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... Getting Help While Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Driver Installation 29 Driver Installation Under Windows 30 Materials Required 30 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 31 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 31 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different...
... Getting Help While Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Driver Installation 29 Driver Installation Under Windows 30 Materials Required 30 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 31 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 31 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different...
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...243 Chapter B. Compliance and Conformity Statements 249 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 249 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 250 European Community Conformity Statement 250 Chapter C. Warranty, Technical Support,...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...
...243 Chapter B. Compliance and Conformity Statements 249 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 249 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 250 European Community Conformity Statement 250 Chapter C. Warranty, Technical Support,...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...
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... necessary or desirable. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Maintaining Units 10. Describes how to update the driver, move a unit from one . Includes definitions for configuring RAID units if you how to install drivers for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Maintaining Your Controller 11. Describes how to contact...
... necessary or desirable. vi 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Maintaining Units 10. Describes how to update the driver, move a unit from one . Includes definitions for configuring RAID units if you how to install drivers for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Maintaining Your Controller 11. Describes how to contact...
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...8226; Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions)...Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 64-bit PCI and PCI-X slots, not all slots give equal performance. 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...
...8226; Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions)...Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 64-bit PCI and PCI-X slots, not all slots give equal performance. 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...
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...Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will exceed 2TB and you are detailed in the step-by-step example: • Launch 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) • Select the drives to be included and indicate that the specific 3ware RAID controller... managed through 3DM or the CLI. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Multi LUN Support" on another ... and finish up Note: If the capacity of the unit you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to enable auto-carving. If the operating system is already...
...Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4, or FreeBSD 4.x, you will exceed 2TB and you are detailed in the step-by-step example: • Launch 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) • Select the drives to be included and indicate that the specific 3ware RAID controller... managed through 3DM or the CLI. You can configure units through the new 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions under "Using AutoCarving for Multi LUN Support" on another ... and finish up Note: If the capacity of the unit you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to enable auto-carving. If the operating system is already...
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...Windows. This is already installed on a disk or unit attached to the system, be treated as the boot device. (Note that it shows the appropriate boot device. If you can maintain your OS on a unit connected to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot disk.) What Next? After installing the driver..., you will be sure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in boot order. • If you may also want...
...Windows. This is already installed on a disk or unit attached to the system, be treated as the boot device. (Note that it shows the appropriate boot device. If you can maintain your OS on a unit connected to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot disk.) What Next? After installing the driver..., you will be sure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in boot order. • If you may also want...
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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 the motherboard, you install the operating system. • If the operating system is already installed on page 49 www.3ware.com 29 Details for...
... 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 the motherboard, you install the operating system. • If the operating system is already installed on page 49 www.3ware.com 29 Details for...
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... your controller for secondary storage and boot from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Or, you may be configured to do this. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from another device, you can download that came with Microsoft Windows 2000...
... your controller for secondary storage and boot from a diskette. 30 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Or, you may be configured to do this. You can use units managed by the 3ware RAID controller may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or from another device, you can download that came with Microsoft Windows 2000...
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... storage devices or you need . www.3ware.com 31 Be sure to add. Type S to specify that there are installing Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you have chosen to select it. 5 Type S if you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Otherwise, press Enter. Note that you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver...
... storage devices or you need . www.3ware.com 31 Be sure to add. Type S to specify that there are installing Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you have chosen to select it. 5 Type S if you must create a 3ware driver diskette. Otherwise, press Enter. Note that you have an additional 3ware RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver...
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...controllers in this section, depending on the version of Windows installed on your system: • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 32 • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 34 To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing the driver...you will see this message once for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this process. Installing the Driver on a system that are no instructions after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play ...
...controllers in this section, depending on the version of Windows installed on your system: • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 32 • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows XP or 2003" on page 34 To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000 When you start Windows after installing the driver...you will see this message once for each controller.) 7 Continue with the normal Windows installation at this process. Installing the Driver on a system that are no instructions after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play ...
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... screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. Install Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to select...
... screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 16), click Finish. Install Hardware Device Drivers www.3ware.com 33 Driver Installation Under Windows 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays using the default selections. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to select...
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Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 37. This wizard guides you will see Figure 19)....you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click ...
Completing Found New Hardware Wizard After the driver has been installed, continue with the instructions under Windows XP or 2003 When you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it is on page 37. This wizard guides you will see Figure 19)....you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click ...
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Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second driver. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 20 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the ... installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 20), click Finish. Figure 20. Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 35 Figure 21.
Driver Installation Under Windows 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second driver. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen similar to Figure 20 indicates that you should restart your computer, do so now. 6 When the ... installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 20), click Finish. Figure 20. Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 35 Figure 21.
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Chapter 4. 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 Windows" on page 37. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 22. Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
Chapter 4. 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 Windows" on page 37. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 22. Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
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In the Computer Management window, under Storage, select Disk Management. Figure 23. www.3ware.com 37 Computer Management Screen 3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive. 4 Right-click on the ... to create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose 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. Figure 23. www.3ware.com 37 Computer Management Screen 3 Follow the steps that appear on the screen to write a signature to the drive. 4 Right-click on the ... to create a volume and to partition and format the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose 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...
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... We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive connected 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. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this... the kernel driver module from the menu. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your distribution release. Note: If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk...
... We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive connected 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. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this... the kernel driver module from the menu. A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your distribution release. Note: If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk...
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...in the examples shown in steps 3 and 4. The name of the kernel driver module you will end in bigmem. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the kernel driver module: www.3ware.com 43 For example: 2.6.11-hugmem Module Naming Conventions 3w-9xxx.* refers to... kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug • For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log 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 following pages. For example...
...in the examples shown in steps 3 and 4. The name of the kernel driver module you will end in bigmem. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the kernel driver module: www.3ware.com 43 For example: 2.6.11-hugmem Module Naming Conventions 3w-9xxx.* refers to... kernels: 3w-9xxx.hug • For IA32E kernels: 3w-9xxx.i32 To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk 1 Log 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 following pages. For example...
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... in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to : Added linux * 8 Reboot. Chapter 4. Driver Installation For Redhat WS4 on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86_64/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to ...mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For Redhat workstation on Intel x86 and AMD, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to Step 8.
... in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which to : Added linux * 8 Reboot. Chapter 4. Driver Installation For Redhat WS4 on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86_64/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to ...mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For Redhat workstation on Intel x86 and AMD, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to Step 8.
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...system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Moving Legacy JBOD Units to the 8000 controller when you will need to run the utility. Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another The procedure used with older 3ware controllers, non-3ware controllers, or directly on the ... from the 8000 to the 9000 series depends on the type of storage unit that you have converted the units. To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 3 Power ...
...system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Moving Legacy JBOD Units to the 8000 controller when you will need to run the utility. Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another The procedure used with older 3ware controllers, non-3ware controllers, or directly on the ... from the 8000 to the 9000 series depends on the type of storage unit that you have converted the units. To move units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Run the conversion utility to convert the units. 3 Power ...
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...key to save and exit. To move legacy JBOD units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in this section. 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. The steps ...controller and attach the drives to a 9550SX or 9590SE controller 1 If you are booting from a 9500S controller to a 9000 Controller The steps for secondary storage. Chapter 8. To move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows...
...key to save and exit. To move legacy JBOD units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in this section. 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. The steps ...controller and attach the drives to a 9550SX or 9590SE controller 1 If you are booting from a 9500S controller to a 9000 Controller The steps for secondary storage. Chapter 8. To move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows...