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User Guide 3ware® Serial ATA RAID Controller Supports the 9550SX and 9590SE Models PN 720-0126-04 April 2006
User Guide 3ware® Serial ATA RAID Controller Supports the 9550SX and 9590SE Models PN 720-0126-04 April 2006
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... Line Interface 13 Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features 13 Chapter 2. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Getting Started with 9550SX and 9590SE Models 2 System Requirements 3 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 5 Available RAID Configurations 6 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 37 Driver Installation Under Linux 38 Obtaining...
... Line Interface 13 Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features 13 Chapter 2. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 1 Product Models and Features 1 What's New with Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Chapter 3. Getting Started with 9550SX and 9590SE Models 2 System Requirements 3 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 5 Available RAID Configurations 6 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 37 Driver Installation Under Linux 38 Obtaining...
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... Changing RAID Level 153 Expanding Unit Capacity 154 Informing the Operating System of a Task Schedule 186 Removing a Task Schedule 187 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 188 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller 166 Adding a Drive through 3BM 191 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 194 Verifying Units 194 www.3ware.com...
... Changing RAID Level 153 Expanding Unit Capacity 154 Informing the Operating System of a Task Schedule 186 Removing a Task Schedule 187 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 188 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller 166 Adding a Drive through 3BM 191 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 194 Verifying Units 194 www.3ware.com...
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... include information about how to create a unit from : http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. (Note that there are often multiple ways to create a unit from 3ware's website: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. If you have not yet done so, see the installation... installed your system. Step-by how to accomplish the same configuration and maintenance tasks for your 3ware 9000 series controller. This manual includes instructions for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. The CLI is Organized There are different installation guides ...
... include information about how to create a unit from : http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp. (Note that there are often multiple ways to create a unit from 3ware's website: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. If you have not yet done so, see the installation... installed your system. Step-by how to accomplish the same configuration and maintenance tasks for your 3ware 9000 series controller. This manual includes instructions for the 9590SE, the 9550SX, and the 9500S.) How this guide. The CLI is Organized There are different installation guides ...
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...-4LPa 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI 9550SX16MLc 9590SE 9590SE-8ML 9590SE-12ML 9590SE-16ML a. This chapter introduces the features and concepts of controllers. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com 1 1 Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 3ware 9550SX and 9590SE controllers are part of the AMCC 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of the 9000...
...-4LPa 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI 9550SX16MLc 9590SE 9590SE-8ML 9590SE-12ML 9590SE-16ML a. This chapter introduces the features and concepts of controllers. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com 1 1 Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 3ware 9550SX and 9590SE controllers are part of the AMCC 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of the 9000...
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... protection and management. • Support for battery backup provides added data protection in 3ware's 9000 series of RAID controllers have the following features and benefits: • 200% faster than the industry-leading 3ware 9500S RAID controller • PCI-X (for 9550SX) or PCI Express (for 9590SE) connectivity • 7th generation StorSwitch(TM) technology • Support for 3Gbps and Native...
... protection and management. • Support for battery backup provides added data protection in 3ware's 9000 series of RAID controllers have the following features and benefits: • 200% faster than the industry-leading 3ware 9500S RAID controller • PCI-X (for 9550SX) or PCI Express (for 9590SE) connectivity • 7th generation StorSwitch(TM) technology • Support for 3Gbps and Native...
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... length of any capacity or physical form factor. 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 installed in a PCI Express...
... length of any capacity or physical form factor. 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 installed in a PCI Express...
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Chapter 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller • Internet Explorer 5.5 and later • Mozilla 1.2 and later • Firefox 1.02 and later • Netscape 7 and later • JavaScript must be enabled • Cookies ... best viewing, screen resolution should be 1024 x 768, with 16-bit color or more For a complete listing of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet or the 9590SE Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. 4 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Chapter 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller • Internet Explorer 5.5 and later • Mozilla 1.2 and later • Firefox 1.02 and later • Netscape 7 and later • JavaScript must be enabled • Cookies ... best viewing, screen resolution should be 1024 x 768, with 16-bit color or more For a complete listing of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet or the 9590SE Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp. 4 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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...be run when it could be checked or replaced (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). • Auto-Rebuild. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for these tasks to disk. When the I2C port on the controller has been connected to be lost if a power failure... allows rebuilds to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis Control Unit (CCU), you can quickly identify what drive needs to a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 1. Write cache can also define the rate at ...
