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Methods for the Replacement of a Disk Drive..................................................................... 33
Intel RAID Controller SRCMR Quick Start .......................................................................... 34
Make an OS Installation Diskette ............................................................................... 34
Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCMR in the Intel Server Board............................. 35
Use Storage Console to Create a RAID Volume........................................................ 36
Set the BIOS Boot Order ........................................................................................... 39
Install the Operating System...................................................................................... 40
Installing Windows 2000.................................................................................... 40
Installing Red Hat Linux 7.1 .............................................................................. 41
Alternative Method to Creating an Intel RAID Controller SRCMR Installation Diskette........ 42
Windows NT .............................................................................................................. 42
Windows 2000 ........................................................................................................... 42
SCO Unixware † ......................................................................................................... 42
How to Use Auto Hot Plug with SAF-TE ............................................................................. 43
Setting Up Auto Hot Plug ........................................................................................... 43
3 Installing Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000
Operating System Installation Procedures.......................................................................... 45
Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist .................................................................... 45
Minimum Hardware Requirements .................................................................... 45
Minimum Software Requirements ..................................................................... 46
Installing an Operating System onto a RAID Volume or Single Disk ......................... 46
Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures ................................................ 47
Installing the OS................................................................................................ 47
Installing an OS onto an IDE or SCSI Disk Drive Not Attached to the
Intel RAID Controller SRCMR..................................................................... 48
Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures ................................................ 48
Upgrading an OS (Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000) that is
Currently Installed on a RAID Volume or Single Disk.................................. 49
Installation to an Existing OS ............................................................................ 51
Installing Drivers for your Intel RAID Controller SRCMR..................................................... 51
4 Installing Linux
Before you Begin................................................................................................................ 53
Available Drivers and Tools on the Intel RAID Controller SRCMR Software
Suite CD-ROM .................................................................................................... 53
Assumptions About Path Names ............................................................................... 53
General Installation Notes .................................................................................................. 54
Minimum Hardware Requirements............................................................................. 54
Minimum Hardware Requirements .................................................................... 54
Minimum Software Requirements ..................................................................... 54
Installing Red Hat Linux 7.x on a RAID Volume (Host Drive) ............................................. 55
Installing an Intel RAID Controller SRCMR onto an Existing Linux Server .......................... 56
Installation of Driver Sources from the Intel RAID Controller SRCMR CD-ROM ........ 56
GDT Driver Parameters...................................................................................................... 57
Reservation of SCSI Devices..................................................................................... 57
Further Driver Parameters ......................................................................................... 58
iv Intel RAID Controller SRCMR User's Guide