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... Guide v About the 3ware RAID Controller 1 Product Features 1 What's New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers 2 System Requirements 2 Package Contents 4 Installation Overview 5 Installing the Hardware 7 Before You Begin 8 Installation Considerations 8 What You Need: Tools and Equipment 10 Safety Factors 10 Personal Safety 10 Protecting Equipment and Data 10 Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller 12 To connect serial cables...
... Guide v About the 3ware RAID Controller 1 Product Features 1 What's New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers 2 System Requirements 2 Package Contents 4 Installation Overview 5 Installing the Hardware 7 Before You Begin 8 Installation Considerations 8 What You Need: Tools and Equipment 10 Safety Factors 10 Personal Safety 10 Protecting Equipment and Data 10 Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller 12 To connect serial cables...
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... 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. www.3ware.com 1 About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product...
... 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. www.3ware.com 1 About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product...
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... page 14. For more information, see the figure for the appropriate controller in the installation sections starting on page 12, and refer to Table 1, "LED Indicator Pin Positions," on page 13. Before You Begin Whether to Use the LED Status Connector 3ware RAID controllers include two types of LED status connectors: Overall indicator, which...
... page 14. For more information, see the figure for the appropriate controller in the installation sections starting on page 12, and refer to Table 1, "LED Indicator Pin Positions," on page 13. Before You Begin Whether to Use the LED Status Connector 3ware RAID controllers include two types of LED status connectors: Overall indicator, which...
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...12-Port 3ware 9500S-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller Figures 2 and 3 show pchip). 12 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you are not certain which version you have, you can be attached to determine the Pchip version (tw_cli c0 show 3ware Serial ATA RAID controllers...and J8 are unused. connector stacked connectors. Installing the Hardware Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Figure 1 shows a 3ware Serial ATA RAID controller with 8 ports (there are two versions of the 9500S-8 controller). LED indicators for drives 8, 9, 10, 11 (left to right) For more ...
...12-Port 3ware 9500S-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller Figures 2 and 3 show pchip). 12 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you are not certain which version you have, you can be attached to determine the Pchip version (tw_cli c0 show 3ware Serial ATA RAID controllers...and J8 are unused. connector stacked connectors. Installing the Hardware Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Figure 1 shows a 3ware Serial ATA RAID controller with 8 ports (there are two versions of the 9500S-8 controller). LED indicators for drives 8, 9, 10, 11 (left to right) For more ...
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I2C Serial ports are located below even-numbered ports 0 through 7 are double- Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.4 (Non-BBU Compatible) www.3ware.com 15 connector stacked connectors. Odd-numbered ports 1 through 6. Ports: 6 and 7 4 and 5...drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (left to right) J8 is for individual drives on J7 and J8 are unused. Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Table 1: LED Indicator Pin Positions Controller LED Header Pin Pair 9500S-12 J7 : : : : : 0 1 2 3 NU Comment Orientation Horizontal Port number/NU (Not Used) J8 : : : ...
I2C Serial ports are located below even-numbered ports 0 through 7 are double- Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.4 (Non-BBU Compatible) www.3ware.com 15 connector stacked connectors. Odd-numbered ports 1 through 6. Ports: 6 and 7 4 and 5...drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (left to right) J8 is for individual drives on J7 and J8 are unused. Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Table 1: LED Indicator Pin Positions Controller LED Header Pin Pair 9500S-12 J7 : : : : : 0 1 2 3 NU Comment Orientation Horizontal Port number/NU (Not Used) J8 : : : ...
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... 5. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller Models 9500S-12MI and 9500S-8MI, have : For use with a backplane that has the InfiniBand 4x connectors (SFF-8470), use the InfiniBand 4x cable, which can be installed in Figure 6. These controllers can handle up to four drives. www.3ware.com... last two pins of enclosure you need will depend on the type of J7. Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors I2C LED indicators for drives 8, 9, 10, 11 (top to bottom) J9...
... 5. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller Models 9500S-12MI and 9500S-8MI, have : For use with a backplane that has the InfiniBand 4x connectors (SFF-8470), use the InfiniBand 4x cable, which can be installed in Figure 6. These controllers can handle up to four drives. www.3ware.com... last two pins of enclosure you need will depend on the type of J7. Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors I2C LED indicators for drives 8, 9, 10, 11 (top to bottom) J9...