...be run when it could be checked or replaced (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). • Auto-Rebuild. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for these tasks to disk. When the I2C port on the controller has been connected to be lost if a power failure... allows rebuilds to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis Control Unit (CCU), you can quickly identify what drive needs to a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 1. Write cache can also define the rate at ...
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...-Carving Carve Size or Factor Drives Per Spinup Delay Between Spinup Export Unconfigured (JBOD) Disks Disable Cache on Degraded Array (does not apply to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers because this feature is integrated into StorSave Profile) Staggered Method Staggered Spinup Unit-Level Settings Auto-Verify Continue on Source Error During Rebuild Boot Volume..., 3DM, CLI 3BM 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI www.3ware.com 17
...-Carving Carve Size or Factor Drives Per Spinup Delay Between Spinup Export Unconfigured (JBOD) Disks Disable Cache on Degraded Array (does not apply to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers because this feature is integrated into StorSave Profile) Staggered Method Staggered Spinup Unit-Level Settings Auto-Verify Continue on Source Error During Rebuild Boot Volume..., 3DM, CLI 3BM 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI www.3ware.com 17
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... Selection Screen You see a screen similar to Figure 7, warning you want to bring up or reboot your 3ware configuration remains on the disks. 20 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide However, if a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the problem and remains on your screen ... -screen for just a few seconds. While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 5. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives...
... Selection Screen You see a screen similar to Figure 7, warning you want to bring up or reboot your 3ware configuration remains on the disks. 20 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide However, if a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the problem and remains on your screen ... -screen for just a few seconds. While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 5. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives...
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... the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This chapter provides step-by the 3ware controller for how to install the driver and make your boot device. If you already have a system with a 9500S and you wish to add a 9550SX or 9590SE to that came with YaST2...
... the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This chapter provides step-by the 3ware controller for how to install the driver and make your boot device. If you already have a system with a 9500S and you wish to add a 9550SX or 9590SE to that came with YaST2...
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...=14546. You can use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. Included in these two sources: • 3ware software CD-ROM. The drivers for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you boot such systems, they...
...=14546. You can use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. Included in these two sources: • 3ware software CD-ROM. The drivers for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to load the wrong driver onto a system, however when you boot such systems, they...
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...will be your boot device or will need to include it . Since this section if you are installing FreeBSD on the 9550SX 9590SE using a 3ware 9500S RAID controller, see "First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM" on page 54. A temporary driver is statically compiled with the kernel, newer drivers with the same...how to load the temporary kernel driver module, and then how to upgrade the kernel to upgrade the kernel driver module by the 3ware RAID controller (9550SX or 9590SE). Once up and booted, you will be used to install the driver and make sure that Boots from a Device on the...
...will be your boot device or will need to include it . Since this section if you are installing FreeBSD on the 9550SX 9590SE using a 3ware 9500S RAID controller, see "First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM" on page 54. A temporary driver is statically compiled with the kernel, newer drivers with the same...how to load the temporary kernel driver module, and then how to upgrade the kernel to upgrade the kernel driver module by the 3ware RAID controller (9550SX or 9590SE). Once up and booted, you will be used to install the driver and make sure that Boots from a Device on the...
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... kernel driver module for FreeBSD 5.4 can be found on the 3ware CD-ROM, at packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/9550sxInstall/x86 or x86_64 twa_9ksx.ko is also available at /sys/dev/twa and /sys/modules/twa with the new sources that you have 9550SX/9590SE support, for the OS version being used. For help with... this, see "To update the kernel with new driver source" on page 52. 11 Build the kernel with the latest 3ware kernel driver sources. 10 Once the system boots up, replace...
... kernel driver module for FreeBSD 5.4 can be found on the 3ware CD-ROM, at packages/drivers/freebsd/5.4/9550sxInstall/x86 or x86_64 twa_9ksx.ko is also available at /sys/dev/twa and /sys/modules/twa with the new sources that you have 9550SX/9590SE support, for the OS version being used. For help with... this, see "To update the kernel with new driver source" on page 52. 11 Build the kernel with the latest 3ware kernel driver sources. 10 Once the system boots up, replace...
