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3ware 9650SE-16ML User Manual (302 pages)
Serial ATA RAID Controller
Brand:
3ware
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 8.14 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
About this User Guide
7
How this User Guide Is Organized
7
Conventions
9
Screenshots
9
Using the 3Ware HTML Bookshelf
9
Chapter 1. Introducing the 3Ware® SATA RAID Controller
11
What's New with 9650SE Models
11
System Requirements
12
Drive Requirements
13
Operating System
13
Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
14
RAID Concepts
14
Available RAID Configurations
15
Determining What RAID Level to Use
21
3Ware Tools for Configuration and Management
23
Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features
24
Chapter 2. Getting Started with Your 3Ware RAID Controller
26
Chapter 3. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM
30
Basic Steps for Creating a Unit
30
Specifying a Hot Spare
38
Leaving Individual Drives as Jbods
38
Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence
39
What Next
39
Chapter 4. Driver Installation
40
Driver Installation under Windows
41
Materials Required
41
Creating a 3Ware Driver Diskette
42
Installing the 3Ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit
42
Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device
43
Making Units Managed by a 3Ware Controller Available to Windows
48
Driver Installation under Linux
49
Obtaining 3Ware Linux Drivers
50
Driver Installation under Red hat Linux or Fedora Core 5
51
Driver Installation under Suse Linux
57
Compiling a 3Ware Driver for Linux
60
Driver Installation under Freebsd
60
Obtaining 3Ware Freebsd Drivers
61
Installing the Driver under Freebsd
61
Chapter 5. 3Ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2) Introduction
67
Starting 3BM 2
67
Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility
69
Working in the 3BM Screens
70
Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings
73
Displaying Controller Information
75
Getting Help While Using 3BM
75
Chapter 6. 3DM 2 (3Ware Disk Manager) Introduction
76
Browser Requirements for 3DM
77
Installing 3DM
78
Starting 3DM and Logging in
78
Logging in to the 3DM Web Application
78
Starting the 3DM Daemon under Linux and Freebsd
80
Starting the 3DM Process under Microsoft Windows
80
Viewing 3DM Remotely Using a Web Browser
81
Working with the 3DM Screens
81
3DM Menus
82
Viewing Information about Different Controllers
84
Refreshing the Screen
84
3DM Screens and What They're Used for
84
Setting up 3DM Preferences
86
Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords
87
Managing E-Mail Event Notification
87
Enabling and Disabling Remote Access
88
Setting the Incoming Port
89
Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes
89
Chapter 7 Configuring Your Controller
90
Viewing Information about a Controller
90
About Controller Policies
92
Viewing Controller Policies
93
Setting the Auto Rebuild Policy
95
Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support
96
Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving
98
Enabling and Setting up Staggered Spin-Up
99
Exporting JBOD Disks
100
Configuring Units
101
Chapter 8. Configuring Units
101
Configuring a New Unit
101
Configuration Options When Creating a Unit
102
Creating a Unit through 3DM
104
Boot Volume Size
104
Creating a Unit through 3BM
107
Ordering Units in 3BM
110
Partitioning, Formatting, and Mounting Units
111
Creating a Hot Spare
113
Specifying a Hot Spare through 3DM
114
Specifying a Hot Spare through 3BM
114
Naming a Unit
115
Setting Unit Policies
116
Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache
118
Setting Auto Verify for a Unit
119
Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild
120
Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit
121
Setting the Storsave Profile for a Unit
122
Changing an Existing Configuration by Migrating
125
RAID Level Migration (RLM) Overview
126
Changing RAID Level
127
Expanding Unit Capacity
128
Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration
129
Deleting a Unit
130
Deleting a Unit through 3DM
131
Deleting a Unit through 3BM
132
Removing a Unit
133
Removing a Unit through 3DM
134
Removing a Unit through 3BM
135
Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
136
Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller
136
Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller
137
Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE Controller
138
Adding a Drive
139
Removing a Drive
140
Rescanning the Controller
141
Maintaining Units
143
Chapter 9. Maintaining Units
143
Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM
143
Enclosure LED Status Indicators
145
Unit Statuses
145
Drive Statuses
147
About Degraded Units
147
About Inoperable Units
148
Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
148
Viewing Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
148
Using the Alert Utility under Windows
149
Downloading an Error Log
151
Viewing SMART Data about a Drive
151
Background Tasks
152
About Initialization
153
About Verification
156
Starting a Verify Manually
158
Rebuilding Units
160
Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive
164
Setting Background Task Rate
165
Background Task Prioritization
166
Scheduling Background Tasks
166
Viewing Current Task Schedules
167
Turning on or off Use of a Task Schedule
168
Removing a Task Schedule
169
Adding a New Task Schedule Slot
169
Selecting Self-Tests to be Performed
170
Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED
171
Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller
173
Determining the Current Version of Your 3Ware Driver
173
Updating the Firmware and Driver
174
Downloading the Driver and Firmware
175
Updating the Firmware through 3DM 2
176
Updating the 3Ware Driver and Firmware under Windows
177
Using the Update Utility with Multiple Controllers
181
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Windows XP
182
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Red hat or Fedora Core
188
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Suse
189
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Freebsd
191
Updating the Firmware under Linux and Freebsd
192
Viewing Battery Information
193
Testing Battery Capacity
193
Chapter 11. 3DM 2 Reference
196
Controller Summary Page
197
Controller Details Page
198
Unit Information Page
199
Unit Details Page
200
Drive Information Page
202
Drive Details Window
203
Controller Settings Page
205
Update Firmware
208
Scheduling Page
209
Maintenance Page
212
Unit Information
214
Drive Information
214
Alarms Page
220
Battery Backup Page
221
Enclosure Summary Page
223
Enclosure Details Page
224
3DM 2 Settings Page
225
Remote Access
227
Chapter 12. Troubleshooting
228
Web Resources
228
Before Contacting Customer Support
229
Basic Troubleshooting: Check this First
229
Command Logging
230
Problems and Solutions
230
Enclosure-Related Problems
231
Hardware Installation Problems
231
Software Installation Problems
232
Problems in 3DM and 3BM
233
Error and Notification Messages
234
Table of Contents
235
Error and Notification Message Details
237
C Initialize Started
243
E Initialize Failed
243
F Smart Threshold Exceeded
244
A Drive Inserted
245
Drive Removed
245
E Unit Inoperable
245
Downgrade Udma Mode
246
Upgrade Udma Mode
247
Sector Repair Completed
247
Buffer Integrity Test Failed
248
F Unit Operational
246
Cache Flush Failed; some Data Lost
249
Drive Ecc Error Reported
249
Dcb Checksum Error Detected
250
Dcb Version Unsupported
250
Verify Started
251
A Verify Failed
251
B Verify Completed
252
C Source Drive Ecc Error Overwritten
253
D Source Drive Error Occurred
253
E Replacement Drive Capacity too Small
254
F Verify Not Started; Unit Never Initialized
254
Drive Not Supported
255
Spare Capacity too Small
255
Migration Started
256
Migration Failed
256
Migration Completed
257
Verify Fixed Data/Parity Mismatch
257
So-DIMM Not Compatible
257
So-DIMM Not Detected
258
Buffer Ecc Error Corrected
258
A Drive Power on Reset Detected
259
B Rebuild Paused
259
C Initialize Paused
260
D Verify Paused
260
E Migration Paused
261
F Flash File System Error Detected
261
Flash File System Repaired
262
Unit Number Assignments Lost
262
Primary Dcb Read Error Occurred
262
Backup Dcb Read Error Detected
263
Battery Voltage Is Normal
263
Battery Voltage Is Low
263
Battery Voltage Is High
264
Battery Voltage Is too Low
264
Battery Voltage Is too High
265
Battery Temperature Is Normal
265
A Battery Temperature Is Low
266
B Battery Temperature Is High
266
C Battery Temperature Is too Low
267
D Battery Temperature Is too High
267
E Battery Capacity Test Started
267
F Cache Synchronization Skipped
268
Battery Capacity Test Completed
268
Battery Health Check Started
269
Battery Health Check Completed
269
Battery Capacity Test Is Overdue
269
Battery Charging Started
269
Battery Charging Completed
270
Battery Charging Fault
270
Battery Capacity Is below Error Level
271
Appendices
274
Installing Software from a Graphical User Interface (GUI)
281
Installing Software on Linux and Freebsd from the Command Line
288
Uninstalling Software
289
Uninstalling 3DM under Microsoft Windows
289
Uninstalling 3DM under Linux or Freebsd
289
FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
290
Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab
291
European Community Conformity Statement
291
Limited Warranty
292
Warranty Service and RMA Process
293
AMCC Technical Support and Services
294
Sales and Ordering Information
294
Feedback on this Manual
294
Index
295
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