Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15Kit Contents● Adaptec RAID controller● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this guideNote: 3-series kits ship with a boot CD; 5-series and 2-series kits ship with a boot DVD.● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides forAdaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cableinformation 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 GuideSystem 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 rangesRefer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation CD for additionalmotherboard compatibility information.● One of these operating systems:Note: Operating system support varies by controller type (3-series vs. 5- and 2-series). Forup-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your RAID ControllerInstallation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com . From the main menuselect Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS supportto generate a list of supported operating systems.● Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 (with SP2), Windows Server 2008 R2, WindowsServer 2003 (Enterprise and Standard with SP1 or SP2), Windows Server 2003 R2 (5-series and 2-series controllers only), Windows 7, Windows VistaTM (with SP1 or SP2),Windows XP (with SP1, SP2, or SP3)● Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 4.8, 5.4● SUSE Linux ES 10 SP3, SUSE Linux ES 11 (5-series and 2-series controllers only)Note: For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux or to download driver sources, visitthe Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 MP4● UnixWare® 7.1.4● Sun® SolarisTM 10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4● VMware ESX Server 3.x with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (5-series and 2-series controllers only). Storage management must be done by command-line, BIOSutility, or remote GUI connection—see page 91.● FreeBSD 6.1, 6.0 (3-series controllers only), FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 6.4 (5-series and 2-seriescontrollers only)● 128 MB (or more) of RAM
