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... Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux 77 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 80 Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette 80 Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit 81 Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device 81 Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux 83 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation...
... Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux 77 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 80 Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette 80 Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit 81 Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device 81 Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux 83 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation...
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... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112...
... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112...
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... battery backup provides added data protection in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup Unit sold separately.) Support for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers About 3ware Driver Versions System Requirements Package Contents Product Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family includes 9500S-4LP, 9500S-8, 9500S-12, 9500S-8MI, and 9500S-12MI.
... battery backup provides added data protection in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup Unit sold separately.) Support for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers About 3ware Driver Versions System Requirements Package Contents Product Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family includes 9500S-4LP, 9500S-8, 9500S-12, 9500S-8MI, and 9500S-12MI.
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www.3ware.com 3 Drives may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (... serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for serial...
www.3ware.com 3 Drives may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (... serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for serial...
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... cables (one per port). (Cables are not included in 9500S-8MI and 9500S-12MI.) 3ware installation CD with the following: 3DM 2, drivers, Command Line Interface (CLI) and 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide (.pdf format) 3ware Release Notes 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide (this guide) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... cables (one per port). (Cables are not included in 9500S-8MI and 9500S-12MI.) 3ware installation CD with the following: 3DM 2, drivers, Command Line Interface (CLI) and 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide (.pdf format) 3ware Release Notes 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide (this guide) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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...a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. For details, see one of RAID con- f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. b Select the drives to be included...132; "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on page 27. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide figuration. c Select the desired RAID configuration. ...
...a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. For details, see one of RAID con- f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. b Select the drives to be included...132; "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on page 27. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide figuration. c Select the desired RAID configuration. ...
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..., disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 4 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To move legacy JBOD units... under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in this section. Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 ...
..., disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 4 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To move legacy JBOD units... under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in this section. Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 ...
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...9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to work in 3BM. www.3ware....the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. (The next section in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 or Esc key to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to...
...9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to work in 3BM. www.3ware....the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. (The next section in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 or Esc key to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to...
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... page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40. www.3ware.com 27 Configuring Units After you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your...
... page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40. www.3ware.com 27 Configuring Units After you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your...
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...; Will the unit you will install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your RAID arrays are to load the 3ware drivers and make the units available to the motherboard? Details for the controller as you will start the OS and then...controller or to your system's boot device? Configuring Units Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in the next sections of this guide, under Windows Installation (see page 53), Linux Installation (see page 65), and FreeBSD Installation (see page 87). 52 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
...; Will the unit you will install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your RAID arrays are to load the 3ware drivers and make the units available to the motherboard? Details for the controller as you will start the OS and then...controller or to your system's boot device? Configuring Units Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in the next sections of this guide, under Windows Installation (see page 53), Linux Installation (see page 65), and FreeBSD Installation (see page 87). 52 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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... chapter contains instructions for how to the latest service pack available. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Note: You must have administrator privileges for your system's boot device. Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your boot device, such as a disk...
... chapter contains instructions for how to the latest service pack available. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Note: You must have administrator privileges for your system's boot device. Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your boot device, such as a disk...
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... on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000...
... on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000...
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... on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a New Unit If you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to specify that there are...
... on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a New Unit If you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to specify that there are...
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Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to Windows". Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that are specific to add. If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server...
Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to Windows". Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that are specific to add. If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server...
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... it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
... it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
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Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 18 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 58 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 18 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 58 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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Figure 19. Figure 20. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 19), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59
Figure 19. Figure 20. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 19), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59
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... Windows XP or 2003 When you will see Figure 21). To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to continue the installation. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next...respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
... Windows XP or 2003 When you will see Figure 21). To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to continue the installation. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next...respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
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www.3ware.com 61 Figure 22. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 22 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 23), click Next and follow the prompts on a System that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. Installing the Driver on the screen to install the second driver.
www.3ware.com 61 Figure 22. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 22 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 23), click Next and follow the prompts on a System that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. Installing the Driver on the screen to install the second driver.
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Figure 24. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
Figure 24. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.