Adaptec ASR-2000S, Руководство по установке

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Introduction
Overview of the Installation Process
The following steps provide an overview of the process of installing
and setting up the controller and configuring the RAID:
1
Read this entire chapter.
2
Verify that your motherboard is compatible with the controller.
For details, refer to
Motherboard Compatibility on page 1-3 .
3
Gain familiarity with the features and functions of the Adaptec
RAID Installation CD. Refer to
page 1-6 for details.
4
Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller, cache
memory module, and hard drives according to the instructions
in
Chapter 2 .
5
Use SMOR to check your cache memory module or set up your
boot array. Refer to
Chapter 2 .
6
Install the controller driver according to the instructions in
Chapter 3 . If you are building a new system, installing the
driver involves installing the operating system, too.
Chapter 3 presents numerous scenarios for installing the
driver. Identify the scenario that applies to your system before
proceeding. When installing the driver , you may need to use
SMOR to configure the controller or create the array.
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Optional—Install Adobe Acrobat Reader or Viewer if you do
not have Acrobat installed on your computer. If you need to
upgrade Acrobat, do so now. You need Acrobat to view and
print the documentation contained on the Adaptec RAID
Installation CD.
8
Select the appropriate storage management application for
your system. For an overview of the available systems, refer to
Storage Management Software Overview on page 1-13 . For details,
read the Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide and
Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Software User’s Guide provided on
the Adaptec RAID Installation CD.
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Install the storage management application you selected in
Step 8 . Software installation procedures are described in
Chapter 4 .
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