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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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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 ... 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 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www...
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 ... 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 Sales and ordering information 113 Feedback on this manual 113 Index 115 www...
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.... Figure 31. Figure 35. Figure 36. 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 31. Figure 35. Figure 36. 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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...; Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling...
...; Linux Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion ■ Field Upgrades. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers ■ Data Integrity. ATA Command Readback, S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling...
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... brackets are not included 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. If using the Escalade Serial ATA Controller with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller with parallel drives a parallel-to purchase cables separately...
... brackets are not included 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. If using the Escalade Serial ATA Controller with parallel drives is missing any of using the controller with parallel drives a parallel-to purchase cables separately...
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...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 ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that the command and data reach the drive correctly. 3ware's 3DM™, a web... shared bus architecture 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 Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time....
...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 ATA RAID through a patented switched architecture that the command and data reach the drive correctly. 3ware's 3DM™, a web... shared bus architecture 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 Windows and Linux (available from the 3ware website at any given time....
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... device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of the controller. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of... CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller while installing the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Slots closest to activate the 3ware...
... device. ■ Replacing an existing ATA RAID Controller with a new version of the controller. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of... CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller while installing the operating system. ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller on systems that boot from the 3DM installation CD-ROM. Slots closest to activate the 3ware...
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...Mirror Port 1 - The rebuild will display, with your configuration and reboot the system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8... Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 23. 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 *Port 3 -
...Mirror Port 1 - The rebuild will display, with your configuration and reboot the system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 11 Press F8 to continue. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB REBUILDING (after F8... Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 23. 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 *Port 3 -
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... two halves of the disk drive that caused the array to degrade. During driver startup, a flag is set that indicates that there was a power failure, the flag will cause the secondary drive of a mirrored unit (RAID 1 or 10) to become degraded. If there was not a clean shutdown...rewritten, indicating that indicates a power failure, the firmware automatically starts the background initialization process to replace the degraded drive. Select Rebuild. www.3ware.com 43 Click on Remove Drive. 3 Add another drive and click on the drives may not be paused using the 3DM software. This...
... two halves of the disk drive that caused the array to degrade. During driver startup, a flag is set that indicates that there was a power failure, the flag will cause the secondary drive of a mirrored unit (RAID 1 or 10) to become degraded. If there was not a clean shutdown...rewritten, indicating that indicates a power failure, the firmware automatically starts the background initialization process to replace the degraded drive. Select Rebuild. www.3ware.com 43 Click on Remove Drive. 3 Add another drive and click on the drives may not be paused using the 3DM software. This...
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... 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... rebuild the degraded array unless it back as a hot spare. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to start a rebuild with the drive attached when not defined as... is not started in the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If the rebuild is made into a hot spare.
... 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... rebuild the degraded array unless it back as a hot spare. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to start a rebuild with the drive attached when not defined as... is not started in the operating system. For more information, see the 3ware CLI User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Note: If the rebuild is made into a hot spare.
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The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Note: Throughout this chapter, the ...drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your system. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array ...you have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. b Select Storage. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to Windows 2000/XP/2003: 1 Boot the system...
The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. Note: Throughout this chapter, the ...drive and select Create Volume. 6 Follow the steps that the user upgrade to assign a drive letter. 46 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If your system. Boot the machine Continue with the following steps to make the new disk array ...you have administrator privileges for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. b Select Storage. Installing a drive to an existing ATA RAID controller To add the new drive to an existing disk array, refer to Windows 2000/XP/2003: 1 Boot the system...
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... 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 SP1 or newer. Continue with Windows installation Continue with the initial operating system build 1 Boot from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for Windows at SP3 or newer; Refer...
... 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 SP1 or newer. Continue with Windows installation Continue with the initial operating system build 1 Boot from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for Windows at SP3 or newer; Refer...
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... it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one half of up to ten...driver diskette, then select Yes to restart the system. c Select Storage. d Select Disk Management. 5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive. 6 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume. 7 Follow the steps the appear on the lower channel number) being created in order to a RAID...
... it does to write zeroes to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to be fault tolerant until the initialization is complete. In RAID 10 arrays, data from one half of up to ten...driver diskette, then select Yes to restart the system. c Select Storage. d Select Disk Management. 5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the drive. 6 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume. 7 Follow the steps the appear on the lower channel number) being created in order to a RAID...
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... the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. 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 3ware driver (see Figure 24). Figure 24. Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 Continue to the 3ware Hardware Installation and...
... the Install/Upgrade 3ware driver section. 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 3ware driver (see Figure 24). Figure 24. Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 Continue to the 3ware Hardware Installation and...
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... 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is that it will not be initialized and are immediately initialized after a delay...the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to the other half. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for 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, ...
... 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for use the RAID 5 array immediately. The first time the array is verified (via the BIOS or 3ware 3DM), the array is that it will not be initialized and are immediately initialized after a delay...the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to the other half. RAID 5 arrays are immediately available for 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, ...
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...- 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 driver has been installed first. Your system may not boot with a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller...
...- 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 driver has been installed first. Your system may not boot with a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller...
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www.3ware.com 53 button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... 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).
www.3ware.com 53 button. 10 Click Next on the Update Driver... 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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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." Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26.
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." Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Then click Next and follow the instructions. Windows Installation Figure 26.
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... example, if your CD drive is drive D and you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that has the name...
... example, if your CD drive is drive D and you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have Disk... Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that has the name...
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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. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Click on Next. Figure 30. Windows Installation Figure 29.
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. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). Click on Next. Figure 30. Windows Installation Figure 29.