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User Guide Escalade® ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 Series and Release 7.7.x of the 3ware Software PN 900-0041-00 December, 2003
User Guide Escalade® ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 Series and Release 7.7.x of the 3ware Software PN 900-0041-00 December, 2003
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... 11 Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity . . . 12 Quick Installation Guide 14 3ware Hardware Installation 17 To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 17 Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller 18 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 18 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 19 Connect the drives to the interface cables...
... 11 Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity . . . 12 Quick Installation Guide 14 3ware Hardware Installation 17 To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 17 Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller 18 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 18 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 19 Connect the drives to the interface cables...
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... 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 the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller 59 Reboot the machine 59 Install the 3DM disk management utility 59 Linux...
... 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 the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller 59 Reboot the machine 59 Install the 3DM disk management utility 59 Linux...
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... Figure 1. Figure 5. Figure 9. Figure 12. Figure 18. Figure 22. Figure 37. RAID 0 Configuration Example 9 RAID 1 Configuration Example 9 RAID 10 Configuration Example 10 RAID 5 Configuration Example 11 8-Port Escalade 750x-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 18 12-Port Escalade 850x-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . 21 12-Port Escalade 8506-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . 24 Multi-lane Cable (InfiniBand 4x, SFF-8470 24 3ware BIOS Tool 29 Disk Array...
... Figure 1. Figure 5. Figure 9. Figure 12. Figure 18. Figure 22. Figure 37. RAID 0 Configuration Example 9 RAID 1 Configuration Example 9 RAID 10 Configuration Example 10 RAID 5 Configuration Example 11 8-Port Escalade 750x-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 18 12-Port Escalade 850x-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . 21 12-Port Escalade 8506-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . 24 Multi-lane Cable (InfiniBand 4x, SFF-8470 24 3ware BIOS Tool 29 Disk Array...
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Figure 45. Figure 49. Figure 41. Figure 43. Figure 47. Figure 48. Figure 50. 3DM Settings Display 89 3DM Administrator Login Display 90 3DM User Login Display 91 3DM Configure Display 92 3DM Help Display 95 Installation or Removal Dialog Box 99 A Warning for All Software Removal Requests 99 Confirmation of Figures Figure 40. Figure 42. Figure 44. Figure 46. List of Successful Software Removal 99 Administrator Privileges Required Warning 99 Firmware Upgrade Requirement Warning 100 System Reboot Request 100 vi 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Figure 45. Figure 49. Figure 41. Figure 43. Figure 47. Figure 48. Figure 50. 3DM Settings Display 89 3DM Administrator Login Display 90 3DM User Login Display 91 3DM Configure Display 92 3DM Help Display 95 Installation or Removal Dialog Box 99 A Warning for All Software Removal Requests 99 Confirmation of Figures Figure 40. Figure 42. Figure 44. Figure 46. List of Successful Software Removal 99 Administrator Privileges Required Warning 99 Firmware Upgrade Requirement Warning 100 System Reboot Request 100 vi 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100 ■ ...9632; 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz ■ 7506-4LP, 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 This user guide gives simple,...
... To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100 ■ ...9632; 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz ■ 7506-4LP, 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 This user guide gives simple,...
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... XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Monitoring, Dynamic..., Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family The Escalade 8000 Serial ATA family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows ...
... XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Monitoring, Dynamic..., Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family The Escalade 8000 Serial ATA family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows ...
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..., Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used with the following : 3DM, Drivers and Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller in conjunction. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media with either serial or parallel drives.
..., Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used with the following : 3DM, Drivers and Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller in conjunction. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media with either serial or parallel drives.
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...the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing the protective covers of any capacity or physical form factor. The ATA RAID Controller ...up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The controllers can also be used . Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing... and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-...
...the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing the protective covers of any capacity or physical form factor. The ATA RAID Controller ...up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The controllers can also be used . Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing... and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-...
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Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be crimped or pinched. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any internal part unnecessarily. ...9632; Always wear a grounded strap or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pins. www.3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its slot on the ...
Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be crimped or pinched. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any internal part unnecessarily. ...9632; Always wear a grounded strap or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pins. www.3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its slot on the ...
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... the drives from one drive may use the bus at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp, and described in 3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a single drive failure can bring...
... the drives from one drive may use the bus at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp, and described in 3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a single drive failure can bring...
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..., 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from 2 to 12 Serial ATA drives. These cards provide the highest level of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to SCSI. and RAID 5 arrays for robust data protection ■ S.M.A.R.T. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers...
..., 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from 2 to 12 Serial ATA drives. These cards provide the highest level of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to SCSI. and RAID 5 arrays for robust data protection ■ S.M.A.R.T. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers...
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... 3. This avoids throughput loss due to 87.5% for the parity drive. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of RAID 4. Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: BIOS will reject the creation of disks; Parity information...
... 3. This avoids throughput loss due to 87.5% for the parity drive. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of RAID 4. Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: BIOS will reject the creation of disks; Parity information...
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... Array Configuration Utility chapter. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. This 24 hour wait period is powered up. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to prevent impending disk crashes. Refer to only the first...
... Array Configuration Utility chapter. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. This 24 hour wait period is powered up. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to prevent impending disk crashes. Refer to only the first...
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...are not required to install any software on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must have access to the 3ware controller. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of it. To remotely access 3DM, you are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for redundant...staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on your system but you to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If none of the Error Log, starting after power-down and power-up and must use the...
...are not required to install any software on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must have access to the 3ware controller. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of it. To remotely access 3DM, you are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for redundant...staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on your system but you to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If none of the Error Log, starting after power-down and power-up and must use the...
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.... Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Step 3. Step 1. Step 2. 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...
.... Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Step 3. Step 1. Step 2. 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...
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This disk should be reconnected to port 0 on the controller. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is followed. 5 Remove the screw in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. However, it is recommended that completely describes personal and system precautions. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation...
This disk should be reconnected to port 0 on the controller. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is followed. 5 Remove the screw in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. However, it is recommended that completely describes personal and system precautions. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation...
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... 3 and 4. Reusing interface cables is not recommended. 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the cables from the ATA RAID Controller and discard. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Ports: 65 4 7 3 21 0 0 Serial Number (on plate) Figure 5. 8-Port Escalade 750x-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout Note: The LED drive status connector, if...
... 3 and 4. Reusing interface cables is not recommended. 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the cables from the ATA RAID Controller and discard. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Ports: 65 4 7 3 21 0 0 Serial Number (on plate) Figure 5. 8-Port Escalade 750x-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout Note: The LED drive status connector, if...
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... install the ATA RAID Controller next to the architecture of the controller card. www.3ware.com 19 Mate the connectors carefully without bending any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer ... if you have seated it down. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- In our laboratories, we have color coded ends. For 8 and 12 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller so that the slots closest to use for the slot....
... install the ATA RAID Controller next to the architecture of the controller card. www.3ware.com 19 Mate the connectors carefully without bending any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer ... if you have seated it down. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- In our laboratories, we have color coded ends. For 8 and 12 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller so that the slots closest to use for the slot....