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..."Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 5 • "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 9 Product Models and Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of controllers includes the models shown in particular. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com... 1 This chapter introduces the features and concepts of controllers. Table 2: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA Controller Models Series 4-port 8-port 12-port 16-port 9500S 9500S-4LPa 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI ...
..."Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 5 • "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 9 Product Models and Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of controllers includes the models shown in particular. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com... 1 This chapter introduces the features and concepts of controllers. Table 2: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA Controller Models Series 4-port 8-port 12-port 16-port 9500S 9500S-4LPa 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI ...
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... enabled • For best viewing, screen resolution should be 1024 x 768, with 16-bit color or more For a complete listing of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet or the 9590SE Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. 4 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 1.
... enabled • For best viewing, screen resolution should be 1024 x 768, with 16-bit color or more For a complete listing of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet or the 9590SE Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. 4 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 1.
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... 4: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 (number of drives) X (capacity of the smallest drive) capacity of the smallest drive (number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 10 Storage efficiency increases with 12 drives, possible RAID 50 configurations include 2 subunits of 6, 3 subunits of 4, or 4 subunits of smallest drive) 10 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... 4: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 (number of drives) X (capacity of the smallest drive) capacity of the smallest drive (number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 10 Storage efficiency increases with 12 drives, possible RAID 50 configurations include 2 subunits of 6, 3 subunits of 4, or 4 subunits of smallest drive) 10 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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..." on page 142 • "Setting Background Task Rate" on page 183 • "Scheduling Background Tasks" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Getting Started with software that include a number of features to review these features as staggered spinup, use of write ... features allow you manage and maintain the controller and your units. You may want to refer to the following information: • Chapter 6, "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" • Chapter 8, "Configuring Units" • 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, available from the CD-ROM...
..." on page 142 • "Setting Background Task Rate" on page 183 • "Scheduling Background Tasks" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Getting Started with software that include a number of features to review these features as staggered spinup, use of write ... features allow you manage and maintain the controller and your units. You may want to refer to the following information: • Chapter 6, "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" • Chapter 8, "Configuring Units" • 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, available from the CD-ROM...
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... Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 16 indicates that you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it is on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When... the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When ...
... Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 16 indicates that you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it is on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When... the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When ...
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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 ... Mozilla Before setting up Mozilla Firefox, remember to download and install the latest available version of ports to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, to 16 bit color or greater. After installing the latest version, you may be enabled • For best viewing, use a screen resolution of...
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 ... Mozilla Before setting up Mozilla Firefox, remember to download and install the latest available version of ports to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, to 16 bit color or greater. After installing the latest version, you may be enabled • For best viewing, use a screen resolution of...
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... greater than 2 TB. The main use of the full capacity in the range of 1 TB to 2 TB (1024 MB to 2048 MB). 3ware firmware supports a maximum of 8 volumes per controller, up to a total of 2 TB. Units created with the first two volumes containing 2 TB each and the last volume containing 1 TB. (...Note: If a specific Boot Volume was also specified in excess of 16 TB. If the policy is turned off will be created. If the ...
... greater than 2 TB. The main use of the full capacity in the range of 1 TB to 2 TB (1024 MB to 2048 MB). 3ware firmware supports a maximum of 8 volumes per controller, up to a total of 2 TB. Units created with the first two volumes containing 2 TB each and the last volume containing 1 TB. (...Note: If a specific Boot Volume was also specified in excess of 16 TB. If the policy is turned off will be created. If the ...
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www.3ware.com 135 Figure 59. Stripe Sizes for a RAID 5 8 (Optional) Tab through the policy fields and make any key to the main 3BM screen. Multiple volumes will be created if you entered a Boot Volume ... satisified with how the volumes will be split up in gigabytes; Configuring a New Unit 5 Tab to the RAID Configuration field and press Enter to the field Stripe Size and select the desired striping size (16, 64, or 256 KB). If you selected. Configuration Choices for Four Drives 6 Use the arrow keys to...
www.3ware.com 135 Figure 59. Stripe Sizes for a RAID 5 8 (Optional) Tab through the policy fields and make any key to the main 3BM screen. Multiple volumes will be created if you entered a Boot Volume ... satisified with how the volumes will be split up in gigabytes; Configuring a New Unit 5 Tab to the RAID Configuration field and press Enter to the field Stripe Size and select the desired striping size (16, 64, or 256 KB). If you selected. Configuration Choices for Four Drives 6 Use the arrow keys to...
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... RAID 1 RAID 10 No RAID 5 with 3 or 4 disks RAID 50 with 6, 8, or 9 disks RAID 50 with 12 disks in 3 subunits of 4 RAID 50 with 12 disks in 4 subunits of 3 RAID 50 with 16 disks in 4 subunits of 4 Yes RAID 5 with 5 or more disks RAID 50 with 10 disks in 2 subunits of drives). Initialization of 6 Auto Initialization After Power Failure The 3ware controller...
... RAID 1 RAID 10 No RAID 5 with 3 or 4 disks RAID 50 with 6, 8, or 9 disks RAID 50 with 12 disks in 3 subunits of 4 RAID 50 with 12 disks in 4 subunits of 3 RAID 50 with 16 disks in 4 subunits of 4 Yes RAID 5 with 5 or more disks RAID 50 with 10 disks in 2 subunits of drives). Initialization of 6 Auto Initialization After Power Failure The 3ware controller...
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... will not be A: if you are using a diskette in the A drive.) Figure 87. Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller 14 When the Select the Device Driver screen appears (Figure 86), click the Have Disk... Install From Disk Dialog Box... 16 When the Select the Device Driver dialog box reappears, select the appropriate driver (Figure 88) and click ... path name to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will be successful. 210 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... will not be A: if you are using a diskette in the A drive.) Figure 87. Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller 14 When the Select the Device Driver screen appears (Figure 86), click the Have Disk... Install From Disk Dialog Box... 16 When the Select the Device Driver dialog box reappears, select the appropriate driver (Figure 88) and click ... path name to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will be successful. 210 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide