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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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...Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers...97 Hardware installation 97 Appendix A. 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 Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www...
...Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service . . . 112 Limited Warranty 112 Exclusions 113 State Law Provisions 113 Obtaining Warranty Protection 114 AMCC's Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers...97 Hardware installation 97 Appendix A. 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 Driver on this manual 115 Index 117 www...
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... settings that appear on the screen. Monospace font is used 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 guide: 3BM refers to the...
... settings that appear on the screen. Monospace font is used 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 guide: 3BM refers to the...
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...particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be of any capacity or physical form factor. Drives 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 ....asp. The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver ...
...particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be of any capacity or physical form factor. Drives 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 ....asp. The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the open source Linux driver ...
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... 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. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide e Confirm the array configuration. f Save your system...
... 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. For details see "Configuring Units" on page 87 6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide e Confirm the array configuration. f Save your system...
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... Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 3 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...
... Under Windows" on page 53.) 3 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 4 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 3 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...
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... 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 save and exit. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the F8...
... 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 save and exit. Additional information about 3BM is available in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.) 5 Press the F8...
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... exceeds 2 Terabytes (TB), you can enable auto-carving when you configure your units. 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 over 45 GB. If the combined capacity of 2 TB...
... exceeds 2 Terabytes (TB), you can enable auto-carving when you configure your units. 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 over 45 GB. If the combined capacity of 2 TB...
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...-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. existing data is not affected. To enable... 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 Note: In order to replace a failed drive in order to make use of the following operating systems, you can disable it by following...
...-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. existing data is not affected. To enable... 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 Note: In order to replace a failed drive in order to make use of the following operating systems, you can disable it by following...
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...operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. Will the unit you have created be your RAID arrays are to load the 3ware drivers and make the units available to the motherboard? If so, you will start... Units 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
...operating system. Is the OS already installed on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. Will the unit you have created be your RAID arrays are to load the 3ware drivers and make the units available to the motherboard? If so, you will start... Units 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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Note: You must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on a different device. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard. This chapter contains instructions for how to: Create a driver...
Note: You must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on a different device. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to the motherboard. This chapter contains instructions for how to: Create a driver...
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... 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. If you are installing Windows on another device, you must create a 3ware driver 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...
... 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. If you are installing Windows on another device, you must create a 3ware driver 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...
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... the Driver on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows 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 create the driver diskette that you...
... the Driver on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows 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 create the driver diskette that you...
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...; "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 57 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Installing the Driver on...
...; "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 57 "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 60 56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide If you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Installing the Driver on...
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... 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 as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Figure 17. www.3ware.com 57 This wizard guides you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two...
... 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 as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. Figure 17. www.3ware.com 57 This wizard guides you through installing the 3ware drivers (see screens for the installation of two...
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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 Figure 18.
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... wizard guides 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 Yes to Windows" on page 63. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to continue the installation. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Found...
... wizard guides 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 Yes to Windows" on page 63. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to continue the installation. 60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Found...
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Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. 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.
Welcome to Windows" on page 63. 62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 23. 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.
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Figure 25. www.3ware.com 63 Computer Management Screen 3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive. 4 Right-click on the drive and ... or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management. 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...
Figure 25. www.3ware.com 63 Computer Management Screen 3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive. 4 Right-click on the drive and ... or disks: a From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. b In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management. 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...
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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). 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.
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). 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.