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3ware 9550sxu 8lp manualWe have 2 3Ware 9550SX-8LP - Scalade RAID Controller manuals available for free PDF download: User Manual, Quick Install Manual. Supports the 9550SX and 9590SE Models. PN 720-0126-04 April 2006. Trademarks. Chapter 9. Maintaining Units.173. Chapter 11. Troubleshooting.221. How this Guide is Organized. There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same configuration and maintenance tasks for your 3ware RAID controller. Provides step-by-step instructions for configuring RAID units if you have just installed the controller. Describes how to install drivers for the 3ware controller if you have just installed and configured it. Series 9500S 4-port 9500S-4LPa 8-port 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 12-port 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI 9590SE 9590SE-8ML 9590SE-12ML 9550SX16MLc 9590SE-16ML 16-port. An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades. What's New with 9550SX and 9590SE Models. The 3ware 9550SX Controller performs best when installed in a PCI-X 133MHz 64-bit slot. However, it can also operate at 66MHz or 100MHz. 9590SE RAID controllers must be installed in a PCI Express slot (x4, x8, or x16). For a complete listing of features and system requirements, refer to the 9550SX Series Datasheet or the 9590SE Series Datasheet, available from the website at The following RAID levels and configurations are available for drives attached to a 3ware RAID controller RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID 50 Single Disk JBOD Hot SpareA grouping of 3 means that the RAID 5 arrays used have 3 disks each; four of these 3-drive RAID 5 arrays are striped together to form the 12-drive RAID 50 array. The RAID configurations available to you are determined by the number of ports on your controller, and the number of drives attached to those ports. You can configure all drives in one unit, or you can configure multiple units, if you have enough drives.Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.http://conti.com.pl/userfiles/bosch-induction-hobs-manual.xml

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4, and auto-carve option, its capacity visible to the operating system will still be 2TB; no additional capacity will be registered.The 3ware CLI is described in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features. Auto-Rebuild. For times when you do not have a spare available, settingSet Up Management and Maintenance FeaturesFigure 8. Asterisks Next to Selected DrivesIn general, use smaller stripe sizes for sequential access (such as video access) and larger stripe sizes for random access (such as a database).To set other policies for the unit While creating a unit through 3BM, you can set several policies that effect the unit (Write Cache, Drive Queuing Mode, and Continue on Error The remainder of the unit will be created as a separate volume.To finish up and save your changes 1 If you have additional drives, you can go ahead and configure an additional RAID to make sure that the controller is the boot device for your drives will be deleted.What Next? This section contains instructions for how to Create a driver diskette for the 3ware RAID controller Install the 3ware driver and Windows on a new drive or unit. Install the 3ware driver when Windows is already installed on a different device. Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit. If you want to install Windows on a new drive configuration managed by the 3ware RAID controller, follow the instructions in this section. When the Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears (Figure 17), click Next and follow the prompts on the screen to install the second driver. Figure 17. Install Hardware Device DriversFigure 21. Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard. Figure 22. Completing Found New Hardware WizardNote: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Consult the installation guide that came with your controller for how to do this.http://www.lartdelosier.fr/userfiles/bosch-induction-range-manual.xml If Linux is already installed on another device, you may install the 3ware kernel driver module from the 3ware software CD-ROM.If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver install diskette. When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware Disks. In the 3ware Driver and Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for the driver disk you want to create.For more information, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546 Create the RAID units on the 9550SX 9590SE using 3BM (the 3ware BIOS Manager).If you want to upgrade to the latest driver, you can do so and rebuild the kernel.If 3BM detects a degraded array, a red message box appears, to alert you to the problem.Rescan the controller and update the status of units and drives Return to the main 3ware BIOS Manager screen, from the Advanced you install the OS.) Display context sensitive help If you have multiple 3ware controllers in your system, return to the board selection screen. On the pop-up menu, select BIOS and press Enter. The BIOS Options Settings screen appears. Figure 28. BIOS Option Settings ScreenTab to OK and press Enter to return to the main screen.The Controller Information screen shows you details about your controller, and about the version of associated software installed on your system.This file is located at:The 3ware RAID controller works with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.This screen only appears when you check the e-mail addresses, separating each entry with a comma (,).Mount the CD-ROM disk. Change the directory and run the install script: For Linux. For FreeBSD:If you do cdromNote: If 3DM Linux is reinstalled