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... Ubuntu Linux 75 Installing on Solaris 76 Installing on VMware 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...
... Ubuntu Linux 75 Installing on Solaris 76 Installing on VMware 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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...: 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: VMware storage management options vary, depending on page 17) ● 20 MB of free disk drive space ●...
...: 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: VMware storage management options vary, depending on page 17) ● 20 MB of free disk drive space ●...
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......63 Installing with Debian Linux 63 Installing with Ubuntu Linux 65 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...
......63 Installing with Debian Linux 63 Installing with Ubuntu Linux 65 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...
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... too large to complete this task. Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your operating ... page 65. ● For Solaris, see page 67. ● For VMware ESX 4, see page 67. ● For VMware ESXi 5, see page 68. ● For FreeBSD, see page 71. For up-to create a driver disk for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● Create a...
... too large to complete this task. Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your operating ... page 65. ● For Solaris, see page 67. ● For VMware ESX 4, see page 67. ● For VMware ESXi 5, see page 68. ● For FreeBSD, see page 71. For up-to create a driver disk for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● Create a...
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... Insert and mount a writable CD: mount /dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the VMware iso image, vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300-esx4.1.iso, then burn the iso to create the driver disk and install the driver image. To install ... or other update media, then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with your VMware Installation CD and a writable CD to complete this task. Instead, you can create a driver disk by burning a CD with...
... Insert and mount a writable CD: mount /dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the VMware iso image, vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300-esx4.1.iso, then burn the iso to create the driver disk and install the driver image. To install ... or other update media, then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with your VMware Installation CD and a writable CD to complete this task. Instead, you can create a driver disk by burning a CD with...
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.... 9 Reboot your Windows build machine-the machine used to install the custom image. You can ignore this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following the on Windows 2008 and Windows 7 systems. 2 Run PowerShell as a snap-in -box ... in component for vSphere PowerCLI, a command-line and scripting tool from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads (for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5. You can download PowerCLI from VMware based on your Windows build machine. Note: You may see page 81. To...
.... 9 Reboot your Windows build machine-the machine used to install the custom image. You can ignore this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following the on Windows 2008 and Windows 7 systems. 2 Run PowerShell as a snap-in -box ... in component for vSphere PowerCLI, a command-line and scripting tool from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads (for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5. You can download PowerCLI from VMware based on your Windows build machine. Note: You may see page 81. To...
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... when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". You can 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 download the software depot from the...
... when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". You can 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 download the software depot from the...
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... tool or a command line tool. Note: Use whatever tool you finish burning the image. 8 On the VMware ESXi machine, insert the custom boot CD, then restart your computer. Note: For information about creating and managing arrays under... using the -CloneProfile option: # New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile ESXi-5.0.0-469512-standard -Name "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" g Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image profile: # Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" -vendor PMC-Sierra -AcceptanceLevel communitysupported h Check if the new driver package is available...
... tool or a command line tool. Note: Use whatever tool you finish burning the image. 8 On the VMware ESXi machine, insert the custom boot CD, then restart your computer. Note: For information about creating and managing arrays under... using the -CloneProfile option: # New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile ESXi-5.0.0-469512-standard -Name "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" g Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image profile: # Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" -vendor PMC-Sierra -AcceptanceLevel communitysupported h Check if the new driver package is available...
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Before You Begin ...73 Creating a Driver Disk ...73 Installing on Windows ...74 Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux 74 Installing on Debian Linux ...75 Installing on Ubuntu Linux 75 Installing on Solaris...76 Installing on VMware...76 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...78 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 59.
Before You Begin ...73 Creating a Driver Disk ...73 Installing on Windows ...74 Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux 74 Installing on Debian Linux ...75 Installing on Ubuntu Linux 75 Installing on Solaris...76 Installing on VMware...76 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...78 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 59.
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... Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Note: Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk; For other operating systems, such as VMware and FreeBSD, you must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver. Continue with the instructions for your ... of supported operating systems and to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on all operating systems are supported on your computer, then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your operating system and version. 4 When prompted, ...
... Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Note: Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk; For other operating systems, such as VMware and FreeBSD, you must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver. Continue with the instructions for your ... of supported operating systems and to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on all operating systems are supported on your computer, then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your operating system and version. 4 When prompted, ...
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...-i aacraid esxupdate -b --maintenancemode remove where vibID is already installed on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to the VMware ESX/ESXi server (in Step 2 below), you can install the new one. If an Adaptec driver is the full name of the driver package. (list driver packages) (remove package) Note: For... VMware 4.0 or earlier, use the rpm -e command to the driver installer directory: On Solaris 10: cd /...
...-i aacraid esxupdate -b --maintenancemode remove where vibID is already installed on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to the VMware ESX/ESXi server (in Step 2 below), you can install the new one. If an Adaptec driver is the full name of the driver package. (list driver packages) (remove package) Note: For... VMware 4.0 or earlier, use the rpm -e command to the driver installer directory: On Solaris 10: cd /...
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... and not visible. Also, the version string may be different from above. 3 Install the VIB module: VMware ESX 4: esxupdate -b /tmp/aacraid/vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib --nodeps --nosigcheck --maintenancemode update VMware ESXi 4: esxupdate -b /tmp/aacraid/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib --nodeps --nosigcheck --maintenancemode update...
... and not visible. Also, the version string may be different from above. 3 Install the VIB module: VMware ESX 4: esxupdate -b /tmp/aacraid/vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib --nodeps --nosigcheck --maintenancemode update VMware ESXi 4: esxupdate -b /tmp/aacraid/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib --nodeps --nosigcheck --maintenancemode update...
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... application that helps you can choose to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is a command line utility that you build a storage space for VMware systems called Remote ARCCONF. When Adaptec Storage Manager is to run the agent only ..., and other on-going processes on VMware? For details, see Which Utility Should I Use on that system. The agent uses less memory than the full application. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is like a service that...
... application that helps you can choose to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is a command line utility that you build a storage space for VMware systems called Remote ARCCONF. When Adaptec Storage Manager is to run the agent only ..., and other on-going processes on VMware? For details, see Which Utility Should I Use on that system. The agent uses less memory than the full application. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is like a service that...
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...See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on VMware? see Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on the VMware ESX system, then from the remote ASM GUI. VMware storage management options vary, depending on which version of VMware you are running: ● On VMware ESX 4.1 and VMware ESX 4.0 ...your choice of management utilities varies, depending on VMware? Caution: Although the AFU contains safeguards to a VMware system, your controller's BIOS. Note: The ARC utility is connected to prevent you are running the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI, you can connect to avoid...
...See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on VMware? see Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on the VMware ESX system, then from the remote ASM GUI. VMware storage management options vary, depending on which version of VMware you are running: ● On VMware ESX 4.1 and VMware ESX 4.0 ...your choice of management utilities varies, depending on VMware? Caution: Although the AFU contains safeguards to a VMware system, your controller's BIOS. Note: The ARC utility is connected to prevent you are running the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI, you can connect to avoid...
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... Guide and the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD. ● On VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1 systems: ● You can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the VMware ESXi system, then from a Windows or Linux Guest OS, you can install Remote ARCCONF-a version ... can use the configUtil.sh utility to manage email notifications to configure and manage arrays from the VMware ESX console. For information on installing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent and ARCCONF on VMware ESX 4.x systems, see the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on a Linux Guest OS...
... Guide and the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD. ● On VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1 systems: ● You can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the VMware ESXi system, then from a Windows or Linux Guest OS, you can install Remote ARCCONF-a version ... can use the configUtil.sh utility to manage email notifications to configure and manage arrays from the VMware ESX console. For information on installing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent and ARCCONF on VMware ESX 4.x systems, see the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on a Linux Guest OS...
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... 78 drivers installing on FreeBSD 78 installing on Solaris 76 installing on Windows 74 installing with FreeBSD 71 installing with Linux 62, 63 installing with VMWare 67, 68 installing with Windows 61 E electrostatic discharge 147 end devices 89 event log 114 expander connections 93 expander devices 89 external devices 53 F failed...
... 78 drivers installing on FreeBSD 78 installing on Solaris 76 installing on Windows 74 installing with FreeBSD 71 installing with Linux 62, 63 installing with VMWare 67, 68 installing with Windows 61 E electrostatic discharge 147 end devices 89 event log 114 expander connections 93 expander devices 89 external devices 53 F failed...
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...-attach 50 disk drives 50 driver 72 to 78 driver and FreeBSD 71 driver and Linux 62, 63 driver and operating system 59 driver and VMWare 67, 68 driver and Windows 61 existing operating system 45 external devices 53 installation options 45 solid state drives 52 to 53 with operating system...
...-attach 50 disk drives 50 driver 72 to 78 driver and FreeBSD 71 driver and Linux 62, 63 driver and operating system 59 driver and VMWare 67, 68 driver and Windows 61 existing operating system 45 external devices 53 installation options 45 solid state drives 52 to 53 with operating system...
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...15 T technical specifications 148 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 89 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 troubleshooting tips 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U updating firmware... 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 V verifying disk drives 113 VMWare OS installation 67, 68 W Windows driver installation 74 OS installation 61 Z zero ...
...15 T technical specifications 148 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 89 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 troubleshooting tips 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U updating firmware... 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 V verifying disk drives 113 VMWare OS installation 67, 68 W Windows driver installation 74 OS installation 61 Z zero ...