Kit Contents and System Requirements. Adaptec RAID 31205, RAID 31605, RAID 3085, Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4805SAS, RAID 3405, RAID 3805, RAID 4000, 1891300 - RAID Controller
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Kit Contents and System
Requirements
2
In this chapter...
This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller.
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ●
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Kit Contents
● Adaptec RAID controller
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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 (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com
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(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:
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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
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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
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Windows
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2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista TM
Red Hat
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Linux 3.0, 4.0
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SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0
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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
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Novell
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NetWare
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6.5
SCO
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OpenServer
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6.0
UnixWare
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7.1.4
Sun
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Solaris TM 10
VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the ARC utility—see
FreeBSD 5.4, 6.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the
ARC utility—see
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.
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128 MB (or more) of RAM
Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions starting on
20 MB of free disk drive space
16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
CD drive
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