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... Windows 70 Installing 3DM for Multi LUN Support 121 Setting the Size of Page Refreshes 83 3DM 2 Reference 84 Controller Summary Page 84 Controller Details Page 86 Unit Information Page 87 Unit Details Page 89 Drive Information Page 90 Drive Details Window 92... Access 82 Setting the Incoming Port 83 Setting the Frequency of Volumes Created with the 3DM Screens 76 3DM Menus 77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65...
... Windows 70 Installing 3DM for Multi LUN Support 121 Setting the Size of Page Refreshes 83 3DM 2 Reference 84 Controller Summary Page 84 Controller Details Page 86 Unit Information Page 87 Unit Details Page 89 Drive Information Page 90 Drive Details Window 92... Access 82 Setting the Incoming Port 83 Setting the Frequency of Volumes Created with the 3DM Screens 76 3DM Menus 77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65...
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...; "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 9 Product Models and Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of controllers. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com 1 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 9550SX16MLc 9590SE...
...; "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 9 Product Models and Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of controllers. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com 1 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 9550SX16MLc 9590SE...
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...data to understand when working with a RAID controller: • Arrays and Units. Parity works in the 3ware software. • Mirroring. Should a failure occur, the data on the failed drive can be attached to different ports than one drive fails, the data is...array" is written to the same ports or different ports on RAID 5 and RAID 50. Parity information is used throughout the documentation, see the "Glossary". In addition, mirroring using a 3ware RAID controller provides improved performance because 3ware's TwinStor technology reads from a controller and putting it back later, ...
...data to understand when working with a RAID controller: • Arrays and Units. Parity works in the 3ware software. • Mirroring. Should a failure occur, the data on the failed drive can be attached to different ports than one drive fails, the data is...array" is written to the same ports or different ports on RAID 5 and RAID 50. Parity information is used throughout the documentation, see the "Glossary". In addition, mirroring using a 3ware RAID controller provides improved performance because 3ware's TwinStor technology reads from a controller and putting it back later, ...
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... lost . 8 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Requires a minimum of RAID levels (such as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. The first two drives are then grouped as RAID 1 and RAID 5), since the array can have 3 disks each RAID 5 set fail, then all of the data will continue to function. four of RAID 5 with RAID 0. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller RAID 10...
... lost . 8 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Requires a minimum of RAID levels (such as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. The first two drives are then grouped as RAID 1 and RAID 5), since the array can have 3 disks each RAID 5 set fail, then all of the data will continue to function. four of RAID 5 with RAID 0. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller RAID 10...
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.... Single drives are take to take advantage of ports on the 3ware website, at: http://www.3ware.com/products/pdf/RAID_Primer.pdf. For additional information about RAID levels, see the article "RAID Primer" on your 3ware RAID controller. JBOD A JBOD is no longer supported in other RAID configurations, single disks contain 3ware Disk Control Block (DCB) information and are determined by...
.... Single drives are take to take advantage of ports on the 3ware website, at: http://www.3ware.com/products/pdf/RAID_Primer.pdf. For additional information about RAID levels, see the article "RAID Primer" on your 3ware RAID controller. JBOD A JBOD is no longer supported in other RAID configurations, single disks contain 3ware Disk Control Block (DCB) information and are determined by...
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... auto-rebuild policy allows rebuilds to a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for a Unit" on the controller has been connected to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis... define the rate at the same time, thus improving performance. When the I2C port on page 149. • Drive Locate. Chapter 1. However when data is stored in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is enabled, data will be lost ...
... auto-rebuild policy allows rebuilds to a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for a Unit" on the controller has been connected to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis... define the rate at the same time, thus improving performance. When the I2C port on page 149. • Drive Locate. Chapter 1. However when data is stored in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is enabled, data will be lost ...
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...of the windows will depend on a per-port basis, the Mozilla release notes recommend adding a comma-separated list of 1024 X 768 or greater, and set colors to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, to unblock port 888, use the following line: pref("network....security.ports.banned.override", "888") This file is located at: /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/all .js...
...of the windows will depend on a per-port basis, the Mozilla release notes recommend adding a comma-separated list of 1024 X 768 or greater, and set colors to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, to unblock port 888, use the following line: pref("network....security.ports.banned.override", "888") This file is located at: /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/all .js...
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... HTTP port that 3DM will be allowed • Whether you want email alerts to be installed from the main 3ware CD that came with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. www.3ware.com 67 The latest service packs should receive them Installing 3DM on a Microsoft Windows system The 3ware RAID controller works with your 3ware RAID controller...
... HTTP port that 3DM will be allowed • Whether you want email alerts to be installed from the main 3ware CD that came with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. www.3ware.com 67 The latest service packs should receive them Installing 3DM on a Microsoft Windows system The 3ware RAID controller works with your 3ware RAID controller...
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... who should receive the 3DM e-mail status messages. You may enter multiple e-mail addresses, separating each entry with a comma (,). 68 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If you do not want to specify initial email settings. When the second checkbox is checked, only localhost connections are... change this setting later in 3DM.) Figure 30. 3DM Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display 5 If the 3DM HTTP listening port setup screen appears, enter the HTTP port you check the first box on to the next screen. • In the Server field, enter the name or IP...
... who should receive the 3DM e-mail status messages. You may enter multiple e-mail addresses, separating each entry with a comma (,). 68 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If you do not want to specify initial email settings. When the second checkbox is checked, only localhost connections are... change this setting later in 3DM.) Figure 30. 3DM Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display 5 If the 3DM HTTP listening port setup screen appears, enter the HTTP port you check the first box on to the next screen. • In the Server field, enter the name or IP...
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...8226; Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords • Managing E-mail Event Notification • Enabling and Disabling Remote Access • Setting the Incoming Port # • Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords 3DM provides different access levels for listening. On the 3DM... battery. Setting Up 3DM Preferences The 3DM 2 Settings page lets you are logged in with the new password. 80 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The User access level allows the user to fully configure 3DM. These passwords work independently of 3DM. To ...
...8226; Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords • Managing E-mail Event Notification • Enabling and Disabling Remote Access • Setting the Incoming Port # • Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords 3DM provides different access levels for listening. On the 3DM... battery. Setting Up 3DM Preferences The 3DM 2 Settings page lets you are logged in with the new password. 80 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The User access level allows the user to fully configure 3DM. These passwords work independently of 3DM. To ...
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... that the listening port has been changed. If you can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on a regular basis. But you are viewing information about them in the Minutes Between Refresh field. You can also have 3DM refresh the information on your 3ware RAID controller can change while ...you do not want the page to be refreshed in the Listening Port field. 3 Click Change...
... that the listening port has been changed. If you can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on a regular basis. But you are viewing information about them in the Minutes Between Refresh field. You can also have 3DM refresh the information on your 3ware RAID controller can change while ...you do not want the page to be refreshed in the Listening Port field. 3 Click Change...
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...When a unit is Rebuilding, Initializing, or Verifying, the percentage (%) complete is a Single Disk, only information about a particular drive, click the Port #. The type of the unit or subunit: OK, Rebuilding, Migrating, Initializing, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). The specific information shown ...title in the menu bar continues to the list of units, click Unit Information in Figure 38. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, JBOD, or Disk www.3ware.com 89 Because it is a sub-page of which contains one disk will include details about a ...
...When a unit is Rebuilding, Initializing, or Verifying, the percentage (%) complete is a Single Disk, only information about a particular drive, click the Port #. The type of the unit or subunit: OK, Rebuilding, Migrating, Initializing, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). The specific information shown ...title in the menu bar continues to the list of units, click Unit Information in Figure 38. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, JBOD, or Disk www.3ware.com 89 Because it is a sub-page of which contains one disk will include details about a ...
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... applicable. This is a link to which you have a unit on one . 90 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This feature provides a diagnostic capability for Multi LUN Support" on is highlighted. Rescanning the controller will see "Using AutoCarving for potential problem drives. Drive Information Page Figure 39. Drive ... is an error on which the drive is connected is Disk, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare, the port to the Drive Information page. For multiple drive units, the port numbers are shown. If you created a boot volume on this page from the menu bar, or when you...
... applicable. This is a link to which you have a unit on one . 90 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This feature provides a diagnostic capability for Multi LUN Support" on is highlighted. Rescanning the controller will see "Using AutoCarving for potential problem drives. Drive Information Page Figure 39. Drive ... is an error on which the drive is connected is Disk, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare, the port to the Drive Information page. For multiple drive units, the port numbers are shown. If you created a boot volume on this page from the menu bar, or when you...
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... is supported and enabled at both the drive and the controller. The NCQ values in a unit on the Drive Information page. SATA Link Supported and SATA Link Enabled. Only 9550SX and 9590SE controllers support NCQ. In order to make use of Native Command... shows some applications, usually server-type applications. At the controller level, queuing is running. 92 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Data Page The Drive Details window appears when you click a Port # on the Controller Settings Page. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Drive Details Window Figure 40....
... is supported and enabled at both the drive and the controller. The NCQ values in a unit on the Drive Information page. SATA Link Supported and SATA Link Enabled. Only 9550SX and 9590SE controllers support NCQ. In order to make use of Native Command... shows some applications, usually server-type applications. At the controller level, queuing is running. 92 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Data Page The Drive Details window appears when you click a Port # on the Controller Settings Page. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Drive Details Window Figure 40....
