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... a Unit Managed by a 3ware RAID Controller 55 Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 56 Driver Installation Under VMware ESX 3.x Server 57 www.3ware.com iii Driver Installation 32 Driver Installation Under Windows 33 Materials Required 33 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 34 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New RAID Unit 34 Installing the 3ware Driver on a Windows System...
... a Unit Managed by a 3ware RAID Controller 55 Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device 56 Driver Installation Under VMware ESX 3.x Server 57 www.3ware.com iii Driver Installation 32 Driver Installation Under Windows 33 Materials Required 33 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 34 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New RAID Unit 34 Installing the 3ware Driver on a Windows System...
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... your primary storage will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller 57 Installing the driver when your secondary storage will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller 58 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction 60 Starting 3BM 60 Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility 62 Working in the 3BM Screens 63 Adjusting BIOS Option Settings 66 ...
... your primary storage will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller 57 Installing the driver when your secondary storage will be managed by the 3ware RAID controller 58 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction 60 Starting 3BM 60 Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility 62 Working in the 3BM Screens 63 Adjusting BIOS Option Settings 66 ...
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... 211 Chapter 12. 3DM 2 Reference 212 Controller Summary page 213 Controller Details page...3ware Bootable CD 183 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 184 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 188 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows 189 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat or Fedora Core 195 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 197 Updating 3ware Drivers under FreeBSD 199 Updating 3ware Drivers...Hardware Installation Problems 255 Software Installation Problems 256 Problems in 3DM and 3BM 257 vi 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1...
... 211 Chapter 12. 3DM 2 Reference 212 Controller Summary page 213 Controller Details page...3ware Bootable CD 183 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 184 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 188 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows 189 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat or Fedora Core 195 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 197 Updating 3ware Drivers under FreeBSD 199 Updating 3ware Drivers...Hardware Installation Problems 255 Software Installation Problems 256 Problems in 3DM and 3BM 257 vi 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1...
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... error messages. Includes definitions for terms used throughout this Guide Chapter/Appendix 2. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Managing an Enclosure 12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Describes the basics of using 3BM. Describes the basics of using your 3ware RAID controller. Describes how to configure new units and hot spares, change configuration settings that...
... error messages. Includes definitions for terms used throughout this Guide Chapter/Appendix 2. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Managing an Enclosure 12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Describes the basics of using 3BM. Describes the basics of using your 3ware RAID controller. Describes how to configure new units and hot spares, change configuration settings that...
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... in 3DM. It is "port." Conventions Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in 3DM 2 vary for different models of 3ware RAID controllers. For example, when displaying information about the 9690SA controllers, 3DM displays "VPorts" (for virtual port) on some differences when switching between them in "Software Installation" on ... warranty information and tells you may not match your 3ware CD, in the drop-down list. • Unit refers to indicate things you type. In addition, the version numbers shown in screenshots for drivers, firmware, and software may notice some screens while for...
... in 3DM. It is "port." Conventions Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in 3DM 2 vary for different models of 3ware RAID controllers. For example, when displaying information about the 9690SA controllers, 3DM displays "VPorts" (for virtual port) on some differences when switching between them in "Software Installation" on ... warranty information and tells you may not match your 3ware CD, in the drop-down list. • Unit refers to indicate things you type. In addition, the version numbers shown in screenshots for drivers, firmware, and software may notice some screens while for...
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... ESX 3.x Server For the latest driver versions for all operating systems, see the current Release Notes at http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp Drives may be of any capacity or physical form factor. For 9650SE controllers, enclosure support is CCU-based with... and cooling • Adequate power supply for drives • 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in 3ware software are available for external shielded cables. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller A list of drives that provide SCSI Enclosure Services 2 (SES-2). Enclosure Requirements...
... ESX 3.x Server For the latest driver versions for all operating systems, see the current Release Notes at http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp Drives may be of any capacity or physical form factor. For 9650SE controllers, enclosure support is CCU-based with... and cooling • Adequate power supply for drives • 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in 3ware software are available for external shielded cables. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller A list of drives that provide SCSI Enclosure Services 2 (SES-2). Enclosure Requirements...
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... physically installed, the order in which you perform these main steps: • Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives • Configure a RAID Unit • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives • Set Up Management and Maintenance ...Features Once the controller and drives have a hardcopy of the units you would like more information about what RAID level to choose for initial www.3ware.com 18 Physically Install the RAID Controller...
... physically installed, the order in which you perform these main steps: • Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives • Configure a RAID Unit • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives • Set Up Management and Maintenance ...Features Once the controller and drives have a hardcopy of the units you would like more information about what RAID level to choose for initial www.3ware.com 18 Physically Install the RAID Controller...
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... to refer to the following information: • Chapter 6, "3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction" • Chapter 8, "Configuring Units" • 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, available from the CDROM, the 3ware HTML Bookshelf and from the website http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of alarms and other...
... to refer to the following information: • Chapter 6, "3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction" • Chapter 8, "Configuring Units" • 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, available from the CDROM, the 3ware HTML Bookshelf and from the website http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of alarms and other...
