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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. For more information, see page 81. ● 128 MB...
... 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. For more information, see page 81. ● 128 MB...
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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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...the controller, with the mounting screws inserted from the back of the controller, then fasten the screws to avoid deformation. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in Step 2. Flat side of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of board Figure 1 ...Figure 2 2 Attach the low-profile bracket to the controller board. Remove mounting screws with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of bracket Figure 3 ! The full-height bracket is installed on the back side of the controller, with a Phillips ...
...the controller, with the mounting screws inserted from the back of the controller, then fasten the screws to avoid deformation. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in Step 2. Flat side of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of board Figure 1 ...Figure 2 2 Attach the low-profile bracket to the controller board. Remove mounting screws with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of bracket Figure 3 ! The full-height bracket is installed on the back side of the controller, with a Phillips ...
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...4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you 've chosen. Follow the steps for the installation option you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your ...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). If your controller has an external connector, ...
...4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you 've chosen. Follow the steps for the installation option you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your ...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). If your controller has an external connector, ...
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... mini-SAS to SATA cable to attach the SSD(s) to the controller, as disk drives or disk drive enclosures. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to 4x-SATA) 3 When all SSDs have been installed and connected, close your external device(s), such as... Next Steps. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 54. If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Connecting External...
... mini-SAS to SATA cable to attach the SSD(s) to the controller, as disk drives or disk drive enclosures. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to 4x-SATA) 3 When all SSDs have been installed and connected, close your external device(s), such as... Next Steps. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 54. If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Connecting External...
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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 complete this chapter... Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to create a bootable array. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72.
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 complete this chapter... Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to create a bootable array. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72.
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..., or to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 106). For information on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your operating system. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to...
..., or to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 106). For information on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your operating system. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to...
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... a bootable array (see page 72. 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). Installing the...
... a bootable array (see page 72. 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). Installing the...
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...and connect your operating system, as described below. Since the driver image is loaded right from the DVD drive. 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 .... For details, see the following section). The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. Select your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. Note: Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk, including Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7;...
...and connect your operating system, as described below. Since the driver image is loaded right from the DVD drive. 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 .... For details, see the following section). The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. Select your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. Note: Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk, including Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7;...
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...Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows... found, press Enter. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ...
...Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows... found, press Enter. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ...
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... 6 or Fedora Linux Note: You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task. Do not reboot! 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...ALT+F2 to switch to the shell. When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to install the driver image. 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....
... 6 or Fedora Linux Note: You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task. Do not reboot! 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...ALT+F2 to switch to the shell. When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to install the driver image. 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....
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...: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. 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 Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 Type the following the instructions included with your...
...: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. 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 Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 Type the following the instructions included with your...
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... by typing this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. 5 Type the following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the archive to a temporary location. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the... 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 your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen appears, select Graphical Install, then type CTRL...
... by typing this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. 5 Type the following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the archive to a temporary location. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the... 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 your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen appears, select Graphical Install, then type CTRL...
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... Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The following...is the temporary location of the archive to the USB drive by typing this task. 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...
... Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The following...is the temporary location of the archive to the USB drive by typing this task. 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...
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... 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 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/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko chroot /target /sbin/depmod...installation screen, then follow the on page 79. For Ubuntu 64-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-server/ kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko chroot /target /sbin/depmod -a 2.6.-server update-initramfs -u -v exit where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38...
... 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 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/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko chroot /target /sbin/depmod...installation screen, then follow the on page 79. For Ubuntu 64-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-server/ kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko chroot /target /sbin/depmod -a 2.6.-server update-initramfs -u -v exit where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38...
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... the following the instructions included with your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your operating system. Note: For systems without...procedure to burn the CD, such as an interactive (GUI-based) tool or the Linux command line. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris: 1 Start your VMware Installation CD and a writable CD to the CD. This task is not necessary...
... the following the instructions included with your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your operating system. Note: For systems without...procedure to burn the CD, such as an interactive (GUI-based) tool or the Linux command line. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris: 1 Start your VMware Installation CD and a writable CD to the CD. This task is not necessary...
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... the displayed list, click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions to load the driver. 8 Complete the VMware installation, following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5. You must create a custom boot image using the in ... vSphere PowerCLI, a command-line and scripting tool from the Microsoft Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads. 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 ...
... the displayed list, click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions to load the driver. 8 Complete the VMware installation, following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5. You must create a custom boot image using the in ... vSphere PowerCLI, a command-line and scripting tool from the Microsoft Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads. 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 ...
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...6b through 6j. 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 choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". After you start the download, .... when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to download the software depot from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/downloads; c Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot...
...6b through 6j. 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 choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". After you start the download, .... when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to download the software depot from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/downloads; c Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot...