3Ware 3W-6800 - Escalade 6800 RAID Controller, User Manual

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Linux Installation
Installing the storage switch while installing
Red Hat Linux
Materials required:
• 3ware 3DM CD-ROM (1)
• 3ware driver disk installation for Red Hat (1)
• Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM and boot disk
Note:
We have tested systems where an IDE drive con-
nected to the motherboard interfered with using the
Escalade Storage Switch as a boot device. Disconnecting
the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this
problem. After Linux is installed, the drive can be recon-
nected.
Note:
The use of the Disk Druid partitioning utility with
Red Hat 6.2 is limited to 112 GB. Use fdisk if more stor-
age capacity is required.
Create disk arrays
Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array
Configuration Utility chapters.
Boot with the Red Hat CD-ROM or diskette
Note:
The boot diskette is optional since most computers
can boot directly from the Red Hat CD-ROM disk.
1 Insert the Red Hat boot diskette into the floppy drive of the com-
puter. If your BIOS supports it you may boot directly from the
Red Hat installation CD-ROM instead.