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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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... 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 Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM...a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 Hardware installation 97 Software installation 98 Screen display messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference...
... 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 Compiling the Driver (For experts only 77 3DM...a redundant array with a hot swap drive 93 Scheduling background tasks 94 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions 97 Hardware installation 97 Software installation 98 Screen display messages 99 AEN Messages 100 Appendix A. Compliance and Conformity Statements 109 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference...
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Figure 41. Figure 44. Figure 47. Figure 45. Figure 49. Figure 43. Figure 46. 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 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 42.
Figure 41. Figure 44. Figure 47. Figure 45. Figure 49. Figure 43. Figure 46. 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 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 42.
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... accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels ...or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Teamed with a SCSI array. These cards provide the highest level of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of RAID controllers provide a powerful,...
... accelerated RAID 5 writes (only available on 7500, 7506, 8500 and 8506 models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8000 series of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from the array ■ Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels ...or 1M. 8 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Teamed with a SCSI array. These cards provide the highest level of RAID 5 performance and scalability, traditionally seen only with a mature suite of software and firmware management tools, the Escalade 8000 series of RAID controllers provide a powerful,...
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... nothing is logged to the 3DM Alarms page. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for media errors on any software on your system but you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. This feature is automatically utilized on drives that are found and...
... nothing is logged to the 3DM Alarms page. These commands are rewritten with the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 3DM supports hot spare and hot swap for media errors on any software on your system but you can use the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility. This feature is automatically utilized on drives that are found and...
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... the cursor is over , pressing F6 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 Press Escape to return to select the...
... the cursor is over , pressing F6 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 Press Escape to return to select the...
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... with the new disk drive. During driver startup, a flag is set that indicates that there was a clean shutdown. The drive is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in front of this is required. Auto initialization on both drives is accurate, initialization of the unit starts automatically in... 3DM, but cannot be cancelled using the 3DM software. This means that the data on Add Drive. www.3ware.com 43 If there was a power failure, the flag will be launched as a background process and an event...
... with the new disk drive. During driver startup, a flag is set that indicates that there was a clean shutdown. The drive is called "RAID Disk". 4 Click the boxes in front of this is required. Auto initialization on both drives is accurate, initialization of the unit starts automatically in... 3DM, but cannot be cancelled using the 3DM software. This means that the data on Add Drive. www.3ware.com 43 If there was a power failure, the flag will be launched as a background process and an event...
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... 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...from the Start menu. Linux Installation Installing 3DM for Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for Linux into the CDROM drive. 2 Mount the CD-ROM disk: mount /...iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom For older SuSE systems, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom www.3ware.com 81 Linux Installation administrator or check the e-mail preferences or setup options on your browser. Figure 35. ...
... 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...from the Start menu. Linux Installation Installing 3DM for Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for Linux into the CDROM drive. 2 Mount the CD-ROM disk: mount /...iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom For older SuSE systems, type: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom www.3ware.com 81 Linux Installation administrator or check the e-mail preferences or setup options on your browser. Figure 35. ...
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... the server socket. If you need to close any open web browsers before starting 3DM again to start 3DM manually, follow these steps: 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for Linux into the CD- Linux Installation Starting 3DM 3DM should start Uninstalling 3DM To uninstall 3DM for Linux, follow these steps.... 2 Afterwards, type: For Red Hat Linux: /etc/rc.d/init.d/3dm start For SuSE Linux: /etc/rc.d/3dm start automatically after installation and upon bootup. www.3ware.com 83
... the server socket. If you need to close any open web browsers before starting 3DM again to start 3DM manually, follow these steps: 1 Insert the 3ware software installation CD-ROM for Linux into the CD- Linux Installation Starting 3DM 3DM should start Uninstalling 3DM To uninstall 3DM for Linux, follow these steps.... 2 Afterwards, type: For Red Hat Linux: /etc/rc.d/init.d/3dm start For SuSE Linux: /etc/rc.d/3dm start automatically after installation and upon bootup. www.3ware.com 83
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...installed on a device that deleting a disk array overwrites any existing data on your system's boot order. To operate properly the ATA RAID controller requires that locks-up as two primary master drives. Q5: I am using a Dell Dimension system that drives be one or more ... to hang. Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions Q4: Some of its members available. This symptom is required. 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Software installation Q6: The ATA RAID controller was installed before you configured your operating system. Incomplete 6.5 GB Port 1 -
...installed on a device that deleting a disk array overwrites any existing data on your system's boot order. To operate properly the ATA RAID controller requires that locks-up as two primary master drives. Q5: I am using a Dell Dimension system that drives be one or more ... to hang. Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions Q4: Some of its members available. This symptom is required. 98 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Software installation Q6: The ATA RAID controller was installed before you configured your operating system. Incomplete 6.5 GB Port 1 -
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...for potential BIOS updates. There is compatible with the 3ware BIOS, and check with your motherboard is most likely a compatibility problem between the motherboard system BIOS and the 3ware BIOS. Descriptions of Successful Software Removal Figure 48. Screen display messages Q9: My ... Software Removal Requests Figure 47. Administrator Privileges Required Warning www.3ware.com 99 Figure 45. Confirmation of each AEN are screen messages that might appear during installation. Screen display messages Figure 45 through Figure 50 are provided after the ATA RAID controller...
...for potential BIOS updates. There is compatible with the 3ware BIOS, and check with your motherboard is most likely a compatibility problem between the motherboard system BIOS and the 3ware BIOS. Descriptions of Successful Software Removal Figure 48. Screen display messages Q9: My ... Software Removal Requests Figure 47. Administrator Privileges Required Warning www.3ware.com 99 Figure 45. Confirmation of each AEN are screen messages that might appear during installation. Screen display messages Figure 45 through Figure 50 are provided after the ATA RAID controller...
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...may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide is in conformity with the following Common Technical Regulations and/or normative documents: EN 55022 ... Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware.com for all its products. Appendix A.
...may lag behind the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive . 110 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide is in conformity with the following Common Technical Regulations and/or normative documents: EN 55022 ... Conformity Statements Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market. However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware.com for all its products. Appendix A.
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...or personal disaster, or any unauthorized disassembly, repair or modification. 3ware shall not be functionally equivalent to new. Software Warranty: 3WARE, INC. This warranty sets for the entire liability and obligations of 3ware with servicing and/or the installation of improper workmanship or materials....damages, including but not limited to this product which proves defective by reason of 3ware products. For detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement at its option, will replace a defective media purchased with other ...
...or personal disaster, or any unauthorized disassembly, repair or modification. 3ware shall not be functionally equivalent to new. Software Warranty: 3WARE, INC. This warranty sets for the entire liability and obligations of 3ware with servicing and/or the installation of improper workmanship or materials....damages, including but not limited to this product which proves defective by reason of 3ware products. For detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty and Software License Agreement at its option, will replace a defective media purchased with other ...
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... at the address of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller, including shipping costs. Please use our convenient e-mail form. 3ware also offers toll-free (800) 945-7273 and (408) 523-1145 direct phone support during the warranty period call 3ware toll free at : http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches...
... at the address of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller, including shipping costs. Please use our convenient e-mail form. 3ware also offers toll-free (800) 945-7273 and (408) 523-1145 direct phone support during the warranty period call 3ware toll free at : http://www.3ware.com/support/download.asp Web-based software downloads feature upgrading multiple switches...