Contents

Chapter 1

 

Introduction ........................................................................................

1-1

Product Description ...........................................................................

1-1

Controller Features and Functions .............................................

1-2

Operating System Support .........................................................

1-2

Standard Package Contents .............................................................

1-3

Hardware ....................................................................................

1-3

Software .....................................................................................

1-3

User-supplied Items ..........................................................................

1-4

Chapter 2

 

Preinstallation Planning ...............................................................

2-1

SCSI Termination ..............................................................................

2-2

SCSI Cabling .....................................................................................

2-4

SCSI Drive Preparation .....................................................................

2-5

Mixing Narrow and Wide SCSI Devices ............................................

2-5

Chapter 3

 

Installation ..........................................................................................

3-1

Before You Begin ..............................................................................

3-1

Connectors and Jumpers ..................................................................

3-2

External SCSI Connectors .........................................................

3-3

Safety Considerations .......................................................................

3-4

Installing the Controller ......................................................................

3-5

Chapter 4

 

Controller Start-up ..........................................................................

4-1

BIOS Options Sequence ...................................................................

4-1

Setting BIOS Options ................................................................

4-2

BIOS Configuration Utility (RAID EzAssist) .......................................

4-4

Operating System ..............................................................................

4-4

Operating System Device Drivers .....................................................

4-4

Global Array Manager (GAM) Server ................................................

4-4

Global Array Manager (GAM) Client ..................................................

4-5

In Case of Problems ..........................................................................

4-5

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