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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....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 ...
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....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 ...
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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 board. Caution: The mount points on the front side of the controller, with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, as shown the Figure 3. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in the Figure 1. Be sure that looks like a spacer (...bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that the controller is installed on the back side of the controller, with a Phillips screw driver. ! Flat side of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of the controller, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside...
... the controller board. Caution: The mount points on the front side of the controller, with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, as shown the Figure 3. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in the Figure 1. Be sure that looks like a spacer (...bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that the controller is installed on the back side of the controller, with a Phillips screw driver. ! Flat side of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of the controller, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside...
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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 79). Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation... 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 79). Installing with an 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 79). Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation... 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 79). Installing with an Operating System 1 Install and connect your ...
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...connected to controller with Connecting External Devices on page 53. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet,...external devices, see the following example. Connecting External Devices Note: 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. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ...
...connected to controller with Connecting External Devices on page 53. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your computer cabinet,...external devices, see the following example. Connecting External Devices Note: 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. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ...
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Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to create a bootable array. 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... Skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72.
Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to create a bootable array. 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... Skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72.
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... bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. For information on page 59. Then continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as an "array", see page 13). Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is displayed. Chapter...
... bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. For information on page 59. Then continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as an "array", see page 13). Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is displayed. Chapter...
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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). To install the...
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). To install the...
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...CD. For up-to download the latest drivers. Select your controller type and OS to generate a list of supported operating systems and to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 ...Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● ...
...CD. For up-to download the latest drivers. Select your controller type and OS to generate a list of supported operating systems and to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 ...Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● ...
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...prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is found, press Next. Note: The 64-Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder. 5 When the Adaptec driver is found '. On the second attempt, the driver will need your Windows Installation CD...8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your computer. 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you may see the message 'No drives were found , press Enter. 7...
...prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is found, press Next. Note: The 64-Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder. 5 When the Adaptec driver is found '. On the second attempt, the driver will need your Windows Installation CD...8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your computer. 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you may see the message 'No drives were found , press Enter. 7...
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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 ...Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type linux dd at the Boot: prompt. 4 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK. 5 Follow the prompts to the shell. 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...
.... 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 ...Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type linux dd at the Boot: prompt. 4 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK. 5 Follow the prompts to the shell. 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...
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...key to continue. 5 Follow the prompts to install the driver image. 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 Note: ...CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to complete this task. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 Type the following the instructions included with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 ...
...key to continue. 5 Follow the prompts to install the driver image. 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 Note: ...CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to complete this task. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 Type the following the instructions included with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 ...
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...; 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 commands to begin loading the driver: mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -R /mnt2/* /AACRAID umount /mnt2...
...; 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 commands to begin loading the driver: mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -R /mnt2/* /AACRAID umount /mnt2...
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...is the temporary location of the archive to install the driver image. You must have root privileges to a temporary location. 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 .../depmod -a 2.6.26-2-amd64 update-initramfs -u -v exit 12 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the Linux driver directory on page 79. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your computer. 3 When the ...
...is the temporary location of the archive to install the driver image. You must have root privileges to a temporary location. 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 .../depmod -a 2.6.26-2-amd64 update-initramfs -u -v exit 12 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the Linux driver directory on page 79. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your computer. 3 When the ...
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.../sbin/depmod -a 2.6.-generic-pae update-initramfs -u -v exit where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to the console. 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 ...
.../sbin/depmod -a 2.6.-generic-pae update-initramfs -u -v exit where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to the console. 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 ...
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... media, then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following procedure 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 /dev/cdrom1... an Operating System ● 67 Installing with Solaris Note: This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Note: For systems without a floppy drive, you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later....
... media, then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following procedure 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 /dev/cdrom1... an Operating System ● 67 Installing with Solaris Note: This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Note: For systems without a floppy drive, you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later....
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...For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see a warning that the controller driver is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you can download PowerShell and Microsoft .NET from the VMware ...Download and install vSphere PowerCLI on your machine already) and install on the machine where you are installing the driver with VMware ESXi 5. 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...
...For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see a warning that the controller driver is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you can download PowerShell and Microsoft .NET from the VMware ...Download and install vSphere PowerCLI on your machine already) and install on the machine where you are installing the driver with VMware ESXi 5. 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...
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...need to 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 choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". d Verify that the software depots are...start the download, be sure to a temporary location on your build machine where the software depot is stored. c Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\aacraid-esxi5.01.1.7.28400.zip where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the...
...need to 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 choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". d Verify that the software depots are...start the download, be sure to a temporary location on your build machine where the software depot is stored. c Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot: # Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\aacraid-esxi5.01.1.7.28400.zip where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the...