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... 58 Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings 61 Displaying Controller Information 63 Getting Help While Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i 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 Linux or Fedora...
... 58 Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings 61 Displaying Controller Information 63 Getting Help While Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i 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 Linux or Fedora...
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...249 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 249 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 250 European Community Conformity Statement...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...
...249 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 249 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 250 European Community Conformity Statement...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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... update the driver, move a unit from one controller to RAID concepts and levels. Includes definitions for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Provides warranty information and tells you how to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
... update the driver, move a unit from one controller to RAID concepts and levels. Includes definitions for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Provides warranty information and tells you how to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
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... 3 The length of shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for Serial ATA controllers. • Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be used with: • Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and ...factor. The 3ware 9550SX Controller performs best when installed in a PCI Express slot (x4, x8, or x16). • Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the...
... 3 The length of shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39") for Serial ATA controllers. • Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be used with: • Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and ...factor. The 3ware 9550SX Controller performs best when installed in a PCI Express slot (x4, x8, or x16). • Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the...
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...) to configure the unit and install the driver. www.3ware.com 19 If the operating system is already installed on another drive in this chapter to use the steps below or you can create one or more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that ... capacity of the unit you create will exceed 2TB and you are using Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will install the operating system on page 121. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Creating a Unit The process of...
...) to configure the unit and install the driver. www.3ware.com 19 If the operating system is already installed on another drive in this chapter to use the steps below or you can create one or more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that ... capacity of the unit you create will exceed 2TB and you are using Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will install the operating system on page 121. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Creating a Unit The process of...
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... be sure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in the boot sequence. After installing the driver, you can maintain your operating system. Refer to the documentation for your system for your computer system to your RAID units while running Windows. The final steps in your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available...
... be sure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in the boot sequence. After installing the driver, you can maintain your operating system. Refer to the documentation for your system for your computer system to your RAID units while running Windows. The final steps in your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available...
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...; "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 ...
...; "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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... 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. If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Chapter 4. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is...
... 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. If you are installing Windows, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Chapter 4. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is...
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... a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Type S to manually specify 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. Otherwise, press Enter. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a floppy drive and click the Yes...
... a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Type S to manually specify 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. Otherwise, press Enter. To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a floppy drive and click the Yes...
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.... Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This wizard guides you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Note that are multiple controllers in this section, depending on page 34 To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you will see...
.... Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This wizard guides you need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Note that are multiple controllers in this section, depending on page 34 To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you will see...
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... to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. 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 to...
... to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. 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 to...
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... screen appears, click Finish. Figure 19. 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. This wizard guides you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... screen appears, click Finish. Figure 19. 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. This wizard guides you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... screen appears again (Figure 21), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to the Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 35 Welcome to install the second driver. Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New...
... screen appears again (Figure 21), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to the Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 35 Welcome to install the second driver. Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New...
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Chapter 4. Figure 22. 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 Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
Chapter 4. Figure 22. 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 Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
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In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management. www.3ware.com 37 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 driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and log in as the...
In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management. www.3ware.com 37 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 driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and log in as the...
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... with using this problem. Or • Follow the steps above to create a driver install diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this command...kernel driver module, you want to create. Note: If you need to "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on another drive, turn to create a Linux driver diskette for the driver disk you can be reconnected. Extract the kernel driver module from the menu. www.3ware.com 41 A confirmation window opens....
... with using this problem. Or • Follow the steps above to create a driver install diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this command...kernel driver module, you want to create. Note: If you need to "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on another drive, turn to create a Linux driver diskette for the driver disk you can be reconnected. Extract the kernel driver module from the menu. www.3ware.com 41 A confirmation window opens....
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....ent • For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big • For Hugemem kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug • For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in steps 3 and 4. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the kernel... enterprise. For example: 2.6.11-smp. • For an Enterprise kernel, the kernel string will copy in the examples shown in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module.
....ent • For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big • For Hugemem kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug • For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log in steps 3 and 4. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the kernel... enterprise. For example: 2.6.11-smp. • For an Enterprise kernel, the kernel string will copy in the examples shown in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module.
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...disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to overwrite, type y. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using ...the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on Intel x86 and AMD, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4...
...disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to overwrite, type y. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using ...the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on Intel x86 and AMD, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4...
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... 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. www.3ware.com 207 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 using the Update Utility described above.
... 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. www.3ware.com 207 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 using the Update Utility described above.
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... 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 drives per spin-up policy (setting in 3DM) 97 dynamic sector repair 182, 231 E ...00Ch) 229 installation overview 15, 19 troubleshooting hardware 222 software 222 installing formatting 37 making units available 37 partitioning 37 installing 3DM on Linux 70 Windows 67 Inter-IC bus, definition 245 258 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... 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 drives per spin-up policy (setting in 3DM) 97 dynamic sector repair 182, 231 E ...00Ch) 229 installation overview 15, 19 troubleshooting hardware 222 software 222 installing formatting 37 making units available 37 partitioning 37 installing 3DM on Linux 70 Windows 67 Inter-IC bus, definition 245 258 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide