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... through 3DM 173 Reviewing 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...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...
... through 3DM 173 Reviewing 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...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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...to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Describes how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one controller to view details about checking battery ...driver, move a unit from one . Includes definitions for configuring RAID units if you have just installed the controller. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Provides warranty information and tells you how to RAID concepts and levels. Table 1: Chapters in this guide. Getting ...
...to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Describes how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one controller to view details about checking battery ...driver, move a unit from one . Includes definitions for configuring RAID units if you have just installed the controller. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Provides warranty information and tells you how to RAID concepts and levels. Table 1: Chapters in this guide. Getting ...
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... use the tables below to determine what RAID levels are take advantage of disk drives available for use. Like disks in the 3ware 9000 series. Review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on your controller, and the number of available drives. ...AMCC recommends that has been configured as a unit through 3ware software. (3BM, 3DM 2, or CLI). ...
... use the tables below to determine what RAID levels are take advantage of disk drives available for use. Like disks in the 3ware 9000 series. Review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on your controller, and the number of available drives. ...AMCC recommends that has been configured as a unit through 3ware software. (3BM, 3DM 2, or CLI). ...
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... Chapter 3 offers a sequential set of the units you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www.3ware.com 15 You will install the operating system on page 5 before configuring your situation. If the...drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). Configure the RAID Unit and Drives You may want to review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on and boot from the 3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Information about using 3BM is already...
... Chapter 3 offers a sequential set of the units you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www.3ware.com 15 You will install the operating system on page 5 before configuring your situation. If the...drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). Configure the RAID Unit and Drives You may want to review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on and boot from the 3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Information about using 3BM is already...
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... guide and can be performed, to minimize the impact on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page...142 • "Setting Background Task Rate" on page 183 • "Scheduling Background Tasks" on day-to review these features allow you manage and maintain the controller and your convenience. When you first set up individually. Details about these features as a final step in Chapter ...
... guide and can be performed, to minimize the impact on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page...142 • "Setting Background Task Rate" on page 183 • "Scheduling Background Tasks" on day-to review these features allow you manage and maintain the controller and your convenience. When you first set up individually. Details about these features as a final step in Chapter ...
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... you leave the Unit Write Cache field enabled and do not have to install your changes and press F8. 3 If the volume summary screen appears, review the information and press any key to divide it . For more information about creating a boot volume, see "Boot volume size" on page 130. To ...Volume Size is enabled and the combined size of the unit. For details, see "Using AutoCarving for Multi LUN Support" on page 121. 24 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If the size your unit is 2TB or greater, you entered a Boot Volume Size of greater than zero (0), or if auto-carving...
... you leave the Unit Write Cache field enabled and do not have to install your changes and press F8. 3 If the volume summary screen appears, review the information and press any key to divide it . For more information about creating a boot volume, see "Boot volume size" on page 130. To ...Volume Size is enabled and the combined size of the unit. For details, see "Using AutoCarving for Multi LUN Support" on page 121. 24 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If the size your unit is 2TB or greater, you entered a Boot Volume Size of greater than zero (0), or if auto-carving...
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..., press Enter and type the size for the boot volume (volume 0) in gigabytes; Stripe Sizes for a RAID 5 8 (Optional) Tab through the policy fields and make any key to continue. Figure 58. You are...of available configurations for the number of the unit. 11 If the volume summary screen appears, review the information and press any appropriate changes to the settings for: • Write Cache Setting .... For more information, see "Configuration Options When Creating a Unit" on the Policies page. www.3ware.com 135 If you selected. then press Enter again to set the size. 10 Tab to the...
..., press Enter and type the size for the boot volume (volume 0) in gigabytes; Stripe Sizes for a RAID 5 8 (Optional) Tab through the policy fields and make any key to continue. Figure 58. You are...of available configurations for the number of the unit. 11 If the volume summary screen appears, review the information and press any appropriate changes to the settings for: • Write Cache Setting .... For more information, see "Configuration Options When Creating a Unit" on the Policies page. www.3ware.com 135 If you selected. then press Enter again to set the size. 10 Tab to the...
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... to save. 5 Press F8 to delete. Chapter 8. Backup any data that you want to keep. 3 On the Delete Disk Array screen, review the information about the unit to make sure it is the one you want to save your changes, or press Esc and then Yes. 160 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... to save. 5 Press F8 to delete. Chapter 8. Backup any data that you want to keep. 3 On the Delete Disk Array screen, review the information about the unit to make sure it is the one you want to save your changes, or press Esc and then Yes. 160 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the controller, unit, and drive information pages lets you quickly see whether everything is working (OK), performing a task (such as initializing, verifying, ...70 illustrates how you can quickly see both summary and detailed information about units and drives in your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives in 3DM let you review alarms and errors and schedule background maintenance tasks. You can drill down to find details about any units...
9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the controller, unit, and drive information pages lets you quickly see whether everything is working (OK), performing a task (such as initializing, verifying, ...70 illustrates how you can quickly see both summary and detailed information about units and drives in your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives in 3DM let you review alarms and errors and schedule background maintenance tasks. You can drill down to find details about any units...
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For more recipients. Reviewing Alarms and Errors Reviewing Alarms and Errors 3DM provides several levels of detail about the Alarms page, see "Managing E-mail Event Notification" on page 109. Alarm messages are ...events include alarms that have been repaired during verification. www.3ware.com 175 To view alarms • Choose Monitor > Alarms. For detailed information about events: • A summary log of all events (also called Asynchronous Event Notifications, or AENs) that occur when the 3ware RAID controller requires attention, such as when sectors have occurred on...
For more recipients. Reviewing Alarms and Errors Reviewing Alarms and Errors 3DM provides several levels of detail about the Alarms page, see "Managing E-mail Event Notification" on page 109. Alarm messages are ...events include alarms that have been repaired during verification. www.3ware.com 175 To view alarms • Choose Monitor > Alarms. For detailed information about events: • A summary log of all events (also called Asynchronous Event Notifications, or AENs) that occur when the 3ware RAID controller requires attention, such as when sectors have occurred on...
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... the firmware on any or all of controllers in the procedure "Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows." 206 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it if appropriate. 4 Continue with step 6 above , under "Current" Controller to change controllers Number of controllers that will be updated, and change it...
... the firmware on any or all of controllers in the procedure "Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows." 206 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it if appropriate. 4 Continue with step 6 above , under "Current" Controller to change controllers Number of controllers that will be updated, and change it...