Acer Altos R720 Series User manual

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

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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