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... • Windows® and Linux® operating system support 3ware's Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID controller delivers affordable hardware RAID for creating, deleting, verifying and rebuilding arrays, making the storage easier to data availability and robustness...ATA/133 drives with major operating systems.This means that is running. S 7000 E R I E S Escalade™ 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller E S C A L A D E P RO D U C T F E AT U R E S • Supports up easy. 3DM, 3ware's web browserbased disk management utility, allows local and remote management and monitoring of...
... • Windows® and Linux® operating system support 3ware's Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID controller delivers affordable hardware RAID for creating, deleting, verifying and rebuilding arrays, making the storage easier to data availability and robustness...ATA/133 drives with major operating systems.This means that is running. S 7000 E R I E S Escalade™ 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller E S C A L A D E P RO D U C T F E AT U R E S • Supports up easy. 3DM, 3ware's web browserbased disk management utility, allows local and remote management and monitoring of...
Features Guide
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... (1/03) Specifications subject to : www.3ware.com/support Copyright © 2002 3ware, Inc. 7000 SERIES Escalade™ 7000-2 Escalade Features • StorSwitch™ point-to-point, non-blocking architecture • On-board processor provides true hardware based RAID and intelligent drive management functions • ...to 40% non-condensing • Non-Operating Temperature -55°C to 85°C • Non-Operating Humidity 5% to four controllers in a single system • Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability • Dynamic sector repair for greater fault ...
... (1/03) Specifications subject to : www.3ware.com/support Copyright © 2002 3ware, Inc. 7000 SERIES Escalade™ 7000-2 Escalade Features • StorSwitch™ point-to-point, non-blocking architecture • On-board processor provides true hardware based RAID and intelligent drive management functions • ...to 40% non-condensing • Non-Operating Temperature -55°C to 85°C • Non-Operating Humidity 5% to four controllers in a single system • Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability • Dynamic sector repair for greater fault ...
User Guide
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Contents Before You Begin ...13 Features ...13 Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family (includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12) ...13 Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family (includes 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12) ...14 Package Contents ...15 Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ...15 Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller ...15 CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) ...16 Tools Required...
Contents Before You Begin ...13 Features ...13 Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family (includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12) ...13 Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family (includes 8500-4, 8500-8, 8500-12) ...14 Package Contents ...15 Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller ...15 Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller ...15 CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) ...16 Tools Required...
User Guide
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...) • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface • BIOS. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in this manual ...7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data storage and management system. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family (includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12) The information in Open Source.) • Performance. Before you begin installing. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID...
...) • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface • BIOS. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in this manual ...7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your RAID data storage and management system. Features Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family (includes 7000-2, 7500-4, 7500-4LP, 7500-8, 7500-12) The information in Open Source.) • Performance. Before you begin installing. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID...
User Guide
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... installation (disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller • Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag • ATA interface cables (one per port) • 3ware installation media with the following: 3DM, Drivers and Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) • 3ware Release Notes • 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 15
... installation (disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not included): Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller • Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag • ATA interface cables (one per port) • 3ware installation media with the following: 3DM, Drivers and Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) • 3ware Release Notes • 3ware Installation Guide www.3ware.com 15
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...64-bit PCI slots with PCI 2.2 standards, and a PCI slot that the Escalade 7000 or 8000 card be connected to up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Drives must meet UltraATA-133, UltraATA-100...of any capacity or physical form factor. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) • Escalade CBL-P-SATA (one per port) • Jumper(s) for the best performance. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-class or server-class ...
...64-bit PCI slots with PCI 2.2 standards, and a PCI slot that the Escalade 7000 or 8000 card be connected to up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. Drives must meet UltraATA-133, UltraATA-100...of any capacity or physical form factor. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) • Escalade CBL-P-SATA (one per port) • Jumper(s) for the best performance. System Requirements The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-class or server-class ...
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... and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: • Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity • On-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead • SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation • Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager...
... and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down. Some of the Escalade features and benefits include: • Non-blocking switch technology with RAID 5 parity • On-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead • SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation • Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager...
User Guide
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... for the new version ATA RAID controller before installing the controller. Your computer system will not affect data stored in the SCSI Adapters window, then click on the Remove button (see Figure 24). 76 www.3ware.com Note: Upgrading to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous...
... for the new version ATA RAID controller before installing the controller. Your computer system will not affect data stored in the SCSI Adapters window, then click on the Remove button (see Figure 24). 76 www.3ware.com Note: Upgrading to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous...
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A progress bar appears briefly, followed by a System Settings Change dialog. 5 Shutdown your system. www.3ware.com 79 Be sure to highlight it, then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct one, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful. Install from Disk 4 The Install Driver (Figure 27) dialog box appears. Choose and click on OK. Windows NT®4.0 Installation Figure 26.
A progress bar appears briefly, followed by a System Settings Change dialog. 5 Shutdown your system. www.3ware.com 79 Be sure to highlight it, then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct one, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful. Install from Disk 4 The Install Driver (Figure 27) dialog box appears. Choose and click on OK. Windows NT®4.0 Installation Figure 26.
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... located on the 3ware CD-ROM. Note: Upgrading to your disk arrays for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller. Please refer to upgrading the 3ware driver. Materials required: • 3ware CD-ROM (You will not affect data stored in to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for this...
... located on the 3ware CD-ROM. Note: Upgrading to your disk arrays for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller. Please refer to upgrading the 3ware driver. Materials required: • 3ware CD-ROM (You will not affect data stored in to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for this...
User Guide
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... of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for directions.) Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller. Note: Upgrading to a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not...
... of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for directions.) Updating the 3ware driver 1 Backup any critical data prior to create a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the 3ware CD-ROM for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller. Note: Upgrading to a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not...
User Guide
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Click on Next. Figure 43. Select a Device Driver www.3ware.com 115 Be sure to highlight it. Then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful. Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 44). The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 43).
Click on Next. Figure 43. Select a Device Driver www.3ware.com 115 Be sure to highlight it. Then click on the appropriate driver name (i.e., Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) listed in the dialog box to select the correct driver name, otherwise the driver upgrade will not be successful. Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 44). The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 43).