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Installing the Controller and Drives
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Connect any external cables and drives to the controller.
Notes:
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Do not
attach a cable to the controller unless the other
end of the cable is attached to a proper termination.
Doing so can cause unstable operation.
■
Use high quality cables. Poor quality cables may
degrade system reliability. Avoid cables not rated for
Ultra320 operation.
■
Observe the maximum cable lengths/cable loads for
Ultra320.
■
Use device adapters as needed to connect any single-
ended (SE) drives (avoid mixing old SE and LVD
devices on the same SCSI bus).
■
For additional considerations about installing SCSI
drives, see
.
Determining the Boot Controller
Note:
If your system will contain two or more bootable
controllers, read this section. Otherwise, skip this section.
The ICP9014RO or ICP9024RO RAID controllers support bootable
drives and arrays. The controller’s default setting and your system
setup usually allow you to install and boot from either a hard disk
drive connected to the motherboard, or from a drive or array
connected to the controller.
If you already have an operating system installed on a hard disk
drive connected to the motherboard and you want to boot a second
operating system from the RAID controller, follow these steps:
1
Enter the system setup.
2
Navigate to the hard disk drive boot sequence.
3
Move the boot controller to the top of the list.
