Acer Altos R720 Series Manuale utente

Altos R720 Installation

Configuration Guide

Abstract

This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos R720, including Windows

Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64,

Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (32-bit & 64-bit), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

(32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server

10 (32-bit & 64-bit), NetWare 6.5 and VMware ESX Server 3.5.

Version: 1.4

December 2008

This paper is for informational purposes only. ACER MAKES NO WARRANTIES,

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT.

Acer, Acer Altos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Acer Incorporation.

Other product or company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of

their respective owners.

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1

Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R720 Installation Configuration

Guide 1

HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 2

BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................. 4

System Block Diagram 4

DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE ......................................................... 5

Memory population 5

Memory population with mirroring 5

Memory population with Sparing 5

OS INSTALLATION TIPS ....................................................................... 6

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID) 7

BIOS Required 7

Drivers Required 7

Software Required 7

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 7

Installation Tips 7

Chipset Driver Installation 8

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 8

IOAT Driver Installation 9

VGA Driver Installation 9

RAID Utility Installation 9

Network Utility Installation 9

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID 2) 9

BIOS Required 9

Drivers Required 9

Software Required 10

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 10

Installation Tips 10

Chipset Driver Installation 11

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 11

IOAT Driver Installation 11

VGA Driver Installation 12

RAID Utility Installation 12

Network Utility Installation 12

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID) 12

BIOS Required 12

Drivers Required 12

Software Required 13

CONTENTS

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 13

Installation Tips 13

Chipset Driver Installation 14

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 14

IOAT Driver Installation 14

VGA Driver Installation 15

RAID Utility Installation 15

Network Utility Installation 15

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID 2) 15

BIOS Required 15

Drivers Required 15

Software Required 16

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 16

Installation Tips 16

Chipset Driver Installation 17

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 17

IOAT Driver Installation 17

VGA Driver Installation 18

RAID Utility Installation 18

Network Utility Installation 18

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID) 18

Drivers Required 18

Software Required 18

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 19

Installation Tips 19

Chipset Driver Installation 19

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 20

IOAT Driver Installation 21

Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 21

VGA Driver Installation 21

Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 22

RAID Utility Installation 22

Network Utility Installation 22

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID 2) 22

Drivers Required 22

Software Required 23

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 23

Installation Tips 23

Chipset Driver Installation 24

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 24

IOAT Driver Installation 25

Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 25

VGA Driver Installation 26

Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 26

RAID Utility Installation 26

Network Utility Installation 26

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID) 26

Drivers Required 27

Software Required 27

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 27

Installation Tips 27

Chipset Driver Installation 28

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 28

IOAT Driver Installation 29

Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 29

VGA Driver Installation 30

Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 30

RAID Utility Installation 30

Network Utility Installation 30

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID 2) 30

Drivers Required 31

Software Required 31

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 31

Installation Tips 31

Chipset Driver Installation 32

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 32

IOAT Driver Installation 33

Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 33

VGA Driver Installation 34

Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 34

RAID Utility Installation 34

Network Utility Installation 34

Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID) 35

Drivers Required 35

Software Required 35

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 35

Installation Tips 35

Chipset Driver Installation 36

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 36

IOAT Driver Installation 37

Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 37

VGA Driver Installation 37

RAID Utility Installation 38

Network Utility Installation 38

Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID 2) 38

Drivers Required 38

Software Required 39

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 39

Installation Tips 39

Chipset Driver Installation 39

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 40

IOAT Driver Installation 41

Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 41

VGA Driver Installation 41

RAID Utility Installation 42

Network Utility Installation 42

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID) 42

Drivers Required 42

Software Required 42

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 43

Installation Tips 43

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 43

IOAT driver installation 44

RAID Utility Installation 44

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID 2) 45

Drivers Required 45

Software Required 45

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 45

Installation Tips 45

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 46

IOAT driver installation 46

RAID Utility Installation 47

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware

RAID) 48

Drivers Required 48

Software Required 48

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 48

Installation Tips 48

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 49

IOAT driver installation 49

RAID Utility Installation 50

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware

RAID 2) 50

Drivers Required 50

Software Required 51

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 51

Installation Tips 51

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 51

IOAT driver installation 52

RAID Utility Installation 53

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 2 Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID) 53

Drivers Required 53

Software Required 54

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 54

Installation Tips 54

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 54

RAID Utility Installation 55

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 2 Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID 2) 55

Drivers Required 55

Software Required 56

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 56

Installation Tips 56

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 56

RAID Utility Installation 57

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 2 Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID) 57

Drivers Required 57

Software Required 58

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 58

Installation Tips 58

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 58

RAID Utility Installation 59

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 2 Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID 2) 59

Drivers Required 59

Software Required 60

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 60

Installation Tips 60

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 60

RAID Utility Installation 61

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID) 61

Drivers Required 61

Software Required 62

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 62

Installation Tips 62

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 63

IOAT driver installation 64

RAID Utility Installation 64

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with integrated SAS

hardware RAID 2) 65

Drivers Required 65

Software Required 65

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 65

Installation Tips 65

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 67

IOAT driver installation 68

RAID Utility Installation 68

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware

RAID) 69

Drivers Required 69

Software Required 69

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 69

Installation Tips 69

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 71

IOAT driver installation 71

RAID Utility Installation 72

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware

RAID 2) 72

Drivers Required 72

Software Required 73

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 73

Installation Tips 73

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 74

IOAT driver installation 75

RAID Utility Installation 75

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation (with

integrated SAS hardware RAID) 76

Drivers Required 76

Software Required 76

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 76

Installation Tips 76

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 77

RAID Utility Installation 77

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation (with

integrated SAS hardware RAID 2) 78

Drivers Required 78

Software Required 78

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 78

Installation Tips 78

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 79

RAID Utility Installation 79

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID) 80

Drivers Required 80

Software Required 80

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 80

Installation Tips 81

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 81

RAID Utility Installation 82

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Installation (with integrated

SAS hardware RAID 2) 82

Drivers Required 82

Software Required 82

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 83

Installation Tips 83

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 83

RAID Utility Installation 84

NetWare 6.5 SP5 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID) 84

Drivers Required 84

Installation Tips 85

NetWare 6.5 SP5 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID 2) 86

Drivers Required 86

Installation Tips 86

VMware ESX Server 3.5 (with integrated SAS hardware RAID) 88

Drivers Required 88

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 88

Installation Tips 88

Downloading the VMware Infrastructure Client 89

VMware Infrastructure Client Installation on Windows 89

APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED SAS HARDWARE RAID CREATION ....... 91

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 91

Starting Integrated SAS hardware RAID Configuration Utility 91

Loading Factory Default Setting 91

Creating and Initialing a RAID Volume 91

Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 91

APPENDIX B: INTEGRATED SAS HARDWARE RAID 2 CREATION .... 93

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 93

Starting Integrated SAS hardware RAID 2 Configuration Utility 93

Loading Factory Default Setting 93

Creating and Initialing a RAID Volume 93

Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 93

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