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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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... this manual. Boldface is used throughout this Guide This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your operating system-Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. Array and unit are used for buttons, fields, and settings that appear on the...
... this manual. Boldface is used throughout this Guide This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your operating system-Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. Array and unit are used for buttons, fields, and settings that appear on the...
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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 serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to the...
...-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 serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to the...
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... the array configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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...
... the array configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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...
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To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing the Hardware To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. (For details, refer to the Linux or FreeBSD Driver Installation section.) 2 Run the conversion utility to convert...
To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing the Hardware To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. (For details, refer to the Linux or FreeBSD Driver Installation section.) 2 Run the conversion utility to convert...
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... of smallest drive) (number of 2 TB. Support for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide, see "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving." Auto-carving divides the available unit capacity into multiple...you configure your units. For more likely to be addressed by the operating systems as spares for drives over 45 GB. www.3ware.com 33 number of subunits) X (capacity of 2 TB or smaller that drives from differing manufacturers are more information, see ...
... of smallest drive) (number of 2 TB. Support for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide, see "Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving." Auto-carving divides the available unit capacity into multiple...you configure your units. For more likely to be addressed by the operating systems as spares for drives over 45 GB. www.3ware.com 33 number of subunits) X (capacity of 2 TB or smaller that drives from differing manufacturers are more information, see ...
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..., and change the setting to replace a failed drive in order to make use of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved into volumes will not be affected. Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of... will need to enable autocarving in a degraded unit, a hot spare drives must turn on the 2TB Auto-Carving policy before creating the unit. www.3ware.com 47 Units created with this policy turned off later, units that have the same or larger storage capacity than the failed drive.
..., and change the setting to replace a failed drive in order to make use of the full capacity: Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux 2.4 FreeBSD 4.x You must have been carved into volumes will not be affected. Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of... will need to enable autocarving in a degraded unit, a hot spare drives must turn on the 2TB Auto-Carving policy before creating the unit. www.3ware.com 47 Units created with this policy turned off later, units that have the same or larger storage capacity than the failed drive.
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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? Details for the controller as you will start the OS and then install the driver. If so, you install the operating...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 Installation Guide
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? Details for the controller as you will start the OS and then install the driver. If so, you install the operating...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 Installation Guide
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... a disk attached to install the driver and make your RAID unit available depend on a system that boots SuSE Linux from a different device (page 81). Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your boot device, such as your 3ware RAID controller in the system. This chapter provides step-bystep instructions...
... a disk attached to install the driver and make your RAID unit available depend on a system that boots SuSE Linux from a different device (page 81). Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your boot device, such as your 3ware RAID controller in the system. This chapter provides step-bystep instructions...
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.... Compiled and tested drivers for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are included on the 3ware CD are only for 3ware 9000 series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on this manual 66 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Be Sure to compile the latest driver for...
.... Compiled and tested drivers for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are included on the 3ware CD are only for 3ware 9000 series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on this manual 66 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Be Sure to compile the latest driver for...
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Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers refer only to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you load the correct driver on your processor. Warning: Be sure to the user guide or installation procedure for the 7/8000-series controller. Be sure you boot such systems, they will not work. It is possible to the 9000...: x86 32-bit, for Intel x86 and AMD Athlon amd 64-bit, for your system. For information about using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to use the correct driver for AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) www...
Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers refer only to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you load the correct driver on your processor. Warning: Be sure to the user guide or installation procedure for the 7/8000-series controller. Be sure you boot such systems, they will not work. It is possible to the 9000...: x86 32-bit, for Intel x86 and AMD Athlon amd 64-bit, for your system. For information about using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to use the correct driver for AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) www...
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...-ROM Floppy diskette, if you need to create a driver diskette. Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM and boot disk. (Not required if Red Hat Linux 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 kernel without...
...-ROM Floppy diskette, if you need to create a driver diskette. Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM and boot disk. (Not required if Red Hat Linux 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 kernel without...
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...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 the driver disk you want to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device"... a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. 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. Note: We ...
...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 the driver disk you want to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device"... a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. 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. Note: We ...
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Select the appropriate set of updating the RAM disk 70 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide boot: expert A number of files will load and then a message will prompt you to insert your locality. 4 If asked for what type of ..., select the proper language and keyboard types for your driver disk. 2 Install the driver: Insert the driver diskette containing the 3ware driver for installing the 3ware driver vary slightly, depending on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for Red Hat and press Enter. b Start or reboot your specific...
Select the appropriate set of updating the RAM disk 70 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide boot: expert A number of files will load and then a message will prompt you to insert your locality. 4 If asked for what type of ..., select the proper language and keyboard types for your driver disk. 2 Install the driver: Insert the driver diskette containing the 3ware driver for installing the 3ware driver vary slightly, depending on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for Red Hat and press Enter. b Start or reboot your specific...
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...kernel you will end in enterprise. The name of the module you are used for variable text for 2.6 kernels. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux About Variables In the Driver Installation Instructions These conventions are using. For an SMP kernel (multi-processor), the kernel string will end ....ent For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big For Hugemem kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 www.3ware.com 71 For example: 2.4.18-14bigmem For a Hugemem kernel, the kernel string will always copy it to the kernel version. however you will...
...kernel you will end in enterprise. The name of the module you are used for variable text for 2.6 kernels. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux About Variables In the Driver Installation Instructions These conventions are using. For an SMP kernel (multi-processor), the kernel string will end ....ent For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big For Hugemem kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 www.3ware.com 71 For example: 2.4.18-14bigmem For a Hugemem kernel, the kernel string will always copy it to the kernel version. however you will...
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... on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o 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/x86_athlon/3w-9xxx.* /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted...
... on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o 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/x86_athlon/3w-9xxx.* /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted...
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...name and kernel string, as well. For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_us/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. For Redhat... workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_us/x86_athlon/3w-9xxx.*/lib/modules /update 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to overwrite, type y. Otherwise, go on to ...add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 73
...name and kernel string, as well. For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_us/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. For Redhat... workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_us/x86_athlon/3w-9xxx.*/lib/modules /update 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to overwrite, type y. Otherwise, go on to ...add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 73
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... directory from the ram disk automatically at boot time. To install the 3ware driver and load the driver manually instead of using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to : Added linux * 9 Reboot. If you are using the GRUB boot loader, skip... 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 The 3ware driver will be similar to copy the 3w-9xxx driver.
... directory from the ram disk automatically at boot time. To install the 3ware driver and load the driver manually instead of using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to : Added linux * 9 Reboot. If you are using the GRUB boot loader, skip... 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 The 3ware driver will be similar to copy the 3w-9xxx driver.
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...kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to copy the driver into the update directory, as well. www.3ware.com 75 Otherwise, go on to overwrite, type y. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux 3 Copy the driver: For Redhat workstation on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers...lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to Step 5. For Redhat workstation on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to overwrite, type y. For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and ...
...kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to copy the driver into the update directory, as well. www.3ware.com 75 Otherwise, go on to overwrite, type y. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux 3 Copy the driver: For Redhat workstation on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers...lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to Step 5. For Redhat workstation on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to overwrite, type y. For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and ...
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.... Type: modprobe 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script. 76 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite...
.... Type: modprobe 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script. 76 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite...