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... 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 the machine 59 Install the 3DM disk management utility...
... 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 the machine 59 Install the 3DM disk management utility...
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... Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission... Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk ...
... Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission... Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk ...
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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...installation screen 58 3DM Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display . 80 3DM E-mail Notification Preferences 81 3DM Home Display 85 3DM Details Display 86 3DM Monitor Display 87 3DM Alarms Display 88 www.3ware.com v ...
...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...installation screen 58 3DM Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration Display . 80 3DM E-mail Notification Preferences 81 3DM Home Display 85 3DM Details Display 86 3DM Monitor Display 87 3DM Alarms Display 88 www.3ware.com v ...
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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. Figure 42. Figure 45. Figure 48. Figure 43. Figure 41. 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 44. 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. Figure 42. Figure 45. Figure 48. Figure 43. Figure 41. 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 44. Figure 46.
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... 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 installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes...
... 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 installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes...
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...; 8006-2LP is not available on 700x-2) ■ Field Upgrades. 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. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD...
...; 8006-2LP is not available on 700x-2) ■ Field Upgrades. 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. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD...
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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 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...
... 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 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...
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...providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array ...use the bus at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp, and described in 3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down...
...providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array ...use the bus at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp, and described in 3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 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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... arrays. Refer to D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - From the 3DM Disk Array Configuration Utility, you to take proactive steps to prevent impending disk crashes. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller. S.M.A.R.T. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This 24 hour wait period is powered up. Note...
... arrays. Refer to D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - From the 3DM Disk Array Configuration Utility, you to take proactive steps to prevent impending disk crashes. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller. S.M.A.R.T. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This 24 hour wait period is powered up. Note...
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... (See page 155). These commands are only issued when the 'Download Error Log' button on the 3DM Alarms page is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild ... arrays, you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity Background Media Scan checks for media errors on your system but you are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap...
... (See page 155). These commands are only issued when the 'Download Error Log' button on the 3DM Alarms page is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild ... arrays, you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity Background Media Scan checks for media errors on your system but you are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap...
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...the media, the disk drive firmware is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. accordingly. Background Media Scan...locations, this may be fixed early to the normal controller performance. For redundant arrays, grown defects can minimize the...the drive. The result is scheduled through 3DM. While scanning, the controller issues normal read from when it stops ... to maintain optimal redundancy for scanning. When the controller is idle with no host commands, the rate of... activated, the controller firmware either starts the scan at the first drive ...
...the media, the disk drive firmware is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. accordingly. Background Media Scan...locations, this may be fixed early to the normal controller performance. For redundant arrays, grown defects can minimize the...the drive. The result is scheduled through 3DM. While scanning, the controller issues normal read from when it stops ... to maintain optimal redundancy for scanning. When the controller is idle with no host commands, the rate of... activated, the controller firmware either starts the scan at the first drive ...
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... notification and the port number for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Install 3DM Install 3DM for WEB monitoring. Windows d(or letter of CD-Rom drive):\...When specifying multiple e-mail addresses 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 boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the ...
... notification and the port number for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Install 3DM Install 3DM for WEB monitoring. Windows d(or letter of CD-Rom drive):\...When specifying multiple e-mail addresses 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 boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the ...
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Hot Swap is the term applied to the process of swapping out a drive without having to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. You may designate a drive as a Hot Spare during the BIOS page display, you may designate a drive as a Hot Spare through the CLI (Command Line ... a Hot Spare through the 3DM Configure page, or you may designate a drive as a spare. The manual that is useful when you to create disk arrays by combining disks, deleting disks or breaking disk arrays back into their member disks. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility allows ...
Hot Swap is the term applied to the process of swapping out a drive without having to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. You may designate a drive as a Hot Spare during the BIOS page display, you may designate a drive as a Hot Spare through the CLI (Command Line ... a Hot Spare through the 3DM Configure page, or you may designate a drive as a spare. The manual that is useful when you to create disk arrays by combining disks, deleting disks or breaking disk arrays back into their member disks. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility allows ...
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... Spare in the 3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to the operating system as distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be required to rebuild degraded arrays at a later time. Select the checkbox next to the drive to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This...Power up or reboot your array, you are "setting aside" drive(s) as a spare from the 3DM Configure page, you see a screen similar to be used to remove a drive. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility BIOS Screen When designating a spare in the BIOS screen, it becoming a JBOD...
... Spare in the 3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to the operating system as distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be required to rebuild degraded arrays at a later time. Select the checkbox next to the drive to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This...Power up or reboot your array, you are "setting aside" drive(s) as a spare from the 3DM Configure page, you see a screen similar to be used to remove a drive. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility BIOS Screen When designating a spare in the BIOS screen, it becoming a JBOD...
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... Utility Maintain Disk Array The array listed below can be done in the BIOS, in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters, or until after they are initialized. For RAID 1 and 10 arrays the initial verify can have its write cache state changed. You can... array is marked as DEGRADED and the drive is marked as Not In Use or is rebuilt using a previously created hot spare. 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These disk arrays store identical data on read and write data from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be verified...
... Utility Maintain Disk Array The array listed below can be done in the BIOS, in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters, or until after they are initialized. For RAID 1 and 10 arrays the initial verify can have its write cache state changed. You can... array is marked as DEGRADED and the drive is marked as Not In Use or is rebuilt using a previously created hot spare. 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These disk arrays store identical data on read and write data from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be verified...
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If one of RAID 1 and 10 arrays RAID 5 arrays allow you to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters for more information.) Rebuilding a mirrored or RAID 5 array with the Not in Use member drive, the drive may still be ...Try rebuilding with no longer available (see Figure 20). 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to generate the parity data that is "disable." 40 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These disk arrays achieve fault tolerance by using ...
If one of RAID 1 and 10 arrays RAID 5 arrays allow you to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters for more information.) Rebuilding a mirrored or RAID 5 array with the Not in Use member drive, the drive may still be ...Try rebuilding with no longer available (see Figure 20). 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to generate the parity data that is "disable." 40 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These disk arrays achieve fault tolerance by using ...
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...an event notification will automatically be aborted by following the applicable procedure below. To make sure that the information on the box in 3DM, but cannot be immediately aborted. 2 Go to calculate and write the parity information. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk ... with the new disk drive. The drive is rewritten, indicating that there was not a clean shutdown. www.3ware.com 43 Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in the array without user intervention. During driver startup, a flag is generated ...
...an event notification will automatically be aborted by following the applicable procedure below. To make sure that the information on the box in 3DM, but cannot be immediately aborted. 2 Go to calculate and write the parity information. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk ... with the new disk drive. The drive is rewritten, indicating that there was not a clean shutdown. www.3ware.com 43 Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in the array without user intervention. During driver startup, a flag is generated ...
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...initial verification, subsequent verifies to all array members. The user can be fault tolerant until the initialization is copied to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The disadvantage of the array is complete. Windows Installation Reboot the machine When you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and ...Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to assign a drive letter. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is complete in data from the Administrative Tools menu. Continue with full performance when created.
...initial verification, subsequent verifies to all array members. The user can be fault tolerant until the initialization is copied to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The disadvantage of the array is complete. Windows Installation Reboot the machine When you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and ...Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to assign a drive letter. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is complete in data from the Administrative Tools menu. Continue with full performance when created.
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... ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Install the 3DM disk management utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Install the 3ware driver As a Plug and Play device, 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...
... ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Install the 3DM disk management utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Install the 3ware driver As a Plug and Play device, 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...