  
ARECA SATA/SAS/NVMe Raid Controller for FreeNAS 11.3

		
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	FreeNAS Raid driver technical support 
	mail address: support@areca.com.tw
	Web site:     www.areca.com.tw
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*  1. Contents
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readme.txt  - The readme file of ARECA Raid driver for FreeNAS
arcmsr.ko   - adapter driver for FreeNAS 11.3

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*  2. The first-time installation
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A. Before Installing

	Copy driver arcmsr.ko to a USB flash drive.

B. Installation
	1. Power on your computer.
	   Insert the FreeNAS Installation CD/DVD and driver USB .
	2. When "FreeNAS 11.3-RELEASE Console Setup" window display, Press 2 to shell and ENTER.
	   # mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt
	   # cp /mnt/arcmsr.ko /tmp
	   # umount /mnt
	3. Remove USB flash drive from system.
	   # kldload /tmp/arcmsr.ko
	   # exit
	4. Now start to install OS.
	5. After system is installed completely, enter into command shell before reboot.

	6. Installing driver module arcmsr.ko to freenas kernel <---- !!! IMPORTANT IMPORTANT !!!

	   After system is installed completely, and system return to
	  "FreeNAS xxx Console Setup" screen:
	   Select 2) Shell, system will enter into command prompt.

	  Type following command to copy arcmsr.ko to installed FreeNAS volume.

	  # zfs set mountpoint=/mnt freenas-boot/ROOT/default
	  # cp -f /tmp/arcmsr.ko /mnt/boot/kernel
	  # echo 'arcmsr_load="YES"' >> /mnt/boot/loader.conf
	  # umount /mnt
	  # exit

	  Select 3) Reboot System, to reboot the system


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*  3. To install arcmsr driver into an existing FreeNAS system
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	At system console, type 9 then press Enter to go to command shell.
	Insert the USB flash drive which with adapter Raid driver for your system.
	Type following command to install arcmsr driver, here assume driver disk is da5.
	# mkdir /mnt0
	# mount -t msdosfs /dev/da5s1 /mnt0
	# cp /mnt0/arcmsr.ko /boot/kernel
	# echo 'arcmsr_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf
	# umount /mnt0
	# kldload /boot/kernel/arcmsr.ko
	# exit
