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...; 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag Serial ATA interface 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...
...; 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag Serial ATA interface 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...
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...3ware RAID Controller runs properly in any PCI or PCI-X slot, not all slots give the best performance: Slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), if included. 64-bit PCI slots Although the controller fits in both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slots with 5V as well as with a controller... important that the cables do not obstruct the air flow or prevent proper ventilation of the controller's performance. 8 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installation Considerations Cable Length, Routing Space, and Air Flow When you are installing ...
...3ware RAID Controller runs properly in any PCI or PCI-X slot, not all slots give the best performance: Slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), if included. 64-bit PCI slots Although the controller fits in both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slots with 5V as well as with a controller... important that the cables do not obstruct the air flow or prevent proper ventilation of the controller's performance. 8 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installation Considerations Cable Length, Routing Space, and Air Flow When you are installing ...
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Installing the Hardware Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Figure 1 shows a 3ware Serial ATA RAID controller with 8 ports (there are two versions of J9. connector stacked connectors. LED indicators for individual drives on J7, J8, and J9 Overall LED drive status indicator: the last two pins of the 9500S-8 controller). Figure 1. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller Figures 2 and 3 show pchip). 12 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide The anode...
Installing the Hardware Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Figure 1 shows a 3ware Serial ATA RAID controller with 8 ports (there are two versions of J9. connector stacked connectors. LED indicators for individual drives on J7, J8, and J9 Overall LED drive status indicator: the last two pins of the 9500S-8 controller). Figure 1. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller Figures 2 and 3 show pchip). 12 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide The anode...
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... 5, LED connectors for individual drives are on J7, J8, and J9 for the full size cards, and on J3 for the half-size 4-port card. Figure 2. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.5 (BBU-compatible) Additional Details About the LED Status Connectors As shown in the lower left to right) J7 and J8 are 3.3V for...
... 5, LED connectors for individual drives are on J7, J8, and J9 for the full size cards, and on J3 for the half-size 4-port card. Figure 2. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.5 (BBU-compatible) Additional Details About the LED Status Connectors As shown in the lower left to right) J7 and J8 are 3.3V for...
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...on the bottom : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 0 1 2 3 NU Port number/NU (Not Used) J8 : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 4 5 6 7 NU Port number/NU (Not Used) J9 : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 9500S-8 J7 (Pchip v1.5) NU NU NU NU All Not used/All (all ...: : : Orientation Horizontal 0 1 2 3 All Port number/All (all activity indicator) J8 : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 4 5 6 7 NU Port number / NU (Not Used) k-cathode-minus is on the bottom 14 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Check with your chassis documentation before connecting. ...
...on the bottom : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 0 1 2 3 NU Port number/NU (Not Used) J8 : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 4 5 6 7 NU Port number/NU (Not Used) J9 : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 9500S-8 J7 (Pchip v1.5) NU NU NU NU All Not used/All (all ...: : : Orientation Horizontal 0 1 2 3 All Port number/All (all activity indicator) J8 : : : : : Orientation Horizontal 4 5 6 7 NU Port number / NU (Not Used) k-cathode-minus is on the bottom 14 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Check with your chassis documentation before connecting. ...
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Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.4 (Non-BBU Compatible) www.3ware.com 15 connector stacked connectors. Ports: 6 and 7 4 and 5 2 and 3 Serial number (on plate) 0 and 1 SODIMM (memory module) LED connector details J7 is for drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (left to right) J8 is on the bottom LED indicators for ...
Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.4 (Non-BBU Compatible) www.3ware.com 15 connector stacked connectors. Ports: 6 and 7 4 and 5 2 and 3 Serial number (on plate) 0 and 1 SODIMM (memory module) LED connector details J7 is for drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (left to right) J8 is on the bottom LED indicators for ...
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... the serial cables provided with the 3ware SATA RAID controller. 3ware serial controllers are supplied with the connector on the controller. I2C connector Serial ports are located below evennumbered ports 0 and 2. Installing the Hardware LED indicators for each interface cable connector is the upper. Ports: 2 and 3 0 and 1 Serial number (on plate) SODIMM (memory module) BBU (Battery Backup Unit) connector Figure 4. 4-Port 3ware 9500S-4 Serial ATA RAID Controller To connect serial cables...
... the serial cables provided with the 3ware SATA RAID controller. 3ware serial controllers are supplied with the connector on the controller. I2C connector Serial ports are located below evennumbered ports 0 and 2. Installing the Hardware LED indicators for each interface cable connector is the upper. Ports: 2 and 3 0 and 1 Serial number (on plate) SODIMM (memory module) BBU (Battery Backup Unit) connector Figure 4. 4-Port 3ware 9500S-4 Serial ATA RAID Controller To connect serial cables...
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...) The last two J8 is for drives 4, 5, 6, 7 (top to bottom) pins on J8 and J9 is on J7, J8, and J9. Figure 5. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller Models 9500S-12MI and 9500S-8MI, have : For use with a backplane that has the InfiniBand 4x connectors (SFF-8470), use the InfiniBand 4x cable, which can be...
...) The last two J8 is for drives 4, 5, 6, 7 (top to bottom) pins on J8 and J9 is on J7, J8, and J9. Figure 5. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller Models 9500S-12MI and 9500S-8MI, have : For use with a backplane that has the InfiniBand 4x connectors (SFF-8470), use the InfiniBand 4x cable, which can be...
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...5. When the cable is inserted correctly, you are using a standard enclosure, connect each of the individual SATA connectors to a drive. 20 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you will connect two or three multi-lane cables. Installing the Hardware Figure 6. Multi-lane Cable (InfiniBand 4x, SFF-8470... place. 2 If your enclosure has a backplane, connect the other end. To connect the multi-lane cables Depending on the controller. Each cable supports up to four serial ATA ports. 1 Connect each interface cable to a multi-lane connector on the model of the...
...5. When the cable is inserted correctly, you are using a standard enclosure, connect each of the individual SATA connectors to a drive. 20 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you will connect two or three multi-lane cables. Installing the Hardware Figure 6. Multi-lane Cable (InfiniBand 4x, SFF-8470... place. 2 If your enclosure has a backplane, connect the other end. To connect the multi-lane cables Depending on the controller. Each cable supports up to four serial ATA ports. 1 Connect each interface cable to a multi-lane connector on the model of the...
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... 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To start -up process for a screen similar to bring up or reboot your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for your computer. IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk ----Press to OS: Port 2 - IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk Port 3 - Figure 7. 3ware BIOS Screen 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to Figure 7. 3ware ATA RAID Controller: Escalade 9500S...
... 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide To start -up process for a screen similar to bring up or reboot your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for your computer. IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk ----Press to OS: Port 2 - IC35L120AVVA07-0 115.03 GB Unconfigured Disk Port 3 - Figure 7. 3ware BIOS Screen 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to Figure 7. 3ware ATA RAID Controller: Escalade 9500S...
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..., to 16 bit color or greater. Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in this chapter are examples only. (Screenshots were taken in 3DM. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) "3DM 2 Reference"contains information about the fields and settings on each page in Internet Explorer.) The actual "look" of... 1024 X 768 or greater, and set colors to unblock port 888, use the following line: pref("network.security.ports.banned.override", "888") This file is located at: /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/all.js 28 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
..., to 16 bit color or greater. Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in this chapter are examples only. (Screenshots were taken in 3DM. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) "3DM 2 Reference"contains information about the fields and settings on each page in Internet Explorer.) The actual "look" of... 1024 X 768 or greater, and set colors to unblock port 888, use the following line: pref("network.security.ports.banned.override", "888") This file is located at: /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/all.js 28 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... and Security Configuration Display 5 If the 3DM HTTP listening port setup screen appears, enter the HTTP port you do not know your server name, ask your email server. You may enter multiple e-mail addresses, separating each entry with a comma (,). 30 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) When the second checkbox is...
... and Security Configuration Display 5 If the 3DM HTTP listening port setup screen appears, enter the HTTP port you do not know your server name, ask your email server. You may enter multiple e-mail addresses, separating each entry with a comma (,). 30 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) When the second checkbox is...
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...Figure 14. 3DM Menu Bar Status information is permitted, and the incoming port which 3DM will use for a particular controller. The Alarms page shows a list of this User Guide. 38 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) 3DM Menus The 3DM menu bar groups access ...to a number of unit write cache, and policies that affect all units managed by the controller), tasks that can also be scheduled (...
...Figure 14. 3DM Menu Bar Status information is permitted, and the incoming port which 3DM will use for a particular controller. The Alarms page shows a list of this User Guide. 38 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) 3DM Menus The 3DM menu bar groups access ...to a number of unit write cache, and policies that affect all units managed by the controller), tasks that can also be scheduled (...
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... Maintenance Page Lets you view and change settings that affect all units on the current controller. To see this page, click 3DM Settings on the menu bar. 40 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To see this page, choose Management > Maintenance from the menu bar. ...To view this page, choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar or click an ID number on the Controller Summary. To see this page, click the Port # for...
... Maintenance Page Lets you view and change settings that affect all units on the current controller. To see this page, click 3DM Settings on the menu bar. 40 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To see this page, choose Management > Maintenance from the menu bar. ...To view this page, choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar or click an ID number on the Controller Summary. To see this page, click the Port # for...
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...ports. When this is the case, a message appears in the 3DM page indicating that the feature is possible to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in 3DM 2, some features of version 2 are both running, they require that works differently in the same system, and the controllers... two different versions of 3DM are only available for the current controller. or 8000-series controller, you want 3DM to install and run both versions. 44 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and 8000-series controllers in the Minutes Between Refresh field. If you must do so...
...ports. When this is the case, a message appears in the 3DM page indicating that the feature is possible to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in 3DM 2, some features of version 2 are both running, they require that works differently in the same system, and the controllers... two different versions of 3DM are only available for the current controller. or 8000-series controller, you want 3DM to install and run both versions. 44 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and 8000-series controllers in the Minutes Between Refresh field. If you must do so...
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... in the Unit # column. For 7/8000-series controllers, unit numbers begin with the lowest port number. For details about a particular unit, click the link in sequential order. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Unit Information Page Figure 17. Unit #. The type of the unit. 48 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The unit number assigned to the...
... in the Unit # column. For 7/8000-series controllers, unit numbers begin with the lowest port number. For details about a particular unit, click the link in sequential order. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Unit Information Page Figure 17. Unit #. The type of the unit. 48 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The unit number assigned to the...
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...only information about a particular drive, click the Port #. The stripe size of unit or subunit it is Disk, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare, the port to the Drive Information page. 50 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Type. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Figure 18. Status.... The operational status of subunits are shown. The port number is a link to which the drive ...
...only information about a particular drive, click the Port #. The stripe size of unit or subunit it is Disk, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare, the port to the Drive Information page. 50 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Type. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Figure 18. Status.... The operational status of subunits are shown. The port number is a link to which the drive ...
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... will not correspond to interpret the SMART data. S.M.A.R.T Data Page The SMART Details page appears when you click a Port # on how to the status of the unit, shown on the Unit Information page. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Status. SMART data is displayed as hex values. The status of the drive: OK, Not... event of a problem, the status shown for information on the Drive Information page. The SMART data meaning varies by disk drive manufacturer and model. 52 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... will not correspond to interpret the SMART data. S.M.A.R.T Data Page The SMART Details page appears when you click a Port # on how to the status of the unit, shown on the Unit Information page. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Status. SMART data is displayed as hex values. The status of the drive: OK, Not... event of a problem, the status shown for information on the Drive Information page. The SMART data meaning varies by disk drive manufacturer and model. 52 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... 9000 series are not in sequential order. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Warning: Removing or adding drives which will piece together the unit for you and display the drives as a unit. In 9000-series controllers, rescan checks empty ports for example, a RAID 5 unit missing 2 or more drives), and... a rescan (for newly plugged in the Available Drives list. This process is a unit with the lowest port number of the task buttons. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The unit number assigned to select a unit before creating a new unit with those drives will appear...
... 9000 series are not in sequential order. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Warning: Removing or adding drives which will piece together the unit for you and display the drives as a unit. In 9000-series controllers, rescan checks empty ports for example, a RAID 5 unit missing 2 or more drives), and... a rescan (for newly plugged in the Available Drives list. This process is a unit with the lowest port number of the task buttons. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The unit number assigned to select a unit before creating a new unit with those drives will appear...
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In Windows the Device Manager will typically see the discussion under the disk drives icon. The Port number, model, capacity, and status are all displayed, as part of a unit. The Remove Drive link removes a drive from under the operating system. Any drive...in Figure 24 shows the drives you selected, and lets you can be removed. If a unit is notified that you specify configuration settings. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Remove Drive. After deletion, the operating system is not unmounted and you want to use in the list of Available Drives, and...
In Windows the Device Manager will typically see the discussion under the disk drives icon. The Port number, model, capacity, and status are all displayed, as part of a unit. The Remove Drive link removes a drive from under the operating system. Any drive...in Figure 24 shows the drives you selected, and lets you can be removed. If a unit is notified that you specify configuration settings. 64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Remove Drive. After deletion, the operating system is not unmounted and you want to use in the list of Available Drives, and...