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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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... means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware, Inc. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are property of 3ware, Inc. No part of this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this publication may be...
... means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware, Inc. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are property of 3ware, Inc. No part of this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this publication may be...
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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 27. Figure 33. Figure 37. 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 27. Figure 33. Figure 37. 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 41. Figure 44. Figure 42. Figure 47. 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. 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 45. Figure 43. Figure 48. Figure 46.
Figure 41. Figure 44. Figure 42. Figure 47. 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. 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 45. Figure 43. Figure 48. Figure 46.
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..., 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your equipment and data, carefully read... support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. 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. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data ...
..., 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your equipment and data, carefully read... support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. 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. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data ...
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...; Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99...
...; Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99...
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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 3ware Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or...
... 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 See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or...
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... Equipment and Data Back up your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. If your drives contain valuable data, back them up to up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Length of any of the hardware in a 64-bit...
... Equipment and Data Back up your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. If your drives contain valuable data, back them up to up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Length of any of the hardware in a 64-bit...
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...before installing. Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any internal part unnecessarily...a grounded strap or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its protective bag until you from fans or heat sinks in the system case. www.3ware.com 5 Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be ...
...before installing. Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any internal part unnecessarily...a grounded strap or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its protective bag until you from fans or heat sinks in the system case. www.3ware.com 5 Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be ...
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... activities. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a single drive failure can bring new levels of reliability to ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that the command and data reach the drive correctly. 3ware's 3DM™, a web-based storage management...
... activities. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a single drive failure can bring new levels of reliability to ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that the command and data reach the drive correctly. 3ware's 3DM™, a web-based storage management...
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... (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide and RAID 5 arrays for performance; RAID 0 arrays maximize performance...
... (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide and RAID 5 arrays for performance; RAID 0 arrays maximize performance...
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... of smallest drive × (number of one drive. from 66.7% for 3 drives to 87.5% for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to 64k. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays...
... of smallest drive × (number of one drive. from 66.7% for 3 drives to 87.5% for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to 64k. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays...
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... all disk drives (array members, JBOD and Hot Spares). S.M.A.R.T. This advanced block caching firmware technology is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random transactions. SMART data is applicable... is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with StorSwitch to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to...
... all disk drives (array members, JBOD and Hot Spares). S.M.A.R.T. This advanced block caching firmware technology is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random transactions. SMART data is applicable... is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with StorSwitch to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to...
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... inrush current at BIOS time or 3DM Disk Management Utility in the 3ware firmware, and is powered up . Staggered Spin Up allows drives to be configured for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must be powered-up into the Standby power...detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then nothing is part of it. Hot swap is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This is repeated every 24 hours that support this power management state. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance ...
... inrush current at BIOS time or 3DM Disk Management Utility in the 3ware firmware, and is powered up . Staggered Spin Up allows drives to be configured for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must be powered-up into the Standby power...detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then nothing is part of it. Hot swap is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This is repeated every 24 hours that support this power management state. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance ...
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.... Step 1. Install 3DM Install 3DM for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. www.3ware.com 15 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. in an available PCI slot. Create arrays...
.... Step 1. Install 3DM Install 3DM for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. www.3ware.com 15 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. in an available PCI slot. Create arrays...
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... if the disks are connected is connected to do so may result in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. This disk should be reconnected to your system. Failing to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to...
... if the disks are connected is connected to do so may result in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. This disk should be reconnected to your system. Failing to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to...
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... 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 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to either pins 1 and 2 or pins 3 and 4. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller...
... 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 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to either pins 1 and 2 or pins 3 and 4. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller...