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3Ware 9500S-8 - Escalade RAID Controller User Manual (272 pages)
Serial ATA RAID Controller 9000 series
Brand:
3Ware
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 3.84 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
About this Guide
7
How this Guide Is Organized
7
Conventions
9
Chapter 1. Introducing the 3Ware® 9000 Series Controller
11
Product Models and Features
11
What's New with 9550SX and 9590SE Models
12
System Requirements
13
Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
15
Available RAID Configurations
16
Determining What RAID Level to Use
19
Support for over 2 Terabytes
21
3Ware Tools for Configuration and Management
22
3BM (3Ware BIOS Manager)
22
3DM 2 (3Ware Disk Manager)
22
3Ware CLI (Command Line Interface)
23
Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features
23
Chapter 2. Getting Started with Your 3Ware RAID Controller
25
Chapter 3. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM
29
Basic Steps for Creating a Unit
29
Specifying a Hot Spare
37
Leaving Individual Drives as Jbods
37
Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence
38
What Next
38
Chapter 4. Driver Installation
39
Driver Installation under Windows
40
Materials Required
40
Creating a 3Ware Driver Diskette
41
Installing the 3Ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit
41
Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device
42
Making Units Managed by a 3Ware Controller Available to Windows
47
Driver Installation under Linux
48
Obtaining 3Ware Linux Drivers
49
Driver Installation under Red hat Linux or Fedora Core 4
50
Driver Installation under Suse Linux
55
Compiling a 3Ware Driver for Linux
58
Driver Installation under Freebsd
59
Obtaining 3Ware Freebsd Drivers
59
Installing the Driver under Freebsd
60
Chapter 5. 3Ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2)
65
Starting 3BM 2
65
Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility
67
Working in the 3BM Screens
68
Adjusting BIOS Loading Settings
71
Displaying Controller Information
73
Getting Help While Using 3BM
73
Chapter 6. 3Ware Disk Manager (3DM 2)
75
Browser Requirements for 3DM
76
Setting up Mozilla
76
Installing 3DM
77
Installing 3DM on a Microsoft Windows System
77
Uninstalling 3DM under Microsoft Windows
80
Installing 3DM for Linux or Freebsd
80
Uninstalling 3DM under Linux or Freebsd
82
Starting 3DM and Logging in
83
Starting 3DM under Linux
83
Starting 3DM under Microsoft Windows
83
Viewing 3DM Remotely Via a Standard Web Browser
84
Logging in
85
Working with the 3DM Screens
86
3DM Menus
87
Viewing Information about Different Controllers in 3DM
88
Refreshing the Screen
88
3DM Screens and What They're Used for
88
Setting up 3DM Preferences
90
Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords
90
Managing E-Mail Event Notification
91
Enabling and Disabling Remote Access
92
Setting the Incoming Port
93
Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes
93
3DM 2 Reference
94
Controller Summary Page
94
Controller Details Page
96
Unit Information Page
97
Unit Details Page
99
Drive Information Page
100
Drive Details Window
102
Controller Settings Page
103
Scheduling Page
108
Maintenance Page
110
Alarms Page
119
Battery Backup Page
120
3DM 2 Settings Page
122
Remote Access
124
Http Settings
124
Chapter 7. Configuring Your Controller
125
Viewing Information about Individual Controllers
125
Viewing and Seting Controller Policies
127
Viewing Controller Policies
128
Setting the Auto-Rebuild Policy
130
Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support
131
Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving
133
Enabling and Setting up Staggered Spin-Up
134
Exporting JBOD Disks
135
Disabling Write Cache on Unit Degrade
136
Chapter 8. Configuring Units
137
Configuring a New Unit
138
Configuration Options When Creating a Unit
138
Creating a Unit through 3DM
140
Creating a Unit through 3BM
143
Ordering Units in 3BM
147
Partitioning and Formatting Units
147
Creating a Hot Spare
149
Specifying a Hot Spare through 3DM
150
Specifying a Hot Spare through 3BM
150
Naming a Unit
151
Setting Unit Policies
152
Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache
153
Setting Auto-Verify for a Unit
155
Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild
156
Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit
157
Setting the Storsave Profile for a Unit
159
Setting the Storsave Profile through 3Dm
160
Changing an Existing Configuration
161
RAID Level Migration (RLM) Overview
162
Changing RAID Level
163
Expanding Unit Capacity
164
Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration
165
Deleting a Unit
167
Deleting a Unit through 3DM
167
Deleting a Unit through 3BM
169
Removing a Unit
171
Removing a Unit through 3DM
171
Removing a Unit through 3BM
172
Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
173
Unlocking Drives Configured on a 9500S Controller
174
Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller
174
Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller
176
Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE Controller
176
Adding a Drive through 3DM
178
Removing a Drive
179
Rescanning the Controller
181
Chapter 9. Maintaining Units
183
Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM
183
Reviewing Alarms and Errors
185
Viewing Alarms
185
Downloading an Error Log
186
Viewing SMART Data about a Drive
186
About Background Tasks
187
About Initialization
187
Initialization of Different RAID Types
188
Auto Initialization after Power Failure
189
About Rebuilds
190
About Verification
191
About Migration
192
About Self-Tests
193
Setting Background Task Rate
193
Scheduling Background Tasks
194
Viewing Current Task Schedules
195
Turning on or off Use of a Task Schedule
196
Removing a Task Schedule
197
Adding a New Task Schedule Slot
198
Selecting Self-Tests to be Performed
198
Rebuilding Units
199
Rebuilding a Unit through 3DM
200
Rebuilding Units through 3BM
201
Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive
204
Verifying Units
204
Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED
206
Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller
209
Determining the Current Version of Your 3Ware Driver
209
Updating the Driver and Firmware
210
Updating the 3Ware Driver and Firmware under Windows
211
Using the Update Utility with Multiple Controllers
216
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Windows XP
217
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Red hat
223
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Suse
224
Updating the 3Ware Driver under Freebsd
226
Updating the Firmware under Linux and Freebsd
226
Viewing Battery Information
228
Testing Battery Capacity
229
Chapter 11. Troubleshooting
231
Before Contacting Customer Support
231
Problems and Solutions
232
Software Installation
232
Problems in 3DM
233
AEN Messages
234
AEN Error Message Summary
234
AEN Error Message Details
237
Chapter A. Glossary
253
Chapter B. Compliance and Conformity Statements
259
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
259
Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL)
260
European Community Conformity Statement
260
Chapter C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service
261
Limited Warranty
261
Exclusions
262
State Law Provisions
262
Warranty Service and RMA Process
262
AMCC Technical Support and Services
263
Sales and Ordering Information
263
Feedback on this Manual
263
Index
265
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3Ware 9500S-8 - Escalade RAID Controller Installation Manual (126 pages)
SATA RAID Controller
Brand:
3Ware
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 1.97 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
About this Guide
7
Conventions Used in this Guide
7
About the 3Ware RAID Controller
9
Product Features
9
What's New with the 3Ware 9000 Series Controllers
10
System Requirements
10
Package Contents
12
Installation Overview
13
Installing the Hardware
15
Before You Begin
16
Installation Considerations
16
What You Need: Tools and Equipment
18
Safety Factors
18
Personal Safety
18
Protecting Equipment and Data
18
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller
20
To Connect Serial Cables to the Controller
24
To Install the Controller in the Computer
25
To Connect the Interface Cables to the Drives
26
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-Lane Internal Connectors
27
To Connect the Multi-Lane Cables
28
To Install the Controller in the Computer
29
To Install the Drives
29
Finishing up
30
Check Your Installation and Close the Case
30
Configure Your RAID Arrays
30
Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller
31
Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller
32
Configuring Units
35
Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
36
Other Important Concepts
39
Determining What RAID Level to Use
39
Working with the 3Ware BIOS Manager (3BM)
42
Starting 3BM
42
Exiting 3BM
44
Working in the 3BM Screens
45
Specifying the Unit Configuration
48
Basic Steps for Creating a Unit
48
Specifying a Hot Spare
54
Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger than 2 TB
55
Leaving Individual Drives as Jbods
56
Initializing Units
57
RAID 0 Units
57
For RAID 5 and RAID 50 Units
57
For RAID 1 and RAID 10
58
Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence
59
Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available for Use
60
Driver Installation under Windows
61
Materials Required
62
Creating a 3Ware Driver Diskette
62
Installing the 3Ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit
63
Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device
64
Making Units Managed by a 3Ware Controller Available to Windows
71
Finishing up
72
Driver Installation under Linux
73
Obtaining 3Ware Linux Drivers
74
Be Sure to Use the Correct Drivers
74
Determining the Current Version of Your 3Ware Driver
76
Driver Installation under Red hat Linux
76
Materials Required
76
Creating a Red hat Linux Driver Diskette
77
Installing the 3Ware Driver and Red hat Linux on a New Unit
77
Installing the 3Ware Driver on a Red hat Linux System that Boots from a Different Device
78
Compiling a 3Ware Driver for Red hat Linux
85
Driver Installation under Suse Linux
88
Creating a Suse Linux Driver Diskette
88
Installing the 3Ware Driver and Suse Linux with Yast2 on a New Unit
89
Installing the 3Ware Driver on a Suse Linux System that Boots from a Different Device
89
Compiling a 3Ware Driver for Suse Linux
91
Driver Installation under Freebsd
95
Obtaining 3Ware Freebsd Drivers
96
Materials Required
96
Installing the Driver While Installing Freebsd on the 3Ware RAID Controller
96
Installing the 3Ware Driver on a Freebsd System that Boots from a Different Device
100
Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module
102
Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions
105
Hardware Installation
105
Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit
107
Tools and Equipment Required
108
Installation Overview
108
Installation Instructions
110
Replacing the Battery
115
Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements
117
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
117
Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL)
118
European Community Conformity Statement
118
Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service
120
Limited Warranty
120
Exclusions
121
State Law Provisions
121
Obtaining Warranty Protection
122
Amcc's Technical Support and Services for 3Ware RAID Controllers
122
Sales and Ordering Information
123
Feedback on this Manual
123
Index
125
3Ware 9500S-8 - Escalade RAID Controller User Manual (46 pages)
Serial ATA RAID Controller
Brand:
3Ware
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 3.31 MB
Table of Contents
3Ware Disk Manager (3Dm 2)
3
Table of Contents
3
Browser Requirements for 3DM
4
Installing 3DM
5
Uninstalling 3Dm under Microsoft Windows
8
Installing 3Dm for Linux or Freebsd
8
Uninstalling 3Dm under Linux or Freebsd
10
Starting 3DM and Logging in
11
Working with the 3DM Screens
13
Refreshing the Screen
15
Information
16
Setting up 3DM Preferences
17
Setting and Changing 3Dm Passwords
17
Enabling and Disabling Remote Access
19
Setting the Incoming Port
19
Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes
19
Running Two Versions of 3DM
20
3DM 2 Reference
21
Unit Information Page
24
Unit Details Page
25
Information Page
26
Information Page
28
Controller Settings
29
Scheduling Page
32
Maintenance from the Menu Bar
35
Maintenance Page
35
Alarms Page
42
3DM Settings Page
44
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3Ware 9500S-8 - Escalade RAID Controller Specification (2 pages)
9000 Series High-Performance Serial ATA Hardware RAID Controllers
Brand:
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| Category:
Controller
| Size: 0.29 MB
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