managing 3ware RAID card on FreeBSD

managing 3ware RAID card on FreeBSD

Command Line Version
# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/tw_cli
# make install

# tw_cli help

# tw_cli info

# tw_cli info c0

# tw_cli info c0 u0

# tw_cli /c0 show

You can also get very concise status reports:
# tw_cli info c0 u0 status

Web-based Version
# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/3dm

# make install
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't forget to edit '/usr/local/etc/3dm2/3dm2.conf'
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Visit https://bsd-fs.local:888/
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit /usr/local/etc/3dm2/3dm2.conf file
# vi /usr/local/etc/3dm2/3dm2.conf

To run 3DM2 at startup, add twdm2_enable="YES" to your /etc/rc.conf
# vi /etc/rc.conf
twdm2_enable="YES"

start 3dm
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/3dm2 start

Visit https://localhost:888/
Open up your browser and visit https://localhost:888/.

The default password is 3ware.

Note: make sure you do change the admin password right away.

Note: if you got a blank page returned, make sure you visit "https".

HOW TO ADD A HOTSPARE DRIVE TO A 3WARE ARRAY/CONTROLLER RAID5

You can add a hotspare drive to a 3ware controller using the tw_cli utility:

# tw_cli /c0 show


# tw_cli /c0 add type=spare disk=3

Note:
c0 // it is the controller.
3 // it is the port number.

# tw_cli /c0 show all

/c0 Driver Version = 3.80.06.003
/c0 Model = 9650SE-4LPML
/c0 Available Memory = 224MB
/c0 Firmware Version = FE9X 4.08.00.006
/c0 Bios Version = BE9X 4.08.00.001
/c0 Boot Loader Version = BL9X 3.08.00.001
/c0 Serial Number = L326010A9510460
/c0 PCB Version = Rev 035
/c0 PCHIP Version = 2.00
/c0 ACHIP Version = 1.90
/c0 Number of Ports = 4
/c0 Number of Drives = 4
/c0 Number of Units = 2
/c0 Total Optimal Units = 2
/c0 Not Optimal Units = 0
/c0 JBOD Export Policy = off
/c0 Disk Spinup Policy = 1
/c0 Spinup Stagger Time Policy (sec) = 1
/c0 Auto-Carving Policy = off
/c0 Auto-Carving Size = 2048 GB
/c0 Auto-Rebuild Policy = on
/c0 Rebuild Mode = Adaptive
/c0 Rebuild Rate = 1
/c0 Verify Mode = Adaptive
/c0 Verify Rate = 1
/c0 Controller Bus Type = PCIe
/c0 Controller Bus Width = 4 lanes
/c0 Controller Bus Speed = 2.5 Gbps/lane

Unit  UnitType  Status         %RCmpl  %V/I/M  Stripe  Size(GB)  Cache  AVrfy
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u0    RAID-5    OK             -       -       256K    931.303   RiW    ON
u1    SPARE     OK             -       -       -       465.753   -      OFF

VPort Status         Unit Size      Type  Phy Encl-Slot    Model
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
p0    OK             u0   465.76 GB SATA  0   -            WDC WD5001AALS-00L3
p1    OK             u0   465.76 GB SATA  1   -            WDC WD5001AALS-00L3
p2    OK             u0   465.76 GB SATA  2   -            ST3500320AS
p3    OK             u1   465.76 GB SATA  3   -            ST3500630AS