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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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Figure 42. Figure 46. 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. Figure 44. Figure 49. Figure 47. Figure 45. Figure 48. Figure 43. 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 41.
Figure 42. Figure 46. 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. Figure 44. Figure 49. Figure 47. Figure 45. Figure 48. Figure 43. 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 41.
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... 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available,... Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to-point performance benefits of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to increase...
... 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Striped disk arrays give exceptional performance, particularly for accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available,... Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to-point performance benefits of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to increase...
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...STATUS is only available through the 3DM Disk Management Utility. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for media errors on any software on the 3DM Alarms page is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart." The standby power management state is...the disk drives have detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then an AEN is returned at power-up and to allow the controller to the 3ware controller. These commands are not required to install any disk drive connected to sequence the spin-up of the SMART RETURN STATUS ...
...STATUS is only available through the 3DM Disk Management Utility. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for media errors on any software on the 3DM Alarms page is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart." The standby power management state is...the disk drives have detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then an AEN is returned at power-up and to allow the controller to the 3ware controller. These commands are not required to install any disk drive connected to sequence the spin-up of the SMART RETURN STATUS ...
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... save your starting values. Pressing Escape will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor), slot #, and model # of the 3ware card (see Figure 10) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. 30 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Displaying advanced details Selecting Shift-F5 will...
... save your starting values. Pressing Escape will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor), slot #, and model # of the 3ware card (see Figure 10) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. 30 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Displaying advanced details Selecting Shift-F5 will...
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... in front of the unit starts automatically in the background. If there was a power failure, the flag will be cancelled using the 3DM software. The drive is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in the array without user intervention. If your system has hot swap carriers: 1 Remove the disk while the...user when the rebuild process is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in front of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. However, a rebuild can be paused using the scheduling feature in front of a mirrored or...
... in front of the unit starts automatically in the background. If there was a power failure, the flag will be cancelled using the 3DM software. The drive is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in the array without user intervention. If your system has hot swap carriers: 1 Remove the disk while the...user when the rebuild process is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in front of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. However, a rebuild can be paused using the scheduling feature in front of a mirrored or...
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...the installation as prompted. 3DM gives you complete the installation (recommended). Linux Installation Installing 3DM for Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for Linux into the CDROM drive. 2 Mount the CD-ROM disk: mount /dev/cdrom Note: For older Red Hat systems... /dev/cdrom /cdrom www.3ware.com 81 The default URL is http://localhost:1080/. You can run 3DM later by selecting 3DM from the Start menu. To view 3DM remotely via a standard web browser, enter the URL of the system containing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the address line of ...
...the installation as prompted. 3DM gives you complete the installation (recommended). Linux Installation Installing 3DM for Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for Linux into the CDROM drive. 2 Mount the CD-ROM disk: mount /dev/cdrom Note: For older Red Hat systems... /dev/cdrom /cdrom www.3ware.com 81 The default URL is http://localhost:1080/. You can run 3DM later by selecting 3DM from the Start menu. To view 3DM remotely via a standard web browser, enter the URL of the system containing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the address line of ...
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...any existing data on the member drives. Basically, this array is your boot device, your operating system. Software installation Q6: The ATA RAID controller was installed before you configured your disk arrays, you may have made a mistake in the Disk Array Configuration.... Incomplete 6.5 GB Port 1 - To operate properly the ATA RAID controller requires that deleting a disk array overwrites any existing data on the member drives. This symptom is required. 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Reinstall your operating system. ■ If you installed ...
...any existing data on the member drives. Basically, this array is your boot device, your operating system. Software installation Q6: The ATA RAID controller was installed before you configured your disk arrays, you may have made a mistake in the Disk Array Configuration.... Incomplete 6.5 GB Port 1 - To operate properly the ATA RAID controller requires that deleting a disk array overwrites any existing data on the member drives. This symptom is required. 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Reinstall your operating system. ■ If you installed ...
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... for All Software Removal Requests Figure 47. Check the 3ware website to boot. Figure 45. Confirmation of each AEN are screen messages that might appear during installation. Screen display messages Figure 45 through Figure 50 are provided after the ATA RAID controller has been ...installed and made operational. A Warning for potential BIOS updates. Installation or Removal Dialog Box Figure 46. Descriptions of Successful Software Removal Figure 48. Screen display messages Q9: My driver...
... for All Software Removal Requests Figure 47. Check the 3ware website to boot. Figure 45. Confirmation of each AEN are screen messages that might appear during installation. Screen display messages Figure 45 through Figure 50 are provided after the ATA RAID controller has been ...installed and made operational. A Warning for potential BIOS updates. Installation or Removal Dialog Box Figure 46. Descriptions of Successful Software Removal Figure 48. Screen display messages Q9: My driver...
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European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. Compliance and Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. is in conformity with the following Common Technical Regulations and/or normative documents: EN 55022 Limits... process may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www...
European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. Compliance and Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. is in conformity with the following Common Technical Regulations and/or normative documents: EN 55022 Limits... process may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www...
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... you have other support are available through the 3ware World Wide Web site at http://www.3ware.com. 3ware's software library is accessible at http://www.3ware.com/support and use the original packing material contents of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller, including shipping costs. Please use our convenient e-mail form. 3ware also offers toll-free (800) 945-7273...
... you have other support are available through the 3ware World Wide Web site at http://www.3ware.com. 3ware's software library is accessible at http://www.3ware.com/support and use the original packing material contents of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller, including shipping costs. Please use our convenient e-mail form. 3ware also offers toll-free (800) 945-7273...
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... 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 29 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. 28...
... 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 29 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. 28...
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.... Using a drive for a rebuild will notify the user when the rebuild process is rewritten, indicating a clean shutdown. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 10 Press F8 to update configurations and exit. Data on the box in the array and starts the background ...For a RAID 1 or 10 configuration, if there was removed. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk used to enter 3ware BIOS. 4 Select the degraded array and the newly added drive. 5 Select Rebuild. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild cannot be cancelled using the 3DM software, but...
.... Using a drive for a rebuild will notify the user when the rebuild process is rewritten, indicating a clean shutdown. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 10 Press F8 to update configurations and exit. Data on the box in the array and starts the background ...For a RAID 1 or 10 configuration, if there was removed. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk used to enter 3ware BIOS. 4 Select the degraded array and the newly added drive. 5 Select Rebuild. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild cannot be cancelled using the 3DM software, but...
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... this provision shall become the property of 3ware. Since the certification process may lag behind the release of up to new. Software Warranty: 3WARE, INC. THIS WARRANTY SETS FOR THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS OF 3WARE WITH RESPECT TO BREACH OF WARRANTY and ...its products. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is provided by reason of original purchase. 3ware, at no charge and at nearly the same time as their release to 3ware. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (...
... this provision shall become the property of 3ware. Since the certification process may lag behind the release of up to new. Software Warranty: 3WARE, INC. THIS WARRANTY SETS FOR THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS OF 3WARE WITH RESPECT TO BREACH OF WARRANTY and ...its products. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is provided by reason of original purchase. 3ware, at no charge and at nearly the same time as their release to 3ware. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (...
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... site at http:// www.3ware.com. 3ware's software library is accessible at: http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. 54 www.3ware.com Appendix For specific answers to questions or to you within two business days after receipt of your Escalade ATA RAID Controller unit. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide ARE THE...
... site at http:// www.3ware.com. 3ware's software library is accessible at: http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. 54 www.3ware.com Appendix For specific answers to questions or to you within two business days after receipt of your Escalade ATA RAID Controller unit. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide ARE THE...