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... SuSE Linux 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 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 73 ... 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 ...
... SuSE Linux 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 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 73 ... 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 ...
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... where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these operating systems: Note: For up-to-date operating system version...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 storage management options vary, depending on your controller, visit the...
... where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these operating systems: Note: For up-to-date operating system version...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 storage management options vary, depending on your controller, visit the...
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... SuSE Linux...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).
... SuSE Linux...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).
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... in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your operating system, as described below. For details, see the instructions for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● Create a bootable array (see page 54). ● Create a driver disk (see... For Debian Linux, see page 63. ● 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 the following section). From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers.
... in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your operating system, as described below. For details, see the instructions for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). ● Create a bootable array (see page 54). ● Create a driver disk (see... For Debian Linux, see page 63. ● 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 the following section). From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers.
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... install the custom image. You must create a custom boot image using the in component for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5, you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Note: In the following instructions, perform Steps 1-7 on your ... update it either during or after the installation is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5. You can download PowerCLI from the VMware Download Center at www.microsoft.com/download. Note: PowerShell is not necessary...
... install the custom image. You must create a custom boot image using the in component for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5, you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Note: In the following instructions, perform Steps 1-7 on your ... update it either during or after the installation is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5. You can download PowerCLI from the VMware Download Center at www.microsoft.com/download. Note: PowerShell is not necessary...
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... this message. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". Note: The version string in is already installed. 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...
... this message. when you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle". Note: The version string in is already installed. 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...
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...-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-Series-6.iso -ExportToISO where -FilePath specifies the path to a writable CD. Remove the CD after you prefer to begin the VMware installation. 10 Complete the VMware installation, following the on -screen instructions to burn the...
...-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-Series-6.iso -ExportToISO where -FilePath specifies the path to a writable CD. Remove the CD after you prefer to begin the VMware installation. 10 Complete the VMware installation, following the on -screen instructions to burn the...
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... the driver on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to remove it. ! Note: To copy the driver VIB file to the VMware ESX/ESXi server (in Step 2 below), you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Installing on page 79. Instead, follow the steps in a terminal window . Caution: If your operating system currently boots from...
... the driver on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to remove it. ! Note: To copy the driver VIB file to the VMware ESX/ESXi server (in Step 2 below), you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Installing on page 79. Instead, follow the steps in a terminal window . Caution: If your operating system currently boots from...
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...-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.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.vib 4 Reboot your computer. This example uses Linux scp to...
...-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.283001.0.4.260247.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.vib 4 Reboot your computer. This example uses Linux scp to...
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...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... the command line utility designed specifically for VMware ESXi. ● 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 ...
...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... the command line utility designed specifically for VMware ESXi. ● 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 ...