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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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.... Figure 24. Figure 31. Figure 36. 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 24. Figure 31. Figure 36. 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 43. Figure 46. 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 42. Figure 45. Figure 44. Figure 41. Figure 48.
Figure 43. Figure 46. 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 42. Figure 45. Figure 44. Figure 41. Figure 48.
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...your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support...-8, 7500-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz ■ 7506-4LP, 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...
...your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support...-8, 7500-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz ■ 7506-4LP, 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...
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...) ■ Drive Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator ...
...) ■ Drive Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator ...
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... be used with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller 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. Package Contents ■ Data Integrity. Package Contents If your retail package is the simpler...
... be used with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller 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. Package Contents ■ Data Integrity. Package Contents If your retail package is the simpler...
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...connected to up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Length of the hardware in a 66MHz PCI slot. Personal Safety Warning! For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing the... equipment, turn off power switches and disconnect power cords. If your drives contain valuable data, back them up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Before You Begin Tools Required ■ An ESD grounding strap or mat ■ Standard hand tools to two, four, ...
...connected to up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Length of the hardware in a 66MHz PCI slot. Personal Safety Warning! For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing the... equipment, turn off power switches and disconnect power cords. If your drives contain valuable data, back them up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Before You Begin Tools Required ■ An ESD grounding strap or mat ■ Standard hand tools to two, four, ...
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... 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 exposed, don't touch any pins. www.3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of ... by the black rail and metal bracket at its slot on the motherboard before installing. 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 fragile and must not be crimped or...
... 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 exposed, don't touch any pins. www.3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of ... by the black rail and metal bracket at its slot on the motherboard before installing. 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 fragile and must not be crimped or...
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... management utility, sends notification of drive failures via email and audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for Windows and Linux (available from loss. In ADP Level-1, all drive commands are checked to ... systems. The shared bus architecture of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due 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.
... management utility, sends notification of drive failures via email and audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for Windows and Linux (available from loss. In ADP Level-1, all drive commands are checked to ... systems. The shared bus architecture of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due 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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... increase your disk array concatenates each drive's capacity into one large volume. and RAID 5 arrays for fault tolerance; The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of events ■... for robust data protection ■ S.M.A.R.T. Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because they can exist on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to 12 Serial ATA drives.
... increase your disk array concatenates each drive's capacity into one large volume. and RAID 5 arrays for fault tolerance; The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of events ■... for robust data protection ■ S.M.A.R.T. Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because they can exist on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to 12 Serial ATA drives.
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... of drives - 1). Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to 87.5% for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is distributed across all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide from 66.7% for the parity drive. Note: BIOS will reject...
... of drives - 1). Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to 87.5% for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is distributed across all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide from 66.7% for the parity drive. Note: BIOS will reject...
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... and small random transactions. This performance improvement is combined with StorSwitch to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with the content of the Features register equal to deliver extremely high performance...
... and small random transactions. This performance improvement is combined with StorSwitch to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with the content of the Features register equal to deliver extremely high performance...
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... condition, then nothing is part of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. This feature is automatically utilized on the 3DM Alarms page is pressed (See page 155.... Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is issued to the 3ware controller. The disk drive must support staggered spin up and must have access to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap allows users to take advantage of drives. If...
... condition, then nothing is part of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. This feature is automatically utilized on the 3DM Alarms page is pressed (See page 155.... Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is issued to the 3ware controller. The disk drive must support staggered spin up and must have access to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap allows users to take advantage of drives. If...
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... slot. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration...
... slot. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration...
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... are part of the old ATA RAID Controller and set it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 However, it is recommended that completely describes personal and system precautions. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is running,...mark which physical disk is connected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. Failing to do so may result in personal injury or damage to your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You ...
... are part of the old ATA RAID Controller and set it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 However, it is recommended that completely describes personal and system precautions. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is running,...mark which physical disk is connected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. Failing to do so may result in personal injury or damage to your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You ...
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... 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Ports: 65 4 7 3 21 0 0 Serial Number (on plate) Figure 5. 8-Port Escalade 750x-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout Note: The LED drive status connector, if used, will flash for any I/ O activity on any port. 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...
... 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Ports: 65 4 7 3 21 0 0 Serial Number (on plate) Figure 5. 8-Port Escalade 750x-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout Note: The LED drive status connector, if used, will flash for any I/ O activity on any port. 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...
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...you have color coded ends. www.3ware.com 19 pin, 80-conductor ribbon cables. Mate the connectors carefully without bending any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the same manner. Hint: ...Cable routing may be easier if you install the ATA RAID Controller next to fit the ATA RAID Con- Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any pins. 3 Install the other ...
...you have color coded ends. www.3ware.com 19 pin, 80-conductor ribbon cables. Mate the connectors carefully without bending any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the same manner. Hint: ...Cable routing may be easier if you install the ATA RAID Controller next to fit the ATA RAID Con- Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any pins. 3 Install the other ...