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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 25. Figure 28. Figure 31. 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...
.... Figure 25. Figure 28. Figure 31. 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 44. Figure 45. Figure 46. Figure 49. 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 48. Figure 47. 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 43. Figure 41.
Figure 44. Figure 45. Figure 46. Figure 49. 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 48. Figure 47. 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 43. Figure 41.
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...7410, 7810, 7450 (now 7500-4), 7850 (now 7500-8), and 7210 ■ True Hardware RAID. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your RAID data storage and management system. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade.... 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. To ensure...
...7410, 7810, 7450 (now 7500-4), 7850 (now 7500-8), and 7210 ■ True Hardware RAID. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your RAID data storage and management system. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade.... 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. To ensure...
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..., Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer,...are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are also supported when using a parallel-...
..., Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer,...are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are also supported when using a parallel-...
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..., 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. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media with either serial or parallel drives.
..., 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. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media with either serial or parallel drives.
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...Back up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your drives contain valuable data, back them up your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Before installing any computer equipment, ...twelve IDE/ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for serial ATA controllers. The ATA RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in ...
...Back up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your drives contain valuable data, back them up your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Before installing any computer equipment, ...twelve IDE/ATA drives by the supplied interface cables. Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for serial ATA controllers. The ATA RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in ...
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...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 inserting them upside-down. ■ Interface cables are properly grounded. ■.... Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its slot on the motherboard before installing. www.3ware.com 5 Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge...
...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 inserting them upside-down. ■ Interface cables are properly grounded. ■.... Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its slot on the motherboard before installing. www.3ware.com 5 Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge...
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... processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In ADP Level-1, all drive commands are checked to ensure that...
... processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In ADP Level-1, all drive commands are checked to ensure that...
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... ■ S.M.A.R.T. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0 arrays maximize performance and capacity When drives are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to SCSI. and RAID 5 arrays for data intensive applications such as video editing, computer aided design and geographical...
... ■ S.M.A.R.T. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0 arrays maximize performance and capacity When drives are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to SCSI. and RAID 5 arrays for data intensive applications such as video editing, computer aided design and geographical...
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... tolerate the loss of drives - 1). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. 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 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of one drive.
... tolerate the loss of drives - 1). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. 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 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of one drive.
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... a BIOS level tool for a failed drive in a mirrored array. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. S.M.A.R.T. SMART data is checked on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to deliver extremely high performance for both large sequential and...
... a BIOS level tool for a failed drive in a mirrored array. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. S.M.A.R.T. SMART data is checked on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to deliver extremely high performance for both large sequential and...
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...the system clock. This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is powered up . This feature is automatically utilized on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. The disk drive must support staggered ... The standby power management state is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart." 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 issued to the 3DM...
...the system clock. This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is powered up . This feature is automatically utilized on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. The disk drive must support staggered ... The standby power management state is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart." 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 issued to the 3DM...
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...reaching the maximum logical block address on a drive may be multiple retries including downgrade of a redundant array that is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. If the error persists and is repairable (e.g., ECC errors), an error notification is issued to reallocate ... may not be fixed early to maintain optimal redundancy for scanning. www.3ware.com 13 Background Media Scan can transfer data. By periodic scanning of uncorrectable read commands to the normal controller performance. Background Media Scan is as fast as the drive can provide ...
...reaching the maximum logical block address on a drive may be multiple retries including downgrade of a redundant array that is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. If the error persists and is repairable (e.g., ECC errors), an error notification is issued to reallocate ... may not be fixed early to maintain optimal redundancy for scanning. www.3ware.com 13 Background Media Scan can transfer data. By periodic scanning of uncorrectable read commands to the normal controller performance. Background Media Scan is as fast as the drive can provide ...
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... the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the type of installation and the operating system. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Install 3DM Install 3DM for Windows or Linux from Run... Windows d(or letter of the...
... the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the type of installation and the operating system. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Install 3DM Install 3DM for Windows or Linux from Run... Windows d(or letter of the...
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...3 Open the computer case according to port 0 on the controller. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is running, shut it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the ...how the other drives are connected is unimportant, even if the disks are part of the old ATA RAID Controller and set it down. 2 Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in your computer or the...
...3 Open the computer case according to port 0 on the controller. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is running, shut it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the ...how the other drives are connected is unimportant, even if the disks are part of the old ATA RAID Controller and set it down. 2 Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in your computer or the...
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...is not recommended. Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product to either pins 1 and 2 or pins 3 and 4. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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". Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you...
...is not recommended. Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product to either pins 1 and 2 or pins 3 and 4. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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". Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you...