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Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Escalade 6000 Family (includes 6800, 6400, 6410, 6200) . . . 1
Escalade 7000 Family (includes 7210, 7810, 7410, 7850,
7450) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tools required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Personal safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Protecting equipment and data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mechanical concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Quick Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Step 1. Install the Escalade Storage Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Step 2. Create Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Step 3. Install System Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Step 4. RAID Array Background Initialization Process . . . . . . 15
Step 5. Install 3DM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
To remove an existing Escalade Storage Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connect the interface cables to the Escalade Storage Switch . . 18
Install the Escalade Storage Switch in the computer . . . . . . . . 19
Connect the drives to the interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Check your installation and close the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Check motherboard boot sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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
Determining your configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Displaying advance details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating a disk array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Determining your configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Contents
Содержание 3W-6800 - Escalade 6800 RAID Controller
Страница 1: ...Storage Switch Supports the 6000 and 7000 series PN 720 0034 02 Revision C March 8 2002 EscaladeTM...
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Страница 97: ...Windows 2000 or Windows XP Installation www 3ware com 87 Figure 40 Upgrade driver welcome screen...
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Страница 137: ...Checking Array Status www 3ware com 127 Figure 50 3DM Home Display...
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Страница 149: ...Mirrored Array Maintenance www 3ware com 139 Figure 57 3DM Help Display...
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