Adaptec 48300 - Manual (Page 44)

Managing Your Storage Space ●
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Determining the Boot Controller
Note: If your system will contain two or more bootable controllers,
read this section. Otherwise, skip this section.
The Adaptec SAS HostRAID controller supports bootable drives and
arrays. The default setting of the controller and system Setup allows you
to install and boot from either a disk drive connected to the
motherboard, or from a drive or array connected to the controller.
If you already have an operating system installed on a disk drive
connected to the motherboard and you want to boot a second
operating system from the Adaptec SAS HostRAID controller:
1 Enter the system Setup.
2 Navigate to the disk drive boot sequence.
3 Move the boot controller to the top of the list.
Using Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility to
Create a Bootable RAID Array
Note: If you want to install an operating system on a drive or array
connected to your Adaptec SAS HostRAID controller, read this section.
Otherwise, skip to installing the driver in your existing operating
system, as described in
Installing the Driver on page 31 .
This procedure allows you to create a bootable RAID 0, 1, or 10 array
on which you can install your operating system.
To create the RAID:
1 Install the HostRAID controller and drives, as described in Installing
the HostRAID Controller and Drives on page 41 .