Adaptec 2268300R manual Getting Started, Installing the Controller and Disk Drives, Contents

Contents	● 8
About the Adaptec RAID 6445	34
About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q	35
About the Adaptec RAID 6405E	36
About the Adaptec RAID 6805E	37
About the Adaptec RAID 6405T	38
About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ	39
4 Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level	41
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables	42
Disk Drives	42
Cables	42
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket	43
Installation Options	45
Basic Installation Steps	45
Installing with an Operating System	45
Installing on an Existing Operating System	45
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Before You Begin	47
Installing the Controller	47
Installing a RAID Controller	47
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 48
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers	50
Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller	50
Connecting Drives to a System Backplane	51
Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs)	52
Connecting External Devices	53
Next Steps	53
6 Creating a Bootable Array
Setting the Boot Controller	55
Creating an Array	55
Creating an Array with the ACU	55
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager	57
Making Your Array Bootable	58
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System
Before You Begin	60
Creating a Driver Disk	60
Installing with Windows	61
Installing with Windows Server 2003	61
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ...	61
Installing with Red Hat Linux 5	62