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... and Changing 3DM Passwords 80 Managing E-mail Event Notification 81 Enabling and Disabling Remote Access 82 Setting the Incoming Port 83 Setting the Frequency of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving 123 Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up Mozilla 66...77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Configuring Your Controller 115 Viewing Information About Individual Controllers 115 Viewing and Seting Controller Policies 117 Viewing Controller Policies 118 Setting the ...
... and Changing 3DM Passwords 80 Managing E-mail Event Notification 81 Enabling and Disabling Remote Access 82 Setting the Incoming Port 83 Setting the Frequency of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving 123 Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up Mozilla 66...77 Viewing Information About Different Controllers in 3BM 137 Partitioning and Formatting Units 137 ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide Configuring Your Controller 115 Viewing Information About Individual Controllers 115 Viewing and Seting Controller Policies 117 Viewing Controller Policies 118 Setting the ...
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... chapter introduces the features and concepts of controllers. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com 1 LP indicates a low-profile controller card b. Table 2: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA Controller Models Series 4-port 8-port 12-port 16-port 9500S 9500S-4LPa 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI 9550SX16MLc 9590SE 9590SE...
... chapter introduces the features and concepts of controllers. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com 1 LP indicates a low-profile controller card b. Table 2: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA Controller Models Series 4-port 8-port 12-port 16-port 9500S 9500S-4LPa 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI 9550SX16MLc 9590SE 9590SE...
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... (RAID) to the same ports or different ports on the paired drive. Striping across disks allows data to be attached to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance (protection against data loss). Parity works in the 3ware software. • Mirroring. The process of disks that appear to another controller. • Disk Roaming. www...
... (RAID) to the same ports or different ports on the paired drive. Striping across disks allows data to be attached to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance (protection against data loss). Parity works in the 3ware software. • Mirroring. The process of disks that appear to another controller. • Disk Roaming. www...
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...function. In addition, RAID 50 arrays offer a higher degree of fault tolerance than other types of RAID 5 with RAID 0. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller RAID 10 This array is a combination of RAID levels (such as a striped RAID 0 array using both halves of a mirrored pair ... fail, then all of six drives. When drives are configured as a second fault tolerant array using RAID 1. For example, on a 12-port controller, you can sustain multiple drive failures without data loss. four of 3, 4, or 6 drives. The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging...
...function. In addition, RAID 50 arrays offer a higher degree of fault tolerance than other types of RAID 5 with RAID 0. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller RAID 10 This array is a combination of RAID levels (such as a striped RAID 0 array using both halves of a mirrored pair ... fail, then all of six drives. When drives are configured as a second fault tolerant array using RAID 1. For example, on a 12-port controller, you can sustain multiple drive failures without data loss. four of 3, 4, or 6 drives. The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging...
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...online, so that a redundant array can configure multiple units, if you are available, based on your particular controller model and the number of ports on your 3ware RAID controller. Review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on the system, whether performance or data protection ...is an unconfigured disk attached to your controller, and the number of drives attached to take to ...
...online, so that a redundant array can configure multiple units, if you are available, based on your particular controller model and the number of ports on your 3ware RAID controller. Review the information under "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on the system, whether performance or data protection ...is an unconfigured disk attached to your controller, and the number of drives attached to take to ...
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... cache is desired for these tasks to occur with an available drive or with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When the I2C port on the 3ware controller can be restored. • StorSave Profiles allow you to set the level of protection versus performance that you can...
... cache is desired for these tasks to occur with an available drive or with a failed drive (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). 14 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide When the I2C port on the 3ware controller can be restored. • StorSave Profiles allow you to set the level of protection versus performance that you can...
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...3DM may need to follow the instruction in the note below to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, to certain ports including port-1080 and 888. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in your Mozilla installation directory)....16 bit color or greater. Setting up Mozilla Before setting up Mozilla Firefox, remember to download and install the latest available version of ports to have Mozilla Firefox working correctly with 3DM2. After installing the latest version, you may be enabled • For best viewing,...
...3DM may need to follow the instruction in the note below to default/all .js 66 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For example, to certain ports including port-1080 and 888. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Browser Requirements for 3DM 3DM runs in your Mozilla installation directory)....16 bit color or greater. Setting up Mozilla Before setting up Mozilla Firefox, remember to download and install the latest available version of ports to have Mozilla Firefox working correctly with 3DM2. After installing the latest version, you may be enabled • For best viewing,...
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...(Each of these things: • To change the HTTP port that came with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. You will need to remotely manage a 3ware controller. To install 3DM on remote systems in which port to the license information; You can also download the current version... from the website at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp. 3DM must be installed on a Microsoft ...
...(Each of these things: • To change the HTTP port that came with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. You will need to remotely manage a 3ware controller. To install 3DM on remote systems in which port to the license information; You can also download the current version... from the website at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp. 3DM must be installed on a Microsoft ...
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...8226; To allow remote administration, uncheck the second checkbox. You may enter multiple e-mail addresses, separating each entry with a comma (,). 68 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This screen only appears when you want email alerts to be sent to anyone, leave "None" in 3DM.) Figure 30. 3DM... Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display 5 If the 3DM HTTP listening port setup screen appears, enter the HTTP port you check ...
...8226; To allow remote administration, uncheck the second checkbox. You may enter multiple e-mail addresses, separating each entry with a comma (,). 68 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide This screen only appears when you want email alerts to be sent to anyone, leave "None" in 3DM.) Figure 30. 3DM... Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display 5 If the 3DM HTTP listening port setup screen appears, enter the HTTP port you check ...
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The default answer to this to No. 6 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom www.3ware.com 71 The default answer is no. ("RPM" stands for RedHat Package Manager.) 2 Please enter the location of the help documentation (default is yes) If...Linux, but not for FreeBSD.) 1 Was RPM used to use 3DM for remote administration, change this question is 888) If you do not know what port to install the driver and/or 3DM? Installing 3DM To specify initial setup for 3DM 2 During installation, you like to have e-mail notification enabled (Y/N)? If...
The default answer to this to No. 6 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom www.3ware.com 71 The default answer is no. ("RPM" stands for RedHat Package Manager.) 2 Please enter the location of the help documentation (default is yes) If...Linux, but not for FreeBSD.) 1 Was RPM used to use 3DM for remote administration, change this question is 888) If you do not know what port to install the driver and/or 3DM? Installing 3DM To specify initial setup for 3DM 2 During installation, you like to have e-mail notification enabled (Y/N)? If...
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...installed, and allows you access to test the battery. Figure 34. 3DM Menu Bar Status information is permitted, and the incoming port which 3DM will use for a particular controller. The Monitor menu gives you to the Alarms page and the BBU page. The 3DM 2 Settings page lets you access information... about using 3DM, and provides access to others. www.3ware.com 77 The Alarms page shows a list of alarms, including the specific ...
...installed, and allows you access to test the battery. Figure 34. 3DM Menu Bar Status information is permitted, and the incoming port which 3DM will use for a particular controller. The Monitor menu gives you to the Alarms page and the BBU page. The 3DM 2 Settings page lets you access information... about using 3DM, and provides access to others. www.3ware.com 77 The Alarms page shows a list of alarms, including the specific ...
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...To see this page, click an ID number on the Unit Information page. To see this page, click the Port # for a drive on the Controller Summary. www.3ware.com 79 Drive Details Window Shows the SMART data for a specific drive, and shows additional detail information for tasks ...that affect all units on the current controller. Unit-level settings include specifying the StorSave Profile and enabling or disabling the ...
...To see this page, click an ID number on the Unit Information page. To see this page, click the Port # for a drive on the Controller Summary. www.3ware.com 79 Drive Details Window Shows the SMART data for a specific drive, and shows additional detail information for tasks ...that affect all units on the current controller. Unit-level settings include specifying the StorSave Profile and enabling or disabling the ...
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...2 Settings page lets you can only change the Administrator password, you are logged in with the new password. 80 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you change passwords if you will use for listening. Most of these settings are case sensitive. To ...; Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords • Managing E-mail Event Notification • Enabling and Disabling Remote Access • Setting the Incoming Port # • Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords 3DM provides different access levels for users and administrators. The...
...2 Settings page lets you can only change the Administrator password, you are logged in with the new password. 80 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you change passwords if you will use for listening. Most of these settings are case sensitive. To ...; Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords • Managing E-mail Event Notification • Enabling and Disabling Remote Access • Setting the Incoming Port # • Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords 3DM provides different access levels for users and administrators. The...
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If you are not sure which 3DM uses to your 3ware RAID controller can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on your web browser. But you see in the Listening Port field. 3 Click Change Port. You can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh Page in the Minutes Between ... screen automatically, select Never in the menu bar. To set to be assured that the listening port has been changed. Note: If you want 3DM to refresh the page information regularly. www.3ware.com 83 The page refreshes, and a message at the top of 888. You can change...
If you are not sure which 3DM uses to your 3ware RAID controller can manually refresh the information on a page by clicking Refresh on your web browser. But you see in the Listening Port field. 3 Click Change Port. You can then refresh manually by clicking Refresh Page in the Minutes Between ... screen automatically, select Never in the menu bar. To set to be assured that the listening port has been changed. Note: If you want 3DM to refresh the page information regularly. www.3ware.com 83 The page refreshes, and a message at the top of 888. You can change...
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The number of Drives. Download Error Log: Click on the controller. # of units on this link to download the firmware error log to the controller. www.3ware.com 87 Unit Information Page Figure 37. To see details about each currently has a drive connected. # of Ports. This feature is shown. # of Units. 3DM 2 Reference Bus Speed...
The number of Drives. Download Error Log: Click on the controller. # of units on this link to download the firmware error log to the controller. www.3ware.com 87 Unit Information Page Figure 37. To see details about each currently has a drive connected. # of Ports. This feature is shown. # of Units. 3DM 2 Reference Bus Speed...
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..." even when you selected highlighted. The specific information shown depends on what type of unit it is . For example, details about a particular drive, click the Port #. You'll see details about a RAID 5 unit made up of three subunits, each of units, click Unit Information in the menu bar continues to the... page shows details about one drive, will be shown. Status. Type. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, JBOD, or Disk www.3ware.com 89
..." even when you selected highlighted. The specific information shown depends on what type of unit it is . For example, details about a particular drive, click the Port #. You'll see details about a RAID 5 unit made up of three subunits, each of units, click Unit Information in the menu bar continues to the... page shows details about one drive, will be shown. Status. Type. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, JBOD, or Disk www.3ware.com 89
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... see "Using AutoCarving for potential problem drives. Port #. Drive Information Page Figure 39. The port number is Disk, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare, the port to the Drive Information page. The Drive Information page shows a list of drives on the controller specified in the subunit. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Volumes. The stripe size of...
... see "Using AutoCarving for potential problem drives. Port #. Drive Information Page Figure 39. The port number is Disk, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare, the port to the Drive Information page. The Drive Information page shows a list of drives on the controller specified in the subunit. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Volumes. The stripe size of...
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... drive, including the SMART data, whether NCQ is supported and enabled, and the SATA Link speed, click the link in a chassis that is printed on the disk drive, where it is in the Port # column. Model. This amount may appear smaller in the 3DM screens. Firmware.... No storage capacity is connected. The firmware version of the drive. The port to , if applicable. The physical capacity of the drive may differ from the capacity that has a Chassis Control Unit (CCU) and is calculated as shown on the Unit Information page. Serial #. Unit. www.3ware.com 91 Port #....
... drive, including the SMART data, whether NCQ is supported and enabled, and the SATA Link speed, click the link in a chassis that is printed on the disk drive, where it is in the Port # column. Model. This amount may appear smaller in the 3DM screens. Firmware.... No storage capacity is connected. The firmware version of the drive. The port to , if applicable. The physical capacity of the drive may differ from the capacity that has a Chassis Control Unit (CCU) and is calculated as shown on the Unit Information page. Serial #. Unit. www.3ware.com 91 Port #....
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...Controller User Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Drive Details Window Figure 40. This Drive Details window shows some applications, usually server-type applications. In order to make use of Native Command Queuing, the feature must be enabled at the drive. Only 9550SX and 9590SE controllers support NCQ. SATA Link Supported and SATA... enabled at both the drive and the controller. At the controller level, queuing is enabled or disabled for the drive. Data Page The Drive Details window appears when you click a Port # on the Controller Settings Page. Some drives support NCQ (...
...Controller User Guide Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Drive Details Window Figure 40. This Drive Details window shows some applications, usually server-type applications. In order to make use of Native Command Queuing, the feature must be enabled at the drive. Only 9550SX and 9590SE controllers support NCQ. SATA Link Supported and SATA... enabled at both the drive and the controller. At the controller level, queuing is enabled or disabled for the drive. Data Page The Drive Details window appears when you click a Port # on the Controller Settings Page. Some drives support NCQ (...
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... the status of maintenance tasks. In 9000-series controllers, rescan checks all ports, so if error conditions have valid DCB (Disk Configuration Block) information on them, the controller tries to reflect that complete the unit, the ...inoperable unit will appear in drives. Rescanning updates the list of a 3ware RAID configuration, they will become a valid unit. Note: If you physically plug in a drive and want the controller...
... the status of maintenance tasks. In 9000-series controllers, rescan checks all ports, so if error conditions have valid DCB (Disk Configuration Block) information on them, the controller tries to reflect that complete the unit, the ...inoperable unit will appear in drives. Rescanning updates the list of a 3ware RAID configuration, they will become a valid unit. Note: If you physically plug in a drive and want the controller...