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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 Installation 61...
... 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 Installation 61...
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.... Figure 28. Figure 29. Figure 39. 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 28. Figure 29. Figure 39. 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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... available on 700x-2) ■ Field Upgrades. 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. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives...
... available on 700x-2) ■ Field Upgrades. 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. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives...
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... with the following : 3DM, Drivers and 3ware Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media 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 conjunction. Package Contents...
... with the following : 3DM, Drivers and 3ware Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 CRC protection for assistance. ■ 3ware installation media 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 conjunction. Package Contents...
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... processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to arbitration latency and only one...
... processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to arbitration latency and only one...
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Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ... Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of the controller. www.3ware.com 15 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at...
Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ... Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of the controller. www.3ware.com 15 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at...
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A status screen will start within a few minutes of the 3ware driver loading, once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 9 Navigate to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter. 10 Navigate to and select the OK button to save...
A status screen will start within a few minutes of the 3ware driver loading, once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 9 Navigate to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter. 10 Navigate to and select the OK button to save...
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... drive appear as a hot spare. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array.... 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter 3ware BIOS. 4 Select the degraded array and...
... drive appear as a hot spare. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array.... 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter 3ware BIOS. 4 Select the degraded array and...
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... Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. b Select Storage. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. If your system. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to Windows ...or independent disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. We recommend that appear on the drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... Throughout this chapter, the screenshots show Windows 2000. b Select Storage. The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. If your system. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to Windows ...or independent disk accessible to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. We recommend that appear on the drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... set of this is complete in the BIOS by writing zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. The disadvantage of up to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in data from one drive (or set of the array is...following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to the other half. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one half of drives) being copied to restart the system. The first time the ...
... set of this is complete in the BIOS by writing zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. The disadvantage of up to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in data from one drive (or set of the array is...following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to the other half. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one half of drives) being copied to restart the system. The first time the ...
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... to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Install the 3ware driver As a Plug and Play device, Windows 2000/XP/2003 recognizes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard which guides you in installing the 3ware driver (see Figure 24). Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Materials required...
... to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Install the 3ware driver As a Plug and Play device, Windows 2000/XP/2003 recognizes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard which guides you in installing the 3ware driver (see Figure 24). Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device Materials required...
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...for use with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to assign a drive letter. Reboot the machine Log in order to be fault tolerant until the initialization is ...-screen to create a volume and to restart the system. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage of the array is complete. b Choose Computer Management from one half of this is initialized. Initialization results in the...
...for use with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to assign a drive letter. Reboot the machine Log in order to be fault tolerant until the initialization is ...-screen to create a volume and to restart the system. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The advantage of the array is complete. b Choose Computer Management from one half of this is initialized. Initialization results in the...
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The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical...
The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical...
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Then click Next and follow the instructions. Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver 1 When you reach the Upgrade Device Driver screen shown in Figure 27, make sure to select "Display a list of known drivers for this device, so that I can choose a specific driver." Windows Installation Figure 26. Figure 27.
Then click Next and follow the instructions. Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Upgrade Driver Welcome Screen Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver 1 When you reach the Upgrade Device Driver screen shown in Figure 27, make sure to select "Display a list of known drivers for this device, so that I can choose a specific driver." Windows Installation Figure 26. Figure 27.
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Click on Next. Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Figure 30. Then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful.
Click on Next. Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Figure 30. Then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful.
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Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 33.
Final driver installation screen 58 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 33.
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...management utility Refer to the Hardware Installation chapter. a Choose Administrative Tools from Administrative Tools. www.3ware.com 59 Reboot the machine 1 Remove the driver diskette from the Administrative Tools menu. When the system has rebooted you choose to bring up the... disks using Disk Management from the Start menu. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. d Select Disk Management....
...management utility Refer to the Hardware Installation chapter. a Choose Administrative Tools from Administrative Tools. www.3ware.com 59 Reboot the machine 1 Remove the driver diskette from the Administrative Tools menu. When the system has rebooted you choose to bring up the... disks using Disk Management from the Start menu. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. d Select Disk Management....
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... rebuild the kernel. 1 Run the FreeBSD installation and reboot. Create disk arrays Refer to /sys/dev/twe. 74 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide FreeBSD Installation Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. For instructions on how to install FreeBSD, see the FreeBSD website, at http://www.freebsd.org/ 2 Copy the...
... rebuild the kernel. 1 Run the FreeBSD installation and reboot. Create disk arrays Refer to /sys/dev/twe. 74 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide FreeBSD Installation Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing FreeBSD Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. For instructions on how to install FreeBSD, see the FreeBSD website, at http://www.freebsd.org/ 2 Copy the...
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...to ten minutes. Once booted to the operating system, the RAID 5 array goes into initialization mode after being created in the data from a different device Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. Installing the ATA RAID controller on the lower channel number) being compared to the other ...half. The user can reboot the system before this procedure is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately, but it...
...to ten minutes. Once booted to the operating system, the RAID 5 array goes into initialization mode after being created in the data from a different device Materials required: ■ 3ware Escalade driver. Installing the ATA RAID controller on the lower channel number) being compared to the other ...half. The user can reboot the system before this procedure is that the RAID 5 array can be used immediately, but it...
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... must be asked to provide the name of 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 port that you would like to receive an ...the help documentation (default is yes) 9 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom 82 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The default to this question is 3ware_admin) 7 The next question asks for the location of the help documentation: Please enter the location...
... must be asked to provide the name of 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 port that you would like to receive an ...the help documentation (default is yes) 9 Change the directory and then eject the CD-ROM disk when finished: cd /home eject cdrom 82 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The default to this question is 3ware_admin) 7 The next question asks for the location of the help documentation: Please enter the location...