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... Help While Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i Driver Installation 29 Driver Installation Under Windows 30 Materials Required 30 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 31 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 31 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 32 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Use 9 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 12...
... Help While Using 3BM 63 www.3ware.com i Driver Installation 29 Driver Installation Under Windows 30 Materials Required 30 Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette 31 Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit 31 Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device 32 Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Use 9 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management 12...
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System Requirements System Requirements 3ware RAID controllers require the following : • One of these browsers: www.3ware.com 3 However, it can be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest...• 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. The length of shielded and unshielded interface cables ...
System Requirements System Requirements 3ware RAID controllers require the following : • One of these browsers: www.3ware.com 3 However, it can be connected to up to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen SATA drives using the open source Linux driver (see the Release Notes for the latest...• 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. The length of shielded and unshielded interface cables ...
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...the installation guide that came with your controller for secondary storage and boot from another device, such as a disk attached to be your RAID unit available depend on page 47 The 9.3 code set from the 3ware website provides compiled drivers for these versions of Linux you ...system already. These steps assume that same system, you wish to add a 9550SX or 9590SE to install the driver and make your system's boot device. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have a system with the versions for which version of Linux...
...the installation guide that came with your controller for secondary storage and boot from another device, such as a disk attached to be your RAID unit available depend on page 47 The 9.3 code set from the 3ware website provides compiled drivers for these versions of Linux you ...system already. These steps assume that same system, you wish to add a 9550SX or 9590SE to install the driver and make your system's boot device. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have a system with the versions for which version of Linux...
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Warning: Be sure to use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. It is the Linux driver source, which you can be used for both controller types are included on this chapter refer only to compile the latest driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use the correct driver for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed...
Warning: Be sure to use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. It is the Linux driver source, which you can be used for both controller types are included on this chapter refer only to compile the latest driver for 3ware 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series controllers use the correct driver for Red Hat and SuSE Linux are installed...
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... the Driver for secondary storage. A temporary driver is statically compiled with the kernel, newer drivers with the same name (twa.ko) cannot exist. Installing the Kernel Driver Module while Installing FreeBSD v5.4 on a Unit on the CD or website. Note: The 3ware kernel driver module integrated into the FreeBSD installation CD supports 9500S controllers, but not 9550SX/ 9590SE controllers. The...
... the Driver for secondary storage. A temporary driver is statically compiled with the kernel, newer drivers with the same name (twa.ko) cannot exist. Installing the Kernel Driver Module while Installing FreeBSD v5.4 on a Unit on the CD or website. Note: The 3ware kernel driver module integrated into the FreeBSD installation CD supports 9500S controllers, but not 9550SX/ 9590SE controllers. The...
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... at /sys/dev/twa and /sys/modules/twa with the new sources that you have 9550SX/9590SE support, for FreeBSD 5.4 can be found on page 52. 11 Build the kernel with the latest 3ware kernel driver sources. 10 Once the system boots up and booted into FreeBSD, the next step is ... FreeBSD OS, remove the floppy and the CD, and reboot. 7 Immediately after the system starts booting the kernel, insert the floppy containing the appropriate 3ware 9550SX kernel driver module into the floppy drive. 8 At the FreeBSD boot menu, select "Escape to loader prompt." 9 At the loader prompt, load the kernel...
... at /sys/dev/twa and /sys/modules/twa with the new sources that you have 9550SX/9590SE support, for FreeBSD 5.4 can be found on page 52. 11 Build the kernel with the latest 3ware kernel driver sources. 10 Once the system boots up and booted into FreeBSD, the next step is ... FreeBSD OS, remove the floppy and the CD, and reboot. 7 Immediately after the system starts booting the kernel, insert the floppy containing the appropriate 3ware 9550SX kernel driver module into the floppy drive. 8 At the FreeBSD boot menu, select "Escape to loader prompt." 9 At the loader prompt, load the kernel...
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.../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/ books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html. 7 Reboot your 3ware RAID controller for secondary storage. www.3ware.com 53 Do not dynamically load the kernel driver module (e.g. Create the RAID units on the 9550SX using the unit on both the 3ware CD-ROM and the 3ware website. For help with the new sources that came with the...
.../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/ books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html. 7 Reboot your 3ware RAID controller for secondary storage. www.3ware.com 53 Do not dynamically load the kernel driver module (e.g. Create the RAID units on the 9550SX using the unit on both the 3ware CD-ROM and the 3ware website. For help with the new sources that came with the...
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...modules/twa kldload twa.ko Upgrading the Driver for 9500S Controllers The FreeBSD 5.4 kernel has native support for 3ware 9500S RAID controllers; Driver Installation Compiling and Loading the driver as a Module If you want to upgrade to the latest driver, you want to compile the driver and load it as a module ... out the entry Device twa # 3ware 9000 series in . Follow the instructions under "To update the kernel with new driver source" on the 9550SX using 3BM (BIOS) 3 Unpack twa.tgz and copy (*.c and *.h) files to sys/dev/twa and Makefile to the 9550SX controller. 2 Create the RAID units on...
