<> = Configuring RAID array during boot = == Launching RAID BIOS controller 3BM == Boot the system, wait till list of installed SATA drives appears and then press simultaneously the keys "Alt" and "3". == Delivered/installed configuration == All six drives build a 1.45 TB '''RAID 5''' array. No change is done. == INFO output == No Battery Backup Unit present! {{{ BIOS Version: BE9X 3.01.00.024 Bus.Dev.Fun> 02.01.0 Slot# 4 BaseIO: AC00 FW Version: FE9X 3.01.01.028 Monitor Version: BL9X 3.01.00.006 Model: 9550SX-8LP Serial Number: L20805B5500644 Onboard Memory size: 112 MB PCB Assembly Version: Rev 032 A-Chip Version: 1.70 P-Chip Version: 1.60 PCI Bus Speed: 66 MHz }}} = Installing 3ware RAID utilities = Insert 3ware CDROM and run ''autorun'' script. If it doesn't start automatically type {{{ /media/3wareCD/autorun }}} Select ''Install 3DM2''.<
> Web port address is 888. To install the command line tool type {{{ cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/linux/x86_64/tw_cli /usr/sbin cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_sched /usr/sbin mkdir /usr/local/doc/tw_cli cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_cli.8.html /usr/local/doc/tw_cli cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_cli.8.nroff /usr/local/doc/tw_cli cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_sched.8.html /usr/local/doc/tw_cli cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_sched.8.nroff /usr/local/doc/tw_cli }}} = Using 3ware RAID utilities = To use the 3DM2 package web interface type {{{ firefox http://localhost:888/ }}} The current setup only allows local access so you must login at ''pacs5'' first. The password for both the ''user'' and the ''administrator'' account are the same as for the ''pacsraid'' RAID array. To use the 3ware RAID command line tool type {{{ tw_cli # or /sbin/tw_cli }}} To get help about the command line tool type {{{ firefox /usr/local/doc/tw_cli/tw_cli.8.html }}} = Alarms = All info, warning and error messages are send as email to * Harald * Ekki * Erich The ''sender'' header line is set to '''pacs5-raid'''.