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...37 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array 40 Windows Installation 45 Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller 46 Boot the machine 46 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 47 Create disk arrays 47 ...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...
...37 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array 40 Windows Installation 45 Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller 46 Boot the machine 46 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 47 Create disk arrays 47 ...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...
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... 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation 80 Installing 3DM for Windows 2000/XP/2003 80 Linux Installation 81 Uninstalling 3DM 83 Checking Array Status 84 ... display messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B.
... 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation 80 Installing 3DM for Windows 2000/XP/2003 80 Linux Installation 81 Uninstalling 3DM 83 Checking Array Status 84 ... display messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B.
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... Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Before You Begin ■ BIOS. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux...
... Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Before You Begin ■ BIOS. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux...
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...audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. In ADP Level-1, all drive commands are ... 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. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 ...
...audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. In ADP Level-1, all drive commands are ... 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. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 ...
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... installing the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Windows d(or letter of the controller. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics...
... installing the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Windows d(or letter of the controller. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics...
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... disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive...Windows 2000. b Select Storage. c Select Disk Management. 4 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive. 5 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The driver...
... disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive...Windows 2000. b Select Storage. c Select Disk Management. 4 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive. 5 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The driver...
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... this point.There are specific to 3ware. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Materials required: ■ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and...
... this point.There are specific to 3ware. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Materials required: ■ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and...
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...arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. Initialization results in the BIOS, it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the array to become fully redundant, ... After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in order to use with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to all array members....
...arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. Initialization results in the BIOS, it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the array to become fully redundant, ... After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in order to use with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to all array members....
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... the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. Continue to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Install the 3ware driver As a Plug and Play device, Windows 2000/XP/2003 recognizes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard which guides you in installing the 3ware driver (see Figure 24). Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems...
... the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. Continue to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Install the 3ware driver As a Plug and Play device, Windows 2000/XP/2003 recognizes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard which guides you in installing the 3ware driver (see Figure 24). Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems...
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... dialog box. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to use the RAID 5 array immediately. Once booted to ten minutes. Continue with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then...it takes longer for use with full performance when created. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide In RAID 10 arrays, data from one disk (the disk on -screen to create a volume and to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk...
... dialog box. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to use the RAID 5 array immediately. Once booted to ten minutes. Continue with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then...it takes longer for use with full performance when created. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide In RAID 10 arrays, data from one disk (the disk on -screen to create a volume and to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk...
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... the Control Panel win- 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. Note: Upgrading to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for...
... the Control Panel win- 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. Note: Upgrading to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for...
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Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Then click Next and follow the instructions. Figure 27. Windows Installation Figure 26. Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver 1 When you reach the Upgrade Device Driver screen shown in Figure 27, make sure to select "Display a list of known drivers for this device, so that I can choose a specific driver."
Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Then click Next and follow the instructions. Figure 27. Windows Installation Figure 26. Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver 1 When you reach the Upgrade Device Driver screen shown in Figure 27, make sure to select "Display a list of known drivers for this device, so that I can choose a specific driver."
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... CD drive is drive D and you are using Windows 2000, the path will be : D:\win2k. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. Select a Device Driver 3 When the Install from Disk (Figure 29) dialog appears, insert the 3ware driver installation diskette or the 3ware CD-ROM and type the correct path name in...
... CD drive is drive D and you are using Windows 2000, the path will be : D:\win2k. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. Select a Device Driver 3 When the Install from Disk (Figure 29) dialog appears, insert the 3ware driver installation diskette or the 3ware CD-ROM and type the correct path name in...
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Figure 30. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be sure to highlight it. Click on Next. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful.
Figure 30. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be sure to highlight it. Click on Next. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful.
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Windows Installation Figure 33. Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Windows Installation Figure 33. Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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...Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. Appendix A. Compliance and Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. is in ...drivers, please refer to our WEB site at nearly the same time as their release to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for current certification information. However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware....
...Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. Appendix A. Compliance and Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. is in ...drivers, please refer to our WEB site at nearly the same time as their release to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for current certification information. However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware....
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...rebuild of mirrored or RAID 5 array 43 Available...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...
...rebuild of mirrored or RAID 5 array 43 Available...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...
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... 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...
... 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...