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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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No part of this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this... any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware, Inc. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are property of 3ware, Inc. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of their respective owners. All rights ...
No part of this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this... any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware, Inc. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are property of 3ware, Inc. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of their respective owners. All rights ...
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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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... 37. Figure 7. Figure 11. Figure 17. 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...
... 37. Figure 7. Figure 11. Figure 17. 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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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 48. 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 41. Figure 49. Figure 42. 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 48. 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 41. Figure 49. Figure 42. Figure 47.
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... 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. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. The information in this ...64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. To ensure your personal safety and protect your equipment and data, carefully read...
... 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. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. The information in this ...64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. To ensure your personal safety and protect your equipment and data, carefully read...
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... Swap, 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. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Before You...
... Swap, 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. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Before You...
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..., Hot Swap, Hot Spare, 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. You will need to -serial converter must be used...
..., Hot Swap, Hot Spare, 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. You will need to -serial converter must be used...
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...8006-2, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. Protecting Equipment and Data Back up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller...ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. The controllers can also be of any of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The ATA RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) ...
...8006-2, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. Protecting Equipment and Data Back up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller...ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. The controllers can also be of any of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The ATA RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) ...
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... flow of your system. www.3ware.com 5 Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be crimped or pinched. The connectors provided 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 the system case. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your computer is aligned with its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pin, contact, lead or component on the ...
... flow of your system. www.3ware.com 5 Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be crimped or pinched. The connectors provided 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 the system case. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your computer is aligned with its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pin, contact, lead or component on the ...
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... protect data 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...
... protect data 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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... is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These cards provide the highest level of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to -point performance benefits of Serial ATA...
... is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These cards provide the highest level of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to -point performance benefits of Serial ATA...
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...is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. In addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with the parity of disks; Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The two mirrored arrays are achieved by ...leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. RAID 10 Configuration Example RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high...
...is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. In addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with the parity of disks; Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The two mirrored arrays are achieved by ...leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. RAID 10 Configuration Example RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high...
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...It allows you can also specify hot spares from the R5 Fusion technology. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is available only with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. RAID 5 0 parity A1 A2 A3 A4 A Blocks B0 1 parity B2 B3 B4 B Blocks C0 C1 2 parity...members, JBOD and Hot Spares). Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is checked on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller. Three SMART commands are issued: SMART RETURN STATUS (B0h with a...
...It allows you can also specify hot spares from the R5 Fusion technology. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is available only with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. RAID 5 0 parity A1 A2 A3 A4 A Blocks B0 1 parity B2 B3 B4 B Blocks C0 C1 2 parity...members, JBOD and Hot Spares). Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is checked on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller. Three SMART commands are issued: SMART RETURN STATUS (B0h with a...
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... disk drives have access to replace a failed drive in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. If none of drives. The standby power management state ... independent of a redundant array, error locations that are found and are deemed repairable are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for redundant arrays. To remotely access 3DM, you are only ... Utility in order to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... disk drives have access to replace a failed drive in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. If none of drives. The standby power management state ... independent of a redundant array, error locations that are found and are deemed repairable are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for redundant arrays. To remotely access 3DM, you are only ... Utility in order to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... number for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. 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. Step 3. in the Start menu...
... number for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. 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. Step 3. in the Start menu...
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... However, it as your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Failing to do so may result in personal injury or damage to your boot device, note or mark which physical disk is connected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware ...the end of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is unimportant, even if the disks are connected is running, shut it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 Preserving the port order of how the other...
... However, it as your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Failing to do so may result in personal injury or damage to your boot device, note or mark which physical disk is connected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware ...the end of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is unimportant, even if the disks are connected is running, shut it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 Preserving the port order of how the other...
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... 4. Reusing interface cables is not recommended. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to the ATA RAID Controller. 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. Ports: 65 4 7 3 21 0 0 Serial Number (on plate...
... 4. Reusing interface cables is not recommended. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to the ATA RAID Controller. 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. Ports: 65 4 7 3 21 0 0 Serial Number (on plate...