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... 37 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array 40 Windows Installation 45 Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller 46 Boot the machine 46 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 47 Create disk arrays 47 Installing ... 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 ...
... 37 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array 40 Windows Installation 45 Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller 46 Boot the machine 46 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 47 Create disk arrays 47 Installing ... 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 ...
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...Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. 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... information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation 80 Installing 3DM for Windows 2000/XP/2003 80 Linux Installation 81 Uninstalling 3DM 83 ...
...Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. 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... information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation 80 Installing 3DM for Windows 2000/XP/2003 80 Linux Installation 81 Uninstalling 3DM 83 ...
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...Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, ... ■ Windows Support. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ...
...Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, ... ■ Windows Support. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Windows 2000 with SP3 or newer, Windows XP with SP1 or newer, and Windows Server 2003 ...
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... ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available 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 Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down...
... ■ SCSI device driver for Windows and Linux (available 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 Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down...
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... Run... Install 3DM Install 3DM for WEB monitoring. www.3ware.com 15 Windows d(or letter of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of installation and the operating system. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer...
... Run... Install 3DM Install 3DM for WEB monitoring. www.3ware.com 15 Windows d(or letter of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from a different device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of installation and the operating system. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer...
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... device as your operating system. Or, you can configure the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. If you are installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller on a drive managed by the Escalade ATA RAID Controller, follow the instructions in : Replacing an existing Escalade ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller (page 52). www.3ware.com 45 Use your system's Setup utility to set the boot...
... device as your operating system. Or, you can configure the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. If you are installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller on a drive managed by the Escalade ATA RAID Controller, follow the instructions in : Replacing an existing Escalade ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller (page 52). www.3ware.com 45 Use your system's Setup utility to set the boot...
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...to make the new disk array or independent disk accessible to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your system. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only. We recommend that appear on-screen to create a volume... and to Windows 2000/XP/2003: 1 Boot the system and log in as a system administrator. 2 Partition...
...to make the new disk array or independent disk accessible to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your system. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only. We recommend that appear on-screen to create a volume... and to Windows 2000/XP/2003: 1 Boot the system and log in as a system administrator. 2 Partition...
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.... Make sure that you have additional devices to add. www.3ware.com 47 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Materials required: ■ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be at the bottom of one or...
.... Make sure that you have additional devices to add. www.3ware.com 47 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing the ATA RAID controller while installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Materials required: ■ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be at the bottom of one or...
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... complete in the BIOS, it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Continue with full performance when created. Initialization results in the BIOS by writing zeroes to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in as system administrator. After the initial verification,..., but it will not be initialized and are immediately initialized after a delay of this is that the RAID 5 array can reboot the system before this is complete. Windows Installation Reboot the machine When you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or...
... complete in the BIOS, it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Continue with full performance when created. Initialization results in the BIOS by writing zeroes to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in as system administrator. After the initial verification,..., but it will not be initialized and are immediately initialized after a delay of this is that the RAID 5 array can reboot the system before this is complete. Windows Installation Reboot the machine When you don't remove the diskette. 2 Partition and format the new arrays or...
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... the 3DM disk management utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Figure 24. Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 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...
... the 3DM disk management utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Figure 24. Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 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...
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... the Start menu. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation When prompted to ten minutes. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification. The advantage of...
... the Start menu. The user can be used immediately, but it takes longer for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation When prompted to ten minutes. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in the BIOS by an "Installation Complete" notification. The advantage of...
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... 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Your system may not boot with a new version of the driver has been installed first. 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...
... 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Your system may not boot with a new version of the driver has been installed first. 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...
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Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 27. 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." Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26.
Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 27. 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." Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26.
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...), click on the CD that has the name of the version of Windows you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is drive D and you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be: D:\win2k. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. button. Figure 28. For ...example, if your diskette drive is drive A, the correct path name is A:\. If you are using Windows 2000, the path will be to ...
...), click on the CD that has the name of the version of Windows you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is drive D and you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be: D:\win2k. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. button. Figure 28. For ...example, if your diskette drive is drive A, the correct path name is A:\. If you are using Windows 2000, the path will be to ...
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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. Be sure to highlight it. 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). Windows Installation Figure 29. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Click on Next.
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. Be sure to highlight it. 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). Windows Installation Figure 29. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Click on Next.
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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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Event notification occurs from 3DM when the ATA RAID controller requires attention, such as when a disk array becomes degraded and is a problem with the array. Refer to the following sections for more information: Windows Installation page 80 Linux Installation page 81 Checking ...RAID controller's machine. 3DM Disk Management Utility The 3DM disk management utility, allows you to view status and version information about your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM alerts you when a disk array needs maintenance and you can maintain your disk arrays from the 3ware website at http://www.3ware...
Event notification occurs from 3DM when the ATA RAID controller requires attention, such as when a disk array becomes degraded and is a problem with the array. Refer to the following sections for more information: Windows Installation page 80 Linux Installation page 81 Checking ...RAID controller's machine. 3DM Disk Management Utility The 3DM disk management utility, allows you to view status and version information about your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM alerts you when a disk array needs maintenance and you can maintain your disk arrays from the 3ware website at http://www.3ware...
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... know your server name, ask your system 80 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you do not know what port to change the HTTP port and enter port 0, the web interface will guide you through the installation process. 4 At the Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration window (see Figure 35) enter the e-mail address...
... know your server name, ask your system 80 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If you do not know what port to change the HTTP port and enter port 0, the web interface will guide you through the installation process. 4 At the Remote Monitoring and Security Configuration window (see Figure 35) enter the e-mail address...
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... of the system containing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the address line of starting the application and opening the browser window when 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 ...systems, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom For older SuSE systems, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom www.3ware.com 81 The default URL is http://localhost:1080/. Linux Installation administrator or check the e-mail preferences or setup options on your browser. You...
... of the system containing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the address line of starting the application and opening the browser window when 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 ...systems, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom For older SuSE systems, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom www.3ware.com 81 The default URL is http://localhost:1080/. Linux Installation administrator or check the e-mail preferences or setup options on your browser. You...