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Maintaining Your Controller 179 Determining the Current Version of DPM Statistics 253 Available DPM Commands 253 Problems and Solutions 255 Enclosure-Related Problems 255 Hardware Installation Problems 255 Software Installation Problems 256 Problems in 3DM and 3BM 257 vi 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software ... Status 210 Power Supply Status 210 Slot Summary 210 Locating a Specific Enclosure Component 211 Downloading an Enclosure Diagnostic Log 211 Chapter 12. 3DM 2 Reference 212 Controller Summary page 213 Controller Details page 214 Unit Information page 215 Unit Details page 217 ...
Maintaining Your Controller 179 Determining the Current Version of DPM Statistics 253 Available DPM Commands 253 Problems and Solutions 255 Enclosure-Related Problems 255 Hardware Installation Problems 255 Software Installation Problems 256 Problems in 3DM and 3BM 257 vi 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software ... Status 210 Power Supply Status 210 Slot Summary 210 Locating a Specific Enclosure Component 211 Downloading an Enclosure Diagnostic Log 211 Chapter 12. 3DM 2 Reference 212 Controller Summary page 213 Controller Details page 214 Unit Information page 215 Unit Details page 217 ...
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...12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Glossary B. Describes the basics of using 3BM. Describes how to configure new units and hot spares, change configuration settings that affect the controller...specific enclosure components by -step instructions for the 3ware controller if you should follow to view details about the controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, move units from one controller...get started using your 3ware RAID controller. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Configuring Units 9. Describes how to install drivers for configuring RAID units in 3DM. ...
...12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Glossary B. Describes the basics of using 3BM. Describes how to configure new units and hot spares, change configuration settings that affect the controller...specific enclosure components by -step instructions for the 3ware controller if you should follow to view details about the controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, move units from one controller...get started using your 3ware RAID controller. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Configuring Units 9. Describes how to install drivers for configuring RAID units in 3DM. ...
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...or server-class motherboard, with PCI 1.1 or later. (Some versions of 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 SATA ports • PCI Express® x1, x4 and x8 System Requirements 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE model RAID controllers have been tested is available at http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp A ...workstation-class or server-class motherboard, with slots that complies with an available PCI Express x8 or x16 slot that support the specific 3ware RAID controller model, as shown in a unit • Up to 32 active units • Up to 4 SAS enclosures with ...
...or server-class motherboard, with PCI 1.1 or later. (Some versions of 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 SATA ports • PCI Express® x1, x4 and x8 System Requirements 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE model RAID controllers have been tested is available at http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp A ...workstation-class or server-class motherboard, with slots that complies with an available PCI Express x8 or x16 slot that support the specific 3ware RAID controller model, as shown in a unit • Up to 32 active units • Up to 4 SAS enclosures with ...
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... to remotely administer controllers in monitoring and troubleshooting your RAID controller and units. Both SATAII OOB and ATA spin-up at power-up and to allow the controller to sequence the spin-up of drives that will spin up methods are attached to help identify when a specific drive is causing...For more information, see "Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up . The standby power management state is described in 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide and in 3DM through the 3ware CLI to enable and disable DPM, and to see "Viewing SMART Data About a Drive" on page 157.) ...
... to remotely administer controllers in monitoring and troubleshooting your RAID controller and units. Both SATAII OOB and ATA spin-up at power-up and to allow the controller to sequence the spin-up of drives that will spin up methods are attached to help identify when a specific drive is causing...For more information, see "Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up . The standby power management state is described in 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide and in 3DM through the 3ware CLI to enable and disable DPM, and to see "Viewing SMART Data About a Drive" on page 157.) ...
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...to use the steps below or you can create one or more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that the specific 3ware RAID controller supports and the number of configuring your RAID units includes these main steps, which are using Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit), ... 22 You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using Auto-Carving for Creating a Unit The process of drives attached. (For more information, see "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 12.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on another drive ...
...to use the steps below or you can create one or more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that the specific 3ware RAID controller supports and the number of configuring your RAID units includes these main steps, which are using Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit), ... 22 You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using Auto-Carving for Creating a Unit The process of drives attached. (For more information, see "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 12.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on another drive ...
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...point. It can be installed" appears, choose either AMCC 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller or AMCC 3ware 9650SE SATA RAID Controller and click Next. 7 Continue with AMCC 3ware 9000 Series RAID Controller appears, press Enter to 3ware. Once inserted, select Browse or OK and navigate to ...Windows documentation supplied by Microsoft. 8 Follow the instructions under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. There are no instructions after installing the driver that are specific to Windows" on page 41. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When a box with the...
...point. It can be installed" appears, choose either AMCC 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller or AMCC 3ware 9650SE SATA RAID Controller and click Next. 7 Continue with AMCC 3ware 9000 Series RAID Controller appears, press Enter to 3ware. Once inserted, select Browse or OK and navigate to ...Windows documentation supplied by Microsoft. 8 Follow the instructions under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. There are no instructions after installing the driver that are specific to Windows" on page 41. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When a box with the...
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... kernel string will have different endings, depending on the kernel you are used for variable text for installing the 3ware kernel driver module vary slightly, depending on your specific installation requirements. For example: 2.6.16-smp • For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will end in...System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for kernel strings and module names in big. For example: 2.6.16-big 46 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Driver Installation Caution: If installing Fedora Core 8 DO NOT reboot after installation completes switch over to ...
... kernel string will have different endings, depending on the kernel you are used for variable text for installing the 3ware kernel driver module vary slightly, depending on your specific installation requirements. For example: 2.6.16-smp • For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will end in...System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for kernel strings and module names in big. For example: 2.6.16-big 46 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Driver Installation Caution: If installing Fedora Core 8 DO NOT reboot after installation completes switch over to ...
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...Intel EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat// x86_64/3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/ scsi/3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 47 Depending on the kernel; The name of the kernel driver module you will copy (3w-9xxx.*) varies, depending on the supported release,... not all modules may be required or available. For example: 2.6.16-pae Module Naming Conventions 3w-9xxx.* refers to the specific kernel driver module you will copy in the examples shown in steps 3 and 4. The available kernel driver module files are: • For default ...
...Intel EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat// x86_64/3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/ scsi/3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 47 Depending on the kernel; The name of the kernel driver module you will copy (3w-9xxx.*) varies, depending on the supported release,... not all modules may be required or available. For example: 2.6.16-pae Module Naming Conventions 3w-9xxx.* refers to the specific kernel driver module you will copy in the examples shown in steps 3 and 4. The available kernel driver module files are: • For default ...
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...using "load disk0:twa.ko" (assuming disk0 is specific to FreeBSD 6.3 and FreeBSD 7.0 as a Module using 3BM. See "Compiling and Loading the Driver as it will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller. www.3ware.com 55 Driver Installation Under FreeBSD Installing the Kernel ...3ware RAID controller. 2 Create the RAID units on pages 91 and 95 in the system, except the CD or DVD and the ones connected to a floppy. For details on how to create and order units, see http://www.3ware.com/support/OS-support.asp. 1 Disconnect all SCSI, ATA, and SAS devices in the 3ware SAS/SATA RAID...
...using "load disk0:twa.ko" (assuming disk0 is specific to FreeBSD 6.3 and FreeBSD 7.0 as a Module using 3BM. See "Compiling and Loading the Driver as it will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller. www.3ware.com 55 Driver Installation Under FreeBSD Installing the Kernel ...3ware RAID controller. 2 Create the RAID units on pages 91 and 95 in the system, except the CD or DVD and the ones connected to a floppy. For details on how to create and order units, see http://www.3ware.com/support/OS-support.asp. 1 Disconnect all SCSI, ATA, and SAS devices in the 3ware SAS/SATA RAID...
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...of the items attached to the controller. The default is full, before continuing to show about configured units on the start -up screen. • Expanded lists each unit and shows the specific drives that BIOS loading will pause to displaying the RAID configuration before displaying additional information....make up to wait for the selected controller. You can be either No Key or Wait Key. 66 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Figure 30. 3BM BIOS Option Settings Power-On Self Test (POST) Display Options Display Control. Specifies what level of detail to ...
...of the items attached to the controller. The default is full, before continuing to show about configured units on the start -up screen. • Expanded lists each unit and shows the specific drives that BIOS loading will pause to displaying the RAID configuration before displaying additional information....make up to wait for the selected controller. You can be either No Key or Wait Key. 66 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Figure 30. 3BM BIOS Option Settings Power-On Self Test (POST) Display Options Display Control. Specifies what level of detail to ...
