  
ARECA SATA/SAS/NVMe Raid Controller for TrueNAS 12.0

		
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	TrueNAS 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 TrueNAS
arcmsr.ko   - adapter driver for TrueNAS 12.0

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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 TrueNAS Installation CD/DVD and driver USB .
	2. When "TrueNAS 12.0-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 TrueNAS kernel <---- !!! IMPORTANT IMPORTANT !!!

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

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

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

	  Select 3) Reboot System, to reboot the system

	  Remove TrueNAS Installation CD/DVD from system.

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*  3. To install arcmsr driver into an existing TrueNAS 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
