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Install and run 3DM disk management utility, Materials required, Create disk arrays

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Linux Installation this is complete in order to use the RAID 5 array immediately. Once booted to the operating system, the RAID 5 array goes into initialization mode after a delay of up to ten minutes. The advantage of this procedure is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately, but it will not be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete. The disadvantage of this is that it takes longer for the array to become fully redundant, because it takes longer to initialize an array than it does to write zeroes to the array. Install and run 3DM disk management utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. If you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to the 3ware CLI User Guide. Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to create a 3ware Linux Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM. Please refer to the "Readme.txt" file on the 3ware CD-ROM for directions.) Create disk arrays Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Install the 3ware driver Notes: In the instructions below: refers to the kernel version (i.e. 2.4.18-4GB, etc.) Check 3ware's website for supported versions. 1 Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following line: INITRD_MODULES="3w-xxxx" 70 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide

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Linux Installation
70
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
this is complete in order to use the RAID 5 array immediately. Once booted to
the operating system, the RAID 5 array goes into initialization mode after a
delay of up to ten minutes. The advantage of this procedure is that the RAID 5
array can be used immediately, but it will not be fault tolerant until the initial-
ization is complete. The disadvantage of this is that it takes longer for the
array to become fully redundant, because it takes longer to initialize an array
than it does to write zeroes to the array.
Install and run 3DM disk management utility
Refer to the
3DM Disk Management Utility
chapter. If you are using the
3ware Command Line Interface, refer to the 3ware CLI User Guide.
Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that
boot from a different device
Materials required:
■
3ware CD-ROM
(You will be required to create a 3ware Linux Driver Installation
Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM. Please refer
to the “Readme.txt” file on the 3ware CD-ROM for directions.)
Create disk arrays
Refer to the
3ware Hardware Installation
and
3ware Disk Array
Configuration Utility
chapters.
Install the 3ware driver
Notes:
In the instructions below:
<kernel string> refers to the kernel version (i.e. 2.4.18-4GB, etc.)
Check 3ware’s website for supported versions.
1
Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following
line:
INITRD_MODULES=”3w-xxxx”