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... performance previously available only high end RAID systems, 3ware's Escalade controllers bring true fault-tolerant RAID features to a SCSI device driver model, 3ware insures compatibility with this familiar disk interface. Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller 3ware's non-blocking, StorSwitch architecture with the Escalade 4,8, and 12-port versions providing intelligent disk management, including hot swap, rebuilding, verification and array creation and deletion. By adhering to...
... performance previously available only high end RAID systems, 3ware's Escalade controllers bring true fault-tolerant RAID features to a SCSI device driver model, 3ware insures compatibility with this familiar disk interface. Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller 3ware's non-blocking, StorSwitch architecture with the Escalade 4,8, and 12-port versions providing intelligent disk management, including hot swap, rebuilding, verification and array creation and deletion. By adhering to...
User Guide
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... details ...48 Creating a disk array ...48 Determining your configuration ...50 Specifying a Hot Spare ...54 Changing an existing configuration ...55 Modifying a disk array ...55 Deleting a disk array ...55 How to maintain or verify a disk array ...56 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array ...57 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array ...59 Windows Installation ...67 Windows NT®4.0 Installation ...68 iv 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Step 3. Install...
... details ...48 Creating a disk array ...48 Determining your configuration ...50 Specifying a Hot Spare ...54 Changing an existing configuration ...55 Modifying a disk array ...55 Deleting a disk array ...55 How to maintain or verify a disk array ...56 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array ...57 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array ...59 Windows Installation ...67 Windows NT®4.0 Installation ...68 iv 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Step 3. Install...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization ...137 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...138 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device ...139 Create disk arrays ...139 Install the 3ware driver ...139 Compiling the Driver (...Selecting cache options ...163 Event notification via e-mail ...163 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings ...164 Specifying a hot spare ...166 Auto rebuild of a redundant array ...166 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive ...166 Selecting Force Continue ...167 Scheduling ...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization ...137 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...138 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device ...139 Create disk arrays ...139 Install the 3ware driver ...139 Compiling the Driver (...Selecting cache options ...163 Event notification via e-mail ...163 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings ...164 Specifying a hot spare ...166 Auto rebuild of a redundant array ...166 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive ...166 Selecting Force Continue ...167 Scheduling ...
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... Figures Figure 1. RAID 0 Configuration Example ...21 RAID 1 Configuration Example ...22 RAID 10 Configuration Example ...23 RAID 5 Configuration Example ...24 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 34 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial ATA Converter) 38 Parallel ATA Drive with Serial ATA Converter Installed ...42 3ware BIOS Tool ...45 Disk Array Configuration Main...
... Figures Figure 1. RAID 0 Configuration Example ...21 RAID 1 Configuration Example ...22 RAID 10 Configuration Example ...23 RAID 5 Configuration Example ...24 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 34 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial ATA Converter) 38 Parallel ATA Drive with Serial ATA Converter Installed ...42 3ware BIOS Tool ...45 Disk Array Configuration Main...
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... is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for the parity drive. www.3ware.com 23 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. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of RAID 4. Introduction arrays. This avoids throughput loss due...
... is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for the parity drive. www.3ware.com 23 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. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of RAID 4. Introduction arrays. This avoids throughput loss due...
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... the Features register equal to be dynamically substituted for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is issued to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. SMART Monitoring (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) adds ... up . Refer to attached disk drives. This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is logged to prevent impending disk crashes. From the 3DM Disk Array Configuration Utility, you to take proactive steps to the 3DM Alarms page. If none of...
... the Features register equal to be dynamically substituted for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is issued to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. SMART Monitoring (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) adds ... up . Refer to attached disk drives. This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is logged to prevent impending disk crashes. From the 3DM Disk Array Configuration Utility, you to take proactive steps to the 3DM Alarms page. If none of...
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... drive firmware to the normal controller performance. 26 www.3ware.com To remotely access 3DM, you are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for more details and additional features. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you to the 3DM Disk...
... drive firmware to the normal controller performance. 26 www.3ware.com To remotely access 3DM, you are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for more details and additional features. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you to the 3DM Disk...
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...is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. A notification of drive and data integrity; It then proceeds onto the next disk drive available for the array. When an error...written and then read commands to the drive in a redundant state (not DEGRADED, REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to the error location to force... until actual user data is issued to reallocate the error location. www.3ware.com 27 When the controller is in a sequential manner. Introduction Background Media Scan can provide early...
...is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. A notification of drive and data integrity; It then proceeds onto the next disk drive available for the array. When an error...written and then read commands to the drive in a redundant state (not DEGRADED, REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to the error location to force... until actual user data is issued to reallocate the error location. www.3ware.com 27 When the controller is in a sequential manner. Introduction Background Media Scan can provide early...
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Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 11. Anywhere in the BIOS configuration screen, if a user hits the corresponding accelerate keys, it immediately highlights the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for a Mirrored Array www.3ware.com 49 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Note: Accelerate keys.
Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 11. Anywhere in the BIOS configuration screen, if a user hits the corresponding accelerate keys, it immediately highlights the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for a Mirrored Array www.3ware.com 49 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Note: Accelerate keys.
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... M 512 M Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 14. RAID 5 only allows a 64K stripe size. Select write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you a choice ...12 drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 0 - Configurations consist of 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M are selected using the Stripe Size box shown in Figure 12. Enabling the write cache 52 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
... M 512 M Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 14. RAID 5 only allows a 64K stripe size. Select write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you a choice ...12 drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 0 - Configurations consist of 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M are selected using the Stripe Size box shown in Figure 12. Enabling the write cache 52 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide...
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...Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 15. Select the OK key to confirm deleting the array or Cancel to maintain or verify a disk array The Maintain Disk Array...F8 key. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - Delete Disk Array Display Navigate to the Delete Array button and hit Enter to Select write cache ...
...Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 15. Select the OK key to confirm deleting the array or Cancel to maintain or verify a disk array The Maintain Disk Array...F8 key. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - Delete Disk Array Display Navigate to the Delete Array button and hit Enter to Select write cache ...
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... 10 arrays the initial verify must first be done in 3DM, otherwise the initialization will not be verified until after they are not identical or the parity is not correct, the array is degraded and the rebuild process is launched. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility array.
... 10 arrays the initial verify must first be done in 3DM, otherwise the initialization will not be verified until after they are not identical or the parity is not correct, the array is degraded and the rebuild process is launched. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility array.
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... 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 17. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 58 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide array is removed, unplugged...
... 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 17. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 58 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide array is removed, unplugged...
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...30.0GB Not in Use Note: A RAID 10 array can be rebuilt. In a 6-drive configuration, up to three drives can be rebuilt. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - In a 12drive ...with either four, six, eight, ten or twelve drives. In an 8-drive configuration, up to create fault tolerant RAID 5 disk arrays. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to two drives can be rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 -...
...30.0GB Not in Use Note: A RAID 10 array can be rebuilt. In a 6-drive configuration, up to three drives can be rebuilt. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - In a 12drive ...with either four, six, eight, ten or twelve drives. In an 8-drive configuration, up to create fault tolerant RAID 5 disk arrays. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to two drives can be rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 -...
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... on all nondegraded drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 2 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide that is reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be fault tolerant...Not In Use or is rebuilt using the Rebuild feature. (Refer to read and write data from all drives. Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use As in Use Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot...
... on all nondegraded drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 2 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide that is reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be fault tolerant...Not In Use or is rebuilt using the Rebuild feature. (Refer to read and write data from all drives. Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use As in Use Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot...
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...Drives, you selected the correct array by navigating the cursor over the available drive and hitting Enter (see Figure 20). www.3ware.com 61 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 If your mirrored or RAID 5 array has a Not in the array by hitting OK in the Rebuild confirmation display. 4 Select F8 ...to select it. Try rebuilding with the Not in the left most column ...
...Drives, you selected the correct array by navigating the cursor over the available drive and hitting Enter (see Figure 20). www.3ware.com 61 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 If your mirrored or RAID 5 array has a Not in the array by hitting OK in the Rebuild confirmation display. 4 Select F8 ...to select it. Try rebuilding with the Not in the left most column ...
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... with your requested array and member drives. 9 Select OK to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter (see Figure 21). QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 8 Navigate to continue. 62 www.3ware.com QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 *Port 3 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives...
... with your requested array and member drives. 9 Select OK to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter (see Figure 21). QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 8 Navigate to continue. 62 www.3ware.com QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 *Port 3 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives...
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3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 21. Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example www.3ware.com 63 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 -
3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 21. Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example www.3ware.com 63 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 -
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... Continue on Source Errors check box prior to rebuilding the array ensures rebuilds are not terminated if ECC errors are only performed during the scheduled time. Depending on the check boxes of at least two members of the array to perform the selected background tasks can be ... finished, be incorrect. By default, this option only if the initial rebuild has failed. Select this function is executed when the rebuild completes. The rebuild process will run in step 3. 7 Click the Rebuild Array button. www.3ware.com 167 This should include the new drive added in the background and...
... Continue on Source Errors check box prior to rebuilding the array ensures rebuilds are not terminated if ECC errors are only performed during the scheduled time. Depending on the check boxes of at least two members of the array to perform the selected background tasks can be ... finished, be incorrect. By default, this option only if the initial rebuild has failed. Select this function is executed when the rebuild completes. The rebuild process will run in step 3. 7 Click the Rebuild Array button. www.3ware.com 167 This should include the new drive added in the background and...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Hot swap 26 L Linux 30 M Staggered Spin Up 26 SuSE Linux 30 System requirements 16 T Maintaining a disk array 56 Modifying a disk array 55 motherboard boot sequence 42 O Technical Support 191 Tools required 16 Troubleshooting 171 TwinStor ... R Verify Array 56 W R5 Fusion 24 RAID 20, 51 RAID 0 21, 51 RAID 1 20, 21, 51, 57 RAID 10 20, 22, 51 RAID 5 20, 23, 51, 59 Rebuild Array 62 rebuild process 167 Rebuilding 65 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 60 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 59 Rebuilding RAID 5 59 Rebuilding with Hot ...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Hot swap 26 L Linux 30 M Staggered Spin Up 26 SuSE Linux 30 System requirements 16 T Maintaining a disk array 56 Modifying a disk array 55 motherboard boot sequence 42 O Technical Support 191 Tools required 16 Troubleshooting 171 TwinStor ... R Verify Array 56 W R5 Fusion 24 RAID 20, 51 RAID 0 21, 51 RAID 1 20, 21, 51, 57 RAID 10 20, 22, 51 RAID 5 20, 23, 51, 59 Rebuild Array 62 rebuild process 167 Rebuilding 65 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 60 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 59 Rebuilding RAID 5 59 Rebuilding with Hot ...