreeBSD. Follow the steps for more information. See page 57 for more information. Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation ...
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... marked on the controller figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 15.) For the best performance, use for your arrays (see page 27). ● Ensure that you have the right quantity of disk drives for the RAID level you are installing the controller driver and an operating system... a Bootable Array on page 15). Installing the Controller This section describes how to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. 1 Turn off your RAID controller and remove the slot cover, as shown at right, insert the RAID controller into the PCI expansion slot and press down gently...
... marked on the controller figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 15.) For the best performance, use for your arrays (see page 27). ● Ensure that you have the right quantity of disk drives for the RAID level you are installing the controller driver and an operating system... a Bootable Array on page 15). Installing the Controller This section describes how to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. 1 Turn off your RAID controller and remove the slot cover, as shown at right, insert the RAID controller into the PCI expansion slot and press down gently...
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...to set on the type of each disk drive to a SATA port on the controller using a recommended SATA cable. Continue by either setting the boot controller (see page 37) or by installing the controller driver on page 15. 3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected...or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at the end of the cable itself. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 35 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers 1 Install your SATA disk drives, following section, Next Steps. 1 (SCSI controllers only) Ensure that SCSI IDs and ...
...to set on the type of each disk drive to a SATA port on the controller using a recommended SATA cable. Continue by either setting the boot controller (see page 37) or by installing the controller driver on page 15. 3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected...or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at the end of the cable itself. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 35 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers 1 Install your SATA disk drives, following section, Next Steps. 1 (SCSI controllers only) Ensure that SCSI IDs and ...
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Within Adaptec Storage Manager, you can select a disk drive object and a command will flash. For more information refer to monitor the status of your SAS, SATA, or SCSI disk drives. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Creating...No error LED Flash State On Slow flash Fast flash Off Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to the Adaptec Storage Manager Help. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 36 Next Steps If you are completing a standard installation...
Within Adaptec Storage Manager, you can select a disk drive object and a command will flash. For more information refer to monitor the status of your SAS, SATA, or SCSI disk drives. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Creating...No error LED Flash State On Slow flash Fast flash Off Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to the Adaptec Storage Manager Help. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 36 Next Steps If you are completing a standard installation...
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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... Skip to create a bootable array. Setting the Boot Controller...38 Creating an Array ...38 Making Your Array Bootable 41 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 49. 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 complete this chapter... Skip to create a bootable array. Setting the Boot Controller...38 Creating an Array ...38 Making Your Array Bootable 41 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 49. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task.
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... Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is displayed. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for Internal RAID ...Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver... saved on the Adaptec controller (as a physical disk drive on your logical drive. In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to the Adaptec Storage Manager User...
... Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is displayed. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for Internal RAID ...Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver... saved on the Adaptec controller (as a physical disk drive on your logical drive. In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to the Adaptec Storage Manager User...
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... OpenServer ...46 Installing with Solaris...46 Installing with UnixWare ...47 Installing with VMWare...47 Installing with FreeBSD ...47 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 49. To install the...
... OpenServer ...46 Installing with Solaris...46 Installing with UnixWare ...47 Installing with VMWare...47 Installing with FreeBSD ...47 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 49. To install the...
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... UnixWare, see page 47. ● For VMWare, see page 47. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 31). ● Create a bootable array (see page 37). ● Create...
... UnixWare, see page 47. ● For VMWare, see page 47. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 31). ● Create a bootable array (see page 37). ● Create...
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... disk, then press Enter. If you miss your chance to press F6, restart your computer. 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S 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 operating system...
... disk, then press Enter. If you miss your chance to press F6, restart your computer. 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S 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 operating system...
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... selected, the Parameter screen is detected, delete it. 5 Press Insert to complete this task. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 45 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 appears...
... selected, the Parameter screen is detected, delete it. 5 Press Insert to complete this task. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 45 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 appears...
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...need a floppy disk to your NetWare documentation. 9 Continue with your OpenServer Installation CD to load more HBA drivers, insert the driver disk, then select Yes. (To load more HBA drivers, repeat this task. The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will need your operating system. To modify disk... partitions, apply hot fixes, or perform volume maintenance, refer to complete this step.) 5 When all drivers have loaded, select No. 6 Complete the OpenServer installation, following the instructions included with Solaris Note: You will open. 3 Select F4_Add...
...need a floppy disk to your NetWare documentation. 9 Continue with your OpenServer Installation CD to load more HBA drivers, insert the driver disk, then select Yes. (To load more HBA drivers, repeat this task. The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will need your operating system. To modify disk... partitions, apply hot fixes, or perform volume maintenance, refer to complete this step.) 5 When all drivers have loaded, select No. 6 Complete the OpenServer installation, following the instructions included with Solaris Note: You will open. 3 Select F4_Add...
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... with your computer. 3 Follow the on VMWare. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the UnixWare installation. 4 When prompted to load more HBA drivers, insert the driver disk, then select Yes. (To load more information. Installing with ...your computer. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMWare installation. See page 57 for more HBA drivers, repeat this step.) 5 When all drivers have loaded, select No. 6 Complete the UnixWare installation, following the instructions included with your FreeBSD Installation CD to...
... with your computer. 3 Follow the on VMWare. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the UnixWare installation. 4 When prompted to load more HBA drivers, insert the driver disk, then select Yes. (To load more information. Installing with ...your computer. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMWare installation. See page 57 for more HBA drivers, repeat this step.) 5 When all drivers have loaded, select No. 6 Complete the UnixWare installation, following the instructions included with your FreeBSD Installation CD to...
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... an Operating System ● 48 If the driver fails to load the drivers again for the initial bootup. To create and manage arrays, use the ARC utility. See page 57 for the floppy disk drive. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. Then, try... again with the appropriate device. 7 Type boot. 8 Complete the FreeBSD installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 9 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 10 Repeat Steps 3 ...
... an Operating System ● 48 If the driver fails to load the drivers again for the initial bootup. To create and manage arrays, use the ARC utility. See page 57 for the floppy disk drive. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. Then, try... again with the appropriate device. 7 Type boot. 8 Complete the FreeBSD installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 9 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 10 Repeat Steps 3 ...
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Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...53 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Before You Begin ...50 Creating a Driver Disk ...50 Installing on Windows ...51 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 51 Installing on NetWare ...51 Installing on OpenServer ...52 Installing on Solaris...52 Installing on UnixWare ...53 Installing on VMWare...53 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 42.
Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...53 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Before You Begin ...50 Creating a Driver Disk ...50 Installing on Windows ...51 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 51 Installing on NetWare ...51 Installing on OpenServer ...52 Installing on Solaris...52 Installing on UnixWare ...53 Installing on VMWare...53 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 42.
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... OS, then select your operating system. ● Windows ● Linux ● NetWare ● OpenServer ● Solaris ● UnixWare Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 43) before you begin installing the controller driver. You must also create a driver disk (see page 31).
... OS, then select your operating system. ● Windows ● Linux ● NetWare ● OpenServer ● Solaris ● UnixWare Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 43) before you begin installing the controller driver. You must also create a driver disk (see page 31).
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...fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for more information. Installing on page 55. Refer to the minimum patch level specified by Novell. To install the driver on NetWare: 1 Start your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to the Novell Web site for any new disk drives. 5 Continue with Managing Your ... been detected, delete it. 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-point/xxx...
...fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for more information. Installing on page 55. Refer to the minimum patch level specified by Novell. To install the driver on NetWare: 1 Start your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to the Novell Web site for any new disk drives. 5 Continue with Managing Your ... been detected, delete it. 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-point/xxx...
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... 6 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 55. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on page 55. The driver installs. 11 At the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to the driver installer directory: cd /floppy/floppy0/DU/sol_210/...Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 3 Change 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...
... 6 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 55. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on page 55. The driver installs. 11 At the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to the driver installer directory: cd /floppy/floppy0/DU/sol_210/...Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 3 Change 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...