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... Chapter 2. Getting Started with the 3ware 9550SX Controllers 2 System Requirements 2 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 4 Available RAID Configurations 5 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 37 Driver Installation Under Linux 38 Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers 39 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core 4 40 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 45 Compiling a 3ware Driver for Creating a Unit 19 Specifying...
... Chapter 2. Getting Started with the 3ware 9550SX Controllers 2 System Requirements 2 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 4 Available RAID Configurations 5 Determining What RAID Level to Windows 37 Driver Installation Under Linux 38 Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers 39 Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core 4 40 Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux 45 Compiling a 3ware Driver for Creating a Unit 19 Specifying...
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... Technical Support and Services 241 Sales and ordering information 241 Feedback on this manual 241 Index 243 iv 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Troubleshooting 211 Before Contacting Customer Support 211 Problems and Solutions 212 Software ...3ware Driver 189 Updating the Driver and Firmware 190 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 191 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 195 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 196 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 203 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 204 Updating the 3ware Driver...
... Technical Support and Services 241 Sales and ordering information 241 Feedback on this manual 241 Index 243 iv 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Troubleshooting 211 Before Contacting Customer Support 211 Problems and Solutions 212 Software ...3ware Driver 189 Updating the Driver and Firmware 190 Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows 191 Using the Update Utility With Multiple Controllers 195 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 196 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 203 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 204 Updating the 3ware Driver...
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... messages. Troubleshooting A. Provides compliance and conformity statement. Table 1: Chapters in this guide. Configuring Your Controller 8. vi 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Glossary B. Describes how to install drivers for configuring RAID units if you have just installed the controller. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Provides...
... messages. Troubleshooting A. Provides compliance and conformity statement. Table 1: Chapters in this guide. Configuring Your Controller 8. vi 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM 4. Glossary B. Describes how to install drivers for configuring RAID units if you have just installed the controller. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service Provides...
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... a complete listing of Linux using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in a browser. System Requirements ...-bit x86 SuSE Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Fedora Core Other versions of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp.
... a complete listing of Linux using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest versions) FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in a browser. System Requirements ...-bit x86 SuSE Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Fedora Core Other versions of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet, available from the website at http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp.
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...your drives. If you will find step-by-step instructions in the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide. You will install the operating system on and boot from the 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp Configure the RAID Unit and Drives You may ... and Drives 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, you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through ...
...your drives. If you will find step-by-step instructions in the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide. You will install the operating system on and boot from the 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp Configure the RAID Unit and Drives You may ... and Drives 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, you can configure units through 3BM, through 3ware Disk Manager (3DM), or through ...
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...up your controller, you may want to review these features allow you can make changes to minimize the impact on page 176 16 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Details about these features as staggered spinup, use of write cache, use of queueing mode, ...When you manage and maintain the controller and your units. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 190. Chapter 2. Getting Started with software that include a number of...
...up your controller, you may want to review these features allow you can make changes to minimize the impact on page 176 16 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Details about these features as staggered spinup, use of write cache, use of queueing mode, ...When you manage and maintain the controller and your units. Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with Your 3ware RAID Controller CLI for updating the driver under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 190. Chapter 2. Getting Started with software that include a number of...
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... if Windows is already installed on another device, you can be your system to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. If Windows is recommended that guide from a diskette. 30 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Or, you may be configured to the latest service pack available. Windows 2003 64...
... if Windows is already installed on another device, you can be your system to install the Windows operating system and the 3ware driver. If Windows is recommended that guide from a diskette. 30 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Or, you may be configured to the latest service pack available. Windows 2003 64...
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... need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Chapter 4. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. (If...
... need additional instructions, refer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 documentation supplied by a 3ware Controller Available to 3ware. Chapter 4. Found New Hardware Wizard, Windows 2000 32 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 6 If the "Digital Signature Not Found" message appears, click Yes to continue the installation. (If...
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...will see Figure 18). To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you in installing the 3ware driver (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware ...Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34 3ware 9550SX...
...will see Figure 18). To install the 3ware driver under "Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to select a device driver, click Have Disk, and then indicate that you in installing the 3ware driver (see screens for the installation of two drivers during this process. Found New Hardware ...Wizard, Windows XP and 2003 1 Click the Next button and respond to the questions the Wizard displays. 2 When the Wizard prompts you to Windows" on the CD or floppy. 34 3ware 9550SX...
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Chapter 4. Figure 21. 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 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
Chapter 4. Figure 21. 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 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation 7 When the second Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish.
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.... The steps you follow to install the driver and make your system's boot device. Chapter 4. Consult the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide for the 9550SX. For more information, see the 3ware knowledgebase article 12690 http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=12690. 38 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can...
.... The steps you follow to install the driver and make your system's boot device. Chapter 4. Consult the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide for the 9550SX. For more information, see the 3ware knowledgebase article 12690 http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=12690. 38 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can...
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... Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed in this CD. 3ware web site. The drivers for 3ware 9550SX and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on the 3ware CD are for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are not interchangeable, but...
... Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed in this CD. 3ware web site. The drivers for 3ware 9550SX and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use to Use the Correct Drivers The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on the 3ware CD are for the 9000 series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are not interchangeable, but...
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.../scsi/3w-9xxx/* where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 40 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If Linux is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are installing Linux on another device...
.../scsi/3w-9xxx/* where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 40 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If Linux is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are installing Linux on another device...
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... for variable text for kernel strings and module names in hugmem. For example: 2.6.11-hugmem 42 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Kernel String Conventions refers to load the driver manually or from a script, instead of media, select Local CD-ROM since you are using....will end in smp. Chapter 4. For example: 2.6.11-bigmem For a Hugemem kernel, the kernel string will end in bigmem. Installing the 3ware Driver on the following pages. For example: 2.6.11-enterprise For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will end in the instructions on a Red...
... for variable text for kernel strings and module names in hugmem. For example: 2.6.11-hugmem 42 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Kernel String Conventions refers to load the driver manually or from a script, instead of media, select Local CD-ROM since you are using....will end in smp. Chapter 4. For example: 2.6.11-bigmem For a Hugemem kernel, the kernel string will end in bigmem. Installing the 3ware Driver on the following pages. For example: 2.6.11-enterprise For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will end in the instructions on a Red...
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... cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86/3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to Step 8. Type: modprobe sd_mod insmod 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script. 44 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User ...Guide If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to /etc/modules.conf: alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 5 Update the modules.dep file, by typing the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the driver manually. Driver Installation 7 If ...
... cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86/3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to Step 8. Type: modprobe sd_mod insmod 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script. 44 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User ...Guide If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to /etc/modules.conf: alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 5 Update the modules.dep file, by typing the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the driver manually. Driver Installation 7 If ...
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...Click OK and continue with your kernel. Note about variables: In the instruction below, replace with the appropriate module file for your system. Installing the 3ware Driver on the installation. In addition, replace 3w-9xxx.* with the kernel version you are using SuSE 9.1 or earlier, after 3w-9xxx, depending on ... installation. You may be listed before or after the existing 3w-xxx entry, add 3w-9xxx to overwrite, type y. 5 To load the driver, type: /sbin/insmod /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko 46 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4.
...Click OK and continue with your kernel. Note about variables: In the instruction below, replace with the appropriate module file for your system. Installing the 3ware Driver on the installation. In addition, replace 3w-9xxx.* with the kernel version you are using SuSE 9.1 or earlier, after 3w-9xxx, depending on ... installation. You may be listed before or after the existing 3w-xxx entry, add 3w-9xxx to overwrite, type y. 5 To load the driver, type: /sbin/insmod /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/ 3w-9xxx.ko 46 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Chapter 4.
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... be your system's boot device. Materials Required 3ware driver The driver and the corresponding source files can download the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide from the 3ware web site (http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp). FreeBSD installation CD-ROM or diskette 48 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can...
... be your system's boot device. Materials Required 3ware driver The driver and the corresponding source files can download the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide from the 3ware web site (http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp). FreeBSD installation CD-ROM or diskette 48 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can...
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...reboot, escape to recognize the floppy drive. 50 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting, insert an MSDOS floppy with the 3ware driver, twa.ko, into the floppy drive. Driver Installation 8 Load the driver from the CD, insert an MS-DOS floppy ...Configure > Load KLD module. Make sure you do the following: a Create a directory for the floppy. To make the driver part of the kernel 1 Boot with the 3ware driver, twa.ko, into the floppy drive. mkdir /floppy b Mount the floppy. Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting from...
...reboot, escape to recognize the floppy drive. 50 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting, insert an MSDOS floppy with the 3ware driver, twa.ko, into the floppy drive. Driver Installation 8 Load the driver from the CD, insert an MS-DOS floppy ...Configure > Load KLD module. Make sure you do the following: a Create a directory for the floppy. To make the driver part of the kernel 1 Boot with the 3ware driver, twa.ko, into the floppy drive. mkdir /floppy b Mount the floppy. Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting from...
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... they are working with a Linux system, install the 9550SX controller. 6 Attach the drives that were on the Policy screen. 6 Press the F8 or Esc key to the operating system. 2 Install the 9550SX driver. If you are being used for use.) www.3ware.com 159 Enable the Export JBOD policy on the to... the 9500S to the 9550SX controller. 7 Power up the computer and verify that controller from the system. 4 Attach...
... they are working with a Linux system, install the 9550SX controller. 6 Attach the drives that were on the Policy screen. 6 Press the F8 or Esc key to the operating system. 2 Install the 9550SX driver. If you are being used for use.) www.3ware.com 159 Enable the Export JBOD policy on the to... the 9500S to the 9550SX controller. 7 Power up the computer and verify that controller from the system. 4 Attach...
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... the drive physically to the controller. 2 In 3DM, choose Management > Maintenance. 3 On the Maintenance Page, click Rescan Controller. 160 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you are prompted to the controller, it available through 3DM when you may even damage the system .... Some operating systems (for example, Windows 2003) will allow the unit(s) attached to the controller to the operating system. 6 Install the 9550SX driver. Instead, power down your system and connect it to do so by the operating system. To add a drive through 3DM without powering down...
... the drive physically to the controller. 2 In 3DM, choose Management > Maintenance. 3 On the Maintenance Page, click Rescan Controller. 160 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you are prompted to the controller, it available through 3DM when you may even damage the system .... Some operating systems (for example, Windows 2003) will allow the unit(s) attached to the controller to the operating system. 6 Install the 9550SX driver. Instead, power down your system and connect it to do so by the operating system. To add a drive through 3DM without powering down...