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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 28 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 30 Specifying a Hot Spare 34 Changing an existing configuration 35 Modifying a disk array 35 Deleting a disk array 35 How to maintain or verify a disk array 36 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 37 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array... 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and ordering information 55 Feedback on this manual 55 iv
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 28 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 30 Specifying a Hot Spare 34 Changing an existing configuration 35 Modifying a disk array 35 Deleting a disk array 35 How to maintain or verify a disk array 36 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 37 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array... 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and ordering information 55 Feedback on this manual 55 iv
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... Available Drive to Serial ATA Converter) 18 Figure 3. Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Ex- Create Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example . . . . . 30 Figure 9. Rebuild Confirmation Display 44 v List of Figures Figure 1. 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 14 Figure 2. 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with Serial ATA Converter Installed 22 Figure 4. 3ware BIOS Tool 25 Figure...
... Available Drive to Serial ATA Converter) 18 Figure 3. Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Ex- Create Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example . . . . . 30 Figure 9. Rebuild Confirmation Display 44 v List of Figures Figure 1. 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 14 Figure 2. 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with Serial ATA Converter Installed 22 Figure 4. 3ware BIOS Tool 25 Figure...
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... Fig u re6). 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. 28 www.3ware.com Figure 7. You may include from the Available Drives section. Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 6. To include...
... Fig u re6). 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. 28 www.3ware.com Figure 7. You may include from the Available Drives section. Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 6. To include...
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IBM-DTLA-387815 1.0GB 512 M 5112 M 512 M Percentage done : 25% Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 10. Sizes...limited to continue with its next task. The advantage of disk space available exceeds the maximum allowable capacity. For RAID 5 Arrays Because of three drives. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide a single disk. RAID 1 does not allow the user to its next task. If you have finished making...
IBM-DTLA-387815 1.0GB 512 M 5112 M 512 M Percentage done : 25% Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 10. Sizes...limited to continue with its next task. The advantage of disk space available exceeds the maximum allowable capacity. For RAID 5 Arrays Because of three drives. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide a single disk. RAID 1 does not allow the user to its next task. If you have finished making...
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... data integrity of a mirrored www.3ware.com 37 These disk arrays store identical data on two or more of the drives of a fault tolerant array. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K ...array. The default is launched. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you have its write cache state changed . Verify Array can not be changed . QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array...
... data integrity of a mirrored www.3ware.com 37 These disk arrays store identical data on two or more of the drives of a fault tolerant array. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K ...array. The default is launched. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you have its write cache state changed . Verify Array can not be changed . QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array...
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...arrays. These disk arrays achieve fault tolerance by using the Rebuild feature, described in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array... Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 14. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow ...
...arrays. These disk arrays achieve fault tolerance by using the Rebuild feature, described in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array... Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 14. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow ...
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... In Use or is rebuilt using the Rebuild feature. (Refer to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters for more information.) Rebuilding a mirrored or RAID 5 array with the Not in Use Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle ... in the case of the operating system load. 5 If the rebuild fails and you have no longer available (see Figure 16). 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide that you selected the correct array by navigating the cursor over the available drive and hitting Enter (...
... In Use or is rebuilt using the Rebuild feature. (Refer to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility or 3DM Disk Management Utility chapters for more information.) Rebuilding a mirrored or RAID 5 array with the Not in Use Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle ... in the case of the operating system load. 5 If the rebuild fails and you have no longer available (see Figure 16). 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide that you selected the correct array by navigating the cursor over the available drive and hitting Enter (...
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QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done...
QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done...
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... their member disk drives. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 10 Press F8 to update configurations and exit. The drive is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in front of the RAID Disk and the degraded array. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild cannot be cancelled using the...
... their member disk drives. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 10 Press F8 to update configurations and exit. The drive is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in front of the RAID Disk and the degraded array. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild cannot be cancelled using the...
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Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to the operating system. 46 www.3ware.com Booting with this drive. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 6 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached will make the drive appear as a single disk (JBOD) to rebuild the degraded array.
Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to the operating system. 46 www.3ware.com Booting with this drive. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 6 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached will make the drive appear as a single disk (JBOD) to rebuild the degraded array.
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... 15, 17, 19, 20, 21 Auto rebuild 44, 45 Auto rebuild of a mirrored array 44 B BIOS 25, 49 BIOS tool 24 C Cancelling rebuild 45 Compliance and Conformity 51 D Deleting a disk array 35 Determining your configuration 26 Disk Array Configuration Utility 50 Disk Arrays 26 Drive types 10 E European Community Conformity 52... FCC 51 H Hardware Installation 13 hot spare 23, 34 M Maintaining a disk array 36 Modifying a disk array 35 motherboard boot sequence 22 P PCI 16, 19 Personal safety 11 R RAID 31 RAID 0 31 RAID 1 31, 37 RAID 10 31 RAID 5 31, 39 Rebuild Array 42 Rebuilding 45 www.3ware.com 57 www...
... 15, 17, 19, 20, 21 Auto rebuild 44, 45 Auto rebuild of a mirrored array 44 B BIOS 25, 49 BIOS tool 24 C Cancelling rebuild 45 Compliance and Conformity 51 D Deleting a disk array 35 Determining your configuration 26 Disk Array Configuration Utility 50 Disk Arrays 26 Drive types 10 E European Community Conformity 52... FCC 51 H Hardware Installation 13 hot spare 23, 34 M Maintaining a disk array 36 Modifying a disk array 35 motherboard boot sequence 22 P PCI 16, 19 Personal safety 11 R RAID 31 RAID 0 31 RAID 1 31, 37 RAID 10 31 RAID 5 31, 39 Rebuild Array 42 Rebuilding 45 www.3ware.com 57 www...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 39 Rebuilding RAID 5 39 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40, 44 S System requirements 10 T Technical Support 53 Tools required 10 Troubleshooting 49 U Ultra ATA 16 V Verify Array 36 W Warranty 53 WHQL 52 58 www.3ware.com
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 39 Rebuilding RAID 5 39 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40, 44 S System requirements 10 T Technical Support 53 Tools required 10 Troubleshooting 49 U Ultra ATA 16 V Verify Array 36 W Warranty 53 WHQL 52 58 www.3ware.com