Adaptec ASR-6805Q User Manual
Also see for ASR-6405: Information sheet
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4. Select Yes to install a custom driver, then click Add.5. Insert the CD containing the driver, then click OK.6. Select the driver from the displayed list, click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions to load thedriver.7. Complete the VMware installation, following the on-screen instructions.8. Reboot your computer, then remove the VMware Installation CD.Note: You may see a warning that the controller driver is not certified by VMware(no signature attached). You can ignore this message.Installing with VMware ESXi 5.xNote: You will need a writable CD to complete this task. You must have administratorprivileges to create the driver disk and install the driver image.To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5.x, you must create a custom bootimage using the VMware Image Builder tool. The VMware Image Builder is distributed as a snap-incomponent for vSphere PowerCLI, a command-line and scripting tool from VMware based on MicrosoftPowerShell.You can download PowerCLI from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/downloads. Toperform the installation, you will also need to download the VMware ESXi5.x Standard Software Depotfrom the VMware Download Center.Note: In the following instructions, perform Steps 1-7 on the Windows machine usedto build the custom boot image, and Steps 8-11 on the machine where you want toinstall the custom image. Be sure to install the prerequisite software first, includingPowershell and Microsoft .NET 2.0, before you install PowerCLI or create the customboot image.To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing VMware ESXi 5.x:1. Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft .NET 2.0 (if not installed on your machine already)and install on your Windows build machine. You can download PowerShell and Microsoft .NET fromthe Microsoft Download Center at www.microsoft.com/download.Note: PowerShell is preinstalled on many Windows systems, including WindowsServer 2012, Windows 7, and Windows 8.2. Download and install vSphere PowerCLI on your Windows build machine. You can download PowerCLIfrom the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/downloads (for example,VMware-PowerCLI-5.0.0-374833.exe).3. Run PowerShell as Administrator, then set the execution policy to Remote Signed:# Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned4. Download the VMware ESXi5.x Standard Software Depot (for example,vmware-ESXi-5.0.0-469512-depot.zip or vmware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip) andstore in a temporary location on your Windows build machine. You can download the software depotfrom the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/downloads. When you start the download,be sure to choose "ESXi Offline Bundle".Note: You may need to provide account credentials to download the softwaredepot from the VMware Web site.5. Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, navigate to the Linux driver folder, then copy the AdaptecAACRAID driver binary to a temporary location on the Windows build machine:DescriptionOptionsaacraid-esxi5.0-1.2.1.xxxxx.zipESXi 5.0aacraid-esxi5.1-1.2.1.xxxxx.zipESXi 5.156Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-02-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide |
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