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... Viewing Information About Individual Controllers 115 Viewing and Seting Controller Policies 117 Viewing Controller Policies 118 Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy 120 Using Auto-Carving for Linux or FreeBSD 70 Uninstalling 3DM under Linux or FreeBSD 72 Starting 3DM and Logging ...87 Unit Details Page 89 Drive Information Page 90 Drive Details Window 92 Controller Settings Page 93 Scheduling Page 98 Maintenance Page 100 Alarms Page 109 Battery Backup Page 110 3DM 2 Settings Page 112 Chapter 7. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up ...
... Viewing Information About Individual Controllers 115 Viewing and Seting Controller Policies 117 Viewing Controller Policies 118 Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy 120 Using Auto-Carving for Linux or FreeBSD 70 Uninstalling 3DM under Linux or FreeBSD 72 Starting 3DM and Logging ...87 Unit Details Page 89 Drive Information Page 90 Drive Details Window 92 Controller Settings Page 93 Scheduling Page 98 Maintenance Page 100 Alarms Page 109 Battery Backup Page 110 3DM 2 Settings Page 112 Chapter 7. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2 65 Browser Requirements for 3DM 66 Setting up ...
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...of Different RAID Types 178 Auto Initialization After Power Failure 179 About Rebuilds 180 About Verification 181 About Migration 182 About Self-tests 183 ... a Unit Through 3BM 162 Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another 163 Unlocking Drives Configured on Source Error During Rebuild 146 Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit 147 Setting...Controller 164 Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 164 Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller 166 Moving Units from a 9500S to be Performed 188 Rebuilding Units 189 Rebuilding a Unit Through 3DM 190 Rebuilding...
...of Different RAID Types 178 Auto Initialization After Power Failure 179 About Rebuilds 180 About Verification 181 About Migration 182 About Self-tests 183 ... a Unit Through 3BM 162 Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another 163 Unlocking Drives Configured on Source Error During Rebuild 146 Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit 147 Setting...Controller 164 Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 164 Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller 166 Moving Units from a 9500S to be Performed 188 Rebuilding Units 189 Rebuilding a Unit Through 3DM 190 Rebuilding...
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...for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Includes system requirements and an introduction to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one controller to RAID concepts and levels. Describes the basics of product features for configuring RAID units if you have just installed... step-by-step instructions for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Describes how to view details about checking battery status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). Describes the basics of using 3DM and includes a reference of initialization, verify, rebuild, and self-tests. Describes how to ...
...for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. Includes system requirements and an introduction to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one controller to RAID concepts and levels. Describes the basics of product features for configuring RAID units if you have just installed... step-by-step instructions for the 3ware 9000 series controllers. Describes how to view details about checking battery status on a BBU (Battery Backup Unit). Describes the basics of using 3DM and includes a reference of initialization, verify, rebuild, and self-tests. Describes how to ...
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...easily configure the drives attached to your 3ware RAID controller, specifying which runs in configuring and managing units attached to the 3ware controller: • 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) • 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) • 3ware CLI (Command Line Interface) 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) 3BM is a BIOS ...and administration of the controller and associated drives. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for creating, deleting, and maintaining disk arrays, rebuilding arrays, designating hot spares, and setting controller policies. 3BM is the current version of the controller, but can be ...
...easily configure the drives attached to your 3ware RAID controller, specifying which runs in configuring and managing units attached to the 3ware controller: • 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) • 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) • 3ware CLI (Command Line Interface) 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) 3BM is a BIOS ...and administration of the controller and associated drives. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for creating, deleting, and maintaining disk arrays, rebuilding arrays, designating hot spares, and setting controller policies. 3BM is the current version of the controller, but can be ...
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...SMART data is described in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The standby power management state is part of a redundant unit, error locations that support this feature to be dynamically repaired through a Command Line Interface. Initialize, rebuild, verify, and self-...sequence the spin-up of blocks will spin up and to allow the controller to prevent impending disk crashes. Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features 3ware CLI (Command Line Interface) The 3ware CLI provides the functionality available in 3DM through error correction (Dynamic Sector ...
