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...) Overview 128 Changing 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 to Another 138... 175 Selecting Advanced or Basic Verify Schedules 176 Removing a Task Slot from a Schedule 176 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 177 Selecting Self-tests to be Performed 178 www.3ware.com v
...) Overview 128 Changing 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 to Another 138... 175 Selecting Advanced or Basic Verify Schedules 176 Removing a Task Slot from a Schedule 176 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 177 Selecting Self-tests to be Performed 178 www.3ware.com v
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... 252 Drive Performance Monitoring 253 Types of Your 3ware Driver 179 Updating...Controller 179 Determining the Current Version of DPM Statistics 253 Available DPM Commands 253 Problems and Solutions 255 Enclosure-Related Problems 255 Hardware Installation Problems 255 Software Installation Problems 256 Problems in 3DM and 3BM 257 vi 3ware SAS/SATA RAID...12. 3DM 2 Reference 212 Controller Summary page 213 Controller Details page 214 Unit Information page 215 Unit Details page 217 Drive Information page 219 Drive Details window 221 Controller Phy Summary page 223 Controller...
... 252 Drive Performance Monitoring 253 Types of Your 3ware Driver 179 Updating...Controller 179 Determining the Current Version of DPM Statistics 253 Available DPM Commands 253 Problems and Solutions 255 Enclosure-Related Problems 255 Hardware Installation Problems 255 Software Installation Problems 256 Problems in 3DM and 3BM 257 vi 3ware SAS/SATA RAID...12. 3DM 2 Reference 212 Controller Summary page 213 Controller Details page 214 Unit Information page 215 Unit Details page 217 Drive Information page 219 Drive Details window 221 Controller Phy Summary page 223 Controller...
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.../support/userdocs.asp. (Note that there are different installation guides for different 3ware RAID controller models.) There are also available in the 3ware HTML Bookshelf, available in your system and any enclosures, if you can also perform many tasks at the command line, using software and firmware version 9.5.1. Includes system requirements and an introduction to...
.../support/userdocs.asp. (Note that there are different installation guides for different 3ware RAID controller models.) There are also available in the 3ware HTML Bookshelf, available in your system and any enclosures, if you can also perform many tasks at the command line, using software and firmware version 9.5.1. Includes system requirements and an introduction to...
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.... • Drive performance monitoring provides statistics to help trouble-shoot performance issues. It can be made redundant again when a rebuild is organized into the following features and benefits to servers and workstations. AMCC's RAID controllers offer Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces. Combined with which a redundant unit can also increase the speed of AMCC 3ware RAID controllers.
.... • Drive performance monitoring provides statistics to help trouble-shoot performance issues. It can be made redundant again when a rebuild is organized into the following features and benefits to servers and workstations. AMCC's RAID controllers offer Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces. Combined with which a redundant unit can also increase the speed of AMCC 3ware RAID controllers.
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... models: • Choice of 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 SATA ports • PCI Express® x1, x4 and x8 System Requirements 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE model RAID controllers have the following requirements: Motherboard and Slot Requirements ...PCI Express x1 and x4 slots). Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller • Support for the I2C-MUX-SM1 on the 9690SA • 8th-generation StorSwitch™ non-blocking switch fabric for maximum controller output • Simultaneous RAID 6 parity generation to maximize RAID 6 performance • StreamFusion™ optimizes RAID 5 and RAID...
... models: • Choice of 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 SATA ports • PCI Express® x1, x4 and x8 System Requirements 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE model RAID controllers have the following requirements: Motherboard and Slot Requirements ...PCI Express x1 and x4 slots). Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller • Support for the I2C-MUX-SM1 on the 9690SA • 8th-generation StorSwitch™ non-blocking switch fabric for maximum controller output • Simultaneous RAID 6 parity generation to maximize RAID 6 performance • StreamFusion™ optimizes RAID 5 and RAID...
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... 3.0 Gbps) standards. System Requirements Table 2: Required Slots for 3ware RAID Controller Models Controller Model PCI-E X1 PCI-E X4 PCI-E X8 PCI-E x16 PCI-X (64-bit) 9690SA (all drives are SAS drives and connections are allowed per RAID unit and up to both ports of each SAS drive from the controller (for redundancy and performance), then a maximum of 64 drives may be used...
... 3.0 Gbps) standards. System Requirements Table 2: Required Slots for 3ware RAID Controller Models Controller Model PCI-E X1 PCI-E X4 PCI-E X8 PCI-E x16 PCI-X (64-bit) 9690SA (all drives are SAS drives and connections are allowed per RAID unit and up to both ports of each SAS drive from the controller (for redundancy and performance), then a maximum of 64 drives may be used...
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...through redundancy. In addition, mirroring using a 3ware RAID controller provides improved performance because 3ware's TwinStor technology reads from the website at the expense of Inexpensive Disks) to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance (protection against data ...loss). Striping across disks allows data to be written and accessed on page 12 RAID Concepts The following topics: • "RAID Concepts" on page 5 • "Available RAID Configurations" on page 6 • "Determining What RAID...
