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... Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 36 Installing the Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 37 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 38 Connecting Directly to the Controller 38 Connecting ... ...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... 52 Installing with Solaris 52 Installing with VMware 53 Installing with FreeBSD 53
... Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 36 Installing the Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 37 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 38 Connecting Directly to the Controller 38 Connecting ... ...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... 52 Installing with Solaris 52 Installing with VMware 53 Installing with FreeBSD 53
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...Installing on Solaris 57 Installing on VMware 58 Installing on FreeBSD 58 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 60 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 60 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 60 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 61 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 61 Which Utility Should... 64 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 64 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 65 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 65 Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool 65 Resetting the Controller 65 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 68 What is ...
...Installing on Solaris 57 Installing on VMware 58 Installing on FreeBSD 58 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 60 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 60 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 60 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 61 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 61 Which Utility Should... 64 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 64 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 65 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 65 Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool 65 Resetting the Controller 65 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 68 What is ...
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...of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 MP4 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® SolarisTM 10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4 ● VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX ...operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (...
...of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 MP4 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® SolarisTM 10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4 ● VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX ...operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (...
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Before You Begin ...49 Creating a Driver Disk ...49 Installing with Windows ...50 Installing with Red Hat Linux 51 Installing with SUSE Linux...51 Installing with OpenServer ...51 Installing with UnixWare ...52 Installing with Solaris...52 Installing with VMware ...53 Installing with FreeBSD ...53 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 54. Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter... To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 43).
Before You Begin ...49 Creating a Driver Disk ...49 Installing with Windows ...50 Installing with Red Hat Linux 51 Installing with SUSE Linux...51 Installing with OpenServer ...51 Installing with UnixWare ...52 Installing with Solaris...52 Installing with VMware ...53 Installing with FreeBSD ...53 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 54. Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter... To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 43).
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... main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. 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 35). ● Create a bootable array (see page 43). ● Create a driver disk (see page 53. Creating a Driver Disk Note... SUSE Linux, see page 51. ● For OpenServer, see page 51. ● For UnixWare, see page 52. ● For Solaris, see page 52 ● For VMware, see page 53. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section).
... main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. 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 35). ● Create a bootable array (see page 43). ● Create a driver disk (see page 53. Creating a Driver Disk Note... SUSE Linux, see page 51. ● For OpenServer, see page 51. ● For UnixWare, see page 52. ● For Solaris, see page 52 ● For VMware, see page 53. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section).
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... through 7 the first time you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use the ARCCONF utility. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the VMware installation. See page 61 for the floppy disk drive. ...To install the driver when installing VMware: 1 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When...
... through 7 the first time you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use the ARCCONF utility. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to begin the VMware installation. See page 61 for the floppy disk drive. ...To install the driver when installing VMware: 1 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When...
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Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...58 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 48. Before You Begin ...55 Creating a Driver Disk ...55 Installing on Windows ...56 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 56 Installing on OpenServer ...57 Installing on UnixWare ...57 Installing on Solaris...57 Installing on VMware...58 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter...
Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...58 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 48. Before You Begin ...55 Creating a Driver Disk ...55 Installing on Windows ...56 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 56 Installing on OpenServer ...57 Installing on UnixWare ...57 Installing on Solaris...57 Installing on VMware...58 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter...
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... computer documentation.) 2 Turn on an Existing Operating System ● 55 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 58. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your operating system: ●... VMware, see page 58. ● For FreeBSD, see page 35). You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver. 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...
... computer documentation.) 2 Turn on an Existing Operating System ● 55 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 58. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your operating system: ●... VMware, see page 58. ● For FreeBSD, see page 35). You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver. 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...
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... 61 for your computer, then remove the driver disk. 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 DVD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: ...rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string ...
... 61 for your computer, then remove the driver disk. 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 DVD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: ...rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string ...
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...setting 91 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 38, 71 disk drives 32, 71 connecting to controllers 38 connections 92 external 42 failure recovery multiple arrays 64 multiple disk drives 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 with hot spare 64 without hot spare 64 formatting 91 identifying 92 initializing 86 recovering...on FreeBSD 58 installing on Linux 56 installing on OpenServer 57 installing on Solaris 57 installing on UnixWare 57 installing on VMWare 58 installing on Windows 56 installing with FreeBSD 53 installing with Linux 51 installing with OpenServer 51 installing with UnixWare 52 installing ...
...setting 91 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 38, 71 disk drives 32, 71 connecting to controllers 38 connections 92 external 42 failure recovery multiple arrays 64 multiple disk drives 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 with hot spare 64 without hot spare 64 formatting 91 identifying 92 initializing 86 recovering...on FreeBSD 58 installing on Linux 56 installing on OpenServer 57 installing on Solaris 57 installing on UnixWare 57 installing on VMWare 58 installing on Windows 56 installing with FreeBSD 53 installing with Linux 51 installing with OpenServer 51 installing with UnixWare 52 installing ...
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...58 driver and FreeBSD 53 driver and Linux 51 driver and OpenServer 51 driver and operating system 48 driver and UnixWare 52 driver and VMWare 53 driver and Windows 50 existing operating system 34 external devices 42 installation options 33 solid state drives 40 to 42 with operating system... 68 external devices 42 F failed disk drives 64 multiple arrays 64 multiple disk drives 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 without hot spare 64 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 65 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation 58 OS ...
...58 driver and FreeBSD 53 driver and Linux 51 driver and OpenServer 51 driver and operating system 48 driver and UnixWare 52 driver and VMWare 53 driver and Windows 50 existing operating system 34 external devices 42 installation options 33 solid state drives 40 to 42 with operating system... 68 external devices 42 F failed disk drives 64 multiple arrays 64 multiple disk drives 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 without hot spare 64 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 65 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation 58 OS ...
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U UnixWare driver installation 57 OS installation 52 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 61 AFU 61 ARCCONF 60 V verifying disk drives 91 VMWare driver installation 58 OS installation 53 W Windows driver installation 56 OS installation 50 Z zero maintenance cache protection 16, 36, 37 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 37 Index ● 135
U UnixWare driver installation 57 OS installation 52 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 61 AFU 61 ARCCONF 60 V verifying disk drives 91 VMWare driver installation 58 OS installation 53 W Windows driver installation 56 OS installation 50 Z zero maintenance cache protection 16, 36, 37 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 37 Index ● 135