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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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... 33. Figure 35. Figure 36. Figure 39. 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 Configuration Main Display...
... 33. Figure 35. Figure 36. Figure 39. 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 Configuration Main Display...
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Figure 46. Figure 48. Figure 41. Figure 47. 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 43. Figure 45. Figure 44. 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 49.
Figure 46. Figure 48. Figure 41. Figure 47. 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 43. Figure 45. Figure 44. 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 49.
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... / 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 To ensure your personal safety and protect your RAID data storage and management system. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your...
... / 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 To ensure your personal safety and protect your RAID data storage and management system. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your...
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...SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. 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 Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ...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. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Serial...
...SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. 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 Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ...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. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Serial...
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... not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per port) ■ 3ware installation media 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...
... not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per port) ■ 3ware installation media 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...
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...save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-class or serverclass CPU whose bus complies...Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. Drives must meet UltraATA-133 or UltraATA-100 standards, but may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers... cords until you have replaced the covers. The ATA RAID Controller may be used . For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. PCI-X ...
...save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-class or serverclass CPU whose bus complies...Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. Drives must meet UltraATA-133 or UltraATA-100 standards, but may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers... cords until you have replaced the covers. The ATA RAID Controller may be used . For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. PCI-X ...
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...not be mated carefully without bending any pin, contact, lead or component on the ATA RAID Controller. Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. ■... keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from inserting them upside-down. ■... Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your computer is aligned with its slot on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its internal parts are...
...not be mated carefully without bending any pin, contact, lead or component on the ATA RAID Controller. Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. ■... keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from inserting them upside-down. ■... Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your computer is aligned with its slot on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its internal parts are...
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... email and audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array activities. ... bus architecture of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due to make the data available. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
... email and audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array activities. ... bus architecture of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due to make the data available. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
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... 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because they can exist on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use...
... 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because they can exist on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use...
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.... Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Parity information is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. You can tolerate the loss of disks; RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive ×...
.... Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Parity information is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. You can tolerate the loss of disks; RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive ×...
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...), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. This performance improvement is checked on the RAID controller. Note: R5 Fusion is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random transactions. S.M.A.R.T. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating, deleting...
...), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. This performance improvement is checked on the RAID controller. Note: R5 Fusion is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random transactions. S.M.A.R.T. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating, deleting...
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... is pressed (See page 155). This forces the drive firmware to the system clock. Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is not affected by changes to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is returned at BIOS time or 3DM Disk Management Utility...
... is pressed (See page 155). This forces the drive firmware to the system clock. Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is not affected by changes to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is returned at BIOS time or 3DM Disk Management Utility...
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Step 1. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Slots closest to the type of the controller. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot...
Step 1. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Slots closest to the type of the controller. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot...
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... disk should be reconnected to the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is followed. 5 Remove the screw in personal injury or damage to ...Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 Preserving the port order of how the other drives are part of the old ATA RAID Controller and set it as your boot disk is connected to the ATA RAID Controller and you intend to port 0 ...
... disk should be reconnected to the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is followed. 5 Remove the screw in personal injury or damage to ...Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 Preserving the port order of how the other drives are part of the old ATA RAID Controller and set it as your boot disk is connected to the ATA RAID Controller and you intend to port 0 ...
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... cables supplied with the product to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". Reusing interface cables is not recommended. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are...
... cables supplied with the product to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". Reusing interface cables is not recommended. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are...
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...12 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller so that the colored line is toward the front edge (near the bracket) of the controller. For 2 and 4 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller cable so that the colored line is toward the top edge of the controller... into place. pin, 80-conductor ribbon cables. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 1 If the computer is running, shut ...RAID Controller after you want to fit the ATA RAID Con- Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- www.3ware...
...12 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller so that the colored line is toward the front edge (near the bracket) of the controller. For 2 and 4 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller cable so that the colored line is toward the top edge of the controller... into place. pin, 80-conductor ribbon cables. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 1 If the computer is running, shut ...RAID Controller after you want to fit the ATA RAID Con- Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- www.3ware...