
Driver Disk Installation Guide of ARC-11XX/ARC12XX/ARC16XX/18XX RAID Controller 
	for XenServer 7.0.0 
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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 7.0.0
arcmsr-1.30.0X.24-20160421-xen7.0.iso      - arcmsr driver for XenServer 7.0.0 system install

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2. First installation
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A. Before Installation

	1. Burn driver ISO arcmsr-1.30.0X.24-20160421-xen7.0.iso to a CD or DVD disc.
	  (ISO image write mode, not data file backup mode)

B. Installation
	1. Booting from XenServer Installation disc. 
	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 disc.
	4. Insert Areca Raid driver disc 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 disc,
	   then insert XenServer disc to CD/DVD drive, select Installation Source from Local media.
	11.While a "New Media" window pop-up asking for re-insert areca arcmsr Supplemental Pack CD.
	   Presss Ctrl+Alt+F2 to terminal console, and type following command.
	   
	   # chroot /tmp/root
	   # rpm -e arcmsr-3.10.0+10-modules-ga-1.30.00.20-1.x86_64
	   # exit
	   
	   Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 back to install window, remove Xenserver disc and insert Areca Raid driver disc again.

	12.After arcmsr driver installation, eject Areca driver disc and re-insert XenServer disc
	   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.24-20160421-xen7.0.iso /tmp/iso
# cd /tmp/iso
# ./install.sh
# umount /tmp/iso
