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Kit Contents and System Requirements
This chapter describes the contents of your Microsemi Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system
requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller.
2.1
Kit Contents
• Microsemi Adaptec RAID controller
• Cables (Not included in Microsemi Adaptec 'Single' product. If your kit includes cables, the type and
quantity vary—for more information, see
Cablescontrollers SAS cablesSAS cables
on page 13.)
• (Select models only) Low-profile bracket
Note: The latest firmware, controller drivers, utilities (maxView Storage Manager,
ARCCONF CLI) and documentation can be downloaded at
. See
a Driver Diskdriver diskinstallation creating a driver disk
on page 28 for information about
downloading drivers.
2.2
System Requirements
• PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
• Motherboard with these features:
◦
Support for multi-function devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
◦
Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme for additional motherboard compatibility information.
• One of these operating systems:
◦
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012
R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit), Windows 7,
Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit)
◦
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7.6, 7.5 (64-bit)
◦
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.10, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5 (64-bit)
◦
Oracle Linux 7.5 UEK R4u6, 7.4 UEK R4u4
◦
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit)
◦
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3, SP2 (64-bit)
◦
Ubuntu Linux 18.04.1, 16.04.5 (64-bit)
◦
VMware ESXi 6.7/6.5/6.0 U3 (64-bit)
◦
Citrix XenServer 7.4, 7.3, 7.2, 7.1 (64-bit)
Note: Refer to the Readme for up-to-date operating system version support, or
check the Knowledgebase at
. From the main menu, select
Support>Knowledgebase> Answers>Advanced Search. Select your controller, limit
the category by OS Support, then click Search.
• 4 GB of RAM minimum
• Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions in
Your RAID Controllercontrollers figurescontrollers descriptions
)
• 350 MB of free disk drive space
• USB flash drive or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable media
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