User`s guide

a new machine. For more information, contact Adaptec Support.
o New controller mode on Adaptec Series 7/8 controllers (ARCCONF/BIOS):
- Simple Volume mode (limits RAID type to Simple Volume only)
o Native support for 4K sector drives on Adaptec Series 7/8 controllers
NOTES:
(1) Only uEFI systems can boot from a 4K sector drive. 4K sector
drives are not supported as a boot device with the Legacy (CTRL-A)
Adaptec BIOS.
(2) Support for 4KB logical sectors varies by vendor and OS version. For
more information, see the Adaptec Knowledge Base at http://ask.adaptec.com.
For information about Windows installation on 4K sector drives, see Section 3.6.
o Bugfixes
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2. Software and Documentation
2.1 Driver & Utility Software
NOTE: You can download the latest versions of firmware, BIOS,
driver software and utilities from the Adaptec Web Site at
start.adaptec.com.
o Adaptec Firmware/BIOS/Drivers Version 1.06
o Adaptec maxView Storage Manager Version/ARCCONF 1.07
Drivers for this release have been tested and certified on
the following operating systems. You can load the drivers on
out-of-box operating system versions, the latest service pack,
or software update. Compatibility issues may be seen with
untested OS versions.
Microsoft Windows Drivers:
o Windows Server 2012, 64-bit
o Windows Server 2012 R2, 64-bit
o Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit
o Windows SBS 2011
o Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, 32-bit and 64-bit
Linux Drivers:
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5*, 6.4, 5.10, IA-32 and x64
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 10, IA-32 and x64
o Debian Linux 7, IA-32 and x64
o Ubuntu Linux 12, 11, 10, IA-32 and x64
o Fedora Linux 19*, 18, IA-32 and x64
o CentOS 6.4, 5.10
*RHEL 6.5 and Fedora Linux 19 are qualified with the
OS inbox driver only.
FreeBSD Drivers:
o FreeBSD 9.2, 8.4
Virtual OS Drivers:
o VMware ESX 4.1
o VMware ESXi 5.5
o Citrix XenServer 6.2
Solaris Drivers:
o Solaris 10 U9
o Solaris 11 Express*
*Not Supported on Bootable Arrays; see Section 3.7.
2.2 Documentation
NOTE: You can download the latest documentation from the
Adaptec Web Site at start.adaptec.com.
PDF Format (English/Japanese):
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