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... system is also included in your system, you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). 2 Getting Started with your drives. Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your controller and drives, follow the instructions in Chapter 3, "First... in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit and Drives • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the...
... system is also included in your system, you can download it from a drive managed through the Command Line Interface (CLI). 2 Getting Started with your drives. Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your controller and drives, follow the instructions in Chapter 3, "First... in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit and Drives • Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the...
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...3ware driver. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: You must create a 3ware driver diskette. This section contains instructions for secondary storage and boot from : http:// www.3ware... 3ware RAID controller can be configured to do this. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD-ROM. (Not required if Windows is also supported. Or, you can download ...
...3ware driver. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: You must create a 3ware driver diskette. This section contains instructions for secondary storage and boot from : http:// www.3ware... 3ware RAID controller can be configured to do this. Materials Required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 installation CD-ROM. (Not required if Windows is also supported. Or, you can download ...
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...-bit) If you are using an unsupported Linux distribution or kernel for secondary storage and boot from the 3ware download page, see the following : • Red Hat / Fedora Core Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing Red Hat Linux on a New Unit" on page 41 ...; SuSE Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit" on page 46 • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE Linux System that you will be your controller for the 9550SX or 9590SE. You can use...
...-bit) If you are using an unsupported Linux distribution or kernel for secondary storage and boot from the 3ware download page, see the following : • Red Hat / Fedora Core Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing Red Hat Linux on a New Unit" on page 41 ...; SuSE Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit" on page 46 • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE Linux System that you will be your controller for the 9550SX or 9590SE. You can use...
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... the latest driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. Compiled and tested drivers for Linux from the 3ware driver source, see the links appended to the 9000 series driver (9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S). Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed in these downloads is...
... the latest driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. Compiled and tested drivers for Linux from the 3ware driver source, see the links appended to the 9000 series driver (9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S). Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed in these downloads is...
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For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546. 48 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/kb/ article.aspx?id=14546. 6 Type: /sbin/depmod -a 7 ...compiled driver available from 3ware, you can copy the source from the 3ware software CD or download the source from the CD-ROM. Driver Installation Note: If the kernel driver module installation fails, confirm that the correct driver was installed from the 3ware website and compile a new driver. If...
For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546. 48 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 http://www.3ware.com/kb/ article.aspx?id=14546. 6 Type: /sbin/depmod -a 7 ...compiled driver available from 3ware, you can copy the source from the 3ware software CD or download the source from the CD-ROM. Driver Installation Note: If the kernel driver module installation fails, confirm that the correct driver was installed from the 3ware website and compile a new driver. If...
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... 5.4 only. Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers The 3ware software CD-ROM that came with your controller for the 3ware FreeBSD kernel driver module is available, please see the 3ware web site at /packages/drivers/freebsd/src/5.x. The source for how to the motherboard. Materials Required • 3ware kernel driver module The kernel driver module and the corresponding source files can download the installation...
... 5.4 only. Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers The 3ware software CD-ROM that came with your controller for the 3ware FreeBSD kernel driver module is available, please see the 3ware web site at /packages/drivers/freebsd/src/5.x. The source for how to the motherboard. Materials Required • 3ware kernel driver module The kernel driver module and the corresponding source files can download the installation...
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... drop-down list on the controller. The driver version being used on the controller is shown: 32 or 64 for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Monitor version on the menu bar. Boot Loader version on the controller. Firmware. Bus Type. You can also open or download an error log from the...
... drop-down list on the controller. The driver version being used on the controller is shown: 32 or 64 for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Monitor version on the menu bar. Boot Loader version on the controller. Firmware. Bus Type. You can also open or download an error log from the...
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... firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 200 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: For Linux, do not use the driver from the 3ware website, at www.3ware.com. Updating the Driver and Firmware You can choose to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Instead, use the 3ware Command Line Interface to download. 4 Select the Operating System you can...
... firmware are using. 5 Click Next. 200 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: For Linux, do not use the driver from the 3ware website, at www.3ware.com. Updating the Driver and Firmware You can choose to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Instead, use the 3ware Command Line Interface to download. 4 Select the Operating System you can...
