User`s guide

o Adaptec SAS RAID Controllers README.TXT file
o maxView Storage Manager README.TXT file
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3. Installation and Setup
3.1 Installation Instructions
The Adaptec SAS RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
contains complete installation information for the controllers
and drivers. The Adaptec RAID Controllers Command Line Utility
User's Guide contains complete installation information for
ARCCONF. The maxView Storage Manager User's Guide contains
complete installation information for the maxView Storage
Manager software.
3.2 Partition Setup
o Logical drives with >2TB of storage require GPT partitioning
(GUID Partition Table) for OS installation or use as a
data container.
NOTE: Windows creates MBR partitions (Master Boot Record), by
default, which can address only 2TB of storage space. If the
logical drive is >2TB, it is segmented into two partitions
without warning, one up to 2TB, the other with the remaining
disk space. Linux displays a pop-up message that the disk
needs to be partitioned.
o Before attempting to install an operating system in uEFI mode,
you must delete all MBR partitions from the disk or reformat the
disk with GPT. The installation may fail if you try to install
on a disk with a MBR partitioning scheme. See also Section 4.11.
3.3 DKMS Driver Setup for Red Hat 6/CentOS 6
Installation instructions for the pre-compiled DKMS drivers for
Red Hat 6/CentOS 6 with Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)
are provided in the RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide.
DKMS ensures that the driver remains installed across OS updates.
You can download the pre-compiled DKMS drivers for Red Hat 6
and CentOS 6 at:
http://ask.adaptec.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17202
NOTE: For DKMS driver instructions for other linux OSs, contact
Adaptec Support or check the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK)
at ask.adaptec.com.
3.4 AFM-700 Flash Backup Unit Setup
3.4.1 Supercapacitor Setup with Adaptec Series 6Q Controllers
Adaptec Series 6Q controllers do not include a mounting plate
for the supercapacitor module. You must affix the supercapacitor
to the computer chassis with cable ties. For full instructions,
refer to the AFM-700 installation guide, available in the
documentation section of the Adaptec Web site at start.adaptec.com.
NOTE: The user's guide describes how to install the supercapacitor
using the mounting plate method. The instructions apply to Adaptec
Series 7Q/8Q/8ZQ controllers and Adaptec Series 7/8 controllers
with optional flash backup module only.
3.4.2 Status LEDs
The AFM-700 Flash Backup Unit includes three LEDs to help you
monitor status. See the labels on daughterboard PCB for LED
locations.
LED 'DS2': Charger Enabled
DS2 Solid on Charger Enabled
DS2 Blinks Charger Off (during cap learn cycle)
DS2 Temporary No Supercapacitor attached
Blinks
LED 'DS3': Supercapacitor power indication;
Supercapacitor charge Bleeding LED
LED 'DS4': Blinks faster when backup in progress
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