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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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Figure 42. Figure 44. Figure 43. Figure 48. 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 49. Figure 45. Figure 46. Figure 41. 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 47.
Figure 42. Figure 44. Figure 43. Figure 48. 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 49. Figure 45. Figure 46. Figure 41. 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 47.
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...RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to -point performance benefits of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID... or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These cards provide the highest level of Serial ATA. Based on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of events...
...RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of RAID controllers provide a powerful, affordable alternative to -point performance benefits of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of Inexpensive Disks (RAID... or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide These cards provide the highest level of Serial ATA. Based on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of events...
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... drive is part of a redundant array, error locations that are found and are deemed repairable are not required to install any software on any of it. If none of the SMART RETURN STATUS command. The standby power management state is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart."... the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This forces the drive firmware to the 3DM Alarms page. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on drives that the Escalade controller is powered up of the...
... drive is part of a redundant array, error locations that are found and are deemed repairable are not required to install any software on any of it. If none of the SMART RETURN STATUS command. The standby power management state is persistent after "#SMARTErrorLogStart."... the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide This forces the drive firmware to the 3DM Alarms page. The Escalade supports the ATA/6 implementation of staggered spinup. 3DM Disk Management Utility runs in the background on drives that the Escalade controller is powered up of the...
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... return your starting values. Pressing Escape will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor), slot #, and model # of the 3ware card (see Figure 10) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. 30 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Displaying advanced details Selecting Shift-F5 will...
... return your starting values. Pressing Escape will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor), slot #, and model # of the 3ware card (see Figure 10) use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate, Enter to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. 30 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Displaying advanced details Selecting Shift-F5 will...
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...complete, the two halves of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. During driver startup, a flag is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in 3DM, but cannot be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that ...However, a rebuild can be paused using the 3DM software. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk used to calculate and write the parity information. www.3ware.com 43 Rebuild will cause the secondary drive of the RAID Disk and the degraded array. During the next system...
...complete, the two halves of the mirror are redundant again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. During driver startup, a flag is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in 3DM, but cannot be correct For a RAID 5 configuration, if the process encounters the flag setting that ...However, a rebuild can be paused using the 3DM software. Abort a rebuild by physically removing the disk used to calculate and write the parity information. www.3ware.com 43 Rebuild will cause the secondary drive of the RAID Disk and the degraded array. During the next system...
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... complete the installation (recommended). To view 3DM remotely via a standard web browser, enter the URL of the system containing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the address line of starting the application and opening the browser window when you the option of your email client. The ...default URL is http://localhost:1080/. Linux Installation Installing 3DM for Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-...
... complete the installation (recommended). To view 3DM remotely via a standard web browser, enter the URL of the system containing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the address line of starting the application and opening the browser window when you the option of your email client. The ...default URL is http://localhost:1080/. Linux Installation Installing 3DM for Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-...
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...Dell BIOS bug. Q8: The use of Red Hat's Disk Druid partitioning utility with Red Hat 6.2 or 7.0 is required. 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions Q4: Some of the drives do not appear in the display. You must either find the ... Your drives are all of the following : Array Unit 1 - This symptom is not in installing the operating system. Software installation Q6: The ATA RAID controller was installed before you configured your disk arrays, you may have made a mistake in your operating system was configured without ...
...Dell BIOS bug. Q8: The use of Red Hat's Disk Druid partitioning utility with Red Hat 6.2 or 7.0 is required. 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions Q4: Some of the drives do not appear in the display. You must either find the ... Your drives are all of the following : Array Unit 1 - This symptom is not in installing the operating system. Software installation Q6: The ATA RAID controller was installed before you configured your disk arrays, you may have made a mistake in your operating system was configured without ...
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...asynchronous error notification) messages shown in Table 1 on page 100 appear when a hardware or software related problem has been detected after the table. Administrator Privileges Required Warning www.3ware.com 99 Screen display messages Q9: My driver fails to see if your motherboard is ...most likely a compatibility problem between the motherboard system BIOS and the 3ware BIOS. Screen display messages Figure 45 through Figure 50 are provided after the ATA RAID controller has been installed and made operational. Installation or Removal Dialog Box Figure 46. ...
...asynchronous error notification) messages shown in Table 1 on page 100 appear when a hardware or software related problem has been detected after the table. Administrator Privileges Required Warning www.3ware.com 99 Screen display messages Q9: My driver fails to see if your motherboard is ...most likely a compatibility problem between the motherboard system BIOS and the 3ware BIOS. Screen display messages Figure 45 through Figure 50 are provided after the ATA RAID controller has been installed and made operational. Installation or Removal Dialog Box Figure 46. ...
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...software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware.com for all its products. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. Appendix A. Since the certification process may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller... Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for current certification information. Compliance and Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc.
...software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware.com for all its products. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. Appendix A. Since the certification process may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller... Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for current certification information. Compliance and Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc.
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... packing material contents of the defective unit. Obtaining Warranty Protection To obtain warranty service during normal business hours. 112 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from you at : http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. Please use our convenient e-mail form...
... packing material contents of the defective unit. Obtaining Warranty Protection To obtain warranty service during normal business hours. 112 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from you at : http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. Please use our convenient e-mail form...