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... FreeBSD 53 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 53 Creating A FreeBSD Driver Diskette 54 Installing the Kernel Driver Module while Installing FreeBSD on 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 Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller 1 Highlights of Contents...
... FreeBSD 53 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers 53 Creating A FreeBSD Driver Diskette 54 Installing the Kernel Driver Module while Installing FreeBSD on 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 Introducing the 3ware® SAS/SATA RAID Controller 1 Highlights of Contents...
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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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... Summary 210 Locating a Specific Enclosure Component 211 Downloading an Enclosure Diagnostic Log 211 Chapter 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 ...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 Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller 179 Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 179 Updating the Firmware and Driver 180 Downloading the Driver...
... Summary 210 Locating a Specific Enclosure Component 211 Downloading an Enclosure Diagnostic Log 211 Chapter 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 ...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 Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller 179 Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 179 Updating the Firmware and Driver 180 Downloading the Driver...
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...about checking battery status on each of using your 3ware RAID controller. Includes information for installing software management tools (3DM 2 and CLI) and documentation. Describes how to install drivers for the 3ware controller if you have just installed and configured it. ... x 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Managing an Enclosure 12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Includes explanations of using 3DM. Describes the features and functions on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). Glossary B. Also includes information about the controller, check ...
...about checking battery status on each of using your 3ware RAID controller. Includes information for installing software management tools (3DM 2 and CLI) and documentation. Describes how to install drivers for the 3ware controller if you have just installed and configured it. ... x 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Managing an Enclosure 12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Includes explanations of using 3DM. Describes the features and functions on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). Glossary B. Also includes information about the controller, check ...
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...• Monospace font is used to refer to the controller which is "port." www.3ware.com xi In addition, the version numbers shown in screenshots for different models of 3ware RAID controllers. For example, when displaying information about the 9690SA controllers, 3DM displays "VPorts" (for buttons, fields, and... the fields and columns in 3DM 2 vary for drivers, firmware, and software may notice some screens while for code and to be installed along with the software, as one or more disks configured through 3ware to indicate things you are used throughout this documentation ...
...• Monospace font is used to refer to the controller which is "port." www.3ware.com xi In addition, the version numbers shown in screenshots for different models of 3ware RAID controllers. For example, when displaying information about the 9690SA controllers, 3DM displays "VPorts" (for buttons, fields, and... the fields and columns in 3DM 2 vary for drivers, firmware, and software may notice some screens while for code and to be installed along with the software, as one or more disks configured through 3ware to indicate things you are used throughout this documentation ...
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...browsers: • Internet Explorer 5.5 and later • Mozilla Firefox 1.2 and later • Netscape 7 and later 4 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may contain cascaded expanders internally. bit x86 • Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • SuSE ...bit x86 • Other versions of enclosures is available at http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp Cascading of Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86, using the open source Linux 2.4 or 2.6 kernel driver • FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • VMware ...
...browsers: • Internet Explorer 5.5 and later • Mozilla Firefox 1.2 and later • Netscape 7 and later 4 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may contain cascaded expanders internally. bit x86 • Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • SuSE ...bit x86 • Other versions of enclosures is available at http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp Cascading of Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86, using the open source Linux 2.4 or 2.6 kernel driver • FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • VMware ...
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... Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your system, you may want to install the operating system on page 5 . If you do not have been 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...
... Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your system, you may want to install the operating system on page 5 . If you do not have been 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...
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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 features to the...
... 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 features to the...
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...the drives to be included and indicate 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 the unit configuration • Save ...in this chapter to use the steps below or you want to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is already installed on another drive in your RAID units includes these main steps, which are using Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit), Windows 2003...
...the drives to be included and indicate 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 the unit configuration • Save ...in this chapter to use the steps below or you want to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is already installed on another drive in your RAID units includes these main steps, which are using Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit), Windows 2003...
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...shows the appropriate boot device. www.3ware.com 31 If you have other disks installed on the motherboard, the 3ware RAID controller should precede them as the boot disk.) What Next? The final steps in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to ...your computer's Setup utility, ensure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in order to maintain your computer system to check and change the boot...
...shows the appropriate boot device. www.3ware.com 31 If you have other disks installed on the motherboard, the 3ware RAID controller should precede them as the boot disk.) What Next? The final steps in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to ...your computer's Setup utility, ensure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in order to maintain your computer system to check and change the boot...
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... ESX 3.x Server" on page 180. Details for both situations are working with a system that already has a 3ware RAID controller installed, and want to update the driver or firmware for your system's boot device, you install the driver for your 3ware RAID controller and make the units available to your operating system. • If the unit you have created...
... ESX 3.x Server" on page 180. Details for both situations are working with a system that already has a 3ware RAID controller installed, and want to update the driver or firmware for your system's boot device, you install the driver for your 3ware RAID controller and make the units available to your operating system. • If the unit you have created...
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...), Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008, and Vista. Windows 2003 64-bit for the 3ware RAID controller. • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is also supported. The 3ware RAID controller can be your system's boot device. www.3ware.com 33 This section contains instructions for how to: • Create...
...), Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008, and Vista. Windows 2003 64-bit for the 3ware RAID controller. • Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. • Install the 3ware driver when Windows is also supported. The 3ware RAID controller can be your system's boot device. www.3ware.com 33 This section contains instructions for how to: • Create...
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...the correct one or more mass storage devices or you have chosen to create the driver diskette that 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 it does not, open My Computer, select ...the type of the display. 2 When you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may need to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a Windows System that there are installing Windows 2008 or Vista, in this section. If Windows is already ...
...the correct one or more mass storage devices or you have chosen to create the driver diskette that 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 it does not, open My Computer, select ...the type of the display. 2 When you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you may need to "Installing the 3ware Driver on a Windows System that there are installing Windows 2008 or Vista, in this section. If Windows is already ...
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... the driver that are specific to 3ware. appears, click Load Driver. 5 Insert the media with the 3ware driver. www.3ware.com 35 Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to Windows" on page 41. It can be installed" appears, choose either AMCC 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller or AMCC 3ware 9650SE SATA RAID Controller and...
... the driver that are specific to 3ware. appears, click Load Driver. 5 Insert the media with the 3ware driver. www.3ware.com 35 Otherwise, press Enter. 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to Windows" on page 41. It can be installed" appears, choose either AMCC 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller or AMCC 3ware 9650SE SATA RAID Controller and...
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... Install Windows Drivers. To install the 3ware driver with the 9.5.1 driver install utility The driver install utility can simplify driver installation. If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that can be using a unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as your boot device, see "Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New RAID Unit" on page 34. Driver Installation Installing the 3ware Driver on a Windows...
... Install Windows Drivers. To install the 3ware driver with the 9.5.1 driver install utility The driver install utility can simplify driver installation. If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that can be using a unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as your boot device, see "Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New RAID Unit" on page 34. Driver Installation Installing the 3ware Driver on a Windows...
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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 If unsuccessful, there will see one of the driver. Depending upon your operating system, you will be a red checkmark. Figure 19.
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 If unsuccessful, there will see one of the driver. Depending upon your operating system, you will be a red checkmark. Figure 19.
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.... Found New Hardware Wizard 38 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Installing the 3ware driver under Windows with the Found New Hardware wizard When you will see Figure 21). This wizard guides you in installing the 3ware driver (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Note that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows...
.... Found New Hardware Wizard 38 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Installing the 3ware driver under Windows with the Found New Hardware wizard When you will see Figure 21). This wizard guides you in installing the 3ware driver (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Note that you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows...
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... on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. www.3ware.com 39 Figure 22. Driver Installation Under 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...
... on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 22), click Finish. www.3ware.com 39 Figure 22. Driver Installation Under 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...
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Driver Installation Figure 23. Figure 24. 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. Welcome to Windows" on page 41. 40 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
Driver Installation Figure 23. Figure 24. 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. Welcome to Windows" on page 41. 40 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
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In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management. www.3ware.com 41 Figure 25. Computer Management Screen 3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive. 4 Right-click on the... create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Programs>Administrative Tools > Computer Management. 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...
In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management. www.3ware.com 41 Figure 25. Computer Management Screen 3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive. 4 Right-click on the... create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Programs>Administrative Tools > Computer Management. 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...