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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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...3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in any form by any commitment to update the information contained herein. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware..., Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and...
...3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in any form by any commitment to update the information contained herein. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware..., Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and...
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... 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 20 Installing...
... 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 20 Installing...
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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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... 4. Figure 16. Figure 30. Figure 38. 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...
... 4. Figure 16. Figure 30. Figure 38. 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...
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Figure 43. Figure 49. 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 46. Figure 42. Figure 48. Figure 45. 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 41.
Figure 43. Figure 49. 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 46. Figure 42. Figure 48. Figure 45. 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 41.
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... ■ 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. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller.
... ■ 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. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller.
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...-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
...-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... parallel drives is missing any of using the controller 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. See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or contact sales@3ware.com for command and data transfers, S.M.A.R.T. CRC protection...
... parallel drives is missing any of using the controller 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. See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or contact sales@3ware.com for command and data transfers, S.M.A.R.T. CRC protection...
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... four, eight, or twelve IDE/ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. The ATA RAID Controller may be used in a 64-bit PCI slot for best performance. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing the protective covers of the ... Required ■ An ESD grounding strap or mat ■ Standard hand tools to open 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 with PCI 2.2 standards, and a PCI slot that meets the...
... four, eight, or twelve IDE/ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. The ATA RAID Controller may be used in a 64-bit PCI slot for best performance. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing the protective covers of the ... Required ■ An ESD grounding strap or mat ■ Standard hand tools to open 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 with PCI 2.2 standards, and a PCI slot that meets the...
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... them upside-down. ■ Interface cables are properly grounded. ■ Handle the ATA RAID Controller by its edges or by the black rail and metal bracket at its two ends. ...or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its slot on the ATA RAID Controller. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed...are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from fans or heat sinks in ...
... them upside-down. ■ Interface cables are properly grounded. ■ Handle the ATA RAID Controller by its edges or by the black rail and metal bracket at its two ends. ...or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its slot on the ATA RAID Controller. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed...are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from fans or heat sinks in ...
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... 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. In addition, 3ware has implemented Advanced Data Protection (ADP) features that...
... 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. In addition, 3ware has implemented Advanced Data Protection (ADP) features that...
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... on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to-point performance benefits of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to increase your disk array concatenates each drive's capacity into one large volume. Based on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade...
... on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to-point performance benefits of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to increase your disk array concatenates each drive's capacity into one large volume. Based on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade...
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... on -the-fly". from 66.7% for 3 drives to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. Introduction array using a two tier structure. You can tolerate ...the loss of drives). The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
... on -the-fly". from 66.7% for 3 drives to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. Introduction array using a two tier structure. You can tolerate ...the loss of drives). The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
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... Features register equal to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. 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, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. S.M.A.R.T. RAID 5 0 parity A1 A2 A3 A4 A Blocks B0 1 parity B2 B3...
... Features register equal to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. 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, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. S.M.A.R.T. RAID 5 0 parity A1 A2 A3 A4 A Blocks B0 1 parity B2 B3...
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... the 3DM Alarms page. Hot swap is pressed (See page 155). This feature is logged to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This is repeated every 24 hours that support this power management state. This forces the drive firmware to the 3DM Alarms page. If ...
... the 3DM Alarms page. Hot swap is pressed (See page 155). This feature is logged to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This is repeated every 24 hours that support this power management state. This forces the drive firmware to the 3DM Alarms page. If ...
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... the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from Run... www.3ware.com 15 Slots closest to the type of the controller. Install 3DM Install 3DM for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated...
... the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from Run... www.3ware.com 15 Slots closest to the type of the controller. Install 3DM Install 3DM for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated...
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...3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. However, it is followed. 5 Remove the screw in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. Failing to do so may result in your computer or the Escalade... ATA RAID Controller. This disk should be reconnected to your system. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is unimportant, even if the disks are part of ...
...3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. However, it is followed. 5 Remove the screw in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. Failing to do so may result in your computer or the Escalade... ATA RAID Controller. This disk should be reconnected to your system. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is unimportant, even if the disks are part of ...
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... the product to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to either pins 1 and 2 or pins 3 and 4. 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...
... the product to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to either pins 1 and 2 or pins 3 and 4. 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...