Contents
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7
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level
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Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
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32
Disk Drives
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32
Cables
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32
Installation Options
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33
Basic Installation Steps
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34
Installing with an Operating System
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34
Installing on an Existing Operating System
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34
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin
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36
Installing the Controller
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36
Installing a RAID Controller
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36
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 37
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
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38
Connecting Directly to the Controller
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38
Connecting to a System Backplane
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39
Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs
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40
Connecting External Devices
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42
Next Steps
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42
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller
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44
Creating an Array
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44
Creating an Array with the ACU
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44
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
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46
Making Your Array Bootable
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47
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin
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49
Creating a Driver Disk
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49
Installing with Windows
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49
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
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50
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
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50
Installing with Red Hat Linux
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51
Installing with SUSE Linux
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51
Installing with OpenServer
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51
Installing with UnixWare
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52
Installing with Solaris
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52
Installing with VMware
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53
Installing with FreeBSD
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53