3ware®Serial ATA RAID ControllerSupports the 9000 SeriesPN 720-0104-00April, 2004User Guide

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3Ware 9500S-8 - Escalade RAID Controller User Manual

About This Guide

Conventions

Introduction to the 3ware Command Line Interface

Supported Operating Systems

Installing 3ware CLI on Windows

Working with 3ware CLI

Using an input file to execute a script

Available RAID Configurations

Determining What RAID Level to Use

CLI Reference

Screen Reporting Style

Info Commands

info cid

info cid driver

info cid serial

info cid numdrives

info cid drivestatus

info cid stagger

info cid uid rebuildstatus

info cid pid status

info cid diag

Maint Commands

maint] remove cid uid [noscan]

maint] remove cid pid [noscan]

autoverify] [ignoreECC]

maint] rebuild cid uid pid_list [ignoreECC]

maint] flush cid [uid ...]

Sched Commands

sched rebuild cid

sched rebuild cid enable

sched verify cid remove slot_id

sched selftest cid add day hour

sched selftest cid disable selftest_task_id

Syntax

Set Commands

set cache cid uid on|off

Help Commands

help quit

9000 Series

about this guide

About the 3ware RAID Controller

What's New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers

Package Contents

Installation Overview

Installing the Hardware

Before You Begin

What You Need: Tools and Equipment

Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller

To connect serial cables to the controller

To install the controller in the computer

To connect the interface cables to the drives

with Multi-lane Internal Connectors

To connect the multi-lane cables

To install the drives

Finishing Up

Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller

Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller

Configuring Units

Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels

Other Important Concepts

Starting 3BM

Exiting 3BM

Working in the 3BM Screens

Specifying the Unit Configuration

Specifying a Hot Spare

Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB

Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs

Initializing Units

Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence

Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use

Driver Installation Under Windows

Materials Required

Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit

Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device

Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows

Driver Installation Under Linux

Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers

Determining the Current Version of your 3ware Driver

Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette

Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device

Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux

Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux

Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit

Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux

Driver Installation Under FreeBSD

Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers

Different Device

Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module

Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions

Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit

Tools and equipment required

Installation Instructions

Replacing the Battery

Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements

Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL)

Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service

Exclusions

Obtaining Warranty Protection

Sales and Ordering Information

Index

release notes

9500S-8 - Escalade RAID Controller


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