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...37 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array 40 Windows Installation 45 Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller 46 Boot the machine 46 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 47 Create disk arrays 47 ...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...
...37 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array 40 Windows Installation 45 Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller 46 Boot the machine 46 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 47 Create disk arrays 47 ...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...
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... 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 Management Utility 79...
... 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 Management Utility 79...
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... or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Field Upgradeable...
... or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Field Upgradeable...
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... with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for Windows and Linux (available from loss. In ...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... remains undisturbed. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a...
... with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for Windows and Linux (available from loss. In ...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... remains undisturbed. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a...
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... 15 Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Step 3. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of the controller. Install 3DM Install 3DM for WEB monitoring. Step 1. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer...
... 15 Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Step 3. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of the controller. Install 3DM Install 3DM for WEB monitoring. Step 1. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer...
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... Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your system. Note: Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or... for your system has Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, the screens may be installed unless you have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new ...
... Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your system. Note: Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array or... for your system has Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, the screens may be installed unless you have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new ...
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... appropriate Service Pack level. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Materials required: ■ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and press F6...
... appropriate Service Pack level. Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Materials required: ■ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and press F6...
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...and select Create Volume. 7 Follow the steps the appear on the lower channel number) being copied to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the array to become fully redundant, because it takes longer to the other half. Once...the Administrative Tools menu. Continue 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 all array members. c Select Storage. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to ten...
...and select Create Volume. 7 Follow the steps the appear on the lower channel number) being copied to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the array to become fully redundant, because it takes longer to the other half. Once...the Administrative Tools menu. Continue 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 all array members. c Select Storage. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to ten...
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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 (see Figure 24). Continue to the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. Figure 24. Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Install the 3DM...
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 (see Figure 24). Continue to the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. Figure 24. Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Install the 3DM...
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... notification. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for use the RAID 5 array immediately. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage of drives). Continue with full performance when created. The system ... disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to ten minutes. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk... Windows Installation When prompted to the driver in the Install ...
... notification. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for use the RAID 5 array immediately. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage of drives). Continue with full performance when created. The system ... disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to ten minutes. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk... Windows Installation When prompted to the driver in the Install ...
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... correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. 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 and open the Control Panel win- dow. 4 From the Control Panel window...
... correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. 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 and open the Control Panel win- dow. 4 From the Control Panel window...
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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." Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 27. Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26.
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." Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 27. Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26.
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... near the bottom of Windows you are using a driver diskette and your diskette drive is drive A, the correct path name is drive D and you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... www.3ware.com 55 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version ...of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that...
... near the bottom of Windows you are using a driver diskette and your diskette drive is drive A, the correct path name is drive D and you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... www.3ware.com 55 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version ...of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that...
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Windows Installation Figure 29. Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Click on Next.
Windows Installation Figure 29. Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 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. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Click on Next.
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Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 33.
Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 33.
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... the provisions of the drivers, please refer to market. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL...) certification for certification at nearly the same time as their release to our WEB site at www.3ware.com for current certification information. Appendix A. Since the certification process may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
... the provisions of the drivers, please refer to market. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL...) certification for certification at nearly the same time as their release to our WEB site at www.3ware.com for current certification information. Appendix A. Since the certification process may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
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...rebuild of mirrored or RAID 5 array 43 Available...controller 46 Drive Configuration Block (DCB) 105 drive status connector 18, 21 Drive types 4 drivers installing under Linux 63 installing under Windows 49 updating under Windows 52 upgrading 54 Dynamic Sector Repair 13, 104 E Escalade... 7 European Community Conformity 110 Extended Error Log 87 F FCC 109 Force Continue on Rebuild 93 FreeBSD Installation 73 H Hardware Installation 17 hot spare 27, 36 www.3ware...
...rebuild of mirrored or RAID 5 array 43 Available...controller 46 Drive Configuration Block (DCB) 105 drive status connector 18, 21 Drive types 4 drivers installing under Linux 63 installing under Windows 49 updating under Windows 52 upgrading 54 Dynamic Sector Repair 13, 104 E Escalade... 7 European Community Conformity 110 Extended Error Log 87 F FCC 109 Force Continue on Rebuild 93 FreeBSD Installation 73 H Hardware Installation 17 hot spare 27, 36 www.3ware...
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... ATA RAID controller with multi-lane internal connectors 24 SMART 11, 87, 103 Staggered Spin Up 12 status connector for drive (LED) 18, 21 stripe size, selecting 34 System requirements 4 T Technical Support 111 Tools required 4 Troubleshooting 97 TwinStor 11 U Ultra DMA protocol 104 uninstalling 3DM 83 upgrading the 3ware driver 54 116 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User...
... ATA RAID controller with multi-lane internal connectors 24 SMART 11, 87, 103 Staggered Spin Up 12 status connector for drive (LED) 18, 21 stripe size, selecting 34 System requirements 4 T Technical Support 111 Tools required 4 Troubleshooting 97 TwinStor 11 U Ultra DMA protocol 104 uninstalling 3DM 83 upgrading the 3ware driver 54 116 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User...