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... 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows . . . 63 ... 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 Guide
... 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows . . . 63 ... 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 Guide
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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 Compiling the Driver as a Loadable ...Battery 107 Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements . . . . 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C.
...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 Compiling the Driver as a Loadable ...Battery 107 Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements . . . . 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C.
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... managing and using arrays connected to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. For more disks configured through 3ware software to be treated by the operating system as an array. www.3ware.com v About this manual. ...3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/ Conventions Used in This Guide The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this Guide This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your operating system-Microsoft Windows...
... managing and using arrays connected to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. For more disks configured through 3ware software to be treated by the operating system as an array. www.3ware.com v About this manual. ...3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/ Conventions Used in This Guide The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this Guide This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your operating system-Microsoft Windows...
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... 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. ... for drives For a complete listing of any capacity or physical form factor. www.3ware.com 3 System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to the 9000 Series Datasheet, available from the website ...
... 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. ... for drives For a complete listing of any capacity or physical form factor. www.3ware.com 3 System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to the 9000 Series Datasheet, available from the website ...
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.... f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. d Set other parameters, depending on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). For details see "Configuring Units" on page 27. Installation ...the desired RAID configuration. Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. figuration. For details, see one of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on ...
.... f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. d Set other parameters, depending on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). For details see "Configuring Units" on page 27. Installation ...the desired RAID configuration. Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. figuration. For details, see one of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on ...
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... the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To move units under Windows 1 Install the 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 Run the conversion utility to convert the...
... the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To move units under Windows 1 Install the 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 Run the conversion utility to convert the...
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... 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 a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS... or Esc key to save and exit. 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 3BM. www.3ware.com 25 Moving Units from the system. 4 Attach the drives to the 9000...
... 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 a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS... or Esc key to save and exit. 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 3BM. www.3ware.com 25 Moving Units from the system. 4 Attach the drives to the 9000...
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... operating systems as spares for each drive is rounded down to the nearest GB for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide, see "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving." If the combined capacity of the drives to...
... operating systems as spares for each drive is rounded down to the nearest GB for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide, see "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving." If the combined capacity of the drives to...
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... their individual volumes; Units created with this policy turned off later, units that have the same or larger storage capacity than the failed drive. www.3ware.com 47 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit exceeds 2TB and you will need to enable autocarving... Unit Configuration If a hot spare is already enabled, you can disable it by following operating systems, you are using one of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved into volumes will not be affected.
... their individual volumes; Units created with this policy turned off later, units that have the same or larger storage capacity than the failed drive. www.3ware.com 47 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit exceeds 2TB and you will need to enable autocarving... Unit Configuration If a hot spare is already enabled, you can disable it by following operating systems, you are using one of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved into volumes will not be affected.
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...driver for both situations are to load the 3ware drivers and make the units available to the motherboard? Details for the controller as you install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. ...Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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 Installation Guide
...driver for both situations are to load the 3ware drivers and make the units available to the motherboard? Details for the controller as you install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. ...Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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 Installation Guide
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..., such as a disk attached to the motherboard. www.3ware.com 53 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 to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Windows 2003 64-bit for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device.
..., such as a disk attached to the motherboard. www.3ware.com 53 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 to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Windows 2003 64-bit for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device.
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... another device, 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, XP, or Server 2003...
... another device, 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, XP, or Server 2003...
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... message: "Press F6 if you need . Type S to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Note that 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 create the driver diskette that...
... message: "Press F6 if you need . Type S to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Note that 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 create the driver diskette that...
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... installing the driver that already has the operating system installed on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide There are multiple controllers in this point. If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by Microsoft. 8 Turn to page 56 and follow the...
... installing the driver that already has the operating system installed on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide There are multiple controllers in this point. If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by Microsoft. 8 Turn to page 56 and follow the...
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.... This wizard guides you will see Figure 17). 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" message appears, click Yes to select a device...
.... This wizard guides you will see Figure 17). 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" message appears, click Yes to select a device...
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Figure 18. 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 Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish.
Figure 18. 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 Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish.
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Figure 21. This wizard guides you will see Figure 21). Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. Note that it as a Plug and Play device...
Figure 21. This wizard guides you will see Figure 21). Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. Note that it as a Plug and Play device...
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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. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 24.
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. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 24.
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... 63 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and ... create a volume and to partition and format the new arrays or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
... 63 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and ... create a volume and to partition and format the new arrays or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
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You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use.
You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use.