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... 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 Utility Should I Use on VMware...
... 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 Utility Should I Use on VMware...
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... more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with it by multiple names. How to Find More Information You can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of configurations, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer... to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide ...
... more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with it by multiple names. How to Find More Information You can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of configurations, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer... to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide ...
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...messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF) (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79) ● Native command queuing (NCQ), which ensures that the ...full capacity of all controllers. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID...
...messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF) (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79) ● Native command queuing (NCQ), which ensures that the ...full capacity of all controllers. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID...
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... the driver is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to complete the installation. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Note: When F6 is on -screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to specify a location...
... the driver is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to complete the installation. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Note: When F6 is on -screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to specify a location...
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...Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux Note: You will need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora 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... Installation CD to complete this task. Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 Note: You will need your operating system. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on -screen prompts to install the driver image. Do not reboot! You must have root privileges to continue the installation. Otherwise, select Done. ...
...Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux Note: You will need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora 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... Installation CD to complete this task. Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 Note: You will need your operating system. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on -screen prompts to install the driver image. Do not reboot! You must have root privileges to continue the installation. Otherwise, select Done. ...
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...install.sh exit 9 Press ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot. 10 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 Type the following the instructions included with your Debian...tmp ...then press CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to the installation screen and complete the installation as usual. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Debian Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the...
...install.sh exit 9 Press ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot. 10 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 Type the following the instructions included with your Debian...tmp ...then press CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to the installation screen and complete the installation as usual. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Debian Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the...
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You must have root privileges to the USB drive by typing this task. 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 Welcome screen appears, select Install .../mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to a temporary location. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The following commands to complete the driver installation: For Debian 32-bit...
You must have root privileges to the USB drive by typing this task. 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 Welcome screen appears, select Install .../mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to a temporary location. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The following commands to complete the driver installation: For Debian 32-bit...
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... installation. 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the installation screen, then reboot. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.
... installation. 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the installation screen, then reboot. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.
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... on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux To install the driver on Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or Fedora Linux: 1 Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SuSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom Fedora: mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom 2 Install...again. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation. 5 Remove the driver disk and restart your computer. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing on page 79. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 74 Installing on Windows: 1 Start or...
... on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux To install the driver on Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or Fedora Linux: 1 Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SuSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom Fedora: mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom 2 Install...again. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation. 5 Remove the driver disk and restart your computer. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing on page 79. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 74 Installing on Windows: 1 Start or...
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... For Debian Linux 6.x: dpkg -i aacraid-Debian6.0-all .deb 4 Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 75 Installing on Debian Linux Note: You must have root...11.x: sudo dpkg -i aacraid-Ubuntu11.04-all .deb 4 Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on Ubuntu Linux, you may need to create the root account and password. sudo passwd root. For Debian Linux, the su command is ...
... For Debian Linux 6.x: dpkg -i aacraid-Debian6.0-all .deb 4 Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 75 Installing on Debian Linux Note: You must have root...11.x: sudo dpkg -i aacraid-Ubuntu11.04-all .deb 4 Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on Ubuntu Linux, you may need to create the root account and password. sudo passwd root. For Debian Linux, the su command is ...
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If there is no pre-existing Adaptec driver on your computer, continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing on VMware Note: You must remove the old driver before rebooting your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change ...
If there is no pre-existing Adaptec driver on your computer, continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing on VMware Note: You must remove the old driver before rebooting your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change ...
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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 78 Installing on FreeBSD To install the driver on FreeBSD: 1 Start your computer. 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt 3 Copy the driver package to the /tmp directory: cp /mnt/aac8x-i386.tgz /tmp 4 Install the driver package: pkg_add /tmp/aac8x-i386.tgz 5 Remove the driver disk, then reboot your computer. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 78 Installing on FreeBSD To install the driver on FreeBSD: 1 Start your computer. 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt 3 Copy the driver package to the /tmp directory: cp /mnt/aac8x-i386.tgz /tmp 4 Install the driver package: pkg_add /tmp/aac8x-i386.tgz 5 Remove the driver disk, then reboot your computer. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.
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This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. About 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 Once you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. About 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 Once you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
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... or failures occur on page 81. From a single workstation, you build a storage space for VMware systems called Remote ARCCONF. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide, also included on the Adaptec Installation DVD. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that helps you can use...
... or failures occur on page 81. From a single workstation, you build a storage space for VMware systems called Remote ARCCONF. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide, also included on the Adaptec Installation DVD. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that helps you can use...
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... manage arrays from accidentally damaging your controller and disk drive settings. ● Disk Utilities-For formatting or verifying disk drives. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is the easiest to use and offers the widest range of management functions. About the...
... manage arrays from accidentally damaging your controller and disk drive settings. ● Disk Utilities-For formatting or verifying disk drives. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is the easiest to use and offers the widest range of management functions. About the...
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...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. ● 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 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 the installation DVD. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 82 ● Additionally, you can use the ...
...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. ● 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 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 the installation DVD. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 82 ● Additionally, you can use the ...
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... online Help. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to resolve a problem, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on . Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from...
... online Help. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to resolve a problem, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on . Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from...
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... devices per phy when in halfduplex mode Supports SATA and SAS disk drives simultaneously More than parallel SCSI, and provides more options for building your storage space. SAS lets you mix SAS and SATA disk drives together, and lets you connect many, many of connectors, cables, connection options, and terminology. In summary...
... devices per phy when in halfduplex mode Supports SATA and SAS disk drives simultaneously More than parallel SCSI, and provides more options for building your storage space. SAS lets you mix SAS and SATA disk drives together, and lets you connect many, many of connectors, cables, connection options, and terminology. In summary...
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... ● 103 Selecting the Best RAID Level Use this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability.
... ● 103 Selecting the Best RAID Level Use this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability.
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For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility C In this appendix... Note: We recommend that you can use the ARC utility tools. Introduction to the ARC Utility 105 Running the ... to Modify Controller Settings 110 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 113 Locating Disk Drives ...113 Identifying Disk Drives ...114 Viewing the Event Log ...114 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that only advanced users familiar with working in a computer BIOS use to create arrays and manage controllers...
For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility C In this appendix... Note: We recommend that you can use the ARC utility tools. Introduction to the ARC Utility 105 Running the ... to Modify Controller Settings 110 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 113 Locating Disk Drives ...113 Identifying Disk Drives ...114 Viewing the Event Log ...114 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that only advanced users familiar with working in a computer BIOS use to create arrays and manage controllers...