IBM 8000 Series, 7000 Series manual Hardware installation

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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide

 

Determining your configuration

26

Displaying advance details

28

Creating a disk array

28

Determining your configuration

30

Specifying a Hot Spare

34

Changing an existing configuration

35

Modifying a disk array

35

Deleting a disk array

35

How to maintain or verify a disk array

36

Rebuilding a mirrored disk array

37

Rebuilding a RAID 5 disk array

39

Additional Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Appendix A

Compliance and Conformity Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interfer- ence Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) . . . . . . . 52 European Community Conformity Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Appendix B

Warranty, Technical Support and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Exclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 State Law Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 3ware Technical Support and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Sales and ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Feedback on this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Contents EscaladeTM Copyright Contents Hardware installation List of Figures 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Features Before You BeginPackage Contents Tools Required CBL-P-SATA Parallel to Serial Drive Converter KitMechanical Concerns Hardware Installation To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID ControllerInstalling a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computerConnect the drives to the interface cables Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Tors without bending any pinsUsing native serial ATA drives Check your installation and close the case Check motherboard boot sequenceBios Screen 3ware Disk Array Configuration UtilityHot spare and hot swap Exiting the 3ware Bios tool Invoking the 3ware Bios tool3DM Configure Determining your configuration Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 ExampleDisplaying advance details Creating a disk arrayCreate Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example Single disk. RAID 5 arrays require a minimum of three Changing an existing configuration Specifying a Hot SpareModifying a disk array Deleting a disk arrayHow to maintain or verify a disk array Rebuilding a mirrored disk arrayRebuilding a RAID 5 disk array DegradedDegraded 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 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Hardware installation3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Appendix a Compliance Conformity Statements Limited Warranty Appendix B Warranty, Technical Support and ServiceExclusions Obtaining Warranty Protection 3ware Technical Support and ServicesState Law Provisions Sales and ordering information3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Index Whql