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Driver installation usually takes places as part of operating system installation. Please refer to
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Chapter 4 "Diver Installation" of the user manual for the detailed installation procedure.
In an existing system:
To install the controller driver into the existing operating system. For the detailed installation
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procedure, please refer to the Chapter 4 "Driver Installation" of the user manual.
2.4.8. Install ArcHTTP Proxy Server
The 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller firmware has embedded the web-browser McRAID storage manager.
ArcHTTP proxy server will launch the web-browser McRAID storage manager. It provides all of the
creation, management and monitor 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller status. Please refer to the Chapter 5 of
the user manual for the detail ArcHTTP Proxy Server Installation. For SNMP agent function, please refer
to Appendix D of the user manual.
2.4.9. Configure Volume Set
The controller configures RAID functionality through the McBIOS RAID manager. Please refer to Chapter
3 of the user manual, Mc-BIOS RAID Manager, for the detail. The RAID controller can also be configured
through the McRAID storage manager with ArcHTTP proxy server installed or through on-board LAN
port and LCD module (refer to LCD manual). For McRAID storage manager option, please refer to
Chapter 6 of the user manual, Web Browser-Based Configuration.
2.4.10. Determining the Boot Sequences
For PC system:
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12Gb/s SAS RAID controller is a bootable controller. If your system already contains a bootable
device with an installed operating system, you can set up your system to boot a second
operating system from the new controller. To add a second bootable controller, you may need
to enter setup of motherboard BIOS and change the device boot sequence so that the new RAID
controller heads the list. If the system BIOS setup does not allow this change, your system may
be not configurable to allow the 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller to act as a second boot device.
For Intel-based Mac system:
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12Gb/s SAS RAID controller support the EFI BIOS on the PCIe 3.0 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller.
You have other alternatively to add volumes on the Intel-based Mac bootable device listing. You
can follow the following procedures to add 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller on the Mac bootable
device listing.
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Set the BIOS selection in System Controls: Advance Configuration to "EFI" option for
Intel-based MacPro boot.
Download OS X Mavericks and DiskMaker X. Follow the Disk Maker X to make a
bootable OS X Mavericks USB install drive.
Restart your Mac and after you hear the chime sound, press the Option (Alt) key until
you see the option to choose the flash drive to boot from.
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