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...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 ... 240 Warranty Service and RMA Process 240 AMCC 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 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 185 Verifying Units 186...
...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 ... 240 Warranty Service and RMA Process 240 AMCC 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 Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive 185 Verifying Units 186...
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... to create a unit from 3DM, followed by how to create a unit from 3ware's website: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. This manual includes instructions for performing tasks using 3ware's Command Line Interface (CLI). Includes system requirements and an introduction to accomplish the...performing specific tasks are often multiple ways to RAID concepts and levels. This guide assumes that runs in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from 3BM. Step-by tasks throughout other sections of product features for instructions. If you have not...
... to create a unit from 3DM, followed by how to create a unit from 3ware's website: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. This manual includes instructions for performing tasks using 3ware's Command Line Interface (CLI). Includes system requirements and an introduction to accomplish the...performing specific tasks are often multiple ways to RAID concepts and levels. This guide assumes that runs in a separate manual, available from the 3ware software CD and from 3BM. Step-by tasks throughout other sections of product features for instructions. If you have not...
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... support. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. Provides compliance and conformity statement. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Includes information for terms used throughout this Guide Chapter Description 2. Includes explanations of... 10. Describes how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one controller to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Describes how to...
... support. Provides common problems and solutions, and explains error messages. Provides compliance and conformity statement. Driver Installation 5. 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) 6. 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) 7. Includes information for terms used throughout this Guide Chapter Description 2. Includes explanations of... 10. Describes how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one controller to check unit and drive status, review alarms and errors, schedule background maintenance tasks, and manually start them, when necessary or desirable. Describes how to...
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... both refer to the 3ware Disk Manager, version 2. In the sections that describe using 3DM, current controller is used to refer to the controller which is used for buttons, fields, and settings that appear on the screen. Monospace font is currently selected in this manual. Boldface is... used for code and to be treated by the operating system as an array. Also known as a single drive. www.3ware.com vii Array and unit are used through...
... both refer to the 3ware Disk Manager, version 2. In the sections that describe using 3DM, current controller is used to refer to the controller which is used for buttons, fields, and settings that appear on the screen. Monospace font is currently selected in this manual. Boldface is... used for code and to be treated by the operating system as an array. Also known as a single drive. www.3ware.com vii Array and unit are used through...
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...want to define the configuration. If the operating system is also included in the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide. 2 Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: Physically Install the Controller and ...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 the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www.3ware.com 15 Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your...
...want to define the configuration. If the operating system is also included in the 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide. 2 Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller Setting up your 3ware RAID controller involves these main steps: Physically Install the Controller and ...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 the new 3ware RAID controller, use 3DM or the www.3ware.com 15 Physically Install the Controller and Drives To install your...
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...drive, turn to "Installing the Driver on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit If you want to manually specify an adapter..." Type S to specify that Boots from the Windows 2000, Windows XP..., or Windows Server 2003 CD and press F6 when you see the message: "Press F6 if you need . To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a floppy ...
...drive, turn to "Installing the Driver on a new unit or drive managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit If you want to manually specify an adapter..." Type S to specify that Boots from the Windows 2000, Windows XP..., or Windows Server 2003 CD and press F6 when you see the message: "Press F6 if you need . To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into a floppy ...
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...: 2.6.11-smp. For an Enterprise kernel, the kernel string will end in bigmem. Kernel String Conventions refers to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. Chapter 4. The kernel string will end in enterprise. Driver Installation 5 When prompted, select the proper ...based on whether: You want to update the RAM disk You prefer to the kernel version. For example: 2.6.11-hugmem 42 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example: 2.6.11-enterprise For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will have different endings, depending...
...: 2.6.11-smp. For an Enterprise kernel, the kernel string will end in bigmem. Kernel String Conventions refers to load the driver manually or from the Red Hat CD-ROM. Chapter 4. The kernel string will end in enterprise. Driver Installation 5 When prompted, select the proper ...based on whether: You want to update the RAM disk You prefer to the kernel version. For example: 2.6.11-hugmem 42 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example: 2.6.11-enterprise For a Bigmem kernel, the kernel string will have different endings, depending...
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...ram disk automatically at boot time. 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 Driver Installation 7 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, skip to Step 8. To mount the ...Add the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the driver manually. If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware driver. To install the 3ware driver and load the driver manually instead of using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to : ...
...ram disk automatically at boot time. 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 Driver Installation 7 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, skip to Step 8. To mount the ...Add the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the driver manually. If you are using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware driver. To install the 3ware driver and load the driver manually instead of using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to : ...
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... 3 Open your browser and enter the URL for your browser, 3DM continues to run in the background on the system that contains the 3ware controller. For 32-bit versions of Linux, use https://localhost:888/ For 64-bit versions of Linux, use "http://" instead of the...3DM under Microsoft Windows From the Start menu, choose Programs > 3ware > 3DM 2. It is https://localhost:888/. The 3DM login screen appears. You can manage the controller remotely, if remote administration is enabled. To start 3DM manually 1 Login as a daemon under Linux. The default URL is a good ...
... 3 Open your browser and enter the URL for your browser, 3DM continues to run in the background on the system that contains the 3ware controller. For 32-bit versions of Linux, use https://localhost:888/ For 64-bit versions of Linux, use "http://" instead of the...3DM under Microsoft Windows From the Start menu, choose Programs > 3ware > 3DM 2. It is https://localhost:888/. The 3DM login screen appears. You can manage the controller remotely, if remote administration is enabled. To start 3DM manually 1 Login as a daemon under Linux. The default URL is a good ...
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... the status of the drives attached to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in 3DM is current. You can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on your 3ware RAID controller can be assured that the listening port has been changed. You can then refresh... manually by clicking Refresh Page in the Minutes Between Refresh field. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Setting the Incoming Port # You can also have 3DM refresh the information on a regular basis. ...
... the status of the drives attached to refresh the screen automatically, select Never in 3DM is current. You can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on your 3ware RAID controller can be assured that the listening port has been changed. You can then refresh... manually by clicking Refresh Page in the Minutes Between Refresh field. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Setting the Incoming Port # You can also have 3DM refresh the information on a regular basis. ...
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...If both Error and Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 84 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Warning indicates that a unit is also printed on a sticker on the... controller. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: The software version shown in the screenshots in your system. ID. Possible... system assigns to 3DM, and when you see details about each 3ware RAID controller in this manual are preliminary examples only. Status.
...If both Error and Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 84 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Warning indicates that a unit is also printed on a sticker on the... controller. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: The software version shown in the screenshots in your system. ID. Possible... system assigns to 3DM, and when you see details about each 3ware RAID controller in this manual are preliminary examples only. Status.
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... automatically, whenever the controller firmware algorithms determine that unit within the time window, depending on whether one is no schedule, you must manually specify when you check this setting is no schedule set the firmware to the slowest background rates, giving maximum processing time to be... set and there is enabled in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). For additional information, see if this box, the controller will not start a verify task for that unit outside ...
... automatically, whenever the controller firmware algorithms determine that unit within the time window, depending on whether one is no schedule, you must manually specify when you check this setting is no schedule set the firmware to the slowest background rates, giving maximum processing time to be... set and there is enabled in 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). For additional information, see if this box, the controller will not start a verify task for that unit outside ...
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...from this screen. When this policy is not set, a rebuild will abort upon encountering an ECC error and the unit will complete successfully without manually intervention. The 9550SX, like the 9500S, supports StorSave. By default, queuing is enabled at both the drive and the controller. For additional ...information, see "Naming a Unit" on page 149. 94 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide A name can be assigned when the unit is created and can be set , ECC errors are ignored...
...from this screen. When this policy is not set, a rebuild will abort upon encountering an ECC error and the unit will complete successfully without manually intervention. The 9550SX, like the 9500S, supports StorSave. By default, queuing is enabled at both the drive and the controller. For additional ...information, see "Naming a Unit" on page 149. 94 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide A name can be assigned when the unit is created and can be set , ECC errors are ignored...
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...the menu bar. The Controller Details page appears. This drop-down list. To see details about from this list, the page in this manual, the term current controller is used to refer to the controller currently selected in view changes, to reflect the details for a screen showing... again 4 Tab to restart your system. 2 While the system is available on page 85. Chapter 7. The Controller Information page displays. 116 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To see information about a different controller in the 3DM pages If you want to see information about a...
...the menu bar. The Controller Details page appears. This drop-down list. To see details about from this list, the page in this manual, the term current controller is used to refer to the controller currently selected in view changes, to reflect the details for a screen showing... again 4 Tab to restart your system. 2 While the system is available on page 85. Chapter 7. The Controller Information page displays. 116 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To see information about a different controller in the 3DM pages If you want to see information about a...
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... Staggered method. By default, when Staggered Spinup is enabled, the ATA-6 scheme is ATA-6 or SATA OOB (Out Of Band). For staggering to use on the 9000 controller, you should be exported to x, ...depending on the number of staggered spinup is used. This policy can only be set manually. Indicates whether the type of ports on the controller. Delay between spinup. These policies can ... any unit larger than a specified size (known www.3ware.com 117 For 9500S controllers, indicates whether write cache will be automatically disabled on this setting.