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...information. The Alarms page shows a list of individual units. www.3ware.com 77 Unit configuration can be done through the Management > Maintenance page. The Monitor menu gives you access to tasks used for managing controller-level settings (background task rate, unit polices such as enabling ...of unit write cache, and controller settings that affect all units managed by the controller), tasks that can also be scheduled (rebuild, verify, and self-test), and maintenance of alarms, including the specific alarm message, and the exact date and time it occurred...
...information. The Alarms page shows a list of individual units. www.3ware.com 77 Unit configuration can be done through the Management > Maintenance page. The Monitor menu gives you access to tasks used for managing controller-level settings (background task rate, unit polices such as enabling ...of unit write cache, and controller settings that affect all units managed by the controller), tasks that can also be scheduled (rebuild, verify, and self-test), and maintenance of alarms, including the specific alarm message, and the exact date and time it occurred...
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... see "Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes" on the screen at the right of 3ware RAID controllers. Figure 35. 3DM Controller Selection Drop-down list at any time by clicking Refresh Page in the menu bar. This causes...3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Note: If you click Refresh on the browser window instead of different models, you may notice some pages while for different models of the menu bar. 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Viewing Information About Different Controllers If you have multiple controllers of on all pages that provide controller-specific...
... see "Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes" on the screen at the right of 3ware RAID controllers. Figure 35. 3DM Controller Selection Drop-down list at any time by clicking Refresh Page in the menu bar. This causes...3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Note: If you click Refresh on the browser window instead of different models, you may notice some pages while for different models of the menu bar. 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Viewing Information About Different Controllers If you have multiple controllers of on all pages that provide controller-specific...
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... tasks in 3DM. To see this page, choose Information > Controller Details from the menu bar. To see this page, click an ID number on the current controller and provides summary information about each 3ware RAID controller in your RAID controller and units explain how to details about each unit. To see... data for a specific drive, and shows additional detail information for . Working with the 3DM Screens 3DM Screens and What They're Used For The table below shows a list of the pages you work with in 3DM and describes what they are provided in Chapter 12, "3DM 2 ...
... tasks in 3DM. To see this page, choose Information > Controller Details from the menu bar. To see this page, click an ID number on the current controller and provides summary information about each 3ware RAID controller in your RAID controller and units explain how to details about each unit. To see... data for a specific drive, and shows additional detail information for . Working with the 3DM Screens 3DM Screens and What They're Used For The table below shows a list of the pages you work with in 3DM and describes what they are provided in Chapter 12, "3DM 2 ...
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...change some of alarms, including the specific alarm message, and the exact date and time it occurred. To view this page. 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Table 8: List of 3DM Pages 3DM Page Controller Phy Summary page Controller Settings page Scheduling page Maintenance page... this page, choose Monitor > Battery Backup on the menu bar. 80 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Under Other Controller Settings click the # link for Number of controller phys for 9690SA RAID controllers. To see this page, choose Management > Scheduling from the Information > ...
...change some of alarms, including the specific alarm message, and the exact date and time it occurred. To view this page. 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Table 8: List of 3DM Pages 3DM Page Controller Phy Summary page Controller Settings page Scheduling page Maintenance page... this page, choose Monitor > Battery Backup on the menu bar. 80 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Under Other Controller Settings click the # link for Number of controller phys for 9690SA RAID controllers. To see this page, choose Management > Scheduling from the Information > ...
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..., the term current controller is available on all pages that controller to Information and press Enter. This drop-down list at the right of the controller you want to work with. When you have more details about a controller in 3BM (BIOS) 1 Power up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM).... press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart your system. 2 While the system is for that provide controller-specific features. www.3ware.com 87 To see more than one controller installed, information about the controller and units you entered in view changes, to bring up or reboot your computer and try again...
..., the term current controller is available on all pages that controller to Information and press Enter. This drop-down list at the right of the controller you want to work with. When you have more details about a controller in 3BM (BIOS) 1 Power up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM).... press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart your system. 2 While the system is for that provide controller-specific features. www.3ware.com 87 To see more than one controller installed, information about the controller and units you entered in view changes, to bring up or reboot your computer and try again...
