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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14
Kit Contents
● Adaptec RAID controller
● 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 (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 SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
● Motherboard with these features:
● 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
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID installation CD for additional motherboard
compatibility information.
● One of these operating systems:
● Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
● Red Hat
®
Linux 3.0, 4.0
● SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0
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
.
● Novell
®
NetWare
®
6.5
● SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0
● UnixWare
®
7.1.4
● Sun
®
Solaris
TM
10
● VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done
through the ARC utility—see page 78)
● FreeBSD 5.4, 6.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the
ARC utility—see page 78)
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.
● 128 MB (or more) of RAM
● Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the
descriptions starting on page 15)
● 20 MB of free disk drive space
● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
● CD drive