Contents
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7
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level
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27
Selecting Disk Drives
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28
Disk Drives for SAS Controllers
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28
Disk Drives for SATA Controllers
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28
Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers
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28
Selecting Cables
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29
SAS Cables
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29
SATA Cables
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29
SCSI Cables
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30
Installation Options
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30
Basic Installation Steps
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30
Installing with an Operating System
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30
Installing on an Existing Operating System
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30
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin
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32
Installing the Controller
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32
Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers
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33
Connecting Directly to the Controller
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33
Connecting to a System Backplane
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34
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers
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34
Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers
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35
Connecting External Devices
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35
Next Steps
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35
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller
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37
Creating an Array
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37
Creating an Array with the ACU
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37
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
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39
Making Your Array Bootable
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40
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin
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42
Creating a Driver Disk
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42
Installing with Windows
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43
Installing with Red Hat Linux
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43
Installing with SuSE Linux
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44
Installing with NetWare
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44
Installing with OpenServer
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45
Installing with UnixWare
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45
Installing with FreeBSD
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46