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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 ...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 ...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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...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...the operating system you are running. 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.
...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...the operating system you are running. 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.
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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 front of the controller, then fasten the screws to the bracket with a Phillips screw driver. ! 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 the Figure 1. Using a Phillips ...head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown the Figure 3. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure...
... the front of the controller, then fasten the screws to the bracket with a Phillips screw driver. ! 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 the Figure 1. Using a Phillips ...head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown the Figure 3. Be sure that looks like a spacer (see Figure...
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... 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). Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When... you install your Adaptec RAID controller, 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 79...
... 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). Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When... you install your Adaptec RAID controller, 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 79...
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...installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. For more information or to 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,...
...installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. For more information or to 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,...
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Skip to create a bootable array. 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... 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.
Skip to create a bootable array. 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... 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.
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... to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 59. 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 106). You must partition and format these logical...
... to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 59. 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 106). You must partition and format these logical...
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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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... disk, you must use a USB flash drive ("USB stick") or a writable CD. 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 operating system,... a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. For details, see the following section). Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your...
... disk, you must use a USB flash drive ("USB stick") or a writable CD. 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 operating system,... a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. For details, see the following section). Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your...
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... complete the installation. 8 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...
... complete the installation. 8 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...
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To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation ...Installation CD to complete this task. Otherwise, select Done. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following commands to load the controller driver: mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID mount /dev/fd0 /mnt2 cp -r /mnt2/* /AACRAID umount /mnt2 cd /AACRAID sh ./...-pre-install.sh Note: These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to the shell. 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...
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation ...Installation CD to complete this task. Otherwise, select Done. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following commands to load the controller driver: mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID mount /dev/fd0 /mnt2 cp -r /mnt2/* /AACRAID umount /mnt2 cd /AACRAID sh ./...-pre-install.sh Note: These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to the shell. 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...
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...installation as usual. 8 Continue with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. You must have an older version of a driver disk. (If F6 is 50%-90% complete, type this ...task. Installing 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 Installing with Debian Linux Note: You will need...
...installation as usual. 8 Continue with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your operating system. You must have an older version of a driver disk. (If F6 is 50%-90% complete, type this ...task. Installing 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 Installing with Debian Linux Note: You will need...
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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 CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch ...
... 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 CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch ...
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... /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on page 79. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash ... 11 Type the following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the driver files. d Copy the contents of the archive to install the driver image. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your computer...
... /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on page 79. Installing with Managing Your Storage Space on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash ... 11 Type the following steps assume that the USB drive is the temporary location of the driver files. d Copy the contents of the archive to install the driver image. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your computer...
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...the installation screen, then follow the on page 79. 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 .../depmod -a 2.6.-generic-pae update-initramfs -u -v exit where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to the installation screen, then reboot. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on ...
...the installation screen, then follow the on page 79. 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 .../depmod -a 2.6.-generic-pae update-initramfs -u -v exit where is 32-24 for Ubuntu 10.x and 38-8 for Ubuntu 11.x. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to the installation screen, then reboot. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on ...
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... image, vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300-esx4.1.iso, then burn the iso to complete this task. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your VMware Installation CD and a writable CD to the CD. The... need your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD. 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...
... image, vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300-esx4.1.iso, then burn the iso to complete this task. d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your VMware Installation CD and a writable CD to the CD. The... need your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD. 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...
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...: For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see a warning that the controller driver is complete, if required. You can ignore this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not ...VMware installation, following instructions, perform Steps 1-7 on your computer, then remove the VMware Installation CD. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5. Note: You will also need a writable CD to complete this message. Note: In the following...
...: For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see a warning that the controller driver is complete, if required. You can ignore this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5: 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not ...VMware installation, following instructions, perform Steps 1-7 on your computer, then remove the VMware Installation CD. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5. Note: You will also need a writable CD to complete this message. Note: In the following...
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...to 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 Windows build machine. d Verify...Note: You will see a display like this message. You can download the software depot from the one above. 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:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary ...
...to 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 Windows build machine. d Verify...Note: You will see a display like this message. You can download the software depot from the one above. 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:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary ...