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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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... Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 92 Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions... Installation Instructions 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...
... Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers . 114 Sales and Ordering Information 115 Feedback on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 92 Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions... Installation Instructions 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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.... (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. www.3ware.com 1 About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product...
.... (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. www.3ware.com 1 About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product...
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... source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives For a complete listing of any capacity or physical form factor. System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be ... 3 The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or...
... source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives For a complete listing of any capacity or physical form factor. System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be ... 3 The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be used with: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or...
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... 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
... 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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...3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. b Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to the operating system. e Confirm the array configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller... Installation Guide For details, see one of RAID con- c Select the desired RAID configuration. figuration. The basic steps are listed here. a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). f Save your system BIOS guide...
...3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. b Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to the operating system. e Confirm the array configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller... Installation Guide For details, see one of RAID con- c Select the desired RAID configuration. figuration. The basic steps are listed here. a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). f Save your system BIOS guide...
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... to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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 conversion utility to...
... to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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 conversion utility to...
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... 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.) 6 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 BIOS...
... 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.) 6 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 BIOS...
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... 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use" on page 40. This section includes the following topics: "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 28 "Determining What RAID Level to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. www.3ware.com 27
... 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use" on page 40. This section includes the following topics: "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 28 "Determining What RAID Level to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. www.3ware.com 27
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... 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 Guide...
... 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 Guide...
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... Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your system's boot device. This chapter contains instructions for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard...
... Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your system's boot device. This chapter contains instructions for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard...
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... 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 installing Windows on another drive.). Floppy diskette, to create...
... 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 installing Windows on another drive.). Floppy diskette, to create...
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... appropriate button to create the driver diskette that 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. 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...
... appropriate button to create the driver diskette that 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. 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...
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... by Microsoft. 8 Turn to page 56 and follow the instructions in this point. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes...
... by Microsoft. 8 Turn to page 56 and follow the instructions in this point. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes...
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..., 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 to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it as a Plug and Play device, and brings...
..., 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 to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it as a Plug and Play device, and brings...
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Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. 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 Figure 18.
Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. 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 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 Figure 19. Figure 20. 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.
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 Figure 19. Figure 20. 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.
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...been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you in installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button... Hardware Wizard. 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 This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or...
...been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you in installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button... Hardware Wizard. 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 This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or...
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www.3ware.com 61 Figure 22. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to install the second driver. 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 Figure 22 indicates that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish.
www.3ware.com 61 Figure 22. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to install the second driver. 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 Figure 22 indicates that Boots from a Different Device 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish.
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Figure 24. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. 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. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. 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.