User ManualTable of ContentsTitle Page1Table of Contents3About this User Guide7How this User Guide is Organized7Conventions8Screenshots8Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller9Physically Install the Controller and Drives9Install the 3ware Driver and Disk Management Software9Configure the RAID Unit and Drives9Set Up Management and Maintenance Features9Initial Settings for Policies and Background Tasks11Introducing the 3ware® 9590SE-4ME RAID Controller12System Requirements13Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels14RAID Concepts14Available RAID Configurations15RAID 015RAID 115RAID 516RAID 1017Single Disk17Hot Spare17Determining What RAID Level to Use18Using Drive Capacity Efficiently183ware Tools for Configuration and Management19Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features203DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction22Browser Requirements for 3DM23Installing 3DM23Uninstalling 3DM on the Macintosh24Starting 3DM and Logging In24Logging In to the 3DM Web Application25Starting and Stopping the 3DM Process Manually on the Macintosh26Viewing 3DM Remotely Using a Web Browser27Working with the 3DM Screens283DM Menus29Viewing Information About Different Controllers30Refreshing the Screen303DM Screens and What They're Used For30Setting Up 3DM Preferences32Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords33Managing E-mail Event Notification33Enabling and Disabling Remote Access34Setting the Incoming Port #35Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes35Configuring Your Controller36Viewing Information About a Controller36Viewing Controller Policies38About Controller Policies39Setting the Auto Rebuild Policy39Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support40Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving41Configuring Units42Configuring a New Unit42Configuration Options When Creating a Unit43Drives to be included in the unit43Type of configuration (RAID Level)43Name of the unit (optional)44Stripe size, if appropriate for the RAID level44Unit policies44Creating a Unit45Initializing (Formatting) and Partitioning Units46Creating a Hot Spare50Naming a Unit51Setting Unit Policies52Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache53Setting Auto Verify for a Unit54Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild55Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit55Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit56About StorSave Profile Levels56Setting the StorSave Profile through 3DM57Changing An Existing Configuration58RAID Level Migration (RLM) Overview58Changing RAID Level60Expanding Unit Capacity61Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration61Deleting a Unit62Removing a Unit64Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another65Adding a Drive66Removing a Drive66Rescanning the Controller68Maintaining Units69Checking Unit and Drive Status69Enclosure LED Status Indicators71Unit Statuses71Drive Statuses72About Degraded Units73About Inoperable Units73Alarms, Errors, and Other Events74Viewing Alarms, Errors, and Other Events74Downloading an Error Log75Viewing SMART Data About a Drive75Background Tasks76About Initialization77Initialization of Different RAID Types77Background Initialization After Power Failure78About Verification78What Verification Does79Verification of Non-Redundant Units79Verification of Redundant Units79How Errors Are Handled80Starting a Verify Manually80Rebuilding Units81Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different Drive83Setting Background Task Rate83Background Task Prioritization84Scheduling Background Tasks84Scheduled Task Duration85Viewing Current Task Schedules85Turning On or Off Use of a Task Schedule86Removing a Task Schedule87Adding a New Task Schedule Slot87Selecting Self-tests to be Performed88Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED89Maintaining Your Controller91Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver91Updating the Driver and Firmware923DM 2 Reference93Controller Summary page94Controller Details page95Unit Information page96Unit Details page97Drive Information page98Drive Details window100Extra Drive Information100SMART Data101Controller Settings page101Scheduling page105Task Schedules106Self-test Schedules106Maintenance page107Drive Information109Maintenance Task Buttons109Create Unit112Alarms page114Battery Backup page115Enclosure Summary page115Enclosure Details page1163DM 2 Settings page117E-mail Notification117Password118Page Refresh118Remote Access119HTTP Settings119Troubleshooting120Web Resources120Before Contacting Customer Support120Enclosure-Related Problems121Error and Notification Messages121Error and Notification Message Details125Appendices141Glossary143Driver and Software Installation149Compliance and Conformity Statements157FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement157European Community Conformity Statement158Warranty, Technical Support, and Service159Limited Warranty159Warranty Service and RMA Process160AMCC Technical Support and Services161Sales and ordering information161Feedback on this manual161Index163Size: 3.86 MBPages: 170Language: EnglishOpen manual
