Adaptec 2805 User Manual and Install Guide - Page 8

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

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Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ 39 4 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 41 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 42 Disk Drives 42 Cables ...42 Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket 43 Installation Options 45 Basic Installation Steps 45 Installing with an Operating System 45 Installing on an Existing Operating System 45 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 47 Installing the Controller 47 Installing a RAID Controller 47 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 48 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 50 Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller 50 Connecting Drives to a System Backplane 51 Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs 52 Connecting External Devices 53 Next Steps ...53 6 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 55 Creating an Array 55 Creating an Array with the ACU 55 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 57 Making Your Array Bootable 58 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 60 Creating a Driver Disk 60 Installing with Windows 61 Installing with Windows Server 2003 61 Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 61 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 62

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Contents
8
About the Adaptec RAID 6445
.........................................................................
34
About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q
............................................................
35
About the Adaptec RAID 6405E
......................................................................
36
About the Adaptec RAID 6805E
......................................................................
37
About the Adaptec RAID 6405T
......................................................................
38
About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ
.......................................................
39
4
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level
.....................................................................................
41
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
.....................................................................
42
Disk Drives
..................................................................................................
42
Cables
..........................................................................................................
42
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket
......................
43
Installation Options
..........................................................................................
45
Basic Installation Steps
......................................................................................
45
Installing with an Operating System
..........................................................
45
Installing on an Existing Operating System
..............................................
45
5
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
47
Installing the Controller
...................................................................................
47
Installing a RAID Controller
......................................................................
47
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 48
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
..................................................
50
Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller
...........................................
50
Connecting Drives to a System Backplane
................................................
51
Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs)
.......................................................
52
Connecting External Devices
............................................................................
53
Next Steps
..........................................................................................................
53
6
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller
..............................................................................
55
Creating an Array
..............................................................................................
55
Creating an Array with the ACU
...............................................................
55
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
...................................
57
Making Your Array Bootable
...........................................................................
58
7
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
60
Creating a Driver Disk
......................................................................................
60
Installing with Windows
...................................................................................
61
Installing with Windows Server 2003
........................................................
61
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 61
Installing with Red Hat Linux 5
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62