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... Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
... Create disk arrays 49 Install the 3ware driver 49 Reboot the machine 50 RAID array 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...
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... 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.3ware.com iii Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission ...91 Selecting remote access 91 Selecting cache options 91 Event notification via e-mail 92 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings 92 Specifying a hot spare 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 Hardware...
... 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.3ware.com iii Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission ...91 Selecting remote access 91 Selecting cache options 91 Event notification via e-mail 92 Configuration and Array Maintenance Settings 92 Specifying a hot spare 93 Rebuilding a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 Hardware...
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...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, RAID 1 Example . . . . 30 Disk Array...Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties ...
...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, RAID 1 Example . . . . 30 Disk Array...Drive, RAID 1 Example 42 Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example 42 Found New Hardware Wizard 49 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties ...
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...Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to contention for the parity drive. This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on-the-fly". You can tolerate the loss of RAID 4. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive ×... than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. RAID 10 is limited to 87.5% for 3 drives to 64k. In addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with ...
...Using a simple parity (exclusive OR) function, RAID 5 can use hot spares to contention for the parity drive. This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on-the-fly". You can tolerate the loss of RAID 4. RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive ×... than 3 drives. 10 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Introduction array using a two tier structure. Higher data transfer rates are then grouped as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. RAID 10 is limited to 87.5% for 3 drives to 64k. In addition, the array's storage efficiency increases with ...
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... 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 mirrored arrays. This 24 hour wait period is powered up. SMART data is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This...
... 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 mirrored arrays. This 24 hour wait period is powered up. SMART data is combined with Escalade 750x and 8508 ATA RAID Controllers. This command is issued 24 hours after the Escalade controller is timed www.3ware.com 11 This...
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...Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for media errors on your system but you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity Background Media Scan checks for redundant arrays. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild... is part of a redundant array, error locations that support this power management state. Hot swap allows users to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The disk drive must...
...Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for media errors on your system but you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity Background Media Scan checks for redundant arrays. To check array configuration or status, disable write cache, select a hot spare or rebuild... is part of a redundant array, error locations that support this power management state. Hot swap allows users to reallocate the error sectors 12 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The disk drive must...
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...; It then proceeds onto the next disk drive available for the array. www.3ware.com 13 For example, if the media scan encounters many error locations, this may not be fixed early to the normal controller performance. Bad sectors may be used or checked for long periods ...errors, there may not be an indication of a redundant array that is written and then read from the first drive. accordingly. By periodic scanning of uncorrectable read commands to the drive in a redundant state (not DEGRADED, REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to...
...; It then proceeds onto the next disk drive available for the array. www.3ware.com 13 For example, if the media scan encounters many error locations, this may not be fixed early to the normal controller performance. Bad sectors may be used or checked for long periods ...errors, there may not be an indication of a redundant array that is written and then read from the first drive. accordingly. By periodic scanning of uncorrectable read commands to the drive in a redundant state (not DEGRADED, REBUILDING), then Dynamic Sector Repair automatically rewrites the redundant data to...
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...are "setting aside" drive(s) as Hot Spares. Select the same checkbox and then click Add Spare. Adding a Spare Drive to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If a spare is designated in the BIOS screen, the designation and configuration is powered. To designate a drive as a spare from...available to the operating system as distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be designated as spares and cannot be used to rebuild degraded arrays at the operating system level while the system is in the 3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to designate an ...
...are "setting aside" drive(s) as Hot Spares. Select the same checkbox and then click Add Spare. Adding a Spare Drive to Figure 9. 28 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide If a spare is designated in the BIOS screen, the designation and configuration is powered. To designate a drive as a spare from...available to the operating system as distinct volumes, and, consequently, they cannot be designated as spares and cannot be used to rebuild degraded arrays at the operating system level while the system is in the 3DM Configuration page. 3DM Configure Page In order to designate an ...
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... immediately highlights the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for "Rebuild Array" www.3ware.com 31 Note: Accelerate keys. Anywhere in the left most column indicates the drive is selected. Disk Array Advance Details Screen Creating a disk array To create an array, first select the drives to be included by...
... immediately highlights the appropriate button: Alt-C for "Create Array" Alt-D for "Delete Array" Alt-M for "Maintain Array" Alt-R for "Rebuild Array" www.3ware.com 31 Note: Accelerate keys. Anywhere in the left most column indicates the drive is selected. Disk Array Advance Details Screen Creating a disk array To create an array, first select the drives to be included by...
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...results in Figure 13. IBM-DTLA-387815 1.0GB 512 M 5112 M 512 M Percentage done : 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...RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 0 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. Sizes of four drives. QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 512 M Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - Select write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you always 34 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
...results in Figure 13. IBM-DTLA-387815 1.0GB 512 M 5112 M 512 M Percentage done : 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...RAID 5 Select striping size For a RAID 0 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size. Sizes of four drives. QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 512 M Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - Select write cache properties The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you always 34 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller...
