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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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... described in your 3ware RAID controller. You can download the installation guide from You can also perform many tasks at the BIOS level (3ware BIOS Manager 2, or 3BM 2) and one that runs in a browser (3ware Disk Manager 2, or 3DM 2). About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides ... configuration and maintenance tasks for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. If you have not yet done so, see the installation guide that came with your 3ware 9000 series controller. You can download that guide from 3BM. This manual includes instructions ...
... described in your 3ware RAID controller. You can download the installation guide from You can also perform many tasks at the BIOS level (3ware BIOS Manager 2, or 3BM 2) and one that runs in a browser (3ware Disk Manager 2, or 3DM 2). About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides ... configuration and maintenance tasks for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. If you have not yet done so, see the installation guide that came with your 3ware 9000 series controller. You can download that guide from 3BM. This manual includes instructions ...
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...for your situation. Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your controller and drives, follow the instructions in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these steps depends in part...3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. If you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). This information will help you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www.3ware...
...for your situation. Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your controller and drives, follow the instructions in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these steps depends in part...3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. If you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). This information will help you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www.3ware...
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...instructions for how to: • Create a driver diskette for secondary storage and boot from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware RAID controller can download that came with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server ...2003. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD...
...instructions for how to: • Create a driver diskette for secondary storage and boot from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware RAID controller can download that came with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server ...2003. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD...
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...9550SX or 9590SE. This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you already have a system with the versions for which there is not a driver available from the 3ware download..., or other bootable media. Chapter 4. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to do not have already installed your system's boot device. Or, you can download that same system, you must have a 9500S installed in the system. Driver ...
...9550SX or 9590SE. This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you already have a system with the versions for which there is not a driver available from the 3ware download..., or other bootable media. Chapter 4. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to do not have already installed your system's boot device. Or, you can download that same system, you must have a 9500S installed in the system. Driver ...
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... Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on the 3ware CD are included on your driver request to use the correct driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you... from one of these downloads is possible to compile the latest driver for the 7/8000-series controller. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are installed in these two sources: • 3ware software CD-ROM. Be...
... Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on the 3ware CD are included on your driver request to use the correct driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you... from one of these downloads is possible to compile the latest driver for the 7/8000-series controller. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are installed in these two sources: • 3ware software CD-ROM. Be...
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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 For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/kb/ article.aspx?id=14546. 6 Type: /sbin/depmod -a 7 Type: /sbin/mkinitrd 8 If you ... output should be similar to compile your system, you will need to : Added linux * Compiling a 3ware Driver for Linux If you can copy the source from the 3ware software CD or download the source from the CD-ROM. If a driver is not a compiled driver available from...
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 For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/kb/ article.aspx?id=14546. 6 Type: /sbin/depmod -a 7 Type: /sbin/mkinitrd 8 If you ... output should be similar to compile your system, you will need to : Added linux * Compiling a 3ware Driver for Linux If you can copy the source from the 3ware software CD or download the source from the CD-ROM. If a driver is not a compiled driver available from...
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... The kernel driver module and the corresponding source files can also download the FreeBSD kernel driver module from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to do this. You can be your 3ware RAID controller in the system. The source for how to be found on...
... The kernel driver module and the corresponding source files can also download the FreeBSD kernel driver module from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to do this. You can be your 3ware RAID controller in the system. The source for how to be found on...
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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). After installing the latest version, you may be enabled • For ... recommend adding a comma-separated list of Mozilla Firefox. Note: Because 3DM may need 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 ports to follow the instruction in use the following line: pref...
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). After installing the latest version, you may be enabled • For ... recommend adding a comma-separated list of Mozilla Firefox. Note: Because 3DM may need 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 ports to follow the instruction in use the following line: pref...
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... should receive them Installing 3DM on a Microsoft Windows system The 3ware RAID controller works with your 3ware RAID controller. To install 3DM on a Windows system 1 Insert the 3DM CD-ROM and click Install 3DM 2 when the menu appears. www.3ware.com 67 You will be allowed • Whether you want email... Whether remote access will need to enable remote access. Installing 3DM Installing 3DM 3DM 2 can also download the current version from the website at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp. 3DM must be installed on the system in which port to use, leave the box unchecked ...
... should receive them Installing 3DM on a Microsoft Windows system The 3ware RAID controller works with your 3ware RAID controller. To install 3DM on a Windows system 1 Insert the 3DM CD-ROM and click Install 3DM 2 when the menu appears. www.3ware.com 67 You will be allowed • Whether you want email... Whether remote access will need to enable remote access. Installing 3DM Installing 3DM 3DM 2 can also download the current version from the website at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp. 3DM must be installed on the system in which port to use, leave the box unchecked ...