or restarted, close any open web browsers before starting 3DM again to close the server socket.It is a good idea to leave 3DM running on the system that contains your 3ware RAID controller.http://www.drupalitalia.org/node/67889 If you do not know the URL or IP for the system, you can contact your network administrator or from a Windows command prompt, type ipconfig. From a Linux command prompt, type ifconfig.To see this page, click Summary in the menu bar. Controller Details Page Provides detailed information about the current controller.Passwords are case sensitive. You can only change passwords if you are logged in as Administrator. If you change the Administrator password, you will be automatically logged out, and must log back in with the new password.When events occur, notification can be e-mailed to one or more recipients. If remote access is disabled and a user attempts to connect to 3DM remotely, they that remote access has been enabled or disabled.Controller Summary Page. Figure 35. Controller Summary PageThe error may not be a repeated error, and may be caused by an ECC error, SMART failure, or a device error. Rescanning the controller will clear the drive error status if the condition no longer exists.Status. The operational status Type. The type of unit or subunit. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, Single Disk, Spare, JBOD, or DiskThe Drive Information page shows a list of drives on the controller specified in the drop-down list on the menu bar, and a summary of each one.Blink. Check this box to cause the LED for this drive to blink, if it is in aDrive Details Window. Figure 40. S.M.A.R.T. Data Page. The SMART data meaning varies by disk drive manufacturer and model. Controller Settings Page. Figure 41. Controller Settings Page. Controller Settings from the menu bar. The five firmware to firmware drives' write cache as well as the controller's memory, depending on what type of unit you are using. If a verify time window is scheduled, then the controller will not start a verify task for that unit outside the time window drive, itself. StorSave Profile. The 9550SX and 9590SE, like the 9500S, supports StorSave.http://cleananddecluttered.com/images/3ware-8506-12-manual.pdf This section does not appear for 7000- and 8000- series controllers. Auto-Rebuild. For 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, the Auto-Rebuild policy. Number of drives that will spin up at theThis test checks the speed at which data transfer toThe Maintenance page lets you perform maintenance tasks on existing units on the current controller (shown in the drop-down list on the menu bar), and lets you create new units by configuring available drives.It checks empty ports for newly plugged in drives. Drive Information Port. The port to which the drive is connected. Model. The model of the drive. Capacity. The capacity (size) of the drive.After you on the Controller Settings page.In Windows the Device Manager will reflect the changes under the disk drives icon. Information about the unit remains intact on the drives. In Windows the Device Manager will reflect the changes under the disk drives icon. Available Drives (to Create Units). This section lists the drives on the controller which are not currently configured as part of a unit. Type. The drop-down list lists the possible RAID configurations for the drives selected in the list of Available Drives.Up to 1000 alarms can be listed. After the Sev. Shows the severity of the event. Three levels are provided:Battery Backup Unit. Indicates whether the BBU is present. Firmware. Indicates the BBU firmware version. Serial Number. Indicates the BBU serial number. BBU Ready. Indicates if the BBU is able to backup the 3ware RAID. This indicates the BBU is not able to backup the 3ware RAID controller.Figure 48. 3DM 2 Settings Page. The 3DM 2 Settings page appears when you click 3DM 2 Settings on the menu bar. Use this page to set preferences, including email notification forThe default port setting is 888. If you change this port, make sure the port you specify is not being used. Failure to do so will cause 3DM to stop responding and you will have to restart it by hand. Change Port button. Saves a new port number.You can check the controller model, serial number, firmware and driver versions, and the status of the controller.Tab to Information and press Enter. On the pop-up menu, select Controller and press Enter. The Controller Information page displays.There is no electronic method for the controller to know if a drive supports this method, so it must be set manually. For staggering to work properly, the drives must support on page 17.The Policy Control screen displays. Figure 50. 3BM Policy Control ScreenWhen Auto-Rebuild is disabled, only spares will be automatically used to rebuild degraded units. For more information, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide. 2 Create a new unit or migrate an existing unit to include the drives you want to use. In the Other Controller Settings section at press Enter. On the pop-up menu, select Controller Policies and press Enter. Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up. Exporting JBOD Disks. By default, JBOD disks (unconfigured disks) connected to the 3ware RAID controller are not exported to the operating system. This means that any drives you leave unconfigured are not seen by the operating system, and cannot be used for storage.You can choose whether you want the write cache to be automatically disabled when a unit degrades. This section includes instructions for performing RAID Level Migration or Online Capacity Expansion) Deleting a Unit Removing a Unit Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another Adding a Drive through 3DM Removing a Drive Rescanning the Controller. Drives to be included in the unit. Type of configuration. Available configuration types include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID not applicable for RAID 1, because it Drive Queuing (disabled, by default). You can also have 3DM rescan the controller, if you have added drives or units.If stripe size applies to the RAID type you select, select a Stripe Size. Optional: In the Name box, enter a name for the unit (up to 21 characters, including dashes and underscores). In Linux, a device node will now be associated with each unit created. In Windows, the device manager will reflect the changes under the disk drives icon. 10 Partition and format the unit. Figure 57. Create Disk Array DisplayYou are returned to the main 3BM screen.Partition and that appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive. Right-click on the drive and select Create Volume. If the partition is over 2TB, use parted to also make the file sytem:Note: If the drive you designated as a spare is not large enough to replace a failed drive in a fault-tolerant unit, or if there is not a fault-tolerant unit for the spare to support, 3BM will notify you.Three profiles are available: Protection, Balanced, and Performance. Note: If the unit write cache is disabled, the StorSave Profile feature is disabled.Figure 63. Setting Unit Policies in 3DMYou can see whether NCQ is supported and enabled for a particular drive in the Drive Details window. In the Configure Disk Array screen, Tab to the field Drive Queuing Mode. Press Enter to display the choices, use the arrow keys to select the setting you want changes, press F8 to save them and exit 3BM.In the Unit Policies section of the Controller Settings Page, select the profile you want to use from the drop-down list in the StorSave column. The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you have made.With 3ware 9000 series RAID controllers you can convert one RAID configuration into another while the unit is online. For information about CLI, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide during a migration. In this example, the migration is from a 4-drive RAID 0 to a 6-drive RAID 5, with both having the same stripe size. For example, a four-drive RAID 5 with a 64KB stripe size can be migrated to a four-drive RAID 5 with 256KB stripe size. The steps below describe how to change a RAID level in 3DM2. Note: Once migration starts to stop, and can jeopardize the safety of your data.Select the new RAID level. Optionally, select a new Stripe size. Click OK. The Maintenance page updates to show the new unit and the Migration by checking the box next to the Unit ID.Remove the logical drive letter for the unit. Under Linux and FreeBSD, ). Figure 65. Deleting a Unit Through 3DMPress F8 to save your changes, or press Esc and then Yes.Note: If you do not have hot swap carriers, you do not need to remove a unit via 3DM. Simply power down the system and remove the applicable drives. To remove a unit through 3BM 1 If your drives are not in hot swap carriers, you do not need to remove a unit via 3BM. Simply power down and remove the applicable drives. Refer to your system's user guide for details on removing fixed disks.To move units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 2 3 4 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. To move a bootable unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SE controller 1 If you are working with a Linux system, skip to step 2.Boot to the operating system. Install the driver for the 9550SX and 9590SE. You can now use it in a new RAID configuration, or as a replacement drive in the event that another drive degrades.You can now remove the drive from your system. If you removed a drive that was part of a unit, the unit may become degraded, as shown in (Figure 69).Rescanning checks all ports on the controller. To rescan the controller through 3BM 1 From the main 3BM screen, press Alt-r. You are warned that any configuration changes you have made in 3BM will be lost. 2 Type Y for Yes. The controller is rescanned.The Alarms page in 3DM shows a log of all events (also called Asynchronous Event Notifications, or AENs) that have occurred on units. This can be useful when troubleshooting certain types of problems. For example, you might want to send the saved file to 3ware Customer Support for assistance when troubleshooting. It clears all existing data from the drives. Foreground initialization can take several which itRAID 5 with 5 or more disks RAID 50 with 10 disks in 2 subunits of 5 RAID 50 with 12 disks in 2 subunits of 6. Auto Initialization After Power Failure. If no spare is available, the firmware will attempt to rebuild the unit using first any available drives and then any failed drives. This allows you to insert a new drive to use in the rebuild process.When verification encounters an error, the controller typically retries the command. If there CLI. (Foreground migrations through 3BM are not supported.)By default, daily task schedules are defined, each starting at 12:00 am and running for 24 hours. A maximum of seven schedules can be defined. When seven schedules are schedule(s) are removed. You can now add another schedule.If desired, you can manually replace the drive, rescan the controller, and start the rebuild process. For units on 9550SX and 9590SE controllers, if AutoRebuild is enabled and a drive drives, select the drive you want to replace the degraded drive and click OK.Figure 71. Degraded RAID 5 Array to be Rebuilt. Then follow these steps: 1 At the main 3BM screen, highlight an available drive to replace the faulted drive and press Enter to select it (see Figure 73). An asterisk appears in the left most column to indicate the drive is selected.The unit will begin rebuilding about ten minutes after the operating system finishes loading and the 3ware driver has loaded.For RAID 5 this involves recalculating and rewriting the RAID 5 parity for the entire unit. If the unit isNote: If the unit has not previously been initialized and you manually select Verify Unit in either 3BM or 3DM, it is selected. 