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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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... Figures Figure 1. Figure 23. Figure 35. 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...
... Figures Figure 1. Figure 23. Figure 35. 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 47. Figure 41. Figure 49. 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 45. 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 42. Figure 46. Figure 43. Figure 48.
Figure 47. Figure 41. Figure 49. 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 45. 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 42. Figure 46. Figure 43. Figure 48.
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... 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. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Low CPU...
... 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. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Low CPU...
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.... (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (... Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot 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-...
.... (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (... Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot 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-...
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... port) Exception: Cables 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 3ware Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 Package Contents ■ Data...
... port) Exception: Cables 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 3ware Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 Package Contents ■ Data...
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... files on the member drives. Protecting Equipment and Data Back up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide High voltages may be found inside computer equipment. Length of any of the hardware in 66 MHz, 100 MHz,... can also be used in this package or removing the protective covers of unshielded interface cables may be used. System Requirements 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 ...
... files on the member drives. Protecting Equipment and Data Back up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide High voltages may be found inside computer equipment. Length of any of the hardware in 66 MHz, 100 MHz,... can also be used in this package or removing the protective covers of unshielded interface cables may be used. System Requirements 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 ...
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...pins. 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 ...RAID Controller. www.3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your system. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are fragile and must not be crimped or pinched. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
...pins. 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 ...RAID Controller. www.3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your system. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are fragile and must not be crimped or pinched. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
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...arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to make the data available. Further, a single drive ... alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of...
...arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to make the data available. Further, a single drive ... alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of...
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...; 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 most advanced controllers available, supporting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on more than one large volume. The...
...; 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 most advanced controllers available, supporting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on more than one large volume. The...
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... heads simultaneously reading alternating sections of all user data. The adaptive algorithms found in 3ware's TwinStor technology boost performance by preserving the data on one drive if the other RAID levels, RAID 0 is not redundant, so loss of any disk drive results in loss of ... read from a single optimal drive head. The third and fourth drives are required to use this technique. RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to two drives using both drives are mirrored as a second...
... heads simultaneously reading alternating sections of all user data. The adaptive algorithms found in 3ware's TwinStor technology boost performance by preserving the data on one drive if the other RAID levels, RAID 0 is not redundant, so loss of any disk drive results in loss of ... read from a single optimal drive head. The third and fourth drives are required to use this technique. RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to two drives using both drives are mirrored as a second...
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...; (number of one drive. from 66.7% for 3 drives to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on -the-fly". Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. In addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with the parity of...
...; (number of one drive. from 66.7% for 3 drives to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on -the-fly". Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. In addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with the parity of...
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... chapter. Refer to prevent impending disk crashes. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk...
... chapter. Refer to prevent impending disk crashes. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk...
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..., and is not affected by changes to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This feature is pressed (See page 155). The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of drives. To remotely access 3DM, you are only issued when the 'Download Error Log' button on...spin up and must use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at the bottom of the disk drives have detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then an AEN is part of the SMART RETURN STATUS command. If any software on drives that the Escalade controller is returned at BIOS time or...
..., and is not affected by changes to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This feature is pressed (See page 155). The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of drives. To remotely access 3DM, you are only issued when the 'Download Error Log' button on...spin up and must use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at the bottom of the disk drives have detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then an AEN is part of the SMART RETURN STATUS command. If any software on drives that the Escalade controller is returned at BIOS time or...
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... an available PCI slot. Slots closest to the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. www.3ware.com 15 Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Operating systems supporting the...
... an available PCI slot. Slots closest to the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. www.3ware.com 15 Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Operating systems supporting the...
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... from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to your boot device, note or mark which physical disk is unimportant, even if the disks are connected is connected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. However, it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 Preserving...
... from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to your boot device, note or mark which physical disk is unimportant, even if the disks are connected is connected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. However, it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 Preserving...
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... drive status connector, if used, will flash for any I/ O activity on any port. 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. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and...
... drive status connector, if used, will flash for any I/ O activity on any port. 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. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and...