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®
3ware
SATA RAID Controller
Supports the 9000 Series
PN 720-0117-01
March 2005
Installation Guide
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Copyright ©2004-2005 AMCC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of AMCC, 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all registered trademarks of AMCC. The 3ware logo, 3BM, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are all trademarks of AMCC. All other trademark
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Table of Contents About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v About the 3ware RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements
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Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Starting 3BM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Exiting 3BM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Working in the 3BM Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Specifying the Unit Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Basic Steps for Creating a
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Driver Installation Under FreeBSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Materials Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Installing the 3ware Driver on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device . . . . . . .
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iv 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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About this Guide This guide describes how to install the 3ware 9000 series RAID controller, configure arrays, and make the arrays available to your operating system—Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or FreeBSD. For more complete information about managing and using arrays connected to the 3ware RAID controller, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. You may also want to refer to the Knowledgebase available at the 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/sup
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About this Guide vi 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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About the 3ware RAID Controller This section includes the following topics: Product Features What’s New with the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers About 3ware Driver Versions System Requirements Package Contents Product Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family includes 9500S-4LP, 9500S-8, 9500S-12, 9500S-8MI, and 9500S-12MI. Features of the 3ware 9000 series controllers include: Advanced RAID features for greater data protection and management. Support for battery backup provides
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About the 3ware RAID Controller An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades. Anticipated upgrades include Enclosure Management Services (EMS). AMCC’s remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) simplifies storage configuration and management via a Web browser. What’s New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers Enhancements and changes from the 7000/8000 Series controllers to the 9000-series controllers include the following: MultiLUN support with auto-carving of un
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System Requirements Drives Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the supplied interface cables. Drives must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA I) or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. Drives may be of any capacity or physical form factor. The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39”) for serial ATA controllers. Operating System 3ware RAID controllers may be used
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About the 3ware RAID Controller Package Contents If your package is missing any of the items listed below, contact 3ware before proceeding with installation (disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not included). 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag Serial ATA interface cables (one per port). (Cables are not included in 9500S-8MI and 9500S-12MI.) 3ware installation CD with the following: 3DM 2, drivers, Command Line Interface (CLI) and 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA
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Installation Overview Details about each step in the installation process are included in this guide. For your reference, the list below provides an overview of the main steps required. If you have a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), install it on the controller. (For details, see “Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit” on page 99.) Install the controller, cables, and drives. The basic steps are listed here. For details, see “Installing the Hardware” on page 7. a Connect the interface
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Installation Overview Check the motherboard boot sequence. Refer to your system BIOS guide for more details. Configure RAID units. The basic steps are listed here. For details, see “Configuring Units” on page 27. a Start 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager). b Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to create a disk array. c Select the desired RAID configuration. d Set other parameters, depending on the type of RAID con- figuration. e Confirm the array configuration. f Save yo
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Installing the Hardware This section describes the physical installation of the 3ware 9000 RAID controllers. It contains the following topics: “Before You Begin” provides important information about things you should consider before starting installation, and tools and equipment you will need. “Safety Factors” describes important precautions for your personal safety and to protect your equipment and data. Be sure to read this section. “Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller” and “Instal
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Installing the Hardware Before You Begin The next few pages describe some factors you may want to consider during installation, and the tools and equipment you will need. Installation Considerations Cable Length, Routing Space, and Air Flow When you are installing multiple drives with a controller, make sure there is adequate space in the chassis for the required cables. It is important that the cables do not obstruct the air flow or prevent proper ventilation of the system. Selecting the S
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Before You Begin Whether to Use the LED Status Connector 3ware RAID controllers include two types of LED status connectors: Overall indicator, which lights when any drive is active. Individual LED indicators, for each drive. (Not supported on chassis that have a common ground.) If you are building a system from scratch, you may want to consider using a chassis or drive carrier that is compatible with the 3ware RAID controller activity LEDs, such as the AMCC RDC-400 drive carrier, availabl
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Installing the Hardware What You Need: Tools and Equipment Tools Required You will need the following tools during installation: An ESD grounding strap or mat Standard hand tools to open your system’s case and install the 3ware RAID controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Safety Factors Be sure to follow the guidelines presented on the next few pages to insure your own safety, and that of your equipment. Personal Safety Warning! High voltages may be found inside computer equipment.
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Safety Factors ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Precautions To avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the 3ware RAID controller, follow standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions: When your computer case is open and its internal parts are exposed, do not touch any internal part unnecessarily. Always wear a grounded strap or work on an ESD-protective mat. Do not remove the 3ware RAID controller from its protective bag until you are properly g
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Installing the Hardware Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Figure 1 shows a 3ware Serial ATA RAID controller with twelve ports. Up to twelve drives can be attached to this particular controller, through serial ATA cables. 2 Overall LED drive status Serial ports are double- I C indicator: the last two pins stacked connectors. connector of J9. The anode is the Odd-numbered ports 1 LED indicators for lower of the two pins and through 11 are located individual drives on the cathode is
