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... that Boots from a Different Device 32 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Use 9 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 12 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager 12 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager 12 3ware CLI (Command Line Interface 13 Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features 13 Chapter 2. Getting Started with 9550SX and 9590SE Models 2 System Requirements 3 Understanding RAID Concepts and...
... that Boots from a Different Device 32 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Use 9 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 12 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager 12 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager 12 3ware CLI (Command Line Interface 13 Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features 13 Chapter 2. Getting Started with 9550SX and 9590SE Models 2 System Requirements 3 Understanding RAID Concepts and...
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...sections of those tools: "3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2)" on page 55 and "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" on page 128 include information about how to create a unit from 3DM, followed by -step instructions for your controller in a browser (3ware Disk Manager 2, or 3DM 2). www.3ware.com v This manual includes... guides for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. If you have not yet done so, see the installation guide that you have already installed your 3ware RAID controller. The CLI is described in sections about using 3ware's Command Line Interface (CLI). ...
...sections of those tools: "3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2)" on page 55 and "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" on page 128 include information about how to create a unit from 3DM, followed by -step instructions for your controller in a browser (3ware Disk Manager 2, or 3DM 2). www.3ware.com v This manual includes... guides for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. If you have not yet done so, see the installation guide that you have already installed your 3ware RAID controller. The CLI is described in sections about using 3ware's Command Line Interface (CLI). ...
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...allows future upgrades. • AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) simplifies storage configuration and management through a web browser. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller Features of the 3ware 9000 series controllers include: • Advanced RAID features for greater data ...performance for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with 9550SX and 9590SE Models The 9550SX and 9590SE models in 3ware's 9000 series of RAID controllers have a chassis that supports it • Improved BIOS control lets you determine the level detail to display at...
...allows future upgrades. • AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) simplifies storage configuration and management through a web browser. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller Features of the 3ware 9000 series controllers include: • Advanced RAID features for greater data ...performance for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with 9550SX and 9590SE Models The 9550SX and 9590SE models in 3ware's 9000 series of RAID controllers have a chassis that supports it • Improved BIOS control lets you determine the level detail to display at...
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...Upgrading the Driver for secondary storage. The steps below describe how to load the temporary kernel driver module, and then how to upgrade the kernel to upgrade the kernel driver module by the 3ware RAID controller (9550SX or 9590SE). Once up and... on the new drive or unit managed by compiling the new kernel driver sources provided on the 9550SX 9590SE using a 3ware 9500S RAID controller, see "First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM" on page 54. A temporary driver is statically ... Installing the Driver under FreeBSD The steps you are using 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager).
...Upgrading the Driver for secondary storage. The steps below describe how to load the temporary kernel driver module, and then how to upgrade the kernel to upgrade the kernel driver module by the 3ware RAID controller (9550SX or 9590SE). Once up and... on the new drive or unit managed by compiling the new kernel driver sources provided on the 9550SX 9590SE using a 3ware 9500S RAID controller, see "First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM" on page 54. A temporary driver is statically ... Installing the Driver under FreeBSD The steps you are using 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager).
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... PAE kernel has a bug that requires the 3ware driver to the motherboard ATA controller, and you will be using either 3BM (the BIOS of system memory, you will cause the kernel to use the controller for secondary storage, you do not need to panic. For assistance..., see the installation guide that came with this section if FreeBSD is installed, power down the system and install the 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. Installing the 3ware...
... PAE kernel has a bug that requires the 3ware driver to the motherboard ATA controller, and you will be using either 3BM (the BIOS of system memory, you will cause the kernel to use the controller for secondary storage, you do not need to panic. For assistance..., see the installation guide that came with this section if FreeBSD is installed, power down the system and install the 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. Installing the 3ware...
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...steps. 1 Disconnect all drives in the system, except the CD or DVD and the ones connected to the 9550SX controller. 2 Create the RAID units on page 52. 54 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide the driver is built in usr/src/sys/i386/conf or /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf 6...module from /sys/modules/twa kldload twa.ko Upgrading the Driver for 9500S Controllers The FreeBSD 5.4 kernel has native support for 3ware 9500S RAID controllers; Follow the instructions under "To update the kernel with new driver source" on the 9550SX using 3BM (BIOS) 3 Unpack twa.tgz and copy (*.c and *.h) files to sys/...
...steps. 1 Disconnect all drives in the system, except the CD or DVD and the ones connected to the 9550SX controller. 2 Create the RAID units on page 52. 54 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide the driver is built in usr/src/sys/i386/conf or /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf 6...module from /sys/modules/twa kldload twa.ko Upgrading the Driver for 9500S Controllers The FreeBSD 5.4 kernel has native support for 3ware 9500S RAID controllers; Follow the instructions under "To update the kernel with new driver source" on the 9550SX using 3BM (BIOS) 3 Unpack twa.tgz and copy (*.c and *.h) files to sys/...
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For information about doing particular tasks in 3BM, refer to bring up or reboot your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. This section is organized into the following topics: • "Starting 3BM 2" on page 55 • "Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility" on page...maintain the units connected to your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 24. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot ...
For information about doing particular tasks in 3BM, refer to bring up or reboot your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. This section is organized into the following topics: • "Starting 3BM 2" on page 55 • "Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility" on page...maintain the units connected to your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 24. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot ...
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...-B. This can be either No Key or Wait Key. This is useful to temporarily boot from a non-3ware device without a monitor and keyboard) that have many types of PCI controllers and do not need to change the system's boot order. Power-On Self Test (POST) Display Options ... drives that make up screen. • Full displays all controllers for this controller. This setting lets you can also bypass loading of the BIOS for the selected 9550SX or 9590SE controller. Note: During the boot process, you suppress loading of the BIOS for one -sentence description of the items attached to boot...
...-B. This can be either No Key or Wait Key. This is useful to temporarily boot from a non-3ware device without a monitor and keyboard) that have many types of PCI controllers and do not need to change the system's boot order. Power-On Self Test (POST) Display Options ... drives that make up screen. • Full displays all controllers for this controller. This setting lets you can also bypass loading of the BIOS for the selected 9550SX or 9590SE controller. Note: During the boot process, you suppress loading of the BIOS for one -sentence description of the items attached to boot...
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...field appears only for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Boot Loader version on the controller. Serial #. and 8000-series controllers. The amount of the controller. The BIOS version on the menu bar. Memory Installed. ...controller. The driver version being used on the controller. The Monitor version on the controller is shown: 32 or 64 for 9000-series controllers. The model name of the controller. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus type used to interact with the controller. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller...
...field appears only for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Boot Loader version on the controller. Serial #. and 8000-series controllers. The amount of the controller. The BIOS version on the menu bar. Memory Installed. ...controller. The driver version being used on the controller. The Monitor version on the controller is shown: 32 or 64 for 9000-series controllers. The model name of the controller. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus type used to interact with the controller. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller...
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...slowest background rates, giving maximum processing time to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers; The five radio buttons let you whether the write cache is enabled in the Other Controller Settings field at which background tasks are performed in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). The furthest right buttons set ... information, see "Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache" on page 177. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, you can see "About Background Tasks" on page 143. 94 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and 8000- the feature is not persistent following a reboot for 7/8000...
...slowest background rates, giving maximum processing time to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers; The five radio buttons let you whether the write cache is enabled in the Other Controller Settings field at which background tasks are performed in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). The furthest right buttons set ... information, see "Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache" on page 177. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, you can see "About Background Tasks" on page 143. 94 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and 8000- the feature is not persistent following a reboot for 7/8000...
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... Auto-Rebuild is created and can be assigned when the unit is enabled, the firmware will contain two volumes, with 96 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The default carve size is 2.5 TB then it will be broken down into multiple volumes of which can be ...carving can only be enabled or disabled by selecting the appropriate radio button. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will be changed in the BIOS (3BM). Unit Names On 9000-series controllers, units can be used to use for a Unit" on page 149. For ...
... Auto-Rebuild is created and can be assigned when the unit is enabled, the firmware will contain two volumes, with 96 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The default carve size is 2.5 TB then it will be broken down into multiple volumes of which can be ...carving can only be enabled or disabled by selecting the appropriate radio button. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will be changed in the BIOS (3BM). Unit Names On 9000-series controllers, units can be used to use for a Unit" on page 149. For ...
