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... 10 3ware Tools for Creating a Unit 20 Specifying a Hot Spare 28 Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs 28 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 29 What Next 29 Chapter 4. Getting Started with 9650SE Models 1 System Requirements 2 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 3 RAID Concepts 4 Available RAID Configurations 5 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 38 Driver Installation Under Linux 39 Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers...
... 10 3ware Tools for Creating a Unit 20 Specifying a Hot Spare 28 Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs 28 Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence 29 What Next 29 Chapter 4. Getting Started with 9650SE Models 1 System Requirements 2 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 3 RAID Concepts 4 Available RAID Configurations 5 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 38 Driver Installation Under Linux 39 Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers...
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... a 9500S to be Performed 165 Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED 166 Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller 168 Determining the Current Version of a Task Schedule 163 Removing a... Task Schedule 164 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 164 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE Controller . . . . . 133 Adding a Drive 134 Removing a Drive 135 Rescanning the Controller 136 Chapter ... Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 176 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat or Fedora Core 181 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 183 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD ...
... a 9500S to be Performed 165 Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED 166 Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller 168 Determining the Current Version of a Task Schedule 163 Removing a... Task Schedule 164 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 164 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE Controller . . . . . 133 Adding a Drive 134 Removing a Drive 135 Rescanning the Controller 136 Chapter ... Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 176 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat or Fedora Core 181 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 183 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD ...
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... information and tells you have just installed the controller. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Configuring Your Controller 8. Warranty... 3BM. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Configuring Units 9. Compliance and Conformity Statements C. Provides compliance and conformity statement. Maintaining Units 10. Maintaining Your Controller 11...). Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. viii 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Includes explanations of using 3DM. Also includes information...
... information and tells you have just installed the controller. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Configuring Your Controller 8. Warranty... 3BM. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Configuring Units 9. Compliance and Conformity Statements C. Provides compliance and conformity statement. Maintaining Units 10. Maintaining Your Controller 11...). Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. viii 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Includes explanations of using 3DM. Also includes information...
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...source Linux 2.4 or 2.6 kernel driver • FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 For the latest driver versions for drives • 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in a browser. For a complete listing of Inexpensive Disks) to the 3ware SATA RAID Controller datasheets, available from the ...website at http:// www.3ware.com/products. bit x86 •...
...source Linux 2.4 or 2.6 kernel driver • FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 For the latest driver versions for drives • 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in a browser. For a complete listing of Inexpensive Disks) to the 3ware SATA RAID Controller datasheets, available from the ...website at http:// www.3ware.com/products. bit x86 •...
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... Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit • 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, it is also included in the 3ware Documentation folder on whether one of...
... Controller and Drives • Configure the RAID Unit • 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, it is also included in the 3ware Documentation folder on whether one of...
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...: • Chapter 6, "3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction" • Chapter 8, "Configuring Units" • 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, available from the CDROM, the 3ware HTML Bookshelf and from the website http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the... your system, you can make changes to them later, at your convenience. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers include a number of alarms and other events • Schedules for installing drivers are described in this user guide.
...: • Chapter 6, "3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction" • Chapter 8, "Configuring Units" • 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, available from the CDROM, the 3ware HTML Bookshelf and from the website http:// www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp Install the Driver and Make the Operating System Aware of the... your system, you can make changes to them later, at your convenience. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers include a number of alarms and other events • Schedules for installing drivers are described in this user guide.
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...; Save your system, you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to configure the unit and install the driver. 3 First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM If you will need to Use" on page 10.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on page 91. 20 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If the operating system is...
...; Save your system, you can use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to configure the unit and install the driver. 3 First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM If you will need to Use" on page 10.) Basic Steps for Multi LUN Support" on page 91. 20 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If the operating system is...
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...computer's Setup utility, ensure that it shows the appropriate boot device. www.3ware.com 29 After installing the 3ware 9000 controller in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to your system for information about starting the system...on a unit connected to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). After installing the driver, you configured more information, see Chapter 6, "3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction" and the 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The final steps...
...computer's Setup utility, ensure that it shows the appropriate boot device. www.3ware.com 29 After installing the 3ware 9000 controller in setting up your RAID units are to load the 3ware driver and make the units available to your system for information about starting the system...on a unit connected to install 3ware's browser-based Disk Management tool, 3DM 2, or the 3ware Command Line Interface (CLI). After installing the driver, you configured more information, see Chapter 6, "3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction" and the 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The final steps...
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...Guide Details for both situations are working with a system that already has a 3ware RAID controller installed, and want to update the driver or firmware for your system's boot device, you install the driver for your 3ware RAID controller and make the units available to your operating system. • If ...the unit you have created will be your 3ware RAID controller to the motherboard, you ...
