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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 62 b Insert and mount a writable CD: mount /dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 c Change to the Linux driver directory on the RAID Controller Installation DVD, locate the VMware iso image, vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.27900-esx4.1.iso, then burn the iso to the CD. Note: Use whatever tool is most convenient to burn the CD, interactive (GUI-based) or Linux command line. d Unmount and remove the RAID Controller Installation DVD and the driver CD. 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD. 3 Restart your computer. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMware installation. 5 Select Yes to install a custom driver, then click Add. 6 Insert the driver disk, then click OK. 7 Select the driver from the displayed list, click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions to load the driver. 8 Complete the VMware installation, following the on-screen instructions. 9 Reboot your computer, then remove the VMware Installation CD. Note: You may see a warning that the controller driver is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). You can ignore this message. Note: The Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on VMware. To create and manage arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use ARCCONF. See page 72 for more information. If you plan to use vSphere to manage your controller, use the IP address displayed on the VMware console to download and install the vSphere Client. Installing with FreeBSD Note: You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing FreeBSD: 1 Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to loader prompt. 4 Type load kernel. 5 Insert the driver floppy disk. 6 Type load disk0:aacu.ko. Note: If the driver fails to load, run lsdev and check for the floppy disk drive. Then, try again with the appropriate device. 7 Type boot.

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System
●
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b
Insert and mount a writable CD:
mount /dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1
c
Change to the Linux driver directory on the RAID Controller Installation DVD, locate
the VMware iso image,
vmware-aacraid-400.4.1.7.27900-esx4.1.iso
, then burn the
iso to the CD.
Note:
Use whatever tool is most convenient to burn the CD, interactive (GUI-based) or
Linux command line.
d
Unmount and remove the RAID Controller Installation DVD and the driver CD.
2
Insert the VMware Installation CD.
3
Restart your computer.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMware installation.
5
Select
Yes
to install a custom driver, then click
Add
.
6
Insert the driver disk, then click
OK
.
7
Select the driver from the displayed list, click
OK
, then follow the on-screen instructions to
load the driver.
8
Complete the VMware installation, following the on-screen instructions.
9
Reboot your computer, then remove the VMware Installation CD.
Note:
You may see a warning that the controller driver is not certified by VMware (no
signature attached). You can ignore this message.
Note:
The Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on VMware. To create and manage
arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use ARCCONF. See
page 72
for more information. If you plan to use vSphere to manage your controller, use the IP
address displayed on the VMware console to download and install the vSphere Client.
Installing with FreeBSD
Note:
You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task.
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing FreeBSD:
1
Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD.
2
Restart your computer.
3
When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select
6
to escape to loader prompt.
4
Type
load kernel
.
5
Insert the driver floppy disk.
6
Type
load disk0:aacu.ko
.
Note:
If the driver fails to load, run lsdev and check for the floppy disk drive. Then, try
again with the appropriate device.
7
Type
boot
.