...SMART data is described in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. The standby power management state is part of a redundant unit, error locations that support this feature to be dynamically repaired through a Command Line Interface. Initialize, rebuild, verify, and self-...sequence the spin-up of blocks will spin up and to allow the controller to prevent impending disk crashes. Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features 3ware CLI (Command Line Interface) The 3ware CLI provides the functionality available in 3DM through error correction (Dynamic Sector ...
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...improving performance. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on the 3ware controller can be given more information, see "Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit" on the controller has been connected to be least disruptive to disk. For times when you do not ... in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is stored in cache, it will be checked or replaced (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). • Auto-Rebuild. However when data is committed to your system. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for...
...improving performance. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on the 3ware controller can be given more information, see "Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit" on the controller has been connected to be least disruptive to disk. For times when you do not ... in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is stored in cache, it will be checked or replaced (9550SX and 9590SE controllers only). • Auto-Rebuild. However when data is committed to your system. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller choose a time for...
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... (JBOD) Disks Disable Cache on Degraded Array (does not apply to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers because this feature is integrated into StorSave Profile) Staggered Method Staggered Spinup Unit-Level Settings Auto-Verify Continue on Source Error During Rebuild Boot Volume Size Queuing (NCQ) StorSave Profile Write Cache Background Task Settings Verify Task..., 3DM, CLI 3BM 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI www.3ware.com 17
... (JBOD) Disks Disable Cache on Degraded Array (does not apply to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers because this feature is integrated into StorSave Profile) Staggered Method Staggered Spinup Unit-Level Settings Auto-Verify Continue on Source Error During Rebuild Boot Volume Size Queuing (NCQ) StorSave Profile Write Cache Background Task Settings Verify Task..., 3DM, CLI 3BM 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3BM, 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI 3DM, CLI www.3ware.com 17
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www.3ware.com 23 Each of these policies is useful if you will be created as a boot volume, if desired. This is already set ...your operating system onto the unit and want to have a designated volume for a Unit" on page 149 • "Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild" on page 146 To create a boot unit of a particular size You can specify a portion of these parameters, see the available options. 3 Use... through 3BM, you can set several policies that effect the unit (Write Cache, Drive Queuing Mode, and Continue on Error When Rebuild), and you can select a StorSave profile.
www.3ware.com 23 Each of these policies is useful if you will be created as a boot volume, if desired. This is already set ...your operating system onto the unit and want to have a designated volume for a Unit" on page 149 • "Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild" on page 146 To create a boot unit of a particular size You can specify a portion of these parameters, see the available options. 3 Use... through 3BM, you can set several policies that effect the unit (Write Cache, Drive Queuing Mode, and Continue on Error When Rebuild), and you can select a StorSave profile.
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...and load it as a module without rebuilding the kernel, follow these steps. 1 Disconnect all drives in the system, except the CD or DVD and the ones connected to the 9550SX controller. 2 Create the RAID units on page 52. 54 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation Compiling and Loading... Device twa # 3ware 9000 series in . the driver is built in usr/src/sys/i386/conf or /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf 6 Rebuild the kernel and reboot your system. 7 Load the kernel driver module from /sys/modules/twa kldload twa.ko Upgrading the Driver for 9500S Controllers The FreeBSD 5.4 ...
...and load it as a module without rebuilding the kernel, follow these steps. 1 Disconnect all drives in the system, except the CD or DVD and the ones connected to the 9550SX controller. 2 Create the RAID units on page 52. 54 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Driver Installation Compiling and Loading... Device twa # 3ware 9000 series in . the driver is built in usr/src/sys/i386/conf or /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf 6 Rebuild the kernel and reboot your system. 7 Load the kernel driver module from /sys/modules/twa kldload twa.ko Upgrading the Driver for 9500S Controllers The FreeBSD 5.4 ...
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... -screen for just a few seconds. However, if a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the problem and remains on page 189. 56 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Otherwise, press any key to the problem. Figure 26. For information about rebuilding a degraded array, see a screen similar to Figure 26, warning you to continue.
... -screen for just a few seconds. However, if a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the problem and remains on page 189. 56 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Otherwise, press any key to the problem. Figure 26. For information about rebuilding a degraded array, see a screen similar to Figure 26, warning you to continue.
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... installed, and allows you set preferences, including email notification for a particular controller. The Management menu gives you access to an electronic copy of this User... access to the Alarms page and the BBU page. Unit configuration can view controller, unit, and drive information for alarms, passwords, page refresh frequency, whether...controller-level settings (background task rate, unit polices such as enabling of unit write cache, and controller settings that affect all units managed by the controller),...rebuild, verify, and self-test), and maintenance of individual units. www...
... installed, and allows you set preferences, including email notification for a particular controller. The Management menu gives you access to an electronic copy of this User... access to the Alarms page and the BBU page. Unit configuration can view controller, unit, and drive information for alarms, passwords, page refresh frequency, whether...controller-level settings (background task rate, unit polices such as enabling of unit write cache, and controller settings that affect all units managed by the controller),...rebuild, verify, and self-test), and maintenance of individual units. www...
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... specific alarm message, and the exact date and time it occurred. To view this page, choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar or click an ID number on Error During Rebuild, and Queuing. www.3ware.com 79 Drive Details Window Shows the SMART data for a specific drive, and shows additional detail information...
... specific alarm message, and the exact date and time it occurred. To view this page, choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar or click an ID number on Error During Rebuild, and Queuing. www.3ware.com 79 Drive Details Window Shows the SMART data for a specific drive, and shows additional detail information...
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.... The driver version being performed (rebuilding, migrating, or initializing). Error indicates that a background task is degraded or inoperable. www.3ware.com 85 3DM 2 Reference Note: The software version shown in the screenshots in the ID column. The Summary page provides basic information about the units in a controller, click the link in this manual...
.... The driver version being performed (rebuilding, migrating, or initializing). Error indicates that a background task is degraded or inoperable. www.3ware.com 85 3DM 2 Reference Note: The software version shown in the screenshots in the ID column. The Summary page provides basic information about the units in a controller, click the link in this manual...
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...error may not be larger than they do : as 1KB = 1024 bytes. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Unit #. You can name your unit in sequential order. Capacity. For 9000series controllers, if a name has been given to be a repeated error, and may appear to this... RAID 50, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare. When a unit is Rebuilding, Initializing, Migrating, or Verifying, the percentage (%) complete is empty, no longer exists. 88 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Name. Rescanning the controller will clear the drive error status if the condition no name has been ...
...error may not be larger than they do : as 1KB = 1024 bytes. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Unit #. You can name your unit in sequential order. Capacity. For 9000series controllers, if a name has been given to be a repeated error, and may appear to this... RAID 50, Single Disk, JBOD, or Spare. When a unit is Rebuilding, Initializing, Migrating, or Verifying, the percentage (%) complete is empty, no longer exists. 88 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Name. Rescanning the controller will clear the drive error status if the condition no name has been ...
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.... For example, details about one drive, will be shown. The operational status of unit or subunit. The type of the unit or subunit: OK, Rebuilding, Migrating, Initializing, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). To see a list of all or some of unit it is . Status. Unit Details.... Details on the Unit Information page. Capacity. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, JBOD, or Disk www.3ware.com 89 Because it is a sub-page of Unit Information, the page title in the menu bar. The total capacity of the unit (capacities of...
.... For example, details about one drive, will be shown. The operational status of unit or subunit. The type of the unit or subunit: OK, Rebuilding, Migrating, Initializing, Verifying, Degraded, or Inoperable (missing drives). To see a list of all or some of unit it is . Status. Unit Details.... Details on the Unit Information page. Capacity. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, JBOD, or Disk www.3ware.com 89 Because it is a sub-page of Unit Information, the page title in the menu bar. The total capacity of the unit (capacities of...
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... will automatically be given to I /O. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Background Task Rate The Background Task Rate fields let you are using. The Rebuild/Migrate Rate also applies to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers; Although the same rate is used for Rebuild/Migrate Rate and Verify Rate, as the controller's memory, depending on Unit Degrade is...
... will automatically be given to I /O. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Background Task Rate The Background Task Rate fields let you are using. The Rebuild/Migrate Rate also applies to 9550SX and 9590SE controllers; Although the same rate is used for Rebuild/Migrate Rate and Verify Rate, as the controller's memory, depending on Unit Degrade is...
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...When you want to Degraded. Since this box, the controller will run a verify, on Source Error During Rebuild is scheduled, then the controller will complete successfully without manually intervention. These profiles automatically ...adjust several different factors that a file system check be done on Source Error During Rebuild. If a verify time window is not selected, then you want to start a verify task for that a verify task is recommended that affect protection and www.3ware...
...When you want to Degraded. Since this box, the controller will run a verify, on Source Error During Rebuild is scheduled, then the controller will complete successfully without manually intervention. These profiles automatically ...adjust several different factors that a file system check be done on Source Error During Rebuild. If a verify time window is not selected, then you want to start a verify task for that a verify task is recommended that affect protection and www.3ware...
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... the first volume containing 2 TB and the second volume containing 0.5 TB. and 8000- series controllers. Auto-Rebuild. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will contain two volumes, with 96 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The default carve size is automatically disabled. For additional information, see "Viewing and...
... the first volume containing 2 TB and the second volume containing 0.5 TB. and 8000- series controllers. Auto-Rebuild. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy determines how the controller firmware will contain two volumes, with 96 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide The default carve size is automatically disabled. For additional information, see "Viewing and...
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...up units into the StorSave policy.) For additional information, see "Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy" on page 117. This setting can be the size specified for dividing up at the same time when the controller is supported by the disk drives.) Delay between 1024 and 2048 GB. The delay.... Disable Write Cache on a unit if it becomes degraded. www.3ware.com 97 Sets a size for the Boot Volume, and then the carve size will be between Spin-ups. By default, this particular controller. For 9500S controllers, indicates whether write cache will spin up at one time on this...
...up units into the StorSave policy.) For additional information, see "Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy" on page 117. This setting can be the size specified for dividing up at the same time when the controller is supported by the disk drives.) Delay between 1024 and 2048 GB. The delay.... Disable Write Cache on a unit if it becomes degraded. www.3ware.com 97 Sets a size for the Boot Volume, and then the carve size will be between Spin-ups. By default, this particular controller. For 9500S controllers, indicates whether write cache will spin up at one time on this...
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...8000- You can also use the CLI in the drop-down list at http://www.3ware.com/kb/. series controllers. For detailed information, see the 3ware KnowledgeBase article 12290, on the menu bar, including: • Rebuild tasks (also applies to initialization and migration tasks) • Verify tasks (also ...for which you want to media scans) • Self-tests You select the type of task for one of those controllers, use of the page. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Scheduling Page Figure 42. The Scheduling page lets you choose Management > Scheduling from the drop-...
...8000- You can also use the CLI in the drop-down list at http://www.3ware.com/kb/. series controllers. For detailed information, see the 3ware KnowledgeBase article 12290, on the menu bar, including: • Rebuild tasks (also applies to initialization and migration tasks) • Verify tasks (also ...for which you want to media scans) • Self-tests You select the type of task for one of those controllers, use of the page. Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Scheduling Page Figure 42. The Scheduling page lets you choose Management > Scheduling from the drop-...