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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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... 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 a Serial ATA RAID Controller 21 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . 21 Connect the drives...
... 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 a Serial ATA RAID Controller 21 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . 21 Connect the drives...
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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 Red...
... 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 Red...
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... 24. Figure 28. Figure 32. 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 Main Display...
... 24. Figure 28. Figure 32. 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 Main Display...
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Figure 47. Figure 48. Figure 49. Figure 41. Figure 42. Figure 45. Figure 46. Figure 43. 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 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 47. Figure 48. Figure 49. Figure 41. Figure 42. Figure 45. Figure 46. Figure 43. 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 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
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...Escalade ATA RAID Controller as 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. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID... 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your RAID data storage and management system. The ...
...Escalade ATA RAID Controller as 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. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (700x-2 does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Low CPU Utilization ■ RAID... 3DM® Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface www.3ware.com 1 This user guide gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring your RAID data storage and management system. The ...
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... 2003 ■ Linux Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant...
... 2003 ■ Linux Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source.) ■ FreeBSD. Version 4.8 ■ Performance. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (8006-2LP does not support RAID 5 or RAID 10) ■ Drive Support. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers 2 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5 Fusion is 64-bit, 66MHz PCI 2.2 compliant...
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... mounting brackets are 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 Contents ■...
... mounting brackets are 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 Contents ■...
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... or UltraATA-100 standards, but may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for best performance. Personal Safety Warning! Protecting Equipment and Data Back up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. PCI-X ... cords until you have replaced the covers. Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing...
... or UltraATA-100 standards, but may not exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for best performance. Personal Safety Warning! Protecting Equipment and Data Back up your array configuration. 4 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide For the 750x-12, a full-length PCI slot is required. PCI-X ... cords until you have replaced the covers. Note: For all Escalade 750x and 850x models, and for 7006-2 and 8006-2, install the card in 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz PCI-X slots. For the Escalade 7506 and 8506, install the card in this package or removing...
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... crimped or pinched. Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its slot on the ATA RAID Controller. www.3ware.com 5 ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are exposed, don't...9632; Don't touch any pins. 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 inserting them upside-down. ■ Interface cables are fragile and must not be...
... crimped or pinched. Ensure that they do not impede the flow of your computer is aligned with its slot on the ATA RAID Controller. www.3ware.com 5 ESD Precautions ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must be followed to prevent you are exposed, don't...9632; Don't touch any pins. 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 inserting them upside-down. ■ Interface cables are fragile and must not be...
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... providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event ...drive unavailable and the rest 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 Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to arbitration latency and ...
... providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays ■ Command line interface (CLI) for O/S compatibility and easy installation ■ Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event ...drive unavailable and the rest 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 Escalade 7000 and 8000 series uses a non-blocking switched architecture to arbitration latency and ...
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... user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to SCSI. Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes...
... user configurable at 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to SCSI. Introduction ■ SMTP support for email/pager notification of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes...
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... avoids throughput loss due to 64k. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to contention for the parity drive. Parity information is available on -the-... use hot spares to 87.5% for 3 drives to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the...
... avoids throughput loss due to 64k. Unlike all drives rather than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID 10 is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to contention for the parity drive. Parity information is available on -the-... use hot spares to 87.5% for 3 drives to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers Figure 3. The two mirrored arrays are achieved by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M) the...
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... D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - SMART data is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is powered up. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding...
... D0h). ■ SMART RETURN STATUS - SMART data is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. Configure and manage your disk arrays The 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility is powered up. RAID 5 Configuration Example R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance 3ware's R5 Fusion significantly improves RAID 5 write performance for creating, deleting, maintaining disk arrays and rebuilding...
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...swap for spin up of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is powered up. ■... write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is automatically utilized on drives that support this power management state. These commands are issued independent of...
...swap for spin up of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on the Escalade ATA RAID Controller's host and allows you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Every 24 hours, the SMART RETURN STATUS is powered up. ■... write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild a mirrored array, you to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction internally in the 3ware firmware, and is automatically utilized on drives that support this power management state. These commands are issued independent of...
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... e-mail addresses for WEB monitoring. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... www.3ware.com 15 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...
... e-mail addresses for WEB monitoring. Install system drivers The Escalade ATA RAID Controller drivers must be installed according to the type of CD-Rom drive):\3DMsetup from Run... www.3ware.com 15 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...
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...ATA RAID Controller and set it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 This disk should be reconnected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. Failing to do so may result in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Preserving the port order of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller...down. 2 Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the...
...ATA RAID Controller and set it aside. (Save the screw for installing the new controller.) www.3ware.com 17 This disk should be reconnected to port 0 on the new ATA RAID Controller. Failing to do so may result in your computer or the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Preserving the port order of a disk array. To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller...down. 2 Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord from the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller installed in personal injury or damage to the manufacturer's instructions. 4 Disconnect the disks from the...
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... interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to the ATA RAID Controller. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI...
... interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller 1 Connect the interface cables supplied with the product to page 21 "Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller". JP2 LED drive status connector Note: Pin 1 and 4 are 3.3V and pin 2 and 3 are not installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller, continue to the ATA RAID Controller. See Figure 5. 18 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Hardware Installation 6 Gently remove the ATA RAID Controller from the PCI...
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... the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. For 2 and 4 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller cable so that all slots give the best performance. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the slot. Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord... from the outlet. 2 Open the computer case according to the manufacturer's instructions. 3 Find the PCI or PCI-X slot you install the ATA RAID Controller next to use for the slot. Save this screw; www.3ware...
... the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. For 2 and 4 port controllers, align the ATA RAID Controller cable so that all slots give the best performance. Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the slot. Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord... from the outlet. 2 Open the computer case according to the manufacturer's instructions. 3 Find the PCI or PCI-X slot you install the ATA RAID Controller next to use for the slot. Save this screw; www.3ware...