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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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... drive space ● 16-bit SVGA color monitor 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 -date operating system version ...support check the readme on the Adaptec Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Microsoft®...
... drive space ● 16-bit SVGA color monitor 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 -date operating system version ...support check the readme on the Adaptec Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Microsoft®...
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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). To...
......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). To...
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... Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7; To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. with the instructions for most supported operating systems. You will need a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to fit...page 67. ● For VMware ESXi 5, see page 68. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). For up-to download the latest drivers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk...
... Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7; To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. with the instructions for most supported operating systems. You will need a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to fit...page 67. ● For VMware ESXi 5, see page 68. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). For up-to download the latest drivers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk...
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... The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will need your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESX 4.x. Note: You will open. 3 Select Apply driver updates. 4 Insert the driver floppy disk or other update media, then press...This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with the aac_solaris-x86.iso file, available 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 burn the CD, such as an interactive (GUI-...
... The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will need your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESX 4.x. Note: You will open. 3 Select Apply driver updates. 4 Insert the driver floppy disk or other update media, then press...This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with the aac_solaris-x86.iso file, available 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 burn the CD, such as an interactive (GUI-...
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... machine. Be sure to install the prerequiste software first, including Powershell and Microsoft .NET 2.0, before you can ignore this task. 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 Windows...
... machine. Be sure to install the prerequiste software first, including Powershell and Microsoft .NET 2.0, before you can ignore this task. 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 Windows...
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... in the file name may need to provide account credentials to download the software depot from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/downloads; when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to a temporary location on...-depot.zip) and store in is stored. 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...
... in the file name may need to provide account credentials to download the software depot from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/downloads; when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to a temporary location on...-depot.zip) and store in is stored. 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...
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... (GUI-based) tool or a command line tool. Remove the CD after you prefer to begin the VMware installation. 10 Complete the VMware installation, following the on-screen instructions. 11 Remove the custom boot CD, then reboot your computer. Note...-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...
... (GUI-based) tool or a command line tool. Remove the CD after you prefer to begin the VMware installation. 10 Complete the VMware installation, following the on-screen instructions. 11 Remove the custom boot CD, then reboot your computer. Note...-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...
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Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...78 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. 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... Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 59.
Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...78 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. 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... Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 59.
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...System ● 73 Before You Begin Before you begin installing the controller driver. Select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 78. For other operating systems, such as VMware and FreeBSD, you begin , install and connect your controller type and OS support to generate... a list of supported operating systems and to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu ...
...System ● 73 Before You Begin Before you begin installing the controller driver. Select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 78. For other operating systems, such as VMware and FreeBSD, you begin , install and connect your controller type and OS support to generate... a list of supported operating systems and to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu ...
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... driver before you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Note: To copy the driver VIB file to the VMware ESX/ESXi server (in a terminal window . To install the driver on VMware: 1 At the VMware console screen, type these commands to remove the old driver: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1: esxupdate query --vib-view... 1 Start your computer, continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. 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 install the new driver. If there ...
... driver before you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Note: To copy the driver VIB file to the VMware ESX/ESXi server (in a terminal window . To install the driver on VMware: 1 At the VMware console screen, type these commands to remove the old driver: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1: esxupdate query --vib-view... 1 Start your computer, continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. 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 install the new driver. If there ...
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...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 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... the installation DVD to file name limits on the ESX server. Note: For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see page 81. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 77 2 Using a remote copy...
...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 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... the installation DVD to file name limits on the ESX server. Note: For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see page 81. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 77 2 Using a remote copy...
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...is to monitor and manage system health, event notifications, task schedules, and other on-going processes on the Adaptec Installation DVD. If your storage space running. on VMware? It's designed to run the agent only on the installation DVD. Note: The distribution includes a command ...line utility for your storage space. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide...
...is to monitor and manage system health, event notifications, task schedules, and other on-going processes on the Adaptec Installation DVD. If your storage space running. on VMware? It's designed to run the agent only on the installation DVD. Note: The distribution includes a command ...line utility for your storage space. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide...
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... AFU carefully and correctly to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable. Which Utility Should I Use? VMware storage management options vary, depending on page 104. See the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for preoperating system installation configuration. see page 80). Note: The ARC ...: Although the AFU contains safeguards to use the BIOS-based ACU (See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on VMware? Note: If your Adaptec RAID controller is included in DOS use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Which Utility Should I Use on page 104). As a full-featured...
... AFU carefully and correctly to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable. Which Utility Should I Use? VMware storage management options vary, depending on page 104. See the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for preoperating system installation configuration. see page 80). Note: The ARC ...: Although the AFU contains safeguards to use the BIOS-based ACU (See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on VMware? Note: If your Adaptec RAID controller is included in DOS use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Which Utility Should I Use on page 104). As a full-featured...
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...'s 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 of.... ● After you install Remote ARCCONF, you can 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, you can use...
...'s 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 of.... ● After you install Remote ARCCONF, you can 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, you can use...
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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 ...