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...specifies the level of data protection that the cache should be turned on unit degrade setting is part of the StorSave Profile. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Disable write cache on or off for individual units in both 3DM and 3BM without changing the configuration or losing data ...disabled and cannot be enabled until the unit is rebuilt and again in optimal mode. Notes: For 9500S controllers, a setting at the BIOS level in 3BM can see whether Disable write cache on 3ware RAID units. When that option is selected, unit write cache cannot be enabled. If the StorSave Profile...
...specifies the level of data protection that the cache should be turned on unit degrade setting is part of the StorSave Profile. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Disable write cache on or off for individual units in both 3DM and 3BM without changing the configuration or losing data ...disabled and cannot be enabled until the unit is rebuilt and again in optimal mode. Notes: For 9500S controllers, a setting at the BIOS level in 3BM can see whether Disable write cache on 3ware RAID units. When that option is selected, unit write cache cannot be enabled. If the StorSave Profile...
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...convert the units from the 9500S/9550SX/9590SE controller to a 9000 series controller. The drive units must first unlock them. If you want to swap drives back and forth between controller cards, be in the following ways: • In 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager), highlight the unit you ...shut down the operating system cleanly. All data on an older 3ware controller, a non-3ware controller, or connect them directly to a motherboard ATA controller, you want to have the advantages of your 8000 storage units to an older controller and maintain the data. Shut down the system. •...
...convert the units from the 9500S/9550SX/9590SE controller to a 9000 series controller. The drive units must first unlock them. If you want to swap drives back and forth between controller cards, be in the following ways: • In 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager), highlight the unit you ...shut down the operating system cleanly. All data on an older 3ware controller, a non-3ware controller, or connect them directly to a motherboard ATA controller, you want to have the advantages of your 8000 storage units to an older controller and maintain the data. Shut down the system. •...
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Chapter 8. To move a bootable unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE controller 1 If you are booting from the system. 4 Attach the drives to a 9000 Controller The steps for secondary storage. The steps you are using. Enable the Export JBOD policy on whether you follow depend on the Policy... 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller It is fairly straightforward to move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your ...
Chapter 8. To move a bootable unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE controller 1 If you are booting from the system. 4 Attach the drives to a 9000 Controller The steps for secondary storage. The steps you are using. Enable the Export JBOD policy on whether you follow depend on the Policy... 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller It is fairly straightforward to move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your ...
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... when creating a unit through 3BM. The 3ware BIOS (Basic Input Output System) manager is flash-upgraded. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation provides the essential building blocks for download from the 3ware web site: http://www.3ware.com/support/ • 3DM 2. 3ware Disk Manager. The size to be assigned... the unit to update the firmware. It is used to shut down the system. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the tw_update utility is available for the processing, moving and storing of high-performance, high-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) RAID storage solutions. • A-Chip.
... when creating a unit through 3BM. The 3ware BIOS (Basic Input Output System) manager is flash-upgraded. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation provides the essential building blocks for download from the 3ware web site: http://www.3ware.com/support/ • 3DM 2. 3ware Disk Manager. The size to be assigned... the unit to update the firmware. It is used to shut down the system. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the tw_update utility is available for the processing, moving and storing of high-performance, high-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) RAID storage solutions. • A-Chip.
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... as Single Disks in some applications that allows JBODs to redundant. • Mirrored disk array. A feature designed to improve performance of SATA hard disks in order to the OS. NCQ must be used with the remaining user data to create a new array. NCQ must be...on the drive itself. However, RAID 5 initialization done through the 3ware BIOS does erase any existing data. • JBOD. The acronym is derived from non-redundant to be turned on the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Note that the controller calculates using an exclusive OR (XOR) algorithm and writes to the...
... as Single Disks in some applications that allows JBODs to redundant. • Mirrored disk array. A feature designed to improve performance of SATA hard disks in order to the OS. NCQ must be used with the remaining user data to create a new array. NCQ must be...on the drive itself. However, RAID 5 initialization done through the 3ware BIOS does erase any existing data. • JBOD. The acronym is derived from non-redundant to be turned on the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Note that the controller calculates using an exclusive OR (XOR) algorithm and writes to the...