3ware RAID Managment

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Overview

System76 servers typically include 3ware hardware based RAID controllers. This article describes how to install and configure 3ware RAID management dan del piano tools on Ubuntu Server 32bit and 64bit.

Directions

Download and Install 3ware's 3dm2 Software

Copy and paste each line into the terminal. Follow the on screen prompts when asked to create an SSL certificate.

32 bit instructions

sudo apt-get install openssl
wget http://jonas.genannt.name/debian/pool/restricted/3/3ware-3dm2-binary/3ware-3dm2-binary_9.5.2-1duo1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i 3ware-3dm2-binary_9.5.0-1duo1_i386.deb

64 bit

sudo apt-get install openssl
wget http://jonas.genannt.name/debian/pool/restricted/3/3ware-3dm2-binary/3ware-3dm2-binary_9.5.2-1duo1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i 3ware-3dm2-binary_9.5.0-1duo1_amd64.deb

Configure the 3dm2 Software

The 3dm2 configuration file is located at /etc/3dm2/3dm2.conf. The following command opens the file in the "nano" text editor.

sudo nano /etc/3dm2/3dm2.conf

Port 888
EmailEnable 1
EmailSender root
EmailServer localhost
EmailServerLogin
EmailServerPasswd
EmailRecipient root
EmailSeverity 3
ROpwd twOmwmsK8lKk2    #DO NOT CHANGE (ENCRYPTED PASSWORD)
ADMINpwd twOmwmsK8lKk2 #DO NOT CHANGE (ENCRYPTED PASSWORD)
RemoteAccess 1         #CHANGE from 0 to 1 to enable remote access
Language 0
Logger 0
Refresh 5
BGRate 3
MsgPath /usr/share/3dm2/msg
imgPath /etc/3dm2
Help /usr/share/3dm2/help
OEM 0
AutoLogout 30
CommandLog 1

Restart the 3dm2 service

sudo /etc/init.d/3dm2 restart

Log In

Point your browser to https://$SERVER_IP_ADDRESS:888/ to administer your 3ware RAID. Firefox may present a "Secure Connection Failed" page. This is caused by the "self signed" SSL certificate 3dm2 creates. Click "Or you can add an exception…" to add the certificate to Firefox.

The password for both the "User" and "Admin" account is "3ware". You can change the passwords from the web interface.

Configure Email Notification

Configure email notification from the "3DM 2 Settings" page of the web interface. You can use your ISP or install a SMTP server on the local machine. Run the following command to install an SMTP server on the local machine:

sudo apt-get install sendmail