Adaptec 3405 User Guide - Page 7

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

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Contents ● 7 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 35 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q 36 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 37 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 39 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 40 Disk Drives 40 Cables ...40 Installation Options 41 Basic Installation Steps 42 Installing with an Operating System 42 Installing on an Existing Operating System 42 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 44 Installing the Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System Backplane 47 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 48 Connecting External Devices 50 Next Steps ...50 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 52 Creating an Array 52 Creating an Array with the ACU 52 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 54 Making Your Array Bootable 55 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 57 Creating a Driver Disk 57 Installing with Windows 58 Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP 58 Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 58 Installing with Red Hat Linux 59 Installing with SUSE Linux 59 Installing with OpenServer 59 Installing with UnixWare 60 Installing with Solaris 60

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Contents
7
About the Adaptec RAID 2045
.........................................................................
35
About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q
............................................................
36
About the Adaptec RAID 2805
.........................................................................
37
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level
.....................................................................................
39
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
.....................................................................
40
Disk Drives
..................................................................................................
40
Cables
..........................................................................................................
40
Installation Options
..........................................................................................
41
Basic Installation Steps
......................................................................................
42
Installing with an Operating System
..........................................................
42
Installing on an Existing Operating System
..............................................
42
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
44
Installing the Controller
...................................................................................
44
Installing a RAID Controller
......................................................................
44
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 45
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
..................................................
46
Connecting Directly to the Controller
.......................................................
46
Connecting to a System Backplane
............................................................
47
Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs
............................
48
Connecting External Devices
............................................................................
50
Next Steps
..........................................................................................................
50
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller
..............................................................................
52
Creating an Array
..............................................................................................
52
Creating an Array with the ACU
...............................................................
52
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
...................................
54
Making Your Array Bootable
...........................................................................
55
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
57
Creating a Driver Disk
......................................................................................
57
Installing with Windows
...................................................................................
58
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
.............................
58
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 58
Installing with Red Hat Linux
..........................................................................
59
Installing with SUSE Linux
...............................................................................
59
Installing with OpenServer
...............................................................................
59
Installing with UnixWare
.................................................................................
60
Installing with Solaris
........................................................................................
60