Installation Options; Basic Installation Steps; Installing With An Operating System; Installing On An Existing Operating System - Adaptec SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controllers Installation And User Manual

Adaptec raid controller installation and users guide sas, sata, and scsi raid controllers
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Installation Options

When you install your Adaptec controller, you can choose to create a bootable array and then
install your operating system and the controller driver on that array.
Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed
on an existing operating system.

Basic Installation Steps

This section describes the installation process. Follow the steps for the installation option
you've chosen.

Installing with an Operating System

Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see
1
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well
(or instead).
Set the boot controller (see
2
Create a bootable array (see
3
Install your operating system and the controller driver (see
4
Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see
5
Note:
Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and
manage arrays, use the

Installing on an Existing Operating System

Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see
1
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well
(or instead).
Install the controller driver (see
2
Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see
3
Note:
Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and
manage arrays, use the
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