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... the Unit Configuration 40 Basic Steps for Creating a Unit 40 Specifying a Hot Spare 46 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB 47 Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs 48 Initializing Units 49 RAID 0 Units 49 For RAID 5 and RAID 50 Units 49 For 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...
... the Unit Configuration 40 Basic Steps for Creating a Unit 40 Specifying a Hot Spare 46 Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB 47 Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs 48 Initializing Units 49 RAID 0 Units 49 For RAID 5 and RAID 50 Units 49 For 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...
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... 100 Installation Overview 100 Installation Instructions 102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. 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 . 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 97 Hardware installation 97...
... 100 Installation Overview 100 Installation Instructions 102 Replacing the Battery 107 Appendix B. 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 . 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 97 Hardware installation 97...
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... available at the 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/ Conventions Used in This Guide The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. Boldface is used for code and to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. Also known as a single drive. For more disks configured through 3ware software to your operating system-Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. www.3ware.com v About this guide: 3BM refers to the 3ware BIOS Manager...
... available at the 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/ Conventions Used in This Guide The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. Boldface is used for code and to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. Also known as a single drive. For more disks configured through 3ware software to your operating system-Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. www.3ware.com v About this guide: 3BM refers to the 3ware BIOS Manager...
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... is missing any of the items listed below, contact 3ware before proceeding with installation (disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not included). 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag Serial ATA 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...
... is missing any of the items listed below, contact 3ware before proceeding with installation (disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not included). 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag Serial ATA 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...
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... a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. For details, see one of RAID con- a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). d Set other parameters, depending 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 27. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide e Confirm the array configuration. figuration...
... a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. For details, see one of RAID con- a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). d Set other parameters, depending 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 27. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide e Confirm the array configuration. figuration...
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... even-numbered ports 0 through serial ATA cables. Figure 1. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller Figures 2 and 3 show pchip). 12 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide connector stacked connectors. Ports 10 and 11 Ports: 6 and 7 Ports 8 and 9 4 and 5 2 and 3 Serial number (on plate) 0 and 1 SODIMM (memory module) BBU (Battery Backup Unit) connector LED connector details J7 is for drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (left to right) J7 and J8 are unused. If you are not certain which version you have, you can be attached to...
... even-numbered ports 0 through serial ATA cables. Figure 1. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller Figures 2 and 3 show pchip). 12 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide connector stacked connectors. Ports 10 and 11 Ports: 6 and 7 Ports 8 and 9 4 and 5 2 and 3 Serial number (on plate) 0 and 1 SODIMM (memory module) BBU (Battery Backup Unit) connector LED connector details J7 is for drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (left to right) J7 and J8 are unused. If you are not certain which version you have, you can be attached to...
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... to Use the LED Status Connector" on page 9 and "To connect serial cables to the controller" on Figure 1. Be sure that was used to the drives 1 If your drives are connected to the power supply, either by your hard drives), set the appropriate jumpers on your Installation and Close the Case" on page 22. 18 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For a discussion of whether to make these connections, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. 5 Turn to the 3ware RAID Controller and...
... to Use the LED Status Connector" on page 9 and "To connect serial cables to the controller" on Figure 1. Be sure that was used to the drives 1 If your drives are connected to the power supply, either by your hard drives), set the appropriate jumpers on your Installation and Close the Case" on page 22. 18 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For a discussion of whether to make these connections, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. 5 Turn to the 3ware RAID Controller and...
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... section in 3BM. Enable the Export JBOD policy on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the...
... section in 3BM. Enable the Export JBOD policy on page 53.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from an 8000 Controller to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the...
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... change existing configurations, and for a system: Arrays and Units. Single-disk units can configure RAID arrays. Mirrored arrays write data to the 3ware RAID controller, the 3ware BIOS will not be installed. If one large volume. Mirroring provides data protection through the 3ware software. Note: You must attach drives before you work with 3ware software, "unit" is preserved on more disk drives that is configured and managed through redundancy. In addition, mirroring using 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2), see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
... change existing configurations, and for a system: Arrays and Units. Single-disk units can configure RAID arrays. Mirrored arrays write data to the 3ware RAID controller, the 3ware BIOS will not be installed. If one large volume. Mirroring provides data protection through the 3ware software. Note: You must attach drives before you work with 3ware software, "unit" is preserved on more disk drives that is configured and managed through redundancy. In addition, mirroring using 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2), see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
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... the Maintain Disk Array screen, Tab to Verify Array and change the selection to Yes. 5 Tab to check and change the boot order when they detect a newly installed controller and device. Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence Using your OS on the lower channel number) being copied to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that it shows the appropriate boot device. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 unit check for data consistency...
