Adaptec 51645 Installation And User Manual

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Contents ● 7Getting StartedChoosing a RAID Level..................................................................................... 31Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ..................................................................... 32Disk Drives .................................................................................................. 32Cables .......................................................................................................... 32Installation Options .......................................................................................... 33Basic Installation Steps...................................................................................... 34Installing with an Operating System.......................................................... 34Installing on an Existing Operating System .............................................. 34Installing the Controller and Disk DrivesBefore You Begin............................................................................................... 36Installing the Controller ................................................................................... 36Installing a RAID Controller...................................................................... 36Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 37Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers .................................................. 38Connecting Directly to the Controller....................................................... 38Connecting to a System Backplane ............................................................ 39Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs ............................ 40Connecting External Devices............................................................................ 42Next Steps .......................................................................................................... 42Creating a Bootable ArraySetting the Boot Controller .............................................................................. 44Creating an Array.............................................................................................. 44Creating an Array with the ACU ............................................................... 44Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ................................... 46Making Your Array Bootable ........................................................................... 47Installing the Driver and an Operating SystemBefore You Begin............................................................................................... 49Creating a Driver Disk ...................................................................................... 49Installing with Windows................................................................................... 49Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP............................. 50Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista ......................... 50Installing with Red Hat Linux .......................................................................... 51Installing with SUSE Linux............................................................................... 51Installing with OpenServer ............................................................................... 51Installing with UnixWare ................................................................................. 52Installing with Solaris........................................................................................ 52Installing with VMware .................................................................................... 53Installing with FreeBSD .................................................................................... 53