3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
3ware Disk Array Configuration
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Disk Arrays: |
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*Array Unit | 0 - 4 drive 64K RAID 0 | 120.0GB | |
Port 0 | - | QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 | 30.0GB |
Port 1 | - | QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 | 30.0GB |
Port 2 | - | QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 | 30.0GB |
Port 3 | - | QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 | 30.0GB |
Create Array 
Delete Array 
Maintain Array 
Rebuild Array
Previous/Next $ Toggle Hot Spare EnterSelect/Deselect | ||
F6 Restore Initial Values Esc Cancel | F8 Done | |
Figure 11. Delete Disk Array Display
Navigate to the Delete Array button and hit Enter to bring up the Delete Disk Array display. Check that the correct drives are listed. Select the OK key to confirm deleting the array or Cancel to reject it. Recall that the array is not actually deleted and no data will be overwritten until you have finished making all your changes and selected the F8 key.
How to maintain or verify a disk array
The Maintain Disk Array (see Figure 12) shows the current disk array configuration that you have selected. The array’s Write Cache State can be changed. Refer to Select write cache proper- ties paragraph in the Creating a disk array section. Verify Array can be specified as no or yes. The default is no. Yes launches a fore- ground process that checks the data integrity of a fault tolerant
3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility
array. If the verify array process determines that the mirrored drives are not identical or the parity is not correct, the array is degraded and the rebuild process is launched.
Maintain Disk Array
The array listed below can have its write cache state changed. Verify checks the data integrity of a fault tolerant array.
Array Unit 2 - 2 drive Mirror |
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Port 2 | - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 | 30.0GB |
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Port 3 | - QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30 | 30.0GB |
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Array's Write Cache State: enabled |
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| Verify Array: | no |
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Previous/Next | Enter Change Value | Esc Cancel | ||
Figure 12. Maintain Disk Array Display
Note: Fault tolerant arrays can not be verified until after they are initialized. For RAID 1 and 10 arrays the initial verify must first be done in 3DM, otherwise the initialization will not be done.
Rebuilding a mirrored disk array
Escalade ATA RAID Controllers allow you to create fault tolerant disk arrays by selecting a mirrored RAID 1 or RAID 10 array. These disk arrays store identical data on two or more drives to pro- tect against drive failure. If one or more of the drives of a mirrored
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