Adaptec 5805 User Guide - Page 14

Kit Contents, System Requirements, VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3 - driver

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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these features: ● Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these operating systems: ● Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 (with SP2), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2003 (Enterprise and Standard with SP1 or SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7, Windows VistaTM (with SP1 or SP2), Windows XP (with SP1, SP2, or SP3, 32-bit and 64-bit) ● Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 5.4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 (32-bit and 64-bit) ● SUSE Linux ES 11, SUSE Linux ES 10 SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 MP4 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® SolarisTM 10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4 ● VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (storage management must be done by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI connection-see page 83) ● FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 6.4 Note: For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your RAID Controller Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of RAM ● Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model-see the descriptions starting on page 15) ● 20 MB of free disk drive space ● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 ● DVD-ROM drive

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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements
14
Kit Contents
Adaptec RAID controller
Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers,
Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation
Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable
information about your controller, visit
the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.)
(
Selected models only
) Low-profile bracket
Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
Motherboard with these features:
Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation DVD for additional
motherboard compatibility information.
One of these operating systems:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 (with SP2), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows
Server 2003 (Enterprise and Standard with SP1 or SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows
Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7, Windows Vista
TM
(with SP1 or SP2),
Windows XP (with SP1, SP2, or SP3, 32-bit and 64-bit)
Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux 5.4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
SUSE Linux ES 11, SUSE Linux ES 10 SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Note:
For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit
the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.
SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0 MP4
UnixWare
®
7.1.4
Sun
®
Solaris
TM
10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4
VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (storage
management must be done by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI
connection—see
page 83
)
FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 6.4
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your RAID
Controller Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
. From the
main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and
OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems.
128 MB (or more) of RAM
Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions
starting on
page 15
)
20 MB of free disk drive space
16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
DVD-ROM drive