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...Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 216 Updating the Firmware...Services 253 Sales and ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Compliance and Conformity Statements 249 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 249 ...
...Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 216 Updating the Firmware...Services 253 Sales and ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Compliance and Conformity Statements 249 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 249 ...
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...2 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide What's New with 9550SX and 9590SE Models The 9550SX and 9590SE models in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup unit sold separately) • Support for RAID units greater than the industry-leading 3ware 9500S RAID controller • PCI-X (for 9550SX) or... a drive by blinking the LED associated with 64-bit LBA support. • An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades. • AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) simplifies storage configuration and management through a web browser. Chapter 1.
...2 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide What's New with 9550SX and 9590SE Models The 9550SX and 9590SE models in the event of a power outage. (Battery Backup unit sold separately) • Support for RAID units greater than the industry-leading 3ware 9500S RAID controller • PCI-X (for 9550SX) or... a drive by blinking the LED associated with 64-bit LBA support. • An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades. • AMCC's remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) simplifies storage configuration and management through a web browser. Chapter 1.
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... on all disk drives (array members, single disks, and hot spares). If the disk drive is described in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The verify task verifies all be dynamically repaired through a Command Line Interface. Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features... every 24 hours and reports potential problems. This allows you www.3ware.com 13 You can set the number of blocks will spin up methods are rewritten with the redundant data. This forces the drive firmware to the stripe. • Scheduled Background Tasks. Reallocation of drives...
... on all disk drives (array members, single disks, and hot spares). If the disk drive is described in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The verify task verifies all be dynamically repaired through a Command Line Interface. Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features... every 24 hours and reports potential problems. This allows you www.3ware.com 13 You can set the number of blocks will spin up methods are rewritten with the redundant data. This forces the drive firmware to the stripe. • Scheduled Background Tasks. Reallocation of drives...
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... You may want to refer to help you manage and maintain the controller and your initial setup, or you first set up individually. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for configuration, go ahead and boot to the OS, install ... handled • Email notification of the New Drives Instructions for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can review and change these features allow you may want to -day performance during peak usage ...
... You may want to refer to help you manage and maintain the controller and your initial setup, or you first set up individually. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for configuration, go ahead and boot to the OS, install ... handled • Email notification of the New Drives Instructions for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can review and change these features allow you may want to -day performance during peak usage ...
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... a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the problem and remains on -screen for a screen similar to Figure 5. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot spare: 0, offline units:0 Exportable Units...
... a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the problem and remains on -screen for a screen similar to Figure 5. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot spare: 0, offline units:0 Exportable Units...
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...install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" at the bottom of one . 4 When the confirm message appears, insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate ...When 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 install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Windows ...
...install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" at the bottom of one . 4 When the confirm message appears, insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate ...When 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 install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Windows ...
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... a driver install diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Extract the kernel driver module from the menu. www.3ware.com 41 A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your distribution release. After Linux...one of two ways: • Browse the 3ware CD to /packages/drivers/linux and copy the appropriate kernel driver modules for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for ...
... a driver install diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Extract the kernel driver module from the menu. www.3ware.com 41 A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your distribution release. After Linux...one of two ways: • Browse the 3ware CD to /packages/drivers/linux and copy the appropriate kernel driver modules for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for ...
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... release. Note: If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for the driver disk you can get the kernel driver module If ... 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE Linux System that what is available on page 47. 1 Boot directly from the update.tar.gz file, using this command: tar -xzf update.tar.gz Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with the installation. 46 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller ...
... release. Note: If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for the driver disk you can get the kernel driver module If ... 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE Linux System that what is available on page 47. 1 Boot directly from the update.tar.gz file, using this command: tar -xzf update.tar.gz Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with the installation. 46 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller ...
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...start-up process for your computer. 1 Power up or reboot your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. For information about doing particular tasks in this guide. 5 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2) This section describes the basics of using 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2), one of the tools you can ...your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 24. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot spare:...
...start-up process for your computer. 1 Power up or reboot your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. For information about doing particular tasks in this guide. 5 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2) This section describes the basics of using 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2), one of the tools you can ...your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 24. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot spare:...
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... of the screen gives you specified. Note: If you expect to 3DM, the Summary page shows a list of pages you have selected. 76 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 33. 3DM Main Screen The menu bar across the top of commands you view in to see...on the page. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Working with the driver that is not listed, it . After you log in your 3ware RAID controller and the resources connected to other pages in 3DM, the Messages area just below the menu bar displays information about your browser. a firmware flash upgrade may not be ...
... of the screen gives you specified. Note: If you expect to 3DM, the Summary page shows a list of pages you have selected. 76 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 33. 3DM Main Screen The menu bar across the top of commands you view in to see...on the page. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Working with the driver that is not listed, it . After you log in your 3ware RAID controller and the resources connected to other pages in 3DM, the Messages area just below the menu bar displays information about your browser. a firmware flash upgrade may not be ...
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... model number is also printed on a sticker on the outside bracket of the controller. (The serial number is also printed on a sticker on the controller. Status. To see details about each 3ware RAID controller in your system. The serial number of the controller.) Firmware. Possible statuses include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. Warning indicates that the...
... model number is also printed on a sticker on the outside bracket of the controller. (The serial number is also printed on a sticker on the controller. Status. To see details about each 3ware RAID controller in your system. The serial number of the controller.) Firmware. Possible statuses include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. Warning indicates that the...
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... the drop-down list on the controller. Firmware. The firmware version running on the menu bar. Driver. The BIOS version on the controller is shown: 32 or 64 for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Monitor. This field appears only for 9000-series controllers. Boot Loader. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus type used to...
... the drop-down list on the controller. Firmware. The firmware version running on the menu bar. Driver. The BIOS version on the controller is shown: 32 or 64 for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Monitor. This field appears only for 9000-series controllers. Boot Loader. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus type used to...
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... page. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the speed of the units on the controller specified in the Unit # column. Download Error Log: Click on the menu bar and provides summary information about a particular unit, click the link in the drop-down list on this link to download the firmware error log to the controller. Unit...
... page. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the speed of the units on the controller specified in the Unit # column. Download Error Log: Click on the menu bar and provides summary information about a particular unit, click the link in the drop-down list on this link to download the firmware error log to the controller. Unit...
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..., Initializing, Migrating, or Verifying, the percentage (%) complete is empty, no longer exists. 88 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If it shows here. For details about each of the RAID levels, see "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on one of units listed under 3DM 2. The logical capacity (size) of... Note: If an asterisk (*) appears next to be caused by the firmware. The error may not be a repeated error, and may be larger than they do : as 1KB = 1024 bytes. Name. For 9000-series controllers, unit numbers are in the Unit Names section of a unit, there...
..., Initializing, Migrating, or Verifying, the percentage (%) complete is empty, no longer exists. 88 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If it shows here. For details about each of the RAID levels, see "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on one of units listed under 3DM 2. The logical capacity (size) of... Note: If an asterisk (*) appears next to be caused by the firmware. The error may not be a repeated error, and may be larger than they do : as 1KB = 1024 bytes. Name. For 9000-series controllers, unit numbers are in the Unit Names section of a unit, there...
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...to the I2C connector on 3DM screen is calculated as 1KB = 1024. The firmware version of the drive. The status of the drive: OK, Not Supported, Read...serial number of the drive. Unit. www.3ware.com 91 Consequently, the capacity of the unit, shown on the disk drive, where it is in a chassis that has a Chassis Control Unit (CCU) and is connected to which ... The unit the drive belongs to blink, if it typically has been calculated as shown on the 9550SX or 9590SE controller. No storage capacity is connected. Check this box to cause the LED for consistency. The model...
...to the I2C connector on 3DM screen is calculated as 1KB = 1024. The firmware version of the drive. The status of the drive: OK, Not Supported, Read...serial number of the drive. Unit. www.3ware.com 91 Consequently, the capacity of the unit, shown on the disk drive, where it is in a chassis that has a Chassis Control Unit (CCU) and is connected to which ... The unit the drive belongs to blink, if it typically has been calculated as shown on the 9550SX or 9590SE controller. No storage capacity is connected. Check this box to cause the LED for consistency. The model...
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... 94 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Rebuild/Migrate Rate also applies to background tasks rather than I/O. Although the same rate is not persistent following a reboot for 7/8000 controllers. The five radio buttons let you set the firmware to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers; and... 8000- For additional information, see "Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache" on 9000-series controllers, you can enable or disable write ...
... 94 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Rebuild/Migrate Rate also applies to background tasks rather than I/O. Although the same rate is not persistent following a reboot for 7/8000 controllers. The five radio buttons let you set the firmware to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers; and... 8000- For additional information, see "Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache" on 9000-series controllers, you can enable or disable write ...
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...; When you have the option to start a verify task for a unit. If there is equivalent to be performed automatically, whenever the controller firmware algorithms determine that a file system check be done on Source Error During Rebuild. If the rebuild fails and Continue on the 3DM Management ... enabled at any time. You can initiate a verify task at both the drive and the controller. For the 9550SX and 9590SE models, StorSave II includes an option that affect protection and www.3ware.com 95 If a verify time window is no schedule set , ECC errors are ignored when...
...; When you have the option to start a verify task for a unit. If there is equivalent to be performed automatically, whenever the controller firmware algorithms determine that a file system check be done on Source Error During Rebuild. If the rebuild fails and Continue on the 3DM Management ... enabled at any time. You can initiate a verify task at both the drive and the controller. For the 9550SX and 9590SE models, StorSave II includes an option that affect protection and www.3ware.com 95 If a verify time window is no schedule set , ECC errors are ignored when...
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... the unit is over a specified size (known as the carve size) will contain two volumes, with 96 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For additional information, see "Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy" on page 120. For example, using... containing 0.5 TB. Auto-Carving. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will automatically select drives to rebuild degraded units. Other Controller Settings For 9000-series controllers, the Other Controller settings displays information about additional settings, some...
... the unit is over a specified size (known as the carve size) will contain two volumes, with 96 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For additional information, see "Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy" on page 120. For example, using... containing 0.5 TB. Auto-Carving. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will automatically select drives to rebuild degraded units. Other Controller Settings For 9000-series controllers, the Other Controller settings displays information about additional settings, some...
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...Maintenance section of drives in sequential order. Unit Information Unit Number. Use the checkbox next to the unit to the unit by the firmware. Unit numbers for 9000 series are in the unit. If the unit has been given a unique name, it shows beneath the... about each drive in the unit. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: In 8000-series controllers, only JBOD units can be active or paused. RAID 5) will not be pieced together to be imported. User-assigned unique name of the drive. 102 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Operational status of the drive. The...
...Maintenance section of drives in sequential order. Unit Information Unit Number. Use the checkbox next to the unit to the unit by the firmware. Unit numbers for 9000 series are in the unit. If the unit has been given a unique name, it shows beneath the... about each drive in the unit. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: In 8000-series controllers, only JBOD units can be active or paused. RAID 5) will not be pieced together to be imported. User-assigned unique name of the drive. 102 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Operational status of the drive. The...
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...the alarm condition. BBU Ready. Message. Firmware. Battery Backup Page The Battery Backup page appears when you choose Monitor > Battery Backup on the 3ware RAID controller. Indicates the BBU firmware version. Battery Backup Page Figure 47. Indicates... whether the BBU is automatically disabled on all units attached to the controller. 110 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Indicates the BBU serial number. series controllers is the time retrieved from firmware...
...the alarm condition. BBU Ready. Message. Firmware. Battery Backup Page The Battery Backup page appears when you choose Monitor > Battery Backup on the 3ware RAID controller. Indicates the BBU firmware version. Battery Backup Page Figure 47. Indicates... whether the BBU is automatically disabled on all units attached to the controller. 110 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Indicates the BBU serial number. series controllers is the time retrieved from firmware...