Features Guide
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... set-up to 2 Ultra ATA/133 drives with this familiar disk interface. Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) information is running. Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller 3ware's non-blocking, StorSwitch architecture with the Escalade 4,8, and 12-port versions providing intelligent disk management, including hot swap, rebuilding, verification and array creation and deletion. Similar to network...
... set-up to 2 Ultra ATA/133 drives with this familiar disk interface. Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) information is running. Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller 3ware's non-blocking, StorSwitch architecture with the Escalade 4,8, and 12-port versions providing intelligent disk management, including hot swap, rebuilding, verification and array creation and deletion. Similar to network...
Features Guide
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... complete OS listing, go to four controllers in a single system • Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability • Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection • S.M.A.R.T. All rights reserved. 3ware is a registered trademark, and Escalade, 3DM, and StorSwitch 0are trademarks of 3ware, Inc. 7000 SERIES Escalade™ 7000-2 Escalade Features • StorSwitch™ point-to...
... complete OS listing, go to four controllers in a single system • Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability • Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection • S.M.A.R.T. All rights reserved. 3ware is a registered trademark, and Escalade, 3DM, and StorSwitch 0are trademarks of 3ware, Inc. 7000 SERIES Escalade™ 7000-2 Escalade Features • StorSwitch™ point-to...
User Guide
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... Step 2. 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...
... Step 2. 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...
User Guide
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Low CPU Utilization • RAID Support. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz (7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 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 Before You Begin Congratulations on 7000-2) www.3ware.com 13 Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5Fusion is PCI 32 bit / 33 Mhz) • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface • BIOS. W98SE...
Low CPU Utilization • RAID Support. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz (7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. 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 Before You Begin Congratulations on 7000-2) www.3ware.com 13 Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion (R5Fusion is PCI 32 bit / 33 Mhz) • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface • BIOS. W98SE...
User Guide
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... your package is the simpler, longer cable and increased airflow. The advantage of the items listed below, contact 3ware before proceeding with 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) •...
... your package is the simpler, longer cable and increased airflow. The advantage of the items listed below, contact 3ware before proceeding with 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) •...
User Guide
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...) • Power Converter Adapter (one full size PCI slot. . The ATA RAID Controller may be installed in both 32-bit and 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 two, four, eight, or twelve...-66 or UltraATA-33 standards (8000 family does not support UltraDMA66 or UltraDMA-33 standards), but may not 16 www.3ware.com 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.
...) • Power Converter Adapter (one full size PCI slot. . The ATA RAID Controller may be installed in both 32-bit and 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 two, four, eight, or twelve...-66 or UltraATA-33 standards (8000 family does not support UltraDMA66 or UltraDMA-33 standards), but may not 16 www.3ware.com 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.
User Guide
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...audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays • SMTP support for O/S compatibility and easy installation • Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array... due to make the data available. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
...audible alerts, providing the system administrator with password security for network management of 3ware storage arrays • SMTP support for O/S compatibility and easy installation • Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array... due to make the data available. In this scenario, SCSI RAID features fail to arbitration latency and only one another. Introduction Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
User Guide
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... boot with a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not require reconfiguring the drives connected to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the...
... boot with a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not require reconfiguring the drives connected to a new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for this and previous versions. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the...
User Guide
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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. www.3ware.com 79 A progress bar appears briefly, followed by a System Settings Change dialog. 5 Shutdown your system. Windows NT®4.0 Installation Figure 26. Choose and click on OK.
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. www.3ware.com 79 A progress bar appears briefly, followed by a System Settings Change dialog. 5 Shutdown your system. Windows NT®4.0 Installation Figure 26. Choose and click on OK.
User Guide
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... may not boot with a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not require reconfiguring the drives connected to the "Readme.txt" file on the Device Manager tab. 92 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 versions. Please refer to...
... may not boot with a new version of the Escalade ATA RAID Controller does not require reconfiguring the drives connected to the "Readme.txt" file on the Device Manager tab. 92 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 versions. Please refer to...
User Guide
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... a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the System icon. Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller.
... a 3ware Windows Driver Installation Diskette from the files located on the System icon. Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with the new version of the ATA RAID controller unless the new version of the controller Caution: Install the correct driver (Escalade 7000 ATA RAID Controller) for the new version Escalade ATA RAID Controller before installing the controller.
User Guide
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Figure 43. Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 44). Click on Next. 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. Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 43). Select a Device Driver www.3ware.com 115
Figure 43. Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation 4 The Select a Device Driver dialog box appears (see Figure 44). Click on Next. 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. Be sure to highlight it. The Start Device Driver Installation screen appears (see Figure 43). Select a Device Driver www.3ware.com 115