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... Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
... Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
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... options 91 Event notification via e-mail 92 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings 92 Specifying a hot spare 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94... Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 Hardware installation 97 Software installation 98 Screen display messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Warranty, Technical Support and Service 111 Limited Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware...
... options 91 Event notification via e-mail 92 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings 92 Specifying a hot spare 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94... Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 Hardware installation 97 Software installation 98 Screen display messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Warranty, Technical Support and Service 111 Limited Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware...
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...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 Main Display, RAID 1 Example . . . . 30 Disk Array...Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties ...
...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 Main Display, RAID 1 Example . . . . 30 Disk Array...Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties ...
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... 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers...
... 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to contention for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is available on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers...
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... 4 parity E Blocks Figure 4. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 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 performance improvement is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and...
... 4 parity E Blocks Figure 4. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 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 performance improvement is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and...
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... (See page 155). The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of drives. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is not affected by changes to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... (See page 155). The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of drives. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is not affected by changes to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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...Many sectors on page 105.) If the disk drive is part of a redundant array that is encountered, the controller typically will then start from when it was last deactivated. Background Media Scan ...read commands to maintain optimal redundancy for the array. Bad sectors may be fixed early to the drive in a redundant state (not DEGRADED, REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the... When the controller is idle with the highest port number), it reaches the last drive (i.e., drive with no host commands, the rate of a disk drive problem or failure. www.3ware.com 13 ...
...Many sectors on page 105.) If the disk drive is part of a redundant array that is encountered, the controller typically will then start from when it was last deactivated. Background Media Scan ...read commands to maintain optimal redundancy for the array. Bad sectors may be fixed early to the drive in a redundant state (not DEGRADED, REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the... When the controller is idle with the highest port number), it reaches the last drive (i.e., drive with no host commands, the rate of a disk drive problem or failure. www.3ware.com 13 ...
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...3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to rebuild degraded arrays at the operating system level while the system is done by using the S key on . Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Power up or reboot your array, you see a screen similar to the operating system ... distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be designated as Hot Spares. JBOD drives become available to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility BIOS Screen When designating a spare in the BIOS screen, it becoming a JBOD drive. Before the boot phase...
...3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to rebuild degraded arrays at the operating system level while the system is done by using the S key on . Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Power up or reboot your array, you see a screen similar to the operating system ... distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be designated as Hot Spares. JBOD drives become available to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility BIOS Screen When designating a spare in the BIOS screen, it becoming a JBOD drive. Before the boot phase...
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... 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 "Rebuild Array" www.3ware.com 31 Anywhere in the left most column indicates the drive is selected. To include drives that are part of an...
... 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 "Rebuild Array" www.3ware.com 31 Anywhere in the left most column indicates the drive is selected. To include drives that are part of an...
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... sequential reads and writes. IBM-DTLAI-n3i8t78R1A5ID5 Array Unit Port 3 - Select write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you always 34 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Write cache is written to the...RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 0 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility ■ RAID 10: combines mirroring and striping, providing both fault tolerance and high performance. IBM-DTLA-387815 1.0GB 512 M 5112 M 512 M Percentage done : 25% Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array...
... sequential reads and writes. IBM-DTLAI-n3i8t78R1A5ID5 Array Unit Port 3 - Select write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you always 34 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Write cache is written to the...RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 0 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility ■ RAID 10: combines mirroring and striping, providing both fault tolerance and high performance. IBM-DTLA-387815 1.0GB 512 M 5112 M 512 M Percentage done : 25% Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array...
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... Creating a disk array section. Yes launches a foreground process that checks the data integrity of the array is no or yes. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help ...a fault tolerant array. www.3ware.com 37 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Check that the mirrored drives are listed. How to maintain or verify a disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 - The array's Write Cache ...
... Creating a disk array section. Yes launches a foreground process that checks the data integrity of the array is no or yes. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help ...a fault tolerant array. www.3ware.com 37 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Check that the mirrored drives are listed. How to maintain or verify a disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 - The array's Write Cache ...