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...time for specific units. Note: This policy does not apply to drives attached to run, when the Verify Schedule follows the weekly "Basic" schedule and Auto-Verify is enabled for auto-verify to an expander. • Number of drives per spin-up and Delay between spin-up is ATA-6 or...www.3ware.com 89 Number of drives that are attached to the operating system. This setting is disabled by default, this particular controller, if staggered spin-up is used. This policy does not apply to drives that will spin up at one time on |off disk=|all3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI ...
...time for specific units. Note: This policy does not apply to drives attached to run, when the Verify Schedule follows the weekly "Basic" schedule and Auto-Verify is enabled for auto-verify to an expander. • Number of drives per spin-up and Delay between spin-up is ATA-6 or...www.3ware.com 89 Number of drives that are attached to the operating system. This setting is disabled by default, this particular controller, if staggered spin-up is used. This policy does not apply to drives that will spin up at one time on |off disk=|all3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI ...
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... the remainder of the unit. When the Auto-Carving policy is on page 103.) 92 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support Auto-carving is useful... volumes. To enable Auto-Rebuild through 3DM 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in 3DM. 2 In the Other Controller Settings section at the hardware level. If the unit is 5.0 TB then it will be...system, each and the last volume containing 1 TB. (Note: If a specific Boot Volume was also specified in 3BM or CLI, the first volume will be the size specified for ...
... the remainder of the unit. When the Auto-Carving policy is on page 103.) 92 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support Auto-carving is useful... volumes. To enable Auto-Rebuild through 3DM 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in 3DM. 2 In the Other Controller Settings section at the hardware level. If the unit is 5.0 TB then it will be...system, each and the last volume containing 1 TB. (Note: If a specific Boot Volume was also specified in 3BM or CLI, the first volume will be the size specified for ...
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Typically, the phy link speed is set to the controller. Changing the Phy Link Speed Changing the Phy Link Speed You can specify a specific link speed (1.5 or 3.0 Gbps). To change the phy link speed in 3DM 1 On the Controller Phy Summary page, identify the phy device for compatibility, ...speed: 3 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps, or Auto. The link speed is directly connected to Auto. Controller Phy Summary page www.3ware.com 99 For details about the information displayed on this screen, see "Controller Phy Summary page" on page 223. If desired for which you can change the link speed....
Typically, the phy link speed is set to the controller. Changing the Phy Link Speed Changing the Phy Link Speed You can specify a specific link speed (1.5 or 3.0 Gbps). To change the phy link speed in 3DM 1 On the Controller Phy Summary page, identify the phy device for compatibility, ...speed: 3 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps, or Auto. The link speed is directly connected to Auto. Controller Phy Summary page www.3ware.com 99 For details about the information displayed on this screen, see "Controller Phy Summary page" on page 223. If desired for which you can change the link speed....
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... experiment with a smaller or larger stripe size. For more information about the different RAID levels, see "Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support" on page 5 Warning:...the RAID level In general, smaller stripe sizes are better for RAID 1, because it to function as databases). Type of configuration (RAID Level) Available configuration types include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50,... to install the operating system on the drives inaccessible. If your application has some specific I /Os. This feature can only be given names for data. Configuring a ...
... experiment with a smaller or larger stripe size. For more information about the different RAID levels, see "Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support" on page 5 Warning:...the RAID level In general, smaller stripe sizes are better for RAID 1, because it to function as databases). Type of configuration (RAID Level) Available configuration types include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50,... to install the operating system on the drives inaccessible. If your application has some specific I /Os. This feature can only be given names for data. Configuring a ...
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... able to see which the specific subunits or drives to Check Status Information For some status information. Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM The next figure illustrates how you will see both statuses listed at the top unit level. Figure 61. www.3ware.com 147 For example, part...the status applies. When you drill in to get additional detail about units and drives in your enclosure may also provide some RAID levels (RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 50), a single RAID unit may have more than one status. For details, see details, you can drill down to see "Enclosure Drive LED ...
... able to see which the specific subunits or drives to Check Status Information For some status information. Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM The next figure illustrates how you will see both statuses listed at the top unit level. Figure 61. www.3ware.com 147 For example, part...the status applies. When you drill in to get additional detail about units and drives in your enclosure may also provide some RAID levels (RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 50), a single RAID unit may have more than one status. For details, see details, you can drill down to see "Enclosure Drive LED ...