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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 28 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 30 Specifying a Hot Spare 34 Changing an existing configuration 35 Modifying a disk array 35 Deleting a disk array 35 How to maintain or verify a disk array 36 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 37 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array... 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and ordering information 55 Feedback on this manual 55 iv
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 28 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 30 Specifying a Hot Spare 34 Changing an existing configuration 35 Modifying a disk array 35 Deleting a disk array 35 How to maintain or verify a disk array 36 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 37 Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array... 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and ordering information 55 Feedback on this manual 55 iv
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.... Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example . . . 43 Figure 18. Rebuild Confirmation Display 44 v Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Ex- Delete Disk Array Display 36 Figure 12. Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use . . 38 Figure 14. ample 27 Figure 6. Maintain Disk Array Display 37 Figure 13. List of Figures Figure 1. 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 14 Figure 2. 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial...
.... Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example . . . 43 Figure 18. Rebuild Confirmation Display 44 v Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Ex- Delete Disk Array Display 36 Figure 12. Degraded RAID 10 Array Drive When Not in Use . . 38 Figure 14. ample 27 Figure 6. Maintain Disk Array Display 37 Figure 13. List of Figures Figure 1. 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 14 Figure 2. 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial...
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... and pressing Enter (see Fig u re6). Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 6. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. 28 www.3ware.com Figure 7. An asterisk in the BIOS configuration screen, if...
... and pressing Enter (see Fig u re6). Selecting Drives for "Rebuild Array" Figure 6. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array you must first delete the array. 28 www.3ware.com Figure 7. An asterisk in the BIOS configuration screen, if...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide a single disk. Write cache is used immediately, although it will not be aborted by rebooting the system. The array is not actually created and no data will be overwritten until the initialization is enable. The screen shown in the most efficient access times for RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID...25% Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 10. The array capacity will ...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide a single disk. Write cache is used immediately, although it will not be aborted by rebooting the system. The array is not actually created and no data will be overwritten until the initialization is enable. The screen shown in the most efficient access times for RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID...25% Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 10. The array capacity will ...
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... QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial ...array The Maintain Disk Array (see Figure 12) shows the current disk array configuration that the array is no OK Cancel Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next Enter Change Value Esc Cancel Figure 12. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - Maintain Disk Array The array...
... QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 120.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial ...array The Maintain Disk Array (see Figure 12) shows the current disk array configuration that the array is no OK Cancel Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next Enter Change Value Esc Cancel Figure 12. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - Maintain Disk Array The array...
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... Management Utility chapters. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 60.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 13. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to three...
... Management Utility chapters. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 60.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 13. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to three...
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... reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will begin rebuilding after completion of the drives is removed, unplugged or fails on read and write data from all drives. Power on all nondegraded drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide that you selected...
... reconstructed from a degraded disk array, but the array will begin rebuilding after completion of the drives is removed, unplugged or fails on read and write data from all drives. Power on all nondegraded drives. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide that you selected...
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... screen will be displayed with your requested array and member drives. 9 Select OK to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter (see Figure 17). Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 www.3ware.com www.3ware.com 43 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 -
... screen will be displayed with your requested array and member drives. 9 Select OK to the Rebuild Array button and press Enter (see Figure 17). Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 www.3ware.com www.3ware.com 43 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 1 - 2 drive Mirror Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 -
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... the two halves of the mirror are redundant again. When the rebuild is rewritten, indicating a clean shutdown. The rebuild will notify the user when the rebuild process is complete. 44 www.3ware.com 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Auto rebuild on that was a problem, the firmware degrades the secondary drive ... drive is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in front of this port. Cancelling and restarting a rebuild with the new disk drive. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 10 Press F8 to update configurations and exit.
... the two halves of the mirror are redundant again. When the rebuild is rewritten, indicating a clean shutdown. The rebuild will notify the user when the rebuild process is complete. 44 www.3ware.com 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Auto rebuild on that was a problem, the firmware degrades the secondary drive ... drive is generated and the hot spare dynamically replaces the failed drive in front of this port. Cancelling and restarting a rebuild with the new disk drive. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 10 Press F8 to update configurations and exit.
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Booting with this drive. Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to the operating system. 46 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 6 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached will make the drive appear as a single disk (JBOD) to rebuild the degraded array.
Booting with this drive. Note: If the rebuild is not started in the 3ware BIOS, the new drive cannot be used to the operating system. 46 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide 6 Press F8 to start a rebuild with the drive attached will make the drive appear as a single disk (JBOD) to rebuild the degraded array.
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... Disk Array Configuration Utility 50 Disk Arrays 26 Drive types 10 E European Community Conformity 52 F FCC 51 H Hardware Installation 13 hot spare 23, 34 M Maintaining a disk array 36 Modifying a disk array 35 motherboard boot sequence 22 P PCI 16, 19 Personal safety 11 R RAID 31 RAID 0 31 RAID 1 31, 37 RAID 10 31 RAID 5 31, 39 Rebuild Array 42 Rebuilding 45 www.3ware.com...
... Disk Array Configuration Utility 50 Disk Arrays 26 Drive types 10 E European Community Conformity 52 F FCC 51 H Hardware Installation 13 hot spare 23, 34 M Maintaining a disk array 36 Modifying a disk array 35 motherboard boot sequence 22 P PCI 16, 19 Personal safety 11 R RAID 31 RAID 0 31 RAID 1 31, 37 RAID 10 31 RAID 5 31, 39 Rebuild Array 42 Rebuilding 45 www.3ware.com...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 39 Rebuilding RAID 5 39 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40, 44 S System requirements 10 T Technical Support 53 Tools required 10 Troubleshooting 49 U Ultra ATA 16 V Verify Array 36 W Warranty 53 WHQL 52 58 www.3ware.com
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 39 Rebuilding RAID 5 39 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40, 44 S System requirements 10 T Technical Support 53 Tools required 10 Troubleshooting 49 U Ultra ATA 16 V Verify Array 36 W Warranty 53 WHQL 52 58 www.3ware.com