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...3ware BIOS Manager (3BM 34 Starting 3BM 34 Exiting 3BM 36 Working in the 3BM Screens 37 Specifying 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... 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 Guide
...3ware BIOS Manager (3BM 34 Starting 3BM 34 Exiting 3BM 36 Working in the 3BM Screens 37 Specifying 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... 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 Guide
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... 3BM refers to the 3ware BIOS Manager 3DM refers to the 3ware Disk Manager, version 2. Unit refers to one or more complete information about managing and using arrays connected to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. You may also ...want to refer to the Knowledgebase available at the 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/ Conventions Used in This Guide The ...
... 3BM refers to the 3ware BIOS Manager 3DM refers to the 3ware Disk Manager, version 2. Unit refers to one or more complete information about managing and using arrays connected to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. You may also ...want to refer to the Knowledgebase available at the 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/ Conventions Used in This Guide The ...
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... and make the units available to create a disk array. For details, see one of RAID con- 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 ... listed here. b Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to the operating system. figuration. a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). c Select the desired RAID configuration. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure...
... and make the units available to create a disk array. For details, see one of RAID con- 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 ... listed here. b Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to the operating system. figuration. a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). c Select the desired RAID configuration. f Save your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure...
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...of each drive, select the end of an interface cable not connected to the 3ware RAID Controller and plug it is keyed to enable staggered spinup and specify the staggered method (ATA-6 or SATA OOB) in the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). For more information, see "Whether to Use the LED Status Connector...is desired (and supported by cable or through the drive cage. 2 For each interface cable connector is fully seated. 8 Check that the 3ware RAID controller's metal bracket covers the hole in the case and secure the bracket with the screw that was used to enable staggered spinup. Installing the ...
...of each drive, select the end of an interface cable not connected to the 3ware RAID Controller and plug it is keyed to enable staggered spinup and specify the staggered method (ATA-6 or SATA OOB) in the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). For more information, see "Whether to Use the LED Status Connector...is desired (and supported by cable or through the drive cage. 2 For each interface cable connector is fully seated. 8 Check that the 3ware RAID controller's metal bracket covers the hole in the case and secure the bracket with the screw that was used to enable staggered spinup. Installing the ...
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...controller from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. www.3ware.com 25 Enable the Export JBOD 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. Moving Units from the system. 4 Attach the drives to the 9000 board. 5 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by ...
...controller from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. www.3ware.com 25 Enable the Export JBOD 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. Moving Units from the system. 4 Attach the drives to the 9000 board. 5 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by ...
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... 27 This section includes the following topics: "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 28 "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 31 "Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)" on page 34 "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40 "Initializing Units" ... For Use" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40. Configuring Units After you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you want, turn...
... 27 This section includes the following topics: "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 28 "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 31 "Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)" on page 34 "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40 "Initializing Units" ... For Use" on page 52 If you already know the RAID configuration you configure how the drives connected to "Specifying the Unit Configuration" on page 40. Configuring Units After you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you want, turn...
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... and managed through redundancy. Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels The following concepts are attached to be written and accessed on the paired drive. Striping across disks allows data to the 3ware RAID controller, the 3ware BIOS will not be configured in the 3ware software. Mirroring. Note...: You must attach drives before you work with 3ware software, "unit" is the term used to the operating system...
... and managed through redundancy. Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels The following concepts are attached to be written and accessed on the paired drive. Striping across disks allows data to the 3ware RAID controller, the 3ware BIOS will not be configured in the 3ware software. Mirroring. Note...: You must attach drives before you work with 3ware software, "unit" is the term used to the operating system...
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...drive. the loss of any drive results in the loss of any kind. Used with the 3ware RAID Controller The following RAID levels and configurations are not fault tolerant; Provides striping, but rather as video editing, computeraided design and geographical information ...configured in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). Requires a minimum of fault tolerance. Distributed Parity. Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because they can read and write data on RAID 5 and RAID 50. The stripe size is online and available to a 3ware RAID controller: RAID 0. This ...
...drive. the loss of any drive results in the loss of any kind. Used with the 3ware RAID Controller The following RAID levels and configurations are not fault tolerant; Provides striping, but rather as video editing, computeraided design and geographical information ...configured in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). Requires a minimum of fault tolerance. Distributed Parity. Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because they can read and write data on RAID 5 and RAID 50. The stripe size is online and available to a 3ware RAID controller: RAID 0. This ...
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... 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to bring up process for your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar 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 - IC35L120AVVA07-0 111.74GB 115.03 GB 115.03 GB Following drives will ...
... 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to bring up process for your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar 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 - IC35L120AVVA07-0 111.74GB 115.03 GB 115.03 GB Following drives will ...
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Otherwise, press any key to backup data before continuing, press ESC and do so now. www.3ware.com 35 Warning Message When you Start 3BM 4 If you that changing your disk array configuration may overwrite data on the disks. Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) A message warns you need to continue. Figure 8.
Otherwise, press any key to backup data before continuing, press ESC and do so now. www.3ware.com 35 Warning Message When you Start 3BM 4 If you that changing your disk array configuration may overwrite data on the disks. Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) A message warns you need to continue. Figure 8.
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... that are available to the controller that were previously used on a 7000/8000-series 3ware RAID controller, they must be deleted. Before you connected drives to create units and hot spares. Exportable Units lists any existing units along with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Working in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. Working with the...
... that are available to the controller that were previously used on a 7000/8000-series 3ware RAID controller, they must be deleted. Before you connected drives to create units and hot spares. Exportable Units lists any existing units along with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Working in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. Working with the...
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...Detail screen, where you can be removed and used with a controller other than a 9000-series controller. they can see the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor), serial number, controller and model number, cache memory size, slot # of the 3ware card, and whether or not BBU-support is available.) Shift...only when there are saved when you have multiple 3ware Esc controllers in your system, return to starting values for this Use these keys Specify (or unspecify) a drive as a S hot spare Unlock the drives in the 3ware BIOS Manager F6 Note: F6 cannot bring back previous policy...
...Detail screen, where you can be removed and used with a controller other than a 9000-series controller. they can see the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor), serial number, controller and model number, cache memory size, slot # of the 3ware card, and whether or not BBU-support is available.) Shift...only when there are saved when you have multiple 3ware Esc controllers in your system, return to starting values for this Use these keys Specify (or unspecify) a drive as a S hot spare Unlock the drives in the 3ware BIOS Manager F6 Note: F6 cannot bring back previous policy...
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...first time the array is fully optimal. For information about using 3DM 2, see 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. To start initialization through the BIOS (3BM). For RAID 1 and RAID 10 RAID 1 and RAID 10 units are not initialized when they are created and are immediately available for...If you want to verify. (Highlight it and press Enter.) 3 Tab to Maintain Array and press Enter. 50 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide When initializing is done after a delay of writing zeroes to the drives is done in the operating system....
...first time the array is fully optimal. For information about using 3DM 2, see 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. To start initialization through the BIOS (3BM). For RAID 1 and RAID 10 RAID 1 and RAID 10 units are not initialized when they are created and are immediately available for...If you want to verify. (Highlight it and press Enter.) 3 Tab to Maintain Array and press Enter. 50 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide When initializing is done after a delay of writing zeroes to the drives is done in the operating system....
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...Motherboard Boot Sequence Using your system, go into the BIOS for data consistency by comparing the data from one half of the array is copied to the other disk. This is already installed on the motherboard, the 3ware RAID controller should precede them in the boot sequence. After ...the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 unit check for your system for information about starting the system BIOS. If the OS is necessary because most...
...Motherboard Boot Sequence Using your system, go into the BIOS for data consistency by comparing the data from one half of the array is copied to the other disk. This is already installed on the motherboard, the 3ware RAID controller should precede them in the boot sequence. After ...the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 unit check for your system for information about starting the system BIOS. If the OS is necessary because most...
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...not include the firmware image, which updates the BIOS in these two sources: 3ware software CD-ROM. The examples in the same system. You can be used together when both controller types are installed in this CD. 3ware web site. It is the Linux driver source... Linux distribution for which there is already loaded, see "Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux" on page 77 and "Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux" on this manual 66 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For information about upgrading a driver that you use the ...
...not include the firmware image, which updates the BIOS in these two sources: 3ware software CD-ROM. The examples in the same system. You can be used together when both controller types are installed in this CD. 3ware web site. It is the Linux driver source... Linux distribution for which there is already loaded, see "Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux" on page 77 and "Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux" on this manual 66 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For information about upgrading a driver that you use the ...
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...the system. Q3: The 3ware BIOS screen never appears. Q2: The system doesn't begin booting (no BIOS runs) when the 3ware RAID controller is installed but is already installed on the 3ware unit. Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions Use a screwdriver to the 3ware RAID controller. A cable plugged in... Compatibility List on your system from running its BIOS. This is not installed properly. The 3ware RAID controller is useful when booting temporarily from installing. Check the cabling between the drives and the 3ware RAID controller. Q4: Some of changing the boot order ...
...the system. Q3: The 3ware BIOS screen never appears. Q2: The system doesn't begin booting (no BIOS runs) when the 3ware RAID controller is installed but is already installed on the 3ware unit. Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions Use a screwdriver to the 3ware RAID controller. A cable plugged in... Compatibility List on your system from running its BIOS. This is not installed properly. The 3ware RAID controller is useful when booting temporarily from installing. Check the cabling between the drives and the 3ware RAID controller. Q4: Some of changing the boot order ...
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... multi-lane connectors 19 BBU (battery backup unit) installation 99 replacing the battery 99 BIOS Manager 34 C cable length, routing space, air flow 8 Compliance and Conformity 109 configuring BIOS Manager 34 determining RAID level to use 31 initializing units 49 RAID concepts and levels 28 units 40 using 3BM 38 D distributed parity 29 drive... H hardware troubleshooting 97 hot spare 29 hot spare, specifying 46 hot swap 29 I initializing units 49 installing cables 8 drive considerations 9 driver under FreeBSD 87 www.3ware.com 117
... multi-lane connectors 19 BBU (battery backup unit) installation 99 replacing the battery 99 BIOS Manager 34 C cable length, routing space, air flow 8 Compliance and Conformity 109 configuring BIOS Manager 34 determining RAID level to use 31 initializing units 49 RAID concepts and levels 28 units 40 using 3BM 38 D distributed parity 29 drive... H hardware troubleshooting 97 hot spare 29 hot spare, specifying 46 hot swap 29 I initializing units 49 installing cables 8 drive considerations 9 driver under FreeBSD 87 www.3ware.com 117
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.... Boot Loader version on the controller. Driver. This field appears only for 7000- www.3ware.com 47 The firmware version running on the controller. The Monitor version on the controller.This field appears only for 9000-series controllers. # of Units. The number of units on the controller, regardless of Ports. BIOS. When you the option to save...
.... Boot Loader version on the controller. Driver. This field appears only for 7000- www.3ware.com 47 The firmware version running on the controller. The Monitor version on the controller.This field appears only for 9000-series controllers. # of Units. The number of units on the controller, regardless of Ports. BIOS. When you the option to save...
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... the loss of some source data in the event of unit you want to be executed when the rebuild completes. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For additional information, see "Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache" on Source Error During Rebuild. series... the write cache is enabled in the Unit Write Cache field. If the rebuild fails and Continue on the controller specified in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). Unit Policies For units on page 113. Auto-verify. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) For additional information, see"Setting Background Task Rate" on 9000-series...
... the loss of some source data in the event of unit you want to be executed when the rebuild completes. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For additional information, see "Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache" on Source Error During Rebuild. series... the write cache is enabled in the Unit Write Cache field. If the rebuild fails and Continue on the controller specified in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). Unit Policies For units on page 113. Auto-verify. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) For additional information, see"Setting Background Task Rate" on 9000-series...
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... source errors" option in 3DM v 1.x and the "ignoreEcc" option in the BIOS (3BM). www.3ware.com 55 3DM 2 Reference Note: The policy Continue on Source Error During Rebuild is equivalent to the operating system. This section does not appear for a Controller through 3BM" on page 74. Export JBOD (Unconfigured) Disks. Number of drives...
... source errors" option in 3DM v 1.x and the "ignoreEcc" option in the BIOS (3BM). www.3ware.com 55 3DM 2 Reference Note: The policy Continue on Source Error During Rebuild is equivalent to the operating system. This section does not appear for a Controller through 3BM" on page 74. Export JBOD (Unconfigured) Disks. Number of drives...