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... build 47 Continue with Windows installation 47 Reboot the machine 48 RAID array initialization 48 Install the 3DM disk management utility 49 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device . 49 Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
... build 47 Continue with Windows installation 47 Reboot the machine 48 RAID array initialization 48 Install the 3DM disk management utility 49 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device . 49 Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
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... 33 Create Disk Array Display, RAID 5 Example 33 BIOS Initialization Screen for RAID 5 34 Delete Disk Array Display 37 Maintain Disk Array Display 38 Degraded RAID 1 Array Drive When Not in Use 39 Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use 39 Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use 40 Continue on Source Error Example 41 Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 53 Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen 54 Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54...
... 33 Create Disk Array Display, RAID 5 Example 33 BIOS Initialization Screen for RAID 5 34 Delete Disk Array Display 37 Maintain Disk Array Display 38 Degraded RAID 1 Array Drive When Not in Use 39 Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use 39 Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use 40 Continue on Source Error Example 41 Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 53 Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen 54 Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54...
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...; Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your equipment and data, carefully read the information that follows the Features list before you begin installing. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data storage and management system. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID...
...; Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your equipment and data, carefully read the information that follows the Features list before you begin installing. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data storage and management system. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID...
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... RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, 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 Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA...
... RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, 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 Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA...
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..., 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Based on more than one large volume. Teamed with a SCSI array. RAID 0 arrays maximize performance and capacity When drives are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from 2 to -configure arrays from BIOS or CLI ■ BIOS supports booting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to SCSI. Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer...
..., 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Based on more than one large volume. Teamed with a SCSI array. RAID 0 arrays maximize performance and capacity When drives are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from 2 to -configure arrays from BIOS or CLI ■ BIOS supports booting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to SCSI. Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer...
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... check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you must use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at power-up and to allow the controller to the 3DM Alarms page. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for spin up into the Standby power management state to take advantage of drives. These commands are not required to install any disk drive connected to the system clock. Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter for media errors...
... check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you must use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at power-up and to allow the controller to the 3DM Alarms page. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for spin up into the Standby power management state to take advantage of drives. These commands are not required to install any disk drive connected to the system clock. Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter for media errors...
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... installation and the operating system. Windows d(or letter of the controller. Step 1. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. cd / umount /mnt Note: When specifying multiple e-mail addresses for WEB monitoring. Slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. in an available PCI slot. www.3ware...
... installation and the operating system. Windows d(or letter of the controller. Step 1. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. cd / umount /mnt Note: When specifying multiple e-mail addresses for WEB monitoring. Slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. in an available PCI slot. www.3ware...
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... ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". 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. 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...
... ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". 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. 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...
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...a unit connected to the motherboard. If you are replacing an installed Escalade ATA RAID Controller with a newer version, follow the instructions in: Replacing an existing Escalade ATA RAID controller with an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller, follow the instructions in : Installing a drive to the Hardware Installation section. Or, you can configure the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. If you are installing an additional drive to a Windows 2000/XP/2003 system with a new version of the controller (page 52). Use your system's Setup utility to set the boot order according...
...a unit connected to the motherboard. If you are replacing an installed Escalade ATA RAID Controller with a newer version, follow the instructions in: Replacing an existing Escalade ATA RAID controller with an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller, follow the instructions in : Installing a drive to the Hardware Installation section. Or, you can configure the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. If you are installing an additional drive to a Windows 2000/XP/2003 system with a new version of the controller (page 52). Use your system's Setup utility to set the boot order according...
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... Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or independent disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. If your system. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to Windows 2000/XP/2003: 1 Boot the system and log...
... Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or independent disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. If your system. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to Windows 2000/XP/2003: 1 Boot the system and log...
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...: "Setup could not determine the type of the display. 2 When you need additional instructions. Continue with Windows installation Continue with the initial operating system build 1 Boot from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and press F6 when the message: "Press F6 if you get service packs for directions.) Create disk arrays Refer to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM. Installing the ATA RAID controller...
...: "Setup could not determine the type of the display. 2 When you need additional instructions. Continue with Windows installation Continue with the initial operating system build 1 Boot from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and press F6 when the message: "Press F6 if you get service packs for directions.) Create disk arrays Refer to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM. Installing the ATA RAID controller...
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... the driver in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification. c Select Storage. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one drive (or set of drives) being compared to the other drive. RAID 5 arrays are immediately initialized after a delay of the array is copied to the other drive (or set of drives). Initialization results in order to the other half. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Once booted...
... the driver in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification. c Select Storage. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one drive (or set of drives) being compared to the other drive. RAID 5 arrays are immediately initialized after a delay of the array is copied to the other drive (or set of drives). Initialization results in order to the other half. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Once booted...
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... data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 2 Log in your system as system administrator. 3 Go to your disk arrays for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller. The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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. Your system may not boot with a new version of the controller...
... data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 2 Log in your system as system administrator. 3 Go to your disk arrays for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller. The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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. Your system may not boot with a new version of the controller...
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... version (i.e., 2.4.2-2 smp) Check 3ware's website for directions.) Create disk arrays Refer to the array. Install the 3ware driver Note: In the instructions below, refers to create a 3ware Linux Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM. When you need to type the kernel string, you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to the 3ware CLI User Guide. Installing the ATA RAID controller on the 3ware CD-ROM for supported versions. Please refer to the "Readme.txt" file on systems that boot...
... version (i.e., 2.4.2-2 smp) Check 3ware's website for directions.) Create disk arrays Refer to the array. Install the 3ware driver Note: In the instructions below, refers to create a 3ware Linux Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM. When you need to type the kernel string, you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to the 3ware CLI User Guide. Installing the ATA RAID controller on the 3ware CD-ROM for supported versions. Please refer to the "Readme.txt" file on systems that boot...
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... you have a new drive configuration without an operating system and want to install Linux on a drive managed by 3ware's ATA RAID controller, follow the instructions in : Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 Materials required ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be your system's boot device or you wish to upgrade to a newer 3ware Escalade Linux driver, please refer to the 3ware CLI User Guide. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 (page 68). Linux Installation Install and run 3DM disk management utility Refer to the...
... you have a new drive configuration without an operating system and want to install Linux on a drive managed by 3ware's ATA RAID controller, follow the instructions in : Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 Materials required ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be your system's boot device or you wish to upgrade to a newer 3ware Escalade Linux driver, please refer to the 3ware CLI User Guide. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 (page 68). Linux Installation Install and run 3DM disk management utility Refer to the...
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....3ware.com 69 Create disk arrays Refer to insert the driver disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and finish the installation. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is displayed. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in the BIOS by writing zeroes to the other drive. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will then be prompted to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility...
....3ware.com 69 Create disk arrays Refer to insert the driver disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and finish the installation. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is displayed. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in the BIOS by writing zeroes to the other drive. Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will then be prompted to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility...
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... RAID 5 array goes into initialization mode after a delay of up to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Install and run 3DM disk management utility Refer to ten minutes. Install the 3ware driver Notes: In the instructions below: refers to the 3ware CLI User Guide. If you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to the kernel version (i.e. 2.4.18-4GB, etc.) Check 3ware's website for supported versions. 1 Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following line: INITRD_MODULES="3w-xxxx" 70 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
... RAID 5 array goes into initialization mode after a delay of up to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Install and run 3DM disk management utility Refer to ten minutes. Install the 3ware driver Notes: In the instructions below: refers to the 3ware CLI User Guide. If you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to the kernel version (i.e. 2.4.18-4GB, etc.) Check 3ware's website for supported versions. 1 Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following line: INITRD_MODULES="3w-xxxx" 70 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
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.... 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide FUJITSU MPC3065AH 6.5 GB The array has some but the system does not boot. If this bug sees the system boot drive as Single (if available on ? Q5: I am using a Dell Dimension system that drives be one or more storage capacity is installed. Remember that the drives are all of the following : Array Unit 1 - The array will not boot. You must either find the missing disk and replace it...
.... 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide FUJITSU MPC3065AH 6.5 GB The array has some but the system does not boot. If this bug sees the system boot drive as Single (if available on ? Q5: I am using a Dell Dimension system that drives be one or more storage capacity is installed. Remember that the drives are all of the following : Array Unit 1 - The array will not boot. You must either find the missing disk and replace it...
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... modifying 36 verifying 37 Disk Array Configuration Utility 98 Disk Arrays, listed in BIOS 30 Disk Druid partitioning utility 98 Download Error Log 87 drive adding a new one to a 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.com 115
... modifying 36 verifying 37 Disk Array Configuration Utility 98 Disk Arrays, listed in BIOS 30 Disk Druid partitioning utility 98 Download Error Log 87 drive adding a new one to a 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.com 115
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... mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial 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 Guide
... mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial 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 Guide