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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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...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, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your ..., 13, 14 (32-bit and 64-bit) Note: For the latest on Linux support or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express ● VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: ...
...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, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your ..., 13, 14 (32-bit and 64-bit) Note: For the latest on Linux support or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express ● VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: ...
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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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...bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that the controller is installed on the front side of the controller, with a Phillips screw driver. ! Insert the screws through the holes on the mounting screws should be a maximum of the controller, as shown the Figure 3. Flat side of ... board. The full-height bracket is not bent after attaching the low-profile bracket to the controller board. Remove mounting screws with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, then fasten the screws to install the bracket with the low-profile bracket: 1 Remove the full-...
...bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that the controller is installed on the front side of the controller, with a Phillips screw driver. ! Insert the screws through the holes on the mounting screws should be a maximum of the controller, as shown the Figure 3. Flat side of ... board. The full-height bracket is not bent after attaching the low-profile bracket to the controller board. Remove mounting screws with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, then fasten the screws to install the bracket with the low-profile bracket: 1 Remove the full-...
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... 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 manage your data storage (see page 79). Follow the steps for the installation option you've ... the installation process. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an existing operating system. Installing with an Operating System 1 Install and connect your...
... 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 manage your data storage (see page 79). Follow the steps for the installation option you've ... the installation process. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an existing operating system. Installing with an Operating System 1 Install and connect your...
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... Steps. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. Next Steps 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 72. If you are...
... Steps. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. Next Steps 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 72. If you are...
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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...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. 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...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.
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... 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 59. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to ...restart your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ●...
... 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 59. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to ...restart your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ●...
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... an Operating System 7 In this chapter... 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).
... an Operating System 7 In this chapter... 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).
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... operating systems, including VMware, Debian Linux, and Ubuntu Linux, you must create the driver disk manually. 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. For details, see... 2008, and Windows 7; Continue with these OSs, the driver is too large to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. For up-to fit on all controllers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ...
... operating systems, including VMware, Debian Linux, and Ubuntu Linux, you must create the driver disk manually. 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. For details, see... 2008, and Windows 7; Continue with these OSs, the driver is too large to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. For up-to fit on all controllers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ...
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... 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to specify that the driver is found , press Next. Note: With Adaptec Series 6 controllers, you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify a location for only 5 seconds. Note: When F6 is found ,... to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows Installation CD to complete the installation. 8 Continue with Windows Server 2003 To install the...
... 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to specify that the driver is found , press Next. Note: With Adaptec Series 6 controllers, you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify a location for only 5 seconds. Note: When F6 is found ,... to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows Installation CD to complete the installation. 8 Continue with Windows Server 2003 To install the...
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...need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task. You must have root privileges to /dev/fd0. 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 ...9679; 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 Note: You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task. 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, press...
...need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task. You must have root privileges to /dev/fd0. 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 ...9679; 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 Note: You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task. 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, press...
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... this task. 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 Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1... the following the instructions included with your operating system. Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following commands to complete the driver installation: mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID chroot /mnt/sysimage/ cd /tmp/AACRAID sh ...
... this task. 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 Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1... the following the instructions included with your operating system. Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following commands to complete the driver installation: mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID chroot /mnt/sysimage/ cd /tmp/AACRAID sh ...
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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 following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the archive to a temporary location. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 64 ...
.../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 following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the archive to a temporary location. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 64 ...
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... with Ubuntu Linux Note: You will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to a temporary location. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your Ubuntu operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), ...then extract the contents of the archive to /dev/sda1. 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: mount /dev...
... with Ubuntu Linux Note: You will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to a temporary location. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your Ubuntu operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), ...then extract the contents of the archive to /dev/sda1. 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: mount /dev...
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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. 9 Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to the... installation screen, then follow the on page 79. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to the installation screen, then reboot. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on -screen...
... 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. 9 Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to the... installation screen, then follow the on page 79. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to the installation screen, then reboot. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on -screen...
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... task is not necessary if you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later. 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 /...or the Linux command line. You must have root privileges to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESX 4.x. Note: You will open. 3 Select Apply driver updates. 4 Insert the driver floppy disk or other update media, then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris...
... task is not necessary if you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later. 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 /...or the Linux command line. You must have root privileges to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESX 4.x. Note: You will open. 3 Select Apply driver updates. 4 Insert the driver floppy disk or other update media, then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris...
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... the prerequiste software first, including Powershell and Microsoft .NET 2.0, before you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not ... RemoteSigned 3 Download and install vSphere PowerCLI on your computer, then remove the VMware Installation CD. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5. You can download PowerCLI from the VMware Download Center at www.microsoft.com/download. Instead, ...
... the prerequiste software first, including Powershell and Microsoft .NET 2.0, before you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not ... RemoteSigned 3 Download and install vSphere PowerCLI on your computer, then remove the VMware Installation CD. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5. You can download PowerCLI from the VMware Download Center at www.microsoft.com/download. Instead, ...
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...: You will see a display like this message. You can download the software depot from the one above. c Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\aacraid-esxi5.01.1.7.28400.zip where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary... 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". Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 69 4 Download the...
...: You will see a display like this message. You can download the software depot from the one above. c Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\aacraid-esxi5.01.1.7.28400.zip where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary... 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". Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 69 4 Download the...