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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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...of this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of their respective owners. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are property of 3ware, Inc. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware, Inc. assumes no responsibility ... in any form by any commitment to update the information contained herein. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. Copyright ©2003...
...of this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of their respective owners. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are property of 3ware, Inc. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware, Inc. assumes no responsibility ... in any form by any commitment to update the information contained herein. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. Copyright ©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 25. Figure 28. Figure 36. 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 25. Figure 28. Figure 36. 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 44. Figure 48. Figure 43. 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 41. Figure 47. Figure 46. Figure 49. Figure 42. Figure 45. 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 48. Figure 43. 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 41. Figure 47. Figure 46. Figure 49. Figure 42. Figure 45. 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
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... Interface www.3ware.com 1 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. To ensure your personal safety and protect your RAID data storage and management system. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as...
... Interface www.3ware.com 1 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. To ensure your personal safety and protect your RAID data storage and management system. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as...
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... Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. 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. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer...
... Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. 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. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer...
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... Escalade Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ Serial ATA interface cables (one per port) Exception: Cables are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller...
... Escalade Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ Serial ATA interface cables (one per port) Exception: Cables are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller...
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..." (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. If your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for serial ATA controllers. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card...
..." (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. If your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for serial ATA controllers. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card...
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...keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from inserting them upside-... a grounded strap or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its protective bag until you from fans or heat sinks in the system case. Excessive force... Don't touch any pin, contact, lead or component on the ATA RAID Controller. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and ...
...keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from inserting them upside-... a grounded strap or work on an ESD-protective mat. ■ Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its protective bag until you from fans or heat sinks in the system case. Excessive force... Don't touch any pin, contact, lead or component on the ATA RAID Controller. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and ...
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...due to isolate the drives from the 3ware website at any given time. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board ...3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 In addition, 3ware has implemented Advanced Data Protection (ADP) features that drive unavailable and the rest of the storage system remains undisturbed. Any drive failure makes that further protect data from loss. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers...
...due to isolate the drives from the 3ware website at any given time. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board ...3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 In addition, 3ware has implemented Advanced Data Protection (ADP) features that drive unavailable and the rest of the storage system remains undisturbed. Any drive failure makes that further protect data from loss. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers...
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... configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Based on one drive simultaneously. The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance and performance...
... configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Based on one drive simultaneously. The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance and performance...
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... addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with the parity of drives - 1). Introduction array using a two tier structure. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. Parity information is distributed...
... addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with the parity of drives - 1). Introduction array using a two tier structure. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the arrays. Parity information is distributed...
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...Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is applicable to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to be dynamically substituted for RAID 5 write operations. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware...sequential and small random transactions. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating,...
...Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is applicable to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to be dynamically substituted for RAID 5 write operations. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware...sequential and small random transactions. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating,...
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... Array Configuration Utility. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is logged to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The standby power management state is pressed (See page 155). Refer to attached disk drives. To check array configuration or status, disable write ...
... Array Configuration Utility. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is logged to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The standby power management state is pressed (See page 155). Refer to attached disk drives. To check array configuration or status, disable write ...
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... Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the type of the controller. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or...
... Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to the type of the controller. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or...
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... precautions. However, it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is running, shut it as your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Failing to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. Preserving the port order of how the other drives are connected...
... precautions. However, it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is running, shut it as your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Failing to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. Preserving the port order of how the other drives are connected...
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... and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". 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 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product to...
... and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". 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 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product to...