User`s guide

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Introduction
This Quick Start Guide describes how to install your Adaptec® by PMC RAID
controller, create a bootable RAID 1 or RAID 5 array, and then install your
Microsoft® Windows® 2008, Microsoft Windows 7, or Red Hat® Enterprise
Linux 5 operating system and controller driver on that array. For other
installation options, refer to the Adaptec RAID Controllers Installation and User’s
Guide included on the Adaptec Installation DVD. For controller illustrations,
refer to the last section of this document.
Note: For the latest information about the products described in this guide,
supported OSs, and to download drivers, visit www.adaptec.com
. For a list of
compatible Solid State Drives for Adaptec MaxIQ caching applications, visit
www.adaptec.com/compatibility.
Kit Contents
✔ Adaptec RAID controller
Embedded in the controller’s BIOS are these utilities:
● Array Configuration Utility (ACU): Used to create, configure
and manage arrays
● SerialSelect: Used to modify your controller and disk drive settings
● Disk Utilities: Used to format and verify disk drives
✔ Adaptec Installation DVD
● Drivers and firmware for the Adaptec RAID controller
● Adaptec MaxIQ SSD (Solid State Drive) Caching software
● Adaptec Storage Manager: User-friendly application that you can use to
create and manage arrays
● Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility (ARCCONF): Used to
perform basic array and configuration management tasks
● Product documentation for the Adaptec RAID controller, BIOS Utilities,
Adaptec Storage Manager, and ARCCONF Utility
✔ Cables (type and quantity vary, depending on controller; cables are included
only with Adaptec Kit product, not Adaptec Single product)
✔ Low-profile bracket (depending on controller)
✔ Quick Start Guide (this document)