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...checks empty ports for example, a RAID 5 unit missing 2 or more drives), and a rescan finds drives that . If new drives do not have 3DM scan the ports. In 9000-series controllers, rescan checks all ports, so if...Rescan Controller • Unit Maintenance • Maintenance Task Buttons • Available Drives (to Create Units) Rescan Controller Use the Rescan Controller button to have any data indicating they were previously part of a 3ware RAID configuration,... icon. This is required for controllers earlier than the 9550SX models, and recommended for 9550SX and 9590SE models.
...checks empty ports for example, a RAID 5 unit missing 2 or more drives), and a rescan finds drives that . If new drives do not have 3DM scan the ports. In 9000-series controllers, rescan checks all ports, so if...Rescan Controller • Unit Maintenance • Maintenance Task Buttons • Available Drives (to Create Units) Rescan Controller Use the Rescan Controller button to have any data indicating they were previously part of a 3ware RAID configuration,... icon. This is required for controllers earlier than the 9550SX models, and recommended for 9550SX and 9590SE models.
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... Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). The default setting is also shown. The usable capacity (size) of the drive. Capacity. The port to which will destroy any existing data on the unit number to display the Unit Information page, which has that make up the unit...drives together as a unit, restart the computer.. Model. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: In 8000-series controllers, only JBOD units can be pieced together to select a unit before clicking one of unit: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, or JBOD. If the unit has ...
... Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). The default setting is also shown. The usable capacity (size) of the drive. Capacity. The port to which will destroy any existing data on the unit number to display the Unit Information page, which has that make up the unit...drives together as a unit, restart the computer.. Model. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: In 8000-series controllers, only JBOD units can be pieced together to select a unit before clicking one of unit: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, or JBOD. If the unit has ...
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...prompted to create a unit for drives in Figure 44 shows the drives you selected, and lets you specify configuration settings. 106 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Port number, model, capacity, and status are being done, however you are using and what kind of I /Os are all ...displayed, as part of physically yanking a hard drive out from the controller so that the unit was deleted. Warning: Physically removing drives ...
...prompted to create a unit for drives in Figure 44 shows the drives you selected, and lets you specify configuration settings. 106 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Port number, model, capacity, and status are being done, however you are using and what kind of I /Os are all ...displayed, as part of physically yanking a hard drive out from the controller so that the unit was deleted. Warning: Physically removing drives ...
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.... Displays how frequently pages in 3DM will have to access 3DM from the controller. All other 3DM pages do. Saves a new port number. 114 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide HTTP Settings Listening Port. The default port setting is not being used by 3DM when listening for users and administrators to restart it by hand. Remote...
.... Displays how frequently pages in 3DM will have to access 3DM from the controller. All other 3DM pages do. Saves a new port number. 114 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide HTTP Settings Listening Port. The default port setting is not being used by 3DM when listening for users and administrators to restart it by hand. Remote...
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... want to use: • Number of Drives Per Spinup: Select the number of drives-from 1 to 4, 8, or 12, depending on the number of ports on the controller. • Delay between drive groups that spin up at one time. If you set the number of drives that do not support it . You... number of staggered spinup you want to 6. • Staggered Method: Select either ATA-6 or SATA OOB as 3BM makes the policy changes. 124 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up Three policy settings let you enable staggered spinup and have drives that will be set...
... want to use: • Number of Drives Per Spinup: Select the number of drives-from 1 to 4, 8, or 12, depending on the number of ports on the controller. • Delay between drive groups that spin up at one time. If you set the number of drives that do not support it . You... number of staggered spinup you want to 6. • Staggered Method: Select either ATA-6 or SATA OOB as 3BM makes the policy changes. 124 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up Three policy settings let you enable staggered spinup and have drives that will be set...
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...to use the new capacity, you wish to add to the unit by checking the Port ID box next to show the newly reconfigured unit. The Maintenance page updates to each one. 5... If desired or necessary, select the appropriate RAID level. 6 Click OK. Note: This step can also perform these steps using tools specific to Step... size is complete. The operating system will not see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. Resizing the file system to either resize the existing partition or add a new ...
...to use the new capacity, you wish to add to the unit by checking the Port ID box next to show the newly reconfigured unit. The Maintenance page updates to each one. 5... If desired or necessary, select the appropriate RAID level. 6 Click OK. Note: This step can also perform these steps using tools specific to Step... size is complete. The operating system will not see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. Resizing the file system to either resize the existing partition or add a new ...