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..., TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are all registered trademarks of AMCC. Copyright ©2004-2005 AMCC. All other trademarks herein are all trademarks of AMCC. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are property of AMCC, 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. No part of this document, nor does AMCC make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise...
..., TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are all registered trademarks of AMCC. Copyright ©2004-2005 AMCC. All other trademarks herein are all trademarks of AMCC. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are property of AMCC, 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. No part of this document, nor does AMCC make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise...
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... and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 92 ... Solutions 97 Hardware installation 97 Appendix A. 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...
... and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 92 ... Solutions 97 Hardware installation 97 Appendix A. 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...
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...PCI or PCI-X slot for best performance. 2 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide What's New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers Enhancements and changes from the 7000/8000 Series controllers to the 9000-series controllers include the following criteria: PCI slots comply...For all 3ware 9000 series models, install the card in writes with PCI 2.2 or above standards. PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. Anticipated upgrades include Enclosure Management Services (EMS). AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk ...
...PCI or PCI-X slot for best performance. 2 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide What's New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers Enhancements and changes from the 7000/8000 Series controllers to the 9000-series controllers include the following criteria: PCI slots comply...For all 3ware 9000 series models, install the card in writes with PCI 2.2 or above standards. PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. Anticipated upgrades include Enclosure Management Services (EMS). AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk ...
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...using a chassis or drive carrier that is active. Individual LED indicators, for each drive. (Not supported on the 3ware 9000 controller. For the location of the overall drive activity connector, see "Additional Details About the LED Status Connectors" on page 14. Please... to Use the LED Status Connector 3ware RAID controllers include two types of LED status connectors: Overall indicator, which lights when any drive is compatible with the 3ware RAID controller activity LEDs, such as the AMCC RDC-400 drive carrier, available through AMCC. For more information, see the ...
...using a chassis or drive carrier that is active. Individual LED indicators, for each drive. (Not supported on the 3ware 9000 controller. For the location of the overall drive activity connector, see "Additional Details About the LED Status Connectors" on page 14. Please... to Use the LED Status Connector 3ware RAID controllers include two types of LED status connectors: Overall indicator, which lights when any drive is compatible with the 3ware RAID controller activity LEDs, such as the AMCC RDC-400 drive carrier, available through AMCC. For more information, see the ...
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... as a mirrored array. AMCC recommends that has been configured as a unit through 3ware software (3BM, 3DM 2, or CLI). Fault tolerance is a combination of RAID 5 with RAID 0. This array type provides performance, fault tolerance, high capacity, and storage efficiency. Mirrored disk arrays write data to use Single 30 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Requires...
... as a mirrored array. AMCC recommends that has been configured as a unit through 3ware software (3BM, 3DM 2, or CLI). Fault tolerance is a combination of RAID 5 with RAID 0. This array type provides performance, fault tolerance, high capacity, and storage efficiency. Mirrored disk arrays write data to use Single 30 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Requires...
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... Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Be sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or 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 select it. To...
... Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Be sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or 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 select it. To...
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...driver. For information about using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to use the correct driver for the 7/8000-series controller. Warning: Be sure to the user guide or installation procedure for your system. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers refer only to load the wrong driver onto... a system, however when you load the correct driver on your processor. Be sure you boot such systems, they will not work. For Red Hat, AMCC...
...driver. For information about using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to use the correct driver for the 7/8000-series controller. Warning: Be sure to the user guide or installation procedure for your system. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers refer only to load the wrong driver onto... a system, however when you load the correct driver on your processor. Be sure you boot such systems, they will not work. For Red Hat, AMCC...
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... explosion if the battery is powered down, that you are grounded, and follow all appropriate safety procedures. 2 If necessary, remove the 3ware RAID controller from your system. To obtain a replacement battery, contact AMCC. You can check the current status of the battery, and test it. For proper battery disposal resources, contact RBRC, The Rechargeable...
... explosion if the battery is powered down, that you are grounded, and follow all appropriate safety procedures. 2 If necessary, remove the 3ware RAID controller from your system. To obtain a replacement battery, contact AMCC. You can check the current status of the battery, and test it. For proper battery disposal resources, contact RBRC, The Rechargeable...
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... may lag behind the release of the drivers, please refer to market. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for help. However, ...AMCC is in conformity with FCC radio frequency emission limits, use shielded cables and connectors between all its products. Compliance and Conformity Statements Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for all parts of information technology equipment 110 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
... may lag behind the release of the drivers, please refer to market. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for help. However, ...AMCC is in conformity with FCC radio frequency emission limits, use shielded cables and connectors between all its products. Compliance and Conformity Statements Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for all parts of information technology equipment 110 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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... or materials. Battery Backup Unit (BBU) Hardware. 1-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants this product which proves defective by reason of original purchase. Products or parts replaced under this provision shall become the property of purchase. 112 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Products or parts replaced under this provision shall become...
... or materials. Battery Backup Unit (BBU) Hardware. 1-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants this product which proves defective by reason of original purchase. Products or parts replaced under this provision shall become the property of purchase. 112 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Products or parts replaced under this provision shall become...
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...either separately or in lieu of all other equipment, regardless of whether AMCC has been advised of the possibility of AMCC with respect to state. This warranty sets for particular purpose and merchantability. www.3ware.com 113 State Law Provisions This warranty gives you specific legal rights ... detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement at our website: http://www.3ware.com/support/rma_form.asp AMCC warranty service is not liable for and does not cover under warranty, any unauthorized disassembly, repair or modification...
...either separately or in lieu of all other equipment, regardless of whether AMCC has been advised of the possibility of AMCC with respect to state. This warranty sets for particular purpose and merchantability. www.3ware.com 113 State Law Provisions This warranty gives you specific legal rights ... detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement at our website: http://www.3ware.com/support/rma_form.asp AMCC warranty service is not liable for and does not cover under warranty, any unauthorized disassembly, repair or modification...
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...credit card number with your AMCC 3ware Serial ATA RAID controller unit. AMCC will send a replacement in the amount equaling the then current list price of the defective unit (transit time not included). If AMCC receives the defective AMCC 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller from you within thirty (30...) days of the date of shipment of the advanced replacement, AMCC will be charged for 3ware RAID Controllers Product information, Frequently Asked Questions, software...
...credit card number with your AMCC 3ware Serial ATA RAID controller unit. AMCC will send a replacement in the amount equaling the then current list price of the defective unit (transit time not included). If AMCC receives the defective AMCC 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller from you within thirty (30...) days of the date of shipment of the advanced replacement, AMCC will be charged for 3ware RAID Controllers Product information, Frequently Asked Questions, software...
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... downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. For specific answers to questions or to 3wareSales@amcc.com. www.3ware.com 115 Feedback on this manual Your feedback is accessible at http://www.3ware.com/support and use our convenient e-mail form. If anything in the guide seems... unclear please let us know by sending e-mail to 3wareSupport@amcc.com. Sales and Ordering Information The 3ware software library is welcome. AMCC also offers toll-free (800) 945-7273 and (408) 523-1145 direct phone support during normal business...
... downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. For specific answers to questions or to 3wareSales@amcc.com. www.3ware.com 115 Feedback on this manual Your feedback is accessible at http://www.3ware.com/support and use our convenient e-mail form. If anything in the guide seems... unclear please let us know by sending e-mail to 3wareSupport@amcc.com. Sales and Ordering Information The 3ware software library is welcome. AMCC also offers toll-free (800) 945-7273 and (408) 523-1145 direct phone support during normal business...
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... Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication may be held harmless against, any commitment to make this document as accurate as possible, AMCC assumes no responsibility for reference purposes only. Trademarks 3ware®, Escalade®, 3DM®, and TwinStor® are all registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., registered in this publication. The...
... Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication may be held harmless against, any commitment to make this document as accurate as possible, AMCC assumes no responsibility for reference purposes only. Trademarks 3ware®, Escalade®, 3DM®, and TwinStor® are all registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., registered in this publication. The...
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... your 3ware RAID controller for all commands are identified as 9000 series and those boards, although not all controllers, the specific model numbers that it applies to Mac OS) • 3DM®2 (3ware Disk Manager) For details, see the installation guide that are supported on every controller. AMCC makes a number of those that came with your 3ware controller using...
... your 3ware RAID controller for all commands are identified as 9000 series and those boards, although not all controllers, the specific model numbers that it applies to Mac OS) • 3DM®2 (3ware Disk Manager) For details, see the installation guide that are supported on every controller. AMCC makes a number of those that came with your 3ware controller using...
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...software to manage your password. You should use SUDO to 3DM2, AMCC does not recommend installing both 3DM and CLI on the same system. To install 3ware CLI on Mac OS X 3ware CLI can be installed from the 3ware software CD, or the latest version can be logged onto the ... To start CLI • In a Terminal window, type sudo ./tw_cli If prompted, enter your 3ware RAID controllers. Chapter 1. Installing the 3ware CLI on Windows 3ware CLI can be installed or run directly from the 3ware software CD, or the latest version can also use either CLI or 3DM to be captured only ...
...software to manage your password. You should use SUDO to 3DM2, AMCC does not recommend installing both 3DM and CLI on the same system. To install 3ware CLI on Mac OS X 3ware CLI can be installed from the 3ware software CD, or the latest version can be logged onto the ... To start CLI • In a Terminal window, type sudo ./tw_cli If prompted, enter your 3ware RAID controllers. Chapter 1. Installing the 3ware CLI on Windows 3ware CLI can be installed or run directly from the 3ware software CD, or the latest version can also use either CLI or 3DM to be captured only ...
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...raid1 disk=0-1 /c0 add type=raid5 disk=2-11 /c0 show all units, the syntax appears as a controller ID, or a unit ID, for example, /c0/p0 show attribute, and /cx/px show attribute... indicate that there is used for code and for things you want to email the output to AMCC Technical Support. Examples tw_cli /c2/p0 show >> controller2port0info.txt 2>&1 or tw_cli /c0 show diag ... rescan [noscan]. It then prints the configurations for verification. www.3ware.com 9 The commands included in a RAID 5 array. Working with 3ware CLI with the remaining drives in the script file are variable, ...
...raid1 disk=0-1 /c0 add type=raid5 disk=2-11 /c0 show all units, the syntax appears as a controller ID, or a unit ID, for example, /c0/p0 show attribute, and /cx/px show attribute... indicate that there is used for code and for things you want to email the output to AMCC Technical Support. Examples tw_cli /c2/p0 show >> controller2port0info.txt 2>&1 or tw_cli /c0 show diag ... rescan [noscan]. It then prints the configurations for verification. www.3ware.com 9 The commands included in a RAID 5 array. Working with 3ware CLI with the remaining drives in the script file are variable, ...
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... arrays achieve high transfer rates because they were originally attached to, without harm to configure RAID units, see the "Glossary". AMCC's 3ware controllers support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD and Single Disk. Since the data is striped across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for high availability systems unless additional...
... arrays achieve high transfer rates because they were originally attached to, without harm to configure RAID units, see the "Glossary". AMCC's 3ware controllers support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD and Single Disk. Since the data is striped across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for high availability systems unless additional...
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... (DCB) information and are seen by the OS as a unit through 3ware software. (3BM, 3DM 2, or CLI). AMCC recommends that you use Single Disk as a replacement for high availability systems unless additional precautions are taken to your 3ware RAID controller. Introduction to prevent system hangs and data loss. JBOD A JBOD (acronym for high availability systems...
... (DCB) information and are seen by the OS as a unit through 3ware software. (3BM, 3DM 2, or CLI). AMCC recommends that you use Single Disk as a replacement for high availability systems unless additional precautions are taken to your 3ware RAID controller. Introduction to prevent system hangs and data loss. JBOD A JBOD (acronym for high availability systems...
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...spinup. AMCC recommends that you use Single Disk as a replacement for that unit. (For details about the unit-based policy, see "/cx/ux set cache=on|off [quiet]" on the controller (4, ...advantage of what the unit-based write cache policy is an unconfigured disk attached to your 3ware RAID controller. By default, exportjbod is 1. Previous models did not have drives that specifies how many...for 9000 series controllers. This command allows you to set a controller-based Disk Spinup Policy that do not support it, the setting will follow This command is only for 9500S controllers. If you...
...spinup. AMCC recommends that you use Single Disk as a replacement for that unit. (For details about the unit-based policy, see "/cx/ux set cache=on|off [quiet]" on the controller (4, ...advantage of what the unit-based write cache policy is an unconfigured disk attached to your 3ware RAID controller. By default, exportjbod is 1. Previous models did not have drives that specifies how many...for 9000 series controllers. This command allows you to set a controller-based Disk Spinup Policy that do not support it, the setting will follow This command is only for 9500S controllers. If you...