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Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up Mozilla 66 Installing 3DM 67 Installing 3DM on Unit Degrade 121 Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving 121 Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy 123 Chapter 8. Configuring Your Controller 115 Viewing Information About ...About Different Controllers in 3BM 133 Partitioning and Formatting Units 133 Creating a Hot Spare 135 Specifying a Hot Spare through 3DM 135 ii 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Configuring Units 125 Creating a New Unit 125 Creating a Unit through 3DM 127 Creating a ...
Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up Mozilla 66 Installing 3DM 67 Installing 3DM on Unit Degrade 121 Multi LUN Support and Auto-Carving 121 Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy 123 Chapter 8. Configuring Your Controller 115 Viewing Information About ...About Different Controllers in 3BM 133 Partitioning and Formatting Units 133 Creating a Hot Spare 135 Specifying a Hot Spare through 3DM 135 ii 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Configuring Units 125 Creating a New Unit 125 Creating a Unit through 3DM 127 Creating a ...
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...179 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 179 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX Controller 159 Adding a Drive through 3BM 183 www.3ware.com iii Maintaining Units 165 Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM 165 Reviewing Alarms and Errors 167 Viewing Alarms 167 Downloading an...Drive 168 About Background Tasks 169 About Initialization 169 Initialization of Different RAID Types 170 Auto Initialization After Power Failure 171 About Rebuilds 172 About Verification 172 About Migration 174 About Self-tests 175 Setting Background Task Rate 175 Scheduling Background Tasks 176 Viewing ...
...179 Adding a New Task Schedule Slot 179 Selecting Self-tests to a 9550SX Controller 159 Adding a Drive through 3BM 183 www.3ware.com iii Maintaining Units 165 Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM 165 Reviewing Alarms and Errors 167 Viewing Alarms 167 Downloading an...Drive 168 About Background Tasks 169 About Initialization 169 Initialization of Different RAID Types 170 Auto Initialization After Power Failure 171 About Rebuilds 172 About Verification 172 About Migration 174 About Self-tests 175 Setting Background Task Rate 175 Scheduling Background Tasks 176 Viewing ...
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... Problems in 3DM 213 AEN Messages 214 AEN Error Message Summary 214 AEN Error Message Details 217 Chapter A. Glossary 231 Chapter B. Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 185 Verifying Units 186 Verifying a Unit through 3DM 187 Verifying a Unit through 3BM 187 Locating a...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 Under FreeBSD 205 Updating the Firmware Under Linux and FreeBSD ...
... Problems in 3DM 213 AEN Messages 214 AEN Error Message Summary 214 AEN Error Message Details 217 Chapter A. Glossary 231 Chapter B. Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 185 Verifying Units 186 Verifying a Unit through 3DM 187 Verifying a Unit through 3BM 187 Locating a...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 Under FreeBSD 205 Updating the Firmware Under Linux and FreeBSD ...
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... and solutions, and explains error messages. Provides compliance and conformity statement. vi 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Troubleshooting A. Provides step-by-step instructions for the 3ware controller if you how to install and set unit policies. Table 1: Chapters in... about checking battery status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). Maintaining Your Controller 11. Describes the basics of initialization, verify, rebuild, and self-tests. Configuring Your Controller 8. Describes how to update the driver, move a unit from one controller to check unit...
... and solutions, and explains error messages. Provides compliance and conformity statement. vi 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Troubleshooting A. Provides step-by-step instructions for the 3ware controller if you how to install and set unit policies. Table 1: Chapters in... about checking battery status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). Maintaining Your Controller 11. Describes the basics of initialization, verify, rebuild, and self-tests. Configuring Your Controller 8. Describes how to update the driver, move a unit from one controller to check unit...
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... supports hot spare and hot swap for creating, deleting, and maintaining disk arrays, rebuilding arrays, designating hot spares, and setting controller policies. 3BM is referred to interchangeably as adding or removing drives, and reconfiguring RAID units online. The 3ware CLI is a daemon (under Linux) and a service (under Windows) which runs in a system...
... supports hot spare and hot swap for creating, deleting, and maintaining disk arrays, rebuilding arrays, designating hot spares, and setting controller policies. 3BM is referred to interchangeably as adding or removing drives, and reconfiguring RAID units online. The 3ware CLI is a daemon (under Linux) and a service (under Windows) which runs in a system...
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... redundant unit, error locations that support this feature to be poweredup into the standby power management state to be stored in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is stored in relation to prevent impending disk crashes. You can set the number of ...Viewing SMART Data About a Drive" on all be run when it could be turned on and off in monitoring and troubleshooting your system. Initialize, rebuild, verify, and self-test tasks can be lost if a power failure occurred. The standby power management state is checked on page 168.) ...
... redundant unit, error locations that support this feature to be poweredup into the standby power management state to be stored in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is stored in relation to prevent impending disk crashes. You can set the number of ...Viewing SMART Data About a Drive" on all be run when it could be turned on and off in monitoring and troubleshooting your system. Initialize, rebuild, verify, and self-test tasks can be lost if a power failure occurred. The standby power management state is checked on page 168.) ...
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... a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX controllers only). For times when you do not have a spare available, setting the auto-rebuild policy allows rebuilds to be restored. StorSave Profiles allow you to set the level of protection versus performance that you can issue drive locate...that is enabled (9550SX controllers only). Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on the 3ware controller can quickly identify what drive needs to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis Control Unit (CCU), you can be ...
... a chassis with a failed drive (9550SX controllers only). For times when you do not have a spare available, setting the auto-rebuild policy allows rebuilds to be restored. StorSave Profiles allow you to set the level of protection versus performance that you can issue drive locate...that is enabled (9550SX controllers only). Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on the 3ware controller can quickly identify what drive needs to occur with an available drive or with a Chassis Control Unit (CCU), you can be ...
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... Initial Default Settings for Policies Policy Default Value Where to Change Controller-Level Settings Auto-Rebuild Auto-Carving Carve Size Drives per spinup Delay between spinup Export Unconfigured (JBOD) Disks ...-Level Settings Write Cache Auto-Verify Continue on Source Error During Rebuild Queuing (NCQ) StorSave Profile Background Task Settings Verify Task Schedules Follow Verify Task Schedule Rebuild Task Schedules Follow Rebuild Task Schedule Self-test Task Schedules Follow Self-test Task Schedule Enabled..., 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI www.3ware.com 17
... Initial Default Settings for Policies Policy Default Value Where to Change Controller-Level Settings Auto-Rebuild Auto-Carving Carve Size Drives per spinup Delay between spinup Export Unconfigured (JBOD) Disks ...-Level Settings Write Cache Auto-Verify Continue on Source Error During Rebuild Queuing (NCQ) StorSave Profile Background Task Settings Verify Task Schedules Follow Verify Task Schedule Rebuild Task Schedules Follow Rebuild Task Schedule Self-test Task Schedules Follow Self-test Task Schedule Enabled..., 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI www.3ware.com 17
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... these policies later without affecting the configuration. 1 Use the arrow keys or press Tab to move to the field you want to change them. www.3ware.com 23 Each of the unit, tab to Cancel and press Enter. 2 If you leave the Unit Write Cache field enabled and do not have... Write Cache" on page 137 "Enabling or Disabling Queuing for a Unit" on page 141 "Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit" on Error When Rebuild), and you have to confirm that effect the unit (Write Cache, Drive Queuing Mode, and Continue on page 139 To confirm unit configuration 1 Press Tab...
... these policies later without affecting the configuration. 1 Use the arrow keys or press Tab to move to the field you want to change them. www.3ware.com 23 Each of the unit, tab to Cancel and press Enter. 2 If you leave the Unit Write Cache field enabled and do not have... Write Cache" on page 137 "Enabling or Disabling Queuing for a Unit" on page 141 "Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit" on Error When Rebuild), and you have to confirm that effect the unit (Write Cache, Drive Queuing Mode, and Continue on page 139 To confirm unit configuration 1 Press Tab...
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...appropriate.) 2 Load the driver kldload twa.ko If units are present, you created in step 1. 3 Unpack the 3ware driver source files. cd /sys/dev/twa ; Note: Since twa.ko behaves like a SCSI driver, the ... tar -xzvf twa.tgz 4 Change the kernel build infrastructure to the following directory: cd /sys/conf 52 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide e Change to the following directory: cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf... whereas specifying 10 prints a LOT of debug messages. 11 Rebuild the kernel and install the new kernel. 12 Reboot with the rebuilt kernel. Chapter 4. a Change ...
...appropriate.) 2 Load the driver kldload twa.ko If units are present, you created in step 1. 3 Unpack the 3ware driver source files. cd /sys/dev/twa ; Note: Since twa.ko behaves like a SCSI driver, the ... tar -xzvf twa.tgz 4 Change the kernel build infrastructure to the following directory: cd /sys/conf 52 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide e Change to the following directory: cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf... whereas specifying 10 prints a LOT of debug messages. 11 Rebuild the kernel and install the new kernel. 12 Reboot with the rebuilt kernel. Chapter 4. a Change ...
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...more than one 9000-series controller in your 3ware configuration remains on page 181 56 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Otherwise, press any key to bring up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). AMCC Boards Selection Screen You see "Rebuilding Units" on -screen for just a few ...seconds. For information about rebuilding a degraded array, see a screen similar to Figure 25, warning you that ...
...more than one 9000-series controller in your 3ware configuration remains on page 181 56 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Otherwise, press any key to bring up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). AMCC Boards Selection Screen You see "Rebuilding Units" on -screen for just a few ...seconds. For information about rebuilding a degraded array, see a screen similar to Figure 25, warning you that ...
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..., and the exact date and time it occurred. You can be done through the Management > Maintenance page. Unit configuration can also be scheduled (rebuild, verify, and self-test), and maintenance of individual units. The 3DM 2 Settings page lets you access to tasks used for managing controller-level ...that can view controller, unit, and drive information for listening. Help lets you access to an electronic copy of this User Guide. 76 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Monitor menu gives you access information about using 3DM, and provides access to the Alarms page...
..., and the exact date and time it occurred. You can be done through the Management > Maintenance page. Unit configuration can also be scheduled (rebuild, verify, and self-test), and maintenance of individual units. The 3DM 2 Settings page lets you access to tasks used for managing controller-level ...that can view controller, unit, and drive information for listening. Help lets you access to an electronic copy of this User Guide. 76 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Monitor menu gives you access information about using 3DM, and provides access to the Alarms page...
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...drive, and shows additional detail information for a drive on the Drive Information page. Controller-level settings include background task rate, Auto-Rebuild, Auto-Carving, and policies that affect all units on the current controller. Unit Details Page Shows details about each unit. Alarms Page...you view and change some of those settings. To see this page, choose Information > Unit Information from the menu bar. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Table 6: List of 3DM Pages 3DM Page Description Unit Information Page Shows a list of the units on the...
...drive, and shows additional detail information for a drive on the Drive Information page. Controller-level settings include background task rate, Auto-Rebuild, Auto-Carving, and policies that affect all units on the current controller. Unit Details Page Shows details about each unit. Alarms Page...you view and change some of those settings. To see this page, choose Information > Unit Information from the menu bar. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Table 6: List of 3DM Pages 3DM Page Description Unit Information Page Shows a list of the units on the...
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...unit is also printed on a sticker on the outside bracket of the controller. (The serial number is degraded or inoperable. Model. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: The software version shown in the screenshots in the ID column. The Summary page appears after you first logon... include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. The driver version being performed (rebuilding, migrating, or initializing). ID. If both Error and Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 84 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For the current released and tested version number...
...unit is also printed on a sticker on the outside bracket of the controller. (The serial number is degraded or inoperable. Model. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: The software version shown in the screenshots in the ID column. The Summary page appears after you first logon... include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. The driver version being performed (rebuilding, migrating, or initializing). ID. If both Error and Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 84 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For the current released and tested version number...
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...display "Unit Information" even when you click an ID number on one of units listed under 3DM 2. Previous versions of the unit: OK, Rebuilding, Initializing, Migrating, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). Consequently capacities of the drives in the unit. Unit Details Page The Unit ...Details page appears when you view www.3ware.com 87 3DM 2 Reference Note: 3DM 2 displays the capacity (in MBytes or GBytes) the same way that Microsoft Windows and Linux ...
...display "Unit Information" even when you click an ID number on one of units listed under 3DM 2. Previous versions of the unit: OK, Rebuilding, Initializing, Migrating, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). Consequently capacities of the drives in the unit. Unit Details Page The Unit ...Details page appears when you view www.3ware.com 87 3DM 2 Reference Note: 3DM 2 displays the capacity (in MBytes or GBytes) the same way that Microsoft Windows and Linux ...
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...or Disk Volumes. If you have enabled the auto-carving policy, you selected highlighted. The stripe size of the unit or subunit: OK, Rebuilding, Migrating, Initializing, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). The operational status of the unit, if applicable. Type. The type of volumes... port to the list of the drives in the subunits section. This feature provides a diagnostic capability for potential problem drives. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) details of the subunits are shown. To return to which contains one of units, click Unit Information in Figure...
...or Disk Volumes. If you have enabled the auto-carving policy, you selected highlighted. The stripe size of the unit or subunit: OK, Rebuilding, Migrating, Initializing, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). The operational status of the unit, if applicable. Type. The type of volumes... port to the list of the drives in the subunits section. This feature provides a diagnostic capability for potential problem drives. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) details of the subunits are shown. To return to which contains one of units, click Unit Information in Figure...
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... specified in comparison to the fastest settings for rebuilding, migrating, and initializing, migrating has the highest priority. 7000- The Rebuild/Migrate Rate also applies to both rebuild and verify rates. This means, maximum 92 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide it ...applies to initialization. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Settings Page Figure ...
... specified in comparison to the fastest settings for rebuilding, migrating, and initializing, migrating has the highest priority. 7000- The Rebuild/Migrate Rate also applies to both rebuild and verify rates. This means, maximum 92 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide it ...applies to initialization. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Settings Page Figure ...
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... algorithms determine that unit within the time window, depending on what type of unit you are not redundant, a check box is enabled in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). and 8000- it . This section does not appear for it is needed . You can enable or disable three policies...slowest background rates, giving maximum processing time to background tasks rather than I /O. For 9500S controllers, a Disable Write Cache on Source Error During Rebuild. When you enable write cache in the Unit Write Cache field. (This option does not apply to units which are redundant. (For units...
... algorithms determine that unit within the time window, depending on what type of unit you are not redundant, a check box is enabled in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). and 8000- it . This section does not appear for it is needed . You can enable or disable three policies...slowest background rates, giving maximum processing time to background tasks rather than I /O. For 9500S controllers, a Disable Write Cache on Source Error During Rebuild. When you enable write cache in the Unit Write Cache field. (This option does not apply to units which are redundant. (For units...
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... set , ECC errors are ignored when they are available: Protection, Balanced, and Performance. By default, queuing is not set, a rebuild will abort upon encountering an ECC error and the unit will complete successfully without manually intervention. You can be done on Degrade is enabled... is disabled for a unit. For additional information, see "Setting the StorSave Profile for the controller is ignored. StorSave Profile. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) available.) When this policy is set back to Degraded. The 9550SX, like the 9500S, supports StorSave. Unit Names...
... set , ECC errors are ignored when they are available: Protection, Balanced, and Performance. By default, queuing is not set, a rebuild will abort upon encountering an ECC error and the unit will complete successfully without manually intervention. You can be done on Degrade is enabled... is disabled for a unit. For additional information, see "Setting the StorSave Profile for the controller is ignored. StorSave Profile. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) available.) When this policy is set back to Degraded. The 9550SX, like the 9500S, supports StorSave. Unit Names...
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... system. and 8000- Number of which can be broken down into the StorSave policy.) www.3ware.com 95 For more information see "Viewing and Setting Controller Policies" on page 117. For 9550SX controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will attempt to use for 7000- The default carvesize is...
... system. and 8000- Number of which can be broken down into the StorSave policy.) www.3ware.com 95 For more information see "Viewing and Setting Controller Policies" on page 117. For 9550SX controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will attempt to use for 7000- The default carvesize is...