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... Materials Required 30 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 31 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 31 Installing the Driver on a System 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...
... Materials Required 30 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 31 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 31 Installing the Driver on a System 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...
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... Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 199 Updating the Driver and Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 216 Updating the...
... Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 199 Updating the Driver and Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 216 Updating the...
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... A. Provides a summary of product features for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Provides step-by-step instructions for the 3ware controller if you have just installed the controller. Describes how to install drivers for configuring RAID units if you how to...
... A. Provides a summary of product features for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Provides step-by-step instructions for the 3ware controller if you have just installed the controller. Describes how to install drivers for configuring RAID units if you how to...
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...sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) • FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • Other Requirements • Adequate air flow and cooling • Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware ... 3ware 9550SX RAID controller can also operate at 66MHz or 100MHz. 9590SE RAID controllers must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA-1)or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements System Requirements 3ware RAID controllers require the following : • One of these browsers: www.3ware.com 3 The 3ware 9550SX Controller ...
...sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) • FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • Other Requirements • Adequate air flow and cooling • Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware ... 3ware 9550SX RAID controller can also operate at 66MHz or 100MHz. 9590SE RAID controllers must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA-1)or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements System Requirements 3ware RAID controllers require the following : • One of these browsers: www.3ware.com 3 The 3ware 9550SX Controller ...
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... whether one of the installation manual, you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to use 3DM or the www.3ware.com 15 If the operating system is also included in Chapter 3, "First-Time...been physically installed, the order in which you perform these main steps: • Physically Install the Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit and Drives • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives • Set Up Management and Maintenance ...
... whether one of the installation manual, you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to use 3DM or the www.3ware.com 15 If the operating system is also included in Chapter 3, "First-Time...been physically installed, the order in which you perform these main steps: • Physically Install the Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit and Drives • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives • Set Up Management and Maintenance ...
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... help you to them later, at your configured units. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for when background tasks will also find instructions for installing drivers are described in Chapter 4, "Driver Installation." Getting Started with software that include a number of alarms and other events • Schedules...
... help you to them later, at your configured units. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for when background tasks will also find instructions for installing drivers are described in Chapter 4, "Driver Installation." Getting Started with software that include a number of alarms and other events • Schedules...
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... creating your system, you will install the operating system on page 121. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Creating a Unit The process of configuring your RAID units includes these...are detailed in this chapter to use the steps below or you can create one or more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that you want to create a disk unit • Select the desired RAID configuration... information, see "Determining What RAID Level to configure the unit and install the driver.
... creating your system, you will install the operating system on page 121. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Creating a Unit The process of configuring your RAID units includes these...are detailed in this chapter to use the steps below or you can create one or more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that you want to create a disk unit • Select the desired RAID configuration... information, see "Determining What RAID Level to configure the unit and install the driver.
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... units while running Windows. If you configured more information, see Chapter 6, "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" and the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 28 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide After installing the driver, you can maintain your computer's Setup utility, ensure that if you have... the boot order. The final steps in your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to check and change the boot order when they detect a newly installed controller and device. For more than one unit, the drive(s) specified as Unit 0 ...
... units while running Windows. If you configured more information, see Chapter 6, "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" and the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 28 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide After installing the driver, you can maintain your computer's Setup utility, ensure that if you have... the boot order. The final steps in your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to check and change the boot order when they detect a newly installed controller and device. For more than one unit, the drive(s) specified as Unit 0 ...
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... Under Linux" on page 38 • "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. • If the unit you have created will be your system's boot device, you install the driver for both situations are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to the motherboard...
... Under Linux" on page 38 • "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. • If the unit you have created will be your system's boot device, you install the driver for both situations are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to the motherboard...
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...It is already installed on a different device. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for secondary storage and boot from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD-ROM...disk attached to the latest service pack available. Windows 2003 64-bit for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is recommended that guide from another drive.). • Floppy diskette, to...
...It is already installed on a different device. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for secondary storage and boot from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD-ROM...disk attached to the latest service pack available. Windows 2003 64-bit for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is recommended that guide from another drive.). • Floppy diskette, to...
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... correct one or more mass storage devices or you have additional devices to create the driver diskette that Boots from a Different Device" on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Otherwise, press Enter. www.3ware.com 31 Driver Installation Under Windows Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are both...
... correct one or more mass storage devices or you have additional devices to create the driver diskette that Boots from a Different Device" on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Otherwise, press Enter. www.3ware.com 31 Driver Installation Under Windows Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are both...
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...of Windows installed on your system: • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 32 • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on another drive, follow the instructions for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this point. Figure..., and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Note that are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating system installed on page 34 To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows...
...of Windows installed on your system: • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 32 • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on another drive, follow the instructions for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this point. Figure..., and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Note that are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating system installed on page 34 To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows...
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... When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. Figure 17. Install Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Figure 16. Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. ...2 When the Wizard prompts you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you should restart your ...
... When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. Figure 17. Install Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Figure 16. Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. ...2 When the Wizard prompts you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you should restart your ...
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... the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you will see Figure 19). Chapter 4. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34... 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 37. Figure 18. Figure 19. Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New...
... the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you will see Figure 19). Chapter 4. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34... 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 37. Figure 18. Figure 19. Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New...
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... the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 20), click Finish. Figure 21. Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to the Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 35 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 20... Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 21), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. Figure 20.
... the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 20), click Finish. Figure 21. Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to the Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 35 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 20... Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 21), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. Figure 20.
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Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. 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 Windows" on page 37. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. Figure 22.
Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. 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 Windows" on page 37. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. Figure 22.
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... 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 log in as the system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign a drive letter. Computer Management Screen ...create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 23. www.3ware.com 37 In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
... 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 log in as the system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign a drive letter. Computer Management Screen ...create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 23. www.3ware.com 37 In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
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...9.0 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) If you are using an unsupported Linux distribution or kernel for secondary storage and boot from : http://www.3ware.com/ support/userdocs.asp A drive or unit managed by -step instructions for the following: • Red Hat / Fedora Core ... or 9590SE to that you will be your 3ware RAID controller in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide These steps assume that same system, you do this. The steps you follow to install the driver and make your RAID unit available depend on...
...9.0 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) If you are using an unsupported Linux distribution or kernel for secondary storage and boot from : http://www.3ware.com/ support/userdocs.asp A drive or unit managed by -step instructions for the following: • Red Hat / Fedora Core ... or 9590SE to that you will be your 3ware RAID controller in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide These steps assume that same system, you do this. The steps you follow to install the driver and make your RAID unit available depend on...
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... using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you load the correct driver on the 3ware CD are for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use the correct driver for RedHat, SuSE, and other similar distributions, running similar kernel strings. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for Linux from...
... using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you load the correct driver on the 3ware CD are for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use the correct driver for RedHat, SuSE, and other similar distributions, running similar kernel strings. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for Linux from...
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...proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/* where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can check the current driver version, using the following method: If you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier, type the following command: ...dmesg | grep 3w (dmesg can also check it may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. 40 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. For example: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 If you have a 2.6 kernel with...
...proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/* where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can check the current driver version, using the following method: If you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier, type the following command: ...dmesg | grep 3w (dmesg can also check it may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. 40 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. For example: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 If you have a 2.6 kernel with...