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About the 3ware RAID Controller An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades. Note: For all 3ware 9000 series models, install the card in writes with PCI 2.2 or above standards. PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. Anticipated upgrades include Enclosure Management Services (EMS). AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager...
About the 3ware RAID Controller An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades. Note: For all 3ware 9000 series models, install the card in writes with PCI 2.2 or above standards. PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. Anticipated upgrades include Enclosure Management Services (EMS). AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager...
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... Unconfigured Disk ----Press to OS: Port 2 - To start -up the 3BM configuration utility display. 34 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 7. 3ware BIOS Screen 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to Figure 7. 3ware ATA RAID Controller: Escalade 9500S-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Unit 0 Port 0 Port 1 Mirror - It includes the following sections: ...
... Unconfigured Disk ----Press to OS: Port 2 - To start -up the 3BM configuration utility display. 34 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Figure 7. 3ware BIOS Screen 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to Figure 7. 3ware ATA RAID Controller: Escalade 9500S-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Unit 0 Port 0 Port 1 Mirror - It includes the following sections: ...
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... Firmware, monitor), serial number, controller and model number, cache memory size, slot # of exportable units (The top-most unit will become the bootable unit, if you install the OS.) Page Up Page Down [Available only when there are saved when you exit the Policy screen. www.3ware....Display context sensitive help F1 or Alt+F1 If you have multiple 3ware Esc controllers in the 3ware BIOS Manager F6 Note: F6 cannot bring back previous policy settings; Working with a controller other than a 9000-series controller. Display the Advanced Detail screen, where you can be removed and...
... Firmware, monitor), serial number, controller and model number, cache memory size, slot # of exportable units (The top-most unit will become the bootable unit, if you install the OS.) Page Up Page Down [Available only when there are saved when you exit the Policy screen. www.3ware....Display context sensitive help F1 or Alt+F1 If you have multiple 3ware Esc controllers in the 3ware BIOS Manager F6 Note: F6 cannot bring back previous policy settings; Working with a controller other than a 9000-series controller. Display the Advanced Detail screen, where you can be removed and...
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... installing Windows 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. 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
... installing Windows 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. 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
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...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 select it. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on...3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to create the driver diskette that you have chosen to manually specify an adapter..." Be sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller...
...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 select it. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on...3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to create the driver diskette that you have chosen to manually specify an adapter..." Be sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller...
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...drivers included on the 3ware CD are only for 3ware 9000 series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use the drivers from open source at http://www.3ware.com. For more information, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. For ...RAID Controller Installation Guide Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for RedHat or SuSE Linux from one of Linux. Although the drivers are not interchangeable, but can download the latest compiled and tested driver for Linux from the 3ware web site at www.kernel.org, those drivers do not include the firmware...
...drivers included on the 3ware CD are only for 3ware 9000 series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use the drivers from open source at http://www.3ware.com. For more information, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. For ...RAID Controller Installation Guide Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for RedHat or SuSE Linux from one of Linux. Although the drivers are not interchangeable, but can download the latest compiled and tested driver for Linux from the 3ware web site at www.kernel.org, those drivers do not include the firmware...
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...3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Note: We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive connected to begin creating the driver floppy diskette. www.3ware.com 69 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...Linux System that Boots From a Different Device" on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver ...
...3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Note: We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive connected to begin creating the driver floppy diskette. www.3ware.com 69 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...Linux System that Boots From a Different Device" on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver ...
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... make targets. cd driver 5 Red Hat 7.2 and later support multiple build targets from 3ware's website. 2 Copy the driver source into a working directory. (The latest 3ware driver source is bundled with the latest firmware.) 3 Untar the driver source with this command: tar zxfv 3w-9xxx.tgz The driver... source will cause the driver build to build all modules. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Compiling a 3ware Driver for compiling the...
... make targets. cd driver 5 Red Hat 7.2 and later support multiple build targets from 3ware's website. 2 Copy the driver source into a working directory. (The latest 3ware driver source is bundled with the latest firmware.) 3 Untar the driver source with this command: tar zxfv 3w-9xxx.tgz The driver... source will cause the driver build to build all modules. Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux Compiling a 3ware Driver for compiling the...
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... Yes button to begin copying the driver to the floppy diskette. 80 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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, click the button for the driver disk you...
... Yes button to begin copying the driver to the floppy diskette. 80 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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, click the button for the driver disk you...
