Adaptec 58300 User Guide - Page 7

Creating a Bootable Array, Managing Your Storage Space - drivers

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Contents ● 7 Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 25 Installing the HostRAID Controller 25 Connecting Disk Drives to HostRAID Controllers 26 Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller 26 Connecting to a System Backplane 27 Installing the Controller to a SAS Expander 28 Next Steps ...28 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 30 Creating an Array 30 Creating an Array with the ACU 30 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 31 Making Your Array Bootable 32 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 34 Creating a Driver Disk 34 Installing with Windows 34 Installing with Red Hat Linux 35 Installing with SuSE Linux 35 Installing with NetWare 36 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 38 Creating a Driver Disk 38 Installing on Windows 38 Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux 39 Installing on NetWare 39 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 41 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 41 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility 41 About the ARC Utility 42 About the AFU 42 Which Utility Should I Use 42

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Contents
7
Installing the HostRAID Controller
and Disk Drives
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
25
Installing the HostRAID Controller
.................................................................
25
Connecting Disk Drives to HostRAID Controllers
.........................................
26
Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller
....................................
26
Connecting to a System Backplane
............................................................
27
Installing the Controller to a SAS Expander
.............................................
28
Next Steps
..........................................................................................................
28
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller
..............................................................................
30
Creating an Array
..............................................................................................
30
Creating an Array with the ACU
......................................................................
30
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
..........................................
31
Making Your Array Bootable
...........................................................................
32
Installing the Driver and
an Operating System
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
34
Creating a Driver Disk
......................................................................................
34
Installing with Windows
...................................................................................
34
Installing with Red Hat Linux
..........................................................................
35
Installing with SuSE Linux
...............................................................................
35
Installing with NetWare
....................................................................................
36
Installing the Driver on an
Existing Operating System
Before You Begin
...............................................................................................
38
Creating a Driver Disk
......................................................................................
38
Installing on Windows
......................................................................................
38
Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux
...............................................................
39
Installing on NetWare
.......................................................................................
39
Managing Your Storage Space
About Adaptec Storage Manager
.....................................................................
41
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
................................................................
41
About the HRCONF Command Line Utility
..................................................
41
About the ARC Utility
......................................................................................
42
About the AFU
..................................................................................................
42
Which Utility Should I Use?
.............................................................................
42