User`s guide

Contents ● 8
Choosing a RAID Level.................................................................30
Selecting Disk Drives.....................................................................31
Disk Drives for SAS Controllers.............................................31
Disk Drives for SATA Controllers.........................................31
Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers...........................................31
Selecting Cables..............................................................................32
SAS Cables...............................................................................32
SATA Cables............................................................................33
SCSI Cables .............................................................................33
Installation Options.......................................................................34
Basic Installation Steps..................................................................34
Installing with an Operating System......................................34
Installing on an Existing Operating System..........................34
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin...........................................................................36
Installing the Controller................................................................36
Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers......................38
Connecting Directly to the Controller...................................39
Connecting to a System Backplane........................................40
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers...................41
Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers....................41
Connecting External Devices........................................................42
Next Steps................................................................................42
6 Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller...........................................................44
Creating an Array ..........................................................................44
Creating an Array with the ACU ...........................................45
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ...............47
Making Your Array Bootable........................................................49
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin...........................................................................51
Creating a Driver Disk...................................................................51
Installing with Windows...............................................................52
Installing with Red Hat Linux.......................................................53