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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 Installation 61...
... 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 Installation 61...
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... Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. 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 ...A. Warranty, Technical Support and Service 111 Limited Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www...
... Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. 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 ...A. Warranty, Technical Support and Service 111 Limited Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www...
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.... Figure 25. Figure 26. Figure 27. 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 26. Figure 27. 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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... drives are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator...
... drives are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator...
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... are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per port) ■ 3ware installation media 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...
... are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per port) ■ 3ware installation media 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...
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...asynchronous event reporting of array activities. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. In this scenario, SCSI.... Further, a single drive failure can bring new levels of reliability to make the data available. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
...asynchronous event reporting of array activities. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. In this scenario, SCSI.... Further, a single drive failure can bring new levels of reliability to make the data available. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
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... Hat and SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. 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 the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup...port number for Windows or Linux from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of the controller. Step 1. www.3ware.com 15 Windows d(or letter of installation and the operating system. Installations include: ■ Installing the...
... Hat and SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. 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 the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup...port number for Windows or Linux from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of the controller. Step 1. www.3ware.com 15 Windows d(or letter of installation and the operating system. Installations include: ■ Installing the...
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... Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - A status screen will start within a few minutes of the 3ware driver loading, once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30...
... Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - A status screen will start within a few minutes of the 3ware driver loading, once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30...
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... a power failure, the flag will cause the secondary drive of a mirrored unit (RAID 1 or 10) to replace the degraded drive. When the initialization is complete, the two halves of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. If there was not a clean shutdown....replaces the failed drive in 3DM, but cannot be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that the driver loaded. Click on Remove Drive. 3 Add another drive and click on Add Drive. www.3ware.com 43 Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is set that ...
... a power failure, the flag will cause the secondary drive of a mirrored unit (RAID 1 or 10) to replace the degraded drive. When the initialization is complete, the two halves of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. If there was not a clean shutdown....replaces the failed drive in 3DM, but cannot be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that the driver loaded. Click on Remove Drive. 3 Add another drive and click on Add Drive. www.3ware.com 43 Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is set that ...
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... minutes after the driver loads in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to rebuild the degraded array unless it back as a single disk (JBOD) to the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note:... If the rebuild is not started in the operating system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 ...
... minutes after the driver loads in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to rebuild the degraded array unless it back as a single disk (JBOD) to the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note:... If the rebuild is not started in the operating system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 ...
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.... We recommend that appear 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 or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. b Select Storage. If your system has Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, the screens may...
.... We recommend that appear 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 or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. b Select Storage. If your system has Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, the screens may...
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.... Press Enter to select it. 5 Press S if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" appears at the bottom of one or more mass storage devices or you have an additional disk ATA RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 A box with the normal Windows 2000/ XP/2003 installation at the...
.... Press Enter to select it. 5 Press S if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" appears at the bottom of one or more mass storage devices or you have an additional disk ATA RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 A box with the normal Windows 2000/ XP/2003 installation at the...
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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 select Yes to the other half. The system may not boot if you reboot the system, log in data from one disk (the ... number) being created in the BIOS, it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is that the RAID 5 array can reboot the system before this is initialized. Windows Installation Reboot the machine When...
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 select Yes to the other half. The system may not boot if you reboot the system, log in data from one disk (the ... number) being created in the BIOS, it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is that the RAID 5 array can reboot the system before this is initialized. Windows Installation Reboot the machine When...
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... 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). Figure 24. Continue to the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Install the 3DM disk...
... 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). Figure 24. Continue to the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Install the 3DM disk...
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... immediately available for use with full performance when created. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification...
... immediately available for use with full performance when created. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification...
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... tab. 6 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 7 Locate and double-click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 2 Log in your system as...
... tab. 6 Open the SCSI and RAID Controllers selection. 7 Locate and double-click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver. 2 Log in your system as...
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www.3ware.com 53 button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Figure 25. 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 9 Click on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard (see Figure 26).
www.3ware.com 53 button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Figure 25. 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 9 Click on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard (see Figure 26).
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Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 26. Figure 27. 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." Then click Next and follow the instructions.
Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 26. Figure 27. 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." Then click Next and follow the instructions.
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... Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that has the name of the version of Windows you are using Windows 2000, the path will be: D:\win2k. If you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with... a new version of the box. www.3ware.com 55 button. Figure 28. For example, if your diskette drive is drive A, the...
... Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that has the name of the version of Windows you are using Windows 2000, the path will be: D:\win2k. If you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with... a new version of the box. www.3ware.com 55 button. Figure 28. For example, if your diskette drive is drive A, the...
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Be sure to highlight it. Click on Next. 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. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Figure 30. Windows Installation Figure 29.
Be sure to highlight it. Click on Next. 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. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Figure 30. Windows Installation Figure 29.