Contents
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Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................... 31
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ..................................................................... 32
Disk Drives .................................................................................................. 32
Cables .......................................................................................................... 32
Installation Options .......................................................................................... 33
Basic Installation Steps...................................................................................... 34
Installing with an Operating System.......................................................... 34
Installing on an Existing Operating System .............................................. 34
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 to a System Backplane ............................................................ 39
Connecting External Devices............................................................................ 40
Next 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 the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 47
Creating a Driver Disk ...................................................................................... 47
Installing with Windows................................................................................... 47
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP............................. 48
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista ......................... 48
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