Adaptec 1430SA User Guide - Page 7

Creating a Bootable Array, Managing Your Storage Space - using for linux

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Contents ● 7 Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 23 Installing the HostRAID Controller 23 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers 24 Checking Your Controller and Devices 24 Determining the Boot Controller 24 Next Steps ...24 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 26 Creating an Array 26 Creating an Array with the ACU 26 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 27 Making Your Array Bootable 28 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 30 Creating a Driver Disk 30 Installing with Windows 30 Installing with Red Hat Linux 31 Installing with SUSE Linux 31 Installing with NetWare 32 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 34 Creating a Driver Disk 34 Installing on Windows 34 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 35 Installing on NetWare 35 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 37 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 37 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility 37 About the ARC Utility 38 About the AFU 38 Which Utility Should I Use 38

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Contents
7
Installing the HostRAID Controller
and Disk Drives
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
23
Installing the HostRAID Controller
.................................................................
23
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers
..............................
24
Checking Your Controller and Devices
...........................................................
24
Determining the Boot Controller
.....................................................................
24
Next Steps
..........................................................................................................
24
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller
..............................................................................
26
Creating an Array
..............................................................................................
26
Creating an Array with the ACU
......................................................................
26
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
..........................................
27
Making Your Array Bootable
...........................................................................
28
Installing the Driver and
an Operating System
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
30
Creating a Driver Disk
......................................................................................
30
Installing with Windows
...................................................................................
30
Installing with Red Hat Linux
..........................................................................
31
Installing with SUSE Linux
...............................................................................
31
Installing with NetWare
....................................................................................
32
Installing the Driver on an
Existing Operating System
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
34
Creating a Driver Disk
......................................................................................
34
Installing on Windows
......................................................................................
34
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux
..............................................................
35
Installing on NetWare
.......................................................................................
35
Managing Your Storage Space
About Adaptec Storage Manager
.....................................................................
37
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
................................................................
37
About the HRCONF Command Line Utility
..................................................
37
About the ARC Utility
......................................................................................
38
About the AFU
..................................................................................................
38
Which Utility Should I Use?
.............................................................................
38