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General Installation Notes
For detailed hardware requirements, specifications, and installation procedures, specific to the Intel
RAID Controller SRCU31, refer to Chapter 2.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
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Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31).
Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel server board STL2). For a
supported list refer to:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/
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One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot
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PCI 2.2 compliant System BIOS
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SCSI hard disk drive(s) (the minimum required to meet the desired RAID level)
Minimum Software Requirements
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RAID Software Suite CD-ROM
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10 MB of hard disk drive space
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RAID Driver Installation Diskette for Linux
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Linux Red Hat 7.x Installation CD-ROMs
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Root access on the Linux server
Installing Red Hat Linux 7.x on a RAID Volume
(Host Drive)
To install Red Hat Linux 7.x on to a host drive, first create the appropriate driver disk from the Intel
RAID Controller SRCU31 CD-ROM:
1. In the system BIOS, ensure that the computer is set to boot off of the CD-ROM drive.
2. Place the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and boot the system.
3. Select the option to make diskettes.
4. Select Red Hat Linux and the appropriate driver for the system. When driver disk is created,
follow the procedure below to create a host drive to install to.
5. Ensure the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 is installed in the system and is connected to drives
on which you intend to create a host drive.
6. Boot the system and when prompted press <Ctrl> + <G> to enter StorCon. Create a single host
drive from the selected disks.
7. For more information on creating host drives using the StorCon, see Chapter 7, Configure New
Host Drive.
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