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... source is bundled with this command: tar zxfv 3w-9xxx.tgz The driver source will be output to /usr/src/linux/.config. www.3ware.com 85 kernel directory x86 UP /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.default x86 SMP /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.smp x86 Big SMP /... /usr/src/linux/arch/x86_64/defconfig.default x86_64 SMP /usr/src/linux/arch/x86_64/defconfig.smp 7 Make oldconfig 8 Untar the driver source with the latest firmware and is in the /src sub-directory.) 3 Install the Kernel source under /usr/src 4 Create a symbolic link. ln -s /usr/src/ /usr/src/linux 5 Change the...
... source is bundled with this command: tar zxfv 3w-9xxx.tgz The driver source will be output to /usr/src/linux/.config. www.3ware.com 85 kernel directory x86 UP /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.default x86 SMP /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.smp x86 Big SMP /... /usr/src/linux/arch/x86_64/defconfig.default x86_64 SMP /usr/src/linux/arch/x86_64/defconfig.smp 7 Make oldconfig 8 Untar the driver source with the latest firmware and is in the /src sub-directory.) 3 Install the Kernel source under /usr/src 4 Create a symbolic link. ln -s /usr/src/ /usr/src/linux 5 Change the...
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...build infrastructure to 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. h Add the following line to "Makefile.i386' CFLAGS+=-I/sys/dev/twa i If you do ... bundle the firmware image with the driver, add the following directory: cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf b Copy the configuration file to /sys/conf/options: www.3ware.com 91 e Change to include the 3ware driver sources. Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller drive.
...build infrastructure to 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. h Add the following line to "Makefile.i386' CFLAGS+=-I/sys/dev/twa i If you do ... bundle the firmware image with the driver, add the following directory: cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf b Copy the configuration file to /sys/conf/options: www.3ware.com 91 e Change to include the 3ware driver sources. Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller drive.
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... running), then perform the following line to /sys/dev/twa. 94 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under FreeBSD h Add the following line to "Makefile.i386' CFLAGS+=-I/sys/dev/twa i If you intend to bundle the firmware image with the driver, add the following line to /sys/conf/options...
... running), then perform the following line to /sys/dev/twa. 94 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under FreeBSD h Add the following line to "Makefile.i386' CFLAGS+=-I/sys/dev/twa i If you intend to bundle the firmware image with the driver, add the following line to /sys/conf/options...
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For FreeBSD 4.x, copy it to cp twa.ko /modules/twa.ko For FreeBSD 5.x, copy it to the appropriate directory. Installing the 3ware Driver on whether or not you intend to bundle the firmware image with the driver: TWA_FLASH_FIRMWARE=1 7 If you intend to enable printing of debug messages. 8 Build the driver make clean make... twa.ko /boot/kernel/twa.ko 10 Unload the existing driver, if any kldunload twa.ko 11 Load the new driver. kldload twa.ko www.3ware.com 95 cd /sys/dev/twa tar -xzvf twa.tgz 4 Move the Makefile to /sys/modules/twa mv Makefile /sys/modules/twa 5 Change the directory...
For FreeBSD 4.x, copy it to cp twa.ko /modules/twa.ko For FreeBSD 5.x, copy it to the appropriate directory. Installing the 3ware Driver on whether or not you intend to bundle the firmware image with the driver: TWA_FLASH_FIRMWARE=1 7 If you intend to enable printing of debug messages. 8 Build the driver make clean make... twa.ko /boot/kernel/twa.ko 10 Unload the existing driver, if any kldunload twa.ko 11 Load the new driver. kldload twa.ko www.3ware.com 95 cd /sys/dev/twa tar -xzvf twa.tgz 4 Move the Makefile to /sys/modules/twa mv Makefile /sys/modules/twa 5 Change the directory...
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a firmware flash upgrade may not be required. Note: If you access to see a controller that is loaded; www.3ware.com 37 You can move between pages by using the menu bar, or by clicking a link on a series of the screen gives you expect to .... Working with the 3DM Screens Working with the driver that is not listed, it . As you work in your 3ware RAID controller and the resources connected to 3DM, the Summary page shows a list of controllers installed in the computer at the URL you view in 3DM, the Messages area just below the menu bar...
a firmware flash upgrade may not be required. Note: If you access to see a controller that is loaded; www.3ware.com 37 You can move between pages by using the menu bar, or by clicking a link on a series of the screen gives you expect to .... Working with the 3DM Screens Working with the driver that is not listed, it . As you work in your 3ware RAID controller and the resources connected to 3DM, the Summary page shows a list of controllers installed in the computer at the URL you view in 3DM, the Messages area just below the menu bar...
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... from different series, it is one that works differently in 3DM 2, some features of version 2 are both versions. 44 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you must do so by both running, they require that the feature is the case, a message appears in...to set the frequency of 3DM Although you want to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in the 3DM page indicating that the firmware contain associated capabilities. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) To set the schedule for background tasks for a 7000- Running Two Versions of page refreshes 1 Click ...
... from different series, it is one that works differently in 3DM 2, some features of version 2 are both versions. 44 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you must do so by both running, they require that the feature is the case, a message appears in...to set the frequency of 3DM Although you want to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in the 3DM page indicating that the firmware contain associated capabilities. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) To set the schedule for background tasks for a 7000- Running Two Versions of page refreshes 1 Click ...
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... model number is currently being used to interact with the controller. The firmware version running on the outside bracket of the controller. If both Error and Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 46 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) The Summary page appears after you first logon...
... model number is currently being used to interact with the controller. The firmware version running on the outside bracket of the controller. If both Error and Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 46 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) The Summary page appears after you first logon...
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....3ware.com 47 Controller Details Page 3DM 2 Reference Figure 16. Controller Details Page The Controller Details page appears when you choose Information > Controller Details from this link, a dialog box gives you click this screen. The Controller Details page provides detailed information about the controller specified in the drop-down list on the controller. The firmware version running on the controller...
....3ware.com 47 Controller Details Page 3DM 2 Reference Figure 16. Controller Details Page The Controller Details page appears when you choose Information > Controller Details from this link, a dialog box gives you click this screen. The Controller Details page provides detailed information about the controller specified in the drop-down list on the controller. The firmware version running on the controller...
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... numbers begin with the lowest port number. Capacity. For 9000-series controllers, unit numbers are in the Unit # column. The type of the unit. 48 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Unit Information Page Figure 17. For details... assigned to the unit by the firmware. Unit #. Type. The logical capacity (size) of unit, specified during configuration: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare. To see "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on the Controller Summary page. Unit Information Page The...
... numbers begin with the lowest port number. Capacity. For 9000-series controllers, unit numbers are in the Unit # column. The type of the unit. 48 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Unit Information Page Figure 17. For details... assigned to the unit by the firmware. Unit #. Type. The logical capacity (size) of unit, specified during configuration: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare. To see "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on the Controller Summary page. Unit Information Page The...
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... drives on the controller specified in the drop-down list on the menu bar, and a summary of the drive. To see the SMART data for consistency. Model. No storage capacity is connected. the size has simply been calculated differently for a drive, click the link in the 3DM screens. Firmware. The firmware version of... of the drive. (Note that is printed on 3DM screen is highlighted. The unit the drive belongs to which the drive is actually lost; www.3ware.com 51
... drives on the controller specified in the drop-down list on the menu bar, and a summary of the drive. To see the SMART data for consistency. Model. No storage capacity is connected. the size has simply been calculated differently for a drive, click the link in the 3DM screens. Firmware. The firmware version of... of the drive. (Note that is printed on 3DM screen is highlighted. The unit the drive belongs to which the drive is actually lost; www.3ware.com 51
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...furthest right buttons set the firmware to the slowest rebuild and verify settings, giving maximum processing time to the fastest rebuild and verify settings. www.3ware.com 53 it applies to rebuilds or verifies rather than I/O. The Controller Settings page lets you change... the ratio at which rebuilds and verifies are performed. Controller Settings Page The Controller Settings page appears when you set the firmware to I /O performed by the controller. 9000-series controllers show only one setting for 7/8000. Controller Settings Page 3DM 2 Reference Figure 21. This means...
...furthest right buttons set the firmware to the slowest rebuild and verify settings, giving maximum processing time to the fastest rebuild and verify settings. www.3ware.com 53 it applies to rebuilds or verifies rather than I/O. The Controller Settings page lets you change... the ratio at which rebuilds and verifies are performed. Controller Settings Page The Controller Settings page appears when you set the firmware to I /O performed by the controller. 9000-series controllers show only one setting for 7/8000. Controller Settings Page 3DM 2 Reference Figure 21. This means...