Release Highlights; Release Details; Operating System Drivers - 3Ware 9000 Series Release Notes

Release Highlights

• Support for Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and RAID Level Migration (RLM)
• Support for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 and SuSE Professional 9.2
• Support for Red Hat WS3 update-3
• Beta support for Fedora Core 3
• Critical bug fixes for BBU support. This is the minimum code level recommended
for controllers with a BBU attached.
• Support for array naming and serial numbers
• Support for AutoCarving (Multiple 2 TB LUN option) for legacy OS
• Updated firmware, drivers, CLI, and 3DM 2

Release Details

The following firmware, driver, 3DM 2 and CLI versions comprise the 9.2.0 release
package:
• Firmware version: 2.06.00.009
• 3BM (BIOS) version: 2.03.01.051

Operating System Drivers

Windows driver version: 2.06.03.040
• Windows 2003, XP (SP1), and 2000 (SP4) for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit)
• Windows 2003 and XP (SP1) for AMD (Opteron) and Intel (EM64T) Platforms
(64-bit) (Beta version)
Linux 2.6 driver version: 2.26.03.015fw
• SuSE 9.2 Pro for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit)
• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit)
• Fedora Core 3 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit)
• Open source driver also available, refer to readme.txt file on the 3ware CD
• 'fw' after the driver version indicates that the controller firmware is bundled with the
driver
Linux 2.4 driver version: 2.24.03.015fw
• Red Hat Enterprise WS3.0 Update3 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit)
• Open source driver also available, refer to readme.txt file on the 3ware CD
• 'fw' after the driver version indicates that the controller firmware is bundled with the
driver
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