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Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 60

Installing on FreeBSD

To install the driver on FreeBSD:

1 Start your computer.

2 Insert and mount the driver disk:

mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt

3 Copy the driver package to the /tmp directory:

cp /mnt/aac-02.00.00-x.tgz /tmp

4 Install the driver package:

pkg_add /tmp/aac-02.00.00-x.tgz

5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk.

Note:

Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and

manage arrays, use the

ARC utility. See page 63 for more information.

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Installation and User’s Guide 1
Copyright 2
Trademarks 2
Disclaimer 2
Adaptec Customer Support 3
Canadian Compliance Statement 5
Contents 6
Safety Information 10
Technical Specifications 10
About This Guide 11
How to Find More Information 12
Kit Contents and System 13
Requirements 13
Kit Contents 14
About Your RAID Controller 15
Array-level Features 16
Adding Enhanced Features 17
About the Adaptec 3085 18
About the Adaptec 3405 19
About the Adaptec 3805 20
About the Adaptec 31205 21
About the Adaptec 31605 22
Mode 0 Flash connector 22
About the Adaptec 4000 23
About the Adaptec 4800SAS 24
256 MB also available 24
About the Adaptec 4805SAS 25
About the Adaptec 2420SA 26
About the Adaptec 2820SA 27
About the Adaptec 2130SLP 28
About the Adaptec 2230SLP 29
Getting Started 30
Choosing a RAID Level 31
Selecting Disk Drives 32
Selecting Cables 33
SATA Cables 34
Installation Options 35
Basic Installation Steps 35
In this chapter 37
Installing the Controller 38
Connecting External Devices 42
Creating a Bootable Array 43
Setting the Boot Controller 44
Creating an Array 44
Making Your Array Bootable 47
Installing the Driver and an 48
Operating System 48
Creating a Driver Disk 49
Installing with Windows 50
Installing with Red Hat Linux 50
Installing with SUSE Linux 51
Installing with NetWare 51
Installing with OpenServer 52
Installing with Solaris 52
Installing with UnixWare 53
Installing with VMware 53
Installing with FreeBSD 54
Installing on Windows 57
Installing on NetWare 57
Installing on OpenServer 58
Installing on Solaris 58
Installing on UnixWare 59
Installing on VMware 59
Installing on FreeBSD 60
Managing Your Storage Space 61
About Adaptec Storage Manager 62
Which Utility Should I Use? 63
Solving Problems 64
Troubleshooting Checklist 65
Silencing the Alarm 65
Resetting the Controller 67
) Web site at www.scsita.org 68
In this appendix 68
What is SAS? 69
What’s a Phy? 70
What’s a SAS Port? 71
What’s a SAS Address? 71
What’s a SAS Connector? 71
What do SAS Cables Look Like? 71
Direct-attach Connections 72
Backplane Connections 72
SAS Expander Connections 73
Understanding RAID 75
Understanding Drive Segments 76
Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) 76
RAID 1 Arrays 77
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 77
RAID 10 Arrays 78
RAID 5 Arrays 79
RAID 5EE Arrays 80
RAID 50 Arrays 81
RAID 6 Arrays 82
RAID 60 Arrays 82
Selecting the Best RAID Level 83
Using the Adaptec RAID 84
Configuration Utility 84
Running the ARC Utility 85
Managing Existing Arrays 86
Initializing Disk Drives 86
Rescanning Disk Drives 86
Secure Erasing Disk Drives 87
Opening a -Select Utility 87
Applying Changes and Exiting 87
General Controller Settings 88
Option Description 89
Locating Disk Drives 91
Identifying Disk Drives 91
Viewing the Event Log 92
Running the ACU Using Scripts 95
About Record Mode 96
Required 97
? Description 97
HotspareDrives=0:0:0,0:1:0 98
InitializeAll=Yes 98
ACU exits with an error 99
Keyword Description 100
ACU Error Codes 101
Sample Scripts 102
System Requirements 105
Before You Begin 105
Running the Menu-based AFU 106
Running the 107
I2C Connector Reference 111
Pin Number Signal Description 112
22-55-2161 114
Pin Number 114
SFF-8087 Connector J5: 125
SFF-8087 Connector J18: 125
SFF-8087 Connector J14: 125
22-552101 126
SFF-8484 Connector J7: 128
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) 129
Environmental Specifications 131
DC Power Requirements 131
Current Requirements 131
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