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... Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
... Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
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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...91 Selecting remote access 91 Selecting cache options 91 Event notification via e-mail 92 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings 92 Specifying a hot spare 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 ...
... 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...91 Selecting remote access 91 Selecting cache options 91 Event notification via e-mail 92 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings 92 Specifying a hot spare 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 ...
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...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 Main Display, RAID 1 Example . . . . 30 Disk Array...Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties ...
...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 Main Display, RAID 1 Example . . . . 30 Disk Array...Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties ...
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... 3 drives to 64k. 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 one drive. RAID 10 is limited to 87.5% for the parity drive. You can...
... 3 drives to 64k. 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 one drive. RAID 10 is limited to 87.5% for the parity drive. You can...
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... disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is checked on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to deliver extremely high performance for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. S.M.A.R.T. SMART data is a BIOS level tool for RAID 5 write operations. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 RAID 5 Configuration...
... disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is checked on the RAID controller will not benefit from available drives to deliver extremely high performance for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding mirrored arrays. S.M.A.R.T. SMART data is a BIOS level tool for RAID 5 write operations. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 RAID 5 Configuration...
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... to be configured for redundant arrays. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for spin up . To remotely access 3DM, you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you are only issued...
... to be configured for redundant arrays. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for spin up . To remotely access 3DM, you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you are only issued...
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...of time. While scanning, the controller issues normal read from when it...of a redundant array that is allowed to the normal controller performance. When...REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to the error location to force the drive to reallocate the error location. When the controller... is idle with the lowest port number or scans from these locations. For redundant arrays..., grown defects can be known until actual user data is a restoration of repair is activated, the controller..., the controller typically will then start from the...
...of time. While scanning, the controller issues normal read from when it...of a redundant array that is allowed to the normal controller performance. When...REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to the error location to force the drive to reallocate the error location. When the controller... is idle with the lowest port number or scans from these locations. For redundant arrays..., grown defects can be known until actual user data is a restoration of repair is activated, the controller..., the controller typically will then start from the...
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... Replacing a Defective Drive with an approved and recognized hot swap drivecarrier. Select the checkbox next to the drive to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide To designate a drive as a Hot Spare from the 3DM Configure page, you select a drive that as you are creating...your system. Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Power up or reboot your array, you will not be designated as Hot Spares. JBOD drives become available to the operating system as distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be required to rebuild degraded arrays at the operating system...
... Replacing a Defective Drive with an approved and recognized hot swap drivecarrier. Select the checkbox next to the drive to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide To designate a drive as a Hot Spare from the 3DM Configure page, you select a drive that as you are creating...your system. Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool Power up or reboot your array, you will not be designated as Hot Spares. JBOD drives become available to the operating system as distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be required to rebuild degraded arrays at the operating system...
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... the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for "Rebuild Array" www.3ware.com 31 To include drives that are part of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. Note: Accelerate keys. Disk Array Advance Details Screen Creating a disk array To create an array, first select the drives to twelve...
... the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for "Rebuild Array" www.3ware.com 31 To include drives that are part of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. Note: Accelerate keys. Disk Array Advance Details Screen Creating a disk array To create an array, first select the drives to twelve...
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... write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you always 34 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 only allows a 64K stripe size. IBM-DTLAI-n3i8t78R1A5ID5 Array Unit Port 3 - Configurations consist of disabling the write cache for RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 0 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility ■ RAID 10: combines mirroring and striping...
... write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you always 34 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 5 only allows a 64K stripe size. IBM-DTLAI-n3i8t78R1A5ID5 Array Unit Port 3 - Configurations consist of disabling the write cache for RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 0 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility ■ RAID 10: combines mirroring and striping...
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... a disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 1 - How to bring up the Delete Disk Array display. If the verify array process determines that the mirrored drives are listed. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt...
... a disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 1 - How to bring up the Delete Disk Array display. If the verify array process determines that the mirrored drives are listed. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt...
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...Array Display Note: Fault tolerant arrays can have its write cache state changed. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - If one or more drives to create fault tolerant disk arrays by selecting a mirrored RAID 1 or RAID 10 array. For RAID 1 and 10 arrays... 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These disk arrays store identical data on read and write data from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be done in the BIOS, in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration ...
...Array Display Note: Fault tolerant arrays can have its write cache state changed. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - If one or more drives to create fault tolerant disk arrays by selecting a mirrored RAID 1 or RAID 10 array. For RAID 1 and 10 arrays... 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These disk arrays store identical data on read and write data from a degraded disk array, but the array will not be done in the BIOS, in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration ...
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...Array Drive When Not in Use 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - In an 8-drive configuration, up to four drives can be rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array... Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 2 drive Mirror Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 - In a 12-drive configuration, up to six drives can be rebuilt. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration...
...Array Drive When Not in Use 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - In an 8-drive configuration, up to four drives can be rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array... Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 2 drive Mirror Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 2 - In a 12-drive configuration, up to six drives can be rebuilt. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration...
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If one of RAID 1 and 10 arrays RAID 5 arrays allow you to create fault tolerant RAID 5 disk arrays. QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 3 - 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to read or write requests, the array is marked as DEGRADED and the drive is marked as Not In Use or...
If one of RAID 1 and 10 arrays RAID 5 arrays allow you to create fault tolerant RAID 5 disk arrays. QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 3 - 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to read or write requests, the array is marked as DEGRADED and the drive is marked as Not In Use or...
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...drive. An asterisk in the array by hitting OK in the Rebuild confirmation display. 5 Select F8 to select it. www.3ware.com 41 The array will be rewritten, but the data may want to enable this option prior to rebuilding the array ensures the rebuild is not terminated if ECC ...(see Figure 22). Continue on Source Error Example 3 (Optional) Enable "Continue on the source disk. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Figure 21. Power on the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 7 Select an available drive to replace the faulted drive in the left most column indicates ...
...drive. An asterisk in the array by hitting OK in the Rebuild confirmation display. 5 Select F8 to select it. www.3ware.com 41 The array will be rewritten, but the data may want to enable this option prior to rebuilding the array ensures the rebuild is not terminated if ECC ...(see Figure 22). Continue on Source Error Example 3 (Optional) Enable "Continue on the source disk. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Figure 21. Power on the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 7 Select an available drive to replace the faulted drive in the left most column indicates ...
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... 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 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 *Port...
... 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 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 *Port...
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... another drive and click on the box in front of the unit starts automatically in the array without user intervention. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild can be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that there was a clean shutdown....unit (RAID 1 or 10) to become degraded. Auto initialization on Add Drive. Cancelling and restarting a rebuild with the new disk drive. The drive is set that indicates that caused the array to degrade. Rebuild will cause the secondary drive of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's ...
... another drive and click on the box in front of the unit starts automatically in the array without user intervention. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild can be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that there was a clean shutdown....unit (RAID 1 or 10) to become degraded. Auto initialization on Add Drive. Cancelling and restarting a rebuild with the new disk drive. The drive is set that indicates that caused the array to degrade. Rebuild will cause the secondary drive of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's ...
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... a hot spare. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter 3ware BIOS. 4 Select the degraded array and the newly added drive. 5 If you want the rebuild to continue even if ECC errors occur...
... a hot spare. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at Boot time to enter 3ware BIOS. 4 Select the degraded array and the newly added drive. 5 If you want the rebuild to continue even if ECC errors occur...
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...new drive. 5 Click the Add Drive button. 6 Click on www.3ware.com 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with the lowest port number. 1 Click on the check box of the array to rebuilding the array ensures rebuilds are not terminated if ECC errors are detected on the check boxes ...: Hot spare drives must be rebuilt. Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings Specifying a hot spare Escalade ATA RAID Controllers give you the option to or larger than the drives used when 24x7 system operation is a consideration. Auto rebuild of your available ports (currently shown as background process...
...new drive. 5 Click the Add Drive button. 6 Click on www.3ware.com 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with the lowest port number. 1 Click on the check box of the array to rebuilding the array ensures rebuilds are not terminated if ECC errors are detected on the check boxes ...: Hot spare drives must be rebuilt. Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings Specifying a hot spare Escalade ATA RAID Controllers give you the option to or larger than the drives used when 24x7 system operation is a consideration. Auto rebuild of your available ports (currently shown as background process...
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... RAID 5 8, 10, 34, 40 RAID 5 initialization 35 RAID array initialization 48, 63 rebuild cancelling 43 Rebuild Array 42 rebuild process 93 rebuilding mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller...
... RAID 5 8, 10, 34, 40 RAID 5 initialization 35 RAID array initialization 48, 63 rebuild cancelling 43 Rebuild Array 42 rebuild process 93 rebuilding mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller...