Adaptec 48300 - Manual (Page 8)

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Installing the HostRAID Controller and Drives
SAS Drives and Cables................................................................... 23
Installing the HostRAID Controller and Drives .......................... 24
Connecting Disk Drive Options ............................................ 25
Determining the Boot HostRAID Controller .............................. 27
Using Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility to Create a Bootable
RAID Array .................................................................................... 28
Installing the Driver
Overview of the Driver Installation Process................................. 31
Creating the Driver Disk ............................................................... 31
Installing the Windows Driver...................................................... 32
Installing the Driver When You Install Windows................. 32
Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System .......... 33
Installing the Linux Module.......................................................... 34
Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat or SuSE .. 34
Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System .............. 35
Managing Your Storage Space
About Adaptec Storage Manager .................................................. 37
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ...................................... 37
About the HostRAID Controller Configuration Utility.............. 38
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility ................................ 38
About the Adaptec Flash Utility.................................................... 39
Which Utility Should I Use?.......................................................... 39
SAS Drives and Cables................................................................... 40
Installing the HostRAID Controller and Drives .......................... 41
Connecting Disk Drive Options ............................................ 42
Determining the Boot Controller ................................................. 44
Using Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility to Create a Bootable
RAID Array .................................................................................... 44
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
HostRAID—Overview .................................................................. 48
Using the Array Configuration Utility ......................................... 48
Creating Arrays ....................................................................... 49
Managing Arrays..................................................................... 51