System Requirements - Adaptec 5325302057 User Manual

System Requirements

• PC-compatible computer with a single Intel Pentium 1.2 GHz processor or better,
or equivalent, with a supported OS and an iSCSI initiator (see the following
table).
All OSs must have the latest Service Packs or Updates installed.
Note
Supported OSs
Windows Server 2003 32-bit or 64-bit:
• Enterprise Edition or Enterprise Edition R2
• Standard Edition or Standard Edition R2
• Web Edition
Windows Small Business Server 2003 or Small
Business Server 2003 R2
Windows Data Center 2003 or Data Center 2003 R2
Windows XP (all versions), 32- or 64-bit
Windows Vista (all versions), 32- or 64-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U4, 32- or 64-bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or 10, 32- or
64-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 U4, 32- or 64-bit
VMware ESX Server 3.0.1
An iSCSI initiator is only required on a system that will be accessing iSCSI
Note
storage. The Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator must be installed on Windows
2003 systems in addition to a hardware initiator.
• At least 512 MB of RAM
• 135 MB of free drive space
• CD drive
• 256 color video mode (optional—required only if the GUI will be installed)
System Requirements
iSCSI Initiators Supported by
OSs
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator v.2.04
or higher
Q-Logic® QLA4050C Host Bus Adapter
Q-Logic QLA4052C Host Bus Adapter
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator v.2.04
or higher
Bundled Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Q-Logic® QLA4050C Host Bus Adapter
Q-Logic QLA4052C Host Bus Adapter
Bundled Cisco® iSCSI Initiator
Bundled Open-iSCSI Initiator
Bundled Software Initiator
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