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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. For more ..., 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: ...
...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. For more ..., 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: ...
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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 raised side facing away from the controller board. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure 3). Remove mounting screws with a Phillips screw driver. ! Caution: The mount points on the low-profile bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that the controller is installed on...inserted from the front of the controller, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside for use in to the bracket with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of bracket Figure 3 ! Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 44 To replace the full-height bracket with the low-profile ...
... the raised side facing away from the controller board. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure 3). Remove mounting screws with a Phillips screw driver. ! Caution: The mount points on the low-profile bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that the controller is installed on...inserted from the front of the controller, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside for use in to the bracket with Phillips screw driver Back of board Front of bracket Figure 3 ! Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 44 To replace the full-height bracket with the low-profile ...
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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 46). Follow the steps for the installation option you can... complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an existing operating system. Installing on that array. If ...
... 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 46). Follow the steps for the installation option you can... complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an existing operating system. Installing on that array. If ...
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...and connected, close your external device(s), such as shown in the following section, Next Steps. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53. For more information or to controller ...with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 54. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 53 2 Use an internal mini-SAS...
...and connected, close your external device(s), such as shown in the following section, Next Steps. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53. For more information or to controller ...with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 54. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 53 2 Use an internal mini-SAS...
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Skip 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 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 complete this chapter...
Skip 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 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 complete this chapter...
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... Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 59. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. Making Your Array Bootable...
... Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 59. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. Making Your Array Bootable...
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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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...67. ● For VMware ESXi 5, see page 68. ● For FreeBSD, see page 71. Since the driver image is loaded right from the DVD drive. 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your...floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. Select your operating system, as described below. Note: Not all operating systems are supported on...
...67. ● For VMware ESXi 5, see page 68. ● For FreeBSD, see page 71. Since the driver image is loaded right from the DVD drive. 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your...floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. The system creates the driver disk. 5 Remove and label the driver disk. Select your operating system, as described below. Note: Not all operating systems are supported on...
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... you may see the message 'No drives were found'. 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 ... Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Note: The 64-Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder. 5 When the Adaptec driver is found , press Next. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is found , press Enter. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to install a...
... you may see the message 'No drives were found'. 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 ... Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Note: The 64-Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder. 5 When the Adaptec driver is found , press Next. The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec driver is found , press Enter. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to install a...
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...all devices. 6 Press ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, then click Next. 7 Follow the on page 79. 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 the Red .... 5 Type the following the instructions included with your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD 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. 3 When the Welcome screen appears, press ...
...all devices. 6 Press ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, then click Next. 7 Follow the on page 79. 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 the Red .... 5 Type the following the instructions included with your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD 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. 3 When the Welcome screen appears, press ...
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... the following the instructions included 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 Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom You must have an older version of SuSE...4 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then press any key to continue. 5 Follow the prompts to set up the environment you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 ...
... the following the instructions included 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 Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom You must have an older version of SuSE...4 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then press any key to continue. 5 Follow the prompts to set up the environment you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 ...
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... 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 your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen appears, select Graphical Install, then type ...for the device: fdisk -l Note: The following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the driver files. Do not reboot! e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Debian Installation CD, then restart your Debian operating system version (...
... 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 your computer. 3 When the Welcome screen appears, select Graphical Install, then type ...for the device: fdisk -l Note: The following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the driver files. Do not reboot! e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Debian Installation CD, then restart your Debian operating system version (...
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...d Copy the contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this task. 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 .../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 complete the driver installation: For Debian 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-...
...d Copy the contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this task. 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 .../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 complete the driver installation: For Debian 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-...
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... is 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... 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 Ubuntu 11.x. ...
... is 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... 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 Ubuntu 11.x. ...
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...then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller 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... update it either during or after the installation is complete, if required. 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: ...
...then press Return. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller 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... update it either during or after the installation is complete, if required. 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: ...
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This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with VMware ESXi 5. To perform the installation, you will need to complete this message. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not ... with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following procedure to install VMware ESXi 5 using the VMware Image Builder. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you can download PowerShell and Microsoft .NET from VMware based on -screen instructions. 9 Reboot your Windows build...
This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with VMware ESXi 5. To perform the installation, you will need to complete this message. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not ... with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following procedure to install VMware ESXi 5 using the VMware Image Builder. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you can download PowerShell and Microsoft .NET from VMware based on -screen instructions. 9 Reboot your Windows build...
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... is the temporary folder on your Windows build machine. Note: You may differ 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". After you start the download, be sure to a temporary...
... is the temporary folder on your Windows build machine. Note: You may differ 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". After you start the download, be sure to a temporary...
