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...RAID Level 130 Expanding Unit Capacity 131 Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration 132 Deleting a Unit 133 Deleting a Unit through 3DM 134 Deleting a Unit through 3BM 135 Removing a Unit 136 Removing a Unit Through 3DM 137 Removing a Unit Through 3BM 138 Moving a Unit from One Controller...157 Background Tasks 158 About Initialization 158 About Verification 162 Using Auto Verification 164 Starting a Verify Manually 165 Rebuilding Units 167 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 172 Setting ... Self-tests to be Performed 178 www.3ware.com v
...RAID Level 130 Expanding Unit Capacity 131 Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration 132 Deleting a Unit 133 Deleting a Unit through 3DM 134 Deleting a Unit through 3BM 135 Removing a Unit 136 Removing a Unit Through 3DM 137 Removing a Unit Through 3BM 138 Moving a Unit from One Controller...157 Background Tasks 158 About Initialization 158 About Verification 162 Using Auto Verification 164 Starting a Verify Manually 165 Rebuilding Units 167 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 172 Setting ... Self-tests to be Performed 178 www.3ware.com v
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... under Microsoft Windows 333 Uninstalling 3ware Software under Linux and FreeBSD 333 Uninstalling 3DM Software on VMware 334 Compliance and Conformity Statements 335 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement 335 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab 336 European Community Conformity ...Statement 336 Warranty, Technical Support, and Service 337 Limited Warranty 337 Warranty Service and RMA Process 338 AMCC Technical Support and Services 339 Sales and ordering information 339 Feedback on this manual 339 Index 340 www.3ware...
... under Microsoft Windows 333 Uninstalling 3ware Software under Linux and FreeBSD 333 Uninstalling 3DM Software on VMware 334 Compliance and Conformity Statements 335 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement 335 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab 336 European Community Conformity ...Statement 336 Warranty, Technical Support, and Service 337 Limited Warranty 337 Warranty Service and RMA Process 338 AMCC Technical Support and Services 339 Sales and ordering information 339 Feedback on this manual 339 Index 340 www.3ware...
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...), which runs at the BIOS level • 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2), which runs in a separate manual: 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The CLI is Organized Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in this User Guide This document, 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1, provides instructions for your 3ware CD. (For more information, see the installation guide...
...), which runs at the BIOS level • 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2), which runs in a separate manual: 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The CLI is Organized Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in this User Guide This document, 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1, provides instructions for your 3ware CD. (For more information, see the installation guide...
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...12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Describes the basics of the pages in this guide. Describes how to view details about installing and uninstalling 3DM, and how to get started using your 3ware RAID controller. Maintaining Units 10. Glossary B. Describes how to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually... start the 3DM process manually,...
...12. 3DM 2 Reference 13. Describes the basics of the pages in this guide. Describes how to view details about installing and uninstalling 3DM, and how to get started using your 3ware RAID controller. Maintaining Units 10. Glossary B. Describes how to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually... start the 3DM process manually,...
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... you may not exactly reflect the operating system and browser you have multiple controllers of 3ware RAID controllers. For the current released and tested version number, see the latest release notes. www.3ware.com xi Also known as described in "Software Installation" on some differences ... It can also be treated by the operating system as one or more disks configured through 3ware to contact technical support. Conventions Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in this manual. • Boldface is "port." Screenshots The screenshots in this documentation are examples only, ...
... you may not exactly reflect the operating system and browser you have multiple controllers of 3ware RAID controllers. For the current released and tested version number, see the latest release notes. www.3ware.com xi Also known as described in "Software Installation" on some differences ... It can also be treated by the operating system as one or more disks configured through 3ware to contact technical support. Conventions Table 1: Chapters and Appendices in this manual. • Boldface is "port." Screenshots The screenshots in this documentation are examples only, ...
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.../ support/userdocs.asp. If you perform these steps depends in part on whether one of the installation manual, it from a drive managed through the new 3ware RAID controller, use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to review "System Requirements" on page 5 . If you do not have ... with your situation, review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 2. If you are first setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives • Configure a RAID Unit • Install the Driver and Make the...
.../ support/userdocs.asp. If you perform these steps depends in part on whether one of the installation manual, it from a drive managed through the new 3ware RAID controller, use the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) to review "System Requirements" on page 5 . If you do not have ... with your situation, review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 2. If you are first setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: • Physically Install the RAID Controller and Drives • Configure a RAID Unit • Install the Driver and Make the...
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... this section. Driver Installation Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in which case you can also use a USB drive or the 3ware CD. Type S to manually specify an adapter..." To create a ...driver diskette 1 Insert the AMCC 3ware software CD into a floppy drive and click ...
... this section. Driver Installation Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette If you are installing Windows on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in which case you can also use a USB drive or the 3ware CD. Type S to manually specify an adapter..." To create a ...driver diskette 1 Insert the AMCC 3ware software CD into a floppy drive and click ...
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A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your Linux system. If Linux is required to load the 3ware menu. To manually mount the cd, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt To start autorun, type: /mnt/autorun When it starts, you will be ...as X windows is already installed on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Floppy diskette, if you need to create a Linux driver...
A confirmation window opens. 4 Insert a blank diskette into your Linux system. If Linux is required to load the 3ware menu. To manually mount the cd, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt To start autorun, type: /mnt/autorun When it starts, you will be ...as X windows is already installed on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core Materials required • 3ware software CD-ROM • Floppy diskette, if you need to create a Linux driver...
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...conventions are using. • For an SMP kernel (multi-processor), the kernel string will end in big. For example: 2.6.16-big 46 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 The kernel string will have different endings, depending on whether: • You want to update the RAM disk... • You prefer to load the driver manually or from step 4) cd /update ./drvupdate - An update script is required in order for...
...conventions are using. • For an SMP kernel (multi-processor), the kernel string will end in big. For example: 2.6.16-big 46 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 The kernel string will have different endings, depending on whether: • You want to update the RAM disk... • You prefer to load the driver manually or from step 4) cd /update ./drvupdate - An update script is required in order for...
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...and AMD x86, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat//x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko 48 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 For Redhat Linux on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which ...contains the 3ware kernel driver module. To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the GRUB boot loader, skip to ...
...and AMD x86, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat//x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko 48 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 For Redhat Linux on disk by entering the following : /sbin/lilo The output should be loaded from which ...contains the 3ware kernel driver module. To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module manually instead of using the GRUB boot loader, skip to ...
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...x86_64/ 3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko For Fedora Core on a new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you are installing SuSE Linux on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora//x86_64/ 3w-9xxx.ko /lib...3w-9xxx 5 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing 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 make a driver install diskette. • SuSE Linux Installation CD-...
...x86_64/ 3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko For Fedora Core on a new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you are installing SuSE Linux on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora//x86_64/ 3w-9xxx.ko /lib...3w-9xxx 5 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing 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 make a driver install diskette. • SuSE Linux Installation CD-...
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.... 4 Click OK and continue with the installation. 50 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 You will need to create a Linux driver diskette for the driver disk you have installed the driver or from the 3ware CD. To manually mount the cd, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt To start autorun, type: /mnt...
.... 4 Click OK and continue with the installation. 50 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 You will need to create a Linux driver diskette for the driver disk you have installed the driver or from the 3ware CD. To manually mount the cd, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt To start autorun, type: /mnt...
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.... You can also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that you do not see this message the next time you start it manually. For example: https://:888/ Note: If you receive a page not found message, make sure you are logging in for the first time after...74. 2 The first time you start 3DM, when the security certificate message displays, click View Certificate and accept the certificate so that contains the 3ware controller. Security Certificate Message from Browser (You can also click Yes or Continue, in which case you will see the security message each time you ...
.... You can also replace "localhost" with the IP address of the computer that you do not see this message the next time you start it manually. For example: https://:888/ Note: If you receive a page not found message, make sure you are logging in for the first time after...74. 2 The first time you start 3DM, when the security certificate message displays, click View Certificate and accept the certificate so that contains the 3ware controller. Security Certificate Message from Browser (You can also click Yes or Continue, in which case you will see the security message each time you ...
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To start the 3DM process manually 1 On the system on the system. If it does not, use the steps below to manage it . Managing the 3DM 2 Daemon under Microsoft Windows 3DM ... does not, use the steps below to start it . To manage the 3DM daemon manually 1 Login as Administrator. 2 Open Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services>3DM2 and select the Start/Play icon. 74 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Note: If you close your browser, 3DM continues to run...
To start the 3DM process manually 1 On the system on the system. If it does not, use the steps below to manage it . Managing the 3DM 2 Daemon under Microsoft Windows 3DM ... does not, use the steps below to start it . To manage the 3DM daemon manually 1 Login as Administrator. 2 Open Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services>3DM2 and select the Start/Play icon. 74 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction Note: If you close your browser, 3DM continues to run...
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... page to be assured that the information you can also have 3DM refresh the information on your 3ware RAID controller can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh Page in the Minutes Between Refresh field. That way you can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on a regular basis. You can be refreshed in... frequency of page refreshes 1 Click 3DM 2 Settings on the menu bar. 2 In the Page Refresh section of the drives attached to your web browser. www.3ware.com 85
... page to be assured that the information you can also have 3DM refresh the information on your 3ware RAID controller can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh Page in the Minutes Between Refresh field. That way you can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on a regular basis. You can be refreshed in... frequency of page refreshes 1 Click 3DM 2 Settings on the menu bar. 2 In the Page Refresh section of the drives attached to your web browser. www.3ware.com 85
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...this particular controller, if ...controller's ports for staggered spinup during hot swapping of drives on |off disk=|all3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller...Controller Policies policies Number of staggered spin-up is ATA...controller. • Delay between drive groups that are attached to work properly, the drives must be set manually.... From 1 to enable or disable automatic detection of drives. For more information, see /cx set at the same time when the controller...controller that in favor of ports on page 116. There is strongly discouraged for the controller...
...this particular controller, if ...controller's ports for staggered spinup during hot swapping of drives on |off disk=|all3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller...Controller Policies policies Number of staggered spin-up is ATA...controller. • Delay between drive groups that are attached to work properly, the drives must be set manually.... From 1 to enable or disable automatic detection of drives. For more information, see /cx set at the same time when the controller...controller that in favor of ports on page 116. There is strongly discouraged for the controller...
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... Verify is set on a controller-wide basis. Unit Write Cache State in conjunction with the Verify Schedule, which specifies a weekly day and time for write cache to be enabled.) 5 Press Enter to display the choices, use the arrow keys to select the setting you start a verify manually at any time. By default... select it . 6 Tab to the OK button and press Enter to view or change the Verify Schedule, see "Using Auto Verification" on page 165. 120 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Note: If Auto Verify is enabled. Configuring Units Figure 56.
... Verify is set on a controller-wide basis. Unit Write Cache State in conjunction with the Verify Schedule, which specifies a weekly day and time for write cache to be enabled.) 5 Press Enter to display the choices, use the arrow keys to select the setting you start a verify manually at any time. By default... select it . 6 Tab to the OK button and press Enter to view or change the Verify Schedule, see "Using Auto Verification" on page 165. 120 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1 Note: If Auto Verify is enabled. Configuring Units Figure 56.
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...To enable or disable the Auto Verify policy for an existing unit through 3DM 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar. 2 In the Unit Policies section of source errors, the default ... enable this policy enabled, it is recommended that you have the option to start another rebuild manually. Select this policy, uncheck the box.) The page refreshes, and a message at the top... confirms the change you execute a file system check when the rebuild completes. www.3ware.com 121 Setting Unit Policies To enable or disable the Auto Verify policy for an existing unit...
...To enable or disable the Auto Verify policy for an existing unit through 3DM 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar. 2 In the Unit Policies section of source errors, the default ... enable this policy enabled, it is recommended that you have the option to start another rebuild manually. Select this policy, uncheck the box.) The page refreshes, and a message at the top... confirms the change you execute a file system check when the rebuild completes. www.3ware.com 121 Setting Unit Policies To enable or disable the Auto Verify policy for an existing unit...
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... At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it is set on the Controller Settings page. the Performance and Balanced Profile disables it is as if the BBU was disabled... enables this feature, so that it and pressing Enter. Once the unit is Protection.) www.3ware.com 125 An asterisk appears in the StorSave column. The current setting-Protection, Balanced, or ...page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you must enable the write cache manually. The Balanced profile disables write journaling if no BBU is rebuilt. If write journaling is disabled and...
... At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it is set on the Controller Settings page. the Performance and Balanced Profile disables it is as if the BBU was disabled... enables this feature, so that it and pressing Enter. Once the unit is Protection.) www.3ware.com 125 An asterisk appears in the StorSave column. The current setting-Protection, Balanced, or ...page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you must enable the write cache manually. The Balanced profile disables write journaling if no BBU is rebuilt. If write journaling is disabled and...
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...the firmware that help maintain the integrity of features in 3DM let you see the status of your controller and drives, and drill down to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you select for errors, repair bad sectors, and rebuild ...(OK), performing a task (such as initializing, verifying, or rebuilding), or has a problem (error, degraded, warning). Details about your drives, check for it. 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives.
...the firmware that help maintain the integrity of features in 3DM let you see the status of your controller and drives, and drill down to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you select for errors, repair bad sectors, and rebuild ...(OK), performing a task (such as initializing, verifying, or rebuilding), or has a problem (error, degraded, warning). Details about your drives, check for it. 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of your 3ware RAID controller, configured units, and available drives.