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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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... 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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.... Figure 26. Figure 29. Figure 36. 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...
.... Figure 26. Figure 29. Figure 36. 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...
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Figure 49. Figure 47. Figure 46. Figure 42. 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 44. 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 45. Figure 48.
Figure 49. Figure 47. Figure 46. Figure 42. 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 44. 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 45. Figure 48.
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...Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 The information in this manual also supports the following legacy products: 7410, 7810, 7450 (now 7500-4), 7850 (now 7500-8), and 7210 ■ True Hardware RAID. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel...12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. 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 the ...
...Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 The information in this manual also supports the following legacy products: 7410, 7810, 7450 (now 7500-4), 7850 (now 7500-8), and 7210 ■ True Hardware RAID. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel...12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. 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 the ...
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...9632; Performance. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open ..., 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. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking...
...9632; Performance. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open ..., 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. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking...
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... 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 an ESD-protective... using the Escalade Serial ATA Controller with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller with models 8506-8MI and 8506- 12MI, which have multi-lane internal controllers and require different cables. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media ...
... 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 an ESD-protective... using the Escalade Serial ATA Controller with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller with models 8506-8MI and 8506- 12MI, which have multi-lane internal controllers and require different cables. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media ...
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...ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. PCI-X slots can also be connected to up to open your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Personal Safety Warning! Do not reconnect the power cords until you have replaced the covers. Creating or deleting disk ... 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 Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install...
...ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. PCI-X slots can also be connected to up to open your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Personal Safety Warning! Do not reconnect the power cords until you have replaced the covers. Creating or deleting disk ... 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 Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install...
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Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be crimped or pinched. www.3ware.com 5 ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are fragile and must be ... or work on the motherboard before installing. 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 its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any pins. Excessive force can damage the...
Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be crimped or pinched. www.3ware.com 5 ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are fragile and must be ... or work on the motherboard before installing. 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 its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any pins. Excessive force can damage the...
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... 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. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched...
... 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. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched...
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...of Serial ATA. Based on 7500, 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 the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on one card ■... exist on more than one drive simultaneously. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of events ■ Easy-to-configure arrays from BIOS or CLI ...
...of Serial ATA. Based on 7500, 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 the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on one card ■... exist on more than one drive simultaneously. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of events ■ Easy-to-configure arrays from BIOS or CLI ...
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.... You can tolerate the loss of disks; Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 is limited to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. RAID 10 Configuration Example RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The...
.... You can tolerate the loss of disks; Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 is limited to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. RAID 10 Configuration Example RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The...
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... advanced block caching firmware technology is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is applicable to prevent impending disk crashes. This performance improvement is available only with StorSwitch to D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - SMART data is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk arrays The...
... advanced block caching firmware technology is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is applicable to prevent impending disk crashes. This performance improvement is available only with StorSwitch to D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - SMART data is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk arrays The...
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... on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must have detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then an AEN is logged to the 3DM Alarms page. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart." The standby power management state is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
... on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must have detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then an AEN is logged to the 3DM Alarms page. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart." The standby power management state is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
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... addresses for Windows or Linux from Run... www.3ware.com 15 Step 3. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Step 2. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Create arrays...
... addresses for Windows or Linux from Run... www.3ware.com 15 Step 3. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Step 2. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Create arrays...
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... cord from the outlet. 3 Open the computer case according to the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to port 0 on the controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to-plug replacement is...
... cord from the outlet. 3 Open the computer case according to the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to port 0 on the controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to-plug replacement is...
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... 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 used, will flash for any I/ O activity on any port. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller...
... 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 used, will flash for any I/ O activity on any port. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller...
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...the manufacturer's instructions. 3 Find the PCI or PCI-X slot you install the ATA RAID Controller next to use for the slot. In our laboratories, we have color coded ends. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 1 If the computer is running, shut it in both 32-bit...that the colored line is toward the top edge of the controller card. www.3ware.com 19 Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- For 8 and 12 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller so that the slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port (...
...the manufacturer's instructions. 3 Find the PCI or PCI-X slot you install the ATA RAID Controller next to use for the slot. In our laboratories, we have color coded ends. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 1 If the computer is running, shut it in both 32-bit...that the colored line is toward the top edge of the controller card. www.3ware.com 19 Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- For 8 and 12 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller so that the slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port (...