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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 22. Figure 23. Figure 33. 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 22. Figure 23. Figure 33. 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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...; Data Integrity. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are also supported when using a parallel-toserial converter. ■ Bus Types. ■ 8006-2LP is not available on 700x-2) ■ Field Upgrades. Windows 2000 with SP3...
...; Data Integrity. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Version 4.8 ■ Performance. Low CPU utilization ■ RAID Support. Parallel UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are also supported when using a parallel-toserial converter. ■ Bus Types. ■ 8006-2LP is not available on 700x-2) ■ Field Upgrades. Windows 2000 with SP3...
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... : 3DM, Drivers and 3ware Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 Package Contents ■ Data Integrity. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 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...
... : 3DM, Drivers and 3ware Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) ■ 3ware Release Notes ■ 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 3 Package Contents ■ Data Integrity. CRC protection for assistance. ■ 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...
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...-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 remote asynchronous event reporting of array activities. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. The...
...-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 remote asynchronous event reporting of array activities. Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. The...
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... the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Slots closest to the type of the controller. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port...
... the boot sequence, then press Alt-3 to activate the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility at boot time. Slots closest to the type of the controller. Create arrays Verify your boot device precedes the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in an available PCI slot. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the Accelerated Graphics Port...
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... LM30 *Port 3 - 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 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 9 Navigate to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter. 10...
... LM30 *Port 3 - 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 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - Select Available Drive to Replace Faulted Drive, RAID 1 Example 9 Navigate to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter. 10...
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To make sure that there was a power failure, the flag will notify the user when the rebuild process is set that indicates that the driver loaded. Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is rewritten, indicating that the information on both drives is accurate, initialization of the unit starts ...to replace the degraded drive. If your system has hot swap carriers: 1 Remove the disk while the system is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in the background. www.3ware.com 43 If your system does not have hot swap carriers: 1 Power down the system and remove the disk drive that...
To make sure that there was a power failure, the flag will notify the user when the rebuild process is set that indicates that the driver loaded. Upon an orderly shutdown, the flag is rewritten, indicating that the information on both drives is accurate, initialization of the unit starts ...to replace the degraded drive. If your system has hot swap carriers: 1 Remove the disk while the system is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in the background. www.3ware.com 43 If your system does not have hot swap carriers: 1 Power down the system and remove the disk drive that...
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...(JBOD) to the operating system. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the operating system. 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 ...
...(JBOD) to the operating system. Rebuild starts about 10 minutes after the driver loads in the operating system. 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 ...
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.... The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. If your system. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only. We recommend that appear on 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...
.... The driver or the operating system cannot be somewhat different. If your system. Windows Installation Note: 3ware supports released versions of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 only. We recommend that appear on 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...
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... CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. www.3ware.com 47 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....There are no instructions after installing the driver that are specific to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" appears at the appropriate Service Pack level. Make sure that you need additional instructions. Installing with 3ware ATA RAID Controller is at the bottom of one ...
... CD-ROM ■ 3ware CD-ROM (You will be required to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapters. www.3ware.com 47 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....There are no instructions after installing the driver that are specific to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" appears at the appropriate Service Pack level. Make sure that you need additional instructions. Installing with 3ware ATA RAID Controller is at the bottom of one ...
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...Once booted to the operating system, if the RAID 5 array was not fully initialized in order to 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 ... to initialize an array than it takes longer for use the RAID 5 array immediately. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in the BIOS by writing zeroes ...
...Once booted to the operating system, if the RAID 5 array was not fully initialized in order to 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 ... to initialize an array than it takes longer for use the RAID 5 array immediately. RAID array initialization RAID 0 arrays do not need to the array. 48 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 array result in the BIOS by writing zeroes ...
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... disk arrays Refer to 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). Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 Figure 24. Continue to...
... disk arrays Refer to 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). Found New Hardware Wizard www.3ware.com 49 Figure 24. Continue to...
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... can reboot the system before this procedure is complete. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to assign a drive letter. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Continue with full performance when created. The system may not boot...
... can reboot the system before this procedure is complete. button, insert your 3ware driver diskette, and enter the path to assign a drive letter. RAID 1 and 10 arrays are not initialized when created and are immediately available for the 50 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Continue with full performance when created. The system may not boot...
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..., 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. Note: Upgrading to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to...
..., 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. Note: Upgrading to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000/8000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. Materials required: ■ 3ware CD-ROM Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to...
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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/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 26. Then click Next and follow the instructions. 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."
Figure 27. Upgrade/Install Device Driver 54 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Windows Installation Figure 26. Then click Next and follow the instructions. 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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...bottom of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that has the name of the version of Windows you have. Figure 28. www.3ware.com 55 If you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is A:\. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a ...new version of the box. If you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have...
...bottom of the controller 2 When the Select a Device Driver dialog appears (see Figure 28), click on the CD that has the name of the version of Windows you have. Figure 28. www.3ware.com 55 If you are using a driver diskette and your CD drive is A:\. Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a ...new version of the box. If you are using the 3ware CD, the path will be to the folder on the Have...
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Be sure to highlight it. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). 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. Click on Next. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29.
Be sure to highlight it. Install From Disk 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 31). 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. Click on Next. Select a Device Driver 56 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 30). Windows Installation Figure 29.