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... build 47 Continue with Windows installation 47 Reboot the machine 48 RAID array initialization 48 Install the 3DM disk management utility 49 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device . 49 Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array initialization 50 Install the 3DM disk management utility 51 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller . 52 Updating the 3ware driver 52 Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver 54 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install...
... build 47 Continue with Windows installation 47 Reboot the machine 48 RAID array initialization 48 Install the 3DM disk management utility 49 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device . 49 Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array initialization 50 Install the 3DM disk management utility 51 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller . 52 Updating the 3ware driver 52 Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver 54 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install...
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... in Use 39 Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use 40 Continue on Source Error Example 41 Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 53 Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen 54 Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 Select a Device Driver 55 Install From Disk 56 Select a Device Driver 56 Start Device Driver Installation 57 Digital Signature Not Found 57 Final driver installation screen 58 3DM Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display...
... in Use 39 Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use 40 Continue on Source Error Example 41 Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 53 Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen 54 Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 Select a Device Driver 55 Install From Disk 56 Select a Device Driver 56 Start Device Driver Installation 57 Digital Signature Not Found 57 Final driver installation screen 58 3DM Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display...
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Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Before You Begin ■ BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12 are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz. ■ 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506...
Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Before You Begin ■ BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12 are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz. ■ 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506...
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... ■ SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for network management of array activities. Any drive failure makes that drive unavailable and the rest of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due to arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring...
... ■ SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for network management of array activities. Any drive failure makes that drive unavailable and the rest of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due to arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring...
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... the SMART RETURN STATUS command. This forces the drive firmware to the 3ware controller. These commands are only issued when the 'Download Error Log' button on the 3DM Alarms page is not affected by changes to replace a failed drive in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter for media errors on any disk drive connected to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Refer to monitor the controller and maintain the ATA RAID arrays and drives locally...
... the SMART RETURN STATUS command. This forces the drive firmware to the 3ware controller. These commands are only issued when the 'Download Error Log' button on the 3DM Alarms page is not affected by changes to replace a failed drive in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter for media errors on any disk drive connected to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Refer to monitor the controller and maintain the ATA RAID arrays and drives locally...
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... SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. Slots closest to the type of the controller. Windows d(or letter of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of installation and the operating system. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Install 3DM Install 3DM for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. www.3ware.com...
... SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. Slots closest to the type of the controller. Windows d(or letter of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of installation and the operating system. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Install 3DM Install 3DM for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. www.3ware.com...
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... : Installing a drive to a Windows 2000/XP/2003 system with a new version of the controller (page 52). www.3ware.com 45 If you are installing an additional drive to an existing ATA RAID controller (page 46). If you are installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller on a system that already has the operating system installed on systems that boot from another ATA RAID controller, follow the instructions in : Installing the ATA RAID controller on a unit connected to the Hardware Installation section. Use your system's Setup utility...
... : Installing a drive to a Windows 2000/XP/2003 system with a new version of the controller (page 52). www.3ware.com 45 If you are installing an additional drive to an existing ATA RAID controller (page 46). If you are installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller on a system that already has the operating system installed on systems that boot from another ATA RAID controller, follow the instructions in : Installing the ATA RAID controller on a unit connected to the Hardware Installation section. Use your system's Setup utility...
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... log in as a system administrator. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or disks using the Administrative Tools from the Start menu: a Choose Computer Management from the Administrative Tools menu. b Select Storage. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or independent disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows...
... log in as a system administrator. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or disks using the Administrative Tools from the Start menu: a Choose Computer Management from the Administrative Tools menu. b Select Storage. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or independent disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows...
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... to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" appears at this point.There are no instructions after installing the driver that are specific to manually specify and adapter..." Installing with the initial operating system build 1 Boot from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for Windows at the appropriate Service Pack level. Windows 2000 must be at SP3 or newer; Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows...
... to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" appears at this point.There are no instructions after installing the driver that are specific to manually specify and adapter..." Installing with the initial operating system build 1 Boot from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for Windows at the appropriate Service Pack level. Windows 2000 must be at SP3 or newer; Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows...
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... screen, followed immediately by writing zeroes to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk... b Choose Computer Management from the Start menu. c Select Storage. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation When prompted to all array members. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one drive (or set of the array is complete. Reboot the machine Log in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification.
... screen, followed immediately by writing zeroes to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk... b Choose Computer Management from the Start menu. c Select Storage. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation When prompted to all array members. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one drive (or set of the array is complete. Reboot the machine Log in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification.
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... Device Manager tab. 6 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 7 Locate and double-click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the driver has been installed first. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 2 Log...
... Device Manager tab. 6 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 7 Locate and double-click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the driver has been installed first. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 2 Log...
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... appears type expert at the boot prompt. Red Hat Linux Installation Create disk arrays Refer to a www.3ware.com 63 If your driver disk. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is larger than 1 TByte. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Boot with full performance when created. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for what type of...
... appears type expert at the boot prompt. Red Hat Linux Installation Create disk arrays Refer to a www.3ware.com 63 If your driver disk. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is larger than 1 TByte. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Boot with full performance when created. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for what type of...
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... the other drive (or set of drives). The disadvantage of this is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately, but it does to write zeroes to the array. Install the 3ware driver Note: In the instructions below, refers to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. When you need to type the kernel string, you are multiple kernels). 1 Type: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy 64 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage...
... the other drive (or set of drives). The disadvantage of this is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately, but it does to write zeroes to the array. Install the 3ware driver Note: In the instructions below, refers to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. When you need to type the kernel string, you are multiple kernels). 1 Type: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy 64 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage...
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....) 68 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to how you are installing the ATA RAID controller on a system that boot from a different device (page 70). SuSE Linux Installation Note: Release 7.7 of the 3ware code set the boot order according to the 3ware CLI User Guide. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 (page 68). Use your operating system. If you install your system's Setup utility to set (including firmware, driver, and 3DM) supports SuSE versions 8.1 and...
....) 68 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to how you are installing the ATA RAID controller on a system that boot from a different device (page 70). SuSE Linux Installation Note: Release 7.7 of the 3ware code set the boot order according to the 3ware CLI User Guide. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 (page 68). Use your operating system. If you install your system's Setup utility to set (including firmware, driver, and 3DM) supports SuSE versions 8.1 and...
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... the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. You will need to be reconnected. Boot with full performance when created. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to perform the installation using the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as a boot device. SuSE Linux Installation ■ SuSE Linux Installation CD-ROM/DVD Note: We have tested systems where an IDE drive connected to the motherboard interfered with full performance when created. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array...
... the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. You will need to be reconnected. Boot with full performance when created. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to perform the installation using the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as a boot device. SuSE Linux Installation ■ SuSE Linux Installation CD-ROM/DVD Note: We have tested systems where an IDE drive connected to the motherboard interfered with full performance when created. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array...
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... 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 directions.) Create disk arrays Refer to the "Readme.txt" file on the 3ware CD-ROM 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 The advantage of this is complete. Installing the ATA RAID controller...
... 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 directions.) Create disk arrays Refer to the "Readme.txt" file on the 3ware CD-ROM 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 The advantage of this is complete. Installing the ATA RAID controller...
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... download the FreeBSD driver from the FreeBSD CD-ROM disk. The steps below describe this process. Boot with the current ones and then rebuild the kernel. 1 Run the FreeBSD installation and reboot. FreeBSD Installation Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. This driver needs to arrays larger than 1 TByte, check to make sure that the version of FreeBSD cannot boot to be replaced. You can boot...
... download the FreeBSD driver from the FreeBSD CD-ROM disk. The steps below describe this process. Boot with the current ones and then rebuild the kernel. 1 Run the FreeBSD installation and reboot. FreeBSD Installation Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. This driver needs to arrays larger than 1 TByte, check to make sure that the version of FreeBSD cannot boot to be replaced. You can boot...
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... missing disk and replace it to the ATA RAID controller. Check that both the power and ATA cables are connected properly and that is installed. To operate properly the ATA RAID controller requires that creating or deleting a disk array overwrites any existing data on ? Q7: An array shows up when booting after a 3ware card is not in the boot order. ■ If your operating system was configured without problems, but not all properly jumpered. Remember that drives be unusable. Troubleshooting: Problems...
... missing disk and replace it to the ATA RAID controller. Check that both the power and ATA cables are connected properly and that is installed. To operate properly the ATA RAID controller requires that creating or deleting a disk array overwrites any existing data on ? Q7: An array shows up when booting after a 3ware card is not in the boot order. ■ If your operating system was configured without problems, but not all properly jumpered. Remember that drives be unusable. Troubleshooting: Problems...
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... modifying 36 verifying 37 Disk Array Configuration Utility 98 Disk Arrays, listed in BIOS 30 Disk Druid partitioning utility 98 Download Error Log 87 drive adding a new one to a controller 46 Drive Configuration Block (DCB) 105 drive status connector 18, 21 Drive types 4 drivers installing under Linux 63 installing under Windows 49 updating under Windows 52 upgrading 54 Dynamic Sector Repair 13, 104 E Escalade 7 European Community Conformity 110 Extended Error Log 87 F FCC 109 Force Continue on Rebuild 93 FreeBSD Installation 73 H Hardware Installation 17 hot spare 27, 36 www.3ware.com 115
... modifying 36 verifying 37 Disk Array Configuration Utility 98 Disk Arrays, listed in BIOS 30 Disk Druid partitioning utility 98 Download Error Log 87 drive adding a new one to a controller 46 Drive Configuration Block (DCB) 105 drive status connector 18, 21 Drive types 4 drivers installing under Linux 63 installing under Windows 49 updating under Windows 52 upgrading 54 Dynamic Sector Repair 13, 104 E Escalade 7 European Community Conformity 110 Extended Error Log 87 F FCC 109 Force Continue on Rebuild 93 FreeBSD Installation 73 H Hardware Installation 17 hot spare 27, 36 www.3ware.com 115
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... mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller with multi-lane internal connectors 24 SMART 11, 87, 103 Staggered Spin Up 12 status connector for drive (LED) 18, 21 stripe size, selecting 34 System requirements 4 T Technical Support 111 Tools required 4 Troubleshooting 97 TwinStor 11 U Ultra DMA protocol 104 uninstalling 3DM 83 upgrading the 3ware driver 54 116 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller with multi-lane internal connectors 24 SMART 11, 87, 103 Staggered Spin Up 12 status connector for drive (LED) 18, 21 stripe size, selecting 34 System requirements 4 T Technical Support 111 Tools required 4 Troubleshooting 97 TwinStor 11 U Ultra DMA protocol 104 uninstalling 3DM 83 upgrading the 3ware driver 54 116 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide