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... RAID 1 and RAID 10 50 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 51 Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows...
... RAID 1 and RAID 10 50 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 51 Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows...
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...Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers...102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. 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...
...Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers...102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. 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...
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... 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be of any capacity or physical form factor. Drives may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other ...132; Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Red Hat Linux...
... 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be of any capacity or physical form factor. Drives may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other ...132; Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Red Hat Linux...
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... RAID Controller Installation Guide b Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to the operating system. 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. For details, see one of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows...
... RAID Controller Installation Guide b Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to the operating system. 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. For details, see one of the following: "Driver Installation Under Windows...
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... a 9000 Controller To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade 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 conversion utility to convert the units. 4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 5 Attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
... a 9000 Controller To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade 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 conversion utility to convert the units. 4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 5 Attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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...Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. To move legacy JBOD 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 the Policy screen. (... Units", describes how to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Enable the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. (The next section in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 ...
...Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. To move legacy JBOD 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 the Policy screen. (... Units", describes how to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Enable the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. (The next section in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 6 Press the F8 ...
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... the driver. Configuring Units Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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 Installation...
... the driver. Configuring Units Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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 Installation...
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... system to : Create a driver diskette for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. www.3ware.com 53 This chapter contains instructions for how to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Windows 2003 64-bit for AMD...
... system to : Create a driver diskette for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. www.3ware.com 53 This chapter contains instructions for how to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Windows 2003 64-bit for AMD...
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... device, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD- 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 If you are...
... device, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Driver Installation Under Windows Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD- 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 If you are...
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... 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 begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click...to specify that there are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers available for Windows. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Note that you have ...
... 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 begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click...to specify that there are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers available for Windows. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Note that you have ...
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... 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 need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows". Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you are installing the 3ware RAID controller...
... 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 need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows". Driver Installation Under Windows 5 Type S if you are installing the 3ware RAID controller...
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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). Figure 17. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When...
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). Figure 17. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When...
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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. 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
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... to continue the installation. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. Figure 21. Note that it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue...
... to continue the installation. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 63. Figure 21. Note that it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue...
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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. Figure 24. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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. Figure 24. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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... 63 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to 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...
... 63 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to 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...
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For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use.
For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use.
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..." on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this problem. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for...
..." on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this problem. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for...
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...3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to overwrite, type y. Driver Installation Under Linux To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware driver: To mount the CD, type: ...cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. 72 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For Redhat workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type: cp mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/...
...3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to overwrite, type y. Driver Installation Under Linux To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware driver: To mount the CD, type: ...cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. 72 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For Redhat workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type: cp mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/...
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... output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware driver: To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 74 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To install the 3ware driver and load the driver manually instead of using the GRUB boot loader,... skip to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. Example: /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img 2.4.18-14 8 If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window...
... output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware driver: To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 74 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To install the 3ware driver and load the driver manually instead of using the GRUB boot loader,... skip to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. Example: /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img 2.4.18-14 8 If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window...