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User Guide - Page 3
... performance . . 11 Configure and manage your disk arrays 11 Background media 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...
User Guide - Page 4
... disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
User Guide - Page 7
... Error Example 41 Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 53 Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen 54 Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 Select a Device Driver 55 Install From Disk 56 Select a Device Driver 56 Start Device Driver Installation 57...
User Guide - Page 10
...Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with
SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ■ Linux Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Before...
User Guide - Page 20
Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is part of a redundant array, error locations that are found and are deemed repairable are issued independent of drives. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for redundant arrays. Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter for more details...
User Guide - Page 54
... steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter.
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller
To add the ...service packs available 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. Windows Installation
Note: 3ware supports...
User Guide - Page 60
... the controller
Caution:
Install the 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...
User Guide - Page 71
... the other half. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for Red Hat and press OK.
Initialization results in Red Hat versions 8 and 9. Insert the 3ware driver installation diskette for use with full performance when created. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array...
User Guide - Page 72
... initialize an array than it will not be required to create a 3ware Linux Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for supported versions.
The advantage of drives) being created in the BIOS by writing zeroes to all array members.
Install the 3ware driver
Note: In the instructions below, refers to the kernel version (i.e., 2.4.2-2 smp) Check...
User Guide - Page 78
...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"
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Install the 3ware driver
Notes: In the instructions below: refers to the operating system, the RAID 5 array goes into initialization mode after a delay...
User Guide - Page 81
... will also find instructions for both situations: ■ Installing the 3ware driver and FreeBSD on a new drive or array
(page 74). ■ Installing the 3ware driver on a system that you have already installed the 3ware Escalade controller and configured your disk arrays.
www.3ware.com
73 A drive or array managed by -step instructions for compiling the 3ware driver from the source files...
User Guide - Page 82
...to /sys/dev/twe.
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide FreeBSD Installation
Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD
Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. Boot with the current ones and then rebuild the kernel. 1 Run the FreeBSD installation and reboot. Note: Some versions of FreeBSD you will replace the old 3ware driver source files with the...
User Guide - Page 93
... 3ware card.
■ Information is displayed on each subunit (a subunit is a drive used in the array are installed.
■ Detailed information for each controller is displayed, such as its model number, serial number, firmware and BIOS versions, unit count (total number of disk arrays on the controller), and version numbers of the operating system including service...
User Guide - Page 106
... will be set as Single (if available on ? The array will not boot. Check that both the power and ATA cables are not connected properly to hang. Enter the Dell BIOS setup and reload the BIOS defaults. Q7: An array shows up when booting after a 3ware card is required.
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Remember that...
User Guide - Page 124
... 8 serial 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
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