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README.TXT
Adaptec Storage Manager
as of October 24, 2005
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Please review this file for important information about issues
and erratas that were discovered after completion of the standard
product documentation. In the case of conflict between various
parts of the documentation set, this file contains the most
current information.
The following information is available in this file:
1. Software Versions and Documentation
1.1
Adaptec Storage Manager
1.2
Documentation
2. Installation and Setup Notes
2.1
Supported Operating Systems
2.2
System Requirements
2.3
Setup Notes
3. General Cautions and Notes
3.1
General Cautions
3.2
General Notes
4. Array Level-Specific Notes
4.1
RAID 1 and RAID 5 Notes
4.2
RAID 10 Notes
5. Operating System-Specific Issues and Notes
5.1
All
5.2
Windows - All
5.3
Windows 2000
5.4
Windows for EM64T and AMD-64
5.5
Linux
5.6
NetWare
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1. Software Versions and Documentation
1.1. Adaptec Storage Manager Version 4.00
1.2. Documentation on this CD
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Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide (PDF format)
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Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help
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Adaptec Storage Manager README.TXT file
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2. Installation and Setup Notes
- The Adaptec RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
contains complete installation information for the controllers
and drivers, as well as complete instructions for all utilities
and Adaptec Storage Manager software.

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Summary of Contents for Adaptec ICP5045BL

  • Page 1 Adaptec Storage Manager README.TXT file -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Installation and Setup Notes - The Adaptec RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide contains complete installation information for the controllers and drivers, as well as complete instructions for all utilities and Adaptec Storage Manager software.
  • Page 2 80 MB hard disk drive space 256 color video mode 2.3 Setup Notes - Do not attempt to install Adaptec Storage Manager version 4.0 on a system that already has Adaptec Storage Manager version 3.20 installed. Uninstall the old version first.
  • Page 3 - To run Adaptec Storage Manager under Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x64, the Standard installation with "Compatibility Arch Support" is required. - To install Adaptec Storage Manager on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you must install two packages from the Red Hat installation CD: compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.122.i386.rpm...
  • Page 4 Instead, power off both affected controllers, move the drives, and then restart. - Do not run Adaptec Storage Manager concurrently with the CLI. Doing so may cause unpredictable results. 3.2 General Notes...
  • Page 5 - Adaptec Storage Manager requires that the following range of ports be open for remote access: 34571 - 34575. - You can run Adaptec Storage Manager from a browser only under Windows operating systems using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and later and with the Sun Java VM, V1.4.2_05 or later and the Sun browser plug-in.
  • Page 6 5. Operating System-Specific Issues 5.1 All - Adaptec Storage Manager will not start on a system that uses only 16 colors. Adaptec Storage Manager supports a minimum of 256 colors. You must switch the video mode from 16 colors to a mode...
  • Page 7 - To remotely manage a Linux system from a Windows system, you must use the standalone GUI. - If you cannot connect to a local or remote Adaptec Storage Manager installed on a Linux system, verify that the TCP/IP hosts file...
  • Page 8 - With Linux kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6, the ARCCONF DELETE <logical_drive> command may fail with a Kernel Oops error message. Even though the drives are removed from the Adaptec Storage Manager console, they may not really be deleted. Reboot the controller; then, issue the ARCCONF DELETE command again.
  • Page 9 In the file Autoexec.ncf, move the line "LOAD RAIDAGNT -BOOT" so that it is before any lines that reference Java. - A NetWare system can run only one instance of the Adaptec Storage Manager agent. - Under Novell NetWare 6.5, you cannot initialize a drive using Adaptec Storage Manager.