User`s guide

Contents ● 7
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................... 27
Selecting Disk Drives ........................................................................................ 28
Disk Drives for SAS Controllers................................................................. 28
Disk Drives for SATA Controllers ............................................................. 28
Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers ............................................................... 28
Selecting Cables................................................................................................. 29
SAS Cables................................................................................................... 29
SATA Cables................................................................................................ 29
SCSI Cables ................................................................................................. 30
Installation Options .......................................................................................... 30
Basic Installation Steps...................................................................................... 30
Installing with an Operating System.......................................................... 30
Installing on an Existing Operating System .............................................. 30
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 32
Installing the Controller ................................................................................... 32
Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers ......................................... 33
Connecting Directly to the Controller....................................................... 33
Connecting to a System Backplane............................................................ 34
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers...................................... 34
Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers........................................ 35
Connecting External Devices............................................................................ 35
Next Steps.................................................................................................... 35
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller .............................................................................. 37
Creating an Array.............................................................................................. 37
Creating an Array with the ACU ............................................................... 37
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ................................... 39
Making Your Array Bootable ........................................................................... 40
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 42
Creating a Driver Disk ...................................................................................... 42
Installing with Windows................................................................................... 43
Installing with Red Hat Linux .......................................................................... 43
Installing with SuSE Linux ............................................................................... 44
Installing with NetWare.................................................................................... 44
Installing with OpenServer............................................................................... 45
Installing with UnixWare ................................................................................. 45
Installing with FreeBSD .................................................................................... 46