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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 29. Figure 32. Figure 35. 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 29. Figure 32. Figure 35. 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. 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 49. Figure 45. 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 48. Figure 41. Figure 47. Figure 46.
Figure 43. 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 49. Figure 45. 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 48. Figure 41. Figure 47. Figure 46.
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... RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. 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. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller...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 To ensure your personal safety and protect your equipment ...
... RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. 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. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller...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 To ensure your personal safety and protect your equipment ...
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...9632; BIOS. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. PC99,... PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support...
...9632; BIOS. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. PC99,... PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support...
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..., Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used 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 an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per...
..., Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used 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 an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per...
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... Do not reconnect the power cords until you have replaced the covers. The ATA RAID Controller may be connected to up to open your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Personal Safety Warning! High voltages may be found inside computer equipment. If... your drives contain valuable data, back them up your data! For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. For...
... Do not reconnect the power cords until you have replaced the covers. The ATA RAID Controller may be connected to up to open your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Personal Safety Warning! High voltages may be found inside computer equipment. If... your drives contain valuable data, back them up your data! For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. For...
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... don't touch any pins. The connectors provided are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of your computer is aligned with its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pin, ...Always wear a grounded strap or work on the ATA RAID Controller. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must not be crimped or pinched. www.3ware.com 5 Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board...
... don't touch any pins. The connectors provided are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of your computer is aligned with its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pin, ...Always wear a grounded strap or work on the ATA RAID Controller. ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must not be crimped or pinched. www.3ware.com 5 Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board...
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...alerts, 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...arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to isolate the drives from loss. Further, a single drive...
...alerts, 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...arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to isolate the drives from loss. Further, a single drive...
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... or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Based on more than one drive simultaneously. The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency. Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of...
... or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Based on more than one drive simultaneously. The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency. Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of...
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... tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of RAID 4. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of one drive. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to contention...
... tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of RAID 4. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of one drive. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to contention...
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... arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. Note: R5 Fusion is applicable to be dynamically substituted for RAID 5 write operations. This performance improvement is available only with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random...
... arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. Note: R5 Fusion is applicable to be dynamically substituted for RAID 5 write operations. This performance improvement is available only with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random...
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... the 3DM Alarms page is logged to be configured for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Staggered Spin Up allows drives to the 3DM Alarms page. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of the Error Log, starting after power-down and...
... the 3DM Alarms page is logged to be configured for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Staggered Spin Up allows drives to the 3DM Alarms page. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of the Error Log, starting after power-down and...
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... ./install.3dm Answer questions concerning e-mail notification and the port number for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. www.3ware.com 15 Step 2. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ■ Red Hat and SuSE...
... ./install.3dm Answer questions concerning e-mail notification and the port number for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. www.3ware.com 15 Step 2. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ■ Red Hat and SuSE...
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...reconnected to do so may result in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is unimportant, even if the disks are connected is running, shut it down. 2 Turn off ... the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. However, it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the...
...reconnected to do so may result in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is unimportant, even if the disks are connected is running, shut it down. 2 Turn off ... the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. However, it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the...
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... the ATA RAID Controller and discard. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Reusing interface cables is not recommended. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the...
... the ATA RAID Controller and discard. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Reusing interface cables is not recommended. JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the...
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...1. Our card should have a colored (usually red) line denoting the conductor to use for the slot. www.3ware.com 19 For 2 and 4 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller cable so that the colored line is toward the front edge (near the bracket) of each interface cable should ...blue end must be connected to the ATA RAID Controller and the black end must be used to secure the ATA RAID Controller after you install the ATA RAID Controller next to the hard drive. 2 One edge of the controller card. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the 64-bit PCI slot typically give ...
...1. Our card should have a colored (usually red) line denoting the conductor to use for the slot. www.3ware.com 19 For 2 and 4 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller cable so that the colored line is toward the front edge (near the bracket) of each interface cable should ...blue end must be connected to the ATA RAID Controller and the black end must be used to secure the ATA RAID Controller after you install the ATA RAID Controller next to the hard drive. 2 One edge of the controller card. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the 64-bit PCI slot typically give ...