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...install.3dm --i For FreeBSD: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/freebsd ./install.3dm --i 70 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Uninstalling 3DM under Microsoft Windows Use the Add or Remove Programs control panel to recreate the security certificate. Installing 3DM for Linux or FreeBSD Note: If ...replace /linux with /root or your browser. Then start the installation 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for example: /root). Under Windows, this file is located in the same directory in /etc/3dm2. If you downloaded 3DM_Linux.zip from your installation directory.
...install.3dm --i For FreeBSD: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/freebsd ./install.3dm --i 70 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Uninstalling 3DM under Microsoft Windows Use the Add or Remove Programs control panel to recreate the security certificate. Installing 3DM for Linux or FreeBSD Note: If ...replace /linux with /root or your browser. Then start the installation 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for example: /root). Under Windows, this file is located in the same directory in /etc/3dm2. If you downloaded 3DM_Linux.zip from your installation directory.
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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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...3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and 8000-series controllers. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus type used to interact with the controller. x4, x8, or x16, for 7000- Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Details Page Figure 36. The Controller Details page provides detailed information about the controller... Width. The model name of the controller. You can also open or download an error log from the menu bar. Controller Details Page The Controller Details page appears when you choose Information > Controller Details from this screen. The driver ...
...3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide and 8000-series controllers. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus type used to interact with the controller. x4, x8, or x16, for 7000- Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Details Page Figure 36. The Controller Details page provides detailed information about the controller... Width. The model name of the controller. You can also open or download an error log from the menu bar. Controller Details Page The Controller Details page appears when you choose Information > Controller Details from this screen. The driver ...
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...when contacting AMCC for support with your computer. www.3ware.com 87 For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the speed of the bus used on the controller. # of drives connected to your controller. The number of total ports on the Controller Summary page. Unit Information Page The Unit Information page... of Units. It will help AMCC identify the problem you click an ID number on the controller, regardless of Ports. The number of Drives. Download Error Log: Click on the controller specified in the Unit # column. To see details about a particular unit, click the link...
...when contacting AMCC for support with your computer. www.3ware.com 87 For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the speed of the bus used on the controller. # of drives connected to your controller. The number of total ports on the Controller Summary page. Unit Information Page The Unit Information page... of Units. It will help AMCC identify the problem you click an ID number on the controller, regardless of Ports. The number of Drives. Download Error Log: Click on the controller specified in the Unit # column. To see details about a particular unit, click the link...
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... 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 when sectors have occurred on units. For more recipients. www.3ware.com 175 These events include alarms that have been repaired during verification. ...
... 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 when sectors have occurred on units. For more recipients. www.3ware.com 175 These events include alarms that have been repaired during verification. ...
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... to send the saved file to save the log and click OK. Maintaining Units Downloading an Error Log You can also set self-tests that occur. SMART data is shown as hex values. 176 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This can view SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data... opens. Chapter 9. For more information, see "Selecting Self-tests 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 are exceeded. You can...
... to send the saved file to save the log and click OK. Maintaining Units Downloading an Error Log You can also set self-tests that occur. SMART data is shown as hex values. 176 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This can view SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data... opens. Chapter 9. For more information, see "Selecting Self-tests 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 are exceeded. You can...
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Chapter 10. For more information, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. You can choose to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. The 3ware website also allows you can also use the 3ware Command Line Interface to Service and Support > Software Downloads. 2 Select the product and release desired. 3 Select Driver or Firmware (as appropriate) as...
Chapter 10. For more information, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. You can choose to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. The 3ware website also allows you can also use the 3ware Command Line Interface to Service and Support > Software Downloads. 2 Select the product and release desired. 3 Select Driver or Firmware (as appropriate) as...
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Otherwise the files will not be compatible with the driver files when you download them. Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows You can update both the driver and the firmware under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 207. This utility is included with Linux. 7 ...on the item you selected, you may see when you update just the driver through Windows Device Manager. www.3ware.com 201 Updating the Driver and Firmware 6 When details about the download you requested appear, click the link for the item you want to create a driver diskette, extract the ...
Otherwise the files will not be compatible with the driver files when you download them. Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows You can update both the driver and the firmware under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 207. This utility is included with Linux. 7 ...on the item you selected, you may see when you update just the driver through Windows Device Manager. www.3ware.com 201 Updating the Driver and Firmware 6 When details about the download you requested appear, click the link for the item you want to create a driver diskette, extract the ...
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... 10. 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. In addition, if you update the firmware. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Restarting is...
... 10. 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. In addition, if you update the firmware. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Restarting is...
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..., make any changes to what will be updated and click Continue to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 79. Error Message When the Firmware Image is Missing Only the driver is not found . The firmware will first download and then will show only the Driver as available. Update Utility Showing...
..., make any changes to what will be updated and click Continue to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 79. Error Message When the Firmware Image is Missing Only the driver is not found . The firmware will first download and then will show only the Driver as available. Update Utility Showing...