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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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... FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Installing the Battery Backup Unit 99 Tools and equipment required...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 ...
... FreeBSD 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 88 Materials Required 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www.3ware.com iii Installing the Battery Backup Unit 99 Tools and equipment required...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 ...
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... backup provides added data protection in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup Unit sold separately.) Support for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers About 3ware Driver Versions System Requirements Package Contents Product Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family includes 9500S-4LP, 9500S-8, 9500S-12, 9500S-8MI, and 9500S-12MI.
... backup provides added data protection in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup Unit sold separately.) Support for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers About 3ware Driver Versions System Requirements Package Contents Product Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family includes 9500S-4LP, 9500S-8, 9500S-12, 9500S-8MI, and 9500S-12MI.
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...-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 of features and system requirements, refer to , four, eight, or twelve SATA...
...-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 of features and system requirements, refer to , four, eight, or twelve SATA...
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... 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) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... 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) 4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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... Manager). For details see "Configuring Units" 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 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional...
... Manager). For details see "Configuring Units" 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 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Refer to your changes and exit. Specify a hot spare (optional...
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... to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Run the conversion utility to...
... to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Run the conversion utility to...
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...Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" 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 ...the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. (The next section in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to ...
...Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" 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 ...the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. (The next section in 3BM. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to work in this guide, "Configuring Units", describes how to ...
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... you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you want, turn to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. 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" on page 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and ...
... you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you want, turn to the controller will be used in RAID arrays. 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" on page 49 "Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence" on page 51 "Installing Drivers and ...
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...Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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 install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to...
...Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use The final steps in setting up your RAID arrays are described 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 install the operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to...
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Note: You must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as a disk attached to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. This chapter contains instructions for how to: Create a driver diskette for your boot device, such as your system to...
Note: You must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as a disk attached to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. This chapter contains instructions for how to: Create a driver diskette for your boot device, such as your system to...
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... CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD- 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 ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on another drive.). Floppy...
... CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD- 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 ROM. (Not required if Windows is already installed on another drive.). Floppy...
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... to install Windows on page 56. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Type S to specify that you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" at the bottom of the display. 2 When you see the...
... to install Windows on page 56. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Type S to specify that you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" at the bottom of the display. 2 When you see the...
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... the system, you have additional devices to add. There are no instructions after installing the driver that already has the operating system installed on a system that are installing the 3ware RAID controller on another drive, follow the instructions for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this section, depending on the version of...
... the system, you have additional devices to add. There are no instructions after installing the driver that already has the operating system installed on a system that are installing the 3ware RAID controller on another drive, follow the instructions for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this section, depending on the version of...
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... displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to continue the installation. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
... displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to continue the installation. Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
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Figure 18. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 18 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 58 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish.
Figure 18. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 18 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 58 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish.
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... a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Figure 21. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature...
... a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Figure 21. Driver Installation Under Windows After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature...
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Figure 24. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
Figure 24. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows.
For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and the 3ware Escalade 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows.
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... drive or unit (page 81). Installing the 3ware driver on which version of Linux you are using, and whether it will be your boot device. www.3ware.com 65 A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to install the driver and make your RAID unit available depend on a system that boots Red...
... drive or unit (page 81). Installing the 3ware driver on which version of Linux you are using, and whether it will be your boot device. www.3ware.com 65 A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to install the driver and make your RAID unit available depend on a system that boots Red...