...modules/twa kldload twa.ko Upgrading the Driver for 9500S Controllers The FreeBSD 5.4 kernel has native support for 3ware 9500S RAID controllers; Driver Installation Compiling and Loading the driver as a Module If you want to upgrade to the latest driver, you want to compile the driver and load it as a module ... out the entry Device twa # 3ware 9000 series in . Follow the instructions under "To update the kernel with new driver source" on the 9550SX using 3BM (BIOS) 3 Unpack twa.tgz and copy (*.c and *.h) files to sys/dev/twa and Makefile to the 9550SX controller. 2 Create the RAID units on...
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...- Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Details Page Figure 36. Model. The BIOS version on the controller. Monitor. This field appears only for PCI-X slots; For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus width is shown: PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E. Driver. The Monitor version on the controller. The amount of the controller. Serial #. Memory Installed. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the...
...- Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Controller Details Page Figure 36. Model. The BIOS version on the controller. Monitor. This field appears only for PCI-X slots; For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the bus width is shown: PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E. Driver. The Monitor version on the controller. The amount of the controller. Serial #. Memory Installed. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the...
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... 1 Install the 9000 controller in your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from a 9500S controller to a 9000 Controller The steps for secondary storage. Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller It is fairly straightforward... screen. 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to step 2. 166 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The steps you follow depend on whether you are booting from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE controller 1 If you are working with a Linux system, skip to save ...
... 1 Install the 9000 controller in your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from a 9500S controller to a 9000 Controller The steps for secondary storage. Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller It is fairly straightforward... screen. 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to step 2. 166 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The steps you follow depend on whether you are booting from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE controller 1 If you are working with a Linux system, skip to save ...
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... systems (for use.) To move a secondary storage unit from One Controller to be available for example, Windows 2003) will also need to update the initial RAM disk with a Windows system: a Power down the computer. 4 Remove the 9500S controller. 5 If you are working with the mkinitrd...Linux, you are prompted to the operating system. 6 Install the driver for the 9550SX and 9590SE. www.3ware.com 167 c Boot to the operating system. 2 Install the driver for the 9550SX and 9590SE. b Install the 9550SX or 9590SE controller in the computer. 4 Attach the drives that the upgrade is...
... systems (for use.) To move a secondary storage unit from One Controller to be available for example, Windows 2003) will also need to update the initial RAM disk with a Windows system: a Power down the computer. 4 Remove the 9500S controller. 5 If you are working with the mkinitrd...Linux, you are prompted to the operating system. 6 Install the driver for the 9550SX and 9590SE. www.3ware.com 167 c Boot to the operating system. 2 Install the driver for the 9550SX and 9590SE. b Install the 9550SX or 9590SE controller in the computer. 4 Attach the drives that the upgrade is...
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...the failed drive in addition to generate the parity data that the driver loaded. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, if Auto-Rebuild is required. This allows you to insert a new drive to either 'Initializing' or 'Verifying'. 3ware's auto-initialization feature determines if this is enabled, other drives ... uncleanly, the unit or sub-unit will start almost immediately (within a couple of the drives in the rebuild process. 180 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Rebuilding is stored on multiple drives. • RAID 1 and 10 units each use in a fault-tolerant unit is...
...the failed drive in addition to generate the parity data that the driver loaded. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, if Auto-Rebuild is required. This allows you to insert a new drive to either 'Initializing' or 'Verifying'. 3ware's auto-initialization feature determines if this is enabled, other drives ... uncleanly, the unit or sub-unit will start almost immediately (within a couple of the drives in the rebuild process. 180 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Rebuilding is stored on multiple drives. • RAID 1 and 10 units each use in a fault-tolerant unit is...
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... the version. You can choose to updating drivers and firmware for other 3ware controller models and associated release notes. The 3ware website also allows you can also use the 3ware Command Line Interface to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. To download the driver or firmware 1 On the 3ware website (www.3ware.com), navigate to Service and Support > Software...
... the version. You can choose to updating drivers and firmware for other 3ware controller models and associated release notes. The 3ware website also allows you can also use the 3ware Command Line Interface to download drivers for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. To download the driver or firmware 1 On the 3ware website (www.3ware.com), navigate to Service and Support > Software...
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...firmware can render the device driver and/or management tools incompatible. Examining compatibility data from file /mnt/fw/9550sx/ prom0006.img ... Given the above recommendation... www.3ware.com 217 It is to continue ? New-Firmware Current-Firmware Current-Driver Current-API FE9X 3.0x.xx...y 5 If the firmware is newer and the recommendation is recommended to have a copy of the driver and firmware included in the utility, the versions currently installed on your controller, and recommends whether to upgrade the firmware or not. Downloading the firmware from firmware image and /...
...firmware can render the device driver and/or management tools incompatible. Examining compatibility data from file /mnt/fw/9550sx/ prom0006.img ... Given the above recommendation... www.3ware.com 217 It is to continue ? New-Firmware Current-Firmware Current-Driver Current-API FE9X 3.0x.xx...y 5 If the firmware is newer and the recommendation is recommended to have a copy of the driver and firmware included in the utility, the versions currently installed on your controller, and recommends whether to upgrade the firmware or not. Downloading the firmware from firmware image and /...