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3ware®SATA RAID ControllerSupports the 9000 SeriesPN 720-0117-01 March 2005Installation Guide

About the 3ware RAID Controller2 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideAn enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades.

Driver Installation Under FreeBSD92 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideTWA_FIRMWARE_FLASH opt_twa.hand the following line

Installing the 3ware Driver on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Differ-www.3ware.com 93Note: Since twa.ko behaves like a SCSI driver, the units that

Driver Installation Under FreeBSD94 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guideh Add the following line to “Makefile.i386’CFLAGS+=

Installing the 3ware Driver on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Differ-www.3ware.com 953 Unpack the driver source files. cd /sys/dev/twatar -xzvf tw

Driver Installation Under FreeBSD96 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide

www.3ware.com 97Troubleshooting: Problems and SolutionsThis chapter includes solutions to problems users sometimes encounter when using 3ware RAID con

Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions98 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideUse a screwdriver to remove the black end rai

www.3ware.com 99Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup UnitThe Battery Backup Unit (BBU) is an add-on that can be attached to a 3ware 9000 RAID con

Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit100 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideTools and equipment required Phillip

Installation Overviewwww.3ware.com 101Figure 2. Points of connection on the full-height controller (top view)Figure 3. Points of connection on the

System Requirementswww.3ware.com 3DrivesDepending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelv

Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit102 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideInstallation Instructions1 For full-h

Installation Instructionswww.3ware.com 1034 Make sure the battery cable is fastened under the cable management clips, as shown in Figure 5.Figure 5.

Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit104 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide6 Align the Battery Backup Unit to th

Installation Instructionswww.3ware.com 1059 Insert the battery power connector into the power receptacle on the BBU.Figure 9. Battery power connecto

Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit106 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideFigure 10. BBU installed on control

Replacing the Batterywww.3ware.com 107Replacing the BatteryThe Battery Backup Unit (BBU) will last for many years. The battery has an expected life sp

Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit108 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide3 Disconnect the battery power cable

www.3ware.com 109Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity StatementsFederal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference StatementThis equipmen

Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements110 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideConsult the dealer or an experienc

European Community Conformity Statementwww.3ware.com 111EN 61000-4-2 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques Se

About the 3ware RAID Controller4 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuidePackage ContentsIf your package is missing any of the

Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service112 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideAppendix C. Warranty, Technical

Exclusionswww.3ware.com 113For detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement at our website:

Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service114 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideObtaining Warranty ProtectionTo

Sales and Ordering Informationwww.3ware.com 115The 3ware software library is accessible at: http://www.3ware.com/support/download.aspWeb-based softwa

Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service116 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide

www.3ware.com 117www.3ware.com 117IndexNumerics3BMBIOS Manager 34configuration utility 34navigating 38shortcut keys while working in 38AAccelerate

Index118 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guidedriver under Linux 65driver under Red Hat Linux 68driver under SuSE Linux 80

www.3ware.com 5Installation OverviewDetails about each step in the installation process are included in this guide.For your reference, the list below

Installation Overview6 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideCheck the motherboard boot sequence. Refer to your system BIOS

www.3ware.com 7Installing the HardwareThis section describes the physical installation of the 3ware 9000 RAID controllers. It contains the following t

Installing the Hardware8 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideBefore You BeginThe next few pages describe some factors you m

Before You Beginwww.3ware.com 9Whether to Use the LED Status Connector3ware RAID controllers include two types of LED status connectors: Overall indi

Installing the Hardware10 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideWhat You Need: Tools and EquipmentTools RequiredYou will need

Safety Factorswww.3ware.com 11ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) PrecautionsTo avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removi

Copyright ©2004-2005 AMCC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any for

Installing the Hardware12 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideInstalling a Serial ATA RAID ControllerFigure 1 shows a 3ware

Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controllerwww.3ware.com 13Figure 2. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.5 (BBU-compatible)Additio

