Kit Contents And System Requirements; Kit Contents; System Requirements - Adaptec ASR-6805Q User Manual

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Kit Contents and System Requirements

This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that
must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller.

Kit Contents

• Adaptec RAID controller
• Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec maxView Storage Manager,
ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation
• Cables (Not included in Adaptec 'Single' product. If your kit includes cables, the type and quantity
vary—for more information, see
• (Select models only) Low-profile bracket
• Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide (on the installation DVD)

System Requirements

• PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
• Motherboard with these features:
∘ Support for multi-function devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
∘ Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility
information.
• One of these operating systems:
Note: For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on the
Adaptec Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. To
download Linux driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com/en-us/support.
∘ Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit),
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows SBS 2011, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, Windows
Storage Server 2011, Windows 7 and Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6.2, 5.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ FreeBSD 9, 8.2
∘ Debian Linux 6 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ Ubuntu Linux 12, 11, 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ Fedora Linux 16, 15, 14 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ CentOS 6.2, 5.8
∘ Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express
∘ VMware ESXi 5.1, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic
• 2 GB of RAM minimum
• Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions in
Your RAID Controller
• 350 MB of free disk drive space
• 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
• DVD-ROM drive
• USB flash drive or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable media
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