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3ware 9650SE-24M8 User Manual (302 pages)

Serial ATA RAID Controller

Brand: 3ware | Category: Computer Hardware | Size: 8.14 MB

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
- Chapter 2. Getting Started with Your 3Ware RAID Controller
  
  26
- Chapter 3. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM
  
  30
- Chapter 4. Driver Installation
  
  40
- Chapter 5. 3Ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2) Introduction
  
  67
- Chapter 6. 3DM 2 (3Ware Disk Manager) Introduction
  
  76
- Chapter 7 Configuring Your Controller
  
  90
- 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
- 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

3Ware 9650SE-24M8 Manual (45 pages)

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Brand: 3Ware | Category: Controller | Size: 9.01 MB

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Chapter 1. Introducing the 3Ware® SATA RAID Controller

Chapter 2. Getting Started with Your 3Ware RAID Controller

Chapter 3. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM

Chapter 4. Driver Installation

Chapter 5. 3Ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2) Introduction

Chapter 6. 3DM 2 (3Ware Disk Manager) Introduction

Chapter 7 Configuring Your Controller

Chapter 8. Configuring Units

Chapter 9. Maintaining Units

Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller

Chapter 11. 3DM 2 Reference

Chapter 12. Troubleshooting

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