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... from a Different Device 32 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Use 9 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 12 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager 12 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager 12 3ware CLI (Command...3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2 55 Starting 3BM 2 55 Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility 57 Working in the 3BM Screens 58 Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings 61 Displaying Controller Information 63 Getting Help While 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...
... from a Different Device 32 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Use 9 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 12 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager 12 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager 12 3ware CLI (Command...3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2 55 Starting 3BM 2 55 Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility 57 Working in the 3BM Screens 58 Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings 61 Displaying Controller Information 63 Getting Help While 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...
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...Page 87 Unit Details Page 89 Drive Information Page 90 Drive Details Window 92 Controller Settings Page 93 Scheduling Page 98 Maintenance Page 100 Alarms Page 109 Battery Backup Page 110 3DM 2 Settings Page 112 Chapter 7. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up 124 ... 3DM for Multi LUN Support 121 Setting the Size of Volumes Created with the 3DM Screens 76 3DM Menus 77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide
...Page 87 Unit Details Page 89 Drive Information Page 90 Drive Details Window 92 Controller Settings Page 93 Scheduling Page 98 Maintenance Page 100 Alarms Page 109 Battery Backup Page 110 3DM 2 Settings Page 112 Chapter 7. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up 124 ... 3DM for Multi LUN Support 121 Setting the Size of Volumes Created with the 3DM Screens 76 3DM Menus 77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide
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... Viewing SMART Data About a Drive 176 About Background Tasks 177 About Initialization 177 Initialization of Different RAID Types 178 Auto Initialization After Power Failure 179 About Rebuilds 180 About Verification 181 About Migration...RAID Level 153 Expanding Unit Capacity 154 Informing the Operating System of a Task Schedule 186 Removing a Task Schedule 187 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 188 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller 166 Adding a Drive through 3BM 191 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 194 Verifying Units 194 www.3ware...
... Viewing SMART Data About a Drive 176 About Background Tasks 177 About Initialization 177 Initialization of Different RAID Types 178 Auto Initialization After Power Failure 179 About Rebuilds 180 About Verification 181 About Migration...RAID Level 153 Expanding Unit Capacity 154 Informing the Operating System of a Task Schedule 186 Removing a Task Schedule 187 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 188 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller 166 Adding a Drive through 3BM 191 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 194 Verifying Units 194 www.3ware...
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...different installation guides for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. You can download the installation guide from You can also perform many tasks at the BIOS level (3ware BIOS Manager 2, or 3BM 2) and one that you have already installed your controller in a browser (3ware... : http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. (Note that came with your 3ware RAID controller. Basic information about how to create a unit from 3ware's website: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides ...
...different installation guides for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. You can download the installation guide from You can also perform many tasks at the BIOS level (3ware BIOS Manager 2, or 3BM 2) and one that you have already installed your controller in a browser (3ware... : http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. (Note that came with your 3ware RAID controller. Basic information about how to create a unit from 3ware's website: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides ...
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... and Levels Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 3ware RAID controllers use a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to understand when working with a RAID controller: • Arrays and Units. If one large volume. In addition, mirroring using a 3ware RAID controller provides improved performance because 3ware's TwinStor technology reads from a controller and putting it back later, either on the same controller, or a different one drive, at...
... and Levels Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 3ware RAID controllers use a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to understand when working with a RAID controller: • Arrays and Units. If one large volume. In addition, mirroring using a 3ware RAID controller provides improved performance because 3ware's TwinStor technology reads from a controller and putting it back later, either on the same controller, or a different one drive, at...
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...The carve size is rounded down to the nearest 5 GBytes for each drive is adjustable from differing manufacturers are more information, see the discussion of drives - no additional capacity will still be .... To change this, the unit has to be recreated. If a unit over 45 GB. www.3ware.com 11 number of groups of drives) X (capacity of 2 TB or smaller that drives from...a unit exceeds 2 Terabytes (TB), you can be rounded. Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels Table 4: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 50 (number of drive coercion under 45 GB (45,000,000,000...
...The carve size is rounded down to the nearest 5 GBytes for each drive is adjustable from differing manufacturers are more information, see the discussion of drives - no additional capacity will still be .... To change this, the unit has to be recreated. If a unit over 45 GB. www.3ware.com 11 number of groups of drives) X (capacity of 2 TB or smaller that drives from...a unit exceeds 2 Terabytes (TB), you can be rounded. Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels Table 4: Drive Capacity RAID Level Capacity RAID 50 (number of drive coercion under 45 GB (45,000,000,000...
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... for the unit. Figure 9. For information about the different RAID levels and when to highlight the desired RAID configuration and press Enter. Create Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example To name the unit and select the desired RAID configuration 1 (Optional) Press Enter in the Array Name...for sequential access (such as a database). 22 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide List of drives you selected. Chapter 3. Note: Striping size is not applicable for RAID 1, because it is a mirrored unit without striping. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 3 Make sure that the ...
... for the unit. Figure 9. For information about the different RAID levels and when to highlight the desired RAID configuration and press Enter. Create Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example To name the unit and select the desired RAID configuration 1 (Optional) Press Enter in the Array Name...for sequential access (such as a database). 22 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide List of drives you selected. Chapter 3. Note: Striping size is not applicable for RAID 1, because it is a mirrored unit without striping. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 3 Make sure that the ...
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... already installed on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is recommended that guide from: http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. Note: You must have already physically installed your system to...
... already installed on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is recommended that guide from: http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. A drive or unit managed by the 3ware controller for the 3ware RAID controller • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a different device. Note: You must have already physically installed your system to...
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... diskette that you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to install Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section... Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to add. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 32. Type S to specify...
... diskette that you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to install Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section... Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to add. To install Windows and the 3ware driver 1 Boot from a Different Device" on page 32. Type S to specify...
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... guides you start Windows after installing the driver that Boots from a Different Device If you are multiple controllers in this process. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" ...message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. (If there are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating...
... guides you start Windows after installing the driver that Boots from a Different Device If you are multiple controllers in this process. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" ...message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. (If there are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating...
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...already installed your boot device. These steps assume that Boots From a Different Device" on page 47 The 9.3 code set from a Different Device" on page 42 • SuSE Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with your system's boot device....and/or CLI with the versions for the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you already have a system with a 9500S and you wish to add a 9550SX or 9590SE to that guide from another device, such as a...
...already installed your boot device. These steps assume that Boots From a Different Device" on page 47 The 9.3 code set from a Different Device" on page 42 • SuSE Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with your system's boot device....and/or CLI with the versions for the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you already have a system with a 9500S and you wish to add a 9550SX or 9590SE to that guide from another device, such as a...
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... steps above to the motherboard interfered with using this problem. Extract the kernel driver module from the menu. www.3ware.com 41 Note: If you need the kernel driver module, you want to create. Disconnecting the IDE drive while...need to create a Linux driver diskette for a Linux distribution other that Boots From a Different Device" on the menu, see 3ware knowledgebase article 11843 http://www.3ware.com/kb/ article.aspx?id=11843 To get it in one of two ways: •... diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device.
... steps above to the motherboard interfered with using this problem. Extract the kernel driver module from the menu. www.3ware.com 41 Note: If you need the kernel driver module, you want to create. Disconnecting the IDE drive while...need to create a Linux driver diskette for a Linux distribution other that Boots From a Different Device" on the menu, see 3ware knowledgebase article 11843 http://www.3ware.com/kb/ article.aspx?id=11843 To get it in one of two ways: •... diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device.
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... install diskette: Insert the driver install diskette containing the 3ware driver for what type of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for installing the 3ware kernel driver module vary slightly, depending on a new...
... install diskette: Insert the driver install diskette containing the 3ware driver for what type of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The steps for installing the 3ware kernel driver module vary slightly, depending on a new...
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...9xxx.o for 2.4 kernels, or 3w-9xxx.ko for kernel strings and module names in the instructions on the kernel; The kernel string will have different endings, depending on the kernel you will copy (3w-9xxx.*) varies, depending on the following pages. The available kernel driver module files are:... examples shown in bigmem. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the kernel driver module: www.3ware.com 43 Driver Installation Under Linux About Variables In the Kernel Driver Module Installation Instructions These conventions are used for variable text for 2.6 kernels....
...9xxx.o for 2.4 kernels, or 3w-9xxx.ko for kernel strings and module names in the instructions on the kernel; The kernel string will have different endings, depending on the kernel you will copy (3w-9xxx.*) varies, depending on the following pages. The available kernel driver module files are:... examples shown in bigmem. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the kernel driver module: www.3ware.com 43 Driver Installation Under Linux About Variables In the Kernel Driver Module Installation Instructions These conventions are used for variable text for 2.6 kernels....
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...module 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 Note: If you need the kernel driver module, you want to create a driver install ... and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for a Linux distribution other that Boots from a Different Device" on the menu, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546 To get the kernel driver module If you only need to create a Linux driver ...
...module 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 Note: If you need the kernel driver module, you want to create a driver install ... and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for a Linux distribution other that Boots from a Different Device" on the menu, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546 To get the kernel driver module If you only need to create a Linux driver ...
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... below, replace with the kernel version you are using SuSE 9.1 or earlier, after 3w-9xxx, depending on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device 1 Log in as root. 2 Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following line: INITRD_MODULES="reiserfs 3w-9xxx" Note: ... needs them to boot properly. If present, leave them (ensuring there is also used for your system. Driver Installation Under Linux Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on the installation. The available module files are: For UP kernels: 3w-9xxx.ko For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp ...
... below, replace with the kernel version you are using SuSE 9.1 or earlier, after 3w-9xxx, depending on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device 1 Log in as root. 2 Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following line: INITRD_MODULES="reiserfs 3w-9xxx" Note: ... needs them to boot properly. If present, leave them (ensuring there is also used for your system. Driver Installation Under Linux Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on the installation. The available module files are: For UP kernels: 3w-9xxx.ko For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp ...
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... have a combination of the 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide that supports the 7000 and 8000 series controllers. To save the changes and exit, or exit without saving the changes. If you change your mind and want to save the configuration changes you have unsaved changes, 3BM will launch different versions of affected drives...
... have a combination of the 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide that supports the 7000 and 8000 series controllers. To save the changes and exit, or exit without saving the changes. If you change your mind and want to save the configuration changes you have unsaved changes, 3BM will launch different versions of affected drives...
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...must be viewed in different browsers, the format and style of ports to default/all.js (in use the following line: pref("network.security.ports.banned.override", "888") This file is located at: /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/all.js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: ...screen resolution of Mozilla Firefox. Note: For security reasons, some web browsers do not allow connections to unblock port 888, use . Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in the note below to have Mozilla Firefox working correctly with 3DM2. For example, to...
...must be viewed in different browsers, the format and style of ports to default/all.js (in use the following line: pref("network.security.ports.banned.override", "888") This file is located at: /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/all.js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: ...screen resolution of Mozilla Firefox. Note: For security reasons, some web browsers do not allow connections to unblock port 888, use . Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in the note below to have Mozilla Firefox working correctly with 3DM2. For example, to...
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... from a Windows command prompt, type ipconfig. To connect to install the 3DM software on the remote computer. Remote connections can contact your 3ware RAID controller from a browser on any computer, over an internet connection. If you are in ). Note: When using 3DM to match the time ...of the remote system. 74 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Viewing 3DM Remotely via a Standard Web Browser When remote administration is enabled, you can use 3DM to log in a different time zone, you must first change the time ...
... from a Windows command prompt, type ipconfig. To connect to install the 3DM software on the remote computer. Remote connections can contact your 3ware RAID controller from a browser on any computer, over an internet connection. If you are in ). Note: When using 3DM to match the time ...of the remote system. 74 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Viewing 3DM Remotely via a Standard Web Browser When remote administration is enabled, you can use 3DM to log in a different time zone, you must first change the time ...
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...Different Controllers in 3DM If you have more than one controller in the system, you select the one you want to see details about from the drop-down list at any time by clicking Refresh Page in the menu bar. The page names in Table 7 provide links to the controller...: If you click Refresh on page 84. Provides detailed information about each 3ware RAID controller in the section "3DM 2 Reference" on the browser window, you work with current information from the menu bar. 78 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To see "Setting the Frequency of the pages you will be...
...Different Controllers in 3DM If you have more than one controller in the system, you select the one you want to see details about from the drop-down list at any time by clicking Refresh Page in the menu bar. The page names in Table 7 provide links to the controller...: If you click Refresh on page 84. Provides detailed information about each 3ware RAID controller in the section "3DM 2 Reference" on the browser window, you work with current information from the menu bar. 78 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To see "Setting the Frequency of the pages you will be...