Contents
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8
About the Adaptec RAID 6445
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34
About the Adaptec RAID 6805
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35
4
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level
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37
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
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38
Disk Drives
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38
Cables
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38
Installation Options
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39
Basic Installation Steps
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40
Installing with an Operating System
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40
Installing on an Existing Operating System
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40
5
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin
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42
Installing the Controller
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42
Installing a RAID Controller
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42
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 43
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
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44
Connecting Directly to the Controller
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44
Connecting to a System Backplane
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45
Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs
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46
Connecting External Devices
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48
Next Steps
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48
6
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller
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50
Creating an Array
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50
Creating an Array with the ACU
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50
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
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52
Making Your Array Bootable
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53
7
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin
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55
Creating a Driver Disk
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55
Installing with Windows
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56
Installing with Windows Server 2003
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56
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 56
Installing with Red Hat Linux 5
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57
Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux
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57
Installing with SuSE Linux
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58
Installing with Debian Linux or Ubuntu Linux
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58
Installing with OpenServer
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60
Installing with UnixWare
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61