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...RAID Controllers 41 Connecting External Devices 42 Next Steps...42 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 42 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Making Your Array Bootable 47 Installing the Driver... and an Operating System Before You Begin 49 Creating a Driver Disk 49 Installing with Windows 50 Installing with Red Hat ...
...RAID Controllers 41 Connecting External Devices 42 Next Steps...42 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 42 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Making Your Array Bootable 47 Installing the Driver... and an Operating System Before You Begin 49 Creating a Driver Disk 49 Installing with Windows 50 Installing with Red Hat ...
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...9679; 8 Installing with UnixWare 53 Installing with VMware 53 Installing with FreeBSD 54 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 56 Creating a Driver Disk 56 Installing on Windows 57 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 57 Installing on ...VMware 59 Installing on FreeBSD 60 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 62 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 62 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 62 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 63 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 63 Which Utility Should I Use 63 Solving ...
...9679; 8 Installing with UnixWare 53 Installing with VMware 53 Installing with FreeBSD 54 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 56 Creating a Driver Disk 56 Installing on Windows 57 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 57 Installing on ...VMware 59 Installing on FreeBSD 60 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 62 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 62 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 62 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 63 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 63 Which Utility Should I Use 63 Solving ...
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... the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. 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 cable information about your controller model-see the descriptions starting...
... the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. 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 cable information about your controller model-see the descriptions starting...
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... connector cables have cables with the proper connectors for your RAID controller. SCSI Cables Depending on that you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on your requirements, you can complete a standard installation, where...driver is included in the following figure, and the connectors are keyed so that array. External SCSI cable-Connects to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Internal SCSI cable-Connects to up to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec...
... connector cables have cables with the proper connectors for your RAID controller. SCSI Cables Depending on that you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on your requirements, you can complete a standard installation, where...driver is included in the following figure, and the connectors are keyed so that array. External SCSI cable-Connects to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Internal SCSI cable-Connects to up to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec...
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... are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 43. Note: Adaptec 4000 only-Controller installation is marked to pin 1. Caution: Touch a grounded metal object before handling the RAID controller. 3 As shown at right. (PCI bus compatibility is complete. When installed properly...
... are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 43. Note: Adaptec 4000 only-Controller installation is marked to pin 1. Caution: Touch a grounded metal object before handling the RAID controller. 3 As shown at right. (PCI bus compatibility is complete. When installed properly...
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...then continue with Internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) Disk drives on backplane External SAS cable connecting to a drive bay Controller connected to SATA RAID Controllers 1 Install your SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system's documentation. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ...either setting the boot controller (see page 43) or by installing the controller driver on an existing operating system (see page 55), depending on the controller using the ARC utility (see About Your RAID Controller on the SATA controller or disk drives. 2 Connect each disk drive ...
...then continue with Internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) Disk drives on backplane External SAS cable connecting to a drive bay Controller connected to SATA RAID Controllers 1 Install your SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system's documentation. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ...either setting the boot controller (see page 43) or by installing the controller driver on an existing operating system (see page 55), depending on the controller using the ARC utility (see About Your RAID Controller on the SATA controller or disk drives. 2 Connect each disk drive ...
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..., then click Yes when prompted to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on your new configuration. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to make the array bootable (see page 12). The configuration...47 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for the logical drive, or to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on the physical disk drives. ...
..., then click Yes when prompted to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on your new configuration. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to make the array bootable (see page 12). The configuration...47 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for the logical drive, or to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on the physical disk drives. ...
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... OpenServer ...52 Installing with Solaris...52 Installing with UnixWare ...53 Installing with VMware ...53 Installing with FreeBSD ...54 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 55. Installing the...
... OpenServer ...52 Installing with Solaris...52 Installing with UnixWare ...53 Installing with VMware ...53 Installing with FreeBSD ...54 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 55. Installing the...
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... page 50. ● For SUSE Linux, see page 51. ● For NetWare, see the following section). Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 49 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 37). ● Create a bootable array (see page 43). ● Create...
... page 50. ● For SUSE Linux, see page 51. ● For NetWare, see the following section). Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 49 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 37). ● Create a bootable array (see page 43). ● Create...
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To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart.... Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on page 61. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is on -screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to complete the installation. 8... driver disk, then wait until 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 install a third-party driver, press F6. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver ...
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart.... Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on page 61. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is on -screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to complete the installation. 8... driver disk, then wait until 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 install a third-party driver, press F6. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver ...
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...screen appears, check the Storage adapters list and select Modify to add another driver. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 51 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 NetWare documentation.) To be able to load additional drivers later, select Manual install mode during the first part of...
...screen appears, check the Storage adapters list and select Modify to add another driver. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 51 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 NetWare documentation.) To be able to load additional drivers later, select Manual install mode during the first part of...
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Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 48. Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...60 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Before You Begin ...56 Creating a Driver Disk ...56 Installing on Windows ...57 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 57 Installing on NetWare ...57 Installing on OpenServer ...58 Installing on Solaris...58 Installing on UnixWare ...59 Installing on VMware...59 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter...
Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 48. Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...60 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Before You Begin ...56 Creating a Driver Disk ...56 Installing on Windows ...57 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 57 Installing on NetWare ...57 Installing on OpenServer ...58 Installing on Solaris...58 Installing on UnixWare ...59 Installing on VMware...59 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter...
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... OpenServer, see page 58. ● For Solaris, see page 58 ● For UnixWare, see page 37). Select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 59. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to -date operating system version support, visit the... Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, ...
... OpenServer, see page 58. ● For Solaris, see page 58 ● For UnixWare, see page 37). Select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 59. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to -date operating system version support, visit the... Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, ...
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... point on page 61. 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/... 5 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. Installing on NetWare Note: Before you begin, ensure that your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to ensure the driver loaded correctly. 4 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on -screen instructions to...
... point on page 61. 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/... 5 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. Installing on NetWare Note: Before you begin, ensure that your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to ensure the driver loaded correctly. 4 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on -screen instructions to...
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Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... About Adaptec Storage Manager 62 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 62 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 63 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 63 Which Utility Should I Use 63 Once you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.
Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... About Adaptec Storage Manager 62 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 62 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 63 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 63 Which Utility Should I Use 63 Once you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.
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...; If it in a different compatible expansion slot. (See page 38 for instructions.) ● SCSI RAID controllers only-Ensure that your Adaptec RAID controller is set correctly on each SCSI bus. ● Did the driver install correctly? ● If you have external disk drives (or other device) on each disk drive..., power supply, LED connector, and so on. If you are they powered on page 15. ● Ensure that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and ...
...; If it in a different compatible expansion slot. (See page 38 for instructions.) ● SCSI RAID controllers only-Ensure that your Adaptec RAID controller is set correctly on each SCSI bus. ● Did the driver install correctly? ● If you have external disk drives (or other device) on each disk drive..., power supply, LED connector, and so on. If you are they powered on page 15. ● Ensure that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and ...
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...controller from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to it. Copy the first firmware image to the same floppy disk. 4 Create additional ... reconnect the power cord, then power on which disk drives fail. Note: In some instances, RAID 10 and RAID 50 arrays may want to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to reset (...
...controller from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to it. Copy the first firmware image to the same floppy disk. 4 Create additional ... reconnect the power cord, then power on which disk drives fail. Note: In some instances, RAID 10 and RAID 50 arrays may want to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to reset (...
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... most recent version of extended memory. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to : ● The RAID Installation CD-Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a separate flash image. Note: You can't run the AFU:... 1 Using the AFU menus (see page 106) 2 From the command line (see page 106). compatible with other DOS drivers running under any version of Windows....
... most recent version of extended memory. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to : ● The RAID Installation CD-Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a separate flash image. Note: You can't run the AFU:... 1 Using the AFU menus (see page 106) 2 From the command line (see page 106). compatible with other DOS drivers running under any version of Windows....
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... 38 keyed features 17 modifying general settings 88 modifying settings with -Select utilities 87 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 88 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard... 87 types of connections 92 verifying 91 drive requirements 32 Drive's Write Cache setting 88 driver and operating system installation 36, 48, 54 driver disk 49 driver installation 55 to 60 drivers installing on FreeBSD 60 installing on Linux 57 installing on NetWare 57 installing on OpenServer 58...
... 38 keyed features 17 modifying general settings 88 modifying settings with -Select utilities 87 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 88 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard... 87 types of connections 92 verifying 91 drive requirements 32 Drive's Write Cache setting 88 driver and operating system installation 36, 48, 54 driver disk 49 driver installation 55 to 60 drivers installing on FreeBSD 60 installing on Linux 57 installing on NetWare 57 installing on OpenServer 58...
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...options 35 SAS backplane 40 SAS direct-attach 39 with operating system 35 K keyed features 17 kit contents 14 L links (SAS) 70 Linux driver installation 57 OS installation 51 Linux installation 50 locked features 17 M Managing 86 Maximum Transfer Rate setting 90 mini-SAS direct connection 40 enclosure ... event log 92 expander connections 73 expander devices 69 external devices 42 F failed disk drives 65 multiple arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 without hot spare 66 feature keys 17 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 67 floppy disks ...
...options 35 SAS backplane 40 SAS direct-attach 39 with operating system 35 K keyed features 17 kit contents 14 L links (SAS) 70 Linux driver installation 57 OS installation 51 Linux installation 50 locked features 17 M Managing 86 Maximum Transfer Rate setting 90 mini-SAS direct connection 40 enclosure ... event log 92 expander connections 73 expander devices 69 external devices 42 F failed disk drives 65 multiple arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 without hot spare 66 feature keys 17 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 67 floppy disks ...