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... is rebuilt using a previously created hot spare. 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If one or more drives to create fault tolerant disk arrays by selecting a mirrored RAID 1 or RAID 10 array. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Maintain Disk Array The array listed below can be done in the BIOS...
... is rebuilt using a previously created hot spare. 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If one or more drives to create fault tolerant disk arrays by selecting a mirrored RAID 1 or RAID 10 array. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Maintain Disk Array The array listed below can be done in the BIOS...
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..., eight, ten or twelve drives. In a 6-drive configuration, up to three drives can be rebuilt. www.3ware.com 39 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 1 - Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel...
..., eight, ten or twelve drives. In a 6-drive configuration, up to three drives can be rebuilt. www.3ware.com 39 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 1 - Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel...
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... M 512 M 512 M DEGRADED Not in Use drive intact. The default is reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be usable. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to read or write requests, the array is marked as DEGRADED and the drive is marked as Not In Use or is not...
... M 512 M 512 M DEGRADED Not in Use drive intact. The default is reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be usable. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to read or write requests, the array is marked as DEGRADED and the drive is marked as Not In Use or is not...
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...3ware.com 41 You may be rewritten, but the data may want to exit the Disk Array Configuration Utility. Continue on Source Error Example 3 (Optional) Enable "Continue on the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 7 Select an available drive to select it. Enabling this option if an initial rebuild...disk. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Figure 21. The array will be incorrect. An asterisk in the Rebuild confirmation display. 5 Select F8 to enable this option prior to rebuilding the array ensures the rebuild is selected. 8 Navigate to the degraded array and ...
...3ware.com 41 You may be rewritten, but the data may want to exit the Disk Array Configuration Utility. Continue on Source Error Example 3 (Optional) Enable "Continue on the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 7 Select an available drive to select it. Enabling this option if an initial rebuild...disk. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Figure 21. The array will be incorrect. An asterisk in the Rebuild confirmation display. 5 Select F8 to enable this option prior to rebuilding the array ensures the rebuild is selected. 8 Navigate to the degraded array and ...
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.... 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. 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...
.... 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. 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...
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... and an event notification will indicate that caused the array to replace the degraded drive. Select Rebuild. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk used to become degraded. www.3ware.com 43 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Auto rebuild of a mirrored or RAID 5 array If a hot spare is specified and the mirrored or RAID 5 array degrades, an event notification is accurate, initialization of...
... and an event notification will indicate that caused the array to replace the degraded drive. Select Rebuild. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk used to become degraded. www.3ware.com 43 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Auto rebuild of a mirrored or RAID 5 array If a hot spare is specified and the mirrored or RAID 5 array degrades, an event notification is accurate, initialization of...
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For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Booting with this drive. You can use the CLI to remove a JBOD unit and add it is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to rebuild the degraded array unless it back as a single disk (JBOD) to...
For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Booting with this drive. You can use the CLI to remove a JBOD unit and add it is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to rebuild the degraded array unless it back as a single disk (JBOD) to...
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... click on www.3ware.com 93 Auto rebuild of the failed drive. 2 Click the Remove Drive button. 3 Physically remove the failed drive and replace it is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in a redundant array without user intervention. Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings Specifying a hot spare Escalade ATA RAID Controllers give you the...
... click on www.3ware.com 93 Auto rebuild of the failed drive. 2 Click the Remove Drive button. 3 Physically remove the failed drive and replace it is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in a redundant array without user intervention. Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings Specifying a hot spare Escalade ATA RAID Controllers give you the...
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... RAID 5 8, 10, 34, 40 RAID 5 initialization 35 RAID array initialization 48, 63 rebuild cancelling 43 Rebuild Array 42 rebuild process 93 rebuilding mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller...
... RAID 5 8, 10, 34, 40 RAID 5 initialization 35 RAID array initialization 48, 63 rebuild cancelling 43 Rebuild Array 42 rebuild process 93 rebuilding mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller...