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... 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows . . . 63 ... 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
... 52 Driver Installation Under Windows 53 Materials Required 54 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 54 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 55 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device . . . 56 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows . . . 63 ... 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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.... . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 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 ... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under 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 ...
.... . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 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 ... Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Driver Installation Under 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 ...
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...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. For more disks configured through 3ware software to be treated by the operating system as an array. You may also...following conventions are used interchangeably 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. About this manual. ...
...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. For more disks configured through 3ware software to be treated by the operating system as an array. You may also...following conventions are used interchangeably 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. About this manual. ...
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... 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), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit...
... 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), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit...
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... you want to the operating system. 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. figuration... a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. c Select the desired RAID configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide e Confirm the array configuration. The basic...
... you want to the operating system. 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. figuration... a hot spare (optional). Install the 3ware driver and make the units available to create a disk array. c Select the desired RAID configuration. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide e Confirm the array configuration. The basic...
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...5 Attach the drives to the 9000 board. 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 convert the.... 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 4 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
...5 Attach the drives to the 9000 board. 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 convert the.... 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 4 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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... how to work in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" 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...
... how to work in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" 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...
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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 "Enabling Auto-Carving for drives under 45 GB (45,000,000,000), and rounded down ...connected to a unit exceeds 2 Terabytes (TB), you configure your units. Determining What RAID Level to Use Table 3: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 5 (number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 10 RAID 50 Storage efficiency increases with the number of disks: storage efficiency = (number of ...
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 "Enabling Auto-Carving for drives under 45 GB (45,000,000,000), and rounded down ...connected to a unit exceeds 2 Terabytes (TB), you configure your units. Determining What RAID Level to Use Table 3: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 5 (number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 10 RAID 50 Storage efficiency increases with the number of disks: storage efficiency = (number of ...
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... Policy screen, tab to 2TB Auto-Carving, and change the setting to "Enabled." If the policy is turned off will retain their individual volumes; www.3ware.com 47 Specifying the Unit Configuration If a hot spare is already enabled, you will need to enable autocarving in a degraded unit, a hot spare drives must... Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit exceeds 2TB and you are using one 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.
... Policy screen, tab to 2TB Auto-Carving, and change the setting to "Enabled." If the policy is turned off will retain their individual volumes; www.3ware.com 47 Specifying the Unit Configuration If a hot spare is already enabled, you will need to enable autocarving in a degraded unit, a hot spare drives must... Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB If the capacity of your unit exceeds 2TB and you are using one 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.
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... the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your system's boot device? 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? Configuring... 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
... the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your system's boot device? 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? Configuring... 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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... that you upgrade to the latest service pack available. This chapter contains instructions for how to the motherboard. www.3ware.com 53 Windows 2003 64-bit for AMD Opteron is also supported. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to : Create a driver diskette for the...
... that you upgrade to the latest service pack available. This chapter contains instructions for how to the motherboard. www.3ware.com 53 Windows 2003 64-bit for AMD Opteron is also supported. The 3ware RAID controller can use another device as your boot device, such as a disk attached to : Create a driver diskette for the...
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... your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Windows is already installed on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Driver Installation Under...
... your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Windows is already installed on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Driver Installation Under...
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... 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 manually specify an adapter..." To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 56. Type S to specify that Boots from the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 CD...
... 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 manually specify an adapter..." To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 56. Type S to specify that Boots from the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 CD...
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... the system, you will see this message once for "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows". Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message...
... the system, you will see this message once for "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows". Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message...
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... Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process.
... Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on a System that Boots from a Different Device To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process.
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Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. 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
Figure 18. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 18), click Finish. 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
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... (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. 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 Not Found" message appears, click...
... (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. 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 Not Found" message appears, click...
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Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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. Figure 24. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23.
Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 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. Figure 24. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23.
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... 63 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and ... create a volume and to partition and format the new arrays or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
... 63 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and ... create a volume and to partition and format the new arrays or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management.
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You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). 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 With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use.
You may also want to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). 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 With 3DM 2 and CLI, you can maintain your RAID units while running Windows. Driver Installation Under Windows Finishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use.