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... 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 Red Hat Linux Installation 62 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Red Hat Linux 62 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems...
... 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 Red Hat Linux Installation 62 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Red Hat Linux 62 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems...
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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 83 Checking Array Status 84 View status using your standard browser 84 Password setup ... Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales 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 ...
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 83 Checking Array Status 84 View status using your standard browser 84 Password setup ... Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales 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 ...
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...or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. ...RAID 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 ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12 are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz. ■ 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506...
...or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. ...RAID 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 ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12 are all PCI 64-bit / 33MHz. ■ 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506...
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... ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available 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 The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to ATA RAID through a patented switched ...The shared bus architecture of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due 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.
... ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available 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 The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to ATA RAID through a patented switched ...The shared bus architecture of SCSI has inherent performance limitations due 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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... Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Step 2. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Linux...
... Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Step 2. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Linux...
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... the latest release. 1. 3ware ships compiled and tested drivers for compatibility. Linux Installation Note: If you can configure the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Red Hat and SuSE include 3ware drivers in a subdirectory. 2. Please refer to our website for which there is not a compiled driver available from 3DM.) www.3ware.com 61 Red Hat Linux Installation page 62 SuSE Linux Installation page 68...
... the latest release. 1. 3ware ships compiled and tested drivers for compatibility. Linux Installation Note: If you can configure the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Red Hat and SuSE include 3ware drivers in a subdirectory. 2. Please refer to our website for which there is not a compiled driver available from 3DM.) www.3ware.com 61 Red Hat Linux Installation page 62 SuSE Linux Installation page 68...
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... to upgrade to a newer 3ware Escalade Linux driver, please refer to be reconnected. 62 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Red Hat Linux Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will eliminate this problem. After Linux is installed, the drive can use another controller, follow the instructions in : Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that already has...
... to upgrade to a newer 3ware Escalade Linux driver, please refer to be reconnected. 62 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Red Hat Linux Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will eliminate this problem. After Linux is installed, the drive can use another controller, follow the instructions in : Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that already has...
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... than 1 TByte. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Red Hat Linux Installation Create disk arrays Refer to a www.3ware.com 63 The default boot loader (GRUB) will be initialized and ...data from CD-ROM. Insert the 3ware driver installation diskette for use with full performance when created. The system automatically reports: Loading 3w-xxxx driver 2 Select the proper language and keyboard types for your driver disk. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to ...
... than 1 TByte. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Red Hat Linux Installation Create disk arrays Refer to a www.3ware.com 63 The default boot loader (GRUB) will be initialized and ...data from CD-ROM. Insert the 3ware driver installation diskette for use with full performance when created. The system automatically reports: Loading 3w-xxxx driver 2 Select the proper language and keyboard types for your driver disk. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to ...
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... disk arrays Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Install the 3ware driver Note: In the instructions below, refers to ten minutes. When you need to type the kernel string, you are multiple kernels). 1 Type: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy 64 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage of...
... disk arrays Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Install the 3ware driver Note: In the instructions below, refers to ten minutes. When you need to type the kernel string, you are multiple kernels). 1 Type: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy 64 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage of...
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...processor), the kernel string will copy (3w-xxxx.*) varies, depending on the kernel you will have different endings, depending on the kernel; www.3ware.com 65 For example: 2.4.18-14smp. For an Enterprise kernel, the kernel string will end in smp. The second argument () for initrd ...is the /lib/modules directory to a file named 3w-xxxx.o. Red Hat Linux Installation 2 For Red Hat 2.4 kernels, type: cp For example: cp /mnt/rh80/3w-xxxx.* /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.o When prompted to Step 6. For example: 2.4.18-14bigmem 3 For Red Hat ...
...processor), the kernel string will copy (3w-xxxx.*) varies, depending on the kernel you will have different endings, depending on the kernel; www.3ware.com 65 For example: 2.4.18-14smp. For an Enterprise kernel, the kernel string will end in smp. The second argument () for initrd ...is the /lib/modules directory to a file named 3w-xxxx.o. Red Hat Linux Installation 2 For Red Hat 2.4 kernels, type: cp For example: cp /mnt/rh80/3w-xxxx.* /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.o When prompted to Step 6. For example: 2.4.18-14bigmem 3 For Red Hat ...
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... you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on the Linux system. 3 Untar the driver source with the latest compiled driver and is 3w-xxxx.o To build SMP module, type: 66 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide To build UP module, type: make targets. The system boot completes and drives...
... you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on the Linux system. 3 Untar the driver source with the latest compiled driver and is 3w-xxxx.o To build SMP module, type: 66 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide To build UP module, type: make targets. The system boot completes and drives...
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...redundant, because it takes longer to initialize an array than 4 GBytes of drives). www.3ware.com 67 Initialization results in data from one drive (or set of system RAM and ...complete in the data from one half of up to ten minutes. Red Hat Linux Installation make smp -f Makefile.rh The file created is 3w-xxxx.smp To build...modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.o RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use with full performance when created. In RAID 10 ...
...redundant, because it takes longer to initialize an array than 4 GBytes of drives). www.3ware.com 67 Initialization results in data from one drive (or set of system RAM and ...complete in the data from one half of up to ten minutes. Red Hat Linux Installation make smp -f Makefile.rh The file created is 3w-xxxx.smp To build...modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.o RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use with full performance when created. In RAID 10 ...
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... you wish to upgrade to a newer 3ware Escalade Linux driver, please refer to the "Readme.txt" file on our website at http://www.3ware.com. Please refer to the latest Release Notes published on the 3ware CD-ROM for directions.) 68 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to install...
... you wish to upgrade to a newer 3ware Escalade Linux driver, please refer to the "Readme.txt" file on our website at http://www.3ware.com. Please refer to the latest Release Notes published on the 3ware CD-ROM for directions.) 68 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If you are using the 3ware Command Line Interface, refer to install...
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...menu is initialized. Safe Mode option. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to insert the driver disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and finish the installation. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use with the SuSE CD/DVD 1 Boot directly from...is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is displayed. After Linux is displayed. Create disk arrays Refer to perform the installation using the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as a boot device. You will need to be prompted to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in ...
...menu is initialized. Safe Mode option. After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to insert the driver disk. 3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette. 4 Click OK and finish the installation. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use with the SuSE CD/DVD 1 Boot directly from...is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is displayed. After Linux is displayed. Create disk arrays Refer to perform the installation using the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as a boot device. You will need to be prompted to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in ...
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...will not be fault tolerant until the initialization is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately, but it will be required to create a 3ware Linux Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for the array to become fully redundant, because...the 3ware CD-ROM. Install the 3ware driver Notes: In the instructions below: refers to the kernel version (i.e. 2.4.18-4GB, etc.) Check 3ware's website for supported versions. 1 Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following line: INITRD_MODULES="3w-xxxx" 70 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...
...will not be fault tolerant until the initialization is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately, but it will be required to create a 3ware Linux Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for the array to become fully redundant, because...the 3ware CD-ROM. Install the 3ware driver Notes: In the instructions below: refers to the kernel version (i.e. 2.4.18-4GB, etc.) Check 3ware's website for supported versions. 1 Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and make sure the file contains the following line: INITRD_MODULES="3w-xxxx" 70 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...
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You may be similar to: Added linux * Compiling the Driver (For experts only) If you wish to : /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.o www.3ware.com 71 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, you are finished. If present, leave them, since the system needs them to boot properly.... 2 Mount the floppy drive and copy the driver into a working directory. mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy cp /mnt/linux/suse...
You may be similar to: Added linux * Compiling the Driver (For experts only) If you wish to : /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.o www.3ware.com 71 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, you are finished. If present, leave them, since the system needs them to boot properly.... 2 Mount the floppy drive and copy the driver into a working directory. mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy cp /mnt/linux/suse...
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...the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom 82 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Please enter the name of your mail server: (default is local host name) ...questions to complete the installation. 4 The first question asks if RPM was used to install the Escalade driver and/ or 3DM. The default answer is no. 5 The second question asks for the HTTP ... 3 Change the directory and run the install script: For Red Hat Linux: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/3dm ./install.3dm For SuSE Linux: cd /cdrom/linux/3dm ./install.3dm You will be separated by a comma: Would you...
...the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom 82 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Please enter the name of your mail server: (default is local host name) ...questions to complete the installation. 4 The first question asks if RPM was used to install the Escalade driver and/ or 3DM. The default answer is no. 5 The second question asks for the HTTP ... 3 Change the directory and run the install script: For Red Hat Linux: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/3dm ./install.3dm For SuSE Linux: cd /cdrom/linux/3dm ./install.3dm You will be separated by a comma: Would you...
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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...