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3ware 9650SE-2LPML User Manual (302 pages)

Serial ATA RAID Controller

Brand: 3ware | Category: Computer Hardware | Size: 8 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-2LPML User Manual (272 pages)

Serial ATA RAID Controller

Brand: 3Ware | Category: Controller | Size: 6 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
  - Initial Settings for Policies and Background Tasks
    28
- 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
  
  78
- Chapter 7 Configuring Your Controller
  
  95
- Chapter 8. Configuring Units
  
  106
  - Configuring Units
    106
    
    Configuring a New Unit
    106
    
    Configuration Options When Creating a Unit
    107
    
    Boot Volume Size
    109
    
    Creating a Unit through 3DM
    109
    
    Creating a Unit through 3BM
    112
    
    Ordering Units in 3BM
    115
    
    Partitioning, Formatting, and Mounting Units
    116
    
    Creating a Hot Spare
    118
    
    Specifying a Hot Spare through 3BM
    119
    
    Specifying a Hot Spare through 3DM
    119
    
    Naming a Unit
    120
    
    Setting Unit Policies
    121
    
    Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache
    123
    
    Setting Auto Verify for a Unit
    124
    
    Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild
    125
    
    Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit
    126
    
    Setting the Storsave Profile for a Unit
    127
    
    Setting the Storsave Profile through 3BM
    129
    
    Setting the Storsave Profile through 3DM
    129
    
    Changing an Existing Configuration by Migrating
    130
    
    RAID Level Migration (RLM) Overview
    131
    
    Changing RAID Level
    132
    
    Expanding Unit Capacity
    133
    
    Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration
    134
    
    Deleting a Unit
    135
    
    Deleting a Unit through 3DM
    136
    
    Deleting a Unit through 3BM
    137
    
    Removing a Unit
    138
    
    Removing a Unit through 3DM
    139
    
    Removing a Unit through 3BM
    140
    
    Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
    141
    
    Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller
    141
    
    Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller
    142
    
    Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE Controller
    143
    
    Adding a Drive
    144
    
    Removing a Drive
    145
    
    Rescanning the Controller
    146
- Chapter 9. Maintaining Units
  
  148
  - Maintaining Units
    148
    
    Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DM
    148
    
    Enclosure LED Status Indicators
    150
    
    Unit Statuses
    150
    
    About Degraded Units
    152
    
    Drive Statuses
    152
    
    About Inoperable Units
    153
    
    Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
    153
    
    Viewing Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
    153
    
    Using the Alert Utility under Windows
    154
    
    Downloading an Error Log
    156
    
    Viewing SMART Data about a Drive
    156
    
    Background Tasks
    157
    
    About Initialization
    158
    
    Initialization of Different RAID Types
    159
    
    About Verification
    161
    
    Starting a Verify Manually
    163
    
    Rebuilding Units
    165
    
    Rebuilding a Unit through 3DM
    166
    
    Rebuilding Units through 3BM
    167
    
    Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive
    169
    
    Setting Background Task Rate
    170
    
    Background Task Prioritization
    171
    
    Scheduling Background Tasks
    171
    
    Viewing Current Task Schedules
    172
    
    Turning on or off Use of a Task Schedule
    173
    
    Adding a New Task Schedule Slot
    174
    
    Removing a Task Schedule
    174
    
    Selecting Self-Tests to be Performed
    175
    
    Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED
    176
- Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller
  
  178
- Chapter 11. 3DM 2 Reference
  
  199
  - Controller Summary Page
    200
  - Controller Details Page
    201
  - Unit Information Page
    202
  - Unit Details Page
    203
  - Drive Information Page
    205
  - Drive Details Window
    206
  - SMART Data
    207
  - Controller Settings Page
    207
  - Background Task Rate
    208
  - Scheduling Page
    211
  - Maintenance Page
    214
    
    Unit Maintenance
    215
    
    Drive Information
    216
    
    Unit Information
    216
  - Alarms Page
    222
  - Battery Backup Page
    223
  - Enclosure Summary Page
    225
  - Enclosure Details Page
    226
  - 3DM 2 Settings Page
    227
    
