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...Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 36 Installing the Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 37 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 38 Connecting Directly to the Controller 38 Connecting...Steps ...40 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 42 Creating an Array 42 Creating an Array with the ACU 42 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 44 Making Your Array Bootable 45 Installing...50 Installing with Solaris 50 Installing with VMware 51 Installing with FreeBSD 51
...Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 36 Installing the Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller 36 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 37 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 38 Connecting Directly to the Controller 38 Connecting...Steps ...40 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 42 Creating an Array 42 Creating an Array with the ACU 42 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 44 Making Your Array Bootable 45 Installing...50 Installing with Solaris 50 Installing with VMware 51 Installing with FreeBSD 51
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... Installing on Solaris 55 Installing on VMware 56 Installing on FreeBSD 56 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 58 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 58 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 58 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 59 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 59 Which Utility Should ...by a Hot Spare 62 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 62 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 63 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 63 Resetting the Controller 63 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 66 What is SAS?...66 How ...
... Installing on Solaris 55 Installing on VMware 56 Installing on FreeBSD 56 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 58 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 58 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 58 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 59 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 59 Which Utility Should ...by a Hot Spare 62 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 62 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 63 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 63 Resetting the Controller 63 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 66 What is SAS?...66 How ...
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...Find Answers. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for additional motherboard compatibility information. ... of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® SolarisTM 10, Solaris 10 x86 U4, Solaris 10 x64 U4 ● VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server ...
...Find Answers. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for additional motherboard compatibility information. ... of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® SolarisTM 10, Solaris 10 x86 U4, Solaris 10 x64 U4 ● VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server ...
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Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter... To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 41). Before You Begin ...47 Creating a Driver Disk ...47 Installing with Windows ...47 Installing with Red Hat Linux 49 Installing with SUSE Linux...49 Installing with OpenServer ...49 Installing with UnixWare ...50 Installing with Solaris...50 Installing with VMware ...51 Installing with FreeBSD ...51 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 52.
Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter... To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 41). Before You Begin ...47 Creating a Driver Disk ...47 Installing with Windows ...47 Installing with Red Hat Linux 49 Installing with SUSE Linux...49 Installing with OpenServer ...49 Installing with UnixWare ...50 Installing with Solaris...50 Installing with VMware ...51 Installing with FreeBSD ...51 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 52.
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...see page 49. ● For OpenServer, see page 49. ● For UnixWare, see page 50. ● For Solaris, see page 50 ● For VMware, see page 51. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). Note: For up-to complete this task for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your...connect your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 35). ● Create a bootable array (see page 41). ● Create a driver disk (see page 51.
...see page 49. ● For OpenServer, see page 49. ● For UnixWare, see page 50. ● For Solaris, see page 50 ● For VMware, see page 51. ● For FreeBSD, see the following section). Note: For up-to complete this task for Installing/Updating your OS, then select your...connect your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. Note: Linux only-If prompted, select your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 35). ● Create a bootable array (see page 41). ● Create a driver disk (see page 51.
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...FreeBSD Note: You will need your computer. 3 Follow the on VMware. If the driver fails to loader prompt. 4 Type load kernel. 5 Insert the driver floppy disk. 6 Type load disk0:aacu.ko. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to load the... through 7 the first time you must connect to complete this task. To create and manage arrays, you boot the operating system to begin the VMware installation. Installing with your operating system. 9 Reboot your computer. 3 When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to load, run...
...FreeBSD Note: You will need your computer. 3 Follow the on VMware. If the driver fails to loader prompt. 4 Type load kernel. 5 Insert the driver floppy disk. 6 Type load disk0:aacu.ko. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on -screen instructions to load the... through 7 the first time you must connect to complete this task. To create and manage arrays, you boot the operating system to begin the VMware installation. Installing with your operating system. 9 Reboot your computer. 3 When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to load, run...
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Before You Begin ...53 Creating a Driver Disk ...53 Installing on Windows ...54 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 54 Installing on OpenServer ...55 Installing on UnixWare ...55 Installing on Solaris...55 Installing on VMware...56 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...56 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 46.
Before You Begin ...53 Creating a Driver Disk ...53 Installing on Windows ...54 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 54 Installing on OpenServer ...55 Installing on UnixWare ...55 Installing on Solaris...55 Installing on VMware...56 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...56 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 46.
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...computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 53 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 35). Note: For ...● For UnixWare, see page 55. ● For Solaris, see page 55. ● For VMware, see page 56. ● For FreeBSD, see page 47) before you begin installing the controller driver. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to complete this task. The ...
...computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 53 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 35). Note: For ...● For UnixWare, see page 55. ● For Solaris, see page 55. ● For VMware, see page 56. ● For FreeBSD, see page 47) before you begin installing the controller driver. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to complete this task. The ...
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... your computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 At the console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom. 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for more information. Installing on FreeBSD...
... your computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 At the console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom. 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for more information. Installing on FreeBSD...
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...setting 88 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 38, 69 disk drives 32, 69 connecting to controllers 38 connections 89 external 40 failure recovery multiple arrays 62 multiple disk drives 63 RAID 0 arrays 63 with hot spare 62 without hot spare 62 formatting 88 identifying 89 initializing 84 recovering...on FreeBSD 56 installing on Linux 54 installing on OpenServer 55 installing on Solaris 55 installing on UnixWare 55 installing on VMWare 56 installing on Windows 54 installing with FreeBSD 51 installing with Linux 49 installing with OpenServer 49 installing with UnixWare 50 installing ...
...setting 88 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 38, 69 disk drives 32, 69 connecting to controllers 38 connections 89 external 40 failure recovery multiple arrays 62 multiple disk drives 63 RAID 0 arrays 63 with hot spare 62 without hot spare 62 formatting 88 identifying 89 initializing 84 recovering...on FreeBSD 56 installing on Linux 54 installing on OpenServer 55 installing on Solaris 55 installing on UnixWare 55 installing on VMWare 56 installing on Windows 54 installing with FreeBSD 51 installing with Linux 49 installing with OpenServer 49 installing with UnixWare 50 installing ...
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... 66 external devices 40 F failed disk drives 62 multiple arrays 62 multiple disk drives 63 RAID 0 arrays 63 without hot spare 62 firmware 102 creating floppy disks 103 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 63 floppy disks for firmware update 103 formatting disk drives 88 FreeBSD driver installation 56 OS ...to 56 driver and FreeBSD 51 driver and Linux 49 driver and OpenServer 49 driver and operating system 46 driver and UnixWare 50 driver and VMWare 51 driver and Windows 47 existing operating system 34 external devices 40 installation options 33 with operating system 34 K kit contents 14 L ...
... 66 external devices 40 F failed disk drives 62 multiple arrays 62 multiple disk drives 63 RAID 0 arrays 63 without hot spare 62 firmware 102 creating floppy disks 103 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 63 floppy disks for firmware update 103 formatting disk drives 88 FreeBSD driver installation 56 OS ...to 56 driver and FreeBSD 51 driver and Linux 49 driver and OpenServer 49 driver and operating system 46 driver and UnixWare 50 driver and VMWare 51 driver and Windows 47 existing operating system 34 external devices 40 installation options 33 with operating system 34 K kit contents 14 L ...
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ARCCONF 58 V verifying disk drives 88 VMWare driver installation 56 OS installation 51 W Windows driver installation 54 OS installation 47 Z zero maintenance cache protection 16, 36, 37 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 37 ZMM See zero maintenance module Index ● 132
ARCCONF 58 V verifying disk drives 88 VMWare driver installation 56 OS installation 51 W Windows driver installation 54 OS installation 47 Z zero maintenance cache protection 16, 36, 37 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 37 ZMM See zero maintenance module Index ● 132