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... 12 drives, possible RAID 50 configurations include 2 subunits of 6, 3 subunits of 4, or 4 subunits of 3. With 10 drives, a RAID 50 will contain 2 subunits of 5 drives each drive is defined as follows: Table 3: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 0 RAID 1 (number of drives) X (capacity of the smallest drive) capacity of the smallest drive 32 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
... 12 drives, possible RAID 50 configurations include 2 subunits of 6, 3 subunits of 4, or 4 subunits of 3. With 10 drives, a RAID 50 will contain 2 subunits of 5 drives each drive is defined as follows: Table 3: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 0 RAID 1 (number of drives) X (capacity of the smallest drive) capacity of the smallest drive 32 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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...during the start 3BM 1 Power up process for a screen similar to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---- IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk Port 3 - IC35L120AVVA07-0...3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Configuring Units Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) This section describes the basics of working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) configuration utility. Figure 7. 3ware BIOS Screen 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to OS: Port 2 - IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk ----Press to Figure 7. 3ware ATA RAID Controller: Escalade 9500S-12...
...during the start 3BM 1 Power up process for a screen similar to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---- IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk Port 3 - IC35L120AVVA07-0...3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Configuring Units Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) This section describes the basics of working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) configuration utility. Figure 7. 3ware BIOS Screen 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to OS: Port 2 - IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk ----Press to Figure 7. 3ware ATA RAID Controller: Escalade 9500S-12...
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Be cautious in the unit, depending on the number available. (For information about how many drives to select for a given RAID level, see Figure 11 and Figure 12 for the unit are selected, use the Tab or Right Arrow key to move to the Create Unit button and press Enter. Asterisks Next to... other unit. The Create Disk Array screen appears (see Table 2 on page 31.) Note: To include drives that unit will be overwritten. Figure 10. www.3ware.com 41
Be cautious in the unit, depending on the number available. (For information about how many drives to select for a given RAID level, see Figure 11 and Figure 12 for the unit are selected, use the Tab or Right Arrow key to move to the Create Unit button and press Enter. Asterisks Next to... other unit. The Create Disk Array screen appears (see Table 2 on page 31.) Note: To include drives that unit will be overwritten. Figure 10. www.3ware.com 41
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Create Disk Array Display, RAID 5 Example 42 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Create Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example Figure 12. Configuring Units Figure 11.
Create Disk Array Display, RAID 5 Example 42 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Create Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example Figure 12. Configuring Units Figure 11.
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... with 5 or more disks, and RAID 50 units with 12 disks configured into 3 subunits of 4 or 4 subunits of initializing the units later in the 3BM utility. www.3ware.com 49 Initializing Units Initializing Units Performance of the different RAID types is described below. For these ...your drives.) The disadvantage of 3, do not need to be initialized for full performance. Similarly, RAID 50 units with 6, 8, or 9 disks, and RAID 50 with 10 or 12 disks configured into two subunits do not need to provide fault tolerance. Information about initialization for use...
... with 5 or more disks, and RAID 50 units with 12 disks configured into 3 subunits of 4 or 4 subunits of initializing the units later in the 3BM utility. www.3ware.com 49 Initializing Units Initializing Units Performance of the different RAID types is described below. For these ...your drives.) The disadvantage of 3, do not need to be initialized for full performance. Similarly, RAID 50 units with 6, 8, or 9 disks, and RAID 50 with 10 or 12 disks configured into two subunits do not need to provide fault tolerance. Information about initialization for use...
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...to ten minutes. For information about using 3DM 2, see 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. Configuring Units If you want to Maintain Array and press Enter. 50 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Once you have booted to the operating system,...with 12 drives configured in the operating system. Initialization of the unit is fully optimal. To start initialization through the BIOS (3BM). For RAID 1 and RAID 10 RAID 1 and RAID 10 units are not initialized when they are created and are immediately available for use a RAID ...
...to ten minutes. For information about using 3DM 2, see 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. Configuring Units If you want to Maintain Array and press Enter. 50 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Once you have booted to the operating system,...with 12 drives configured in the operating system. Initialization of the unit is fully optimal. To start initialization through the BIOS (3BM). For RAID 1 and RAID 10 RAID 1 and RAID 10 units are not initialized when they are created and are immediately available for use a RAID ...
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....oth The created file is 3w-9xxx.smp 11 Copy the module 3w-9xxx.o to the scsi directory. /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o 12 Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 13 Load the module modprobe 3w-9xxx 84 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
....oth The created file is 3w-9xxx.smp 11 Copy the module 3w-9xxx.o to the scsi directory. /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o 12 Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 13 Load the module modprobe 3w-9xxx 84 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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... the module 3w-9xxx.ko to /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko 12 Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 13 Load the module modprobe 3w-9xxx 86 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Linux 9 Change directory to the driver directory created when...