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...State can be specified as no or yes. www.3ware.com 37 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Select the OK key to confirm deleting the array or Cancel to maintain or verify a disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - The default is not actually ... no data will be changed. 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 Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 16....
...State can be specified as no or yes. www.3ware.com 37 QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 3 - Select the OK key to confirm deleting the array or Cancel to maintain or verify a disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: *Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 Port 0 - The default is not actually ... no data will be changed. 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 Values Esc Cancel F8 Done Figure 16....
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... fault tolerant until it is automatically rebuilt using a previously created hot spare. 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Maintain Disk Array The array listed below can not be verified until after they are initialized. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. Verify checks the data integrity of a mirrored...
... fault tolerant until it is automatically rebuilt using a previously created hot spare. 38 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Maintain Disk Array The array listed below can not be verified until after they are initialized. Rebuilding a mirrored disk array Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to protect against drive failure. Verify checks the data integrity of a mirrored...
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... rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 60.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - www.3ware.com 39 In a 4-drive configuration, up to two drives can be rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk...
... rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Port 1 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 60.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Not in Use 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Disk Arrays: Array Unit 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 10 Port 0 - Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - www.3ware.com 39 In a 4-drive configuration, up to two drives can be rebuilt. QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 Disk...
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... is "disable." 40 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 3 - Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use As in the case of the drives is removed, unplugged or fails on read and write data from all drives. The Rebuild Disk Array screen appears, showing the...
... is "disable." 40 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 Disk Arrays: Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 Port 3 - Degraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use As in the case of the drives is removed, unplugged or fails on read and write data from all drives. The Rebuild Disk Array screen appears, showing the...
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...In Use drive. An asterisk in the Rebuild confirmation display. 5 Select F8 to select it. www.3ware.com 41 The array will be rewritten, but the data may want to enable this option prior to rebuilding the array ensures the rebuild is not terminated if ECC errors are ...22). It is selected. 8 Navigate to the degraded array and press Enter to exit the Disk Array Configuration Utility. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Figure 21. Continue on Source Error Example 3 (Optional) Enable "Continue on the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 7 Select an available drive to replace...
...In Use drive. An asterisk in the Rebuild confirmation display. 5 Select F8 to select it. www.3ware.com 41 The array will be rewritten, but the data may want to enable this option prior to rebuilding the array ensures the rebuild is not terminated if ECC errors are ...22). It is selected. 8 Navigate to the degraded array and press Enter to exit the Disk Array Configuration Utility. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Figure 21. Continue on Source Error Example 3 (Optional) Enable "Continue on the system and enter the Disk Array Configuration Utility. 7 Select an available drive to replace...
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..., once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The rebuild will display, with your configuration and reboot the system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot...
..., once the operating system has booted. 42 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide The rebuild will display, with your configuration and reboot the system. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 3ware Disk Array Configuration Available Drives: Port 2 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 30.0GB 30.0GB 30.0GB DEGRADED 30.0GB Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array Alt-F1 Help Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot...
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... again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. Click on Remove Drive. 3 Add another drive and click on both drives is accurate, initialization of the unit starts automatically in the background. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild can be cancelled using the 3DM software. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Auto rebuild of a mirrored or RAID 5 array If...
... again. 3ware's auto-init feature determines if this port. Click on Remove Drive. 3 Add another drive and click on both drives is accurate, initialization of the unit starts automatically in the background. The rebuild starts with a new drive Currently, a rebuild can be cancelled using the 3DM software. Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array Auto rebuild of a mirrored or RAID 5 array If...
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... User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can use the CLI to the operating system. Booting with this in the 'Force continue on the source disks, then indicate this drive. Note: If the rebuild is made into a hot spare. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at...
... User's Guide. 44 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide You can use the CLI to the operating system. Booting with this in the 'Force continue on the source disks, then indicate this drive. Note: If the rebuild is made into a hot spare. 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility 2 Add a different disk drive to rebuild the array. 3 Press Alt + 3 at...
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... Escalade ATA RAID Controllers give you the option to specify a hot spare from one of your available ports (currently shown as background process and an event notification will be sent when it with a hot swap drive Hot swap allows a user to replace a failed drive in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. Refer to rebuilding the array...
... Escalade ATA RAID Controllers give you the option to specify a hot spare from one of your available ports (currently shown as background process and an event notification will be sent when it with a hot swap drive Hot swap allows a user to replace a failed drive in the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility chapter. Refer to rebuilding the array...
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... RAID 5 8, 10, 34, 40 RAID 5 initialization 35 RAID array initialization 48, 63 rebuild cancelling 43 Rebuild Array 42 rebuild process 93 rebuilding mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller...
... RAID 5 8, 10, 34, 40 RAID 5 initialization 35 RAID array initialization 48, 63 rebuild cancelling 43 Rebuild Array 42 rebuild process 93 rebuilding mirrored disk array 38 Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 40 Rebuilding RAID 5 40 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40 rebuilding with hot spare 43 Red Hat Linux installation 62 Remote Access 91 removing an existing Escalade controller 17 S Serial ATA 8 serial ATA RAID controller...