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Table of Contents
Configuring Units
Index
Page
Chapters and Appendices in this User Guide
About this User Guide
How this User Guide is Organized
Screenshots
Conventions
Set Up Management and Maintenance Features
Configure the RAID Unit and Drives
Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller
Default Settings for Policies and Background Tasks
Initial Settings for Policies and Background Tasks
Introducing the 3ware 9590SE-4ME RAID Controller
3ware 9590SE-4ME RAID controllers require the following
System Requirements
RAID Concepts
Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
RAID
Available RAID Configurations
RAID 1 Configuration Example
Hot Spare
Single Disk
Drive Capacity
Using Drive Capacity Efficiently
RAID Configuration Types
Determining What RAID Level to Use
3ware Tools for Configuration and Management
Monitoring, Maintenance, Troubleshooting Features
Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features
3DM 2 3ware Disk Manager Introduction
Browser Requirements for 3DM
Installing 3DM
Starting 3DM and Logging
Uninstalling 3DM on the Macintosh
To uninstall 3DM
To log in to the 3DM web application
Logging In to the 3DM Web Application
To stop the 3DM process so you can restart it
To see if the 3DM process is already running
To connect to 3DM2 through your web browser
Viewing 3DM Remotely Using a Web Browser
To start the 3DM process manually
DM Main Screen
Working with the 3DM Screens
DM Menu Bar
3DM Menus
3DM Screens and What Theyre Used For
Viewing Information About Different Controllers
Refreshing the Screen
3DM Description
List of 3DM Pages
Setting Up 3DM Preferences
Managing E-mail Event Notification
Setting and Changing 3DM Passwords
To set or change the password
To send a test message
Enabling and Disabling Remote Access
To set up event notification
To set the incoming port
Setting the Incoming Port #
Setting the Frequency of Page Refreshes
To enable or disable remote access
To see details about a controller in 3DM
Configuring Your Controller
Viewing Information About a Controller
Controller Summary
To view controller policies in 3DM
Viewing Controller Policies
About Controller Policies
Setting the Auto Rebuild Policy
To use auto-carving
Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support
To enable Auto Rebuild through 3DM
To set the carve size in 3DM
Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving
Configuring a New Unit
Configuring Units
Drives to be included in the unit
Configuration Options When Creating a Unit
Type of configuration RAID Level
Unit policies
Name of the unit optional
Stripe size, if appropriate for the RAID level
To create a unit
Creating a Unit
Initializing Formatting and Partitioning Units
Disk Insertion Message from the Mac OS
To initialize and partition your unit
Disk Utility Window, select the Partition tab
On the right, specify a volume name and then click Partition
Macintosh Disk Utility Showing Partitioning Progress
Creating a Hot Spare
To name or rename a unit through 3DM
Naming a Unit
To specify a hot spare
Setting Unit Policies
Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache
Unit Policies on Controller Settings Page in 3DM
To set the Auto Verify policy for an existing unit
Setting Auto Verify for a Unit
To enable or disable unit write cache through 3DM
Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit
Setting Continue on Source Error During Rebuild
StorSave Profile Definitions
Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit
To enable or disable queuing for a unit through 3DM
About StorSave Profile Levels
To set the StorSave profile through 3DM
Setting the StorSave Profile through 3DM
RAID Level Migration RLM Overview
Changing An Existing Configuration
Valid Migration Paths
To change the RAID level of a unit
Changing RAID Level
To expand a unit’s capacity
Informing the Operating System of Changed Configuration
Expanding Unit Capacity
To delete a unit through 3DM
Deleting a Unit
To inform the operating system that a unit has been changed
Deleting a Unit Through 3DM
To remove a unit through 3DM
Removing a Unit
Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
To remove a drive
Adding a Drive
Removing a Drive
To add a drive
Removing a Drive in 3DM
To rescan the controller
Rescanning the Controller
Checking Unit and Drive Status
Maintaining Units
Drilling Down to Check Status Information
Unit Statuses
Enclosure LED Status Indicators
Drive Statuses
About Inoperable Units
About Degraded Units
To see an explanation of a specific item
Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
Viewing Alarms, Errors, and Other Events
To view alarms
To view Smart data
Downloading an Error Log
To download the error log
Viewing Smart Data About a Drive
Background Tasks
Initialization of RAID 5 Units
