Installing With Vmware; Installing With Freebsd - Adaptec 51645 Installation And User Manual

Installing with VMware

Note:
You will need your VMware Installation CD to complete this task.
To install the driver when installing VMware:
Insert the VMware Installation CD.
1
Restart your computer.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMware installation.
3
Note:
The VMware embedded driver will see the device and install.
Complete the VMware installation, following the instructions included with your
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operating system.
Note:
Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on VMware. To create and
manage arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use the
ARCCONF
utility. See

Installing with FreeBSD

Note:
You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task.
To install the driver when installing FreeBSD:
Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD.
1
Restart your computer.
2
When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to loader prompt.
3
Type
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load kernel
Insert the driver floppy disk.
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Type
6
load disk0:aacu.ko
If the driver fails to load, run lsdev and check for the floppy disk drive. Then, try again with
the appropriate device.
Type
7
boot
Complete the FreeBSD installation, following the instructions included with your
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operating system.
Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk.
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Repeat Steps
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again for the initial bootup.
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System
page 61 for more information.
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3 through 7 the first time you boot the operating system to load the drivers
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