LSI 3ware SAS 9750-8i User's Guide Page 1

3ware® SATA+SASController Card Software User GuideSupports the 9750-4I and 9750-8I ModelsPN: 45414-00, Rev. A November 2009 User Guide

x 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0ConventionsThe following conventions are used throughout this guide:• 3BM refer

Configuring Your Controller88 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.03Under Other Controller Settings click the # link f

Changing the Phy Link Speedwww.lsi.com/channel/products 89Changing the Phy Link SpeedYou can change the link speed between the controller and an expa

Configuring Your Controller90 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0To change the phy link speed in 3BM 1 On the main 3

www.lsi.com/channel/products 918Configuring UnitsThis section includes information and procedures on configuring units attached to your 3ware RAID co

Configuring Units92 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Configuration Options When Creating a UnitThis section provid

Configuring a New Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 93Name of the unit (optional)Units can be given names for easier identification. These names will

Configuring Units94 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0A foreground initialization will take place before the system

Configuring a New Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 95Creating a Unit through 3DM 2In 3DM 2, creating a unit starts from the Management > Maintenan

Configuring Units96 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 42. Configuring a Unit in 3DM 24In the Type field, se

Configuring a New Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 979 Click OK.The new unit appears in the Unit Maintenance list at the top of the page and the oper

Using the 3ware HTML Bookshelfwww.lsi.com/channel/products xiUsing the 3ware HTML BookshelfThe 3ware HTML Bookshelf is an HTML version of this user gu

Configuring Units98 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 45. Asterisks Next to Selected Drives 2 After all dri

Configuring a New Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 995 Tab to the RAID Configuration field and press Enter to display a list of available configurati

Configuring Units100 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 49. Create Disk Array Advanced Options screen10 From

Configuring a New Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 10113 When you are finished making configuration changes, press F8 to save the changes and exit 3B

Configuring Units102 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.02 Press the Page Up key to move the unit up the list; press

Configuring a New Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 103To partition, format, and mount under Linux 1 Boot the system and log in as root.2 Open a termi

Configuring Units104 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0If the partition is over 2TB, use parted to also make the fi

Creating a Hot Sparewww.lsi.com/channel/products 105 Specifying a Hot Spare through 3DMIf you need to add a driv

Configuring Units106 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 51. Hot Spare Indicated If a hot spare is already en

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 107To name or rename a unit through 3BM1 At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it

xii 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Note: The 3ware HTML Bookshelf is created as a set of HTML documents that are

Configuring Units108 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Override ECC (Continue on Source Error When Rebuilding). D

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 109Figure 52. Unit Policies on Controller Settings Page in 3DM 2

Configuring Units110 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0If you have a BBU (Battery Backup Unit) installed on the con

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 111Figure 54. Unit Write Cache State in 3BM The current setting—Enabled or Disabled—is shown. (The

Configuring Units112 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0locally on the controller with the anticipation that it may

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 113When to Use Each Read Cache SettingThe following table provides some recommendations for when to

Configuring Units114 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 55. Read Cache policy on the Controller Settings pag

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 1155 Press Enter to display the choices, use the arrow keys to select the setting you want (Figure

Configuring Units116 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0To enable or disable the Auto Verify policy for an existing

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 117To set the Overwrite ECC policy in 3DM 21 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the me

www.lsi.com/channel/products 11Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller CardLSI 3ware RAID controllers deliver full-featured, true hardware

Configuring Units118 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0 To enable or disable q

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 119About StorSave Profile LevelsThe three profiles automatically adjust several different factors t

Configuring Units120 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Using write journaling helps protect your data, however it c

Setting Unit Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 121The current setting—Protection, Balanced, or Performance—is shown. (The default setting is Balan

Configuring Units122 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Units with Rapid RAID Recovery enabled will not be readabl

Changing An Existing Configuration by Migratingwww.lsi.com/channel/products 1234In the Configure Disk Array screen, Tab to the field Rapid RAID Recov

Configuring Units124 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0redistribution process is a background task, similar to the

Changing An Existing Configuration by Migratingwww.lsi.com/channel/products 125

Configuring Units126 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0 3 Click the Migrate Un

Changing An Existing Configuration by Migratingwww.lsi.com/channel/products 1275 If desired or necessary, select the appropriate RAID level.6 Click O

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card2 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Advanced Content Strea

Configuring Units128 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0c After the unit has been removed, click the Rescan button.

Deleting a Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 129Deleting a Unit through 3DMIn 3DM, the command for deleting a unit is on the Maintenance page. Be sure

Configuring Units130 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 58. Unit Successfully Deleted through 3DM 2 Deleting

Removing a Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 131Figure 59. Deleting a Unit in 3BM4 Tab to the OK button and press Enter.You return to the main 3BM sc

Configuring Units132 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Removing a Unit Through 3DMIn 3DM, the command for deleting

Moving a Unit from One Controller to Anotherwww.lsi.com/channel/products 133If you change your mind before physically removing the drives and want to

Configuring Units134 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.03DM 2 includes two features that help you move a unit withou

Adding a Drivewww.lsi.com/channel/products 1354 Remove the original controller.5 If you are working with a Linux system, install the 9750 controller.

Configuring Units136 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0 To add a drive1 Insert

Removing a Drivewww.lsi.com/channel/products 137To remove a drive1 In 3DM 2, choose Management > Maintenance. On the Maintenance page, Remove Driv

System Requirementswww.lsi.com/channel/products 3Drive Requirements The 3ware 9750 RAID controller may be connected to up to 48 SAS and/or SATA dual-

Configuring Units138 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Rescanning the ControllerWhen you make a change by physicall

www.lsi.com/channel/products 1399Maintaining Units3ware RAID controllers include a number of features in the firmware that help maintain the integrit

Maintaining Units140 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0The next figure illustrates how you can drill down to get ad

Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DMwww.lsi.com/channel/products 141Viewing a List of DrivesYou can see a list of drives connected to your 3war

Maintaining Units142 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Tip: You can scroll both sections of the Drive Information p

Checking Unit and Drive Status through 3DMwww.lsi.com/channel/products 143Unit StatusesThe following is a list of unit statuses you may see in 3DM 2:

Maintaining Units144 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Migrate-Paused. The unit is in the process of migrating, h

About Inoperable Unitswww.lsi.com/channel/products 145You can still read and write data from a degraded unit, but the unit will not be fault tolerant

Maintaining Units146 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Choose Monitor > Enclosure from the main menu in 3DM 2.

Alarms, Errors, and Other Eventswww.lsi.com/channel/products 147Alarms, Errors, and Other Events3ware provides several levels of detail about alarms,

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card4 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0For the latest supported

Maintaining Units148 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0If your 3ware RAID controller is installed in a Windows syst

Alarms, Errors, and Other Eventswww.lsi.com/channel/products 149To change the alert utility settings1 Double-click on the WinAVAlarm icon in the syst

Maintaining Units150 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Downloading an Error LogYou can download an error log contai

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 151Background TasksBackground tasks are maintenance tasks that help maintain the integrity of your drive

Maintaining Units152 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0About InitializationFor 3ware SATA RAID controllers, initial

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 153Although you can use the unit while it is being initialized in the background, initialization does sl

Maintaining Units154 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0grouping of 5 or more disks in a subunit do need to be initi

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 155Background Initialization After Power FailureThe 3ware controller detects and handles power failures,

Maintaining Units156 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0 What Verification Does

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 157For RAID 1 and 10, verification involves copying the data from the lower port(s) to the higher port(s

Understanding RAID Concepts and Levelswww.lsi.com/channel/products 5Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 3war

Maintaining Units158 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0For users who need more control over when Verify tasks run,

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 159To verify a unit through 3DM 21 In 3DM 2, choose Management > Maintenance.2In the Unit Maintenance

Maintaining Units160 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0 Rebuilding UnitsRebuil

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 161A RAID 50 unit can sustain multiple drive failures, as long there is only one failed drive in each RA

Maintaining Units162 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0If rebuild scheduling is not enabled on the Scheduling page,

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 163Figure 69. Degraded Disk Array Warning Message2 Press a key to continue.3 If your degraded unit has

Maintaining Units164 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 70. Rebuild Option on the Maintain Menu The Rebuild

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 165Cancelling a Rebuild and Restarting It with a Different DriveWhen you start a rebuild from 3BM, you c

Maintaining Units166 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0tasks with host I/Os to maximize the speed of both host I/O

Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 167Figure 73. Low Latency Mode with warning when Rate=1

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card6 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Available RAID Configura

Maintaining Units168 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Setting the Background Task ModeYou set the Background Task

Scheduling Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 169Figure 75. Background Task Rate on Controller Settings pageThe furthest left buttons set

Maintaining Units170 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Rebuild/migrate, verify, and self-test tasks are scheduled s

Scheduling Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 171Viewing Current Task SchedulesYou can see the current schedules for background tasks on th

Maintaining Units172 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0 You can easily disable

Scheduling Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 1732 From the drop-down menu, select Verify Tasks.The Schedule Verify Tasks page appears.3 Se

Maintaining Units174 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.03 Scroll to the section of the Scheduling page that shows th

Scheduling Background Taskswww.lsi.com/channel/products 175To disable self-testsUnlike scheduling of rebuilds and verifies, scheduling of self-tests

176 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.010Maintaining Your ControllerThis section contains instructions for how to pe

Updating the Firmware and Driverwww.lsi.com/channel/products 177where <hostid> is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are available, in wh

Understanding RAID Concepts and Levelswww.lsi.com/channel/products 7read performance is twice the speed of a single drive during sequential read oper

Maintaining Your Controller178 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0information, see “Updating the 3ware Driver Under

Updating the Firmware and Driverwww.lsi.com/channel/products 1797 Turn to the driver section for your operating system:• For Windows, turn to page 18

Maintaining Your Controller180 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0The 3ware RAID controller firmware is updated.6 Re

Updating the Firmware and Driverwww.lsi.com/channel/products 181Updating the 3ware Driver Under WindowsThe easiest way to update the driver for Windo

Maintaining Your Controller182 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0After you click Next, the following screen appears

Updating the Firmware and Driverwww.lsi.com/channel/products 1839 Click the Driver tab, and then click the Update Driver button.10 Step through the H

Maintaining Your Controller184 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0cp <version>/3w-sas.ko /lib/modules/<kern

Updating the Firmware and Driverwww.lsi.com/channel/products 185Updating the 3ware Driver Under SUSEThe following steps describe how to update the 3w

Maintaining Your Controller186 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.08 Run mkinitrd.9 If you are using lilo, use lilo t

Testing Battery Capacitywww.lsi.com/channel/products 187To view information about a BBU in 3DM 2• On the menu bar, choose Monitor > Battery Backup

Document DescriptionDocument 45414-00, Rev. A. November 2009.This document will remain the official reference source for all revisions and releases of

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card8 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0RAID 6RAID 6 provides gr

Maintaining Your Controller188 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0To test the battery in a BBU in 3DM 21 On the menu

Testing Battery Capacitywww.lsi.com/channel/products 189Figure 81. Battery Backup Information Screen in 3BM

190 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.011Enclosure Management3ware enclosure management features let you view the st

Viewing a List of Enclosureswww.lsi.com/channel/products 191Viewing a List of EnclosuresIf you have multiple enclosures attached to your 3ware RAID c

Enclosure Management192 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 83. Enclosure Information page (3BM)Checking Encl

Checking Enclosure Component Statuswww.lsi.com/channel/products 193Figure 84. Enclosure Details page To check t

Enclosure Management194 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Fan StatusThe following is a list of possible fan statuse

Locating a Specific Enclosure Componentwww.lsi.com/channel/products 195Slot SummaryThe following is a list of possible slot statuses:•OK. The slot is

Enclosure Management196 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Working with Enclosure Alarms

Working with Enclosure Alarmswww.lsi.com/channel/products 197Figure 85. Alarm displays as “Activated” when muted

Understanding RAID Concepts and Levelswww.lsi.com/channel/products 9In addition, RAID 10 arrays offer a higher degree of fault tolerance than RAID 1

Enclosure Management198 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 87. Enclosure Details page with enclosure alarm O

Downloading an Enclosure Diagnostic Logwww.lsi.com/channel/products 199Figure 88. Enclosure Information page3 To turn off any alarms that are activa

200 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0123DM 2 ReferenceThis section includes details about the fields and features

Controller Summary pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 201Controller Summary pageFigure 89. Controller Summary Page

