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3Ware 9500S-8MI - Escalade RAID Controller Installation Manual (126 pages)
SATA RAID Controller
Brand:
3Ware
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 1 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
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3Ware 9500S-8MI - Escalade RAID Controller Quick Install Manual (40 pages)
SATA RAID Controller
Brand:
3Ware
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1. Installing an AMCC 3Ware 9550SX RAID Controller
5
Before You Begin
5
Contents of Package
5
Other Documentation
6
Installation Considerations
6
What You Need: Tools and Equipment
8
Safety Factors
8
Personal Safety
8
Protecting Equipment and Data
9
9550SX RAID Controller Cards
10
9550SX 8-Port with Standard SATA Connectors
10
9550SX 4-Port with Standard SATA Connectors
11
9550SX 12-Port with Standard SATA Connectors
11
9550SX 12-Port with Multilane Internal SATA Connectors
12
9550SX 16-Port with Multilane Internal SATA Connectors
12
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller
13
To Connect SATA Cables to the Controller
13
To Install the Controller in the Computer
14
To Connect the SATA Cables to the Drives
16
Installing a 9550SX RAID Controller with Multilane Internal Connectors
17
9550Sx-12Mi
17
9550Sx-16Ml
18
Computer
19
To Install the Drives
20
Connecting Drive Activity LED Indicators
21
Additional Details about the Led Status Connectors
23
Finishing up
25
Check Installation and Close the Case
25
Configure Your RAID Arrays
25
Chapter 2. Installing the Battery Backup Unit
27
Tools and Equipment Required
28
Installation Overview
28
Installation Instructions
30
Replacing the Battery
36
Sales and Ordering Information
39
Feedback on this Manual
39
Appendix: Technical Support
39
3Ware 9500S-8MI - Escalade RAID Controller Specification (2 pages)
9000 Series High-Performance Serial ATA Hardware RAID Controllers
Brand:
3Ware
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 0 MB
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