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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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... 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...3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Installing the Battery Backup Unit 99 Tools and equipment required 100 Installation Overview 100 Installation Instructions 102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements . . . . 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows...
... 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...3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Installing the Battery Backup Unit 99 Tools and equipment required 100 Installation Overview 100 Installation Instructions 102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements . . . . 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows...
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... 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, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. About this manual. Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and...
... 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, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. About this manual. Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and...
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... unshielded interface cables may not exceed 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. Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and...
... unshielded interface cables may not exceed 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. Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and...
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...; Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. d Set other parameters, depending on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" ...27. figuration. a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). c Select the desired RAID configuration. e Confirm the array configuration. For details, see one of RAID con- For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide f Save your system BIOS ...
...; Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. d Set other parameters, depending on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" ...27. figuration. a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). c Select the desired RAID configuration. e Confirm the array configuration. For details, see one of RAID con- For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide f Save your system BIOS ...
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..., as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade 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...
..., as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade 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...
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... move legacy JBOD 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 the Policy screen. (The next section in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the...
... move legacy JBOD 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 the Policy screen. (The next section in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to work in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the...
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... Support for each other. For more likely to be able to be used 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 "Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB" on page 47, and... into multiple chunks of 2 TB or smaller that drives from differing manufacturers are more information, see "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving." www.3ware.com 33 For example, a 44.3 GB drive will be rounded down to 44 GBytes, and a 123 GB drives will be addressed by ...
... Support for each other. For more likely to be able to be used 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 "Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB" on page 47, and... into multiple chunks of 2 TB or smaller that drives from differing manufacturers are more information, see "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving." www.3ware.com 33 For example, a 44.3 GB drive will be rounded down to 44 GBytes, and a 123 GB drives will be addressed by ...
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... policy is turned off will retain their individual volumes; www.3ware.com 47 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit exceeds 2TB and you are using one of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved...
... policy is turned off will retain their individual volumes; www.3ware.com 47 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit exceeds 2TB and you are using one of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved...
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... install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. Will the unit you have created be your RAID arrays are described in setting up your system's boot device? If so, you will install the ... 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 Installation Guide
... install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. Will the unit you have created be your RAID arrays are described in setting up your system's boot device? If so, you will install the ... 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 Installation Guide
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It is recommended that you can be your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Note: You must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. Windows 2003 64-bit for how to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. www.3ware.com 53 The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your system...
It is recommended that you can be your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Note: You must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. Windows 2003 64-bit for how to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. www.3ware.com 53 The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your system...
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... 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 installation CD- ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on another drive.). Floppy...
... 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 installation CD- ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on another drive.). Floppy...
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... the Yes button to begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows 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 select it. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 56...
... the Yes button to begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows 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 select it. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 56...
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... driver that already has the operating system installed on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows". Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you will see this message once for "Making Units...
... driver that already has the operating system installed on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows". Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you will see this message once for "Making Units...
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... on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that you to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you will see...
... on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that you to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you will see...
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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 Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish.
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... this process. 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 Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the...
... this process. 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 Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the...
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Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 24. 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. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23.
Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 24. 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. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23.
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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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 Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. 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 Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI).