Installation guide

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Chapter 3
Controller Start-up
This chapter describes:
• Controller Start-up Procedures
• BIOS Options Sequence
• BIOS Configuration Utility (RAID EzAssist)
• Operating System, Device Drivers, GAM, WAM
• What to Check in Case of Problems
This chapter describes the AcceleRAID 170 RAID controller start-up
procedures and messages produced by the BIOS during start-up or re-boot.
This chapter also explains three BIOS options that are available for
configuring controller operation.
Procedural Overview
The steps covered in this chapter include:
• Setting BIOS options
• Using RAID EzAssist (the BIOS configuration utility) – see the RAID
EzAssist Configuration Utility User Reference Guide or Quick
Configuration Guide for configuration instructions and default
controller parameter definitions.
• Loading the operating system and operating system drivers – see the
appropriate Disk Array Controller Software Kit Installation Guide and
User Manual for installation instructions on operating system drivers
and the GAM server module.
• Installing Global Array Manager (GAM) client or Web Array Manager
(WAM) client – refer to the Global Array Manager Client Software
Installation Guide and User Manual or the Web Array Manager Client
Software Installation Guide and User Manual.