Software Installation and User’s Guide
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Contents
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Introduction
1.1
Using the User Documentation Set
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1.1.1
Document Formats
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1.2
About This Guide
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1.2.1
Installation Guide
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1.2.2
User’s Guide
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1.3
RAID Levels
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1.3.1
RAID 0 - Data Striping
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1.3.2
RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing
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1.3.3
RAID 4 - Data Striping With a Dedicated Parity Drive
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1.3.4
RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity
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1.3.5
RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0
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1.3.6
Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware
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1.4
Transparency of Host Drives
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1.4.1
Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc
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Getting Started
2.1
Determine the RAID Configuration
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2.2
Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette
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2.2.1
Preferred Method
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2.2.2
Alternative Methods
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2.3
Install the ICP RAID Controller
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Quick Installation
3.1
Roadmap for Quick Installation
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3.2
Create a Bootable Host Drive—RAID 1 Mirrored Array
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3.3
Create a Bootable Host Drive—RAID 5 Disk Array with Hot Fix
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3.4
Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT Quick Installation
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3.4.1
Minimum Requirements
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3.4.2
OS Installation Procedures
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3.5
Novell NetWare 4.2x, 5.x and 6.x Quick Installation
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3.5.1
Minimum Requirements
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3.5.2
OS Installation Procedures
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3.6
SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 and 8.0 Quick Installation
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3.6.1
Minimum Requirements
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3.6.2
OS Installation Procedures
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3.7
RAID Software Suite Quick Installation
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3.7.1
Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0
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3.7.2
Novell NetWare 4.2x, 5.x and 6.x
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3.7.3
SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 or 8.0
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Installing Microsoft Windows NT / 2000 / XP
4.1
Operating System Installation Procedures
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4.1.1
Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist
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4.1.2
Installing an Operating System onto a Host Drive
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