3DM 2 Reference202 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Controller Details pageFigure 90. Controller Details Page

Unit Information pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 203Bus Speed. The speed of the bus used on the controller. Controller Phys. The number of phys on t

3DM 2 Reference204 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Type. The type of unit, specified during configuration: RAID 0

Unit Details pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 205The Unit Details page shows details about a particular unit. The specific information shown depends

3DM 2 Reference206 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Drive Information pageFigure 93. Drive Information Page

Drive Information pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 207Capacity. The physical capacity of the drive. (Note that the capacity as shown on 3DM 2 screen

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card10 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 7. RAID 50 Conf

3DM 2 Reference208 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Drive Details windowFigure 94. Drive Details Page

Drive Details windowwww.lsi.com/channel/products 209SAS WWN. The SAS drive’s unique World Wide Number.Reallocated Sectors. The number of sectors that

3DM 2 Reference210 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Controller Phy Summary pageFigure 95. Controller Phy Summary

Controller Settings pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 211Controller Settings pageFigure 96. Controller Settings Page

3DM 2 Reference212 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Background Task Rate and ModeTwo Background Task settings allo

Controller Settings pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 213includes the Intelligent Read Prefetch (IRP) feature, which can improve performance at higher

3DM 2 Reference214 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0enabled, and whether Disable Cache on Degrade is enabled. For

Controller Settings pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 215containing 0.5 TB. If the unit is 5.0 TB then it will contain 3 volumes, with the first two v

3DM 2 Reference216 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Scheduling pageFigure 97. Scheduling Page

Scheduling pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 217 Scheduled Rebuild/Migrates. You can enable or disable the schedu

Understanding RAID Concepts and Levelswww.lsi.com/channel/products 11Determining What RAID Level to UseYour choice of which type of RAID unit (array)

3DM 2 Reference218 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Self-test SchedulesUnlike scheduling of rebuilds and verifies,

Maintenance pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 219Maintenance pageFigure 98. Maintenance Page The Mainten

3DM 2 Reference220 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Rescanning is useful in a variety of maintenance tasks. For ex

Maintenance pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 221Unit Number. The unit number assigned to the unit by the firmware. Use the checkbox next to the unit

3DM 2 Reference222 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Maintenance Task Buttons for Existing UnitsBelow the list of u

Maintenance pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 223rebuilding.) If rebuild scheduling is not enabled, the rebuild process will begin right away.For more

3DM 2 Reference224 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0 When you click Remove Un

Maintenance pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 225After deletion, the operating system is notified that the unit was deleted. In Linux the device node

3DM 2 Reference226 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 100. Configuration Window in 3DM 2

Maintenance pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 227(purely sequential or purely random), you might want to experiment with a different stripe size.Write

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card12 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Using Drive Capacity Ef

3DM 2 Reference228 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Alarms pageFigure 102. Alarms Page

Battery Backup pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 229Battery Backup pageFigure 103. Battery Backup Page The Batt

3DM 2 Reference230 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Fault. The BBU detected a fault. This occurs if the voltage

Enclosure Summary pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 231Enclosure Summary pageFigure 104. Enclosure Summary Page

3DM 2 Reference232 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Enclosure Details pageFigure 105. Enclosure Details Page

Enclosure Details pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 233Enclosure IDStatus. The status of the enclosure.Vendor. The manufacturer of the enclosure.Produ

3DM 2 Reference234 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Power Supply SummaryPower Supply. The ID number associated wit

3DM 2 Settings pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 2353DM 2 Settings pageFigure 106. 3DM 2 Settings Page The 3DM

3DM 2 Reference236 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0E-mail NotificationUse the fields in this section to set up an

3DM 2 Settings pagewww.lsi.com/channel/products 237Confirm New Password. Enter the new password a second time, to be sure you have entered it correct

Understanding RAID Concepts and Levelswww.lsi.com/channel/products 13 Support for Over 2 TerabytesLegacy operati

238 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.013TroubleshootingThis troubleshooting section includes the following sections

Before Contacting Customer Supportwww.lsi.com/channel/products 239Before Contacting Customer SupportFour screens in 3DM 2 provide controller version

Troubleshooting240 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Command LoggingAll changes that are made to RAID configuration

Drive Performance Monitoringwww.lsi.com/channel/products 241Drive Performance MonitoringWhen one drive in a RAID unit is responding much slower than

Troubleshooting242 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0off DPM does not clear the statistical data that has been reco

Problems and Solutionswww.lsi.com/channel/products 243Problems and SolutionsThis section covers some common problems and solutions. It is organized i

Troubleshooting244 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• The motherboard may be functional, but may not be compatible

Problems and Solutionswww.lsi.com/channel/products 245information is available at http://www.lsi.com/channel/support/marketing_resources/index.html.

Troubleshooting246 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Defective connector on the 3ware controllerIf a drive that p

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 247Error and notification messages are listed in Table 14. Descriptions of each are provi

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card14 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.03ware Tools for Configu

Troubleshooting248 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.00026 Drive ECC error reported0027 DCB checksum error detected0

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 2490045 Battery voltage is low0046 Battery voltage is high0047 Battery voltage is too low

Troubleshooting250 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.00080 All RAID keys failed validation8000 Enclosure fan normal8

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 251Error and Notification Message Details0001 Controller reset occurredEvent TypeInformat

Troubleshooting252 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0CauseAn error was encountered and the unit is now operating in

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 253the rebuild. However, because ATA drives can reallocate sectors on write errors, the r

Troubleshooting254 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0An incomplete unit is a unit in which the 3ware RAID controlle

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 255ActionAllow the verification to complete. Verifications have little overhead in terms

Troubleshooting256 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0CauseA drive has returned an error to the 3ware RAID controlle

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 257000C Initialize startedEvent TypeInformationCauseThe 3ware RAID controller started an

Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Featureswww.lsi.com/channel/products 15• 3ware CLI (Command Line Interface)The 3ware CLI provides the fu

Troubleshooting258 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0“Basic Troubleshooting: Check This First” on page 239000F SMAR

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 259ActionIf the drive is not part of a redundant unit, return the drive as soon as possib

Troubleshooting260 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0ActionThe unit is no longer available for use. Return all miss

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 261the 3ware RAID controller (because of an intermittent or poor quality cable connection

Troubleshooting262 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0available. If a read command to a sector on a disk drive resul

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 263Background InformationThe 3ware RAID controller uses caching layer firmware to improve

Troubleshooting264 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.00027 DCB checksum error detectedEvent TypeErrorCauseThe drive’

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 2650029 Verify startedEvent TypeInformationCauseThe 3ware RAID controller has started ver

Troubleshooting266 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0ActionWhen a verify fails, redundant units will automatically

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 267002C Source drive ECC error overwrittenEvent TypeErrorCauseA read error was encountere

Introducing the LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card16 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Verification and Medi

Troubleshooting268 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Under Linux use fsck /dev/sda1. If you have more than one SATA

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 269See Also“About Initialization” on page 1520030 Drive not supported Event TypeErrorCaus

Troubleshooting270 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.00033 Migration startedEvent TypeInformationCauseThe 3ware RAID

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 2710035 Migration completed Event TypeInformationCauseThe migrated unit is now ready to b

Troubleshooting272 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0CauseThere is incompatible SO-DIMM memory connected to the 950

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 273CauseThe controller has detected and corrected a memory ECC error.ActionNone required.

Troubleshooting274 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0See Also“Scheduling Background Tasks” on page 169003C Initiali

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 275See Also“About Verification” on page 155“Scheduling Background Tasks” on page 169003E

Troubleshooting276 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.00040 Flash file system repairedEvent TypeInformationCauseA cor

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 277The controller will attempt to correct the error by reading the back-up copy of the DC

Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Featureswww.lsi.com/channel/products 17checked or replaced. For more information, see “Enclosure Managem

Troubleshooting278 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.00045 Battery voltage is lowEvent TypeWarningCauseThe battery p

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 279ActionReplace the battery pack if none of the above causes apply and the warning conti

Troubleshooting280 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0004A Battery temperature is lowEvent TypeWarningCauseThe batte

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 281004C Battery temperature is too lowEvent TypeErrorCauseThe battery pack temperature be

Troubleshooting282 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0CauseA battery test was started through CLI or 3DM 2.Backgroun

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 283The BBU is again able to backup the 3ware RAID controller and write cache has been re-

Troubleshooting284 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.00057 Battery charging faultEvent TypeErrorCauseThe Battery Bac

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 285CauseThe measured capacity of the battery is below the error level. The Battery Backup

Troubleshooting286 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0This message is posted when the result of the health test is b

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 2870063 Enclosure addedEvent TypeInformation.CauseApplies to 9750 and 9690SA controllers.

www.lsi.com/channel/products iiiTable of ContentsAbout this User Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.02First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BMIf you will install the operating syst

Troubleshooting288 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0ActionRetry the firmware update; if not successful, call techn

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 2890081 RAID key not foundEvent TypeError.CauseThe RAID key could not be read from the co

Troubleshooting290 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0For information on replacing a fan, see your enclosure documen

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 291ActionReseat the fan.If it is necessary to replace the fan, see your enclosure documen

Troubleshooting292 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0The enclosure temperature is lower than normal. ActionIn gener

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 293However, if the temperature is very cold, condensation can occur and cause media error

Troubleshooting294 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.08026 Enclosure temp addedEvent TypeInformation.CauseApplies to

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 295CauseApplies to 9750 and 9690SA controllers.The enclosure is reporting that it is unab

Troubleshooting296 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.08032 Enclosure power removedEvent TypeWarning.CauseApplies to

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 297ActionCheck to be sure the power supply is operational by re-seating or replacing the

Basic Steps for Creating a Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 19To launch 3BM1 Power up or reboot your system. While the system is starting, watch for

Troubleshooting298 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.08041 Enclosure voltage overEvent TypeError.CauseApplies to 975

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 299ActionIf applicable, replace the failed power supply.Contact your enclosure manufactur

Troubleshooting300 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0CauseApplies to 9750 and 9690SA controllers.The enclosure’s am

Error and Notification Messageswww.lsi.com/channel/products 301CauseApplies to 9750, 9690SA, and 9650SE controllers.The enclosure’s audio alarm is no

302 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Ver-AppendicesThe following information is available in the appendices: • Appendix A, “Gl

www.lsi.com/channel/products 303AGlossary• 3BM. 3ware BIOS Manager, used on PC machines. The 3ware BIOS (Basic Input Output System) manager is a basic

Glossary304 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0volume does not have to be used as a boot volume. However, if the ope

www.lsi.com/channel/products 305• Drive ID. A unique identifier for a specific drive in a system. Also called a port ID.•Drive Number. The SCSI numbe

Glossary306 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Import a unit. Attach a set of disk drives with an existing configu

www.lsi.com/channel/products 307RAID 50 units. This data can be used with the remaining user data to recover the lost data if a disk drive fails.•PCB

First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM20 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 10. 3ware Controller Board Sele

Glossary308 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Rebuild task schedule. The specification for when rebuilding, may o

www.lsi.com/channel/products 309during configuration. The stripe size is user-configurable at 64 KB, 128 KB, or 256 KB. This stripe size is sometimes

310 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Ver-BSoftware InstallationThis appendix provides detailed instructions for installing and

Installing Softwarewww.lsi.com/channel/products 311• Under Windows, open My Computer, select the CD, right-click and choose AutoPlay.• Under Linux, m

Software Installation312 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.05 On the License Agreement page, accept the agreement an

Installing Softwarewww.lsi.com/channel/products 313Figure 110. Select Components to Install ScreenIf you unselect Enable Web Interface, the 3DM 2 we

Software Installation314 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.09 When the final installation screen lets you know that

Installing Softwarewww.lsi.com/channel/products 315The Console installation screens mirror those that display using the GUI installer. For specific i

Software Installation316 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Uninstalling 3ware SoftwareThis section tells you how to

www.lsi.com/channel/products 317CCompliance and Conformity StatementsThis section is organized into the following topics:• FCC Radio Frequency Interfe

Basic Steps for Creating a Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 213 Make sure that the proper drives are listed.Figure 12. Create Disk Array screenTo na

Compliance and Conformity Statements318 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Canadian Compliance StatementThis Class B

www.lsi.com/channel/products 319DWarranty, Technical Support, and ServiceThis section is organized into the following topics:• Limited Warranty• Warra

Warranty, Technical Support, and Service320 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0ExclusionsThis warranty does not cove

LSI Technical Support and Serviceswww.lsi.com/channel/products 321LSI Technical Support and ServicesProduct information, Frequently Asked Questions,

322 www.lsi.com/channel/productsIndexNumerics2TB support833BMhelp60main screen 54navigation 55screens 54starting 51working in 553DM3DM menus66Alarms p

www.lsi.com/channel/products 323Enclosure audio alarm activated but mute (8047)300Enclosure audio alarm added (804A) 301Enclosure audio alarm failed

324 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0rebuilding a unit 160relationship of task mode and task rate 166scheduling 16

www.lsi.com/channel/products 325in 3DM 95introduction 91current controller (definition) 68customer supportcontacting239, 321DDCB checksum error detec

326 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Enclosure removed (0062) 286enclosure status indicators 142Enclosure Summary

www.lsi.com/channel/products 327installation 310driver utility for Windows 36, 181of controller 28overview 18troubleshootinghardware243software 244in

First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM22 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0To set other policies for the unitWhile

328 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0units 212portdefinition307port ID (definition) 307power supplychecking status

www.lsi.com/channel/products 329SMART 147data, viewing 150monitoring 15SO-DIMM not compatible (0037) 271SO-DIMM not detected (0038) 272software insta

330 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0volumes 205write cache, 3DM 212write cache, enabling and disabling 109Unit De

Basic Steps for Creating a Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 23 1 Open the Advanced Options screen. (From the Cre

First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM24 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 15. Summary of Volumes to be Cr

Basic Steps for Creating a Unitwww.lsi.com/channel/products 254Type Y to continue, delete any existing data on the drives, and create the unit.If you

First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM26 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Specifying a Hot SpareYou can designate

Making Drives Visible to the Operating Systemwww.lsi.com/channel/products 27Making Drives Visible to the Operating SystemBy default, if you leave ind

iv 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Browser Requirements for 3DM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.03Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID ControllerSetting up your 3ware RAID con

www.lsi.com/channel/products 29installation in. Chapter 2, “First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM.” Additional information about configuration is a

Getting Started with Your 3ware RAID Controller30 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Initial Settings for Policies a

www.lsi.com/channel/products 31Background Task Settings(For details, see “Scheduling Background Tasks” on page 169 and “Setting Background Task Rate”

32 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.04Driver InstallationThis chapter provides details about how to install the dri

Driver Installation Under Windowswww.lsi.com/channel/products 33Driver Installation Under Windows The 3ware RAID

Driver Installation34 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Creating a 3ware Driver DiskIf you are installing Windows o

Driver Installation Under Windowswww.lsi.com/channel/products 35To install Windows 2003 and the 3ware driver1 Boot from the Windows Server 2003 insta

Driver Installation36 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.06 When the message “Select the driver to be installed” appe

Driver Installation Under Windowswww.lsi.com/channel/products 37Figure 18. 3ware Device Driver Installation Wizard3 Click Next.You will see the foll

www.lsi.com/channel/products vDeleting a Unit through 3DM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Deleting a

Driver Installation38 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.05 If your 3ware RAID controller card is not yet installed,

Driver Installation Under Linuxwww.lsi.com/channel/products 39Driver Installation Under Linux A drive or unit ma

Driver Installation40 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Obtaining 3ware Linux DriversObtain the 3ware driver for Li

Driver Installation Under Linuxwww.lsi.com/channel/products 41Driver Installation Under Red Hat or Fedora Core LinuxMaterials required• LSI 3ware CD

Driver Installation42 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0To copy the driver to a USB drive1 Insert the 3ware CD into

Driver Installation Under Linuxwww.lsi.com/channel/products 433 When prompted, select the proper language and keyboard types for your locality.4 Afte

Driver Installation44 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Module Naming Conventions 3w-sas.* refers to the specific k

Driver Installation Under Linuxwww.lsi.com/channel/products 45alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-sas5 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the following co

Driver Installation46 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/<version>/x86_6

Driver Installation Under Linuxwww.lsi.com/channel/products 47To create a driver install floppy diskette 1 Insert the 3ware CD into your Linux system

vi 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Chapter 11. Enclosure Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Driver Installation48 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.01 Boot directly from the SUSE installation CD #1 or DVD.2 W

Driver Installation Under Linuxwww.lsi.com/channel/products 494 Mount the CD-ROM and copy and install the appropriate kernel driver module for your s

Driver Installation50 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Compiling a 3ware Driver for Linux If you are using a Linux

www.lsi.com/channel/products 5153ware BIOS Manager (3BM) IntroductionThis section describes the basics of using 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM), one of the

3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction52 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.03 Press Alt-3 immediately to bring up the

Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utilitywww.lsi.com/channel/products 53Figure 23. Warning Message When you Start 3BM

3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction54 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Working in the 3BM ScreensThe main 3BM sc

Working in the 3BM Screenswww.lsi.com/channel/products 55If any of the sections are not shown, it means that there are no items of that type connecte

3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction56 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Adjusting BIOS Option Settings3BM include

Adjusting BIOS Option Settingswww.lsi.com/channel/products 57Figure 25. 3BM BIOS Option Settings Power-On Self

www.lsi.com/channel/products viiCompliance and Conformity Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317FCC Rad

3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction58 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0ROM or floppy) that are not managed by th

Displaying Information About the Controller and Related Deviceswww.lsi.com/channel/products 59Displaying Information About the Controller and Related

3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction60 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Getting Help While Using 3BMYou can get h

www.lsi.com/channel/products 6163DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) allows you

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction62 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Browser Requirements for 3DM 23DM 2 run

Starting 3DM 2 and Logging Inwww.lsi.com/channel/products 63Logging In to the 3DM 2 Web ApplicationWhen the 3DM 2 process is running in the backgroun

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction64 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 27. Security Certificate Messag

Working with the 3DM 2 Screenswww.lsi.com/channel/products 65Starting the 3DM 2 Process under Microsoft Windows3DM should start automatically after i

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction66 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 28. 3DM 2 Main Screen

Working with the 3DM 2 Screenswww.lsi.com/channel/products 67The Management menu gives you access to tasks used for managing controller-level setting

viii 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0About this User GuideThis document, 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Soft

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction68 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Viewing Information About Different Con

Working with the 3DM 2 Screenswww.lsi.com/channel/products 693DM 2 Screens and What They're Used For The table below shows a list of the pages y

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction70 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Controller Phy Summary pageShows the pr

Setting Up 3DM 2 Preferenceswww.lsi.com/channel/products 71Setting Up 3DM 2 PreferencesThe 3DM 2 Settings page lets you define preference settings th

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction72 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0To set or change the password1 Click 3D

Setting Up 3DM 2 Preferenceswww.lsi.com/channel/products 73• Enable or Disable all notifications.• Set the severity level of events for which e-mail

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction74 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0The page refreshes, and a message at th

Setting Up 3DM 2 Preferenceswww.lsi.com/channel/products 75Setting the Frequency of Page RefreshesSince the status of the drives attached to your 3wa

3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) Introduction76 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 31. Command Logging setting on

www.lsi.com/channel/products 777Configuring Your ControllerThis section describes how to view details about the controller, check its status, and cha

How this User Guide is Organizedwww.lsi.com/channel/products ix How this User Guide is Organized Table 1: Chapter

Configuring Your Controller78 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Figure 32. Controller Summary Page

About Controller Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 794 Tab to Information and press Enter.5 On the pop-up menu, select Controller and press Enter.

Configuring Your Controller80 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0• Carve Size. (Referred to as Carving Factor in 3BM

Viewing Controller Policieswww.lsi.com/channel/products 81set on the Create Disk Array screen in 3BM and the Controller Settings page in 3DM 2.Some a

Configuring Your Controller82 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0To view controller polices in 3BMYou can also view

Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Supportwww.lsi.com/channel/products 83To enable Auto Rebuild through 3DM 21 Choose Management > Controller Settin

Configuring Your Controller84 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0then the carve size will be applied to the remainde

Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Supportwww.lsi.com/channel/products 85Figure 36. Show Auto-Carve policy in 3BM2 Create a new unit or migrate an exi

Configuring Your Controller86 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carvi

Viewing Information About a Phywww.lsi.com/channel/products 87 To enable o