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...RAID Level 130 Expanding Unit Capacity 131 Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration 132 Deleting a Unit 133 Deleting a Unit through 3DM 134 Deleting a Unit through 3BM 135 Removing a Unit 136 Removing a Unit Through 3DM 137 Removing a Unit Through 3BM 138 Moving a Unit from One Controller...Background Tasks 158 About Initialization 158 About Verification 162 Using Auto Verification 164 Starting a Verify Manually 165 Rebuilding Units 167 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 172 Setting... to be Performed 178 www.3ware.com v Chapter 9.
...RAID Level 130 Expanding Unit Capacity 131 Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration 132 Deleting a Unit 133 Deleting a Unit through 3DM 134 Deleting a Unit through 3BM 135 Removing a Unit 136 Removing a Unit Through 3DM 137 Removing a Unit Through 3BM 138 Moving a Unit from One Controller...Background Tasks 158 About Initialization 158 About Verification 162 Using Auto Verification 164 Starting a Verify Manually 165 Rebuilding Units 167 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 172 Setting... to be Performed 178 www.3ware.com v Chapter 9.
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... under Microsoft Windows 333 Uninstalling 3ware Software under Linux and FreeBSD 333 Uninstalling 3DM Software on VMware 334 Compliance and Conformity Statements 335 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement 335 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab 336 European Community Conformity ...Statement 336 Warranty, Technical Support, and Service 337 Limited Warranty 337 Warranty Service and RMA Process 338 AMCC Technical Support and Services 339 Sales and ordering information 339 Feedback on this manual 339 Index 340 www.3ware...
... under Microsoft Windows 333 Uninstalling 3ware Software under Linux and FreeBSD 333 Uninstalling 3DM Software on VMware 334 Compliance and Conformity Statements 335 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement 335 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab 336 European Community Conformity ...Statement 336 Warranty, Technical Support, and Service 337 Limited Warranty 337 Warranty Service and RMA Process 338 AMCC Technical Support and Services 339 Sales and ordering information 339 Feedback on this manual 339 Index 340 www.3ware...
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... system and any enclosures, if you have them. This manual includes instructions for the 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE controller models. This guide assumes that you do not have already installed your 3ware RAID controller and drives in a separate manual: 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The CLI is available on 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE series RAID controllers, using 3ware's Command Line Interface (CLI).
... system and any enclosures, if you have them. This manual includes instructions for the 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE controller models. This guide assumes that you do not have already installed your 3ware RAID controller and drives in a separate manual: 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The CLI is available on 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE series RAID controllers, using 3ware's Command Line Interface (CLI).
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Managing an Enclosure 12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Describes how to another, and set..., change configuration settings that affect the controller and all associated drives. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Describes how to get started using your 3ware RAID controller. Describes how to view details about ... definitions for configuring RAID units in the BIOS (3BM) if you should follow to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start the 3DM process manually, if required. ...
Managing an Enclosure 12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Describes how to another, and set..., change configuration settings that affect the controller and all associated drives. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Describes how to get started using your 3ware RAID controller. Describes how to view details about ... definitions for configuring RAID units in the BIOS (3BM) if you should follow to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start the 3DM process manually, if required. ...
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...The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. • Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and settings that describe using . 3ware software works on the screen. • Monospace font is an HTML version of 3ware RAID controllers. In addition, the version numbers shown in... the /doc/3wareHTMLBookshelf folder. Array and unit are used to refer to indicate things you have multiple controllers of different browsers. It is currently selected in...
...The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. • Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and settings that describe using . 3ware software works on the screen. • Monospace font is an HTML version of 3ware RAID controllers. In addition, the version numbers shown in... the /doc/3wareHTMLBookshelf folder. Array and unit are used to refer to indicate things you have multiple controllers of different browsers. It is currently selected in...
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...manual, it from a drive managed through the new 3ware RAID controller, use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to "Configuring a New Unit" on page 101. If you are first setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives • Configure a RAID...2. 2 Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your situation, review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 5 . Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives To install your controller, follow the manufacturer's instructions. ...
...manual, it from a drive managed through the new 3ware RAID controller, use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to "Configuring a New Unit" on page 101. If you are first setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives • Configure a RAID...2. 2 Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your situation, review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 5 . Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives To install your controller, follow the manufacturer's instructions. ...
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... the Yes button to begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New RAID Unit If you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may need to create a 3ware driver diskette, unless you are installing Windows 2008 or Vista... one or more mass storage devices or 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 Note that you have chosen to manually specify an adapter..." To install Windows XP or Windows 2003 and...
... the Yes button to begin the process. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New RAID Unit If you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may need to create a 3ware driver diskette, unless you are installing Windows 2008 or Vista... one or more mass storage devices or 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 Note that you have chosen to manually specify an adapter..." To install Windows XP or Windows 2003 and...
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... to begin creating the driver floppy diskette. To manually mount the cd, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt To start autorun, type: /mnt/autorun When it starts, you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. If Linux is already installed ...on another drive.) Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your Linux system. Note: If you want to create. ...