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... driver module when FreeBSD is installed on a device on the motherboard 1 Make sure the 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE controller is not installed in this , see "To update the kernel with the controller. Create the RAID units on the 9550SX using the unit on a boot drive attached to install the full FreeBSD source. 3 Once FreeBSD... kernel driver module (e.g. kldload twa.ko); For help with this section if FreeBSD is installed, power down the system and install the 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. The FreeBSD PAE kernel has a bug that came with new driver source" on both the...
... driver module when FreeBSD is installed on a device on the motherboard 1 Make sure the 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE controller is not installed in this , see "To update the kernel with the controller. Create the RAID units on the 9550SX using the unit on a boot drive attached to install the full FreeBSD source. 3 Once FreeBSD... kernel driver module (e.g. kldload twa.ko); For help with this section if FreeBSD is installed, power down the system and install the 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. The FreeBSD PAE kernel has a bug that came with new driver source" on both the...
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... or reboot your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 24. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of the tools you can...the 3BM Screens" on page 58 • "Displaying Controller Information" on page 63 • "Getting Help While Using 3BM" on page 63 Starting 3BM 2 To start 3BM You access 3BM during the start-up process for your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. For information about doing particular tasks in this guide...
... or reboot your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 24. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of the tools you can...the 3BM Screens" on page 58 • "Displaying Controller Information" on page 63 • "Getting Help While Using 3BM" on page 63 Starting 3BM 2 To start 3BM You access 3BM during the start-up process for your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. For information about doing particular tasks in this guide...
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... only the heading again. (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only) Enter Up and Down Arrow Keys Alt+A Shift+ Shift- If any of the sections are not shown, it to see "Deleting a Unit" on page 163.) When some of the drives are no items of that type connected to the controller. In lists, an asterisk ... Down Arrow Keys OR Left and Right Arrow Keys OR Tab and Shift+Tab Enter or the Spacebar A selection may be updated before your 3ware 9000 series controller can power down list of available choices in a field Move between choices in a field list Select all available drives In the list of ...
... only the heading again. (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only) Enter Up and Down Arrow Keys Alt+A Shift+ Shift- If any of the sections are not shown, it to see "Deleting a Unit" on page 163.) When some of the drives are no items of that type connected to the controller. In lists, an asterisk ... Down Arrow Keys OR Left and Right Arrow Keys OR Tab and Shift+Tab Enter or the Spacebar A selection may be updated before your 3ware 9000 series controller can power down list of available choices in a field Move between choices in a field list Select all available drives In the list of ...
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...www.3ware.com 61 You can extend beyond a screens' worth. Pause Time. BIOS Loading Options Load Control. This is 6 seconds. Specifies what level of detail to display on the start -up screen. • Full displays all controllers for one -sentence description of the BIOS for the selected 9550SX or 9590SE controller. This... BIOS Loading Settings Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings 3BM 2 includes the following settings that BIOS loading will pause to displaying the RAID configuration before displaying additional information. Power-On Self Test (POST) Display Options Display...
...www.3ware.com 61 You can extend beyond a screens' worth. Pause Time. BIOS Loading Options Load Control. This is 6 seconds. Specifies what level of detail to display on the start -up screen. • Full displays all controllers for one -sentence description of the BIOS for the selected 9550SX or 9590SE controller. This... BIOS Loading Settings Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings 3BM 2 includes the following settings that BIOS loading will pause to displaying the RAID configuration before displaying additional information. Power-On Self Test (POST) Display Options Display...
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.... For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus width is shown: PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E. x4, x8, or x16, for 9000-series controllers. Model. The BIOS version on the menu bar. This field appears only for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver. and 8000-series controllers. The model name of the controller. Monitor. The Controller Details...
.... For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus width is shown: PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E. x4, x8, or x16, for 9000-series controllers. Model. The BIOS version on the menu bar. This field appears only for PCI-E slots. 86 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver. and 8000-series controllers. The model name of the controller. Monitor. The Controller Details...