Adaptec 2244100-R User Guide - Page 8

Getting Started, Installing the Controller and Disk Drives, Creating a Bootable Array

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

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