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...9 Uncompress the file to extract the driver or firmware files to a diskette or to a local directory. 10 Turn to download. This utility is included with Linux. 7 Read and agree to download. Depending on page 207. Refer to a floppy in step 9 above. www.3ware.com 201 If you only need to ...update the driver, you want to the license agreement that you see...
...9 Uncompress the file to extract the driver or firmware files to a diskette or to a local directory. 10 Turn to download. This utility is included with Linux. 7 Read and agree to download. Depending on page 207. Refer to a floppy in step 9 above. www.3ware.com 201 If you only need to ...update the driver, you want to the license agreement that you see...
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Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To update the 3ware driver and firmware using the update utility 1 Download and extract the driver files, as system administrator. 4 Locate the folder that you boot from a unit on the file 3wUpdate.exe. Figure 76. You see a progress dialog box while ...
Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) 202 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To update the 3ware driver and firmware using the update utility 1 Download and extract the driver files, as system administrator. 4 Locate the folder that you boot from a unit on the file 3wUpdate.exe. Figure 76. You see a progress dialog box while ...
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... In the Action section of the dialog, make any changes to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Update Utility Showing Only Driver Available Note: If you have multiple controllers in your system, your screen will look slightly different, so that you... will flash a new image to what will show only the Driver as available. Figure 80. The firmware will first download...
... In the Action section of the dialog, make any changes to the controller. 204 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Update Utility Showing Only Driver Available Note: If you have multiple controllers in your system, your screen will look slightly different, so that you... will flash a new image to what will show only the Driver as available. Figure 80. The firmware will first download...
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Doing so will render the controller unusable. 7 If a dialog box prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes to do so. (If you were working from a driver diskette, be sure to remove the floppy diskette before Windows reboots.) 8 If the driver you are installing is unsigned, you...on what is being installed. To complete the installation with an unsigned driver, click OK. 9 If a final message box confirms that effect. Progress is shown during: • Driver installation • Firmware download and flashing of the controller Warning: Do not power off the system while the firmware is ...
Doing so will render the controller unusable. 7 If a dialog box prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes to do so. (If you were working from a driver diskette, be sure to remove the floppy diskette before Windows reboots.) 8 If the driver you are installing is unsigned, you...on what is being installed. To complete the installation with an unsigned driver, click OK. 9 If a final message box confirms that effect. Progress is shown during: • Driver installation • Firmware download and flashing of the controller Warning: Do not power off the system while the firmware is ...
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... RAID Controller Properties dialog box appears. 9 Click the Driver tab (Figure 82). www.3ware.com 207 To update the 3ware driver under Windows XP (Note that during this process, you can update the 3ware driver through driver installation wizards twice.) 1 Download and extract the driver files, as described on page 200 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Log...
... RAID Controller Properties dialog box appears. 9 Click the Driver tab (Figure 82). www.3ware.com 207 To update the 3ware driver under Windows XP (Note that during this process, you can update the 3ware driver through driver installation wizards twice.) 1 Download and extract the driver files, as described on page 200 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Log...
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...The following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under Red Hat 1 Download and extract the driver, as described on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted driver. 4 Copy the files to the appropriate ... add the following line to /etc/modules.conf: alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.o For 2.6 Kernels, add the following : www.3ware.com 213 To update the 3ware driver under Red Hat. Change the directory to /etc/modprobe.conf. alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko 6 Complete the upgrade by entering ...
...The following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under Red Hat 1 Download and extract the driver, as described on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted driver. 4 Copy the files to the appropriate ... add the following line to /etc/modules.conf: alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.o For 2.6 Kernels, add the following : www.3ware.com 213 To update the 3ware driver under Red Hat. Change the directory to /etc/modprobe.conf. alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko 6 Complete the upgrade by entering ...
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...-9xxx.ko 214 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller (In the commands below , replace with applicable SuSE version, such as described on this system after running lilo. Check the release notes for more details regarding supported operating systems. To update the 3ware driver under SuSE 1 Download and extract the driver, as su91) Replace...
...-9xxx.ko 214 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Maintaining Your Controller (In the commands below , replace with applicable SuSE version, such as described on this system after running lilo. Check the release notes for more details regarding supported operating systems. To update the 3ware driver under SuSE 1 Download and extract the driver, as su91) Replace...
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... described on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted files, which include tw_update. 216 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To update the 3ware driver under FreeBSD 1 Download and extract the driver, as described on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to...
... described on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted files, which include tw_update. 216 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To update the 3ware driver under FreeBSD 1 Download and extract the driver, as described on page 200. 2 Backup any critical data prior to...
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...Downloading the firmware from firmware image and /c0 ... Do you want to update. Y|N [N]: y 5 If the firmware is newer and the recommendation is recommended to have a copy of the driver...3ware.com 217 Examining compatibility data from file /mnt/fw/9550sx/ prom0006.img ... It is to upgrade the firmware or not. The new image will take effect after reboot. 6 Reboot your controller..., and recommends whether to proceed, type Y and press Enter. Given the above recommendation... Recommendation: proceed to continue ? Updating the firmware can render the device driver ...
...Downloading the firmware from firmware image and /c0 ... Do you want to update. Y|N [N]: y 5 If the firmware is newer and the recommendation is recommended to have a copy of the driver...3ware.com 217 Examining compatibility data from file /mnt/fw/9550sx/ prom0006.img ... It is to upgrade the firmware or not. The new image will take effect after reboot. 6 Reboot your controller..., and recommends whether to proceed, type Y and press Enter. Given the above recommendation... Recommendation: proceed to continue ? Updating the firmware can render the device driver ...
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...; There may have the most recent driver for potential BIOS updates. The unit will not boot. If this unit is compatible with the 3ware BIOS, and check with your motherboard manufacturer for your operating system when you installed the 3ware RAID controller, you may be unusable. www.3ware.com 223 Remember that creating or deleting...
...; There may have the most recent driver for potential BIOS updates. The unit will not boot. If this unit is compatible with the 3ware BIOS, and check with your motherboard manufacturer for your operating system when you installed the 3ware RAID controller, you may be unusable. www.3ware.com 223 Remember that creating or deleting...
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...seems unclear please let us know by using the email form at : http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. AMCC's 3ware software library is welcome. Feedback on this manual Your feedback is accessible at http://www.... AMCC Technical Support and Services Product information, Frequently Asked Questions, software upgrades, driver files and other support are available through the AMCC World Wide Web site at http://www.3ware.com/support and use the original packing material contents of a replacement, please contact...
...seems unclear please let us know by using the email form at : http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. AMCC's 3ware software library is welcome. Feedback on this manual Your feedback is accessible at http://www.... AMCC Technical Support and Services Product information, Frequently Asked Questions, software upgrades, driver files and other support are available through the AMCC World Wide Web site at http://www.3ware.com/support and use the original packing material contents of a replacement, please contact...
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...notification, managing in 3DM 81, 113 Enclosure Management Services (EMS), definition 245 error correction 13 error log, downloading 176 error messages 224 errors how handled 182 viewing 176 European Community Conformity 250 export JBOD policy 117 Export JBOD... updating in Windows 201 Flash file system error detected (03Fh) 236 Flash file system repaired (040h) 236 FreeBSD driver installation 49 updating 216 G grown defect, definition 245 H hardware installation, troubleshooting 222 help, getting for 3BM 63...Windows 67 Inter-IC bus, definition 245 258 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
...notification, managing in 3DM 81, 113 Enclosure Management Services (EMS), definition 245 error correction 13 error log, downloading 176 error messages 224 errors how handled 182 viewing 176 European Community Conformity 250 export JBOD policy 117 Export JBOD... updating in Windows 201 Flash file system error detected (03Fh) 236 Flash file system repaired (040h) 236 FreeBSD driver installation 49 updating 216 G grown defect, definition 245 H hardware installation, troubleshooting 222 help, getting for 3BM 63...Windows 67 Inter-IC bus, definition 245 258 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide