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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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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. For more information, see page 81. ● 128 MB (or ...
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. For more information, see page 81. ● 128 MB (or ...
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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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... 44 To replace the full-height bracket with the mounting screws inserted from the front of bracket Figure 3 ! Remove mounting screws with a Phillips screw driver. ! Caution: The mount points on the front of 3.0-4.0 lbf-in the Figure 1. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure 3). Insert... of the controller, with the low-profile bracket: 1 Remove the full-height bracket from the controller board. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown the Figure 3. Flat side of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of the controller...
... 44 To replace the full-height bracket with the mounting screws inserted from the front of bracket Figure 3 ! Remove mounting screws with a Phillips screw driver. ! Caution: The mount points on the front of 3.0-4.0 lbf-in the Figure 1. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure 3). Insert... of the controller, with the low-profile bracket: 1 Remove the full-height bracket from the controller board. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown the Figure 3. Flat side of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of the controller...
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...your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 72). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 46). Follow the steps for the installation option you...the boot 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 46). Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the ...
...your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 72). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 46). Follow the steps for the installation option you...the boot 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 46). Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the ...
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... as shown in the following section, Next Steps. Next Steps If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 72. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue...
... as shown in the following section, Next Steps. Next Steps If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 72. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue...
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Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Skip to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter... 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. Skip to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter... 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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... Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 59. In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). ...Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 58 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a physical disk drive on your logical drive. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. The ...
... Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 59. In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). ...Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 58 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a physical disk drive on your logical drive. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. The ...
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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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..., you must use a USB flash drive ("USB stick") or a writable CD. Continue with these OSs, the driver is too large to fit on your computer, then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your computer boots from the...OS to generate a list of supported operating systems and to create a driver disk for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● Create a bootable array (see page 54). ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). Select your operating system, as described ...
..., you must use a USB flash drive ("USB stick") or a writable CD. Continue with these OSs, the driver is too large to fit on your computer, then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your computer boots from the...OS to generate a list of supported operating systems and to create a driver disk for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● Create a bootable array (see page 54). ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). Select your operating system, as described ...
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...floppy disk, then press Enter. Note: The 64-Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder. 5 When the Adaptec driver is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to complete this task. The computer... reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is on page 79. Note: With Adaptec Series 6 controllers, you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify that the driver is found '. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 61 Installing with Windows ...
...floppy disk, then press Enter. Note: The 64-Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder. 5 When the Adaptec driver is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to complete this task. The computer... reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is on page 79. Note: With Adaptec Series 6 controllers, you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify that the driver is found '. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 61 Installing with Windows ...
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... /mnt2 cd /AACRAID sh ./fc-pre-install.sh Note: These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to complete this task. 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 the Welcome screen appears, press...
... /mnt2 cd /AACRAID sh ./fc-pre-install.sh Note: These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to complete this task. 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 the Welcome screen appears, press...
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...console by typing CTRL+ALT+F2 when the installation is not shown on page 79. 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 computer. 3 When the SuSE installation selection ... environment you want , then press the F6 key to complete 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 Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux ...
...console by typing CTRL+ALT+F2 when the installation is not shown on page 79. 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 computer. 3 When the SuSE installation selection ... environment you want , then press the F6 key to complete 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 Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux ...
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... an Operating System ● 64 b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory 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 ... the archive to scan for your Debian operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents of the driver files. Do not reboot! e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Debian Installation CD, then restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen...
... an Operating System ● 64 b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory 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 ... the archive to scan for your Debian operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents of the driver files. Do not reboot! e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Debian Installation CD, then restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen...
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... Note: You will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to install the driver image. 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...
... Note: You will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to install the driver image. 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...
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... 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 complete the driver installation: For Ubuntu 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-genericpae/kernel... 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. 12 Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to...
... 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 complete the driver installation: For Ubuntu 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-genericpae/kernel... 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. 12 Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to...
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...: For systems without a floppy drive, you can choose to the CD. 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 later. Instead, you prefer to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris: 1 Start your operating system. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your VMware Installation CD...
...: For systems without a floppy drive, you can choose to the CD. 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 later. Instead, you prefer to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris: 1 Start your operating system. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your VMware Installation CD...
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... scripting tool from the VMware Download Center. Note: You may see page 81. The VMware Image Builder is complete, if required. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not installed on your machine already) and install on -screen instructions. 9 Reboot your...
... scripting tool from the VMware Download Center. Note: You may see page 81. The VMware Image Builder is complete, if required. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not installed on your machine already) and install on -screen instructions. 9 Reboot your...
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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 create the custom boot image: a At the PowerCLI prompt, add the VMware Image Builder snap-in by running the ...
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 create the custom boot image: a At the PowerCLI prompt, add the VMware Image Builder snap-in by running the ...