    Email Notification
    227
    
    Page Refresh
    228
    
    Http Settings
    229
    
    Remote Access
    229
- Chapter 12. Troubleshooting
  
  230
  - Web Resources
    230
  - Before Contacting Customer Support
    231
  - Command Logging
    231
  - Problems and Solutions
    232
    
    Hardware Installation
    232
    
    Software Installation
    232
    
    Problems in 3DM
    233
  - Error and Notification Messages
    234
Table of Contents

235
- Controller Error Occurred
  237
- Controller Reset Occurred
  237
- Degraded Unit
  237
- Error and Notification Message Details
  237
- Incomplete Unit Detected
  238
- Initialize Completed
  238
- Rebuild Completed
  238
- Unclean Shutdown Detected
  238
  - A Drive Error Detected
    239
  - B Rebuild Started
    239
- Drive Timeout Detected
  239
- C Initialize Started
  240
- D Unit Deleted
  240
- E Initialize Failed
  240
- F Smart Threshold Exceeded
  240
- A Drive Inserted
  241
  - Drive Removed
    241
- Downgrade Udma Mode
  241
- E Unit Inoperable
  241
- F Unit Operational
  241
- Cache Flush Failed; some Data Lost
  242
- Sbuf Memory Test Failed
  242
  - Sector Repair Completed
    242
  - Upgrade Udma Mode
    242
- Dcb Checksum Error Detected
  243
- Dcb Version Unsupported
  243
  - Verify Started
    243
- Drive Ecc Error Reported
  243
- A Verify Failed
  244
- B Verify Completed
  244
- C Source Drive Ecc Error Overwritten
  244
- D Source Drive Error Occurred
  244
- E Replacement Drive Capacity too Small
  244
- Drive Not Supported
  245
  - Spare Capacity too Small for some Units
    245
  - Migration Completed
    245
  - Migration Started
    245
  - Migration Failed
    245
- F Verify Not Started; Unit Never Initialized
  245
- A Drive Power on Reset Detected
  246
- B Rebuild Paused
  246
  - Verify Fixed Data/Parity Mismatch
    246
  - So-DIMM Not Compatible
    246
  - So-DIMM Not Detected
    246
- Buffer Ecc Error Corrected
  246
- C Initialize Paused
  247
- D Verify Paused
  247
  - Unit Number Assignments Lost
    247
  - Flash File System Repaired
    247
  - Primary Dcb Read Error Occurred
    248
  - Backup Dcb Read Error Detected
    248
  - Battery Voltage Is Normal
    248
  - Battery Voltage Is High
    248
  - Battery Voltage Is Low
    248
- E Migration Paused
  247
- F Flash File System Error Detected
  247
- A Battery Temperature Is Low
  249
  - Battery Temperature Is Normal
    249
  - Battery Voltage Is too High
    249
  - Battery Voltage Is too Low
    249
- B Battery Temperature Is High
  249
- C Battery Temperature Is too Low
  249
- D Battery Temperature Is too High
  250
- E Battery Capacity Test Started
  250
  - Battery Capacity Test Completed
    250
  - Battery Health Check Started
    250
  - Battery Capacity Test Is Overdue
    251
  - Battery Health Check Completed
    251
  - Battery Charging Completed
    251
  - Battery Charging Started
    251
  - Battery Charging Fault
    251
  - Appendices
    253
  - Compliance and Conformity Statements
    260
  - FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
    260
  - Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab
    261
  - European Community Conformity Statement
    261
  - Warranty, Technical Support, and Service
    262
  - Limited Warranty
    262
  - State Law Provisions
    263
  - Warranty Service and RMA Process
    263
  - AMCC Technical Support and Services
    264
  - Sales and Ordering Information
    264
  - Feedback on this Manual
    264
  - Index
    265
- F Cache Synchronization Skipped
  250

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Chapter 1. Introducing the 3Ware® SATA RAID Controller

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Table of Contents

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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