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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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... device 64 SuSE Linux Installation 68 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 . . . 68 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device 70 FreeBSD Installation 73 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD 74 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device 75 ii 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... device 64 SuSE Linux Installation 68 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 . . . 68 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device 70 FreeBSD Installation 73 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD 74 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device 75 ii 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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Figure 43. Figure 46. Figure 44. 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 45. Figure 42. Figure 47. Figure 48. Figure 49. 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 41.
Figure 43. Figure 46. Figure 44. 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 45. Figure 42. Figure 47. Figure 48. Figure 49. 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 41.
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... begin installing. To ensure your personal safety and protect your RAID data storage and management system. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100 ■ Bus Types. ■ 7000-2 is... 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...
... begin installing. To ensure your personal safety and protect your RAID data storage and management system. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100 ■ Bus Types. ■ 7000-2 is... 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...
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PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ ...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. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Before You Begin ■ BIOS. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID...
PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ ...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. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Before You Begin ■ BIOS. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID...
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...; 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or contact sales@3ware.com for command and data transfers, S.M.A.R.T. If using the Escalade Serial ATA Controller 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...
...; 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or contact sales@3ware.com for command and data transfers, S.M.A.R.T. If using the Escalade Serial ATA Controller 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...
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... and 8006-2, install the card in a 66MHz PCI slot. High voltages may be found inside computer equipment. Before installing any computer equipment, turn off power switches and disconnect power cords. The ATA RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M...back them up to up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. The controllers can also be used in this package or removing the protective covers of unshielded interface ...
... and 8006-2, install the card in a 66MHz PCI slot. High voltages may be found inside computer equipment. Before installing any computer equipment, turn off power switches and disconnect power cords. The ATA RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M...back them up to up and save data elsewhere before changing your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. The controllers can also be used in this package or removing the protective covers of unshielded interface ...
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...drive may 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 Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board processor minimizes... latency and only one another. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture 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.
...drive may 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 Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board processor minimizes... latency and only one another. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture 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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... requirements ■ Hot swap and hot spare support for data availability ■ Dynamic sector repair for performance; The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide disk drive monitoring for reliability ■ R5 Fusion technology for accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on more than one drive simultaneously.
... requirements ■ Hot swap and hot spare support for data availability ■ Dynamic sector repair for performance; The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide disk drive monitoring for reliability ■ R5 Fusion technology for accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on more than one drive simultaneously.
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... size is limited to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for the parity drive. You can tolerate the loss of disks; Parity information is...
... size is limited to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for the parity drive. You can tolerate the loss of disks; Parity information is...
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Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap allows users to replace a failed drive in order to take advantage of it. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity Background Media Scan checks ...
Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap allows users to replace a failed drive in order to take advantage of it. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity Background Media Scan checks ...
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...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 interface cables supplied with the product to either pins 1 and 2 or ... is not recommended. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to the ATA RAID Controller. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the ...
...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 interface cables supplied with the product to either pins 1 and 2 or ... is not recommended. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to the ATA RAID Controller. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the ...
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...as do so now. Be sure that drives be adjacent to the ATA RAID Controller and plug it is important. 2 Before connecting your drives, check your installation and close the case". 20 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The cable's colored edge denotes Pin 1 and should be set them .... With the higher speeds of settings provided vary by manufacturer as Single (if available on the edge of the ATA RAID Controller directly above the slot until...
...as do so now. Be sure that drives be adjacent to the ATA RAID Controller and plug it is important. 2 Before connecting your drives, check your installation and close the case". 20 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The cable's colored edge denotes Pin 1 and should be set them .... With the higher speeds of settings provided vary by manufacturer as Single (if available on the edge of the ATA RAID Controller directly above the slot until...
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... the drives to the interface cables Using native serial ATA drives 1 If your drives are connected to the power supply. 22 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any PCI or PCI-X slot, not all pins make proper contact with the grooves in the slot. Our card should fit...
... the drives to the interface cables Using native serial ATA drives 1 If your drives are connected to the power supply. 22 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any PCI or PCI-X slot, not all pins make proper contact with the grooves in the slot. Our card should fit...
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... which can be installed in an enclosure with a backplane. Multi-lane Cable (InfiniBand 4x, SFF-8470) 24 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2... 4 ports Ports 8 to 11 Ports 4 to 7 Ports 0 to 3 Serial number (on plate) Figure 7. 12-Port Escalade 8506-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller Models 8506-8MI and 8506-12MI have : ■ For use with a backplane that has individual SATA connectors, use the InfiniBand...
... which can be installed in an enclosure with a backplane. Multi-lane Cable (InfiniBand 4x, SFF-8470) 24 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2... 4 ports Ports 8 to 11 Ports 4 to 7 Ports 0 to 3 Serial number (on plate) Figure 7. 12-Port Escalade 8506-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller Models 8506-8MI and 8506-12MI have : ■ For use with a backplane that has individual SATA connectors, use the InfiniBand...
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.... If you are using a standard enclosure, connect each of the individual SATA connectors to the backplane, or by installing them in boot order. 26 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation If you have other components in the case or block the flow of cooling air. 2 Close the case and reconnect the power cables... of the drives are not already installed, install them now, either the backplane or the individual drives. Check your drives are connected to the ATA RAID Controller and it is connected to either by attaching them to a drive.
.... If you are using a standard enclosure, connect each of the individual SATA connectors to the backplane, or by installing them in boot order. 26 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation If you have other components in the case or block the flow of cooling air. 2 Close the case and reconnect the power cables... of the drives are not already installed, install them now, either the backplane or the individual drives. Check your drives are connected to the ATA RAID Controller and it is connected to either by attaching them to a drive.
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..." drive(s) as a Hot Spare in the 3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Power up or reboot your array, you are creating your system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility BIOS Screen When designating a spare in the BIOS screen, it becoming a JBOD drive...
..." drive(s) as a Hot Spare in the 3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Power up or reboot your array, you are creating your system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility BIOS Screen When designating a spare in the BIOS screen, it becoming a JBOD drive...
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Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Example Throughout the utility (see Figure 11). Figure 10. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility The 3ware Disk Array Configuration main display shows the current disk drive configuration. ■ Available Drives reports independent drives (JBOD...(BIOS, Firmware, monitor), slot #, and model # of the 3ware card (see Figure 10) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. 30 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Press Escape to return to select the disks or buttons and F1...
Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Example Throughout the utility (see Figure 11). Figure 10. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility The 3ware Disk Array Configuration main display shows the current disk drive configuration. ■ Available Drives reports independent drives (JBOD...(BIOS, Firmware, monitor), slot #, and model # of the 3ware card (see Figure 10) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. 30 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Press Escape to return to select the disks or buttons and F1...
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...Drives for a Mirrored Array Determining your configuration Hint: The capacity of each drive is defined as follows: RAID 0: (the number of drives) X (the capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 1: the capacity of the smallest drive RAID 5: (the number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID10: (the number ...the Create Array button after selecting all the drives for examples). Check that the proper drives are listed. 32 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The total array capacity is limited to bring up the Create Disk Array display (see Figure 13 and Figure 14 for...
...Drives for a Mirrored Array Determining your configuration Hint: The capacity of each drive is defined as follows: RAID 0: (the number of drives) X (the capacity of the smallest drive) RAID 1: the capacity of the smallest drive RAID 5: (the number of drives - 1) X (capacity of the smallest drive) RAID10: (the number ...the Create Array button after selecting all the drives for examples). Check that the proper drives are listed. 32 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The total array capacity is limited to bring up the Create Disk Array display (see Figure 13 and Figure 14 for...