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...an Array 38 Creating an Array with the ACU 38 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 38 Making Your Array Bootable 40 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 42 Creating a Driver Disk 42 Installing with Windows 42 Installing with Red Hat Linux 43 Installing with... SUSE Linux 43 Installing with NetWare 44 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 46 Creating a Driver Disk or an Array 46 Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 46 Installing on Windows Vista 47 ...
...an Array 38 Creating an Array with the ACU 38 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 38 Making Your Array Bootable 40 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 42 Creating a Driver Disk 42 Installing with Windows 42 Installing with Red Hat Linux 43 Installing with... SUSE Linux 43 Installing with NetWare 44 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 46 Creating a Driver Disk or an Array 46 Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 46 Installing on Windows Vista 47 ...
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...: For up-to format and verify disk drives ● HostRAID installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager installation CD (not bootable), including Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec HRCONF (HostRAID Configuration) command line utility ● Readme files ● Cables (type and quantity ...to modify your controller and disk drive settings ● Disk Utilities-Used to -date operating system version support, visit www.adaptec.com. ● At least 256 MB of at least 800 x 600 ● CD drive ● Appropriate interface cables
...: For up-to format and verify disk drives ● HostRAID installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager installation CD (not bootable), including Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec HRCONF (HostRAID Configuration) command line utility ● Readme files ● Cables (type and quantity ...to modify your controller and disk drive settings ● Disk Utilities-Used to -date operating system version support, visit www.adaptec.com. ● At least 256 MB of at least 800 x 600 ● CD drive ● Appropriate interface cables
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If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Creating a Bootable Array on page 45. Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 33 Next Steps If you are installing the driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 37.
If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Creating a Bootable Array on page 45. Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 33 Next Steps If you are installing the driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 37.
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... (see page 25). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 37). 3 Make the array bootable (see page 40). 4 Install your operating system and the driver (see page 41). 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to support the RAID level you want. Improved performance but reduced capacity. If your controller has an external connector...
... (see page 25). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 37). 3 Make the array bootable (see page 40). 4 Install your operating system and the driver (see page 41). 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to support the RAID level you want. Improved performance but reduced capacity. If your controller has an external connector...
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If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 46). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 49). Chapter 5: Getting Started l 36 2 Install the controller driver (see page 46). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 49). Installing on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see page 25).
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 46). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 49). Chapter 5: Getting Started l 36 2 Install the controller driver (see page 46). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 49). Installing on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see page 25).
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Creating an Array ...38 Creating an Array with the ACU 38 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 38 Making Your Array Bootable 40 This chapter explains how to set your HostRAID controller to be the boot controller, and how to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 45. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system,proceed to create a bootable array. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this chapter... Note: Adaptec 1225SA controller does not support bootable devices.
Creating an Array ...38 Creating an Array with the ACU 38 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 38 Making Your Array Bootable 40 This chapter explains how to set your HostRAID controller to be the boot controller, and how to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 45. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system,proceed to create a bootable array. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this chapter... Note: Adaptec 1225SA controller does not support bootable devices.
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... HostRAID Installation CD. The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide provided on your operating system. You must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears as ...full software application, refer to restart your logical drive. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a physical disk drive on the Adaptec Storage Manager CD. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 72). Continue with Making Your Array Bootable (next ...
... HostRAID Installation CD. The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide provided on your operating system. You must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears as ...full software application, refer to restart your logical drive. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a physical disk drive on the Adaptec Storage Manager CD. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 72). Continue with Making Your Array Bootable (next ...
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Before You Begin ...42 Creating a Driver Disk ...42 Installing with Windows ...42 Installing with Red Hat Linux 43 Installing with SUSE Linux...43 Installing with NetWare ...44 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 45. Note: To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 37). Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter...
Before You Begin ...42 Creating a Driver Disk ...42 Installing with Windows ...42 Installing with Red Hat Linux 43 Installing with SUSE Linux...43 Installing with NetWare ...44 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 45. Note: To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 37). Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter...
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... to use. 6 Select the version of the screen for your Windows Installation CD to -date operating system version support, visit www.adaptec.com. 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's ...appears at the bottom of the operating system. 7 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. If you must create a driver disk. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 42 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the...
... to use. 6 Select the version of the screen for your Windows Installation CD to -date operating system version support, visit www.adaptec.com. 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's ...appears at the bottom of the operating system. 7 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. If you must create a driver disk. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 42 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the...
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... Complete the SUSE Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 8 Continue with SUSE Linux To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SUSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your Red Hat Installation CD to set up the environment ... this task. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 43 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec SAS or SATA driver is on a floppy disk, then ...
... Complete the SUSE Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 8 Continue with SUSE Linux To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SUSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your Red Hat Installation CD to set up the environment ... this task. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 43 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec SAS or SATA driver is on a floppy disk, then ...
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...documentation. 11 Continue with NetWare You will need your NetWare Installation CD to your NetWare documentation.) To be able to load additional drivers later, select Manual install mode during the first part of the failure. To modify disk partitions, apply hot fixes, or perform ...volume maintenance, refer to complete this task. The available drivers are displayed. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 44 Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on page 49. If the driver installation process fails, the server console is displayed. 10 From the ...
...documentation. 11 Continue with NetWare You will need your NetWare Installation CD to your NetWare documentation.) To be able to load additional drivers later, select Manual install mode during the first part of the failure. To modify disk partitions, apply hot fixes, or perform ...volume maintenance, refer to complete this task. The available drivers are displayed. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 44 Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on page 49. If the driver installation process fails, the server console is displayed. 10 From the ...
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Installing the Driver on the bootable array, see page 41. Note: To install the driver and an operating system on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Before You Begin ...46 Creating a Driver Disk or an Array 46 Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 46 Installing on Windows Vista 47 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 47 Installing on NetWare ...47 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver on an existing operating system.
Installing the Driver on the bootable array, see page 41. Note: To install the driver and an operating system on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Before You Begin ...46 Creating a Driver Disk or an Array 46 Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 46 Installing on Windows Vista 47 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 47 Installing on NetWare ...47 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver on an existing operating system.
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... on page 47 ● Installing on NetWare on page 47 Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 To install the driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 5 Select one of the operating systems from this list: ● Windows XP/2003 and...
... on page 47 ● Installing on NetWare on page 47 Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003 To install the driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 5 Select one of the operating systems from this list: ● Windows XP/2003 and...
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...new disk drives. 4 Continue with the installation. Installing on Windows Vista 1 Insert the Windows setup CD. 2 When prompted to install a third-party driver, click Load Driver. 3 Select the driver and click Next. 4 The disk array is the rpm file. 3 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for more information. Refer to ...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 displayed. 5 Click Drive Options to modify the RAID 10 size, else click Next to proceed with Managing Your ...
...new disk drives. 4 Continue with the installation. Installing on Windows Vista 1 Insert the Windows setup CD. 2 When prompted to install a third-party driver, click Load Driver. 3 Select the driver and click Next. 4 The disk array is the rpm file. 3 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for more information. Refer to ...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 displayed. 5 Click Drive Options to modify the RAID 10 size, else click Next to proceed with Managing Your ...
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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on page 49. The driver installs. 10 From the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to driver summary, then press Enter. 11 From the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 12 After the driver loads, select Continue. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on an Existing Operating System l 48 8 Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3. 9 From the A:\ prompt, press Enter.
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on page 49. The driver installs. 10 From the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to driver summary, then press Enter. 11 From the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 12 After the driver loads, select Continue. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on an Existing Operating System l 48 8 Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3. 9 From the A:\ prompt, press Enter.
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This chapter introduces the tools you can use to build and manage your HostRAID controller. All the tools described in this chapter... Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter are included on the CDs included with your storage space. About Adaptec Storage Manager 50 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility 50 About the ARC Utility...51 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 51 Which Utility Should I Use 51 Once you have installed your HostRAID controller, disk drives (or other devices), and device driver, you can begin to manage your storage space.
This chapter introduces the tools you can use to build and manage your HostRAID controller. All the tools described in this chapter... Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter are included on the CDs included with your storage space. About Adaptec Storage Manager 50 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility 50 About the ARC Utility...51 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 51 Which Utility Should I Use 51 Once you have installed your HostRAID controller, disk drives (or other devices), and device driver, you can begin to manage your storage space.
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...RAID 0 array, see Multiple Failures in that your HostRAID controller is automatically incorporated into the array and takes over for instructions. ● Did the driver install correctly? Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is protected by a hot spare, replace the failed drive. If you... term logical drives when referring to each disk drive, the power supply, the LED connector, and so on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com and the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase at ask.ad aptec.com. To recover from the HostRAID controller. ● Check that array fails the...
...RAID 0 array, see Multiple Failures in that your HostRAID controller is automatically incorporated into the array and takes over for instructions. ● Did the driver install correctly? Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is protected by a hot spare, replace the failed drive. If you... term logical drives when referring to each disk drive, the power supply, the LED connector, and so on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com and the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase at ask.ad aptec.com. To recover from the HostRAID controller. ● Check that array fails the...
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... data (if available). For more than one failure per array), and the arrays are properly installed and connected. For instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. If there are more than one array at the same time (one disk drive fails at the ... disk drive failures than the failed disk drive it . You may survive multiple disk drive failures, depending on your local hard drive (for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to it 's replacing. ● Failed disk drives are replaced with these ...
... data (if available). For more than one failure per array), and the arrays are properly installed and connected. For instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. If there are more than one array at the same time (one disk drive fails at the ... disk drive failures than the failed disk drive it . You may survive multiple disk drive failures, depending on your local hard drive (for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to it 's replacing. ● Failed disk drives are replaced with these ...
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... Utility message on your screen during system POST. This is set to the previous menu at POST time. When Disabled, the Adaptec banner, version, and copyright is displayed. SerialSelect Options Controller Configuration Runtime BIOS Available Settings Enabled Disabled Disabled:Scan bus BBS Support ... can still invoke the ARC utility by pressing Esc. 5 To restore the original SerialSelect default values, press F6 from within the SAS Driver and Controller Configuration screens. 6 To exit SerialSelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you...
... Utility message on your screen during system POST. This is set to the previous menu at POST time. When Disabled, the Adaptec banner, version, and copyright is displayed. SerialSelect Options Controller Configuration Runtime BIOS Available Settings Enabled Disabled Disabled:Scan bus BBS Support ... can still invoke the ARC utility by pressing Esc. 5 To restore the original SerialSelect default values, press F6 from within the SAS Driver and Controller Configuration screens. 6 To exit SerialSelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you...
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.... You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc. 5 To restore the default SATASelect values, press F6 from within the SATA Driver and Controller Configuration screen. 6 To exit SATASelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any key to restart the computer. Any...
.... You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc. 5 To restore the default SATASelect values, press F6 from within the SATA Driver and Controller Configuration screen. 6 To exit SATASelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any key to restart the computer. Any...