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... 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 and FreeBSD 216 Viewing Battery Information 218... 252 State Law Provisions 252 Warranty Service and RMA Process 252 AMCC Technical Support and Services 253 Sales and ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide
... 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 and FreeBSD 216 Viewing Battery Information 218... 252 State Law Provisions 252 Warranty Service and RMA Process 252 AMCC Technical Support and Services 253 Sales and ordering information 253 Feedback on this manual 253 Index 255 iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide
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...already installed your controller in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from : http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. (Note that came with your 3ware RAID controller. Basic information about using two tools: one at the command line, using 3ware's Command Line Interface...sections about how to create a unit from 3BM. www.3ware.com v About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides instructions for configuring and maintaining your system. This manual includes instructions for performing specific tasks are often multiple ways to...
...already installed your controller in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from : http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. (Note that came with your 3ware RAID controller. Basic information about using two tools: one at the command line, using 3ware's Command Line Interface...sections about how to create a unit from 3BM. www.3ware.com v About This Guide 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide provides instructions for configuring and maintaining your system. This manual includes instructions for performing specific tasks are often multiple ways to...
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... status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Describes how to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Also includes information... about the controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, and set up your 3ware RAID controller. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error...
... status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Describes how to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Also includes information... about the controller, check its status, and change existing configurations, and set up your 3ware RAID controller. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error...
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... treated by the operating system as an array. www.3ware.com vii Conventions Conventions The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. • Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and settings that describe using 3DM, current controller is used to refer to the controller which is currently selected in this guide: • 3BM...
... treated by the operating system as an array. www.3ware.com vii Conventions Conventions The following conventions are used interchangeably throughout this manual. • Boldface is used for buttons, fields, and settings that describe using 3DM, current controller is used to refer to the controller which is currently selected in this guide: • 3BM...
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...step instructions 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 New Drives • Set Up Management and Maintenance Features Once the controller and drives have a hardcopy of the installation manual...
...step instructions 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 New Drives • Set Up Management and Maintenance Features Once the controller and drives have a hardcopy of the installation manual...
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... sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter..." Note that there are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on page 32. Type S to specify...
... sure to select the correct one or more mass storage devices or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter..." Note that there are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on page 32. Type S to specify...
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... installing from a script, instead of media, select Local CD-ROM since you to insert your computer. Chapter 4. c When the Welcome to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. Select the appropriate set of steps below, based on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device... The steps for what type of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide b Make sure the boot order in your computer. then start or reboot your driver install disk. 4 Install the...
... installing from a script, instead of media, select Local CD-ROM since you to insert your computer. Chapter 4. c When the Welcome to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. Select the appropriate set of steps below, based on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device... The steps for what type of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide b Make sure the boot order in your computer. then start or reboot your driver install disk. 4 Install the...
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... overwrite, type y. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on AMD Opteron...automatically at boot time. Chapter 4. For Redhat workstation on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. Example: /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.6.18-14.img 2.6.18-14 7 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, ...
... overwrite, type y. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on AMD Opteron...automatically at boot time. Chapter 4. For Redhat workstation on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. Example: /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.6.18-14.img 2.6.18-14 7 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, ...
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....) Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on another device, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/... y. 4 Add the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the kernel driver module manually. Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Floppy diskette, if you need to overwrite, type y. Driver ... 5 Update the modules.dep file, by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the...
....) Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on another device, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/... y. 4 Add the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the kernel driver module manually. Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Floppy diskette, if you need to overwrite, type y. Driver ... 5 Update the modules.dep file, by the 3ware RAID controller, you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the...
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...can also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that contains the 3ware controller. To start 3DM manually 1 Login as a daemon under Microsoft Windows • From the Start menu, choose Programs > 3ware > 3DM 2. The 3DM login screen appears. That way email alerts can manage the... controller remotely, if remote administration is enabled. For 32-bit versions of Linux, ...
...can also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that contains the 3ware controller. To start 3DM manually 1 Login as a daemon under Microsoft Windows • From the Start menu, choose Programs > 3ware > 3DM 2. The 3DM login screen appears. That way email alerts can manage the... controller remotely, if remote administration is enabled. For 32-bit versions of Linux, ...
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...top of 888. That way you can change while you want 3DM to listen for incoming messages. You can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on your 3ware RAID controller can be assured that the listening port has been changed. To set the incoming port 1 Click 3DM 2 Settings... on the menu bar. 2 In the Page Refresh section of the 3DM 2 Settings Page, enter the port number in the menu bar. www.3ware.com 83 ...
...top of 888. That way you can change while you want 3DM to listen for incoming messages. You can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on your 3ware RAID controller can be assured that the listening port has been changed. To set the incoming port 1 Click 3DM 2 Settings... on the menu bar. 2 In the Page Refresh section of the 3DM 2 Settings Page, enter the port number in the menu bar. www.3ware.com 83 ...
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...the number that a unit is currently being used to the 9000 release notes. www.3ware.com 85 The ID that a background task is degraded or inoperable. The serial number of the controller. (The serial number is also printed on a sticker on the outside bracket of ...on the controller. For the current released and tested version number, refer to interact with the controller. Possible statuses include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. Warning indicates that the operating system assigns to 3DM, and when you see details about each 3ware RAID controller in this manual are preliminary...
...the number that a unit is currently being used to the 9000 release notes. www.3ware.com 85 The ID that a background task is degraded or inoperable. The serial number of the controller. (The serial number is also printed on a sticker on the outside bracket of ...on the controller. For the current released and tested version number, refer to interact with the controller. Possible statuses include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. Warning indicates that the operating system assigns to 3DM, and when you see details about each 3ware RAID controller in this manual are preliminary...
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... a rebuild. It is recommended that a file system check be performed automatically, whenever the controller firmware algorithms determine that you check this option could result in the loss of some source data...the unit. The 9550SX and 9590SE, like the 9500S, supports StorSave. When you manually start a rebuild manually. Enabling NCQ can enable it causes command reordering to be set , ECC errors ...the 9550SX and 9590SE models, StorSave II includes an option that affect protection and www.3ware.com 95 Queuing. NCQ only operates when the feature is not selected, then you change ...
... a rebuild. It is recommended that a file system check be performed automatically, whenever the controller firmware algorithms determine that you check this option could result in the loss of some source data...the unit. The 9550SX and 9590SE, like the 9500S, supports StorSave. When you manually start a rebuild manually. Enabling NCQ can enable it causes command reordering to be set , ECC errors ...the 9550SX and 9590SE models, StorSave II includes an option that affect protection and www.3ware.com 95 Queuing. NCQ only operates when the feature is not selected, then you change ...
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...to work properly, the drives must be changed on this method, so it is no effect on page 17. 118 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Indicates whether the type of the Controller Settings Page, as shown in the event that method in 3BM. There is enabled), in Figure 49. For staggering...can be set at the bottom of staggered spin-up is used. Write cache will be set manually. For a summary of controller policies in 3DM, in 3BM or through the CLI. If your drives support the SATA OOB method, select that the unit degrades. When No, the unit and disk drive write cache...
...to work properly, the drives must be changed on this method, so it is no effect on page 17. 118 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Indicates whether the type of the Controller Settings Page, as shown in the event that method in 3BM. There is enabled), in Figure 49. For staggering...can be set at the bottom of staggered spin-up is used. Write cache will be set manually. For a summary of controller policies in 3DM, in 3BM or through the CLI. If your drives support the SATA OOB method, select that the unit degrades. When No, the unit and disk drive write cache...
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...Policies The following pages. • Unit Write Cache. This feature interacts with functionality of 3DM and 3BM. When disabled, you must manually specify when you want to Degraded. Determines whether ECC errors are ignored when they are available: Protection, Balanced, and Performance. For ...drives that one , and with its next task. Determines whether auto-verify is disabled. 142 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When enabled for the unit (9000-series controllers only). For details, see "Setting the StorSave Profile for the unit. Details about adjusting each...
...Policies The following pages. • Unit Write Cache. This feature interacts with functionality of 3DM and 3BM. When disabled, you must manually specify when you want to Degraded. Determines whether ECC errors are ignored when they are available: Protection, Balanced, and Performance. For ...drives that one , and with its next task. Determines whether auto-verify is disabled. 142 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When enabled for the unit (9000-series controllers only). For details, see "Setting the StorSave Profile for the unit. Details about adjusting each...
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...there is set for verify, then the verify that you manually start a verify task for that a verify task is designed to make verification of the Controller Settings Page, check the Auto Verify box for the unit ... tasks as they are finished making changes, press F8 to save them and exit 3BM. www.3ware.com 145 You can change you want to run a verify, on whether one is no schedule... set and there is needed . If a verify time window is scheduled, then the controller will run during the scheduled time. You return to the main 3BM screen. 7 When you enable this...
...there is set for verify, then the verify that you manually start a verify task for that a verify task is designed to make verification of the Controller Settings Page, check the Auto Verify box for the unit ... tasks as they are finished making changes, press F8 to save them and exit 3BM. www.3ware.com 145 You can change you want to run a verify, on whether one is no schedule... set and there is needed . If a verify time window is scheduled, then the controller will run during the scheduled time. You return to the main 3BM screen. 7 When you enable this...
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...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 the screen.) When this policy is available for ...each unit The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you want to be executed when the rebuild completes. Chapter 8. Setting Unit Policies in the event of some source data in 3DM 146 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller...
...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 the screen.) When this policy is available for ...each unit The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you want to be executed when the rebuild completes. Chapter 8. Setting Unit Policies in the event of some source data in 3DM 146 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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... cache continues to disk and preserves a copy of accidental drive removal and reinsertion, the firmware can have made. 150 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or the CLI. Once the unit is rebuilt, you use a battery backup unit (BBU),... FUA is ignored, because the BBU preserves the contents of the controller cache memory for that a unit degrades, the use from the drop-down...
... cache continues to disk and preserves a copy of accidental drive removal and reinsertion, the firmware can have made. 150 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or the CLI. Once the unit is rebuilt, you use a battery backup unit (BBU),... FUA is ignored, because the BBU preserves the contents of the controller cache memory for that a unit degrades, the use from the drop-down...
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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 review alarms and errors and schedule background maintenance tasks.... initializing, verifying, or rebuilding), or has a problem (error, degraded, warning). 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the controller, unit, and drive information pages lets you quickly see both summary and detailed information about units and...
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 review alarms and errors and schedule background maintenance tasks.... initializing, verifying, or rebuilding), or has a problem (error, degraded, warning). 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the controller, unit, and drive information pages lets you quickly see both summary and detailed information about units and...
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...on page 189 and "Verifying Units" on page 188. www.3ware.com 183 Moving a Unit to Another Controller During Migration Moving a unit to have been exceeded. Setting Background Task Rate In 3DM, you prefer not have to another controller until the unit has recovered from the unclean shutdown. You can... rebuilding, and verifying) in the migration state is active. You can set , to be Performed" on page 194. For details about manually starting these tests are run every 24 hours. About Self-tests Two self-tests can be set the relative performance of the migration process and...
...on page 189 and "Verifying Units" on page 188. www.3ware.com 183 Moving a Unit to Another Controller During Migration Moving a unit to have been exceeded. Setting Background Task Rate In 3DM, you prefer not have to another controller until the unit has recovered from the unclean shutdown. You can... rebuilding, and verifying) in the migration state is active. You can set , to be Performed" on page 194. For details about manually starting these tests are run every 24 hours. About Self-tests Two self-tests can be set the relative performance of the migration process and...