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... email notification of disk array events and other error conditions. Escalade 7000-2 Firmware Escalade 7000-2 shares the same firmware OS as video editing, gaming and fault tolerant workstations. By providing the features and performance previously available only high end RAID systems, 3ware's Escalade controllers bring true fault-tolerant RAID features to integrate and manage, the Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID controller sets the standard in...
... email notification of disk array events and other error conditions. Escalade 7000-2 Firmware Escalade 7000-2 shares the same firmware OS as video editing, gaming and fault tolerant workstations. By providing the features and performance previously available only high end RAID systems, 3ware's Escalade controllers bring true fault-tolerant RAID features to integrate and manage, the Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID controller sets the standard in...
User Guide
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... drives to the interface cables ...36 Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller ...38 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller ...38 Connect the drives to the interface cables ...40 Check your installation and close the case ...42 Check motherboard boot sequence ...42 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility ...43 Hot spare and hot swap ...43...
... drives to the interface cables ...36 Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller ...38 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller ...38 Connect the drives to the interface cables ...40 Check your installation and close the case ...42 Check motherboard boot sequence ...42 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility ...43 Hot spare and hot swap ...43...
User Guide
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization ...137 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...138 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device ...139 Create disk arrays ...139 Install the 3ware driver ...139 Compiling the Driver (...Selecting cache options ...163 Event notification via e-mail ...163 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings ...164 Specifying a hot spare ...166 Auto rebuild of a redundant array ...166 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive ...166 Selecting Force Continue ...167 Scheduling ...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization ...137 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...138 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device ...139 Create disk arrays ...139 Install the 3ware driver ...139 Compiling the Driver (...Selecting cache options ...163 Event notification via e-mail ...163 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings ...164 Specifying a hot spare ...166 Auto rebuild of a redundant array ...166 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive ...166 Selecting Force Continue ...167 Scheduling ...
User Guide
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.... Figure 29. RAID 0 Configuration Example ...21 RAID 1 Configuration Example ...22 RAID 10 Configuration Example ...23 RAID 5 Configuration Example ...24 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 34 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial ATA Converter) 38 Parallel ATA Drive with Serial ATA Converter Installed ...42 3ware BIOS Tool ...45 Disk Array Configuration Main...
.... Figure 29. RAID 0 Configuration Example ...21 RAID 1 Configuration Example ...22 RAID 10 Configuration Example ...23 RAID 5 Configuration Example ...24 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 34 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial ATA Converter) 38 Parallel ATA Drive with Serial ATA Converter Installed ...42 3ware BIOS Tool ...45 Disk Array Configuration Main...
User Guide
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... disk (see Figure 4). Figure 3. This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers. RAID 10 Configuration Example 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; You can tolerate the loss...
... disk (see Figure 4). Figure 3. This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers. RAID 10 Configuration Example 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; You can tolerate the loss...
User Guide
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...to be dynamically substituted for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. SMART Monitoring (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) adds monitoring and troubleshooting functionality by changes to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. This command is issued 24 hours ...exceeded" condition, then an AEN is pressed (See page 155). This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is timed internally in a mirrored array. This 24 hour wait period is powered up . If none of the disk drives have detected a "threshold ...
...to be dynamically substituted for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. SMART Monitoring (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) adds monitoring and troubleshooting functionality by changes to the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. This command is issued 24 hours ...exceeded" condition, then an AEN is pressed (See page 155). This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is timed internally in a mirrored array. This 24 hour wait period is powered up . If none of the disk drives have detected a "threshold ...
User Guide
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...a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you must have access to the network with the redundant data. Hot swap is automatically utilized on drives that are found and are deemed repairable are not required to install any disk drive connected to the 3ware controller. This forces the ...3DM Disk Management Utility in the background on your system but you to monitor the controller and maintain the ATA RAID arrays and drives locally or remotely via a standard web browser. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Staggered Spin Up allows drives to be minimally intrusive to the normal...
...a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you must have access to the network with the redundant data. Hot swap is automatically utilized on drives that are found and are deemed repairable are not required to install any disk drive connected to the 3ware controller. This forces the ...3DM Disk Management Utility in the background on your system but you to monitor the controller and maintain the ATA RAID arrays and drives locally or remotely via a standard web browser. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Staggered Spin Up allows drives to be minimally intrusive to the normal...
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...REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to the error location to force the drive to maintain optimal redundancy for the array. When an error from when it was last deactivated. Background Media Scan is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. www.3ware....com 27 When the media scan is activated, the controller firmware either starts...
...REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to the error location to force the drive to maintain optimal redundancy for the array. When an error from when it was last deactivated. Background Media Scan is encountered, the controller typically will retry the command. www.3ware....com 27 When the media scan is activated, the controller firmware either starts...
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3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Note: Accelerate keys. Anywhere in the BIOS configuration screen, if a user hits the corresponding accelerate keys, it immediately highlights the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for a Mirrored Array www.3ware.com 49 Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 11.
3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Note: Accelerate keys. Anywhere in the BIOS configuration screen, if a user hits the corresponding accelerate keys, it immediately highlights the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for a Mirrored Array www.3ware.com 49 Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 11.
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... BIOS Initialization Screen for your disk arrays. RAID 1 does not allow the user to continue with its next task. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide a single disk. QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Percentage done : 25% 512 M 1.0GB 512 M 1 512 M 512 M Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle...
... BIOS Initialization Screen for your disk arrays. RAID 1 does not allow the user to continue with its next task. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide a single disk. QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Percentage done : 25% 512 M 1.0GB 512 M 1 512 M 512 M Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle...
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... Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 15. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 - How to Select write cache properties paragraph in the Creating a disk array section. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID...
... Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 15. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 - How to Select write cache properties paragraph in the Creating a disk array section. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID...
User Guide
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... is not correct, the array is degraded and the rebuild process is launched. Array Unit 2 - 2 drive Mirror Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Maintain Disk Array Display Note: Fault tolerant arrays can have its write cache state changed. If the verify array process determines that the mirrored drives are initialized. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect...
... is not correct, the array is degraded and the rebuild process is launched. Array Unit 2 - 2 drive Mirror Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Maintain Disk Array Display Note: Fault tolerant arrays can have its write cache state changed. If the verify array process determines that the mirrored drives are initialized. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect...
User Guide
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...as Not In Use or is rebuilt 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 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide array is removed, unplugged or fails on read and... write data from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be fault tolerant until it ...
...as Not In Use or is rebuilt 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 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide array is removed, unplugged or fails on read and... write data from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be fault tolerant until it ...
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... DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use Note: A RAID 10 array can be rebuilt. In a 4-drive configuration, up to two drives can be rebuilt. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to generate the parity data www.3ware.com 59 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port...
... DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use Note: A RAID 10 array can be rebuilt. In a 4-drive configuration, up to two drives can be rebuilt. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to generate the parity data www.3ware.com 59 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide that is not displayed if no hot spare 1 Reboot the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 60 www.3ware.com IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 2 - When running in Degraded mode, the missing data is reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will ...as Not In Use or is distributed on read and write data from all drives. Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use As in Use Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide that is not displayed if no hot spare 1 Reboot the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 60 www.3ware.com IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 2 - When running in Degraded mode, the missing data is reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will ...as Not In Use or is distributed on read and write data from all drives. Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use As in Use Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6...
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.... 5 If the rebuild fails and you have no Available Drives, you selected the correct array by navigating the cursor over the available drive and hitting Enter (see Figure 20). An asterisk in the array by hitting OK in Use drive intact. www.3ware.com 61 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 If your mirrored or RAID 5 array has a Not...
.... 5 If the rebuild fails and you have no Available Drives, you selected the correct array by navigating the cursor over the available drive and hitting Enter (see Figure 20). An asterisk in the array by hitting OK in Use drive intact. www.3ware.com 61 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 If your mirrored or RAID 5 array has a Not...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 8 Navigate to continue. 62 www.3ware.com QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect Alt-F1 Help F8 Done Esc...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 8 Navigate to continue. 62 www.3ware.com QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect Alt-F1 Help F8 Done Esc...
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QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 21. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example www.3ware.com 63 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 -
QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare Enter Select/Deselect F8 Done Esc Cancel F6 Restore Initial Values Figure 21. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example www.3ware.com 63 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 -
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...It is recommended that a file sytem check is disabled. www.3ware.com 167 Scheduling background tasks The 3DM Configuration display allows routine maintenance of the week (or daily) time and duration to rebuilding the array ensures rebuilds are not terminated if ECC errors are only performed during the ... require more than one scheduled duration to confirm the entries. Depending on the Save Schedule button to complete. The rebuild process will run in step 3. 7 Click the Rebuild Array button. Uncorrectable blocks will be sent when it with a new drive. 4 Click on the check box of ...
...It is recommended that a file sytem check is disabled. www.3ware.com 167 Scheduling background tasks The 3DM Configuration display allows routine maintenance of the week (or daily) time and duration to rebuilding the array ensures rebuilds are not terminated if ECC errors are only performed during the ... require more than one scheduled duration to confirm the entries. Depending on the Save Schedule button to complete. The rebuild process will run in step 3. 7 Click the Rebuild Array button. Uncorrectable blocks will be sent when it with a new drive. 4 Click on the check box of ...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Hot swap 26 L Linux 30 M Staggered Spin Up 26 SuSE Linux 30 System requirements 16 T Maintaining a disk array 56 Modifying a disk array 55 motherboard boot sequence 42 O Technical Support 191 Tools required 16 Troubleshooting 171 TwinStor ... R Verify Array 56 W R5 Fusion 24 RAID 20, 51 RAID 0 21, 51 RAID 1 20, 21, 51, 57 RAID 10 20, 22, 51 RAID 5 20, 23, 51, 59 Rebuild Array 62 rebuild process 167 Rebuilding 65 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 60 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 59 Rebuilding RAID 5 59 Rebuilding with Hot ...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Hot swap 26 L Linux 30 M Staggered Spin Up 26 SuSE Linux 30 System requirements 16 T Maintaining a disk array 56 Modifying a disk array 55 motherboard boot sequence 42 O Technical Support 191 Tools required 16 Troubleshooting 171 TwinStor ... R Verify Array 56 W R5 Fusion 24 RAID 20, 51 RAID 0 21, 51 RAID 1 20, 21, 51, 57 RAID 10 20, 22, 51 RAID 5 20, 23, 51, 59 Rebuild Array 62 rebuild process 167 Rebuilding 65 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 60 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 59 Rebuilding RAID 5 59 Rebuilding with Hot ...