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... 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 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 73 Creating a Driver ... 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 Utility...
... 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 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 73 Creating a Driver ... 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 Utility...
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... Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with a resolution of 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 Linux support or to download driver sources, visit the Support...
... Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with a resolution of 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 Linux support or to download driver sources, visit the Support...
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... 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). To install the driver...
... 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). To install the driver...
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... systems. You will need a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to fit on all controllers. Select your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. Note: Some operating systems do not require a separate driver...9679; For Ubuntu Linux, see 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. Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to create a driver disk for your operating system...
... systems. You will need a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to fit on all controllers. Select your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. Note: Some operating systems do not require a separate driver...9679; For Ubuntu Linux, see 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. Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to create a driver disk for your operating system...
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...PowerCLI on your Windows build machine. The VMware Image Builder is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). 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 your ... see page 81. Instead, you want to create the driver disk and install the driver image. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you are installing the driver with VMware ESXi 5. Note: You will also need a writable CD to complete this message.
...PowerCLI on your Windows build machine. The VMware Image Builder is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). 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 your ... see page 81. Instead, you want to create the driver disk and install the driver image. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you are installing the driver with VMware ESXi 5. Note: You will also need a writable CD to complete this message.
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... download the software depot from the one above. b Add the VMware ESXi5.0 Software Depots: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\vmware-ESXi-5.0.0-469512depot.zip where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary folder on your build machine where the software depot is stored. c Add the ... the software depot is already installed. Note: Continue using PowerCLI in Steps 6b through 6j. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to a temporary location on your Windows build machine. d Verify that...
... download the software depot from the one above. b Add the VMware ESXi5.0 Software Depots: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\vmware-ESXi-5.0.0-469512depot.zip where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary folder on your build machine where the software depot is stored. c Add the ... the software depot is already installed. Note: Continue using PowerCLI in Steps 6b through 6j. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to a temporary location on your Windows build machine. d Verify that...
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...to the new image profile: # Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" -SoftwarePackage scsi-aacraid j Export the custom ISO image: # Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" -FilePath C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\ESXi5.0-PMC-Sierra-...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 ...
...to the new image profile: # Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" -SoftwarePackage scsi-aacraid j Export the custom ISO image: # Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" -FilePath C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\ESXi5.0-PMC-Sierra-...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 ...
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...or earlier, use the rpm -e command to remove it. ! VMware ESXi 5: esxcli software vib list (list driver packages) esxcli software vib remove --vibname=scsi-aacraid --maintenance-mode (remove package) If an Adaptec driver is already installed on your computer, continue with Managing Your Storage ...VMware console screen, type these commands to remove the old driver: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1: esxupdate query --vib-view | grep -i aacraid esxupdate -b --maintenancemode remove where vibID is no pre-existing Adaptec driver on VMware Note: You must have access to install a new driver before...
...or earlier, use the rpm -e command to remove it. ! VMware ESXi 5: esxcli software vib list (list driver packages) esxcli software vib remove --vibname=scsi-aacraid --maintenance-mode (remove package) If an Adaptec driver is already installed on your computer, continue with Managing Your Storage ...VMware console screen, type these commands to remove the old driver: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1: esxupdate query --vib-view | grep -i aacraid esxupdate -b --maintenancemode remove where vibID is no pre-existing Adaptec driver on VMware Note: You must have access to install a new driver before...
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...vib root@:/tmp/aacraid VMware ESXi 4: scp /mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib root@:/tmp/aacraid VMware ESXi 5: scp /mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid500.5.1.7.28300.-1.0.5.406165... --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 VMware ESXi 5: esxcli software vib install -f -v file:/tmp/aacraid/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsiaacraid-500.5.1.7.28300.-1.0.5.406165.x86_64...
...vib root@:/tmp/aacraid VMware ESXi 4: scp /mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib root@:/tmp/aacraid VMware ESXi 5: scp /mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid500.5.1.7.28300.-1.0.5.406165... --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 VMware ESXi 5: esxcli software vib install -f -v file:/tmp/aacraid/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsiaacraid-500.5.1.7.28300.-1.0.5.406165.x86_64...
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..., then from a Windows or Linux Guest OS, you can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the installation DVD. For information on installing the Adaptec CIM Provider and Remote ARCCONF on a VMware ESXi 5.0 or VMware ESXi 4.1 system, see the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD...
..., then from a Windows or Linux Guest OS, you can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the installation DVD. For information on installing the Adaptec CIM Provider and Remote ARCCONF on a VMware ESXi 5.0 or VMware ESXi 4.1 system, see the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD...