Adaptec SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controllers - Manual (Page 7)

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Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers ............................................................... 27
Selecting Cables ................................................................................................. 28
SAS Cables................................................................................................... 28
SATA Cables................................................................................................ 29
SCSI Cables ................................................................................................. 29
Installation Options .......................................................................................... 30
Basic Installation Steps...................................................................................... 30
Installing with an Operating System.......................................................... 30
Installing on an Existing Operating System .............................................. 30
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 32
Installing the Controller ................................................................................... 32
Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers ......................................... 33
Connecting Directly to the Controller....................................................... 33
Connecting to a System Backplane ............................................................ 34
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers ...................................... 35
Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers........................................ 35
Connecting External Devices............................................................................ 35
Next Steps.................................................................................................... 36
Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager................................ 36
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller .............................................................................. 38
Creating an Array.............................................................................................. 38
Creating an Array with the ACU ............................................................... 38
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ................................... 40
Making Your Array Bootable ........................................................................... 41
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 43
Creating a Driver Disk ...................................................................................... 43
Installing with Windows................................................................................... 44
Installing with Red Hat Linux .......................................................................... 44
Installing with SUSE Linux............................................................................... 45
Installing with NetWare.................................................................................... 45
Installing with OpenServer ............................................................................... 46
Installing with Solaris........................................................................................ 46
Installing with UnixWare ................................................................................. 47
Installing with VMWare ................................................................................... 47
Installing with FreeBSD .................................................................................... 47