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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15
Kit Contents
● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller
● Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage
Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation
● 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.)
● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket
● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
● Motherboard with these features:
● Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
● Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard
compatibility information.
● One of these operating systems:
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on the
Adaptec Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
.
● Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-
bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and
64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows 7
● Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux 6.0, 5.5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● FreeBSD 8.x, 7.x,
● Debian Linux 5, 6 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● Ubuntu Linux 10, 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● Fedora Linux 12, 13, 14 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Note:
For the latest on Linux support or to download driver sources, visit the Support
area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.
● Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express
● VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic
Note:
VMware storage management options vary, depending on which version of the
operating system you are running. For more information, see page 81.
● 128 MB (or more) of RAM
● Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions
starting on page 17)
● 20 MB of free disk drive space
● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600