Kit Contents; Overview Of The Installation Process; Overview - ICP ICP9014RO Installation And User Manual

Kit Contents

Your controller kit includes:
ICP9014RO or ICP9024RO RAID controller (illustrated in
Appendix H)
Installation CD
Low-profile bracket
Quick Installation Guide

Overview of the Installation Process

This section provides an overview of how to install and configure
the controller:
1 Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives, as
described in
2 Your next steps depend on your system:
In a system without an operating system (fresh install)...
a Build the bootable array, as described in
RAID 5 Array on page
b Install the driver at the beginning of the operating system
installation, as described in
c Install ICP Storage Manager
d View, manage, and build additional arrays, as needed, using
ICP Storage Manager. For an overview, see
details, refer to the ICP Storage Manager online Help.
In an existing system that already has an operating system...
a Install the driver.
b Install ICP Storage Manager as described in
c Build the array using ICP Storage Manager. View, manage,
and build additional arrays, as needed. For an overview, see
Chapter
online Help.
Chapter 2, Installing the Controller and
2-4.
5. For details, refer to the ICP Storage Manager
Creating a Bootable
Chapter 3.
as described in
Introduction
Drives.
Chapter 4.
Chapter 5. For
Chapter 4.
1-2