... the module 3w-9xxx.ko to /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko 12 Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 13 Load the module modprobe 3w-9xxx 86 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Linux 9 Change directory to the driver directory created when...
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... to /sys/conf/options: TWA_DEBUG opt_twa.h and the following line to enable printing of debug messages. 11 Rebuild the kernel and install the new kernel. 12 Reboot with the rebuilt kernel. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD TWA_FIRMWARE_FLASH opt_twa.h and the following line to your kernel configuration file ("custom" in the example above... 0 in the above line prints no debug messages, whereas specifying 10 prints a LOT of debug messages in the system log (usually, /var/log/messages). 92 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... to /sys/conf/options: TWA_DEBUG opt_twa.h and the following line to enable printing of debug messages. 11 Rebuild the kernel and install the new kernel. 12 Reboot with the rebuilt kernel. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD TWA_FIRMWARE_FLASH opt_twa.h and the following line to your kernel configuration file ("custom" in the example above... 0 in the above line prints no debug messages, whereas specifying 10 prints a LOT of debug messages in the system log (usually, /var/log/messages). 92 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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...: AMCC warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase. 112 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Products or parts replaced under this product for a period of thirty-six (36...defective by reason of original purchase. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Limited Warranty RAID Controller Hardware. 3-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants this provision shall become the property of AMCC. AMCC, at no charge and at ...
...: AMCC warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase. 112 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Products or parts replaced under this product for a period of thirty-six (36...defective by reason of original purchase. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Limited Warranty RAID Controller Hardware. 3-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants this provision shall become the property of AMCC. AMCC, at no charge and at ...
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...68 driver under SuSE Linux 80 driver, Windows 53 formatting 63 hardware 7 LED status connectors 9 making units available 63 overview 5 partitioning 63 RAID controller 7 safety 10 serial ATA RAID controller 12 serial ATA RAID controller with multi-lane internal connectors 19 slot location 8 tools and equipment 10 troubleshooting 97 J JBOD 48 K kernel strings for RedHat 71 L... 97 troubleshooting 97 U units configuring 27, 40 initializing 49 W Warranty 112 Windows, installing driver under 53 write cache, enabling or disabling 43 118 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
...68 driver under SuSE Linux 80 driver, Windows 53 formatting 63 hardware 7 LED status connectors 9 making units available 63 overview 5 partitioning 63 RAID controller 7 safety 10 serial ATA RAID controller 12 serial ATA RAID controller with multi-lane internal connectors 19 slot location 8 tools and equipment 10 troubleshooting 97 J JBOD 48 K kernel strings for RedHat 71 L... 97 troubleshooting 97 U units configuring 27, 40 initializing 49 W Warranty 112 Windows, installing driver under 53 write cache, enabling or disabling 43 118 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
User Guide
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You may appear, as shown in Figure 12. Security Alert dialog box 9 When the first 3DM screen appears in your browser, log in the future. Installing 3DM ■ In the Sender field, enter ... gives you the option of starting 3DM and opening the browser window. 8 If you do so, click View Certificate and then click Install Certificate. www.3ware.com 31 This is typically the local host name. (You can change these settings later within 3DM.) SCSI Figure 11. 3DM E-mail Notification Preferences 7 Continue...
You may appear, as shown in Figure 12. Security Alert dialog box 9 When the first 3DM screen appears in your browser, log in the future. Installing 3DM ■ In the Sender field, enter ... gives you the option of starting 3DM and opening the browser window. 8 If you do so, click View Certificate and then click Install Certificate. www.3ware.com 31 This is typically the local host name. (You can change these settings later within 3DM.) SCSI Figure 11. 3DM E-mail Notification Preferences 7 Continue...
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... 6. Configuring a RAID 50 with applications that have a lot of Available Drives. When you selected in the list of random reads www.3ware.com 65 3DM ...2 Reference Figure 24. For information about these configurations, see "Creating a Unit through 3DM" on page 9. Figure 25. Available configurations may include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID...in the RAID level drop-down list lists the possible RAID configurations for the configuration you are configuring a RAID 50 with... RAID Configurations" on page 82. The drop-down . A larger...
... 6. Configuring a RAID 50 with applications that have a lot of Available Drives. When you selected in the list of random reads www.3ware.com 65 3DM ...2 Reference Figure 24. For information about these configurations, see "Creating a Unit through 3DM" on page 9. Figure 25. Available configurations may include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID...in the RAID level drop-down list lists the possible RAID configurations for the configuration you are configuring a RAID 50 with... RAID Configurations" on page 82. The drop-down . A larger...