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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 17. Figure 21. 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 17. Figure 21. 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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.../ 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP..., Hardware Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family The Escalade 8000 Serial ATA family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Before You Begin ■ BIOS...
.../ 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP..., Hardware Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family The Escalade 8000 Serial ATA family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Before You Begin ■ BIOS...
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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. Monitoring...
... 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. Monitoring...
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... and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. 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 O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local...
... and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. 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 O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local...
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... Graphics Port give the best performance. Step 3. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of the controller. Linux mount /dev/cdrom /mnt cd /mnt/linux.../3dm ./install.3dm Answer questions concerning e-mail notification and the port number for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Slots closest to activate the 3ware...
... Graphics Port give the best performance. Step 3. Specify RAID arrays and hot spares. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of the controller. Linux mount /dev/cdrom /mnt cd /mnt/linux.../3dm ./install.3dm Answer questions concerning e-mail notification and the port number for Windows or Linux from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Slots closest to activate the 3ware...
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... Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 22. 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 User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit...
... Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 22. 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 User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit...
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...rebuild can be paused using the 3DM software. 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 set that indicates that the driver loaded. If there was a power failure, the flag ...will be immediately aborted. 2 Go to calculate and write the parity information. Select Rebuild. www.3ware.com 43 To make sure ...
...rebuild can be paused using the 3DM software. 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 set that indicates that the driver loaded. If there was a power failure, the flag ...will be immediately aborted. 2 Go to calculate and write the parity information. Select Rebuild. www.3ware.com 43 To make sure ...
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... back as a single disk (JBOD) to the operating system. Booting with this in the operating system. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 'Force continue on source errors' option. 6 Select Rebuild. 7 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached when ...the drive appear as a hot spare. Note: If the rebuild is made into a hot spare. 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...
... back as a single disk (JBOD) to the operating system. Booting with this in the operating system. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 'Force continue on source errors' option. 6 Select Rebuild. 7 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached when ...the drive appear as a hot spare. Note: If the rebuild is made into a hot spare. 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...
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... have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. c Select Disk Management. 4 Follow the steps the...
... have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. c Select Disk Management. 4 Follow the steps the...
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... 47 Make sure that the Windows operating system is displayed. Press Enter to select it. 5 Press S if you have an additional disk ATA RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 A box with the normal Windows 2000/ XP/2003 installation at SP1 or newer. Otherwise, press Enter. Windows 2000 must be at...
... 47 Make sure that the Windows operating system is displayed. Press Enter to select it. 5 Press S if you have an additional disk ATA RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 A box with the normal Windows 2000/ XP/2003 installation at SP1 or newer. Otherwise, press Enter. Windows 2000 must be at...
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... drive and select Create Volume. 7 Follow the steps the appear on the lower channel number) being copied to use the RAID 5 array immediately. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is copied to restart the system. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to... available 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 drive (or set of up to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... drive and select Create Volume. 7 Follow the steps the appear on the lower channel number) being copied to use the RAID 5 array immediately. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is copied to restart the system. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to... available 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 drive (or set of up to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... systems that boot from a different device Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Create disk arrays Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. 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...
... systems that boot from a different device Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Create disk arrays Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. 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...
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...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 a RAID 1 or 10 array result in as system administrator when you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and format the... when created. The system may not boot if you reboot the system. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to the other half. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation When prompted to the other drive. Initialization results in...
...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 a RAID 1 or 10 array result in as system administrator when you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and format the... when created. The system may not boot if you reboot the system. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to the other half. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation When prompted to the other drive. Initialization results in...
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... tab and then click 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 Note: Upgrading to a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not require reconfiguring the drives connected to the Start menu, click on Settings...
... tab and then click 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 Note: Upgrading to a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not require reconfiguring the drives connected to the Start menu, click on Settings...
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button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Figure 25. 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 9 Click on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard (see Figure 26). www.3ware.com 53
button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Figure 25. 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 9 Click on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard (see Figure 26). www.3ware.com 53
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Figure 27. Windows Installation Figure 26. Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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." Then click Next and follow the instructions.
Figure 27. Windows Installation Figure 26. Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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." Then click Next and follow the instructions.
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...Install from Disk (Figure 29) dialog appears, insert the 3ware driver installation diskette or the 3ware CD-ROM and type the correct path name in Copy manufacturer's files from: near the bottom of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that... are using Windows 2000, the path will be : D:\win2k. If you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is A:\. www.3ware.com 55 If you have. Figure 28. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. button. For example, if your diskette drive is ...
...Install from Disk (Figure 29) dialog appears, insert the 3ware driver installation diskette or the 3ware CD-ROM and type the correct path name in Copy manufacturer's files from: near the bottom of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that... are using Windows 2000, the path will be : D:\win2k. If you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is A:\. www.3ware.com 55 If you have. Figure 28. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. button. For example, if your diskette drive is ...
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Be sure to highlight it. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Click on Next. 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. Figure 30. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29.
Be sure to highlight it. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Click on Next. 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. Figure 30. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29.
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Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with your ATA RAID controller the Digital Signature Not Found screen may appear (see Figure 32). Digital Signature Not Found 6 The final upgrade driver screen should appear (Figure 33), followed by a progress bar which appears briefly, then by a System Settings Change dialog. Figure 32. www.3ware.com 57 If this screen...
Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with your ATA RAID controller the Digital Signature Not Found screen may appear (see Figure 32). Digital Signature Not Found 6 The final upgrade driver screen should appear (Figure 33), followed by a progress bar which appears briefly, then by a System Settings Change dialog. Figure 32. www.3ware.com 57 If this screen...