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User Guide Escalade® ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 Series and Release 7.7.x of the 3ware Software PN 900-0041-00 December, 2003
User Guide Escalade® ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 Series and Release 7.7.x of the 3ware Software PN 900-0041-00 December, 2003
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... 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 RAID Controller in the computer 19 Connect the drives to the interface cables 20 Installing...
... 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 RAID Controller in the computer 19 Connect the drives to the interface cables 20 Installing...
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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...
... 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...
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.... Figure 22. Figure 27. Figure 36. 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 22. Figure 27. Figure 36. 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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Figure 44. Figure 49. Figure 47. Figure 41. Figure 46. Figure 42. Figure 43. Figure 48. Figure 45. Figure 50. 3DM Settings Display 89 3DM Administrator Login Display 90 3DM User Login Display 91 3DM Configure Display 92 3DM Help Display 95 Installation or Removal Dialog Box 99 A Warning for All Software Removal Requests 99 Confirmation of Figures Figure 40. List of Successful Software Removal 99 Administrator Privileges Required Warning 99 Firmware Upgrade Requirement Warning 100 System Reboot Request 100 vi 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Figure 44. Figure 49. Figure 47. Figure 41. Figure 46. Figure 42. Figure 43. Figure 48. Figure 45. Figure 50. 3DM Settings Display 89 3DM Administrator Login Display 90 3DM User Login Display 91 3DM Configure Display 92 3DM Help Display 95 Installation or Removal Dialog Box 99 A Warning for All Software Removal Requests 99 Confirmation of Figures Figure 40. List of Successful Software Removal 99 Administrator Privileges Required Warning 99 Firmware Upgrade Requirement Warning 100 System Reboot Request 100 vi 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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..., 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your equipment and data, carefully read the information that follows the Features list before you begin installing. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as...
..., 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your equipment and data, carefully read the information that follows the Features list before you begin installing. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as...
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... Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12 are all PCI...
... Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12 are all PCI...
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... Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used 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 ■ Data Integrity. If using the...
... Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used 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 ■ Data Integrity. If using the...
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... removing the protective covers of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up to open your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Length of any capacity or physical form factor. Personal Safety Warning! High voltages may be used ....RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in a 66MHz PCI slot. Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing files on the member drives. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. Note: For all Escalade...
... removing the protective covers of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up to open your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Length of any capacity or physical form factor. Personal Safety Warning! High voltages may be used ....RAID Controller may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in a 66MHz PCI slot. Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing files on the member drives. For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. Note: For all Escalade...
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...case. Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any internal part...grounded strap or work on the motherboard before installing. www.3ware.com 5 ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are properly grounded. ■ Handle the ATA RAID Controller by its edges or by the black rail and metal ...
...case. Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any internal part...grounded strap or work on the motherboard before installing. www.3ware.com 5 ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are properly grounded. ■ Handle the ATA RAID Controller by its edges or by the black rail and metal ...
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... to make the data available. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a single drive failure can bring new levels of reliability to ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that further protect data from the 3ware website at any given time.
... to make the data available. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Further, a single drive failure can bring new levels of reliability to ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that further protect data from the 3ware website at any given time.
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... on one drive simultaneously. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide and RAID 5 arrays for performance; Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of events ■ Easy-to-configure ...transfer rates because they can exist on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. Striped disk arrays give ...
... on one drive simultaneously. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide and RAID 5 arrays for performance; Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of events ■ Easy-to-configure ...transfer rates because they can exist on 3ware's 4th generation network switched architecture, the 8000 series are configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 0 techniques. Striped disk arrays give ...
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... number of drives). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on-the-fly". RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of RAID 4. You can tolerate the loss of a RAID 5 array having less than being concentrated on the four, eight, and...
... number of drives). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on-the-fly". RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of RAID 4. You can tolerate the loss of a RAID 5 array having less than being concentrated on the four, eight, and...
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...to prevent impending disk crashes. S.M.A.R.T. This 24 hour wait period is powered up. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This advanced block caching firmware technology is combined with StorSwitch to D5h), and SMART... READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is checked on all disk drives (array members, JBOD and Hot Spares). Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is applicable to D0h)....
...to prevent impending disk crashes. S.M.A.R.T. This 24 hour wait period is powered up. Additional RAID 5 arrays on the RAID controller. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This advanced block caching firmware technology is combined with StorSwitch to D5h), and SMART... READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Note: R5 Fusion is checked on all disk drives (array members, JBOD and Hot Spares). Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is applicable to D0h)....
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...READ DATA - Staggered Spin Up allows drives to be configured for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the ... "threshold exceeded" condition, then nothing is returned at power-up and to allow the controller to sequence the spin-up of it. Refer to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap allows users to replace a failed drive in a redundant array while...
...READ DATA - Staggered Spin Up allows drives to be configured for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the ... "threshold exceeded" condition, then nothing is returned at power-up and to allow the controller to sequence the spin-up of it. Refer to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap allows users to replace a failed drive in a redundant array while...
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... RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller while installing the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of installation and the operating system. www.3ware...
... RAID Controller Install the two, four, eight, or twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the Start menu. Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller while installing the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of installation and the operating system. www.3ware...
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... disk is running, shut it down. 2 Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to port 0 on the controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to port 0 on...
... disk is running, shut it down. 2 Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to port 0 on the controller. 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to port 0 on...
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... any I/ O activity on any port. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the cables from the ATA RAID Controller and discard. Reusing interface cables is not recommended. Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product...
... any I/ O activity on any port. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the cables from the ATA RAID Controller and discard. Reusing interface cables is not recommended. Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product...
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... Remove the metal filler bracket for the ATA RAID Controller. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- www.3ware.com 19 For optimum performance, the blue end must be connected to the ATA RAID Controller and the black end must be removed if ...well as with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 1 If the computer is running, shut it in the same manner. Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any pins. 3 Install the other connectors in the slot...
... Remove the metal filler bracket for the ATA RAID Controller. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: UltraATA-100 and UltraATA-133 drives require 40- www.3ware.com 19 For optimum performance, the blue end must be connected to the ATA RAID Controller and the black end must be removed if ...well as with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 1 If the computer is running, shut it in the same manner. Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any pins. 3 Install the other connectors in the slot...