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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 Installation 61...
... 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 Installation 61...
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... 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.3ware.com iii Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission... Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77...
... 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.3ware.com iii Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission... Radio Frequency Interference Statement 109 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL 110 European Community Conformity Statement 110 Appendix B. Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77...
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.... Figure 35. Figure 36. Figure 37. 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 35. Figure 36. Figure 37. 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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.... Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD.... / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Monitoring, Dynamic Sector...
.... Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD.... / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Monitoring, Dynamic Sector...
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... : 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. The advantage of the items listed below, contact 3ware before proceeding with installation (disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in...
... : 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. The advantage of the items listed below, contact 3ware before proceeding with installation (disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in...
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... and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local...
... and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: ■ Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity ■ On-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead ■ SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local...
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... 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ■ Red Hat and SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. in the Start menu. www.3ware.com 15 Step 3. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA...
... 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ■ Red Hat and SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. in the Start menu. www.3ware.com 15 Step 3. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port give the best performance. Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA...
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...select the OK button to save your requested array and member drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - A status screen will start within a few minutes of the 3ware driver loading, once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.... Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 22. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 -
...select the OK button to save your requested array and member drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - A status screen will start within a few minutes of the 3ware driver loading, once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8) 30.... Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 22. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 -
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...3 Add another drive and click on the drives may not be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that there was not a clean shutdown. During driver startup, a flag is rewritten, indicating that indicates a power failure, the firmware ...automatically starts the background initialization process to replace the degraded drive. www.3ware.com 43 To make sure that there was a clean shutdown. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Auto rebuild of the RAID ...
...3 Add another drive and click on the drives may not be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that there was not a clean shutdown. During driver startup, a flag is rewritten, indicating that indicates a power failure, the firmware ...automatically starts the background initialization process to replace the degraded drive. www.3ware.com 43 To make sure that there was a clean shutdown. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Auto rebuild of the RAID ...
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... information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to start a rebuild with the drive attached when not defined as a hot spare will make the drive appear as a hot spare. 3ware Disk Array Configuration...system. You can use the CLI to remove a JBOD unit and add it is made into a hot spare. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 'Force continue on the source disks, then indicate this drive. Booting with this in the operating system.
... information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to start a rebuild with the drive attached when not defined as a hot spare will make the drive appear as a hot spare. 3ware Disk Array Configuration...system. You can use the CLI to remove a JBOD unit and add it is made into a hot spare. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 'Force continue on the source disks, then indicate this drive. Booting with this in the operating system.
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Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide c Select Disk Management. 4 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive.... 5 Right click on -screen to create a volume and to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. The driver or the...
Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide c Select Disk Management. 4 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive.... 5 Right click on -screen to create a volume and to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. The driver or the...
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Press Enter to select it. 5 Press S if you have an additional disk ATA RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 A box with 3ware ATA RAID Controller is at the Microsoft website. press S to specify that you have additional devices to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and press F6 when...
Press Enter to select it. 5 Press S if you have an additional disk ATA RAID controller. 3 Insert the 3ware driver diskette and press Enter. 4 A box with 3ware ATA RAID Controller is at the Microsoft website. press S to specify that you have additional devices to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD and press F6 when...
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...use with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to the other drive. The disadvantage of the array is complete in data from one half of this ...to initialize an array than it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Initialization results in order to assign a drive letter. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. Once booted to ten minutes. Windows Installation Reboot the machine ...
...use with the following steps to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows 2000/XP/2003. 1 Remove the driver diskette, then select Yes to the other drive. The disadvantage of the array is complete in data from one half of this ...to initialize an array than it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Initialization results in order to assign a drive letter. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. Once booted to ten minutes. Windows Installation Reboot the machine ...
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... utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Continue to the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. 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...
... utility Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter. Continue to the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. 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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... initialized and are immediately available for use with full performance when created. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk... RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Initialization results in data from one disk (the disk on -screen to create...
... initialized and are immediately available for use with full performance when created. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to Select a Device Driver, click the Have Disk... RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Initialization results in data from one disk (the disk on -screen to create...
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... 3ware driver. 2 Log in your system as system administrator. 3 Go to the Start menu, click on Settings and open the Control Panel win- The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
... 3ware driver. 2 Log in your system as system administrator. 3 Go to the Start menu, click on Settings and open the Control Panel win- The 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties pop-up menu appears. 8 Click on 3ware ATA RAID Controller. Windows Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
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button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... www.3ware.com 53 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Figure 25. 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 9 Click on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard (see Figure 26).
button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... www.3ware.com 53 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller Figure 25. 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display 9 Click on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard (see Figure 26).
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Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 27. Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26. 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."
Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 27. Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26. 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."
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...ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. Figure 28. Select a Device Driver 3 When the Install from Disk (Figure 29) dialog appears, insert the 3ware driver installation diskette or the 3ware CD-ROM and type the correct path name in Copy manufacturer's files from: near the bottom of the controller ...2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the...
...ATA RAID controller with a new version of the box. Figure 28. Select a Device Driver 3 When the Install from Disk (Figure 29) dialog appears, insert the 3ware driver installation diskette or the 3ware CD-ROM and type the correct path name in Copy manufacturer's files from: near the bottom of the controller ...2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the...
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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). Be sure to highlight it. Figure 30. Click on Next. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see 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. Windows Installation Figure 29.
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). Be sure to highlight it. Figure 30. Click on Next. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see 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. Windows Installation Figure 29.