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... 4 40 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 45 Compiling a 3ware Driver for Creating a Unit 19 Specifying a Hot Spare 27 Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs 27 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 28 What Next 28 Chapter 4. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Table of...
... 4 40 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 45 Compiling a 3ware Driver for Creating a Unit 19 Specifying a Hot Spare 27 Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs 27 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 28 What Next 28 Chapter 4. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Table of...
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... 3DM and Logging In 73 Starting 3DM under Linux 73 Starting 3DM under Microsoft Windows 70 Installing 3DM for Multi LUN Support 121 Setting the Size of Page Refreshes 83 3DM 2 Reference 84 Controller Summary Page 84 Controller Details Page 86 Unit Information Page 87 Unit...Volumes Created with the 3DM Screens 76 3DM Menus 77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up 124 ...
... 3DM and Logging In 73 Starting 3DM under Linux 73 Starting 3DM under Microsoft Windows 70 Installing 3DM for Multi LUN Support 121 Setting the Size of Page Refreshes 83 3DM 2 Reference 84 Controller Summary Page 84 Controller Details Page 86 Unit Information Page 87 Unit...Volumes Created with the 3DM Screens 76 3DM Menus 77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up 124 ...
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...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 and FreeBSD 216 Viewing Battery ...
...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 and FreeBSD 216 Viewing Battery ...
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.... First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Configuring Units 9. Glossary B. Provides step-by-step instructions for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Describes the basics of the steps required to contact technical support. Provides warranty information and tells you have just... RAID concepts and levels. Includes definitions for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Description Provides an overview of initialization, verify, rebuild, and self-tests. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Describes how to view details about checking...
.... First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Configuring Units 9. Glossary B. Provides step-by-step instructions for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Describes the basics of the steps required to contact technical support. Provides warranty information and tells you have just... RAID concepts and levels. Includes definitions for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Description Provides an overview of initialization, verify, rebuild, and self-tests. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Describes how to view details about checking...
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...It requires the following • A workstation-class or server-class motherboard Notes: While the 3ware 9550SX RAID controller can also operate at 66MHz or 100MHz. 9590SE RAID controllers must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA-1)or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. However, it can be used with: • Windows 2000, ...bit and 64-bit x86 • Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • SuSE Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • Fedora Core • Other versions of Linux using the supplied interface cables. The 3ware 9550SX Controller performs best when installed in a browser. The ...
...It requires the following • A workstation-class or server-class motherboard Notes: While the 3ware 9550SX RAID controller can also operate at 66MHz or 100MHz. 9590SE RAID controllers must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA-1)or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. However, it can be used with: • Windows 2000, ...bit and 64-bit x86 • Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • SuSE Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 • Fedora Core • Other versions of Linux using the supplied interface cables. The 3ware 9550SX Controller performs best when installed in a browser. The ...
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... 5 GBytes for Multi LUN Support" on page 139. For more likely to be able to 44 GBytes, and a 123 GB drives will be 2TB; www.3ware.com 11 The capacity used for each drive is rounded down to the nearest GB for drives under "Creating a Hot Spare" on page 121. The... has to the operating system will be rounded down to be addressed by the operating systems as spares for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in excess of drive coercion under 45 GB (45,000,000,000), and rounded down to be...
... 5 GBytes for Multi LUN Support" on page 139. For more likely to be able to 44 GBytes, and a 123 GB drives will be 2TB; www.3ware.com 11 The capacity used for each drive is rounded down to the nearest GB for drives under "Creating a Hot Spare" on page 121. The... has to the operating system will be rounded down to be addressed by the operating systems as spares for Over 2 Terabytes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, and FreeBSD 4.x, do not currently recognize unit capacity in excess of drive coercion under 45 GB (45,000,000,000), and rounded down to be...
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...rebuilding arrays, designating hot spares, and setting controller policies. 3BM is referred to maintain the controller and associated drives. For details about working with 3BM, see "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" on page 65. 3DM 2 is a daemon (under Linux) and a service (under Windows) which... drives should be used together as a RAID unit and the type of the 3ware Disk Manager. Chapter 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 3ware software tools lets you easily ...
...rebuilding arrays, designating hot spares, and setting controller policies. 3BM is referred to maintain the controller and associated drives. For details about working with 3BM, see "3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)" on page 65. 3DM 2 is a daemon (under Linux) and a service (under Windows) which... drives should be used together as a RAID unit and the type of the 3ware Disk Manager. Chapter 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 3ware software tools lets you easily ...
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... on the type of RAID configuration • Confirm the unit configuration • Save your system, you can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Creating a Unit The process of configuring your RAID units includes these main steps, which are ... XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will need to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is already installed on page 121. Before creating your unit, follow the steps in this chapter to use the steps below or you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager...
... on the type of RAID configuration • Confirm the unit configuration • Save your system, you can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Creating a Unit The process of configuring your RAID units includes these main steps, which are ... XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will need to configure the unit and install the driver. If the operating system is already installed on page 121. Before creating your unit, follow the steps in this chapter to use the steps below or you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager...
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... by operating system: • "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 30 • "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 38 • "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. • If the unit you have created will be your system's boot device.... 4 Driver Installation The final steps in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to the motherboard, you start the operating system and then install the driver. Driver information is already installed on page 49 www.3ware.com 29
... by operating system: • "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 30 • "Driver Installation Under Linux" on page 38 • "Driver Installation Under FreeBSD" on a unit connected to another controller or to your operating system. • If the unit you have created will be your system's boot device.... 4 Driver Installation The final steps in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to the motherboard, you start the operating system and then install the driver. Driver information is already installed on page 49 www.3ware.com 29
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... the system already. The steps you will be your system's boot device. You can use units managed by the 3ware controller for which version of Linux: • Fedora Core 4 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • RedHat Workstation 4 (no update) for AMD and ...& 64-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 •...
... the system already. The steps you will be your system's boot device. You can use units managed by the 3ware controller for which version of Linux: • Fedora Core 4 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • RedHat Workstation 4 (no update) for AMD and ...& 64-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 •...
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... Linux are for Linux from the 3ware web site at http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp. Be Sure to [email protected]. The examples in the same system. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers ...use the correct driver for AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) www.3ware.com 39 Be sure you can download...
... Linux are for Linux from the 3ware web site at http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp. Be Sure to [email protected]. The examples in the same system. Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers Obtain the 3ware driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers ...use the correct driver for AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) www.3ware.com 39 Be sure you can download...
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...create a driver install diskette. • Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM. (Not required if Red Hat Linux is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you already have a 2.6 kernel without sysfs, ...For details, see "Viewing Information About Individual Controllers" on another drive.) Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. 40 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If Linux is already installed on page 115.) You...
...create a driver install diskette. • Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM. (Not required if Red Hat Linux is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you already have a 2.6 kernel without sysfs, ...For details, see "Viewing Information About Individual Controllers" on another drive.) Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM. 40 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If Linux is already installed on page 115.) You...
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...Follow the steps above to create a driver install diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Note: We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive connected to the motherboard interfered with using this... problem. www.3ware.com 41 Driver Installation Under Linux To create a Red Hat Linux driver install diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a drive...
...Follow the steps above to create a driver install diskette from the modules.cgz file, using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Note: We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive connected to the motherboard interfered with using this... problem. www.3ware.com 41 Driver Installation Under Linux To create a Red Hat Linux driver install diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a drive...
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Driver Installation To install the 3ware kernel driver module while installing Red Hat Linux on your locality. 6 If asked for what type of media, select Local CD-ROM since you are installing from a script, instead of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide c When the Welcome to... Red Hat display appears, you can either type: linux dd expert Or you to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM....
Driver Installation To install the 3ware kernel driver module while installing Red Hat Linux on your locality. 6 If asked for what type of media, select Local CD-ROM since you are installing from a script, instead of updating the RAM 42 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide c When the Welcome to... Red Hat display appears, you can either type: linux dd expert Or you to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM....
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...or 3w-9xxx.ko for kernel strings and module names in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. The kernel string will have different endings, depending on the kernel you will end in smp. The available kernel driver ...on the following pages. however you will always copy it to the specific kernel driver module you will end in bigmem. Driver Installation Under Linux About Variables In the Kernel Driver Module Installation Instructions These conventions are used for variable text for 2.6 kernels. For example: 2.6.11-smp. ...
...or 3w-9xxx.ko for kernel strings and module names in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. The kernel string will have different endings, depending on the kernel you will end in smp. The available kernel driver ...on the following pages. however you will always copy it to the specific kernel driver module you will end in bigmem. Driver Installation Under Linux About Variables In the Kernel Driver Module Installation Instructions These conventions are used for variable text for 2.6 kernels. For example: 2.6.11-smp. ...
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... record on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. The 3ware kernel driver module will be similar to: Added linux * 8 Reboot. If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to 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 ...
... record on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which contains the 3ware kernel driver module. The 3ware kernel driver module will be similar to: Added linux * 8 Reboot. If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to 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 ...
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... 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. Type: modprobe sd_mod insmod 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script. Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Floppy diskette, if...
... 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. Type: modprobe sd_mod insmod 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script. Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Floppy diskette, if...
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... file, using this command: tar -xzf update.tar.gz Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with the installation. 46 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You will then be prompted to insert the driver install disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and continue with YaST2 on a New...
... file, using this command: tar -xzf update.tar.gz Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with the installation. 46 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You will then be prompted to insert the driver install disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and continue with YaST2 on a New...
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... a space between each module name), since the system needs them (ensuring there is also used for your version of SuSE. Driver Installation Under Linux Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on the installation. You may be listed before or after the existing 3w-xxx entry, add 3w-9xxx to the file... present, leave them to overwrite, type y. 5 To load the kernel driver module, type: /sbin/insmod /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 47 The available module files are: For UP kernels: 3w-9xxx.ko For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp For BigSMP (high memory) kernels: 3w...
... a space between each module name), since the system needs them (ensuring there is also used for your version of SuSE. Driver Installation Under Linux Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on the installation. You may be listed before or after the existing 3w-xxx entry, add 3w-9xxx to the file... present, leave them to overwrite, type y. 5 To load the kernel driver module, type: /sbin/insmod /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 47 The available module files are: For UP kernels: 3w-9xxx.ko For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp For BigSMP (high memory) kernels: 3w...
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... installation fails, confirm that the correct driver was installed from the 3ware website and compile a new driver. 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 Chapter 4. If you are using a Linux distribution for which there is not available for...
... installation fails, confirm that the correct driver was installed from the 3ware website and compile a new driver. 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 Chapter 4. If you are using a Linux distribution for which there is not available for...