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... Linux System that Boots From a Different Device 70 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...
... Linux System that Boots From a Different Device 70 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...
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...four, eight, or twelve SATA drives 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 9000 Series Datasheet,...ATA 150 (SATA I) or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements 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), ...
...four, eight, or twelve SATA drives 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 9000 Series Datasheet,...ATA 150 (SATA I) or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. System Requirements 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), ...
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...3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide figuration. The basic steps are listed here. c Select the desired RAID configuration. Installation Overview Check the motherboard boot sequence. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. 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 ...
...3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide figuration. The basic steps are listed here. c Select the desired RAID configuration. Installation Overview Check the motherboard boot sequence. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. 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 ...
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... units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 3 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide...
... units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 3 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide...
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...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 Details for the controller... as you will start the OS and then install the driver.
...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 Details for the controller... as you will start the OS and then install the driver.
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... be your boot device. The steps you are using, and whether it will be your system's boot device. Or, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to the motherboard.
... be your boot device. The steps you are using, and whether it will be your system's boot device. Or, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to the motherboard.
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... ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For more information, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. Compiled and tested drivers for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed in the controller. It is recommended that is not a compiled driver available from 3ware, you can use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for Linux from one of Linux. Driver Installation Under Linux If...
... ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For more information, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. Compiled and tested drivers for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed in the controller. It is recommended that is not a compiled driver available from 3ware, you can use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for Linux from one of Linux. Driver Installation Under Linux If...
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...will not work. It is possible to use the correct driver for your system. Warning: Be sure to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you load the correct driver on your processor. For Red Hat, AMCC offers the following drivers: x86 32-bit for Intel x86 ... x86 and AMD Athlon amd 64-bit, for AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) www.3ware.com 67 For information about using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to the 9000 series driver. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers refer only to the user guide or installation procedure for the 7/8000-series...
...will not work. It is possible to use the correct driver for your system. Warning: Be sure to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you load the correct driver on your processor. For Red Hat, AMCC offers the following drivers: x86 32-bit for Intel x86 ... x86 and AMD Athlon amd 64-bit, for AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) www.3ware.com 67 For information about using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer to the 9000 series driver. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers refer only to the user guide or installation procedure for the 7/8000-series...
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...with earlier kernel versions.) Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Materials Required 3ware software CD-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 usually host0, unless... the family of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can also be used with sysfs, 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 If you...
...with earlier kernel versions.) Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Materials Required 3ware software CD-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 usually host0, unless... the family of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can also be used with sysfs, 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 If you...
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... the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or make a driver diskette. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this problem. Installing the 3ware Driver and Red Hat Linux on a New Unit Note: If Red Hat Linux is installed, the drive can be reconnected. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver...
... the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or make a driver diskette. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this problem. Installing the 3ware Driver and Red Hat Linux on a New Unit Note: If Red Hat Linux is installed, the drive can be reconnected. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver...
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... RAM disk 70 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Select the appropriate set of steps below, based on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for what type of media, select Local CD-ROM since you to insert your specific installation requirements. Driver Installation Under Linux 1 Boot with the...
... RAM disk 70 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Select the appropriate set of steps below, based on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for what type of media, select Local CD-ROM since you to insert your specific installation requirements. Driver Installation Under Linux 1 Boot with the...
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... Red Hat Linux About Variables In the Driver Installation Instructions These conventions are : For UP kernels: 3w-9xxx.o For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp For Enterprise kernels: 3w-9xxx.ent ...132; For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big For Hugemem kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 www.3ware.com...
... Red Hat Linux About Variables In the Driver Installation Instructions These conventions are : For UP kernels: 3w-9xxx.o For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp For Enterprise kernels: 3w-9xxx.ent ...132; For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big For Hugemem kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 www.3ware.com...
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... 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. Driver Installation Under Linux To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in as...3ware driver: To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the driver: 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 to overwrite, type y. 72 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
... 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. Driver Installation Under Linux To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in as...3ware driver: To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the driver: 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 to overwrite, type y. 72 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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... 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. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux 4 If you installed a previous driver when you installed your operating system, then perform this step... For 2.6 Kernels, add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 73 Otherwise, go on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_us/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to Step 5. Note...
... 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. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux 4 If you installed a previous driver when you installed your operating system, then perform this step... For 2.6 Kernels, add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 73 Otherwise, go on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_us/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /update 3w-9xxx.o If prompted to Step 5. Note...
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... type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 74 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to Step 5. Driver Installation Under Linux 6 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the... : /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-.img where is the /lib/modules directory from the ram disk automatically at boot time. The 3ware driver will be similar to: Added linux * 9 Reboot. Example: /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img 2.4.18-14 8 If you are using the GRUB boot...
... type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 74 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to Step 5. Driver Installation Under Linux 6 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the... : /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-.img where is the /lib/modules directory from the ram disk automatically at boot time. The 3ware driver will be similar to: Added linux * 9 Reboot. Example: /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img 2.4.18-14 8 If you are using the GRUB boot...
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... and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to Step 5. www.3ware.com 75 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux 3 Copy the driver: For Redhat workstation on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules...
... and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/ /kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to Step 5. www.3ware.com 75 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux 3 Copy the driver: For Redhat workstation on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws3_u3/x86_intel/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules...
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..., type y. 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 page 71. 5 Add the following line to overwrite, type y. Driver Installation Under Linux For Redhat workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages...
..., type y. 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 page 71. 5 Add the following line to overwrite, type y. Driver Installation Under Linux For Redhat workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages...
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... boot to the UP kernel to use the make targets. Boot to UP version of kernel to build all modules. For information about compiling the driver under a 2.4 kernel. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Compiling a 3ware Driver for compiling the driver under a 2.6 kernel, see the Knowledgebase on the website at www...
... boot to the UP kernel to use the make targets. Boot to UP version of kernel to build all modules. For information about compiling the driver under a 2.4 kernel. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Compiling a 3ware Driver for compiling the driver under a 2.6 kernel, see the Knowledgebase on the website at www...
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.../DVD (Not required if SuSE Linux is already installed on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from the 3ware software CD-ROM. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu...
.../DVD (Not required if SuSE Linux is already installed on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware driver from the 3ware software CD-ROM. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu...
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...driver disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and continue with YaST2 on a New Unit Note: If SuSE Linux is a space between each module name), since the system needs them (ensuring there is already installed on another drive, turn to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux...or scsi_mod. If present, leave them to boot properly. www.3ware.com 81 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with installation. Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from the SuSE installation CD #1 or DVD....
...driver disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and continue with YaST2 on a New Unit Note: If SuSE Linux is a space between each module name), since the system needs them (ensuring there is already installed on another drive, turn to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux...or scsi_mod. If present, leave them to boot properly. www.3ware.com 81 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with installation. Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from the SuSE installation CD #1 or DVD....