...Guide Details for both situations are working with a system that already has a 3ware RAID controller installed, and want to update the driver or firmware for your system's boot device, you install the driver for your 3ware RAID controller and make the units available to your operating system. • If ...the unit you have created will be your 3ware RAID controller to the motherboard, you ...
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... must have already physically installed your system to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Windows 2003 64-bit for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Driver Installation Under Windows Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have administrator privileges for AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T is already installed on...
... must have already physically installed your system to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. Windows 2003 64-bit for your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Driver Installation Under Windows Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have administrator privileges for AMD Opteron or Intel EM64T is already installed on...
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... the confirm message appears, insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to install Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the...
... the confirm message appears, insert a blank diskette into your system. 2 When the 3ware Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. 3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to install Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. To install Windows and the...
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...3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. If you will see this message once for the installation of Windows installed on your system: • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 33 • "To install the 3ware driver... drive, follow the instructions in the system, you will see Figure 18). Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating system installed on page 38. Note that...
...3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. If you will see this message once for the installation of Windows installed on your system: • "To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000" on page 33 • "To install the 3ware driver... drive, follow the instructions in the system, you will see Figure 18). Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device If you are installing the 3ware RAID controller on a system that already has the operating system installed on page 38. Note that...
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... Have Disk, and then indicate that you should restart your computer, do so now. 34 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation Figure 18. Figure 19. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen (Figure 19) indicates that it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
... Have Disk, and then indicate that you should restart your computer, do so now. 34 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation Figure 18. Figure 19. Completing Found New Hardware Wizard 5 If the "Completing" screen (Figure 19) indicates that it is on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found...
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... this process. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. www.3ware.com 35 Driver Installation Under Windows 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 20), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to...
... this process. This wizard guides you start Windows after installing a 3ware RAID controller, Windows recognizes it as a Plug and Play device, and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard. www.3ware.com 35 Driver Installation Under Windows 6 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 20), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to...
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... is on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 23), click Finish. Driver Installation Figure 22. Figure 23. Chapter 4. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions ...now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 24), click Next and follow the prompts on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second driver. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... is on the screen to continue the installation. 4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears (Figure 23), click Finish. Driver Installation Figure 22. Figure 23. Chapter 4. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions ...now. 6 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears again (Figure 24), click Next and follow the prompts on the CD or floppy. 3 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to install the second driver. 36 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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Figure 25. www.3ware.com 37 Welcome to Windows" on page 38. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 24. 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 the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
Figure 25. www.3ware.com 37 Welcome to Windows" on page 38. Driver Installation Under Windows Figure 24. 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 the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
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... the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 26. Driver Installation 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... driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and log in as the system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign a drive letter. 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide In the Computer Management window, under Storage, ...
... the new units or disks: From the Start menu, choose Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Figure 26. Driver Installation 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... driver diskette or CD, reboot the system, and log in as the system administrator. 2 Use Disk Administrator to assign a drive letter. 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide In the Computer Management window, under Storage, ...
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...code set from the 3ware website provides compiled drivers for these versions of Linux: • Fedora Core 5 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • RedHat Workstation 4 (update 4) for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • SuSE 10.1 Pro for AMD and...need to upgrade the 9500S driver, 3DM 2, and/or CLI with your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Consult the installation guide that came with the version for the 9550SX/ 9590SE/9650SE. Driver Installation Under Linux Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already ...
...code set from the 3ware website provides compiled drivers for these versions of Linux: • Fedora Core 5 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • RedHat Workstation 4 (update 4) for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • SuSE 10.1 Pro for AMD and...need to upgrade the 9500S driver, 3DM 2, and/or CLI with your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Consult the installation guide that came with the version for the 9550SX/ 9590SE/9650SE. Driver Installation Under Linux Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already ...
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..., used together when both AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) 40 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be Sure to Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on this chapter refer only to the 9000 series driver (9650SE, 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S). The examples in the same system. Warning: Be...
..., used together when both AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T) 40 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be Sure to Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on this chapter refer only to the 9000 series driver (9650SE, 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S). The examples in the same system. Warning: Be...
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...or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. For example: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 If you have a 2.6 kernel with earlier kernel versions.) Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core 5 Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • .../scsi/3w-9xxx/* where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can check the current driver version, using either 3DM 2 or the CLI. (For details, see "Viewing Information About a Controller...
...or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. For example: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 If you have a 2.6 kernel with earlier kernel versions.) Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core 5 Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • .../scsi/3w-9xxx/* where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can check the current driver version, using either 3DM 2 or the CLI. (For details, see "Viewing Information About a Controller...