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Installation Guide EscaladeTM ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 series PN 720-0038-04, Revision A April 29, 2003
Installation Guide EscaladeTM ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 series PN 720-0038-04, Revision A April 29, 2003
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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...52 Appendix B Warranty, Technical Support and Service 53 Limited Warranty 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and...
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...52 Appendix B Warranty, Technical Support and Service 53 Limited Warranty 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and...
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...RAID Support. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family (includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12) The information in Open Source.) • Performance. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100, 66, 33 • Bus Type. mand Line Interface • BIOS. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in this manual also supports...Utility or 3ware Com- PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant • Windows Support. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID 5) • Drive Support. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz (7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data storage...
...RAID Support. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family (includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12) The information in Open Source.) • Performance. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100, 66, 33 • Bus Type. mand Line Interface • BIOS. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in this manual also supports...Utility or 3ware Com- PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant • Windows Support. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID 5) • Drive Support. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz (7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data storage...
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... Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family (includes 8500-4, 85008, 8500-12) • True Hardware RAID. ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify 8 www.3ware.com Before you Begin Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used with...
... Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family (includes 8500-4, 85008, 8500-12) • True Hardware RAID. ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitoring, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify 8 www.3ware.com Before you Begin Note: The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used with...
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...3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) • Escalade CBL-P-SATA (one per port) • Jumper(s) for converter (if not already installed) • 3ware ... RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Note: It is open your computer is recommended that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. The 12-port 7000 ...support UltraDMA66 or UltraDMA-33 standards), but may not 10 www.3ware.com Before you Begin exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for the best performance. www.3ware...
...3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) • Escalade CBL-P-SATA (one per port) • Jumper(s) for converter (if not already installed) • 3ware ... RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Note: It is open your computer is recommended that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications. The 12-port 7000 ...support UltraDMA66 or UltraDMA-33 standards), but may not 10 www.3ware.com Before you Begin exceed 36" (91.4 cm) for parallel ATA controllers and 1M (39") for the best performance. www.3ware...
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...pushing the converter onto the back of each drive's jumper setting. www.3ware.com 21 Connect the drives to the interface cables Using native serial ATA drives 1 If your drives are not supported. 1 Before connecting your drives, check each parallelATA drive. The converter board... end of each converter. The range of an interface cable not connected to the ATA RAID Controller and plug it into the drive or drive carrier. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Escalade ATA RAID Controller is keyed to ensure proper installation into a full-sized PCI slot. 6 Ensure that ...
...pushing the converter onto the back of each drive's jumper setting. www.3ware.com 21 Connect the drives to the interface cables Using native serial ATA drives 1 If your drives are not supported. 1 Before connecting your drives, check each parallelATA drive. The converter board... end of each converter. The range of an interface cable not connected to the ATA RAID Controller and plug it into the drive or drive carrier. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Escalade ATA RAID Controller is keyed to ensure proper installation into a full-sized PCI slot. 6 Ensure that ...
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... created based on the number of drives that theATA RAID Controller supports. • Multiple arrays of supported RAID levels can be specified. If you've made mistakes and want to start over a drive that the ATA RAID Controller supports. www.3ware.com 27 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your starting values. The 3ware Disk Array Configuration main display shows the current...
... created based on the number of drives that theATA RAID Controller supports. • Multiple arrays of supported RAID levels can be specified. If you've made mistakes and want to start over a drive that the ATA RAID Controller supports. www.3ware.com 27 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your starting values. The 3ware Disk Array Configuration main display shows the current...
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... asked questions, refer to remove the black end rail. Use a screwdriver to 3ware's support web page at http://www.3ware.com/NewFaq/3ware.htm. Q2: The system doesn't begin booting (no BIOS runs) when the ATA RAID controller is installed but is removed. www.3ware.com 49 A cable plugged in the computer chassis but boots OK when...
... asked questions, refer to remove the black end rail. Use a screwdriver to 3ware's support web page at http://www.3ware.com/NewFaq/3ware.htm. Q2: The system doesn't begin booting (no BIOS runs) when the ATA RAID controller is installed but is removed. www.3ware.com 49 A cable plugged in the computer chassis but boots OK when...
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...our WEB site at our website: http://www.3ware.com/support/rma_form.asp 3ware warranty service is committed to new. Software Warranty: 3WARE, INC. THIS WARRANTY SETS FOR THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS OF 3WARE WITH RESPECT TO BREACH OF WARRANTY and THE WARRANTIES...WITH SERVICING AND/OR THE INSTALLATION OF 3WARE PRODUCTS. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. For detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement at www.3ware.com for all its option, will...
...our WEB site at our website: http://www.3ware.com/support/rma_form.asp 3ware warranty service is committed to new. Software Warranty: 3WARE, INC. THIS WARRANTY SETS FOR THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS OF 3WARE WITH RESPECT TO BREACH OF WARRANTY and THE WARRANTIES...WITH SERVICING AND/OR THE INSTALLATION OF 3WARE PRODUCTS. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. For detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement at www.3ware.com for all its option, will...
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... of your Escalade ATA RAID Controller unit. You will be charged for the advanced replacement. If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from state to 3ware at (877)883-9273 or (408) 523-1111 (direct) as soon as practicable thereafter, 3ware will destroy your credit card authorization and you have other support are available through the 3ware World Wide...
... of your Escalade ATA RAID Controller unit. You will be charged for the advanced replacement. If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from state to 3ware at (877)883-9273 or (408) 523-1111 (direct) as soon as practicable thereafter, 3ware will destroy your credit card authorization and you have other support are available through the 3ware World Wide...
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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