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Installing the Driver 2 Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and hard drives according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 3 Start up the server. During startup, press Ctrl+A to start SMOR. Use SMOR to create the RAID. For details, refer to Using SMOR on page 2-10. Note: Any partitions created on disks that are not part of an array will be unavailable if you subsequently use the disk in a RAID configuration. If your hard drives do not have partition tables or do not contain a recognizable partition, you will be prompted to initialize these disks. The operating system can automatically remove the data or you can manually partition the drives. For more information, refer to the Red Hat documentation. 4 Insert the Red Hat Linux boot floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive. 5 Start up the system. 6 When the Red Hat welcome screen appears, type expert at the boot prompt. 7 When prompted, insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 and select OK. 8 Follow the prompts to setup your preferred environment; for example, your preferred language and keyboard type. 9 If you are installing from a CD, select Local CD-ROM. The system asks you to add a device. Select Add device. 10 Scroll down and select the Adaptec driver. The system informs you that it has found the Adaptec I2O RAID Host Adapter. 11 If you intend to install other third-party devices, proceed with the installation of those devices. Otherwise, select Done. 12 Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat documentation. 3-31

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Installing the Driver
2
Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and hard
drives according to the instructions in
Chapter 2
.
3
Start up the server. During startup, press
Ctrl+A
to start
SMOR. Use SMOR to create the RAID. For details, refer to
Using SMOR
on page 2-10
.
Note:
Any partitions created on disks that are not part of an
array will be unavailable if you subsequently use the disk in
a RAID configuration. If your hard drives do not have
partition tables or do not contain a recognizable partition,
you will be prompted to initialize these disks. The operating
system can automatically remove the data or you can
manually partition the drives. For more information, refer to
the Red Hat documentation.
4
Insert the Red Hat Linux boot floppy disk in the floppy disk
drive and the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive.
5
Start up the system.
6
When the Red Hat welcome screen appears, type
expert
at
the boot prompt.
7
When prompted, insert the driver disk you created in Step 1
and select
OK
.
8
Follow the prompts to setup your preferred environment; for
example, your preferred language and keyboard type.
9
If you are installing from a CD, select
Local CD-ROM
. The
system asks you to add a device. Select
Add device
.
10
Scroll down and select the Adaptec driver. The system informs
you that it has found the
Adaptec I
2
O RAID Host Adapter
.
11
If you intend to install other third-party devices, proceed with
the installation of those devices. Otherwise, select
Done
.
12
Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat
documentation.