Adaptec 2025ZCR Installation Manual page 67

Adaptec RAID Installation Guide
e
Insert a floppy disk and click OK. The system creates the
driver disk.
f
Remove the Adaptec RAID Installation CD and the driver
floppy disk.
2
Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and hard
drives according to the instructions in
3
Start up the server. During startup, press Ctrl+A to start
SMOR. Use SMOR to create the RAID. For details, refer to
Using SMOR on page
Note: Any partitions created on disks that are not part of an
array will be unavailable if you subsequently use the disk in
a RAID configuration. If your hard drives do not have
partition tables or do not contain a recognizable partition,
you will be prompted to initialize these disks. The operating
system can automatically remove the data or you can
manually partition the drives. For more information, refer to
the Red Hat documentation.
4
Insert the Red Hat Linux start floppy disk in the floppy disk
drive and the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive.
5
Start up the system.
6
When the Red Hat welcome screen appears, type "expert" at
the start prompt.
7
When prompted, insert the driver disk you created in Step 1
and select OK.
8
Follow the prompts to setup your preferred environment; for
example, your preferred language and keyboard type.
9
If you are installing from a CD, select Local CD-ROM. The
system asks you to add a device. Select Add device.
10
Scroll down and select the Adaptec driver. The system informs
you that it has found the Adaptec I
11
If you intend to install other third-party devices, proceed with
the installation of those devices. Otherwise, select Done.
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