... Staggered method. By default, when Staggered Spinup is enabled, the ATA-6 scheme is ATA-6 or SATA OOB (Out Of Band). For staggering to use on the 9000 controller, you should be exported to x, ...depending on the number of staggered spinup is used. This policy can only be set manually. Indicates whether the type of ports on the controller. Delay between spinup. These policies can ... any unit larger than a specified size (known www.3ware.com 117 For 9500S controllers, indicates whether write cache will be automatically disabled on this setting.
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...' to the controller once the data is written to ignore FUA commands. Following a power failure or in cache. If you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or the CLI. Once the unit is as a database program) can have an impact on degrade. Chapter 8. Write journaling tracks the writing... enables write journaling; Configuring Units FUA (Force Unit Access). If write journaling is disabled and a BBU is present, then it may be enabled. 140 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Using write journaling helps protect your data, however it .
...' to the controller once the data is written to ignore FUA commands. Following a power failure or in cache. If you must enable the write cache manually using 3DM2, 3BM, or the CLI. Once the unit is as a database program) can have an impact on degrade. Chapter 8. Write journaling tracks the writing... enables write journaling; Configuring Units FUA (Force Unit Access). If write journaling is disabled and a BBU is present, then it may be enabled. 140 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Using write journaling helps protect your data, however it .
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...Drive Status through 3DM The information screens in 3DM let you see both summary and detailed information about your system. 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the controller, unit, and ...verifying, or rebuilding), or has a problem (error, degraded, warning). In addition, 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) and 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) provide tools to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you review alarms and errors and schedule background ...
...Drive Status through 3DM The information screens in 3DM let you see both summary and detailed information about your system. 9 Maintaining Units 3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that have problems. A status column on the controller, unit, and ...verifying, or rebuilding), or has a problem (error, degraded, warning). In addition, 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) and 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) provide tools to let you check unit and drive status, and manually start background maintenance tasks. 3DM also lets you review alarms and errors and schedule background ...
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... After you select one of the radio buttons, the page refreshes, and a message at the Rebuild rate.) 7000- For more information about manually starting these settings, see "Scheduling Background Tasks" on page 187. Setting Background Task Rate In 3DM, you have been exceeded. and 8000-series... to I /O. About Background Tasks About Self-tests Two self-tests can be set, to check whether UDMA Mode can be started manually or scheduled. www.3ware.com 175 You can change the background task rate 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar. 2 In the Background...
... After you select one of the radio buttons, the page refreshes, and a message at the Rebuild rate.) 7000- For more information about manually starting these settings, see "Scheduling Background Tasks" on page 187. Setting Background Task Rate In 3DM, you have been exceeded. and 8000-series... to I /O. About Background Tasks About Self-tests Two self-tests can be set, to check whether UDMA Mode can be started manually or scheduled. www.3ware.com 175 You can change the background task rate 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar. 2 In the Background...
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...maintenance of units to interfere with the desired day, time, and duration. You can occur, so that are performed compared to manually start rebuild and verify tasks. Sometimes you want to I /O times. For information about background tasks themselves, see the procedures... Chapter 9. Note: Initialization and migration operations follow the rebuild schedule. Migration receives higher priority than all other background tasks. 3ware 9000-series RAID controllers can limit active rebuilding, verifying, and testing of storage media occurs at which background tasks are least...
...maintenance of units to interfere with the desired day, time, and duration. You can occur, so that are performed compared to manually start rebuild and verify tasks. Sometimes you want to I /O times. For information about background tasks themselves, see the procedures... Chapter 9. Note: Initialization and migration operations follow the rebuild schedule. Migration receives higher priority than all other background tasks. 3ware 9000-series RAID controllers can limit active rebuilding, verifying, and testing of storage media occurs at which background tasks are least...
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... time, it will continue where it left off at the scheduled time when a drive degrades and there is a hot spare, or when a rebuild has been manually requested. The Scheduling Page appears, showing the schedule for background tasks on the unit in the meantime. To view the current task schedule 1 Choose Management... schedule time block, unless someone degrades the unit and starts another rebuild on the Scheduling page. Rebuilds occur at the next scheduled time block. www.3ware.com 177
... time, it will continue where it left off at the scheduled time when a drive degrades and there is a hot spare, or when a rebuild has been manually requested. The Scheduling Page appears, showing the schedule for background tasks on the unit in the meantime. To view the current task schedule 1 Choose Management... schedule time block, unless someone degrades the unit and starts another rebuild on the Scheduling page. Rebuilds occur at the next scheduled time block. www.3ware.com 177