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...ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Maintaining Your Controller 199 Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 199 Updating the Driver and Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows ...201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 216 Updating the Firmware Under Linux...
...ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Maintaining Your Controller 199 Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver 199 Updating the Driver and Firmware 200 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows ...201 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 206 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 207 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 213 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 214 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 216 Updating the Firmware Under Linux...
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... Manager 2, or 3DM 2). If you have not yet done so, see the installation guide that you have already installed your controller in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from 3BM. This manual includes instructions for performing tasks using two tools: one at the command line, using the two tools (3BM 2 and...
... Manager 2, or 3DM 2). If you have not yet done so, see the installation guide that you have already installed your controller in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from 3BM. This manual includes instructions for performing tasks using two tools: one at the command line, using the two tools (3BM 2 and...
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...of the steps required to contact technical support. Includes system requirements and an introduction to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one. Includes information for configuring RAID units if you how to install and set unit policies. Describes... tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Includes explanations of using 3DM and includes a reference of all associated drives. Also includes information about the controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, and set up your 3ware RAID controller. Getting Started ...
...of the steps required to contact technical support. Includes system requirements and an introduction to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one. Includes information for configuring RAID units if you how to install and set unit policies. Describes... tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Includes explanations of using 3DM and includes a reference of all associated drives. Also includes information about the controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, and set up your 3ware RAID controller. Getting Started ...
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...The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. • Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and settings that appear on the screen. • Monospace font is currently selected in this guide: • 3BM and 3BM 2 both refer to the 3ware BIOS Manager, version 2. • 3DM and... 3DM 2 both refer to the 3ware Disk Manager, version 2. • In the sections that describe using 3DM, current controller is used to refer to the controller which is used through this drop-down list. ...
...The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. • Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and settings that appear on the screen. • Monospace font is currently selected in this guide: • 3BM and 3BM 2 both refer to the 3ware BIOS Manager, version 2. • 3DM and... 3DM 2 both refer to the 3ware Disk Manager, version 2. • In the sections that describe using 3DM, current controller is used to refer to the controller which is used through this drop-down list. ...
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... and boot from the 3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your controller and drives, follow the instructions in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these steps depends...appropriate RAID level for initial installation. You will install the operating system on whether one of the installation manual, you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www...
... and boot from the 3ware website at http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your controller and drives, follow the instructions in the installation guide that came with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these steps depends...appropriate RAID level for initial installation. You will install the operating system on whether one of the installation manual, you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www...
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... sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to select it. 5 Type S if you want to manually specify an adapter..." Type S to specify that you must...
... sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 When a box with AMCC 3ware Series ATA RAID Controller appears, press Enter to select it. 5 Type S if you want to manually specify an adapter..." Type S to specify that you must...
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...from a script, instead of media, select Local CD-ROM since you to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. b Make sure the boot order in your computer. Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The ... Hat Linux on your driver install disk. 4 Install the 3ware kernel driver module, using the driver install diskette: Insert the driver install diskette containing the 3ware driver for what type of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide then start or reboot your motherboard's BIOS is ...
...from a script, instead of media, select Local CD-ROM since you to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. b Make sure the boot order in your computer. Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device The ... Hat Linux on your driver install disk. 4 Install the 3ware kernel driver module, using the driver install diskette: Insert the driver install diskette containing the 3ware driver for what type of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide then start or reboot your motherboard's BIOS is ...
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... driver module. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the GRUB boot loader, skip to : Added linux * 8 Reboot. For Redhat workstation on Intel x86 and AMD....img 2.6.18-14 7 If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to overwrite, type y. The 3ware kernel driver module will be similar to Step 8.
... driver module. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4. To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the GRUB boot loader, skip to : Added linux * 8 Reboot. For Redhat workstation on Intel x86 and AMD....img 2.6.18-14 7 If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to overwrite, type y. The 3ware kernel driver module will be similar to Step 8.
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.../scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. 4 Add the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the kernel driver module manually. Driver Installation Under Linux 3 Copy the kernel driver module. Type: modprobe sd_mod insmod 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into ...5 Update the modules.dep file, by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. If Linux is already installed on another device, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. www.3ware.com 45 For Redhat workstation on another drive.) ...
.../scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. 4 Add the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the kernel driver module manually. Driver Installation Under Linux 3 Copy the kernel driver module. Type: modprobe sd_mod insmod 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into ...5 Update the modules.dep file, by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. If Linux is already installed on another device, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. www.3ware.com 45 For Redhat workstation on another drive.) ...
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...3DM continues to check status information and manage your 3ware RAID controller by 3DM, and administrators can also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that contains your 3ware RAID controller. You can manage the controller remotely, if remote administration is enabled. That way...also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that contains the 3ware controller. The 3DM login screen appears. Your default browser opens and displays the URL for your system. To start 3DM manually 1 Login as a daemon under Linux. For example: https://:888/ Note:...
...3DM continues to check status information and manage your 3ware RAID controller by 3DM, and administrators can also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that contains your 3ware RAID controller. You can manage the controller remotely, if remote administration is enabled. That way...also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that contains the 3ware controller. The 3DM login screen appears. Your default browser opens and displays the URL for your system. To start 3DM manually 1 Login as a daemon under Linux. For example: https://:888/ Note:...
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... the top of the screen confirms that the information you can be refreshed in the Listening Port field. 3 Click Change Port. You can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh on a page by clicking Refresh Page in 3DM is important to refresh the page information regularly. That way you see in the... the menu bar. 2 In the Page Refresh section of the drives attached to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in 3DM, it is current. www.3ware.com 83 If you want 3DM to your 3ware RAID controller can manually refresh the information on your web browser.
... the top of the screen confirms that the information you can be refreshed in the Listening Port field. 3 Click Change Port. You can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh on a page by clicking Refresh Page in 3DM is important to refresh the page information regularly. That way you see in the... the menu bar. 2 In the Page Refresh section of the drives attached to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in 3DM, it is current. www.3ware.com 83 If you want 3DM to your 3ware RAID controller can manually refresh the information on your web browser.
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...controller. The overall status of the controller.) Firmware. www.3ware.com 85 Model. Driver. Warning indicates that the operating system assigns to 3DM, and when you click the Summary link in your system. Error indicates that you see in the ID column. To see for the same controller in this manual... are preliminary examples only. The Summary page provides basic information about the units in a controller, click the link in 3DM 2 may not match the number that a unit is...
...controller. The overall status of the controller.) Firmware. www.3ware.com 85 Model. Driver. Warning indicates that the operating system assigns to 3DM, and when you click the Summary link in your system. Error indicates that you see in the ID column. To see for the same controller in this manual... are preliminary examples only. The Summary page provides basic information about the units in a controller, click the link in 3DM 2 may not match the number that a unit is...
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... drive, itself. You can initiate a verify task at both the drive and the controller. StorSave Profile. When you have the option to Degraded. Since this box, the controller will complete successfully without manually intervention. it , if desired. The 9550SX and 9590SE, like the 9500S, supports StorSave...operates when the feature is ignored. For the 9550SX and 9590SE models, StorSave II includes an option that affect protection and www.3ware.com 95 If a drive does not support NCQ, the policy setting for drives in many applications; Enabling NCQ can improve ...
... drive, itself. You can initiate a verify task at both the drive and the controller. StorSave Profile. When you have the option to Degraded. Since this box, the controller will complete successfully without manually intervention. it , if desired. The 9550SX and 9590SE, like the 9500S, supports StorSave...operates when the feature is ignored. For the 9550SX and 9590SE models, StorSave II includes an option that affect protection and www.3ware.com 95 If a drive does not support NCQ, the policy setting for drives in many applications; Enabling NCQ can improve ...
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... only be disabled if the unit degrades. The other policies can be set manually. Configuring Your Controller When Yes, the unit write cache and the disk drive write cache will remain...redundant arrays. If your drives support the SATA OOB method, select that the unit degrades. For more information, see Table 5, "Initial Default Settings for the controller to know if a drive supports this... be changed on this method, so it is no effect on page 17. 118 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 7. Write cache will be changed in 3BM. There is enabled), in...
... only be disabled if the unit degrades. The other policies can be set manually. Configuring Your Controller When Yes, the unit write cache and the disk drive write cache will remain...redundant arrays. If your drives support the SATA OOB method, select that the unit degrades. For more information, see Table 5, "Initial Default Settings for the controller to know if a drive supports this... be changed on this method, so it is no effect on page 17. 118 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 7. Write cache will be changed in 3BM. There is enabled), in...
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... interacts with functionality of 3DM and 3BM. When disabled, you must manually specify when you have set a verify schedule. This provides the most efficient access times for the unit (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). Determines whether ECC errors are ignored when they are set to...). Determines whether write cache is written to disk, allowing the computer to Degraded. Determines whether auto-verify is disabled. 142 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When enabled, verify tasks are described on page 146. • Queuing. When not enabled, a rebuild will ...
... interacts with functionality of 3DM and 3BM. When disabled, you must manually specify when you have set a verify schedule. This provides the most efficient access times for the unit (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). Determines whether ECC errors are ignored when they are set to...). Determines whether write cache is written to disk, allowing the computer to Degraded. Determines whether auto-verify is disabled. 142 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When enabled, verify tasks are described on page 146. • Queuing. When not enabled, a rebuild will ...
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... and may or may not start will run a verify, on whether one is set the auto-verify policy for an existing unit 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in 3DM. 2 In the Unit Policies section of units easier. You can set this policy while creating a unit through 3DM... or CLI, and you manually start a verify task for existing units. www.3ware.com 145 If a schedule is needed . If there is no schedule set it . To set for verify, then the verify that...
... and may or may not start will run a verify, on whether one is set the auto-verify policy for an existing unit 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in 3DM. 2 In the Unit Policies section of units easier. You can set this policy while creating a unit through 3DM... or CLI, and you manually start a verify task for existing units. www.3ware.com 145 If a schedule is needed . If there is no schedule set it . To set for verify, then the verify that...
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...set , a rebuild will abort upon encountering an ECC error and the unit will complete successfully without manually intervention. Configuring Units Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild For 9000-series controllers, the Continue on Source Error During Rebuild policy is available for each unit The page refreshes, and...message at the top confirms the change you have the option to ensure that a file system check be in 3DM 146 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When this policy is set the Continue on Source Error During Rebuild is not set back to be executed when ...
...set , a rebuild will abort upon encountering an ECC error and the unit will complete successfully without manually intervention. Configuring Units Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild For 9000-series controllers, the Continue on Source Error During Rebuild policy is available for each unit The page refreshes, and...message at the top confirms the change you have the option to ensure that a file system check be in 3DM 146 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When this policy is set the Continue on Source Error During Rebuild is not set back to be executed when ...
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...3DM. 2 In the Unit Policies section of write cache can have made. 150 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you want to use of the Controller Settings Page, select the profile you use a battery backup unit (BBU), FUA... present. the Performance and Balanced profiles disable this feature, so that a unit degrades, the use from the controller to be disabled until the unit is ignored, because the BBU preserves the contents of whether a BBU is rebuilt...a message at the top confirms the change you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or the CLI. Chapter 8.
...3DM. 2 In the Unit Policies section of write cache can have made. 150 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you want to use of the Controller Settings Page, select the profile you use a battery backup unit (BBU), FUA... present. the Performance and Balanced profiles disable this feature, so that a unit degrades, the use from the controller to be disabled until the unit is ignored, because the BBU preserves the contents of whether a BBU is rebuilt...a message at the top confirms the change you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or the CLI. Chapter 8.
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In addition, 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) and 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) provide tools to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you quickly see whether everything is working (OK), performing a task (such as initializing, ...and Drive Status through 3DM The information screens in 3DM let you see the status of your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives in 3DM. www.3ware.com 173 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the...
In addition, 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) and 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) provide tools to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you quickly see whether everything is working (OK), performing a task (such as initializing, ...and Drive Status through 3DM The information screens in 3DM let you see the status of your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives in 3DM. www.3ware.com 173 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the...
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...(I /O activity. 9000-series controllers show only one restriction. Moving a Unit to Another Controller During Migration Moving a unit to another controller while the unit is in relation to another controller until the unit has recovered from the unclean shutdown. www.3ware.com 183 Setting Background Task ...unit cannot be moved to normal I /O still continues), however the performance will be Performed" on page 151. For details about manually starting these tests are run every 24 hours. For details about scheduling rebuild, verify, and other tasks, see "Setting Background Task...
...(I /O activity. 9000-series controllers show only one restriction. Moving a Unit to Another Controller During Migration Moving a unit to another controller while the unit is in relation to another controller until the unit has recovered from the unclean shutdown. www.3ware.com 183 Setting Background Task ...unit cannot be moved to normal I /O still continues), however the performance will be Performed" on page 151. For details about manually starting these tests are run every 24 hours. For details about scheduling rebuild, verify, and other tasks, see "Setting Background Task...