
Driver Disk Installation Guide of ARC-11XX/ARC12XX/ARC16XX/18XX RAID Controller 
	for XenServer 6.x.0 
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Linux SCSI 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 installation guide of ARC-11XX/12XX/16XX/18XX driver
		  for XenServer 6.x.0
arcmsr-1.30.0X.21-20151016-xen6.2.iso      - arcmsr driver for XenServer 6.2.0 system install
arcmsr-1.30.0X.21-20151016-xen6.2sp1.iso   - arcmsr driver for update to XS62ESP1 ~ XS62ESP1004
arcmsr-1.30.0X.21-20151016-XS62ESP1009.iso - arcmsr driver for update to XS62ESP1005 ~ XS62ESP1014

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2. First installation
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A. Before Installation

	1. Burn driver ISO arcmsr-1.30.0X.21-20151016-xen6.2.iso to a CD or DVD disc.
	  (ISO image write mode, not data file backup mode)

B. Installation
	1. Booting from XenServer Installation CD or DVD. 
	2. When the "Welcome to XenServer Setup" screen appears, press F9, to load a device driver.
	3. When the "Select Driver Source" display, remove the XenServer CD/DVD.
	4. Insert Areca Raid driver CD/DVD to CD/DVD drive.
	5. Select Driver Source from "Local media".
	6. There will be have a "Load Repository" with 
	   [*] Areca Raid Controll driver
	7. You can Verify it or directly Use it.
	8. While arcmsr Drivers Loaded successfully, select OK.
	9. While back to "Welcome to XenServer Setup" screen, select OK to continue system installation.
	10.When the "Select Installation Source" display, remove Areca Raid driver CD/DVD,
	   then insert XenServer CD to CD/DVD drive.
	11.While a "New Media" window pop-up asking for re-insert areca arcmsr Supplemental Pack CD,
	   doing as it will.
	12.After arcmsr driver installation, remove the driver CD and re-insert XenServer CD
	   to finish the installation.

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3. Installing raid driver on an Existing System.
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#mkdir /tmp/iso
#mount -o loop arcmsr-1.30.0X.21-20151016-xen6.2.iso /tmp/iso
#cd /tmp/iso
#./install.sh
#cd /root
#umount /tmp/iso
	
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4. Installing service pack or hotfix on an Existing System.
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If a service pack or hotfix will update to kernel-xen file that cause kernel version change,
you must install the corresponding new kernel version's device driver AFTER installing the service pack or hotfix before reboot.

For example, if you had installed XenServer 6.2 SP1, XS62ESP1, you have to install device driver in 
arcmsr-1.30.0X.21-20151016-xen6.2sp1.iso.

#mkdir /tmp/iso
#mount -o loop arcmsr-1.30.0X.21-20151016-xen6.2sp1.iso /tmp/iso
#cd /tmp/iso
#./install.sh
#cd /root
#umount /tmp/iso
