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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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All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are property of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written... stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any commitment to update the information contained herein. No part of 3ware, Inc. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of this document, nor does...
All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of 3ware, Inc. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. The 3ware logo, StorSwitch, TwinStor, and R5 Fusion are property of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written... stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any commitment to update the information contained herein. No part of 3ware, Inc. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of this document, nor does...
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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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... messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Warranty, Technical Support and Service 111 Limited Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www...
... messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Warranty, Technical Support and Service 111 Limited Warranty 111 Exclusions 111 State Law Provisions 112 Obtaining Warranty Protection 112 3ware Technical Support and Services 112 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www...
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.... Figure 25. Figure 29. Figure 32. 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 25. Figure 29. Figure 32. 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 42. Figure 46. Figure 48. Figure 49. Figure 43. 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 45. Figure 44. Figure 41. Figure 47.
Figure 42. Figure 46. Figure 48. Figure 49. Figure 43. 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 45. Figure 44. Figure 41. Figure 47.
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...■ Drive Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100 ■ Bus Types. ■ 7000-2 is PCI 32 bit / 33 MHz ■ 7006-2 is PCI 32-bit / 66 MHz ■ 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, are all... PCI 64-bit / 33MHz ■ 7506-4LP, 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www...
...■ Drive Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100 ■ Bus Types. ■ 7000-2 is PCI 32 bit / 33 MHz ■ 7006-2 is PCI 32-bit / 66 MHz ■ 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, are all... PCI 64-bit / 33MHz ■ 7506-4LP, 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www...
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... 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Before You Begin ■ BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Twinstor...
... 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Before You Begin ■ BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Twinstor...
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... be used with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller 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 If your retail package is the simpler, longer cable and increased airflow...
... be used with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller 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 If your retail package is the simpler, longer cable and increased airflow...
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...cords until you have replaced the covers. The controllers can also be used . Protecting Equipment and Data Back up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in a 66MHz...slot is required. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-class or serverclass CPU whose bus complies with PCI 2.2 standards, and a PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. The ATA RAID Controller may be of unshielded interface cables may...
...cords until you have replaced the covers. The controllers can also be used . Protecting Equipment and Data Back up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in a 66MHz...slot is required. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-class or serverclass CPU whose bus complies with PCI 2.2 standards, and a PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. The ATA RAID Controller may be of unshielded interface cables may...
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...aligned with its slot 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 ...the case of cooling air from its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any pins. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its protective bag until you from inserting them upside-down. ...
...aligned with its slot 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 ...the case of cooling air from its internal parts are exposed, don't touch any pins. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its protective bag until you from inserting them upside-down. ...
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... of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to isolate the drives from one drive may use the bus at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp, and described in 3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 In addition, 3ware has implemented...
... of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to isolate the drives from one drive may use the bus at http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp, and described in 3ware Escalade Command Line Interface User Guide) www.3ware.com 7 In addition, 3ware has implemented...
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...drive's capacity into one drive simultaneously. and RAID 5 arrays for performance; The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance, high... capacity and storage efficiency. RAID 0 arrays maximize performance and capacity When drives are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-...
...drive's capacity into one drive simultaneously. and RAID 5 arrays for performance; The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The ATA RAID Controllers offer RAID 0 variable striped arrays for fault tolerance, high... capacity and storage efficiency. RAID 0 arrays maximize performance and capacity When drives are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-...
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...Fault tolerance is not redundant, so loss of any disk drive results in 3ware's TwinStor technology boost performance by preserving the data on one drive if the other RAID levels, RAID 0 is a basic requirement for mission critical systems like web and database ... first two drives are required to use this technique. RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to two drives using RAID 1. RAID 0 Configuration Example RAID 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data...
...Fault tolerance is not redundant, so loss of any disk drive results in 3ware's TwinStor technology boost performance by preserving the data on one drive if the other RAID levels, RAID 0 is a basic requirement for mission critical systems like web and database ... first two drives are required to use this technique. RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to two drives using RAID 1. RAID 0 Configuration Example RAID 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data...
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..., fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of RAID 4. You can tolerate the loss of drives). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. RAID 10 is limited to contention for 8 drives: storage...
..., fault tolerance, high capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of RAID 4. You can tolerate the loss of drives). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. RAID 10 is limited to contention for 8 drives: storage...
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... is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with the content of the Features register equal to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Monitoring (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and...
... is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is available only with the content of the Features register equal to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Monitoring (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and...
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... background on any software on your system but you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Hot swap is issued to the 3DM Alarms page. Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must have access to the system clock...
... background on any software on your system but you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Hot swap is issued to the 3DM Alarms page. Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter for media errors on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you must have access to the system clock...
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...on problem areas on a drive may be multiple retries including downgrade of excessive grown defects on the drive. While scanning, the controller issues normal read errors. www.3ware.com 13 Background Media Scan is in a sequential manner. When the media scan is as fast as the drive can provide early... warning of repair is encountered, the controller typically will then start from the drive is posted. If there are again both valid....
...on problem areas on a drive may be multiple retries including downgrade of excessive grown defects on the drive. While scanning, the controller issues normal read errors. www.3ware.com 13 Background Media Scan is in a sequential manner. When the media scan is as fast as the drive can provide early... warning of repair is encountered, the controller typically will then start from the drive is posted. If there are again both valid....