Installation Quick Start Guide
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Contents
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Quick Start
1.1
Using the User Documentation Set
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1.2
Getting Help
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1.3
Regulatory Information
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1.4
Warnings and Cautions
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Installation
2.1
Determining the RAID Configuration
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2.2
Hardware Installation
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2.2.1
Minimum Requirements
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2.2.2
Installing the IIR Controller
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2.3
Create a Bootable Host Drive
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2.3.1
Installing a RAID 1 Mirrored Array
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2.4
Create the RAID Software Suite Driver Installation Diskette
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2.5
Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT Installation
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2.5.1
Minimum Requirements
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2.5.2
OS Installation Procedures
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2.6
Novell NetWare 4.2x and 5.x Installation
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2.6.1
Minimum Requirements
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2.6.2
OS Installation Procedures
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2.7
UnixWare 7.1.1 Installation
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2.7.1
Minimum Requirements
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2.7.2
OS Installation Procedures
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2.8
RAID Software Suite Installation
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2.8.1
Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0
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2.8.2
Novell NetWare 4.2x and 5.x
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2.8.3
UnixWare 7.1.1
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A
Appendix
A.1
Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array with Hot Fix
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Index
Figures
2-1
Installation of the IIR Controller and OS to a Host Drive
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2-2
Select Controller
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2-3
Configure Host Drives
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2-4
Create New Host Drive
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2-5
Select Physical Drive
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2-6
Choose Type Menu
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2-7
Host Drive Creation Confirmation
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2-8
Drive Capacity
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