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... Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux 77 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 80 Creating a SuSE Linux Driver 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...
... Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux 77 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 80 Creating a SuSE Linux Driver 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...
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... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112...
... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112...
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... outage. (Battery 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. About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product Features...
... outage. (Battery 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. About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product Features...
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...bit and 64-bit x86 SuSE Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x64 Other versions of Linux using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives For a complete listing of any... using the supplied interface cables. System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to the 9000 Series Datasheet, available from the website at www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. Drives must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA I) or serial ATA 300 ...
...bit and 64-bit x86 SuSE Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x64 Other versions of Linux using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives For a complete listing of any... using the supplied interface cables. System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to the 9000 Series Datasheet, available from the website at www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. Drives must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA I) or serial ATA 300 ...
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... interface cables (one per port). (Cables are not included in 9500S-8MI and 9500S-12MI.) 3ware installation CD with the following: 3DM 2, drivers, Command Line Interface (CLI) and 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide (.pdf format) 3ware Release Notes 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide (this guide) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... interface cables (one per port). (Cables are not included in 9500S-8MI and 9500S-12MI.) 3ware installation CD with the following: 3DM 2, drivers, Command Line Interface (CLI) and 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide (.pdf format) 3ware Release Notes 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide (this guide) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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... here. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. Installation Overview ... desired RAID configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation ...
... here. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. Installation Overview ... desired RAID configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on the type of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53 "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 65 "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation ...
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... board, 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 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 page 53.) 3 Run the...
... board, 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 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 page 53.) 3 Run the...
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... the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series ...JBOD policy 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 F8 or Esc key to save and exit. Additional information about 3BM is available in...
... the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series ...JBOD policy 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 F8 or Esc key to save and exit. Additional information about 3BM is available in...
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...physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you want, turn to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. www.3ware.com 27 ... What RAID Level to Use" on page 31 "Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)" on page 34 "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40 "Initializing Units" on page 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making...
...physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you want, turn to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. www.3ware.com 27 ... What RAID Level to Use" on page 31 "Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)" on page 34 "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40 "Initializing Units" on page 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making...
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... controller or to your operating system. Will the unit you have created be your system's boot device? If so, you will install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your RAID arrays are to load the 3ware drivers ...and make the units available to the motherboard? Configuring 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...
... controller or to your operating system. Will the unit you have created be your system's boot device? If so, you will install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your RAID arrays are to load the 3ware drivers ...and make the units available to the motherboard? Configuring 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...
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... have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard. www.3ware.com 53 It is also supported. This chapter contains instructions for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new...Note: You must have administrator privileges for your system to : Create a driver diskette for how to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to be...
... have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard. www.3ware.com 53 It is also supported. This chapter contains instructions for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new...Note: You must have administrator privileges for your system to : Create a driver diskette for how to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to be...
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... are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software 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 ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on another...
... are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software 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 ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on another...
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...sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or 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. If Windows is already installed on another drive, ...turn to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a System that there are both 32-bit and 64-...
...sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or 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. If Windows is already installed on another drive, ...turn to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a System that there are both 32-bit and 64-...
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...to continue the installation. (If there are multiple controllers in this point. There are no instructions after installing the driver that are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that Boots from a Different Device If you are specific to add. Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you need... Windows installed on your system: "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 57 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you have additional devices to...
...to continue the installation. (If there are multiple controllers in this point. There are no instructions after installing the driver that are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that Boots from a Different Device If you are specific to add. Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you need... Windows installed on your system: "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 57 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you have additional devices to...
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...message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. Note that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that you will see Figure 17). Found New Hardware Wizard, ...Windows 2000 1 Click the Next button and respond to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that ...
...message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. Note that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that you will see Figure 17). Found New Hardware Wizard, ...Windows 2000 1 Click the Next button and respond to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that ...
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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 Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Figure 18.
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 Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. Figure 18.
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Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 19), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. Figure 19. Figure 20.
Install Hardware Device Drivers 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 59 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 19), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. Figure 19. Figure 20.
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... brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. This wizard guides you will see Figure 21). 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 Figure 21. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and...
... brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. This wizard guides you will see Figure 21). 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 Figure 21. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and...
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Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 22 indicates that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. Figure 22. Installing the Driver on a System that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 23), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. www.3ware.com 61
Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 22 indicates that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. Figure 22. Installing the Driver on a System that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 23), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. www.3ware.com 61
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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.