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... Utility With Multiple Controllers 145 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 146 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 153 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 154 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 155 Viewing Battery Information 156 Testing Battery Capacity 157 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 159 Before Contacting Customer Support 159 Problems in 3DM 160 Hardware Installation 160...
... Utility With Multiple Controllers 145 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP 146 Updating the 3ware Driver Under Red Hat 153 Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE 154 Updating the 3ware Driver Under FreeBSD 155 Viewing Battery Information 156 Testing Battery Capacity 157 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 159 Before Contacting Customer Support 159 Problems in 3DM 160 Hardware Installation 160...
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... information, and tells you how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one. About This Guide Table 1: Sections in this guide. Describes how to update the driver, move a unit from one controller to contact technical support. 2 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Includes explanations of the steps required to view details...
... information, and tells you how to another, and replace an existing 3ware controller with a new one. About This Guide Table 1: Sections in this guide. Describes how to update the driver, move a unit from one controller to contact technical support. 2 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Includes explanations of the steps required to view details...
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... color or more For a complete listing of Linux using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in a browser. www.3ware.com 7 System Requirements Other versions of features and system requirements, refer...
... color or more For a complete listing of Linux using the open source Linux driver FreeBSD Other Requirements Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in a browser. www.3ware.com 7 System Requirements Other versions of features and system requirements, refer...
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... should be given more processing time, or background rebuild and verify tasks should be given more information, see "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on the 3ware controller can all be run when it could be enabled or disabled using 3BM, 3DM2 and CLI. Initialize, rebuild, verify, ...performance. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on page 146. 16 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide However when data is stored in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is enabled, data will be stored in cache, it ...
... should be given more processing time, or background rebuild and verify tasks should be given more information, see "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on the 3ware controller can all be run when it could be enabled or disabled using 3BM, 3DM2 and CLI. Initialize, rebuild, verify, ...performance. With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed, the cache stored on page 146. 16 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide However when data is stored in system cache, 3ware controller cache, and drive cache before the data is enabled, data will be stored in cache, it ...
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... Drives Configure the RAID Unit and Drives Install the Drivers and Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives Set Up Management and Maintenance Features Once the controller and drives have a hardcopy of the units you configure will act as your boot drive. www.3ware.com 17 This information will...
... Drives Configure the RAID Unit and Drives Install the Drivers and Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives Set Up Management and Maintenance Features Once the controller and drives have a hardcopy of the units you configure will act as your boot drive. www.3ware.com 17 This information will...
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... Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives Complete instructions for installing drivers and completing the installation under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 125 18 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with version 2 of alarms and other events Schedules for when...
... Make the Operating System Aware of the New Drives Complete instructions for installing drivers and completing the installation under "Updating the Driver and Firmware" on page 125 18 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Set Up Management and Maintenance Features 3ware RAID controllers come with version 2 of alarms and other events Schedules for when...
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... security to limit connections to localhost only? (default is yes) If you want the documentation to be installed. 3 Would you like to install the Escalade driver and/or 3DM? If you enable e-mail notification you will be asked to No. 6 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when... finished: cd /home eject cdrom www.3ware.com 33 Installing 3DM For FreeBSD 32-bit x86 systems: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/freebsd/x86 ./install.3dm To specify initial setup for the person...
... security to limit connections to localhost only? (default is yes) If you want the documentation to be installed. 3 Would you like to install the Escalade driver and/or 3DM? If you enable e-mail notification you will be asked to No. 6 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when... finished: cd /home eject cdrom www.3ware.com 33 Installing 3DM For FreeBSD 32-bit x86 systems: cd /mnt/packages/3dm2/freebsd/x86 ./install.3dm To specify initial setup for the person...
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... of commands you specified. The main area of the page provides summary or detail information about the results of pages you work in your 3ware RAID controller and the resources connected to it may be compatible with the 3DM Screens 3DM's features are organized on the page. a firmware flash upgrade... required. As you view in 3DM, the Messages area just below the menu bar displays information about your browser. www.3ware.com 37 After you access to see a controller that is not listed, it . Note: If you expect to other pages in to 3DM, the Summary page shows ...
... of commands you specified. The main area of the page provides summary or detail information about the results of pages you work in your 3ware RAID controller and the resources connected to it may be compatible with the 3DM Screens 3DM's features are organized on the page. a firmware flash upgrade... required. As you view in 3DM, the Messages area just below the menu bar displays information about your browser. www.3ware.com 37 After you access to see a controller that is not listed, it . Note: If you expect to other pages in to 3DM, the Summary page shows ...
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... Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 46 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide ID. To see in the menu bar. The driver version being performed (rebuilding, migrating, or initializing). Possible statuses include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. Driver. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: The software version shown in the...
... Warning conditions exist, the status will appear as Error. 46 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide ID. To see in the menu bar. The driver version being performed (rebuilding, migrating, or initializing). Possible statuses include OK, Warning, Error, and No Units. Driver. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) Note: The software version shown in the...
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... the controller. # of the controller. Firmware. Driver. Controller Details Page The Controller Details page appears when you choose Information > Controller Details from this link to download the firmware error log to interact with the controller. The Controller Details page provides detailed information about the controller specified in the drop-down list on the controller. This field appears only for www.3ware...
... the controller. # of the controller. Firmware. Driver. Controller Details Page The Controller Details page appears when you choose Information > Controller Details from this link to download the firmware error log to interact with the controller. The Controller Details page provides detailed information about the controller specified in the drop-down list on the controller. This field appears only for www.3ware...
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.... Up to the alarm condition. Message. Shows the severity of AENs (asynchronous event notifications) received from the controller displayed in the drop-down list in the list. www.3ware.com 67 For more information about any of the alarms that appear on the Alarms page, see alarm data....limit is reached, the oldest alarms are shown next to a yellow box Information is the time received by the driver from the driver by 7000- The time shown for alarms generated by 9000-series controllers is shown next to a red box Warnings are deleted, as new ones occur.
.... Up to the alarm condition. Message. Shows the severity of AENs (asynchronous event notifications) received from the controller displayed in the drop-down list in the list. www.3ware.com 67 For more information about any of the alarms that appear on the Alarms page, see alarm data....limit is reached, the oldest alarms are shown next to a yellow box Information is the time received by the driver from the driver by 7000- The time shown for alarms generated by 9000-series controllers is shown next to a red box Warnings are deleted, as new ones occur.
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...to the other half. When one of the drives in data from one half of the unit is required. Auto Initialization After Power Failure The 3ware controller detects and handles power failures. For redundant units, if a unit or sub-unit is detected to either 'Initializing' or 'Verifying... fails on the drives may be fault tolerant until it is rebuilt using a simple (exclusive OR) function to generate the parity data that the driver loaded. In RAID 10 units, data from one drive (or set that indicates that is verified. The initialization does not erase user data. You can still read...
...to the other half. When one of the drives in data from one half of the unit is required. Auto Initialization After Power Failure The 3ware controller detects and handles power failures. For redundant units, if a unit or sub-unit is detected to either 'Initializing' or 'Verifying... fails on the drives may be fault tolerant until it is rebuilt using a simple (exclusive OR) function to generate the parity data that the driver loaded. In RAID 10 units, data from one drive (or set that indicates that is verified. The initialization does not erase user data. You can still read...
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...by physically removing a drive, and installing another one that does not include the current time, the rebuild process will pause. 134 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide however you want to the unit you can cancel a rebuild from within 3DM by setting or changing the rebuild schedule ..."Rebuilding Units through 3DM, you start 3BM, the unit will begin rebuilding about ten minutes after the operating system finishes loading and the 3ware driver has loaded. The unit will appear as degraded and you can do not want to save your changes and exit 3BM. You are ...
...by physically removing a drive, and installing another one that does not include the current time, the rebuild process will pause. 134 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide however you want to the unit you can cancel a rebuild from within 3DM by setting or changing the rebuild schedule ..."Rebuilding Units through 3DM, you start 3BM, the unit will begin rebuilding about ten minutes after the operating system finishes loading and the 3ware driver has loaded. The unit will appear as degraded and you can do not want to save your changes and exit 3BM. You are ...
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... you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0* where the asterisk (*) represents controller number and "9xxx" represents the version of Your 3ware Driver You can view controller and driver information in several different ways: Using 3DM 2 (see the "Controller Summary Page" on page 45) Using 3BM (see "Displaying Advanced Details" on page...
... you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0* where the asterisk (*) represents controller number and "9xxx" represents the version of Your 3ware Driver You can view controller and driver information in several different ways: Using 3DM 2 (see the "Controller Summary Page" on page 45) Using 3BM (see "Displaying Advanced Details" on page...
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... driver. Updating the Driver and Firmware You can also use the driver from the 3ware CD or from the 3ware website, at www.3ware.com. For Windows, you can follow the first 8 steps under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 153 140 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To download the driver 1 On the 3ware website (www.3ware...
... driver. Updating the Driver and Firmware You can also use the driver from the 3ware CD or from the 3ware website, at www.3ware.com. For Windows, you can follow the first 8 steps under "Updating the 3ware Driver Under Windows XP" on page 153 140 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide To download the driver 1 On the 3ware website (www.3ware...
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...utility 1 Download and extract the driver files, as described on page 146. When you use the update utility as described below, or you only need to a floppy in step 9 above. In addition, if you boot from a unit on a 3ware RAID controller, updating the driver will require that you see when... you update just the driver through the Windows Device Manager, as system administrator. 4 Locate the folder that contains the...
...utility 1 Download and extract the driver files, as described on page 146. When you use the update utility as described below, or you only need to a floppy in step 9 above. In addition, if you boot from a unit on a 3ware RAID controller, updating the driver will require that you see when... you update just the driver through the Windows Device Manager, as system administrator. 4 Locate the folder that contains the...
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Maintaining Your Controller Figure 51. The updater tells you should update. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it shows available updates for the device driver and for whether you whether newer updates are current, the screen reflects that. 142 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Update Utility Showing Available Drivers If either your driver or firmware are available, and makes recommendations for the firmware. . Figure 52.
Maintaining Your Controller Figure 51. The updater tells you should update. Update Utility Progress Dialog (System Check) When the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box appears, it shows available updates for the device driver and for whether you whether newer updates are current, the screen reflects that. 142 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide Update Utility Showing Available Drivers If either your driver or firmware are available, and makes recommendations for the firmware. . Figure 52.
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Updating the Driver and Firmware In this example, both the driver and firmware are already current on the system, so the recommendation is Missing www.3ware.com 143 Figure 54. Error Message When the Firmware Image is not to update either one. . Update Utility Showing Drivers Already Current If the firmware image is not found with the driver files, you will see an error message, and the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box will show only the Driver as available. Figure 53.
Updating the Driver and Firmware In this example, both the driver and firmware are already current on the system, so the recommendation is Missing www.3ware.com 143 Figure 54. Error Message When the Firmware Image is not to update either one. . Update Utility Showing Drivers Already Current If the firmware image is not found with the driver files, you will see an error message, and the 3ware Driver/Firmware Update dialog box will show only the Driver as available. Figure 53.
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... to what will see either one or all controllers. Figure 55. Update Utility Showing Only Driver Available Note: If you can update the firmware for one or two progress dialog boxes, depending on your screen will render the controller unusable. 144 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For details, see "Using the Update...
... to what will see either one or all controllers. Figure 55. Update Utility Showing Only Driver Available Note: If you can update the firmware for one or two progress dialog boxes, depending on your screen will render the controller unusable. 144 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide For details, see "Using the Update...
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... firmware on multiple controllers 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 above, under "Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows" on any or all of the installed controllers. Updating the Driver and Firmware 7 If a dialog box prompts you to restart your system has multiple 3ware RAID controllers installed, the update... utility lets you do so. (If you were working from a driver diskette, be sure to remove the...
... firmware on multiple controllers 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 above, under "Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows" on any or all of the installed controllers. Updating the Driver and Firmware 7 If a dialog box prompts you to restart your system has multiple 3ware RAID controllers installed, the update... utility lets you do so. (If you were working from a driver diskette, be sure to remove the...