Kit Contents And System Requirements; Kit Contents; System Requirements - Adaptec 5085 Installation And User Manual

Kit Contents

Adaptec by PMC RAID controller
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Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers,
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Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation
Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable
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information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.)
(Selected models only) Low-profile bracket
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Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
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System Requirements

PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
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Motherboard with these features:
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Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
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Large memory-mapped address ranges
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Refer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation DVD for additional
motherboard compatibility information.
One of these operating systems:
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Microsoft
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bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and
64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows 7
Red Hat
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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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FreeBSD 8, 7.x,
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Debian Linux 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Ubuntu Linux 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Fedora Linux 11, 12 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Note:
area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
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SCO
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UnixWare
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Sun
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VMware ESX Classic 4.1 (vSphere) (storage management must be done by command-
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line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI connection—see
Note:
Not all operating systems are supported by all controllers. For up-to-date operating
system version support check the readme on your RAID Controller Installation DVD or visit
the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select
Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support to
generate a list of supported operating systems.
128 MB (or more) of RAM
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Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions
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starting on
20 MB of free disk drive space
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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements
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Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-
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Enterprise Linux 6.0, 5.5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
For the latest on Linux support or to download driver sources, visit the Support
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OpenServer 6.0 MP4
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7.1.4
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Solaris 10
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