Adaptec RAID 2405 Installation And User Manual page 7

About the Adaptec RAID 2405......................................................................... 32
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................... 34
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ..................................................................... 35
Disk Drives .................................................................................................. 35
Cables .......................................................................................................... 35
Installation Options .......................................................................................... 36
Basic Installation Steps...................................................................................... 37
Installing with an Operating System.......................................................... 37
Installing on an Existing Operating System .............................................. 37
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 39
Installing the Controller ................................................................................... 39
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers .................................................. 40
Connecting Directly to the Controller....................................................... 40
Connecting to a System Backplane ............................................................ 41
Connecting External Devices............................................................................ 41
Next Steps .......................................................................................................... 42
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller .............................................................................. 44
Creating an Array.............................................................................................. 44
Creating an Array with the ACU ............................................................... 44
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ................................... 46
Making Your Array Bootable ........................................................................... 47
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 49
Creating a Driver Disk ...................................................................................... 49
Installing with Windows................................................................................... 49
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP............................. 50
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista ......................... 50
Installing with Red Hat Linux .......................................................................... 51
Installing with SUSE Linux............................................................................... 51
Installing with OpenServer ............................................................................... 51
Installing with UnixWare ................................................................................. 52
Installing with Solaris........................................................................................ 52
Installing with VMware .................................................................................... 53
Installing with FreeBSD .................................................................................... 53
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