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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 42 ...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 42 ...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 the...12, 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: VMware...
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 the...12, 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: VMware...
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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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Remove mounting screws with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, as shown in the Figure 1. Be sure to the controller board... a spacer (see Figure 3). The full-height bracket is installed on the front side of the controller, with a Phillips screw driver. ! The low-profile bracket is not bent after attaching the low-profile bracket to avoid deformation. Insert the screws through the holes... of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of 3.0-4.0 lbf-in Step 2. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown the Figure 3.
Remove mounting screws with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, as shown in the Figure 1. Be sure to the controller board... a spacer (see Figure 3). The full-height bracket is installed on the front side of the controller, with a Phillips screw driver. ! The low-profile bracket is not bent after attaching the low-profile bracket to avoid deformation. Insert the screws through the holes... of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of 3.0-4.0 lbf-in Step 2. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown the Figure 3.
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... 2 Set 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 create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller...). If 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). Installing on an existing operating system. Alternatively, you 've...
... 2 Set 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 create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller...). If 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). Installing on an existing operating system. Alternatively, you 've...
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... example. 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 54. If you are...
... example. 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 54. If you are...
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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 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72. 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. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task.
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. 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. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task.
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... disk drives to arrays (see page 13) and on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your operating system. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The logical drive you can...Bootable Use the ACU to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices. 8 Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 106).
... disk drives to arrays (see page 13) and on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your operating system. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The logical drive you can...Bootable Use the ACU to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices. 8 Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 106).
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... an Operating System 7 In this chapter... To install the driver on 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).
... an Operating System 7 In this chapter... To install the driver on 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).
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... and Ubuntu Linux, you must create the driver disk manually. For details, see the following section). 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...Install and connect your operating system, as described below. with the instructions 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 instructions for your operating system and version. 4 When prompted,...
... and Ubuntu Linux, you must create the driver disk manually. For details, see the following section). 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...Install and connect your operating system, as described below. with the instructions 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 instructions for your operating system and version. 4 When prompted,...
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...-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows documentation to configure partitions manually. 7 Follow the... of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to the driver location, then click OK. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows...
...-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows documentation to configure partitions manually. 7 Follow the... of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to the driver location, then click OK. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows...
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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 6 or Fedora Linux: 1 Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen ... /mnt2 cd /AACRAID sh ./fc-pre-install.sh Note: These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to /dev/fd0. 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 Red Hat Welcome screen ...
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 6 or Fedora Linux: 1 Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen ... /mnt2 cd /AACRAID sh ./fc-pre-install.sh Note: These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to /dev/fd0. 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 Red Hat Welcome screen ...
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...Storage Space on page 79. You must have an older version of SuSE; 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 ...ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot. 10 Continue with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your Debian Installation CD and a USB flash drive to...
...Storage Space on page 79. You must have an older version of SuSE; 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 ...ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot. 10 Continue with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your Debian Installation CD and a USB flash drive to...
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... flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on -screen prompts to continue the installation. 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to a temporary location. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert .../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...
... flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on -screen prompts to continue the installation. 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to a temporary location. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert .../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...
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... Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to install the driver image. 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...
... Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to install the driver image. 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...
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... is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 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 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 12...where 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...
... is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 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 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. 12...where 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...
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... is complete, if required. Instead, you can choose to complete this task. 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 ...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. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your computer. 2 Interrupt the autoboot,...
... is complete, if required. Instead, you can choose to complete this task. 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 ...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. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your computer. 2 Interrupt the autoboot,...
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...install the prerequiste software first, including Powershell and Microsoft .NET 2.0, before you will need to complete this message. 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 ...8-11 on the machine where you must have administrator privileges to create the driver disk and install the driver image. You must create a custom boot image using the in component for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5, you want to create the custom ...
...install the prerequiste software first, including Powershell and Microsoft .NET 2.0, before you will need to complete this message. 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 ...8-11 on the machine where you must have administrator privileges to create the driver disk and install the driver image. You must create a custom boot image using the in component for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5, you want to create the custom ...
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... provide account credentials to 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 a temporary location on your build machine where the software... snap-in is already installed. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 69 4 Download the VMware ESXi5.0 Standard...
... provide account credentials to 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 a temporary location on your build machine where the software... snap-in is already installed. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 69 4 Download the VMware ESXi5.0 Standard...