Adaptec 3405 - Kit Contents and System Requirements; Kit Contents; System Requirements

Contents ● 7
About the Adaptec RAID 2045......................................................................... 35
About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q ............................................................ 36
About the Adaptec RAID 2805......................................................................... 37
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................... 39
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ..................................................................... 40
Disk Drives .................................................................................................. 40
Cables .......................................................................................................... 40
Installation Options .......................................................................................... 41
Basic Installation Steps...................................................................................... 42
Installing with an Operating System.......................................................... 42
Installing on an Existing Operating System .............................................. 42
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 44
Installing the Controller ................................................................................... 44
Installing a RAID Controller...................................................................... 44
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 45
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers .................................................. 46
Connecting Directly to the Controller....................................................... 46
Connecting to a System Backplane............................................................ 47
Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs ............................ 48
Connecting External Devices............................................................................ 50
Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 50
Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller .............................................................................. 52
Creating an Array.............................................................................................. 52
Creating an Array with the ACU ............................................................... 52
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ................................... 54
Making Your Array Bootable ........................................................................... 55
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin............................................................................................... 57
Creating a Driver Disk ...................................................................................... 57
Installing with Windows................................................................................... 58
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP............................. 58
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 58
Installing with Red Hat Linux .......................................................................... 59
Installing with SUSE Linux............................................................................... 59
Installing with OpenServer............................................................................... 59
Installing with UnixWare ................................................................................. 60
Installing with Solaris........................................................................................ 60