User`s guide

Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14
Kit Contents
● Adaptec RAID controller
● Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers,
Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation
● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable
information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.)
● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket
● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
● Motherboard with these features:
● Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
● Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation DVD for additional
motherboard compatibility information.
● One of these operating systems:
● Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 (with SP2), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows
Server 2003 (Enterprise and Standard with SP1 or SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows
Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7, Windows Vista
TM
(with SP1 or SP2),
Windows XP (with SP1, SP2, or SP3, 32-bit and 64-bit)
● Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux 5.4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● SUSE Linux ES 11, SUSE Linux ES 10 SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Note:
For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit
the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com .
● SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0 MP4
● UnixWare
®
7.1.4
● Sun
®
Solaris
TM
10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4
● VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (storage
management must be done by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI
connection—see page 83)
● FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 6.4
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your RAID
Controller Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com . From the
main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and
OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems.
● 128 MB (or more) of RAM
● Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions
starting on page 15)
● 20 MB of free disk drive space
● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
● DVD-ROM drive