IBM 7000 Series, 8000 Series manual Contents

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Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family (includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family (includes 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . 9 Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . 9 CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) . . . . . 10 Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Personal Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Protecting Equipment and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mechanical Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller . . . . . 13 Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Con- troller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer . 15 Connect the drives to the interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Connect the drives to the interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Check your installation and close the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Check motherboard boot sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Hot spare and hot swap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BIOS Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3DM Configure Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Invoking the 3ware BIOS tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Exiting the 3ware BIOS tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Contents EscaladeTM Copyright Contents Hardware installation List of Figures 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Before You Begin FeaturesPackage Contents CBL-P-SATA Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit Tools RequiredMechanical Concerns To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller Hardware InstallationInstall the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer Installing a Parallel ATA RAID ControllerConnect the drives to the interface cables Tors without bending any pins Installing a Serial ATA RAID ControllerUsing native serial ATA drives Check motherboard boot sequence Check your installation and close the case3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility Bios ScreenHot spare and hot swap Invoking the 3ware Bios tool Exiting the 3ware Bios tool3DM Configure Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 Example Determining your configurationCreating a disk array Displaying advance detailsCreate Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example Single disk. RAID 5 arrays require a minimum of three Deleting a disk array Changing an existing configurationSpecifying a Hot Spare Modifying a disk arrayRebuilding a mirrored disk array How to maintain or verify a disk arrayDegraded Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk arrayDegraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example If your system has hot swap carriers Press F8 to start a rebuild with this drive Additional Procedures 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Hardware installation Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Appendix a Compliance Conformity Statements Appendix B Warranty, Technical Support and Service Limited WarrantyExclusions Sales and ordering information Obtaining Warranty Protection3ware Technical Support and Services State Law Provisions3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Index Whql