Installation guide

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Adaptec RAID Installation Guide
Installing Storage Manager
Storage manager occupies approximately 5 MB of hard disk space.
Operating System Compatibility
Storage Manager runs on the following operating systems:
■ Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and
Windows 95/98/Me (see page 4-8)
■ Novell NetWare 4.x and 5.x (Remote communication client
only) (see page 4-9)
■ SCO UNIX OpenServer 5 and UnixWare 7.x (see page 4-10)
■ FreeBSD (see page 4-10)
■ Red Hat Linux (see page 4-11)
■ SuSE Linux (see page 4-11)
Storage Manager’s remote management capabilities are only
available on your system if it contains a network card configured to
use the TCP/IP protocol.
Windows
If Windows is configured to automatically start CD software, insert
the Adaptec RAID Installation CD into your drive and when the
installation menu appears click Install Adaptec Storage Manager.
If your system does not start the CD software automatically, browse
the CD and click autorun.exe. Click Install Adaptec Storage
Manager to begin the installation.
If you intend to use remote communications, be sure to select the
Communication Server option. The installation program detects
which version of Windows you are using and installs the
appropriate Storage Manager files and device driver for your
operating system.
Configuring the Controller Cache in Windows NT and Windows 2000
If you are using Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, perform the
following tasks after you install Storage Manager to ensure
optimum data cache performance: