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... Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Getting Started with 9550SX and 9590SE Models 2 System Requirements 3 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 5 Available RAID Configurations 6 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 37 Driver Installation Under Linux 38 Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers 39 Driver Installation Under Red Hat...
... Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Getting Started with 9550SX and 9590SE Models 2 System Requirements 3 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 5 Available RAID Configurations 6 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 37 Driver Installation Under Linux 38 Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers 39 Driver Installation Under Red Hat...
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...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...Technical Support and Services 253 Sales and ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED 196 Chapter 10. Glossary 243 Chapter B. Troubleshooting...
...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...Technical Support and Services 253 Sales and ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED 196 Chapter 10. Glossary 243 Chapter B. Troubleshooting...
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...-tests. Provides a summary of all associated drives. Provides step-by-step instructions for configuring RAID units if you how to install drivers for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Describes how to RAID concepts and levels. Compliance and Conformity Statements C. Includes definitions for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Introduction 2. Describes how to contact technical support. Describes the basics...
...-tests. Provides a summary of all associated drives. Provides step-by-step instructions for configuring RAID units if you how to install drivers for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Describes how to RAID concepts and levels. Compliance and Conformity Statements C. Includes definitions for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Introduction 2. Describes how to contact technical support. Describes the basics...
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...3ware RAID controller may be of Linux using the supplied interface cables. Drives may be installed in a PCI-X 133MHz 64-bit slot. However, it can be used with: • Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 64-bit PCI and PCI-X slots, not all slots give equal performance. The 3ware 9550SX Controller... cables may not exceed 1M (39") for Serial ATA controllers. • Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) •...
...3ware RAID controller may be of Linux using the supplied interface cables. Drives may be installed in a PCI-X 133MHz 64-bit slot. However, it can be used with: • Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 64-bit PCI and PCI-X slots, not all slots give equal performance. The 3ware 9550SX Controller... cables may not exceed 1M (39") for Serial ATA controllers. • Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) •...
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...3ware RAID controller supports and the number of drives attached. (For more information, see "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 9.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on page 121. 3 First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM If you will need to configure the unit and install the driver...on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that you want to create a disk unit • Select the desired RAID configuration • Set other parameters, depending on the type of configuring your RAID units includes these main steps, which are using Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux ...
...3ware RAID controller supports and the number of drives attached. (For more information, see "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 9.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on page 121. 3 First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM If you will need to configure the unit and install the driver...on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that you want to create a disk unit • Select the desired RAID configuration • Set other parameters, depending on the type of configuring your RAID units includes these main steps, which are using Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux ...
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...attached to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that if you have other disks installed on a unit connected to the documentation for your system for your RAID units while running Windows. For details,...3ware RAID controller should precede them in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to Chapter 4, "Driver Installation." 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...
...attached to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that if you have other disks installed on a unit connected to the documentation for your system for your RAID units while running Windows. For details,...3ware RAID controller should precede them in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to Chapter 4, "Driver Installation." 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...
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...8226; If the operating system is organized by operating system: • "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 30 • "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 38 • "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. • If the unit you have ...created will be your system's boot device, you install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units ...
...8226; If the operating system is organized by operating system: • "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 30 • "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 38 • "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. • If the unit you have ...created will be your system's boot device, you install the driver for both situations are described in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units ...
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... 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 another device, you can download that came with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server 2003. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware...
... 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 another device, you can download that came with Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), Windows XP (SP1 or newer), and Windows Server 2003. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware...
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... an adapter..." Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a floppy drive and click the Yes button to install Windows on a New Unit If you want to begin the process. Driver Installation Under Windows Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are...
... an adapter..." Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a floppy drive and click the Yes button to install Windows on a New Unit If you want to begin the process. Driver Installation Under Windows Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are...
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... additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Figure 15. There are multiple controllers in this process. If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that are specific to Windows". Chapter 4. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 6 If the "Digital Signature...
... additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Figure 15. There are multiple controllers in this process. If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that are specific to Windows". Chapter 4. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 6 If the "Digital Signature...
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Install Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Figure 17. Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure.... Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 16 indicates that you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it is on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the ...
Install Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Figure 17. Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure.... Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 16 indicates that you to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that it is on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the ...
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To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 37. Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 18. Note that it as a Plug and Play...
To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 37. Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 18. Note that it as a Plug and Play...
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... and follow the prompts on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 20), click Finish. Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second...
... and follow the prompts on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 20), click Finish. Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second...
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Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows" on page 37. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 22. Chapter 4.
Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions below under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows" on page 37. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 22. Chapter 4.
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... to create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 23. Driver Installation Under Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the...
... to create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 23. Driver Installation Under Windows Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows After the 3ware driver has been installed, you need to partition and format the new units or disks. 1 Remove the...
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... using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. www.3ware.com 41 Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this command: zcat modules.cgz|cpio -idvm Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing Red Hat Linux on a... to the motherboard interfered with using this problem. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for your distribution...
... using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. www.3ware.com 41 Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this command: zcat modules.cgz|cpio -idvm Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing Red Hat Linux on a... to the motherboard interfered with using this problem. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for your distribution...
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...: 3w-9xxx.hug • For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. For example: 2.6.11-enterprise • For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string... will end in hugmem. The available kernel driver module files are using. • For an SMP kernel (...
...: 3w-9xxx.hug • For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. For example: 2.6.11-enterprise • For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string... will end in hugmem. The available kernel driver module files are using. • For an SMP kernel (...
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...using the GRUB boot loader, skip to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to Step 8. To install ...the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the LILO ...
...using the GRUB boot loader, skip to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to Step 8. To install ...the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the LILO ...
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... must be used to move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Moving Legacy JBOD Units to the 9000 series depends on page 166. www.3ware.com 165 Contact Technical Support to the 8000 controller when you will need to run...
... must be used to move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Moving Legacy JBOD Units to the 9000 series depends on page 166. www.3ware.com 165 Contact Technical Support to the 8000 controller when you will need to run...
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... Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 30.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from a 9500S controller to the 9000 board. 5 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. To move units from the system. 4 Attach the drives to a 9550SX...
... Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 30.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from a 9500S controller to the 9000 board. 5 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. To move units from the system. 4 Attach the drives to a 9550SX...