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... Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Maintaining Your Controller 199 Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 199 Updating the Driver and Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver...
... Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Maintaining Your Controller 199 Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 199 Updating the Driver and Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver...
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... first set up individually. Getting Started with software that include a number of alarms and other events • Schedules for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You may want to refer to them later, at your units. You can make changes to the...
... first set up individually. Getting Started with software that include a number of alarms and other events • Schedules for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 184 16 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You may want to refer to them later, at your units. You can make changes to the...
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...to /packages/drivers/linux and copy the appropriate kernel driver modules for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for a Linux distribution other that Boots from a Different Device...driver to create a driver install diskette from the update.tar.gz file, using this command: tar -xzf update.tar.gz Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with the installation. 46 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Or • Follow the steps above...
...to /packages/drivers/linux and copy the appropriate kernel driver modules for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for a Linux distribution other that Boots from a Different Device...driver to create a driver install diskette from the update.tar.gz file, using this command: tar -xzf update.tar.gz Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with the installation. 46 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Or • Follow the steps above...
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The firmware will still recognize the unit. www.3ware.com 163 If you have a hot swap carrier, you to hot-swap the unit. When connecting the unit to the new controller, you do not have configured a unit on a 3ware 9000 series controller (9500S, 9550SX, or 9590SE), you can do this without ... same ports to which are now connected, and updates the 3DM screens with current information. Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another After you prepare a unit to be disconnected from the controller, and the Rescan feature checks the controller for drives that are not in hot swap carriers...
The firmware will still recognize the unit. www.3ware.com 163 If you have a hot swap carrier, you to hot-swap the unit. When connecting the unit to the new controller, you do not have configured a unit on a 3ware 9000 series controller (9500S, 9550SX, or 9590SE), you can do this without ... same ports to which are now connected, and updates the 3DM screens with current information. Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another After you prepare a unit to be disconnected from the controller, and the Rescan feature checks the controller for drives that are not in hot swap carriers...
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... help you maintain your controller, including: • Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver • Updating the Driver and Firmware • Viewing Battery Information • Testing Battery Capacity Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver You can view controller and driver information in...page 84) • Using 3BM you can see the firmware version (see "Displaying Controller Information" on page 63) • Using the CLI you can see both the driver and firmware versions (see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide) Under Linux, you can also type the...
... help you maintain your controller, including: • Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver • Updating the Driver and Firmware • Viewing Battery Information • Testing Battery Capacity Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver You can view controller and driver information in...page 84) • Using 3BM you can see the firmware version (see "Displaying Controller Information" on page 63) • Using the CLI you can see both the driver and firmware versions (see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide) Under Linux, you can also type the...
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..." on page 207. For Linux and FreeBSD, updating the driver and updating the firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 200 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller If you to update both the driver and the firmware, or only the driver. You can choose to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Instead, use the driver from the...
..." on page 207. For Linux and FreeBSD, updating the driver and updating the firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 200 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller If you to update both the driver and the firmware, or only the driver. You can choose to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Instead, use the driver from the...
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...see when you want to the driver section for your operating system for more details. Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows You can update it through Windows Device Manager. www.3ware.com 201 Otherwise the files will not be compatible with the driver files when you can... update both the driver and the firmware under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 216 • Updating the firmware for Linux or FreeBSD, page 216 To make a driver diskette If you update just the driver through the Windows Device Manager...
...see when you want to the driver section for your operating system for more details. Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows You can update it through Windows Device Manager. www.3ware.com 201 Otherwise the files will not be compatible with the driver files when you can... update both the driver and the firmware under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 216 • Updating the firmware for Linux or FreeBSD, page 216 To make a driver diskette If you update just the driver through the Windows Device Manager...
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Restarting is always required if you may need to your system for the driver and firmware versions presently installed. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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 contains the driver...
Restarting is always required if you may need to your system for the driver and firmware versions presently installed. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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 contains the driver...
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... Current www.3ware.com 203 Updating the Driver and Firmware When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it shows available updates for the device driver and for whether you should update. Figure 77. Update Utility Showing Available Drivers If either your driver or firmware are already current on the system, so the recommendation is not to update either one...
... Current www.3ware.com 203 Updating the Driver and Firmware When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it shows available updates for the device driver and for whether you should update. Figure 77. Update Utility Showing Available Drivers If either your driver or firmware are already current on the system, so the recommendation is not to update either one...
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... an error message, and the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box will flash a new image to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller If the firmware image is available, because the firmware image was not found with the driver files, you can update the firmware for one or all controllers. During the update, the driver installs on page...
... an error message, and the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box will flash a new image to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller If the firmware image is available, because the firmware image was not found with the driver files, you can update the firmware for one or all controllers. During the update, the driver installs on page...
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Updating the Driver and Firmware You will see either one or two progress dialog boxes, depending on what is complete, click OK. (This message appears if you do not need ... reboots.) 8 If the driver you to restart your computer.) www.3ware.com 205 Progress is shown during: • Driver installation • Firmware download and flashing of the controller Warning: Do not power off the system while the firmware is unsigned, you will render the controller unusable. 7 If a dialog box prompts you are installing is being...
Updating the Driver and Firmware You will see either one or two progress dialog boxes, depending on what is complete, click OK. (This message appears if you do not need ... reboots.) 8 If the driver you to restart your computer.) www.3ware.com 205 Progress is shown during: • Driver installation • Firmware download and flashing of the controller Warning: Do not power off the system while the firmware is unsigned, you will render the controller unusable. 7 If a dialog box prompts you are installing is being...
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... "Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows." 206 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 81. When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it if appropriate. 4 Continue with step 6 above, in your system has multiple 3ware RAID controllers installed, the update utility lets you update the firmware on your system. 3 For each controller, review the option for the first controller. . To update the firmware on...
... "Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows." 206 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 81. When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it if appropriate. 4 Continue with step 6 above, in your system has multiple 3ware RAID controllers installed, the update utility lets you update the firmware on your system. 3 For each controller, review the option for the first controller. . To update the firmware on...
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... icon. 6 Click on the Hardware tab and then click on the Device Manager tab. 7 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 8 Locate and double-click on the applicable 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller. Updating the Driver and Firmware Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP If you prefer, you will step through the Windows Device Driver Manager, instead of...
... icon. 6 Click on the Hardware tab and then click on the Device Manager tab. 7 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 8 Locate and double-click on the applicable 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller. Updating the Driver and Firmware Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP If you prefer, you will step through the Windows Device Driver Manager, instead of...
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Figure 84. I will choose the driver to install" and click Next. Updating the Driver and Firmware 12 When you reach the Hardware Update Wizard screen shown in Figure 84, select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and then click Next. Figure 85. Upgrade/Install Device Driver Wizard 13 At the next screen (Figure 85) choose "Don't search. Search for Driver Screen www.3ware.com 209
Figure 84. I will choose the driver to install" and click Next. Updating the Driver and Firmware 12 When you reach the Hardware Update Wizard screen shown in Figure 84, select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and then click Next. Figure 85. Upgrade/Install Device Driver Wizard 13 At the next screen (Figure 85) choose "Don't search. Search for Driver Screen www.3ware.com 209
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...Not Found screen appears, click Yes to continue and follow the instructions to complete the driver installation. 18 When the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard screen appears, click Finish. 19 If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, the screen asks whether you want to ...system, do so. Shortly after clicking Finish, or after the machine reboots, the first screen of the Hardware Update Wizard appears again, informing you are prompted to Windows Update (Figure 89). www.3ware.com 211 Updating the Driver and Firmware Figure 88. If you that Windows has found new hardware.
...Not Found screen appears, click Yes to continue and follow the instructions to complete the driver installation. 18 When the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard screen appears, click Finish. 19 If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, the screen asks whether you want to ...system, do so. Shortly after clicking Finish, or after the machine reboots, the first screen of the Hardware Update Wizard appears again, informing you are prompted to Windows Update (Figure 89). www.3ware.com 211 Updating the Driver and Firmware Figure 88. If you that Windows has found new hardware.
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... The name of the module you will copy (3w-9xxx.*) varies, depending on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted driver. 4 Copy the files to the appropriate directory. (In the commands... scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.o For 2.6 Kernels, add the following : www.3ware.com 213 To update the 3ware driver under Red Hat. Updating the Driver and Firmware Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat The following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under Red Hat 1 Download and extract the driver, as ws3_x86...
... The name of the module you will copy (3w-9xxx.*) varies, depending on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted driver. 4 Copy the files to the appropriate directory. (In the commands... scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.o For 2.6 Kernels, add the following : www.3ware.com 213 To update the 3ware driver under Red Hat. Updating the Driver and Firmware Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat The following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under Red Hat 1 Download and extract the driver, as ws3_x86...
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Updating the Driver and Firmware For SuSE high memory systems (2.6 kernels) cp /3w-9xxx.big /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-... 9 If you are able to load properly, confirm that you prefer to use lilo to update to compile your kernel or SuSE version is now updated. 11 Stop the current driver module, if loaded: rmmod 3w-9xxx 12 Load the new ...Leave these entries alone, if present, as the system may see knowledgebase article 14546 (http:// www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546). www.3ware.com 215 You may need to the boot loader. Otherwise, continue with step 11. If not...
Updating the Driver and Firmware For SuSE high memory systems (2.6 kernels) cp /3w-9xxx.big /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-... 9 If you are able to load properly, confirm that you prefer to use lilo to update to compile your kernel or SuSE version is now updated. 11 Stop the current driver module, if loaded: rmmod 3w-9xxx 12 Load the new ...Leave these entries alone, if present, as the system may see knowledgebase article 14546 (http:// www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546). www.3ware.com 215 You may need to the boot loader. Otherwise, continue with step 11. If not...
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...line 'twa_load="YES"' to the file /boot/loader.conf Updating the Firmware Under Linux and FreeBSD The following steps describe how to the location with the extracted files, which include tw_update. 216 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, in the system log (usually,... /var/log/messages). 6 If you update the firmware include any critical data prior to updating the 3ware firmware. 3 Change the directory to the location with the...
...line 'twa_load="YES"' to the file /boot/loader.conf Updating the Firmware Under Linux and FreeBSD The following steps describe how to the location with the extracted files, which include tw_update. 216 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, in the system log (usually,... /var/log/messages). 6 If you update the firmware include any critical data prior to updating the 3ware firmware. 3 Change the directory to the location with the...
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.... Warning: We strongly recommend backing up your controller, and recommends whether to continue ? Y|N [N]: y 5 If the firmware is newer and the recommendation is recommended to update. For the 9590SE and the 9550SX, use: ./tw_update fw=/mnt/fw/9550sx/prom0006.img For the 9500S, use ./tw_update ...updating the firmware. It is to flash the firmware upgrade. New-Firmware Current-Firmware Current-Driver Current-API FE9X 3.0x.xx.xxx FE9X 3.0x.xx.xxx 2.xx.xx.xxx 2.xx.xx.xxx Both API and Driver are compatible with the new firmware. www.3ware.com 217 Updating the Firmware...
.... Warning: We strongly recommend backing up your controller, and recommends whether to continue ? Y|N [N]: y 5 If the firmware is newer and the recommendation is recommended to update. For the 9590SE and the 9550SX, use: ./tw_update fw=/mnt/fw/9550sx/prom0006.img For the 9500S, use ./tw_update ...updating the firmware. It is to flash the firmware upgrade. New-Firmware Current-Firmware Current-Driver Current-API FE9X 3.0x.xx.xxx FE9X 3.0x.xx.xxx 2.xx.xx.xxx 2.xx.xx.xxx Both API and Driver are compatible with the new firmware. www.3ware.com 217 Updating the Firmware...
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...Linux 48 current version, determining 199 installation 29 installation under FreeBSD 49 installation under Linux 38 installation under Windows 30 updating 200 FreeBSD 216 Red Hat 213 SuSE 214 Windows 207 driver diskette creating (Linux) 40 creating (Windows) 31...in 3DM) 97 exporting JBOD disks 125 exporting unconfigured disks, 3BM 125 F FCC 249 firmware updating 200 updating in Windows 201 Flash file system error detected (03Fh) 236 Flash file system repaired (040h) 236 FreeBSD driver...3DM on Linux 70 Windows 67 Inter-IC bus, definition 245 258 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
...Linux 48 current version, determining 199 installation 29 installation under FreeBSD 49 installation under Linux 38 installation under Windows 30 updating 200 FreeBSD 216 Red Hat 213 SuSE 214 Windows 207 driver diskette creating (Linux) 40 creating (Windows) 31...in 3DM) 97 exporting JBOD disks 125 exporting unconfigured disks, 3BM 125 F FCC 249 firmware updating 200 updating in Windows 201 Flash file system error detected (03Fh) 236 Flash file system repaired (040h) 236 FreeBSD driver...3DM on Linux 70 Windows 67 Inter-IC bus, definition 245 258 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide