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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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... Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation 80 Installing 3DM for Windows 2000/XP/2003 80 Linux Installation 81 Uninstalling 3DM ...
... Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation 80 Installing 3DM for Windows 2000/XP/2003 80 Linux Installation 81 Uninstalling 3DM ...
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.... Figure 36. Figure 18. Figure 26. 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 36. Figure 18. Figure 26. 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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... 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. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Low CPU...
... 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. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Low CPU...
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... and disk mounting brackets are not included 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. See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or contact sales@3ware.com for command and data transfers, S.M.A.R.T. CRC protection for assistance...
... and disk mounting brackets are not included 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. See the 3ware website (http://www.3ware.com) or contact sales@3ware.com for command and data transfers, S.M.A.R.T. CRC protection for assistance...
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...RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to isolate the drives from one 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 In addition, 3ware...of array activities. 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 network management of the storage ...
...RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to isolate the drives from one 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 In addition, 3ware...of array activities. 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 network management of the storage ...
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... the port number for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. in an available PCI slot. Step 1. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer...
... the port number for notification, separate e-mail addresses using a comma. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. in an available PCI slot. Step 1. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer...
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... Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - 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 Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 9 Navigate to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter. 10 Navigate to and select the...
... Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - 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 Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 9 Navigate to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter. 10 Navigate to and select the...
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...drive that there was removed. Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is rewritten, indicating that was a clean shutdown. This means that the driver loaded. Click on the box in the array without user intervention. If your system has hot swap carriers: 1 Remove the disk while... notification will be cancelled 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 powered. www.3ware.com 43 Cancelling and restarting a rebuild with the new disk...
...drive that there was removed. Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is rewritten, indicating that was a clean shutdown. This means that the driver loaded. Click on the box in the array without user intervention. If your system has hot swap carriers: 1 Remove the disk while... notification will be cancelled 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 powered. www.3ware.com 43 Cancelling and restarting a rebuild with the new disk...
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...Select Rebuild. 7 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached when not defined as a hot spare will make the drive appear as a hot spare. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter...this drive. You can use the CLI to the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to rebuild the degraded array unless it back as ...
...Select Rebuild. 7 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached when not defined as a hot spare will make the drive appear as a hot spare. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter...this drive. You can use the CLI to the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to rebuild the degraded array unless it back as ...
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... click on the drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide We recommend that appear on-screen to create a volume and to the latest service packs available for your system has ... unless you have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Note: Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only.
... click on the drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide We recommend that appear on-screen to create a volume and to the latest service packs available for your system has ... unless you have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Note: Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only.
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... 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 3ware ATA RAID Controller is at SP3 or newer; Otherwise, press Enter. Windows 2000 must be at the appropriate Service Pack level. Please refer to the...
... 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 3ware ATA RAID Controller is at SP3 or newer; Otherwise, press Enter. Windows 2000 must be at the appropriate Service Pack level. Please refer to the...
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... BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is that the RAID 5 array...3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide In RAID 10 arrays, data from one half of this procedure is initialized. RAID... RAID 5 array immediately. b Choose ...RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to be fault tolerant until the initialization is copied to the other half. Once booted to the operating system, if the RAID... 5 array was not fully initialized in the data from the Administrative Tools menu. The advantage of up to a RAID...subsequent verifies to ten minutes. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are ...
... BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is that the RAID 5 array...3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide In RAID 10 arrays, data from one half of this procedure is initialized. RAID... RAID 5 array immediately. b Choose ...RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to be fault tolerant until the initialization is copied to the other half. Once booted to the operating system, if the RAID... 5 array was not fully initialized in the data from the Administrative Tools menu. The advantage of up to a RAID...subsequent verifies to ten minutes. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are ...
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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. Figure 24. 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...
... 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. Figure 24. 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...
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... appear on the lower channel number) being created in the data from one disk (the disk on -screen to create a volume and to the driver in as system administrator when you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or disks using Disk Administrator: a Choose Administrative... can reboot the system before this procedure is that it will not be initialized and are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Initialization results in order to the other half. The system may not boot if you reboot the system. The advantage ...
... appear on the lower channel number) being created in the data from one disk (the disk on -screen to create a volume and to the driver in as system administrator when you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or disks using Disk Administrator: a Choose Administrative... can reboot the system before this procedure is that it will not be initialized and are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Initialization results in order to the other half. The system may not boot if you reboot the system. The advantage ...
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...-click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and...
...-click on the Driver tab (see Figure 25). 52 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and...
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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 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).
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Figure 27. 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. Windows Installation Figure 26.
Figure 27. 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. Windows Installation Figure 26.
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...-ROM and type the correct path name in Copy manufacturer's files from: near the bottom of Windows you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is A:\. If you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... If you have. For example, if your... path name is drive D and you are using Windows 2000, the path will be : D:\win2k. Figure 28. 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 has the name of the version of the box. www...
...-ROM and type the correct path name in Copy manufacturer's files from: near the bottom of Windows you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is A:\. If you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... If you have. For example, if your... path name is drive D and you are using Windows 2000, the path will be : D:\win2k. Figure 28. 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 has the name of the version of the box. www...
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Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). 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. Windows Installation Figure 29. Figure 30. Click on Next. Be sure to highlight it. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30).
Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). 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. Windows Installation Figure 29. Figure 30. Click on Next. Be sure to highlight it. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30).