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Table of Contents About this Guide v Conventions Used in This Guide v About the 3ware RAID Controller 1 Product Features 1 What's New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers 2 System Requirements 2 Package Contents 4 Installation Overview 5 Installing the Hardware 7 Before You Begin 8 Installation Considerations 8 What You Need: Tools and Equipment 10 Safety Factors 10 Personal Safety 10 Protecting Equipment and Data 10 Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller 12 To connect serial cables to the controller 16 To install the controller in the computer 17 To connect the interface cables to the drives 18 Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors 19 To connect the multi-lane cables 20 To install the controller in the computer 21 To install the drives 21 Finishing Up 22 Check your Installation and Close the Case 22 Configure your RAID Arrays 22 Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller 23 Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller 24 Configuring Units 27 Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels 28 Other Important Concepts 31 Determining What RAID Level to Use 31 www.3ware.com i

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About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
About the 3ware RAID Controller
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the Hardware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
What You Need: Tools and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safety Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Personal Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Protecting Equipment and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
To connect serial cables to the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
To install the controller in the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
To connect the interface cables to the drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller
with Multi-lane Internal Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
To connect the multi-lane cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
To install the controller in the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
To install the drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Finishing Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Check your Installation and Close the Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configure your RAID Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller. . . . . . . . . . . 23
Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring Units
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Other Important Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Determining What RAID Level to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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