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User Guide 3ware® Serial ATA RAID Controller Supports the 9550SX and 9590SE Models PN 720-0126-04 April 2006
User Guide 3ware® Serial ATA RAID Controller Supports the 9550SX and 9590SE Models PN 720-0126-04 April 2006
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... Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides instructions for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. For example, the instructions for "Configuring a New Unit" on page 65. www.3ware.com v This guide assumes that you have already installed your controller in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from 3BM. You can download the installation guide...
... Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides instructions for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. For example, the instructions for "Configuring a New Unit" on page 65. www.3ware.com v This guide assumes that you have already installed your controller in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from 3BM. You can download the installation guide...
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... new units and spares, change configuration settings that affect the controller and all the 3DM pages. Includes definitions for the 3ware controller if you have just installed the controller. Compliance and Conformity Statements C. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Configuring Units 9. Maintaining Units 10. Troubleshooting A. Includes information for...
... new units and spares, change configuration settings that affect the controller and all the 3DM pages. Includes definitions for the 3ware controller if you have just installed the controller. Compliance and Conformity Statements C. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Configuring Units 9. Maintaining Units 10. Troubleshooting A. Includes information for...
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... 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 PCI Express (for 9590SE) connectivity • 7th generation StorSwitch(TM) technology • Support...size of RAID controllers have the following features and benefits: • 200% faster than 2 terabytes with it when you have a chassis that supports it • Improved BIOS control lets you to be used when carving units into volumes. 2 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 1.
... 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 PCI Express (for 9590SE) connectivity • 7th generation StorSwitch(TM) technology • Support...size of RAID controllers have the following features and benefits: • 200% faster than 2 terabytes with it when you have a chassis that supports it • Improved BIOS control lets you to be used when carving units into volumes. 2 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 1.
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Chapter 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller • Internet Explorer 5.5 and later • Mozilla 1.2 and later • Firefox 1.02 and later • Netscape 7 and later • JavaScript must be enabled • Cookies ... 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. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller • Internet Explorer 5.5 and later • Mozilla 1.2 and later • Firefox 1.02 and later • Netscape 7 and later • JavaScript must be enabled • Cookies ... 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
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... of any kind. The loss of two drives. RAID 0 Configuration Example 6 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller Available RAID Configurations The following RAID levels and configurations are taken to a 3ware RAID controller: • RAID 0 • RAID 1 • RAID 5 • RAID 10 • RAID 50 • Single Disk • JBOD • Hot Spare RAID 0 Provides striping, but no mirroring or redundancy...
... of any kind. The loss of two drives. RAID 0 Configuration Example 6 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller Available RAID Configurations The following RAID levels and configurations are taken to a 3ware RAID controller: • RAID 0 • RAID 1 • RAID 5 • RAID 10 • RAID 50 • Single Disk • JBOD • Hot Spare RAID 0 Provides striping, but no mirroring or redundancy...
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... array will continue to function. A minimum of six drives. In addition, RAID 10 arrays offer a higher degree of fault tolerance than other types of the data will be lost . 8 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Requires a minimum of four drives are mirrored as RAID 1 and RAID 5), since the array can sustain multiple drive failures without data loss...
... array will continue to function. A minimum of six drives. In addition, RAID 10 arrays offer a higher degree of fault tolerance than other types of the data will be lost . 8 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Requires a minimum of four drives are mirrored as RAID 1 and RAID 5), since the array can sustain multiple drive failures without data loss...
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... 2 subunits of smallest drive) 10 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Combination of RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, hot spare, and single disk Drive Capacity Considerations The capacity of each . For example, with hot spare RAID 5 RAID 5 + hot spare RAID 10 Combination of RAID 0, RAID 1, single disk RAID 5 + hot spare RAID 10 + hot spare Combination of RAID 0, RAID 1, hot spare, for single disk RAID 50 Depending on # of...
... 2 subunits of smallest drive) 10 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Combination of RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, hot spare, and single disk Drive Capacity Considerations The capacity of each . For example, with hot spare RAID 5 RAID 5 + hot spare RAID 10 Combination of RAID 0, RAID 1, single disk RAID 5 + hot spare RAID 10 + hot spare Combination of RAID 0, RAID 1, hot spare, for single disk RAID 50 Depending on # of...
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... is the tool most frequently used together as 3DM and 3DM 2. 12 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For details about working with 3BM, see "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" on a system connected via a network to provide ongoing monitoring and administration of the controller and associated drives. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for creating, deleting...
... is the tool most frequently used together as 3DM and 3DM 2. 12 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For details about working with 3BM, see "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" on a system connected via a network to provide ongoing monitoring and administration of the controller and associated drives. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for creating, deleting...
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..., data will be checked or replaced (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). • Auto-Rebuild. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on page 149. • Drive Locate. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for these tasks to set...you can quickly identify what drive needs to occur with an available drive or with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide However when data is committed to process multiple write commands at which background tasks are performed, specifying whether ...
..., data will be checked or replaced (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). • Auto-Rebuild. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on page 149. • Drive Locate. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for these tasks to set...you can quickly identify what drive needs to occur with an available drive or with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide However when data is committed to process multiple write commands at which background tasks are performed, specifying whether ...
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... Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these steps depends in your system, you choose the appropriate RAID level for initial installation. This information will help you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). You will find step-by-step instructions in the later chapters of this user guide, but...
... Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these steps depends in your system, you choose the appropriate RAID level for initial installation. This information will help you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). You will find step-by-step instructions in the later chapters of this user guide, but...
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...; "Scheduling Background Tasks" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You may want to begin using your initial setup, or 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 and from...
...; "Scheduling Background Tasks" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You may want to begin using your initial setup, or 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 and from...
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Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller 18 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 2.
Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller 18 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 2.
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... screen indicates the problem and remains on your screen longer. 3 If you want to bring up or reboot your 3ware configuration remains on the disks. 20 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 3. Normally your system. Figure 6. 3ware Controller Board Selection Screen You see a screen similar to Figure 7, warning you that changing your system, a screen lists the...
... screen indicates the problem and remains on your screen longer. 3 If you want to bring up or reboot your 3ware configuration remains on the disks. 20 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 3. Normally your system. Figure 6. 3ware Controller Board Selection Screen You see a screen similar to Figure 7, warning you that changing your system, a screen lists the...
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... access (such as video access) and larger stripe sizes for Four Drives 3 Use the arrow keys to display the available RAID levels for the number of Configuration Choices for random access (such as a database). 22 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 3. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 3 Make sure that the proper drives are listed.
... access (such as video access) and larger stripe sizes for Four Drives 3 Use the arrow keys to display the available RAID levels for the number of Configuration Choices for random access (such as a database). 22 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 3. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 3 Make sure that the proper drives are listed.
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... 1 Press Tab to select the OK button and press Enter to review the information about carving the unit into multiple volumes. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM Note: Setting a Boot Volume Size is enabled and the combined size of the drives in Gigabytes that you want to ... no data is large enough to divide it . For more information about auto-carving, see "Boot volume size" on page 121. 24 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Multiple volumes will ask you entered a Boot Volume Size of greater than zero (0), or if auto-carving is optional. Chapter 3.
... 1 Press Tab to select the OK button and press Enter to review the information about carving the unit into multiple volumes. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM Note: Setting a Boot Volume Size is enabled and the combined size of the drives in Gigabytes that you want to ... no data is large enough to divide it . For more information about auto-carving, see "Boot volume size" on page 121. 24 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Multiple volumes will ask you entered a Boot Volume Size of greater than zero (0), or if auto-carving is optional. Chapter 3.
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... cancelling initialization," below.) You can take several hours, depending on page 177. 26 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For complete information about initialization of RAID units, see "About Initialization" on the size of your drives. 5 If you want to use a RAID configuration which has started initializing, you have booted to the operating system, background initialization...
... cancelling initialization," below.) You can take several hours, depending on page 177. 26 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For complete information about initialization of RAID units, see "About Initialization" on the size of your drives. 5 If you want to use a RAID configuration which has started initializing, you have booted to the operating system, background initialization...
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..., the 3ware RAID controller should precede them in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that if you configured more information, see Chapter 6, "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" and the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 28 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide With...
..., the 3ware RAID controller should precede them in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that if you configured more information, see Chapter 6, "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" and the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 28 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide With...
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...you must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on ...3ware RAID controller can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Chapter 4. Windows 2003 64-bit for how to the latest service pack available. Consult the installation guide that guide from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
...you must have administrator privileges for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on ...3ware RAID controller can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from : http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Chapter 4. Windows 2003 64-bit for how to the latest service pack available. Consult the installation guide that guide from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
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... of two drivers during this point. Chapter 4. Figure 15. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you will see Figure 15). Note that Boots from a Different Device If you are multiple controllers in this section, depending on a System that you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000...
... of two drivers during this point. Chapter 4. Figure 15. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you will see Figure 15). Note that Boots from a Different Device If you are multiple controllers in this section, depending on a System that you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000...