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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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... 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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.... Figure 39. Figure 30. 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 39. Figure 30. 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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Figure 46. Figure 47. Figure 44. 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 48. Figure 49. 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 42. Figure 41. Figure 45. Figure 43.
Figure 46. Figure 47. Figure 44. 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 48. Figure 49. 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 42. Figure 41. Figure 45. Figure 43.
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... / 33MHz ■ 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) ■ Drive Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller.
... / 33MHz ■ 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) ■ Drive Support. This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your Escalade ATA RAID Controller.
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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. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat...(Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are also supported when using ...
... 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. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant ■ Windows Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat...(Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are also supported when using ...
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... not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per port) ■ 3ware installation media 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. Package...
... not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ■ Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag ■ ATA interface cables (one per port) ■ 3ware installation media 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. Package...
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...Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. Before installing any of the hardware in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing files on the member drives. The ATA RAID Controller ... UltraATA-133 or UltraATA-100 standards, but may be used . High voltages may be connected to up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Personal Safety Warning! PCI-X slots can also be found inside computer equipment. Do not reconnect the power cords until you...
...Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. Before installing any of the hardware in a 64-bit PCI slot for serial ATA controllers. Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing files on the member drives. The ATA RAID Controller ... UltraATA-133 or UltraATA-100 standards, but may be used . High voltages may be connected to up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Personal Safety Warning! PCI-X slots can also be found inside computer equipment. Do not reconnect the power cords until you...
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...3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pin, contact, lead or component on the motherboard before installing. The connectors provided are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't ...
...3ware.com 5 Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its two ends. ■ Don't touch any pin, contact, lead or component on the motherboard before installing. The connectors provided are keyed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller...force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system. Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into your system. ■ Be sure the board is open and its internal parts are exposed, don't ...
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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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... 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) www.3ware.com 7 Any drive failure makes that exceeds the reliability of SCSI shared-bus storage...system remains undisturbed. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 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...
... 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) www.3ware.com 7 Any drive failure makes that exceeds the reliability of SCSI shared-bus storage...system remains undisturbed. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 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...
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... ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to 12 Serial ATA drives. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Striped disk arrays achieve...
... ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can read or write data on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to 12 Serial ATA drives. The stripe size is user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Striped disk arrays achieve...
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... configured as a striped mirrored array, the disks are mirrored as a second fault tolerant www.3ware.com 9 RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to two drives using both drives are required... to use this technique. RAID 0 Configuration Example RAID 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data to ...
... configured as a striped mirrored array, the disks are mirrored as a second fault tolerant www.3ware.com 9 RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to two drives using both drives are required... to use this technique. RAID 0 Configuration Example RAID 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data to ...
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... the parity of disks; 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 RAID 4. You can tolerate the loss of drives - 1). Higher data transfer rates...
... the parity of disks; 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 RAID 4. You can tolerate the loss of drives - 1). Higher data transfer rates...
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... Array Configuration Utility is combined with the content of the Features register equal to be dynamically substituted for RAID 5 write operations. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This advanced block caching firmware technology is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random...
... Array Configuration Utility is combined with the content of the Features register equal to be dynamically substituted for RAID 5 write operations. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This advanced block caching firmware technology is a BIOS level tool for both large sequential and small random...
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... READ DATA - Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is only available through the 3DM Disk Management Utility. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is pressed (See page 155). This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is returned at BIOS time or 3DM ...Disk Management Utility in the background on the 3DM Alarms page is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The SMART data is powered up . Hot...
... READ DATA - Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is only available through the 3DM Disk Management Utility. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is pressed (See page 155). This is repeated every 24 hours that the Escalade controller is returned at BIOS time or 3DM ...Disk Management Utility in the background on the 3DM Alarms page is issued to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The SMART data is powered up . Hot...
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Step 3. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ■ Red Hat and SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller while installing the operating system...
Step 3. Operating systems supporting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller include: ■ Windows 2000 (SP3 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), or 2003 ■ Red Hat and SuSE Linux ■ FreeBSD Step 4. Slots closest to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Installations include: ■ Installing the ATA RAID Controller while installing the operating system...
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... for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to-plug replacement is followed. 5 Remove the screw in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is...
... for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 3ware Hardware Installation Warning: Before proceeding with hardware installation, read the Before You Begin section that a plug-to-plug replacement is followed. 5 Remove the screw in the metal bracket at the end of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 If the computer is...
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... flash for any I/ O activity on any port. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the cables from the ATA RAID Controller and discard. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to the ATA RAID Controller. Reusing interface cables is not recommended.
... flash for any I/ O activity on any port. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI slot. 7 Remove the cables from the ATA RAID Controller and discard. Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Note: If you are ground Plug cable to the ATA RAID Controller. Reusing interface cables is not recommended.