...through redundancy. In addition, mirroring using a 3ware RAID controller provides improved performance because 3ware's TwinStor technology reads from the website at the expense of Inexpensive Disks) to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance (protection against data ...loss). Striping across disks allows data to be written and accessed on page 12 RAID Concepts The following topics: • "RAID Concepts" on page 5 • "Available RAID Configurations" on page 6 • "Determining What RAID...
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...data is striped across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller • Distributed Parity. The loss of any drive results in rotation. Available RAID Configurations RAID is written to shut down the system. ...see "Configuring a New Unit" on RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 50. RAID 0 RAID 0 provides improved performance, but no fault tolerance. RAID 0 requires a minimum of two drives. When drives are taken to the data. Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for high availability systems unless ...
...data is striped across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller • Distributed Parity. The loss of any drive results in rotation. Available RAID Configurations RAID is written to shut down the system. ...see "Configuring a New Unit" on RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 50. RAID 0 RAID 0 provides improved performance, but no fault tolerance. RAID 0 requires a minimum of two drives. When drives are taken to the data. Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for high availability systems unless ...
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... for the parity drive. The adaptive algorithms in case of a drive failure. RAID 1 Configuration Example RAID 5 RAID 5 provides performance, fault tolerance, high capacity, and storage efficiency. Mirroring is a basic requirement for critical systems like web and database servers. 3ware uses a patented technology, TwinStor®, on pairs of the file. With TwinStor technology, read operation. For...
... for the parity drive. The adaptive algorithms in case of a drive failure. RAID 1 Configuration Example RAID 5 RAID 5 provides performance, fault tolerance, high capacity, and storage efficiency. Mirroring is a basic requirement for critical systems like web and database servers. 3ware uses a patented technology, TwinStor®, on pairs of the file. With TwinStor technology, read operation. For...
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... one sub-unit may be in the unit. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller RAID 5 is able to the two parities, a RAID 6 unit can be degraded, while another is verifying. For example, one sub-unit can tolerate two hard drives failing simultaneously. Figure 4. Performance and storage efficiency also increase as the number of drives...
... one sub-unit may be in the unit. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller RAID 5 is able to the two parities, a RAID 6 unit can be degraded, while another is verifying. For example, one sub-unit can tolerate two hard drives failing simultaneously. Figure 4. Performance and storage efficiency also increase as the number of drives...
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... rates are required to six drives can sustain multiple drive failures without data loss. www.3ware.com 9 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels Figure 5. For example, in the RAID 10 array fail, then all of four drives are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping ...the arrays. In addition, RAID 10 arrays offer a higher degree of fault tolerance than RAID 1 and RAID 5, since the array can fail (half of striped and mirrored arrays for fault tolerance and high performance. RAID 6 Configuration Example RAID 10 RAID 10 is a combination of each mirrored...
... rates are required to six drives can sustain multiple drive failures without data loss. www.3ware.com 9 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels Figure 5. For example, in the RAID 10 array fail, then all of four drives are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping ...the arrays. In addition, RAID 10 arrays offer a higher degree of fault tolerance than RAID 1 and RAID 5, since the array can fail (half of striped and mirrored arrays for fault tolerance and high performance. RAID 6 Configuration Example RAID 10 RAID 10 is a combination of each mirrored...
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... together to one drive in a twelve-drive RAID 50 array, up to form the 12-drive RAID 50 array. On a 16-port controller, you can fail and the array will be lost. 10 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 This array type provides fault tolerance and high performance. four of 4 or 3. For example, in each...
... together to one drive in a twelve-drive RAID 50 array, up to form the 12-drive RAID 50 array. On a 16-port controller, you can fail and the array will be lost. 10 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 This array type provides fault tolerance and high performance. four of 4 or 3. For example, in each...
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... units for maximum disk capacity with hot spare RAID 10 Combination of RAID 0, RAID 1, single disk 12 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Provides for fault tolerance and high performance. You may wish to create will depend on your needs. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller Determining What RAID Level to Use Your choice of which type...
... units for maximum disk capacity with hot spare RAID 10 Combination of RAID 0, RAID 1, single disk 12 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Provides for fault tolerance and high performance. You may wish to create will depend on your needs. Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller Determining What RAID Level to Use Your choice of which type...
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...perform maintenance functions such as adding or removing drives, and reconfiguring RAID units online. Both SATAII OOB and ATA spin-up methods are attached to remotely administer controllers in a system. For details, see "Viewing SMART Data About a Drive" on all disk drives (array members, single disks, and hot spares). Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller.... • Drive Performance Monitoring (DPM). Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features Several 3ware RAID controller features aid in monitoring and troubleshooting your RAID controller and units. These ...
