  
ARECA SATA/SAS/NVMe Raid Controller for TrueNAS CORE 13.0 (Ux.x)

		
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	TrueNAS CORE 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 CORE
arcmsr.ko   - adapter driver for TrueNAS CORE 13.0 (Ux.x)

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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. TrueNAS CODE 13.0 has been default support all Areca Raid controllers.
	   So just following the installation step to install system.
	2. After system is installed completely, enter into command Shell before reboot.

	3. Installing driver module arcmsr.ko to TrueNAS CORE 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.
	4. Insert USB driver disk to system, here assume driver disk is da4.
	   # mount_msdosfs /dev/da4s1 /mnt

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

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

	  Select 3) Reboot System, to reboot the system

	  Remove TrueNAS CORE Installation CD/DVD from system.

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*  3. To install arcmsr driver into an existing TrueNAS CORE 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