Installing the Hardware14 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideWarning: A common or shared LED ground on a chassis is not su

Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controllerwww.3ware.com 15Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.4 (Non-BBU Compatible)950

Installing the Hardware16 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideFigure 4. 4-Port 3ware 9500S-4 Serial ATA RAID ControllerTo

Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controllerwww.3ware.com 17Note: The connectors on the end of the serial controller and the drive are susceptible to damag

Installing the Hardware18 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide7 Press down gently on the edge of the 3ware RAID controller

Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectorswww.3ware.com 19Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Int

Installing the Hardware20 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideFigure 6. Multi-lane Cable (InfiniBand 4x, SFF-8470)For us

Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectorswww.3ware.com 21To install the controller in the computer1 If the computer

www.3ware.com iAbout this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vConventions Used in This Guide . . . . . .

Installing the Hardware22 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 7/800

Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controllerwww.3ware.com 23Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 ControllerIt is possible to mo

Installing the Hardware24 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideTo move units under Linux or FreeBSD1 Upgrade your driver to

Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controllerwww.3ware.com 254 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Al

Installing the Hardware26 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide

www.3ware.com 27Configuring UnitsAfter you have physically installed your 3ware RAID controller and connected it to your disk drives, you configure ho

Configuring Units28 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideNote: This section describes how to configure your RAID arrays as p

Understanding RAID Concepts and Levelswww.3ware.com 29disk arrays achieve highest transfer rates and performance at the expense of fault tolerance. 

Configuring Units30 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guidecause a system hang, depending on your operating system. RAID 0 arr

Determining What RAID Level to Usewww.3ware.com 31Disk as a replacement for JBOD, to take advantage of advanced features such as OCE, and RLM. JBOD un

ii 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideWorking with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Configuring Units32 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideDrive Capacity ConsiderationsThe capacity of each drive is limited

Determining What RAID Level to Usewww.3ware.com 33Through drive coercion, the capacity used for each drive is rounded down so that drives from differi

Configuring Units34 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideWorking with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)This section describes the

Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)www.3ware.com 35A message warns you that changing your disk array configuration may overwrite data on the dis

Configuring Units36 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideExiting 3BMWhen you are ready to exit the 3BM configuration utility

Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)www.3ware.com 37Working in the 3BM ScreensFigure 9. 3BM Configuration Utility Main DisplayThe main 3BM scre

Configuring Units38 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideUnusable Units. Any unit that is missing too many drives to be con

Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)www.3ware.com 39Specify (or unspecify) a drive as a hot spareSUnlock the drives in a unit, so that they can b

Configuring Units40 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideSpecifying the Unit ConfigurationYou can implement one or more unit

Specifying the Unit Configurationwww.3ware.com 41You may include from one to twelve drives in the unit, depending on the number available. (For inform

www.3ware.com iiiDriver Installation Under FreeBSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring Units42 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideFigure 11. Create Disk Array Display, RAID 0 ExampleFigure 12.

Specifying the Unit Configurationwww.3ware.com 43To select the desired RAID configuration1 Press Enter in the RAID Configuration field to display the

Configuring Units44 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideNote: Striping size is not applicable for RAID 1, because it is a m

Specifying the Unit Configurationwww.3ware.com 452 If you have additional drives, go ahead and configure an additional RAID unit or designate a hot sp

Configuring Units46 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideDepending on the RAID configuration you are creating, initializatio

Specifying the Unit Configurationwww.3ware.com 47If a hot spare is already enabled, you can disable it by following the same process. Note: In order t

Configuring Units48 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide3Tab to OK and press Enter.After you start your system, you will se

Initializing Unitswww.3ware.com 49Initializing UnitsPerformance of RAID 5 units with 5 or more disks, and RAID 50 units with 10 or 12 disks configured

Configuring Units50 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideIf you want to use a RAID configuration which has started initializ

Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequencewww.3ware.com 514 On the Maintain Disk Array screen, Tab to Verify Array and change the selection to Yes.5 Tab t

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Configuring Units52 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideInstalling Drivers and Making the Units Available For UseThe final

www.3ware.com 53Driver Installation Under Windows Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller

Driver Installation Under Windows54 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideMaterials Required 3ware software CD-ROM  Microso

Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unitwww.3ware.com 553 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Images menu, click the appropriate button to

Driver Installation Under Windows56 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide5Type S if you have additional devices to add. Othe

Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Devicewww.3ware.com 57To install the 3ware driver under Windows 2000When you start Windo

Driver Installation Under Windows58 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide4 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard

Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Devicewww.3ware.com 596 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure

Driver Installation Under Windows60 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideAfter the driver has been installed, continue with

Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Devicewww.3ware.com 614 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears

www.3ware.com vAbout this GuideThis guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays availa

Driver Installation Under Windows62 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideFigure 23. Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wiza

Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windowswww.3ware.com 63Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to WindowsAfter th

Driver Installation Under Windows64 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideFinishing Up Your RAID unit is now ready for use. Y

www.3ware.com 65Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller i

Driver Installation Under Linux66 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideIf you are using a Linux distribution for which there

Obtaining 3ware Linux Driverswww.3ware.com 67refer only to the 9000 series driver. For information about using the 7/8000 driver and controller, refer

Driver Installation Under Linux68 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideDetermining the Current Version of your 3ware DriverI

Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linuxwww.3ware.com 69Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver DisketteIf you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit ma

Driver Installation Under Linux70 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide1 Boot with the Red Hat CD or diskette:a Insert eithe

Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linuxwww.3ware.com 71About Variables In the Driver Installation InstructionsThese conventions are used for variable

About this Guidevi 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide

Driver Installation Under Linux72 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideTo install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk1

Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linuxwww.3ware.com 734 If you installed a previous driver when you installed your operating system, then perform thi

Driver Installation Under Linux74 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide6 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the followi

Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linuxwww.3ware.com 753 Copy the driver: For Redhat workstation on Intel x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/li

Driver Installation Under Linux76 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideFor Redhat workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type:cp

Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linuxwww.3ware.com 77Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat LinuxFor Experts OnlyIf necessary, you can compile the 3wa

Driver Installation Under Linux78 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideNote: In the commands below, remember that the text y

Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linuxwww.3ware.com 79To build IA32E module (this is used when creating a driver for the x86_64/EM64T 64-bit driver

Driver Installation Under Linux80 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideDriver Installation Under SuSE Linux Materials requir

Driver Installation Under SuSE Linuxwww.3ware.com 81Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New UnitNote: If SuSE Linux is already

www.3ware.com 1About the 3ware RAID ControllerThis section includes the following topics: Product Features What’s New with the 3ware 9000 Series Con

Driver Installation Under Linux82 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideNote about variables: In the instruction below, repla

Driver Installation Under SuSE Linuxwww.3ware.com 837 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, you are finished.If you are using the LILO boot loader, r

Driver Installation Under Linux84 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide5 Copy the config file for the kernel you want to bui

Driver Installation Under SuSE Linuxwww.3ware.com 85To compile a 3ware driver for SuSE Linux 2.6 kernels1 Download the 3ware 2.6 driver source from th

Driver Installation Under Linux86 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide9 Change directory to driver.cd driver 10 To build th

www.3ware.com 87Driver Installation Under FreeBSDNote: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller

Driver Installation Under FreeBSD88 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation GuideObtaining 3ware FreeBSD DriversFreeBSD 4.10 and lat

Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controllerwww.3ware.com 89To install the driver as a module 1 Boot with the FreeBSD C

Driver Installation Under FreeBSD90 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guideb Mount the floppy. mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy

Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controllerwww.3ware.com 91drive. If you do not insert it immediately, the loader may