...perform maintenance functions such as adding or removing drives, and reconfiguring RAID units online. Both SATAII OOB and ATA spin-up methods are attached to remotely administer controllers in a system. For details, see "Viewing SMART Data About a Drive" on all disk drives (array members, single disks, and hot spares). Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller.... • Drive Performance Monitoring (DPM). Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features Several 3ware RAID controller features aid in monitoring and troubleshooting your RAID controller and units. These ...
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... the system to occur with an available drive or with the redundant data. Drives, fans, temperature sensors, and power supplies in 3ware controller cache and drive cache before the data is based intelligently on the location of blocks is committed to the stripe. • Scheduled...Managing an Enclosure" on single disks, spares and RAID 0 unit members. For more processing time, or background rebuild and verify tasks should be lost if a power failure occurs. Write cache can quickly identify which background tasks are performed, specifying whether I/O tasks should be given more ...
... the system to occur with an available drive or with the redundant data. Drives, fans, temperature sensors, and power supplies in 3ware controller cache and drive cache before the data is based intelligently on the location of blocks is committed to the stripe. • Scheduled...Managing an Enclosure" on single disks, spares and RAID 0 unit members. For more processing time, or background rebuild and verify tasks should be lost if a power failure occurs. Write cache can quickly identify which background tasks are performed, specifying whether I/O tasks should be given more ...
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2 Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware controller. If you do not have been physically installed, the order in which you perform these steps depends in part on whether one of the installation manual, it is available in the "doc" folder on your 3ware CD, or you may want to install the operating system...
2 Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware controller. If you do not have been physically installed, the order in which you perform these steps depends in part on whether one of the installation manual, it is available in the "doc" folder on your 3ware CD, or you may want to install the operating system...
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...your initial setup, or you can make changes to them later, at your configured units. You will be performed, to minimize the impact on day-to-day performance during peak usage times. (Background tasks include rebuild, verify, initialize, migrate, and self-test.) Details about ...Setting Background Task Rate" on page 32. You can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the Command Line Interface (CLI). Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features to review these features as Auto Rebuild, Auto Verify, ...
...your initial setup, or you can make changes to them later, at your configured units. You will be performed, to minimize the impact on day-to-day performance during peak usage times. (Background tasks include rebuild, verify, initialize, migrate, and self-test.) Details about ...Setting Background Task Rate" on page 32. You can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the Command Line Interface (CLI). Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features to review these features as Auto Rebuild, Auto Verify, ...
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... You can then exit 3BM and boot to the operating system before the process of up to ten minutes. www.3ware.com 29 For complete information about initialization of RAID units, see "About Initialization" on page 158. 6 If you can press Esc to cancel the progress box. ...(Before doing this, be lower until initialization is complete. Trade-offs to cancelling initialization: • Performance of the unit may begin immediate initialization...
... You can then exit 3BM and boot to the operating system before the process of up to ten minutes. www.3ware.com 29 For complete information about initialization of RAID units, see "About Initialization" on page 158. 6 If you can press Esc to cancel the progress box. ...(Before doing this, be lower until initialization is complete. Trade-offs to cancelling initialization: • Performance of the unit may begin immediate initialization...
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... changes, using 3DM, see "3DM 2 Reference" on RAID units. Administrators can be used to perform maintenance tasks on page 212. For additional information about managing and maintaining 3ware controllers using 3DM to configure RAID units and designate hot spares, and to access it....the controller and RAID units, create RAID units, and perform other administrative and maintenance tasks locally or remotely. There are provided: user and administrator. When the 3DM process is organized into the following topics: • Browser Requirements for use your 3ware RAID controllers and...
... changes, using 3DM, see "3DM 2 Reference" on RAID units. Administrators can be used to perform maintenance tasks on page 212. For additional information about managing and maintaining 3ware controllers using 3DM to configure RAID units and designate hot spares, and to access it....the controller and RAID units, create RAID units, and perform other administrative and maintenance tasks locally or remotely. There are provided: user and administrator. When the 3DM process is organized into the following topics: • Browser Requirements for use your 3ware RAID controllers and...
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... initially during installation of Page Refreshes Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords 3DM provides different access levels for users and administrators. www.3ware.com 81 You can perform the following tasks: • Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords • Managing E-mail Event Notification • Enabling and Disabling.... You can only change the Administrator password, you can also use for alarms, passwords, page refresh frequency, whether remote access is "3ware". Setting Up 3DM Preferences Table 8: List of the Enclosure on the menu bar. To view this page, click 3DM 2 Settings on...
... initially during installation of Page Refreshes Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords 3DM provides different access levels for users and administrators. www.3ware.com 81 You can perform the following tasks: • Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords • Managing E-mail Event Notification • Enabling and Disabling.... You can only change the Administrator password, you can also use for alarms, passwords, page refresh frequency, whether remote access is "3ware". Setting Up 3DM Preferences Table 8: List of the Enclosure on the menu bar. To view this page, click 3DM 2 Settings on...