... the Maintain Disk Array screen, Tab to Verify Array and change the selection to Yes. 5 Tab to check and change the boot order when they detect a newly installed controller and device. Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence Using your OS on the lower channel number) being copied to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that it shows the appropriate boot device. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 unit check for data consistency...
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...-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 already installed on a different device. www.3ware.com 53 It is also supported. Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you upgrade to the latest service pack available. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard. This chapter contains instructions for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Or, you can be your boot device...
...-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 already installed on a different device. www.3ware.com 53 It is also supported. Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you upgrade to the latest service pack available. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard. This chapter contains instructions for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Or, you can be your boot device...
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... 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If Windows is already installed on another device, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from a diskette. If you are installing Windows on another drive.). Floppy diskette, to create a driver diskette. Driver Installation Under Windows Materials...
... 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If Windows is already installed on another device, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from a diskette. If you are installing Windows on another drive.). Floppy diskette, to create a driver diskette. Driver Installation Under Windows Materials...
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.... www.3ware.com 55 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit If 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 install Windows on another drive, turn to create the driver diskette that there are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers available for Windows. Be sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or...
.... www.3ware.com 55 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit If 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 install Windows on another drive, turn to create the driver diskette that there are both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD drivers available for Windows. Be sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or...
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... of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier, type the following command: cat /sys/class/scsi_host//stats where is already installed on another drive.) 68 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For example: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 If you have a 2.6 kernels with earlier kernel versions.) Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Floppy diskette, if...
... of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier, type the following command: cat /sys/class/scsi_host//stats where is already installed on another drive.) 68 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For example: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 If you have a 2.6 kernels with earlier kernel versions.) Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Materials Required 3ware software CD-ROM Floppy diskette, if...
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... installed and bootable on another device, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this problem. After Linux is already installed on another drive, turn to begin creating the driver floppy diskette. www.3ware.com 69 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. If Linux is installed, the drive can be reconnected. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software...
... installed and bootable on another device, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this problem. After Linux is already installed on another drive, turn to begin creating the driver floppy diskette. www.3ware.com 69 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. If Linux is installed, the drive can be reconnected. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software...
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... type of updating the RAM disk 70 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for installing the 3ware driver vary slightly, depending on whether: You want to update the RAM disk You prefer to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. b Start or reboot your specific installation requirements. Driver Installation Under Linux 1 Boot with the...
... type of updating the RAM disk 70 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for installing the 3ware driver vary slightly, depending on whether: You want to update the RAM disk You prefer to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. b Start or reboot your specific installation requirements. Driver Installation Under Linux 1 Boot with the...
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... a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The 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 Driver Installation Under Linux 6 Update...
... a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The 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 Driver Installation Under Linux 6 Update...
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... do not insert it immediately, the loader may fail to recognize the floppy drive. 7 At the loader prompt, run 'lsdev' to bundle the firmware image with the driver, add the following directory: cd /sys/conf f Edit the file "files.i386" and add the lines shown below under RAID controllers device twa # 3ware Escalade 9000 series d Save the file. a Change to the following directory: cd /usr/src/sys...
... do not insert it immediately, the loader may fail to recognize the floppy drive. 7 At the loader prompt, run 'lsdev' to bundle the firmware image with the driver, add the following directory: cd /sys/conf f Edit the file "files.i386" and add the lines shown below under RAID controllers device twa # 3ware Escalade 9000 series d Save the file. a Change to the following directory: cd /usr/src/sys...
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... the Disk Array Configuration Utility's main display. Check that both the power and ATA cables are connected properly and that drives be a problem with the motherboard. Q5: Preventing the 3ware BIOS from another device, if the operating system is already installed on the 3ware unit. This is not critical for operation. Q4: Some of changing the boot order in the computer chassis but boots OK when the controller is not installed properly. Check the cabling...
... the Disk Array Configuration Utility's main display. Check that both the power and ATA cables are connected properly and that drives be a problem with the motherboard. Q5: Preventing the 3ware BIOS from another device, if the operating system is already installed on the 3ware unit. This is not critical for operation. Q4: Some of changing the boot order in the computer chassis but boots OK when the controller is not installed properly. Check the cabling...
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... the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom www.3ware.com 33 Installing 3DM To specify initial setup for 3DM 2 During installation, you will be able to use , select the default: 5 Would you like 3DM connection security to limit connections to localhost only? (default is yes) If you want to be prompted with a series of questions that determine initial 3DM settings. The default answer is...
... the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom www.3ware.com 33 Installing 3DM To specify initial setup for 3DM 2 During installation, you will be able to use , select the default: 5 Would you like 3DM connection security to limit connections to localhost only? (default is yes) If you want to be prompted with a series of questions that determine initial 3DM settings. The default answer is...