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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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... of at least 800 x 600 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. If your ..., 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...
... of at least 800 x 600 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. If your ..., 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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... of 3.0-4.0 lbf-in to the controller board. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 44 To replace the full-height bracket with a Phillips screw driver. ! Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in Step 2. Insert the screws through the holes on the front side of the controller, with Phillips... screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside for use in the Figure 1. Be sure...
... of 3.0-4.0 lbf-in to the controller board. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 44 To replace the full-height bracket with a Phillips screw driver. ! Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in Step 2. Insert the screws through the holes on the front side of the controller, with Phillips... screw driver Back of board Front of the controller, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside for use in the Figure 1. Be sure...
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... 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 operating system and the controller driver on that array. If your controller has an external connector, you can connect ...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). Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation process. ...
... 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 operating system and the controller driver on that array. If your controller has an external connector, you can connect ...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). Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation process. ...
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....adaptec.com. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 53 2 Use an internal mini-SAS to SATA cable to attach the SSD(s) to the controller, as disk drives or disk drive enclosures. Use high-quality cables to connect your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Installing the Driver... on an Existing Operating System on page 54. We recommend using only Adaptec cables.
....adaptec.com. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 53 2 Use an internal mini-SAS to SATA cable to attach the SSD(s) to the controller, as disk drives or disk drive enclosures. Use high-quality cables to connect your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Installing the Driver... on an Existing Operating System on page 54. We recommend using only Adaptec cables.
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Skip to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter... 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. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task.
Skip to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter... 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. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task.
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... as an "array", see page 13). Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. For information on your logical drive. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 106...
... as an "array", see page 13). Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. For information on your logical drive. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 106...
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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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...operating systems and to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. For up-to download the latest drivers. For other operating systems, including VMware, Debian Linux, and Ubuntu ...then click OK. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your operating system, as described below. Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to create a driver disk for your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. Since the driver image is loaded right from the...
...operating systems and to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. For up-to download the latest drivers. For other operating systems, including VMware, Debian Linux, and Ubuntu ...then click OK. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your operating system, as described below. Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to create a driver disk for your computer boots from the Adaptec Installation DVD. Since the driver image is loaded right from the...
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...Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ...Windows installation. 3 When prompted to the driver location, then click OK. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the...
...Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the ...Windows installation. 3 When prompted to the driver location, then click OK. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the...
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...appears, press Enter, wait for the graphical installation to begin, then type CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to /dev/fd0. 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 Red Hat 5 Installation CD... Installation CD to set up the environment you want. 6 If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. 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...
...appears, press Enter, wait for the graphical installation to begin, then type CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to /dev/fd0. 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 Red Hat 5 Installation CD... Installation CD to set up the environment you want. 6 If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. 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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... DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the SuSE installation selection screen appears, choose ... installation as usual. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following commands to complete the driver installation: mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID chroot /mnt/sysimage/ cd /tmp/AACRAID sh ./fc-post-install.sh...
... DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the SuSE installation selection screen appears, choose ... installation as usual. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following commands to complete the driver installation: mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID chroot /mnt/sysimage/ cd /tmp/AACRAID sh ./fc-post-install.sh...
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.../kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko 9 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the installation screen, then follow the on-screen prompts to continue the installation. 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation ... an Operating System ● 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 steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary ...
.../kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko 9 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the installation screen, then follow the on-screen prompts to continue the installation. 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation ... an Operating System ● 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 steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary ...
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... to /dev/sda1. d Copy the contents of the archive 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 Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /...Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to install the driver image. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The...
... to /dev/sda1. d Copy the contents of the archive 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 Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /...Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to install the driver image. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for the device: fdisk -l Note: The...
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.... 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation: For Ubuntu 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-genericpae/kernel...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...
.... 10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation: For Ubuntu 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.-genericpae/kernel...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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...installation is complete, if required. Note: For systems without a floppy drive, you can choose to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. You must have root privileges to burn the CD, such as an interactive (GUI... task is not necessary if you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later. 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...
...installation is complete, if required. Note: For systems without a floppy drive, you can choose to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. You must have root privileges to burn the CD, such as an interactive (GUI... task is not necessary if you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later. 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...
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Installing with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you want to install the custom image. The VMware ...NET 2.0, before you will need to download the VMware ESXi5.0 Standard Software Depot from the VMware Download Center. 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 ...
Installing with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you want to install the custom image. The VMware ...NET 2.0, before you will need to download the VMware ESXi5.0 Standard Software Depot from the VMware Download Center. 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 ...
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when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". 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:\...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...
when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". 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:\...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...