用户手册目录Table of Contents3About this Guide7Conventions Used in This Guide7About the 3ware RAID Controller9Product Features9What’s New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers10System Requirements10Package Contents12Installation Overview13Installing the Hardware15Before You Begin16Installation Considerations16Cable Length, Routing Space, and Air Flow16Selecting the Slot in Which to Install the Controller16Whether to Use the LED Status Connector17Drive Installation Considerations17What You Need: Tools and Equipment18Tools Required18Safety Factors18Personal Safety18Protecting Equipment and Data18Backing Up Your Data18ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Precautions19Things to Watch Out For19Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller20Additional Details About the LED Status Connectors21To connect serial cables to the controller24To install the controller in the computer25To connect the interface cables to the drives26Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors27To connect the multi-lane cables28To install the controller in the computer29To install the drives29Finishing Up30Check your Installation and Close the Case30Configure your RAID Arrays30Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller31Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller32Configuring Units35Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels36Configurations Available with the 3ware RAID Controller37Other Important Concepts39Determining What RAID Level to Use39Drive Capacity Considerations40Support for Over 2 Terabytes41Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)42Starting 3BM42Exiting 3BM44Working in the 3BM Screens45Specifying the Unit Configuration48Basic Steps for Creating a Unit48Specifying a Hot Spare54Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB55Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs56Initializing Units57RAID 0 Units57For RAID 5 and RAID 50 Units57For RAID 1 and RAID 1058Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence59Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use60Driver Installation Under Windows61Materials Required62Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette62Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit63Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device64Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows71Finishing Up72Driver Installation Under Linux73Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers74Be Sure to Use the Correct Drivers74Determining the Current Version of your 3ware Driver76Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux76Materials Required76Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette77Installing the 3ware Driver and Red Hat Linux on a New Unit77Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device78About Variables In the Driver Installation Instructions79Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux85Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux88Materials required88Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette88Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit89Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device89Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux91Driver Installation Under FreeBSD95Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers96Materials Required96Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller96Installing the 3ware Driver on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device100Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module102Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions105Hardware installation105Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit107Tools and equipment required108Installation Overview108Installation Instructions110Replacing the Battery115Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements117Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement117Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL)118European Community Conformity Statement118Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service120Limited Warranty120Exclusions121State Law Provisions121Obtaining Warranty Protection122AMCC’s Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers122Sales and Ordering Information123Feedback on this manual123Index125文件大小: 1.9 MB页数: 126Language: English打开用户手册