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...Alarms and Errors 175 Viewing Alarms 175 Downloading an Error Log 176 Viewing SMART Data About a Drive 176 About Background Tasks 177 About Initialization 177 Initialization of Different RAID Types 178 Auto Initialization After Power ...RAID Level 153 Expanding Unit Capacity 154 Informing the Operating System of a Task Schedule 186 Removing a Task Schedule 187 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 188 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller 166 Adding a Drive through 3BM 191 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 194 Verifying Units 194 www.3ware...
...Alarms and Errors 175 Viewing Alarms 175 Downloading an Error Log 176 Viewing SMART Data About a Drive 176 About Background Tasks 177 About Initialization 177 Initialization of Different RAID Types 178 Auto Initialization After Power ...RAID Level 153 Expanding Unit Capacity 154 Informing the Operating System of a Task Schedule 186 Removing a Task Schedule 187 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 188 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller 166 Adding a Drive through 3BM 191 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 194 Verifying Units 194 www.3ware...
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... same configuration and maintenance tasks for your system. About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides instructions for configuring and maintaining your controller. This manual includes instructions for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. You can download the installation guide from You can also perform many tasks at the...
... same configuration and maintenance tasks for your system. About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides instructions for configuring and maintaining your controller. This manual includes instructions for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. You can download the installation guide from You can also perform many tasks at the...
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...steps depends in your system, you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). This information will install the operating system on and boot from the 3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Information about using... system is also included in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit and Drives • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System...
...steps depends in your system, you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). This information will install the operating system on and boot from the 3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Information about using... system is also included in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit and Drives • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System...
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...Server 2003. The 3ware RAID controller can be your 3ware RAID controller in the system. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for how to the latest service pack available. Or, you can download that you must have administrator privileges for your controller for secondary storage and...driver diskette. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP...
...Server 2003. The 3ware RAID controller can be your 3ware RAID controller in the system. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for how to the latest service pack available. Or, you can download that you must have administrator privileges for your controller for secondary storage and...driver diskette. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP...
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...came with the versions for the 9550SX or 9590SE. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you are using, and whether it will need to that same system, you do this. Or, you can download that Boots from a Different ...not have already installed your system's boot device. This chapter provides step-by the 3ware controller for the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. You can use units managed by -step instructions for secondary storage...
...came with the versions for the 9550SX or 9590SE. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you are using, and whether it will need to that same system, you do this. Or, you can download that Boots from a Different ...not have already installed your system's boot device. This chapter provides step-by the 3ware controller for the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. You can use units managed by -step instructions for secondary storage...
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... Linux are included on this chapter refer only to the 9000 series driver (9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S). The drivers for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are not interchangeable, but can download the latest compiled and tested driver for your driver request to load the wrong driver ... Support, or email your processor. It is the Linux driver source, which you load the correct driver on the 3ware CD are installed in this CD. • 3ware web site. Driver Installation Under Linux article.aspx?id=14546. For Red Hat, AMCC offers the following drivers: • ...
... Linux are included on this chapter refer only to the 9000 series driver (9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S). The drivers for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are not interchangeable, but can download the latest compiled and tested driver for your driver request to load the wrong driver ... Support, or email your processor. It is the Linux driver source, which you load the correct driver on the 3ware CD are installed in this CD. • 3ware web site. Driver Installation Under Linux article.aspx?id=14546. For Red Hat, AMCC offers the following drivers: • ...
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... article.aspx?id=14546. 6 Type: /sbin/depmod -a 7 Type: /sbin/mkinitrd 8 If you can copy the source from the 3ware software CD or download the source from the CD-ROM. If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on disk by... loader, you are using a Linux distribution for which there is not a compiled driver available from 3ware, you are finished. For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546. 48 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If a driver is not available for your own driver.
... article.aspx?id=14546. 6 Type: /sbin/depmod -a 7 Type: /sbin/mkinitrd 8 If you can copy the source from the 3ware software CD or download the source from the CD-ROM. If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on disk by... loader, you are using a Linux distribution for which there is not a compiled driver available from 3ware, you are finished. For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546. 48 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If a driver is not available for your own driver.
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... unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to be found on the 3ware CD-ROM, at /packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/x86 or /packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/x86_64 depending on whether you have already installed your system's boot device. You can download the installation guide from the 3ware web site (http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp...
... unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to be found on the 3ware CD-ROM, at /packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/x86 or /packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/x86_64 depending on whether you have already installed your system's boot device. You can download the installation guide from the 3ware web site (http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp...
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Setting up Mozilla Before setting up Mozilla Firefox, remember to download and install the latest available version of 1024 X 768 or greater, and set colors to 16 bit color or greater. Tested and supported browsers include: ... Mozilla Firefox. For example, to certain ports including port-1080 and 888. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in your Mozilla installation directory). To override this chapter are examples only. (Screenshots were taken in the note below to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Setting up Mozilla Before setting up Mozilla Firefox, remember to download and install the latest available version of 1024 X 768 or greater, and set colors to 16 bit color or greater. Tested and supported browsers include: ... Mozilla Firefox. For example, to certain ports including port-1080 and 888. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in your Mozilla installation directory). To override this chapter are examples only. (Screenshots were taken in the note below to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... current version from the website at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp. 3DM must be installed on remote systems in order to remotely manage a 3ware controller. During installation, you will be allowed • Whether you through the installation process. 4 On the 3DM Remote Monitoring ... that 3DM will need to enable remote access. To install 3DM on a Microsoft Windows system The 3ware RAID controller works with your 3ware RAID controller. Or, if you do not know which the controller is installed. 3DM does not have to launch the setup. 2 If a command window opens, press ...
... current version from the website at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp. 3DM must be installed on remote systems in order to remotely manage a 3ware controller. During installation, you will be allowed • Whether you through the installation process. 4 On the 3DM Remote Monitoring ... that 3DM will need to enable remote access. To install 3DM on a Microsoft Windows system The 3ware RAID controller works with your 3ware RAID controller. Or, if you do not know which the controller is installed. 3DM does not have to launch the setup. 2 If a command window opens, press ...
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...Linux: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/linux ./install.3dm --i For FreeBSD: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/freebsd ./install.3dm --i 70 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Notes: You can do so by re-installing 3DM 2, or by choosing 3DM2 from the website, unzip... the 3DM 2 service. Uninstalling 3DM under Microsoft Windows Use the Add or Remove Programs control panel to recreate the security certificate. If you downloaded 3DM_Linux.zip from the Start/ Programs/3ware/3DM2 menu. Installing 3DM for Linux or FreeBSD Note: If you are installing for example...
...Linux: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/linux ./install.3dm --i For FreeBSD: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/freebsd ./install.3dm --i 70 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Notes: You can do so by re-installing 3DM 2, or by choosing 3DM2 from the website, unzip... the 3DM 2 service. Uninstalling 3DM under Microsoft Windows Use the Add or Remove Programs control panel to recreate the security certificate. If you downloaded 3DM_Linux.zip from the Start/ Programs/3ware/3DM2 menu. Installing 3DM for Linux or FreeBSD Note: If you are installing for example...
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... Manager (3DM 2) Uninstalling 3DM under Linux or FreeBSD To uninstall 3DM for Linux or FreeBSD 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Mount the CD-ROM disk: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt 3 Change the directory and run the uninstall ... you downloaded 3DM from the web, replace "/mnt/" in the previous command with "/root/" 4 Eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom Note: If 3DM Linux is reinstalled or restarted, close any open web browsers before starting 3DM again to close the server socket. 72 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User...
... Manager (3DM 2) Uninstalling 3DM under Linux or FreeBSD To uninstall 3DM for Linux or FreeBSD 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Mount the CD-ROM disk: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt 3 Change the directory and run the uninstall ... you downloaded 3DM from the web, replace "/mnt/" in the previous command with "/root/" 4 Eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom Note: If 3DM Linux is reinstalled or restarted, close any open web browsers before starting 3DM again to close the server socket. 72 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User...
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... for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Boot Loader version on the controller. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Details Page Figure 36. Model. The driver version being used on the menu bar. Memory Installed. Monitor. This field appears only for PCI-X slots; Driver. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus width is shown...
... for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Boot Loader version on the controller. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Details Page Figure 36. Model. The driver version being used on the menu bar. Memory Installed. Monitor. This field appears only for PCI-X slots; Driver. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus width is shown...
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... Page Figure 37. To see details about each currently has a drive connected. # of Units. www.3ware.com 87 For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the speed of total ports on the Controller Summary page. Download Error Log: Click on the controller is important when contacting AMCC for support with your computer. The number of the bus used...
... Page Figure 37. To see details about each currently has a drive connected. # of Units. www.3ware.com 87 For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the speed of total ports on the Controller Summary page. Download Error Log: Click on the controller is important when contacting AMCC for support with your computer. The number of the bus used...