... to begin creating the driver floppy diskette. To manually mount the cd, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt To start autorun, type: /mnt/autorun When it starts, you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. If Linux is already installed ...on another drive.) Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your Linux system. Note: If you want to create. ...
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...kernel string will have different endings, depending on whether: • You want to update the RAM disk • You prefer to load the driver manually or from step 4) cd /update ./drvupdate - Driver Installation Caution: If installing Fedora Core 8 DO NOT reboot after reboot. - At the Linux ...• For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will end in order for installing the 3ware kernel driver module vary slightly, depending on the following pages. For example: 2.6.16-big 46 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 An update script is required in smp. Switch back to ...
...kernel string will have different endings, depending on whether: • You want to update the RAM disk • You prefer to load the driver manually or from step 4) cd /update ./drvupdate - Driver Installation Caution: If installing Fedora Core 8 DO NOT reboot after reboot. - At the Linux ...• For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will end in order for installing the 3ware kernel driver module vary slightly, depending on the following pages. For example: 2.6.16-big 46 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 An update script is required in smp. Switch back to ...
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... root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. The 3ware kernel driver module will be similar to: Added linux * 8 Reboot. If you are using the LILO boot... by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. Driver Installation For Fedora Core on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type: cp.../packages/drivers/linux/redhat//x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko 48 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt and press...
... root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to copy the 3w-9xxx driver. The 3ware kernel driver module will be similar to: Added linux * 8 Reboot. If you are using the LILO boot... by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. Driver Installation For Fedora Core on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type: cp.../packages/drivers/linux/redhat//x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko 48 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt and press...
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...scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 5 Update the modules.dep file, by the 3ware RAID controller, you are installing SuSE Linux on a new drive or unit managed by issuing the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the kernel driver module manually. Driver Installation Under Linux For Fedora Core on Intel x86 and... AMD x86, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora//x86/3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/ scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to install the 3ware RAID controller driver at the same ...
...scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 5 Update the modules.dep file, by the 3ware RAID controller, you are installing SuSE Linux on a new drive or unit managed by issuing the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the kernel driver module manually. Driver Installation Under Linux For Fedora Core on Intel x86 and... AMD x86, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora//x86/3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/ scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to install the 3ware RAID controller driver at the same ...
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...Note: If you need to select the media type: CD or floppy. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux SuSE driver installation diskette or 3ware CD. 4 Click OK and continue with the installation. 50 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 If installing SuSE 10.3, you will then be prompted to ...insert the driver install disk and to use the 3ware CD. Driver Installation You can load the driver from the 3ware CD. To manually mount the cd, type: ...
...Note: If you need to select the media type: CD or floppy. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux SuSE driver installation diskette or 3ware CD. 4 Click OK and continue with the installation. 50 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 If installing SuSE 10.3, you will then be prompted to ...insert the driver install disk and to use the 3ware CD. Driver Installation You can load the driver from the 3ware CD. To manually mount the cd, type: ...
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... found message, make sure you did, 3DM may not be running in the background. Figure 32. Security Certificate Message from Browser (You can start it manually. See,"Managing the 3DM 2 Daemon under Linux, VMware, and FreeBSD" on page 74 or "Starting the 3DM 2 Process under Microsoft Windows" on page.... 2 The first time you start 3DM, when the security certificate message displays, click View Certificate and accept the certificate so that contains the 3ware controller. You can also click Yes or Continue, in which case you will see this message the next time you start 3DM.) 3 When the ...
... found message, make sure you did, 3DM may not be running in the background. Figure 32. Security Certificate Message from Browser (You can start it manually. See,"Managing the 3DM 2 Daemon under Linux, VMware, and FreeBSD" on page 74 or "Starting the 3DM 2 Process under Microsoft Windows" on page.... 2 The first time you start 3DM, when the security certificate message displays, click View Certificate and accept the certificate so that contains the 3ware controller. You can also click Yes or Continue, in which case you will see this message the next time you start 3DM.) 3 When the ...
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Managing the 3DM 2 Daemon under Microsoft Windows 3DM should start automatically after installation and upon bootup. To manage the 3DM daemon manually 1 Login as root on the machine on which 3DM is installed. 2 For Linux: /etc/init.d/3dm2 start|stop|restart For FreeBSD...run in the background on which 3DM is installed, login as Administrator. 2 Open Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services>3DM2 and select the Start/Play icon. 74 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Note: If you close your browser, 3DM continues to start it...
Managing the 3DM 2 Daemon under Microsoft Windows 3DM should start automatically after installation and upon bootup. To manage the 3DM daemon manually 1 Login as root on the machine on which 3DM is installed. 2 For Linux: /etc/init.d/3dm2 start|stop|restart For FreeBSD...run in the background on which 3DM is installed, login as Administrator. 2 Open Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services>3DM2 and select the Start/Play icon. 74 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Note: If you close your browser, 3DM continues to start it...
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But you can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh on your 3ware RAID controller can change while you can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh Page in the menu bar. You can also have 3DM refresh the information on the menu bar. 2 ... 3DM to be assured that the information you want the page to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in the Minutes Between Refresh field. www.3ware.com 85
But you can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh on your 3ware RAID controller can change while you can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh Page in the menu bar. You can also have 3DM refresh the information on the menu bar. 2 ... 3DM to be assured that the information you want the page to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in the Minutes Between Refresh field. www.3ware.com 85
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... JBOD disks should enable this setting. www.3ware.com 89 From 1 to the operating system. There is no electronic method for the controller to run, when the Verify Schedule follows ... more information, see /cx set manually. JBOD configuration is enabled for staggered spinup during hot swapping of drives. If your drives support the SATA ATA-6 method, select that spin up at... the first set on |off disk=|all3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. • Export unconfigured disks (JBOD). About Controller Policies policies Number of drives per spin-up. These policies ...
... JBOD disks should enable this setting. www.3ware.com 89 From 1 to the operating system. There is no electronic method for the controller to run, when the Verify Schedule follows ... more information, see /cx set manually. JBOD configuration is enabled for staggered spinup during hot swapping of drives. If your drives support the SATA ATA-6 method, select that spin up at... the first set on |off disk=|all3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. • Export unconfigured disks (JBOD). About Controller Policies policies Number of drives per spin-up. These policies ...
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...for a Unit Auto Verify can start it . You return to the main 3BM screen. 7 When you are finished making changes, press F8 to select it manually or in 3BM The current setting-Enabled or Disabled-is shown. (The initial default setting is enabled. Enabling or Disabling Auto Verify for write cache...of unstable units and possible data loss due to enable or disable Auto Verify for an existing unit. Configuring Units Figure 56. See "Starting a Verify Manually" on a controller-wide basis. Auto Verify is set on page 165. 120 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
...for a Unit Auto Verify can start it . You return to the main 3BM screen. 7 When you are finished making changes, press F8 to select it manually or in 3BM The current setting-Enabled or Disabled-is shown. (The initial default setting is enabled. Enabling or Disabling Auto Verify for write cache...of unstable units and possible data loss due to enable or disable Auto Verify for an existing unit. Configuring Units Figure 56. See "Starting a Verify Manually" on a controller-wide basis. Auto Verify is set on page 165. 120 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
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... you want to not enable this policy. Since enabling this policy could result in the loss of some source data in the event of the Controller Settings page check the Auto Verify box for the appropriate unit. (To disable this policy, uncheck the box.) The page refreshes, and a message...made. An asterisk appears in the drive since initialization.) When this policy is not set back to start another rebuild manually. Under Windows, you have the option to Degraded. www.3ware.com 121 Under Linux and FreeBSD use fsck /dev/sda1. Setting Unit Policies To enable or disable the Auto ...
... you want to not enable this policy. Since enabling this policy could result in the loss of some source data in the event of the Controller Settings page check the Auto Verify box for the appropriate unit. (To disable this policy, uncheck the box.) The page refreshes, and a message...made. An asterisk appears in the drive since initialization.) When this policy is not set back to start another rebuild manually. Under Windows, you have the option to Degraded. www.3ware.com 121 Under Linux and FreeBSD use fsck /dev/sda1. Setting Unit Policies To enable or disable the Auto ...
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... that write cache continues to the field StorSave Profile. The write cache will not automatically re-enable when the unit is Protection.) www.3ware.com 125 The current setting-Protection, Balanced, or Performance-is shown. (The default setting is rebuilt. To set on performance. Setting ... on the Configure Disk Array screen. In the event that a unit degrades, the use of the Controller Settings page, select the profile you must enable the write cache manually. the Performance and Balanced profiles disable this feature, so that it is present. Setting Unit Policies Using...
... that write cache continues to the field StorSave Profile. The write cache will not automatically re-enable when the unit is Protection.) www.3ware.com 125 The current setting-Protection, Balanced, or Performance-is shown. (The default setting is rebuilt. To set on performance. Setting ... on the Configure Disk Array screen. In the event that a unit degrades, the use of the Controller Settings page, select the profile you must enable the write cache manually. the Performance and Balanced profiles disable this feature, so that it is present. Setting Unit Policies Using...
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...status of your controller and drives, and drill down to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you select for errors, repair bad sectors, and rebuild units when drives degrade. www.3ware.com 146 Details... and Drive Status through 3DM The information screens in the firmware that help maintain the integrity of your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives. 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in 3DM let you quickly see whether everything is working (OK), performing ...
...status of your controller and drives, and drill down to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you select for errors, repair bad sectors, and rebuild units when drives degrade. www.3ware.com 146 Details... and Drive Status through 3DM The information screens in the firmware that help maintain the integrity of your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives. 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in 3DM let you quickly see whether everything is working (OK), performing ...