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Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ 39 4 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 41 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ...Array 55 Creating an Array with the ACU 55 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 57 Making Your Array Bootable 58 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 60 Creating a Driver Disk 60 Installing with Windows 61 Installing with Windows Server 2003 61 ...
Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ 39 4 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 41 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ...Array 55 Creating an Array with the ACU 55 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 57 Making Your Array Bootable 58 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 60 Creating a Driver Disk 60 Installing with Windows 61 Installing with Windows Server 2003 61 ...
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... VMware ESX 4 67 Installing with VMware ESXi 5 68 Installing with FreeBSD 71 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 73 Creating a Driver Disk 73 Installing on Windows 74 Installing on Windows Server 2003 74 Installing on Windows Server 2008,...76 Installing on FreeBSD 78 9 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 80 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 80 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 81 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 81 Which Utility Should I Use 81 Which ...
... VMware ESX 4 67 Installing with VMware ESXi 5 68 Installing with FreeBSD 71 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 73 Creating a Driver Disk 73 Installing on Windows 74 Installing on Windows Server 2003 74 Installing on Windows Server 2008,...76 Installing on FreeBSD 78 9 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 80 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 80 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 81 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 81 Which Utility Should I Use 81 Which ...
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...System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with a resolution of at www.adaptec.com. ● Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express ● VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: VMware storage management options...the latest on which version of the Adaptec Web site at least 800 x 600 Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller ● Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility...
...System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with a resolution of at www.adaptec.com. ● Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express ● VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: VMware storage management options...the latest on which version of the Adaptec Web site at least 800 x 600 Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller ● Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility...
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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 16 ● DVD-ROM drive ● Floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable media
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 16 ● DVD-ROM drive ● Floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable media
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... controller board. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure 3). Caution: The mount points on the front side of the controller, with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of board Figure 1 Figure 2 2 Attach the low-profile bracket to install the bracket with a Phillips screw... board. Remove mounting screws with the mounting screws inserted from the back of the controller, as shown in the Figure 1. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside for use in to the controller board. The low-profile bracket is...
... controller board. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure 3). Caution: The mount points on the front side of the controller, with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of board Figure 1 Figure 2 2 Attach the low-profile bracket to install the bracket with a Phillips screw... board. Remove mounting screws with the mounting screws inserted from the back of the controller, as shown in the Figure 1. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside for use in to the controller board. The low-profile bracket is...
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...). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 55). 3 Create a bootable array (see page 55). 4 Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 59.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller... driver on an existing operating system. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can choose to manage your data storage (see page 79). If...
...). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 55). 3 Create a bootable array (see page 55). 4 Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 59.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller... driver on an existing operating system. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can choose to manage your data storage (see page 79). If...
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...Steps. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. 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 53. Use high-quality... cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 72. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. Chapter 5: ...
...Steps. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. 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 53. Use high-quality... cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 72. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. Chapter 5: ...
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Setting the Boot Controller...55 Creating an Array ...55 Making Your Array Bootable 58 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 72. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Skip to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter...
Setting the Boot Controller...55 Creating an Array ...55 Making Your Array Bootable 58 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 72. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Skip to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter...
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... Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to make the array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). The configuration is displayed. Then continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on the physical disk drives.... 9 Partition and format your operating system. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically ...
... Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to make the array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). The configuration is displayed. Then continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on the physical disk drives.... 9 Partition and format your operating system. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically ...
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... a bootable array (see page 72. Before You Begin ...60 Creating a Driver Disk ...60 Installing with Windows ...61 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux 62 Installing with SuSE Linux...... Installing with Solaris...67 Installing with VMware ESX 4 67 Installing with VMware ESXi 5 68 Installing with FreeBSD ...71 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system on an existing operating system, see page 54). Installing the...
... a bootable array (see page 72. Before You Begin ...60 Creating a Driver Disk ...60 Installing with Windows ...61 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux 62 Installing with SuSE Linux...... Installing with Solaris...67 Installing with VMware ESX 4 67 Installing with VMware ESXi 5 68 Installing with FreeBSD ...71 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system on an existing operating system, see page 54). Installing the...
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... ● Create a bootable array (see page 54). ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. The system creates...CD to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. For details, see page 71. Note: Not all controllers. Continue with these OSs, the driver is too large to download the latest drivers. For other operating systems, including VMware, Debian Linux...
... ● Create a bootable array (see page 54). ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. The system creates...CD to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. For details, see page 71. Note: Not all controllers. Continue with these OSs, the driver is too large to download the latest drivers. For other operating systems, including VMware, Debian Linux...
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... the DVD), and Step 5. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows...instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6. Note: With Adaptec Series 6 controllers, you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify that the driver is found , press Enter. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the...
... the DVD), and Step 5. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows...instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6. Note: With Adaptec Series 6 controllers, you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify that the driver is found , press Enter. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the...
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...Hat Linux 5 Note: You will need your operating system. 8 Continue with your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to the shell. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6 or Fedora Linux: 1 Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the ...Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task. Do not pass the linux dd boot prompt. Do not reboot! To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen appears,...
...Hat Linux 5 Note: You will need your operating system. 8 Continue with your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to the shell. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6 or Fedora Linux: 1 Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the ...Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task. Do not pass the linux dd boot prompt. Do not reboot! To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen appears,...
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...installation as usual. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Debian Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom press the Alt key instead.) 4 When prompted..., insert the driver disk, then press any key to continue. 5 Follow the prompts to the installation screen, finish ...
...installation as usual. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Debian Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom press the Alt key instead.) 4 When prompted..., insert the driver disk, then press any key to continue. 5 Follow the prompts to the installation screen, finish ...
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.../aacraid/aacraid.ko For Debian 64-bit: insmod /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko 9 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the installation screen, then follow the on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The ...contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. 5 Type the following command to the console. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Debian Installation CD, then restart your ...
.../aacraid/aacraid.ko For Debian 64-bit: insmod /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko 9 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the installation screen, then follow the on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The ...contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. 5 Type the following command to the console. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Debian Installation CD, then restart your ...
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... (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents of the archive to install the driver image. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Ubuntu Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive...an Operating System ● 65 11 Type the following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the driver files. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome ...
... (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents of the archive to install the driver image. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Ubuntu Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive...an Operating System ● 65 11 Type the following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the driver files. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome ...
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...is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 7 Remove the USB drive. 8 Install the loadable module: insmod /lib/modules/2.6.-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/ aacraid.ko where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 12 Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to... the console. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation: For Ubuntu 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-genericpae/kernel...
...is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 7 Remove the USB drive. 8 Install the loadable module: insmod /lib/modules/2.6.-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/ aacraid.ko where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 12 Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to... the console. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation: For Ubuntu 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-genericpae/kernel...
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...iso image, vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300-esx4.1.iso, then burn the iso to begin the VMware installation. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to the CD. Note: For systems ... controller. The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will need your operating system. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESX 4.x: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a writable CD: mount...
...iso image, vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300-esx4.1.iso, then burn the iso to begin the VMware installation. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to the CD. Note: For systems ... controller. The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will need your operating system. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESX 4.x: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a writable CD: mount...
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.... You must create a custom boot image using the in component for example, VMware-PowerCLI-5.0.0-374833.exe). To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not installed on your machine already) ... build machine. Installing with VMware ESXi 5. To perform the installation, you must have administrator privileges to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following the on-screen instructions. 9 Reboot your Windows build machine...
.... You must create a custom boot image using the in component for example, VMware-PowerCLI-5.0.0-374833.exe). To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not installed on your machine already) ... build machine. Installing with VMware ESXi 5. To perform the installation, you must have administrator privileges to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following the on-screen instructions. 9 Reboot your Windows build machine...
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...standard Note: You may differ from the one above. Note: Continue using PowerCLI in is already installed. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to create the custom boot image: a At the PowerCLI prompt, add the ... in the file name may need to provide account credentials to download the software depot from the VMware Web site. 5 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, navigate to the Linux driver folder, then copy the Adaptec AACRAID driver binary, aacraid-esxi5.0-1.1.7.28400.zip, to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle".
...standard Note: You may differ from the one above. Note: Continue using PowerCLI in is already installed. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to create the custom boot image: a At the PowerCLI prompt, add the ... in the file name may need to provide account credentials to download the software depot from the VMware Web site. 5 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, navigate to the Linux driver folder, then copy the Adaptec AACRAID driver binary, aacraid-esxi5.0-1.1.7.28400.zip, to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle".
