User Manual
BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
02/13/06
B ro ad c om C o r p or at i on
Document
BC4000-UM100-R
Overview of the Installation Process
Page 13
BC4000 S
ERIES
K
IT
C
ONTENTS
When a RAIDCore BC4000 Series RAID controller is received, the package should contain the following items:
•
BC4000 Series RAID controller
•
BC4000 Series RAID controller media CD
•
2U-compliant bracket
•
Serial ATA cables, one per port
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer or distributor.
I
NSTALLATION
S
TEPS
The major installation steps are given below and are depicted in
Figure 1 on page 14
:
1.
Install the controller or controllers (see
“Installing the BC4000 Controller” on page 15
).
2.
Install the hard disk drives and cables (see
“Installing Hard Disk Drives and Cables (BC4000)” on page 17
).
3.
Initialize the disks and creating a single array or multiple arrays using the BIOS (see
“Preparing Disks and
Arrays for New OS Installs” on page 19
.)
If existing disks (referred to as “legacy” disks) are being used, this step can be skipped. See
“Booting from a
Legacy Disk” on page 35
for details on using existing disks.
4.
Transfer the drivers to a floppy disk. There are different procedures for Windows and Linux users.
•
Windows users: See
“Transferring Drivers to Floppy Disk (Windows)” on page 22
. If a new operating
system is not being installed in the BC4000 Series RAID array, this step can be skipped.
•
Linux users: See
“Transferring Drivers to Floppy Disk (Linux)” on page 28
.
5.
Install the RAIDCore drivers and, if required, the new OS.
There are different procedures for Windows and
Linux users.
•
Windows users: See
“Installing the BC4000 Series Drivers (Windows)” on page 22
.
•
Linux users: See
“Installing the BC4000 Series Drivers (Linux)” on page 29
.
6.
Install the RAIDCore applications. There are different procedures for Windows and Linux users.
•
Windows users: See
“Installing the Management Suite” on page 27
.
•
Linux users: See
“Installing the bcadm Application”
and
“Installing the Online Help” on page 33
.
Caution!
Before installing the controller in an existing system, back up any critical data. Failure to
follow this accepted system management practice could result in data loss.
Caution!
All components (firmware, drivers and applications) must be installed when upgrading to
Version 2.0 of XelCore. This means that a version 1.x driver will not work with version 2.x of the
software and vice versa.