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...controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, and set up your 3ware RAID controller. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. Describes how to RAID... the driver, move a unit from one controller to contact technical support. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Configuring Your Controller 8. Provides a summary of initialization, verify,...Getting Started 3. Maintaining Your Controller 11. Includes information for configuring RAID units if you how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one. ...
...controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, and set up your 3ware RAID controller. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. Describes how to RAID... the driver, move a unit from one controller to contact technical support. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Configuring Your Controller 8. Provides a summary of initialization, verify,...Getting Started 3. Maintaining Your Controller 11. Includes information for configuring RAID units if you how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one. ...
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... a time for these tasks to a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When write cache is enabled, data will be stored in cache, it will be enabled or disabled using 3BM 2, 3DM 2 and CLI.... spare available, setting the auto-rebuild policy allows rebuilds to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis Control Unit (CCU), you can be least disruptive to disk. Chapter 1. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on page 149. • Drive Locate. You can quickly identify what drive needs ...
... a time for these tasks to a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When write cache is enabled, data will be stored in cache, it will be enabled or disabled using 3BM 2, 3DM 2 and CLI.... spare available, setting the auto-rebuild policy allows rebuilds to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis Control Unit (CCU), you can be least disruptive to disk. Chapter 1. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on page 149. • Drive Locate. You can quickly identify what drive needs ...
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Figure 6. 3ware Controller Board Selection Screen You see a screen similar to work and press Enter. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM To launch 3BM 1 Power up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). Normally your disk array configuration may overwrite data on -screen for just a few seconds.... While the system is starting, watch 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...
Figure 6. 3ware Controller Board Selection Screen You see a screen similar to work and press Enter. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM To launch 3BM 1 Power up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). Normally your disk array configuration may overwrite data on -screen for just a few seconds.... While the system is starting, watch 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...
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... size your unit is 2TB or greater, you have a BBU installed, 3BM will be assigned to the boot volume. 4 Press Enter again to accept the size. For more information about creating a boot volume, see "Boot volume size" on page 130. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM Note: Setting a Boot Volume Size is... Tab to select the OK button and press Enter to divide it . For details, see "Using AutoCarving for Multi LUN Support" on page 121. 24 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... size your unit is 2TB or greater, you have a BBU installed, 3BM will be assigned to the boot volume. 4 Press Enter again to accept the size. For more information about creating a boot volume, see "Boot volume size" on page 130. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM Note: Setting a Boot Volume Size is... Tab to select the OK button and press Enter to divide it . For details, see "Using AutoCarving for Multi LUN Support" on page 121. 24 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... 58 • "Displaying Controller Information" on page 63 • "Getting Help While Using 3BM" on page 63 Starting 3BM 2 To start 3BM You access 3BM during the start-up process for your computer. 1 Power up or reboot your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. This section 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 the...
... 58 • "Displaying Controller Information" on page 63 • "Getting Help While Using 3BM" on page 63 Starting 3BM 2 To start 3BM You access 3BM during the start-up process for your computer. 1 Power up or reboot your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. This section 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 the...
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..., and drive information for a particular controller. The Monitor menu gives you access to test the battery. Help lets you access to others. The Alarms page shows a list of individual units. www.3ware.com 77 The Management menu gives you access information about using 3DM, and provides...an electronic copy of 3DM pages on menus, and provides direct link access to tasks used for listening. The BBU page shows the status of a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), if one is installed, and allows you set preferences, including email notification for alarms, passwords, page refresh ...
..., and drive information for a particular controller. The Monitor menu gives you access to test the battery. Help lets you access to others. The Alarms page shows a list of individual units. www.3ware.com 77 The Management menu gives you access information about using 3DM, and provides...an electronic copy of 3DM pages on menus, and provides direct link access to tasks used for listening. The BBU page shows the status of a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), if one is installed, and allows you set preferences, including email notification for alarms, passwords, page refresh ...
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These passwords work independently of 3DM. If you change passwords if you are logged in with the new password. 80 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To view this page, click 3DM 2 Settings on the menu bar. Lets you define preference settings that affect the overall operation of Page... (3DM 2) Table 7: List of 3DM Pages 3DM Page Description Battery Backup Page 3DM 2 Settings Page Shows the status of a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), if one is installed, and allows you will use for both the User and Administrator is permitted, and the incoming port which 3DM will be ...
These passwords work independently of 3DM. If you change passwords if you are logged in with the new password. 80 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To view this page, click 3DM 2 Settings on the menu bar. Lets you define preference settings that affect the overall operation of Page... (3DM 2) Table 7: List of 3DM Pages 3DM Page Description Battery Backup Page 3DM 2 Settings Page Shows the status of a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), if one is installed, and allows you will use for both the User and Administrator is permitted, and the incoming port which 3DM will be ...
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... a battery test. Battery Backup Page The Battery Backup page appears when you choose Monitor > Battery Backup on the 3ware RAID controller. Indicates the BBU serial number. Indicates if the BBU is able to the controller. 110 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When the status is not "Ready," write caching is the time retrieved from the driver by...
... a battery test. Battery Backup Page The Battery Backup page appears when you choose Monitor > Battery Backup on the 3ware RAID controller. Indicates the BBU serial number. Indicates if the BBU is able to the controller. 110 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When the status is not "Ready," write caching is the time retrieved from the driver by...
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... for more than two weeks, the battery status changes to backup the 3ware RAID controller. If the temperature falls outside the acceptable range. • Error. Possibly BBU statuses include the following: • OK. Indicates the voltage status of the BBU. This indicates the BBU is installed in the 3ware RAID controller's cache memory. A battery capacity test is in hours.
... for more than two weeks, the battery status changes to backup the 3ware RAID controller. If the temperature falls outside the acceptable range. • Error. Possibly BBU statuses include the following: • OK. Indicates the voltage status of the BBU. This indicates the BBU is installed in the 3ware RAID controller's cache memory. A battery capacity test is in hours.
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...set preferences, including email notification for 112 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To test the battery click the Test Battery Capacity link. Use this field. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) the start of zero will also show if the BBU is updated after the test completes. Indicates... when the BBU last detected the battery pack was ...
...set preferences, including email notification for 112 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To test the battery click the Test Battery Capacity link. Use this field. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) the start of zero will also show if the BBU is updated after the test completes. Indicates... when the BBU last detected the battery pack was ...
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... profiles on Source Error During Rebuild. Determines what StorSave profile is enabled for the unit (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). When not enabled, a rebuild will abort upon encountered an ECC error and the unit.... When disabled, the computer will be adjusted later through settings on the Maintenance pages of the BBU, if you have set a verify schedule. Determines whether auto-verify is needed. For details, see... support it is disabled. 142 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Details about adjusting each policy are described on page 149. Chapter 8.
... profiles on Source Error During Rebuild. Determines what StorSave profile is enabled for the unit (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). When not enabled, a rebuild will abort upon encountered an ECC error and the unit.... When disabled, the computer will be adjusted later through settings on the Maintenance pages of the BBU, if you have set a verify schedule. Determines whether auto-verify is needed. For details, see... support it is disabled. 142 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Details about adjusting each policy are described on page 149. Chapter 8.
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... the StorSave Profile is "protect" and a unit has degraded, write cache cannot be enabled. Do not use Windows Control Panel to enable or disable cache on 3ware RAID units. Enabling write cache results in both 3DM and 3BM without changing the configuration or losing data from the drives. When... the drive before going on to its next task. When a BBU is installed, if the battery is not "Ready," write cache is enabled, a StorSave profile specifies the level of the StorSave Profile. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, when write cache is disabled and cannot be enabled. Write cache...
... the StorSave Profile is "protect" and a unit has degraded, write cache cannot be enabled. Do not use Windows Control Panel to enable or disable cache on 3ware RAID units. Enabling write cache results in both 3DM and 3BM without changing the configuration or losing data from the drives. When... the drive before going on to its next task. When a BBU is installed, if the battery is not "Ready," write cache is enabled, a StorSave profile specifies the level of the StorSave Profile. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, when write cache is disabled and cannot be enabled. Write cache...
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...data is present, this essentially disables the BBU for this unit.) Disabled • FUA (Force Unit Access). Table 8: StorSave Profile Definitions Definition FUA (Force Unit Access) Write Journaling Disable Cache on a per unit basis. www.3ware.com 149 When performance is considered more ...protection), and Balanced (a middle ground).The default is Protection. Ignore FUA Disabled. (If BBU is written to media. Three profiles are summarized in cache. FUA commands are a way that the RAID controller or a program (such as a database program) can set the desired level of ...
...data is present, this essentially disables the BBU for this unit.) Disabled • FUA (Force Unit Access). Table 8: StorSave Profile Definitions Definition FUA (Force Unit Access) Write Journaling Disable Cache on a per unit basis. www.3ware.com 149 When performance is considered more ...protection), and Balanced (a middle ground).The default is Protection. Ignore FUA Disabled. (If BBU is written to media. Three profiles are summarized in cache. FUA commands are a way that the RAID controller or a program (such as a database program) can set the desired level of ...
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... that unit. • Write cache disabled on degrade. Chapter 8. Using write journaling helps protect your data, however it only if no BBU is a unit policy that write cache continues to be enabled. If you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or ...; Write Journaling. The Protection profile enables write journaling; The Protection profile enables this feature, so that can have made. 150 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Balanced profile disables it can be disabled until the unit is reinserted and are replayed after power is restored or...
... that unit. • Write cache disabled on degrade. Chapter 8. Using write journaling helps protect your data, however it only if no BBU is a unit policy that write cache continues to be enabled. If you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or ...; Write Journaling. The Protection profile enables write journaling; The Protection profile enables this feature, so that can have made. 150 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Balanced profile disables it can be disabled until the unit is reinserted and are replayed after power is restored or...
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... FreeBSD 1 Download and extract the driver, as described on page 200. 2 Backup any 3BM, A-chip, P-chip, and BBU firmware updates. Maintaining Your Controller Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD The following steps describe how to the appropriate directory. For FreeBSD 4.x, copy the driver into /modules For FreeBSD... The PROM images that are present, you update the firmware include any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted files, which include tw_update. 216 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... FreeBSD 1 Download and extract the driver, as described on page 200. 2 Backup any 3BM, A-chip, P-chip, and BBU firmware updates. Maintaining Your Controller Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD The following steps describe how to the appropriate directory. For FreeBSD 4.x, copy the driver into /modules For FreeBSD... The PROM images that are present, you update the firmware include any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted files, which include tw_update. 216 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... can see "Battery Backup Page" on page 110. 218 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To view information about a battery backup unit attached to the Information button and press Enter. Two different BBU models are the same as those available through 3DM. The Battery... Battery Backup and press Enter. You can be attached to a 3ware 9000 RAID controller to 72 hours. For details about the fields, see information about a BBU in the event of the cache memory for 9550SX and 9590SE controllers (BBU-9550SX-01). When fully charged, the battery preserves the contents of a...
... can see "Battery Backup Page" on page 110. 218 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To view information about a battery backup unit attached to the Information button and press Enter. Two different BBU models are the same as those available through 3DM. The Battery... Battery Backup and press Enter. You can be attached to a 3ware 9000 RAID controller to 72 hours. For details about the fields, see information about a BBU in the event of the cache memory for 9550SX and 9590SE controllers (BBU-9550SX-01). When fully charged, the battery preserves the contents of a...
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... "OK" again. Testing Battery Capacity Testing Battery Capacity Batteries in the BBU need to make a reliable estimate of battery capacity, the BBU pre-charges the battery before it proceeds with your controller. The battery is part of battery capacity, and to determine when it...BBU in order to get a reliable estimate of the battery test. After the battery test starts, you that came with a full discharge cycle. Battery Backup Information Screen in 3DM 3 When a message cautions you will see the installation guide that testing the battery will change to be replaced. www.3ware...
... "OK" again. Testing Battery Capacity Testing Battery Capacity Batteries in the BBU need to make a reliable estimate of battery capacity, the BBU pre-charges the battery before it proceeds with your controller. The battery is part of battery capacity, and to determine when it...BBU in order to get a reliable estimate of the battery test. After the battery test starts, you that came with a full discharge cycle. Battery Backup Information Screen in 3DM 3 When a message cautions you will see the installation guide that testing the battery will change to be replaced. www.3ware...
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Figure 93. Battery Backup Information Screen in 3BM 1 At the main 3BM screen, tab to the BBU button and press Enter. 2 Tab to Test Battery Capacity and press Enter. BBU Information Screen While Battery is Testing To test the battery in a BBU in 3BM 220 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller Figure 92. Chapter 10.
Figure 93. Battery Backup Information Screen in 3BM 1 At the main 3BM screen, tab to the BBU button and press Enter. 2 Tab to Test Battery Capacity and press Enter. BBU Information Screen While Battery is Testing To test the battery in a BBU in 3BM 220 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller Figure 92. Chapter 10.
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... the battery temperature being backed up in hours, which is not recommended and may take up the 3ware RAID controller. The use of a PCI card in the slot adjacent to the BBU is how long the Battery Backup Unit can occur if a unit that was present before the power failure was... is restored following a power failure. All units will have their original values since the Battery Backup Unit is now able to backup the 3ware RAID controller. 051h Battery health check started . 052h Battery health check completed The Battery Backup Unit evaluates periodically the health of the battery and its ...
... the battery temperature being backed up in hours, which is not recommended and may take up the 3ware RAID controller. The use of a PCI card in the slot adjacent to the BBU is how long the Battery Backup Unit can occur if a unit that was present before the power failure was... is restored following a power failure. All units will have their original values since the Battery Backup Unit is now able to backup the 3ware RAID controller. 051h Battery health check started . 052h Battery health check completed The Battery Backup Unit evaluates periodically the health of the battery and its ...
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...at its option, will be either new or refurbished to be provided by returning the defective product to new. www.3ware.com 251 Software Warranty: AMCC will repair or replace any part of this product which proves defective by reason of ...BBU) Hardware. 1-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase. Products or parts replaced under this provision shall become the property of AMCC. C Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Limited Warranty RAID Controller...
...at its option, will be either new or refurbished to be provided by returning the defective product to new. www.3ware.com 251 Software Warranty: AMCC will repair or replace any part of this product which proves defective by reason of ...BBU) Hardware. 1-Year Hardware Warranty: AMCC warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase. Products or parts replaced under this provision shall become the property of AMCC. C Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Limited Warranty RAID Controller...