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...2. Create Arrays 14 Step 3. Install System Drivers 14 Step 4. Contents Before You Begin 1 Features 1 Escalade 6000 Family (includes 6800, 6400, 6410, 6200) . . . 1 Escalade 7000 Family (includes 7210, 7810, 7410, 7850, 7450 2 Package contents 2 Tools required 3 System ...3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 23 Hot Spare and Hot Swap 23 BIOS Screen 23 3DM Configure Page 24 Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool 24 Exiting the 3ware BIOS tool 25 Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 27 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 29 iii RAID...
...2. Create Arrays 14 Step 3. Install System Drivers 14 Step 4. Contents Before You Begin 1 Features 1 Escalade 6000 Family (includes 6800, 6400, 6410, 6200) . . . 1 Escalade 7000 Family (includes 7210, 7810, 7410, 7850, 7450 2 Package contents 2 Tools required 3 System ...3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 23 Hot Spare and Hot Swap 23 BIOS Screen 23 3DM Configure Page 24 Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool 24 Exiting the 3ware BIOS tool 25 Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 27 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 29 iii RAID...
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... 10 Figure 5. 8-Port Escalade 7850 Storage Switch Layout 17 Figure 6. 3ware BIOS Tool 25 Figure 7. BIOS Initialization Screen for a Mirrored Array 29 Figure 10. Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use . . 39 Figure 18. Rebuild Confirmation Display 43 Figure 21. Installation ...Driver 56 Figure 25. Add New Hardware Wizard 67 Figure 28. 3ware Storage Switch Properties Display 70 Figure 29. Selecting Drives for RAID 5 32 Figure 13. Create Disk Array Display, RAID 5 Example . . . . . 31 Figure 12. Degraded RAID 1 Array Drive When Not in Use . . 37 Figure 16...
... 10 Figure 5. 8-Port Escalade 7850 Storage Switch Layout 17 Figure 6. 3ware BIOS Tool 25 Figure 7. BIOS Initialization Screen for a Mirrored Array 29 Figure 10. Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use . . 39 Figure 18. Rebuild Confirmation Display 43 Figure 21. Installation ...Driver 56 Figure 25. Add New Hardware Wizard 67 Figure 28. 3ware Storage Switch Properties Display 70 Figure 29. Selecting Drives for RAID 5 32 Figure 13. Create Disk Array Display, RAID 5 Example . . . . . 31 Figure 12. Degraded RAID 1 Array Drive When Not in Use . . 37 Figure 16...
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...Open Source.) • Performance. Features Escalade 6000 Family (includes 6800, 6400, 6410, 6200) • True Hardware RAID. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Bus Type. ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitor- Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers • Data...Escalade Storage Switch. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your RAID data storage and management system. ing, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Scrubbing, Scheduled Scrubbing, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring www.3ware...
...Open Source.) • Performance. Features Escalade 6000 Family (includes 6800, 6400, 6410, 6200) • True Hardware RAID. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Bus Type. ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitor- Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers • Data...Escalade Storage Switch. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your RAID data storage and management system. ing, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Scrubbing, Scheduled Scrubbing, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring www.3ware...
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... drives to the power source (not provided for 2-port models) • Escalade Installation Guide and Escalade User Guide (.pdf for- RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Bus Type. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility • BIOS. mat) 2 www.3ware.com ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild...
... drives to the power source (not provided for 2-port models) • Escalade Installation Guide and Escalade User Guide (.pdf for- RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Bus Type. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility • BIOS. mat) 2 www.3ware.com ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild...
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...BIOS will reject the creation of a RAID 5 array having less than being concentrated on -the-fly". RAID 5 0 parity A1 A2 A3 A4 A Blocks B0 1 parity B2 B3 B4 B Blocks C0 C1 2 parity C3 C4 C Blocks D0 D1 D2 3 parity D4 D Blocks E0 E1 E2 E3 4 parity E Blocks Figure 4. 3ware Escalade... Storage Switch User Guide RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of disks; This avoids throughput loss due...
...BIOS will reject the creation of a RAID 5 array having less than being concentrated on -the-fly". RAID 5 0 parity A1 A2 A3 A4 A Blocks B0 1 parity B2 B3 B4 B Blocks C0 C1 2 parity C3 C4 C Blocks D0 D1 D2 3 parity D4 D Blocks E0 E1 E2 E3 4 parity E Blocks Figure 4. 3ware Escalade... Storage Switch User Guide RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of disks; This avoids throughput loss due...
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... Array Configuration Utility, you can also specify hot spares from available drives to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. An error notification is a BIOS level tool for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. Configure and...) adds monitoring and troubleshooting functionality by www.3ware.com If the array is combined with Escalade 7450 and 7850 storage switches. Introduction R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for both valid. This...
... Array Configuration Utility, you can also specify hot spares from available drives to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. An error notification is a BIOS level tool for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. Configure and...) adds monitoring and troubleshooting functionality by www.3ware.com If the array is combined with Escalade 7450 and 7850 storage switches. Introduction R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for both valid. This...
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... a failed drive in real time. Hot swap is only available through the 3DM Disk Management Utility. 12 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide automatically checking a disk drive's health and reporting potential problems. It allows you to take proactive... steps to prevent impending disk crashes. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on your system but you must use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at BIOS...
... a failed drive in real time. Hot swap is only available through the 3DM Disk Management Utility. 12 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide automatically checking a disk drive's health and reporting potential problems. It allows you to take proactive... steps to prevent impending disk crashes. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on your system but you must use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at BIOS...
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... automatically be designated as spares at www.3ware.com 23 There are attached to the Escalade Storage Switch. BIOS Screen When designating spare in it is assumed that is available, active and designated as Hot Spares. The storage switch shares one IRQ ... their member disks. You may designate a drive as a Hot Spare during the BIOS page display, or you may designate a drive as a hot spare. This is rebuilt. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility allows you to create disk arrays by using 3DM, with...
... automatically be designated as spares at www.3ware.com 23 There are attached to the Escalade Storage Switch. BIOS Screen When designating spare in it is assumed that is available, active and designated as Hot Spares. The storage switch shares one IRQ ... their member disks. You may designate a drive as a Hot Spare during the BIOS page display, or you may designate a drive as a hot spare. This is rebuilt. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility allows you to create disk arrays by using 3DM, with...
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... can/will be done with an approved and recognized drive-carrier swap. During the boot phase, wait until you do not go into the BIOS screen. install the drive and do not use one of the two following methods: 1 Install the drive at the operating system level while ...configuration is invoked, the configuration page may show this point on. Select Issue a Removed Drive and then select Add Spare. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide a later time. Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Reboot your system. When 3DM is in the 3DM configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to Figure 6. 24 ...
... can/will be done with an approved and recognized drive-carrier swap. During the boot phase, wait until you do not go into the BIOS screen. install the drive and do not use one of the two following methods: 1 Install the drive at the operating system level while ...configuration is invoked, the configuration page may show this point on. Select Issue a Removed Drive and then select Add Spare. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide a later time. Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Reboot your system. When 3DM is in the 3DM configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to Figure 6. 24 ...
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... be displayed and you do not want to install the 3ware BIOS, press Alt-b to confirm your configuration. www.3ware.com 25 After you have selected mirrored arrays after the operating system is running, the Escalade Storage Switch will automatically run a background initialization to verify ...that both disks in the arrays are attached and you will be asked to bypass the BIOS installation. Exiting the 3ware BIOS tool To save your configuration modifications hit...
... be displayed and you do not want to install the 3ware BIOS, press Alt-b to confirm your configuration. www.3ware.com 25 After you have selected mirrored arrays after the operating system is running, the Escalade Storage Switch will automatically run a background initialization to verify ...that both disks in the arrays are attached and you will be asked to bypass the BIOS installation. Exiting the 3ware BIOS tool To save your configuration modifications hit...