2. Tab to the Maintain Unit button and press Enter.You can issue the command to blink the LED through 3DM and through the CLI. For details about using the CLI, see 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller CLI Guide.The LED on the chassis begins blinking. 4 When you are finished working with the drive and no longer need to see the LED, return to this page and uncheck the Blink box.Updating the Driver and Firmware. You can download the latest drivers and firmware from the 3ware website, at www.3ware.com. Note: Information in this section applies to updating drivers and firmware for the 9550SX and 9590SE controllers. Updating the 3ware Driver and Firmware Under Windows. You can update both the driver and the firmware under Windows, using the utility 3wUpdate.exe. This utility is included with the driver files when you download them. In addition, if you boot from a unit on a 3ware RAID controller, updating the driver will require that you restart the system. To update the 3ware driver and firmware using the update utility 1 2 3 4 5 Download and extract the driver files, as described on page 200.During the update, the driver installs on your local drive. The firmware will first download and then will flash a new image to the controller.For each controller, review the option for whether the firmware should be updated, and change it if appropriate.From the Start menu, open the Control Panel window. Figure 83. Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows Update QueryBe sure to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful.The wizard begins installing the driver. Maintaining Your Controller. Figure 89. Found New Hardware Screen. At the next Completing the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Finish. Figure 90. Completing Found New Hardware WizardThe following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under Red Hat. To update the 3ware driver under Red Hat 1 2 3 4 Download and extract the driver, as described on page 200.The driver is now updated. 11 Stop the current driver module, if loaded:Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware firmware.For the 9500S, useWhile running the battery test and until charging is completed, write cache is temporarily disabled. For how to replace the battery, see the installation guide that came with your controller. To test the battery in a BBU in 3BM 1 2 At the main 3BM screen, tab to the BBU button and press Enter. Tab to Test Battery Capacity and press Enter. Figure 93. Battery Backup Information Screen in 3BMProblems and Solutions. Hardware Installation. Q1: The 3ware BIOS screen never appears. The 3ware RAID controller may not be installed properly. Reinstall the hardware and reboot. There may also be a problem with the motherboard. Q5: A unit shows up as unusable, similar to the following:The 3ware RAID controller has detected a soft reset from the device driver. No rebuild is required if you replace the missing drive before loading the driver.The 3ware RAID controller has completed the initialization sequence of RAID levels 1, 10, 5, or 50. One such drive failure is when the drive indicates back to the 3ware RAID controller that it was unable to complete a command. If the drive returns an error to the 3ware RAID controller, the user is notified by this AEN. TroubleshootingThe 3ware RAID controller was unable to complete the initialization. This error can be caused by unrecoverable drive errors. When this error occurs, the unit will go back to degraded mode if possible.If the data becomes corrupted between the drive and the 3ware RAID controller (e.g., an intermittent cable connection) the 3ware RAID controller detects this as a UDMA CRC or cable error. If the controller is still under warranty, contact 3ware Technical Support for a replacement controller.To improve performance, this 3ware RAID controller features caching layer firmware. Please contact 3ware technical support if this event occurs.The 3ware RAID controller notifies the user by this AEN when the replacement drive capacity is smaller than required. Look at the Alarms page for other entries that will give you an idea of why the migration failed (such as a drive error on a specific port).This AEN is sent when migration of a unit is complete. The new capacity is now ready to be used.This AEN will be sent when the controller finds error in reading the primary copy of the Disk Configuration Block (DCB). The back-up copy of the DCBThe Battery Backup Unit measures and evaluates the battery pack voltage on a continuous basis. The Battery Backup Unit measures and evaluates the battery pack temperature on a continuous basis. If the temperature is too high to operate, this AEN will be posted to the user. The user should check that there isThe user must replace the battery pack if the temperature error persists.This AEN is posted to the host when the Battery Backup Unit detects that the battery pack has been removed.The Battery Backup Unit becomes not ready and is unable to backup the 3ware RAID controller.TroubleshootingA-Chip. AccerATA chip. Automated data port to handle asynchronous. ATA disk drive interface.Drive ID. A unique identifier for a specific drive in a system. Also called aDrive Number. The SCSI number, or channel number, of a particularECC. Error correction code.Port ID. A unique identifier for a specific port in a system. Also called aRebuild task schedule. The specification for when rebuilding, mayRedundancy. Duplication of data on another drive or drives, so that it isRemove a drive. The process of making a drive unavailable to theFor RAID 5 and RAID 50, a verify will calculate RAID 5 parity and compare it to what is written on the disk drive.AMCC is committed to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for all its products.To obtain warranty service during the warranty period call AMCC toll free at 1 (800) 840-6055 or 1 (408) 542-8800 (direct) as soon as you have identified a problem with your AMCC 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller unit. AMCC Technical Support and Services. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Using the online preview, you can quickly view the contents and go to the page where you will find the solution to your problem with AMCC Computer Drive 9550SX-8LP. To start viewing the user manual AMCC Computer Drive 9550SX-8LP on full screen, use the button Fullscreen. However, if you do not want to take up too much of your disk space, you can always download it in the future from ManualsBase. The option to print the manual has also been provided, and you can use it by clicking the link above - Print the manual. You do not have to print the entire manual AMCC Computer Drive 9550SX-8LP but the selected pages only. paper. If you want to quickly view the content of pages found on the following pages of the manual, you can use them. 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, 215 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all registered trademarks of AMCC. The 3ware logo, 3BM, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are allIt 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. “InstallThe 3ware 9550SX controller performs best when installed in a PCI-X 133MHz 64-bit slot. However, it can also operate at 66MHz or 100MHz. 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 driveIf you are planning to use RAID 1, 5, 10, or 50, you may want to consider installing drives into hot- swappable enclosures, so that they can be easily removed in the event of a drive failure. When to install the drives. If the drives are not already installed in your computer, you can choose to install them either before or after connecting the SATA cables to them. What YoCreating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing files on the member drives. If your drives contain valuable data, back them up and save the data elsewhere before attaching the drives to the controller. ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Precautions To avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the 3ware RAID controller, follow standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precauOdd- numbered ports are usually located below even-numbered ports. On the 8-port controller shown below, ports 6 and 7 are both on top. 9550SX 8-Port with Standard SATA Connectors Note: For details about LED connectors, see page 17. Figure 1. 8-Port 3ware 9550SX-8LP Serial ATA RAID Controller Odd-numbered ports 1 through 5 are located below even-numbePorts: 8 to 11 4 to 7 0 to 3 Holes for battery BBU connector and hole for post holder connection 9550SX 16-Port with Multilane Internal SATA Connectors Figure 5. 16-Port 3ware 9550SX-16ML Serial ATA RAID Controller MultiIf you have a different model of controller, the location of the ports will be slightly different, but the steps are very similar. For location of the ports on all boards, see the illustrations on page 6 through page 8. Note: If you have a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), install it on the controller before proceeding. For details, see “Chapter 2. Installing Note: The connectors on the end of the serial controller and the drive are susceptible to damage from excessive bending. Be careful not to insert or remove the SATA cable connector at an angle. Figure 6. SATA Cables Being Inserted Into Port 4 5 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional SATA cable. (You will The 3ware RAID controller is keyed to ensure proper installation into a full-sized 3.3-volt PCI or PCI-X slot. Make sure that the contacts will mate with the grooves inBe sure that the drives are connected to the power supply, either by cable or through the drive cage. 2 For eachThese controllers can be installed in an enclosure with a backplane. The type of cable you need will depend on whether you have a 12- or 16-port card and the type of enclosure you have. 9550SX-12MI With a backplane that has the InfiEach cable supports up to four serial ATA ports. 1 Connect each multilane cable to a multilane connector on the controller. When the cable is inserted correctly, yFor details, see “To install the controller in the computer” on page 10. 3 If your enclosure has a backplane, connect the other end of each multilane cable to the backplane. If you are using a standard enclosure, connect each of the individual SATA connectors to a drive. To install the drives 1 If your drives are not already installed, install them now, either by attaching them to the backp. Very often issues with AMCC 9550SX-8LP begin only after the warranty period ends and you may want to find how to repair it or just do some service work. Even oftener it is hard to remember what does each function in Computer Drive AMCC 9550SX-8LP is responsible for and what options to choose for expected result. Fortunately you can find all manuals for Computer Drive on our side using links below.Warning: If using a chassis that has a common or shared LED Table 1: LED Indicator Pin Positions 25 Finishing Up 27 Chapter 2. Installing the Battery Backup Unit 28 Tools and equipment required Installation Overview 30 Installation Instructions 36 Replacing the Battery 39 Appendix: Technical Support Sales and ordering information Feedback on this manual.