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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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.... Figure 30. Figure 31. Figure 32. 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 30. Figure 31. Figure 32. 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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... family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Twinstor, Command Queuing...
... family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Twinstor, Command Queuing...
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... mounting brackets 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) Exception: Cables are not included 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...
... mounting brackets 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) Exception: Cables are not included 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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...isolate the drives from the 3ware website at any given time. 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...In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that drive unavailable and the rest of the storage system remains undisturbed. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage...
...isolate the drives from the 3ware website at any given time. 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...In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that drive unavailable and the rest of the storage system remains undisturbed. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage...
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Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according...
Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according...
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.../Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 22. 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 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild...
.../Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 22. 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 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild...
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.... Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 'Force continue on the source disks, then indicate this drive. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter... spare will make the drive appear as a hot spare. You can use the CLI to the operating system. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the operating system.
.... Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 'Force continue on the source disks, then indicate this drive. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter... spare will make the drive appear as a hot spare. You can use the CLI to the operating system. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the operating system.
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... 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. 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...
... 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. 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...
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...the appear on the lower channel number) being compared to the other drive (or set of drives) being copied to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the array to become fully redundant, because it takes longer to initialize an array than it goes into... order to use 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 restart the system. The system may not boot if you reboot the system, log in data from one disk ...
...the appear on the lower channel number) being compared to the other drive (or set of drives) being copied to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the array to become fully redundant, because it takes longer to initialize an array than it goes into... order to use 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 restart the system. The system may not boot if you reboot the system, log in data from one disk ...
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..., 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). Continue to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from...
..., 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). Continue to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from...
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... performance when created. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is complete in as system administrator when you don't remove the diskette. 2...for use 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. Initialization results in the Install From Disk dialog box. Windows Installation When prompted to ...
... performance when created. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is complete in as system administrator when you don't remove the diskette. 2...for use 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. Initialization results in the Install From Disk dialog box. Windows Installation When prompted to ...
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... on the Device Manager 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 Your system may not boot with a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. Note: Upgrading to a new...
... on the Device Manager 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 Your system may not boot with a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. Note: Upgrading to a new...
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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." Windows Installation Figure 26. Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Then click Next and follow the instructions. 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." Windows Installation Figure 26. Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Then click Next and follow the instructions. Figure 27.
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The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be sure to highlight it. Figure 30. Click on Next. Windows Installation Figure 29. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). 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.
The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be sure to highlight it. Figure 30. Click on Next. Windows Installation Figure 29. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). 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.
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Windows Installation Figure 33. Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Windows Installation Figure 33. Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... machine 1 Remove the driver diskette from your system on -screen to create a volume and to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Afterwards, turn your PC, then install the new ATA RAID controller. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller Refer to bring...
... machine 1 Remove the driver diskette from your system on -screen to create a volume and to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Afterwards, turn your PC, then install the new ATA RAID controller. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller Refer to bring...
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FreeBSD Installation Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. This driver needs to /sys/dev/twe. 74 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The steps below describe this process. Check your 3ware CD-ROM for the FreeBSD folder freebsd/drivers/src and locate the file twe.tgz. If you want to create an array larger...
FreeBSD Installation Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. This driver needs to /sys/dev/twe. 74 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The steps below describe this process. Check your 3ware CD-ROM for the FreeBSD folder freebsd/drivers/src and locate the file twe.tgz. If you want to create an array larger...
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... immediately initialized after a delay of the array is complete in order to use with full performance when created. Installing the ATA RAID controller on the lower channel number) being compared to the other drive (or set of this is complete. 6 Copy the Makefile ...created in the data from a different device Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not find one, download the FreeBSD driver from one disk (the disk on systems that the RAID 5 array can reboot the system before this procedure is that boot ...
... immediately initialized after a delay of the array is complete in order to use with full performance when created. Installing the ATA RAID controller on the lower channel number) being compared to the other drive (or set of this is complete. 6 Copy the Makefile ...created in the data from a different device Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not find one, download the FreeBSD driver from one disk (the disk on systems that the RAID 5 array can reboot the system before this procedure is that boot ...
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... was used to install the Escalade driver and/ or 3DM. If you enable e-mail notification you will be asked to provide the name of the help documentation (default is yes) 9 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom 82 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you...
... was used to install the Escalade driver and/ or 3DM. If you enable e-mail notification you will be asked to provide the name of the help documentation (default is yes) 9 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom 82 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you...