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.... Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will save your starting values. Pressing F8 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of the 3ware card (see Figure 7) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to select the disks or...as abandon your changes. If you've made mistakes and want to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. www.3ware.com 27 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Figure 7. Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Example Throughout the utility (see Figure 8). Pressing Escape will return your ...
.... Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will save your starting values. Pressing F8 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of the 3ware card (see Figure 7) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to select the disks or...as abandon your changes. If you've made mistakes and want to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. www.3ware.com 27 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Figure 7. Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Example Throughout the utility (see Figure 8). Pressing Escape will return your ...
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...-n3i8t78R1A5ID5 Array Unit Port 2 - BIOS Initialization Screen for your computer system. 32 www.3ware.com Select write cache properties The Escalade Storage Switch gives you a choice of three drives. RAID 5 arrays requires a minimum of disabling the write cache for RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 1 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide...
...-n3i8t78R1A5ID5 Array Unit Port 2 - BIOS Initialization Screen for your computer system. 32 www.3ware.com Select write cache properties The Escalade Storage Switch gives you a choice of three drives. RAID 5 arrays requires a minimum of disabling the write cache for RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 1 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide...
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.... After Linux is optional since most computers can be reconnected. Use fdisk if more storage capacity is limited to 112 GB. If your BIOS supports it you may boot directly from the Red Hat CD-ROM disk. 1 Insert the Red Hat boot diskette into the floppy drive ...Note: We have tested systems where an IDE drive connected to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Create disk arrays Refer to the motherboard interfered with using the Escalade Storage Switch as a boot device. www.3ware.com 99 Boot with Red Hat 6.2 is required. Note: The ...
.... After Linux is optional since most computers can be reconnected. Use fdisk if more storage capacity is limited to 112 GB. If your BIOS supports it you may boot directly from the Red Hat CD-ROM disk. 1 Insert the Red Hat boot diskette into the floppy drive ...Note: We have tested systems where an IDE drive connected to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. Create disk arrays Refer to the motherboard interfered with using the Escalade Storage Switch as a boot device. www.3ware.com 99 Boot with Red Hat 6.2 is required. Note: The ...
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...SuSE Boot diskette into the floppy drive of the computer. After Linux is not supported. If your BIOS supports it you may boot directly from the main installation menu. 108 www.3ware.com YaST2 is installed, the drive can be reconnected. If the system boots in YaST2 mode, ... disk instead. 2 Select the manual or YaST1 installation method. Create disk arrays Refer to the motherboard interfered with using the Escalade Storage Switch as a boot device. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide Installing the storage switch while installing SuSE Linux with YaST1 Materials required •...
...SuSE Boot diskette into the floppy drive of the computer. After Linux is not supported. If your BIOS supports it you may boot directly from the main installation menu. 108 www.3ware.com YaST2 is installed, the drive can be reconnected. If the system boots in YaST2 mode, ... disk instead. 2 Select the manual or YaST1 installation method. Create disk arrays Refer to the motherboard interfered with using the Escalade Storage Switch as a boot device. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide Installing the storage switch while installing SuSE Linux with YaST1 Materials required •...
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... for your system from two to go from running its BIOS. Check the cabling between the drives and the storage switch. Q4: The 3ware BIOS scrolling messages never appear. Reinstall the hardware and reboot. www.3ware.com 141 Q3: The system doesn't begin booting (no BIOS runs) when the storage switch is not installed properly...
... for your system from two to go from running its BIOS. Check the cabling between the drives and the storage switch. Q4: The 3ware BIOS scrolling messages never appear. Reinstall the hardware and reboot. www.3ware.com 141 Q3: The system doesn't begin booting (no BIOS runs) when the storage switch is not installed properly...
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...overwrites any existing data on the member drives. Reconnect to hang. Enter the Dell BIOS setup and reload the BIOS defaults. Remember that drives be set as two primary master drives. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide Q5: Some of the following: • The operating system... is installed on a device that the drives are not connected properly to the storage switch. Q6: The 3ware BIOS scrolling messages stop midway: 3ware StorSwitch 4 Storage Controller BIOS Bus A:0x00 ...
...overwrites any existing data on the member drives. Reconnect to hang. Enter the Dell BIOS setup and reload the BIOS defaults. Remember that drives be set as two primary master drives. 3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide Q5: Some of the following: • The operating system... is installed on a device that the drives are not connected properly to the storage switch. Q6: The 3ware BIOS scrolling messages stop midway: 3ware StorSwitch 4 Storage Controller BIOS Bus A:0x00 ...
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...GB Port 1 - Choose Programs from a different device" on the member drives. FUJITSU MPC3065AH 6.5 GB The array has some but appear in the 3ware BIOS scrolling messages and appear in the Disk Array Config- If this array is your boot device, your operating system. Q11: Under Windows NT, disks ... with Red Hat 6.2 or 7.0 is required. Q12: The use of its members available. Q10: An array does not appear in the 3ware BIOS scrolling messages and shows up in installing the operating system. uration Utility's main display similar to think that deleting a disk array overwrites any new...
...GB Port 1 - Choose Programs from a different device" on the member drives. FUJITSU MPC3065AH 6.5 GB The array has some but appear in the 3ware BIOS scrolling messages and appear in the Disk Array Config- If this array is your boot device, your operating system. Q11: Under Windows NT, disks ... with Red Hat 6.2 or 7.0 is required. Q12: The use of its members available. Q10: An array does not appear in the 3ware BIOS scrolling messages and shows up in installing the operating system. uration Utility's main display similar to think that deleting a disk array overwrites any new...
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...can be opened into which you can type the command at a prompt. Check the 3ware website to see if your motherboard is most likely a compatibility problem between the motherboard system BIOS and the 3ware BIOS. The AEN (asynchronous error notification) messages shown in Table 1 on page 118. ...Troubleshooting c. Q15: My driver fails to "Installing 3DM for potential BIOS updates. Descriptions of each AEN are screen messages that appear. e. There is compatible with the 3ware BIOS, and check with the instructions to boot. Screen Display Messages Figure 58 through Figure...
...can be opened into which you can type the command at a prompt. Check the 3ware website to see if your motherboard is most likely a compatibility problem between the motherboard system BIOS and the 3ware BIOS. The AEN (asynchronous error notification) messages shown in Table 1 on page 118. ...Troubleshooting c. Q15: My driver fails to "Installing 3DM for potential BIOS updates. Descriptions of each AEN are screen messages that appear. e. There is compatible with the 3ware BIOS, and check with the instructions to boot. Screen Display Messages Figure 58 through Figure...
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Index Numerics 3DM 117 3DM Disk Management Utility 117 3DM for Windows 118 3ware BIOS 142 A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 19 Array Configuration Utility 23 Array status 125 ATA ...ATA/66 18 Auto rebuild 43, 44 Auto rebuild of a mirrored array 43, 137 B Background Media Scan 11 BIOS 11, 25, 141 BIOS tool 24 C Compliance and Conformity 157 D Deleting a disk array 35 Determining your configuration 26 Disk Array Configuration Utility ..., 62, 66, 69, 82, 85, 100, 109, 110 Dynamic Sector Repair 11 Dynamic sector repair 153 E Escalade 7 European Community Conformity 158 F FCC 157 www.3ware.com 163
Index Numerics 3DM 117 3DM Disk Management Utility 117 3DM for Windows 118 3ware BIOS 142 A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 19 Array Configuration Utility 23 Array status 125 ATA ...ATA/66 18 Auto rebuild 43, 44 Auto rebuild of a mirrored array 43, 137 B Background Media Scan 11 BIOS 11, 25, 141 BIOS tool 24 C Compliance and Conformity 157 D Deleting a disk array 35 Determining your configuration 26 Disk Array Configuration Utility ..., 62, 66, 69, 82, 85, 100, 109, 110 Dynamic Sector Repair 11 Dynamic sector repair 153 E Escalade 7 European Community Conformity 158 F FCC 157 www.3ware.com 163