
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15
Kit Contents
● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller
● Adaptec RAID Controller 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 RAID Controller Installation DVD for additional
motherboard compatibility information.
● One of these operating systems:
● 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, 7.x,
● Debian Linux 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● Ubuntu Linux 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● Fedora Linux 11, 12 (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
.
● SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0 MP4
● UnixWare
®
7.1.4
● Sun
®
Solaris
TM
10
● VMware ESX Classic 4.1 (vSphere) (storage management must be done by command-
line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI connection—see page 96)
Note:
Not all operating systems are supported by all controllers. For up-to-date operating
system version support check the readme on your RAID Controller Installation DVD or 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 PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions
starting on page 17)
● 20 MB of free disk drive space
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