Adaptec SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controllers - Manual (Page 14)

Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ●
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Kit Contents
● Adaptec RAID controller
● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide
● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for
Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility
●
Cables (type and quantity vary—for cable information about your controller, visit the
Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com .)
● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket
● Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
● Motherboard with these features:
●
Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 or later
●
Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
●
Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID installation CD for additional motherboard
compatibility information.
● One of these operating systems:
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Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
●
Red Hat ® Linux 3.0, 4.0
●
SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0
Note: For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit
the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com .
●
Novell
®
NetWare
®
6.5
●
SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0
●
UnixWare
®
7.1.4
●
Sun
®
Solaris TM 10
●
VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done
through the ARC utility—see
page 78 )
●
FreeBSD 5.4, 6.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the
ARC utility—see
page 78 )
Note: For up-to-date operating system version support, 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
● Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the
descriptions starting on
page 15 )
● 20 MB of free disk drive space
● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
● CD drive