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...e-mail notifications of these events to one or more information, see "Alarms Page" on page 109. For more recipients. www.3ware.com 175 These events include alarms that have been repaired during verification. They also include SMART notifications, and informational notification, such ... error listing, available for download from the Controller Details page • SMART data for individual drives Viewing Alarms The Alarms page in 3DM shows a log of all events (also called Asynchronous Event Notifications, or AENs) that occur when the 3ware RAID controller requires attention, such as ...
...e-mail notifications of these events to one or more information, see "Alarms Page" on page 109. For more recipients. www.3ware.com 175 These events include alarms that have been repaired during verification. They also include SMART notifications, and informational notification, such ... error listing, available for download from the Controller Details page • SMART data for individual drives Viewing Alarms The Alarms page in 3DM shows a log of all events (also called Asynchronous Event Notifications, or AENs) that occur when the 3ware RAID controller requires attention, such as ...
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SMART data is shown as hex values. 176 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Viewing SMART Data About a Drive You can also set self-tests that occur. You can view SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) ... problems that will check the SMART attributes and post messages to the Alarms page when they are interested in the men bar. 3 On the Controller Details Page, click the Download Error Log link. 4 When the Save or Open dialog box appears, navigate to where you want to send the saved file to...
SMART data is shown as hex values. 176 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Viewing SMART Data About a Drive You can also set self-tests that occur. You can view SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) ... problems that will check the SMART attributes and post messages to the Alarms page when they are interested in the men bar. 3 On the Controller Details Page, click the Download Error Log link. 4 When the Save or Open dialog box appears, navigate to where you want to send the saved file to...
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...the driver and updating the firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 200 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To download the driver or firmware 1 On the 3ware website (www.3ware.com), navigate to Service and Support > Software Downloads. 2 Select the product and release desired. 3 Select Driver or Firmware... can download the latest drivers and firmware from the website. Note: For Linux, do not use the 3ware Command Line Interface to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Instead, use the driver from the 3ware CD or from the same download. Maintaining Your Controller If...
...the driver and updating the firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 200 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To download the driver or firmware 1 On the 3ware website (www.3ware.com), navigate to Service and Support > Software Downloads. 2 Select the product and release desired. 3 Select Driver or Firmware... can download the latest drivers and firmware from the website. Note: For Linux, do not use the 3ware Command Line Interface to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Instead, use the driver from the 3ware CD or from the same download. Maintaining Your Controller If...
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...through Windows Device Manager. Updating the Driver and Firmware 6 When details about the download you requested appear, click the link for the item you download them. Note: If using the utility 3wUpdate.exe. Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows You can update both the driver and the firmware... driver diskette If you can either .zip (for Windows) or .tgz (for more details. www.3ware.com 201 Refer to the user manual for your operating system, below , or you want to download. When you use the .zip version instead of the .tgz version. This utility is included with ...
...through Windows Device Manager. Updating the Driver and Firmware 6 When details about the download you requested appear, click the link for the item you download them. Note: If using the utility 3wUpdate.exe. Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows You can update both the driver and the firmware... driver diskette If you can either .zip (for Windows) or .tgz (for more details. www.3ware.com 201 Refer to the user manual for your operating system, below , or you want to download. When you use the .zip version instead of the .tgz version. This utility is included with ...
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..., you update the firmware. To update the 3ware driver and firmware using the update utility 1 Download and extract the driver files, as system administrator. 4 Locate the folder that you extracted in to restart the system. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Restarting is always required if you...
..., you update the firmware. To update the 3ware driver and firmware using the update utility 1 Download and extract the driver files, as system administrator. 4 Locate the folder that you extracted in to restart the system. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Restarting is always required if you...
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Figure 80. The firmware will first download and then will flash a new image to install your selections. Update Utility Showing Only Driver Available Note: If you have multiple controllers in your system, your local drive. During the update, the driver installs on your screen will look ...one or all controllers. Error Message When the Firmware Image is Missing Only the driver is not found . For details, see an error message, and the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box will be updated and click Continue to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure ...
Figure 80. The firmware will first download and then will flash a new image to install your selections. Update Utility Showing Only Driver Available Note: If you have multiple controllers in your system, your local drive. During the update, the driver installs on your screen will look ...one or all controllers. Error Message When the Firmware Image is Missing Only the driver is not found . For details, see an error message, and the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box will be updated and click Continue to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure ...