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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 rights reserved. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of their respective owners. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in... herein. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of...
All rights reserved. Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. Trademarks 3ware, Escalade, and 3DM are all trademarks of 3ware, Inc., 455 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. Disclaimer 3ware, Inc. All other trademarks herein are all registered trademarks of their respective owners. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in... herein. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in this document, nor does 3ware, Inc. make any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of...
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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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... 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.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation...
... 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.3ware.com iii Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM Disk Management Utility 79 Windows Installation...
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.... Figure 24. Figure 29. 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 24. Figure 29. 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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Figure 46. Figure 49. Figure 45. Figure 48. Figure 44. 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 43. Figure 47. 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 42. Figure 41.
Figure 46. Figure 49. Figure 45. Figure 48. Figure 44. 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 43. Figure 47. 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 42. Figure 41.
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... ■ 7506-4LP, 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■...RAID. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID...
... ■ 7506-4LP, 7506-8, 7506-12, are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■...RAID. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family The Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA family includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12, 7006-2, 7506-4LP, 7506-8, and 7506-12. Before You Begin Congratulations on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID...
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... Serial ATA Family The Escalade 8000 Serial ATA family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12.... ■ 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
... Serial ATA Family The Escalade 8000 Serial ATA family includes 8006-2LP, 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12, 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI. ■ True Hardware RAID. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant ■ 8500-4, 8500-8 and 8500-12.... ■ 8506-4LP, 8506-8, 8506-12, 8506-8MI, and 8506-12MI are all PCI 64-bit / 66MHz. ■ Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface ■ BIOS. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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... transfers, S.M.A.R.T. Package Contents If your retail package 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. You will need to -serial converter must be used in an ESD...
... transfers, S.M.A.R.T. Package Contents If your retail package 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. You will need to -serial converter must be used in an ESD...
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... a full-length PCI slot is required. Length of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Do not reconnect the power cords until you have replaced the covers. If your drives contain valuable data, back them...For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. PCI-X slots can also be found inside computer equipment. Personal Safety Warning! Protecting Equipment and Data Back up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an...
... a full-length PCI slot is required. Length of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Do not reconnect the power cords until you have replaced the covers. If your drives contain valuable data, back them...For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. PCI-X slots can also be found inside computer equipment. Personal Safety Warning! Protecting Equipment and Data Back up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an...
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.... The connectors provided are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from fans or heat sinks in the system case....RAID Controller. www.3ware.com 5 Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be mated carefully without bending any pin, contact, lead or component on the motherboard before installing. Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
.... The connectors provided are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. ■ When the case of cooling air from fans or heat sinks in the system case....RAID Controller. www.3ware.com 5 Do not flex the board excessively. ■ Interface cable connectors must not be mated carefully without bending any pin, contact, lead or component on the motherboard before installing. Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
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Before You Begin 6 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Before You Begin 6 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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.... Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail 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...
.... Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail 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...
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..., 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These cards provide the highest level of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to SCSI. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of Inexpensive...
..., 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These cards provide the highest level of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to SCSI. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of Inexpensive...
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... heads simultaneously reading alternating sections of all user data. RAID 0 Configuration Example RAID 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data to two drives using RAID 1. A minimum 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 ...
... heads simultaneously reading alternating sections of all user data. RAID 0 Configuration Example RAID 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data to two drives using RAID 1. A minimum 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 ...
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... rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. You can tolerate the loss of drives). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 Configuration Example RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high... capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of a RAID 5 array having less than...
... rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. You can tolerate the loss of drives). Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 Configuration Example RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high... capacity and storage efficiency The RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0 combined with the number of a RAID 5 array having less than...
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... performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for a failed drive in a mirrored array. Refer to D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - This performance improvement is applicable to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers...
... performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for a failed drive in a mirrored array. Refer to D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - This performance improvement is applicable to only the first RAID 5 array on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to D5h), and SMART READ DATA (B0h with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers...
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... replace a failed drive in a redundant array while the system remains up in real time. Hot swap allows users to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap is repeated every 24 hours that support this power management state. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is logged to...
... replace a failed drive in a redundant array while the system remains up in real time. Hot swap allows users to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hot swap is repeated every 24 hours that support this power management state. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is logged to...
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...scan is a restoration of a disk drive problem or failure. The result is activated, the controller firmware either starts the scan at the first drive with the lowest port number or scans from... of excessive grown defects on a drive may be fixed early to the normal controller performance. While scanning, the controller issues normal read errors. If there are again both valid. the primary and ...to do corrective actions on problem areas on the drive. When the controller is posted. A notification of the media, the disk drive firmware is scheduled through 3DM. ...
...scan is a restoration of a disk drive problem or failure. The result is activated, the controller firmware either starts the scan at the first drive with the lowest port number or scans from... of excessive grown defects on a drive may be fixed early to the normal controller performance. While scanning, the controller issues normal read errors. If there are again both valid. the primary and ...to do corrective actions on problem areas on the drive. When the controller is posted. A notification of the media, the disk drive firmware is scheduled through 3DM. ...