About Initialization
Initialization of Different RAID Types
Initialization of RAID 0 Units
Initialization of RAID 1 and RAID 10 Units
Background Initialization After Power Failure
About Verification
Verification of Redundant Units
What Verification Does
Verification of Non-Redundant Units
Starting a Verify Manually
How Errors Are Handled
To verify a unit through 3DM
Rebuilding Units
To rebuild a unit through 3DM
Selecting a Drive when Rebuilding
To change the background task rate
Setting Background Task Rate
Background Task Prioritization
Scheduling Background Tasks
To view the current task schedule
Viewing Current Task Schedules
Scheduled Task Duration
Selecting Task Schedules to View
Turning On or Off Use of a Task Schedule
To remove a task schedule
Removing a Task Schedule
Adding a New Task Schedule Slot
To select self-tests to be performed
Selecting Self-tests to be Performed
To add a task schedule slot
To blink the LED for a drive
To disable self-tests
Locating a Drive by Blinking Its LED
To blink the LEDs for all drives in a unit
Determining the Current Version of Your 3ware Driver
Maintaining Your Controller
To download the driver or firmware
To update the driver and firmware under Mac OS
Updating the Driver and Firmware
3DM 2 Reference
Controller Summary
Controller Details
Unit Information
Unit Information
Unit Details
Unit Details
Drive Information
Drive Information
Drive Information
Extra Drive Information
Drive Details window
Smart Data
Controller Settings
Background Task Rate
Unit Names
DM 2 Reference
Scheduling
Scheduling
Self-test Schedules
Task Schedules
Maintenance
Maintenance
Rescan Controller
Drive Information
Maintenance Task Buttons
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Create Unit
Available Drives to Create Units
Configuration Window in 3DM
Alarms
Alarms
Enclosure Summary
Battery Backup
Enclosure Details
Enclosure Details
Mail Notification
3DM 2 Settings
Refresh
Password
Http Settings
Remote Access
Before Contacting Customer Support
Troubleshooting
Web Resources
Error and Notification Messages
Enclosure-Related Problems
Value Message
Error and Notification Message List
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Rebuild failed
Error and Notification Message Details
Controller reset occurred Degraded unit
Controller error occurred
Initialize completed
Unclean shutdown detected
Drive timeout detected
Incomplete unit detected
000D Unit deleted
000A Drive error detected
000B Rebuild started
000C Initialize started
001A Drive inserted
000E Initialize failed
000F Smart threshold exceeded
Drive removed
001F Unit Operational
Downgrade Udma mode
Upgrade Udma mode
001E Unit inoperable
Cache flush failed some data lost
Drive ECC error reported
Sbuf memory test failed
002A Verify failed
DCB checksum error detected
DCB version unsupported
Verify started
002B Verify completed
002C Source drive ECC error overwritten
002D Source drive error occurred
002E Replacement drive capacity too small
Migration completed
Spare capacity too small for some units
Migration started
Migration failed
003B Rebuild paused
Buffer ECC error corrected
003A Drive power on reset detected
SO-DIMM not detected
003E Migration paused
003F Flash file system error detected
Primary DCB read error occurred
003D Verify paused
Battery voltage is high
Backup DCB read error detected
Battery voltage is normal
Battery voltage is low
004C Battery temperature is too low
Battery temperature is normal
004A Battery temperature is low
004B Battery temperature is high
Battery health check completed
004E Battery capacity test started
Battery capacity test completed
Battery health check started
Battery capacity is below warning level
Battery charging started
Battery charging completed
Battery charging fault
005F Cache synchronization failed some data lost
005D Battery health check failed
005E Cache synchronization completed
Appendices
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Glossary
Appendix A. Glossary
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To install the driver and disk management tools
Driver and Software Installation
Welcome Installation Screen
Select Components to Install Screen
DM2 Email Configuration Screen
DM2 Security Configuration Screen
Final Installation Screen
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Appendix B. Driver and Software Installation 148
FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Compliance and Conformity Statements
European Community Conformity Statement
Limited Warranty
Warranty, Technical Support, and Service
State Law Provisions
Warranty Service and RMA Process
Exclusions
Feedback on this manual
Amcc Technical Support and Services
Sales and ordering information
Appendix D. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service 154
Index
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