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...more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that the specific 3ware RAID controller supports and the number of drives attached. (For more information, see "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 12.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on the type of RAID configuration • Confirm ... depending on page 92. www.3ware.com 22 3 First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM If you will install the operating system on another drive in your system, you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is ...
...more units on a single controller, depending on the number of drives that the specific 3ware RAID controller supports and the number of drives attached. (For more information, see "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 12.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on the type of RAID configuration • Confirm ... depending on page 92. www.3ware.com 22 3 First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM If you will install the operating system on another drive in your system, you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is ...
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...that if you configured more information, see "Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller" on a disk or unit attached to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as single-disk units. After installing the driver, in order to maintain your computer system to check and change the ...boot order when they will not be available to the operating system. www.3ware.com 31 If you ...
...that if you configured more information, see "Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller" on a disk or unit attached to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as single-disk units. After installing the driver, in order to maintain your computer system to check and change the ...boot order when they will not be available to the operating system. www.3ware.com 31 If you ...
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... chapter provides details about how to install the driver for your 3ware RAID controller and make the units available to your operating system. • If the unit you have created will be your 3ware RAID controller to a newer version, see "Updating the Firmware and Driver" on page 180. Details for the controller as you install the operating system. •...
... chapter provides details about how to install the driver for your 3ware RAID controller and make the units available to your operating system. • If the unit you have created will be your 3ware RAID controller to a newer version, see "Updating the Firmware and Driver" on page 180. Details for the controller as you install the operating system. •...
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... the 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 a different device. www.3ware.com 33 Driver Installation Under Windows Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you may be configured to be used with your controller for how to do this. The 3ware RAID controller...
... the 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 a different device. www.3ware.com 33 Driver Installation Under Windows Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you may be configured to be used with your controller for how to do this. The 3ware RAID controller...
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... installation CD and press F6 when you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. . 34 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you are both 32-bit and 64-bit...
... installation CD and press F6 when you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. . 34 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 If Windows is already installed on another drive, turn to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you are both 32-bit and 64-bit...
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...message once for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this point. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When a box with the 3ware driver. It can be installed" appears, choose either AMCC 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller or AMCC 3ware 9650SE SATA RAID Controller and click Next. ...on page 41. Once inserted, select Browse or OK and navigate to install Windows?" appears, click Load Driver. 5 Insert the media with AMCC 3ware 9000 Series RAID Controller appears, press Enter to select it. 5 Type S if you need additional instructions, refer to the ...
...message once for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this point. Driver Installation Under Windows 4 When a box with the 3ware driver. It can be installed" appears, choose either AMCC 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller or AMCC 3ware 9650SE SATA RAID Controller and click Next. ...on page 41. Once inserted, select Browse or OK and navigate to install Windows?" appears, click Load Driver. 5 Insert the media with AMCC 3ware 9000 Series RAID Controller appears, press Enter to select it. 5 Type S if you need additional instructions, refer to the ...
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... New Hardware wizard Installing the 3ware driver with the 9.5.1 driver install utility 1 Insert the 3ware CD into your Windows operating system and open the Device Driver Installation Wizard 36 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Click Agree at the AMCC license agreement. The installer will be used to install the driver before or after installing the 3ware RAID controller card...
... New Hardware wizard Installing the 3ware driver with the 9.5.1 driver install utility 1 Insert the 3ware CD into your Windows operating system and open the Device Driver Installation Wizard 36 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Click Agree at the AMCC license agreement. The installer will be used to install the driver before or after installing the 3ware RAID controller card...
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Figure 19. Depending upon your operating system, you will be a red checkmark. If unsuccessful, there will see one of the driver. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 18. 3ware Device Driver Installation Wizard 3 Click Next. The green checkmarks indicate successful installation of the two following screens. Windows Vista, 2003, and 2008 Final Install Screen www.3ware.com 37
Figure 19. Depending upon your operating system, you will be a red checkmark. If unsuccessful, there will see one of the driver. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 18. 3ware Device Driver Installation Wizard 3 Click Next. The green checkmarks indicate successful installation of the two following screens. Windows Vista, 2003, and 2008 Final Install Screen www.3ware.com 37
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... this process. This wizard guides you will see Figure 21). Driver Installation Figure 20. Figure 21. Windows XP Final Install Screen 4 Click Finish to exit the installer. Installing the 3ware driver under Windows with the Found New Hardware wizard When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play device, and...
... this process. This wizard guides you will see Figure 21). Driver Installation Figure 20. Figure 21. Windows XP Final Install Screen 4 Click Finish to exit the installer. Installing the 3ware driver under Windows with the Found New Hardware wizard When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play device, and...
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... Windows To install the 3ware driver under Windows with the Found New Hardware wizard 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again...the prompts on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second driver. Figure 22. www.3ware.com 39 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to the one above indicates that you to select a device...
... Windows To install the 3ware driver under Windows with the Found New Hardware wizard 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again...the prompts on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second driver. Figure 22. www.3ware.com 39 Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to the one above indicates that you to select a device...
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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 the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 24. Driver Installation Figure 23. Welcome to Windows" on page 41. 40 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
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 the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 24. Driver Installation Figure 23. Welcome to Windows" on page 41. 40 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
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Figure 25. www.3ware.com 41 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 system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign...
Figure 25. www.3ware.com 41 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 system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign...