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Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller 3ware's non-blocking, StorSwitch architecture with major operating systems.This means that is easy to network packet-switching hardware, StorSwitch architecture delivers superior reliability, scalability, and high performance over software-based ATA solutions. 3ware's Escalade 7000-2 card sets the workstation standard for ATA RAID. Each disk drive has a dedicated cable for RAID 1 drive replacement while the...
Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller 3ware's non-blocking, StorSwitch architecture with major operating systems.This means that is easy to network packet-switching hardware, StorSwitch architecture delivers superior reliability, scalability, and high performance over software-based ATA solutions. 3ware's Escalade 7000-2 card sets the workstation standard for ATA RAID. Each disk drive has a dedicated cable for RAID 1 drive replacement while the...
User Guide
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... ...30 iii 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...
... ...30 iii 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...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Step 3. Install system drivers ...30 Step 4. Install 3DM ...31 Hardware Installation ...33 To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...33 Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller ...34 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...34 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 35 Connect the drives to the interface cables ...36 Installing a Serial ATA...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Step 3. Install system drivers ...30 Step 4. Install 3DM ...31 Hardware Installation ...33 To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...33 Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller ...34 Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...34 Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer 35 Connect the drives to the interface cables ...36 Installing a Serial ATA...
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... Install the 3DM disk management utility ...75 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller ...76 Upgrade the 3ware driver ...76 Install/Upgrade the 3ware driver ...77 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...80 Reboot the machine ...80 RAID array initialization ...81 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...81...
... Install the 3DM disk management utility ...75 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller ...76 Upgrade the 3ware driver ...76 Install/Upgrade the 3ware driver ...77 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...80 Reboot the machine ...80 RAID array initialization ...81 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...81...
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... initialization ...91 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...91 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller ...92 Upgrade the 3ware driver ...92 Install/Upgrade the 3ware driver ...94 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...98 Reboot the machine ...98 Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation ...99...
... initialization ...91 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...91 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller ...92 Upgrade the 3ware driver ...92 Install/Upgrade the 3ware driver ...94 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...98 Reboot the machine ...98 Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Installation ...99...
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... initialization ...107 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...108 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller ...109 Updating the 3ware driver ...109 Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver ...112 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...118 Reboot the machine ...118 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...119 Linux...
... initialization ...107 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...108 Replacing an existing ATA RAID controller with a new version of the controller ...109 Updating the 3ware driver ...109 Installing/Upgrading the 3ware driver ...112 Remove the existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller and install the new Escalade ATA RAID Controller ...118 Reboot the machine ...118 Install the 3DM disk management utility ...119 Linux...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization ...137 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...138 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device ...139 Create disk arrays ...139 Install the 3ware driver ...139 Compiling the Driver (For experts only) ...142 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...142 3DM Disk Management...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide RAID array initialization ...137 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...138 Installing the ATA RAID controller on systems that boot from a different device ...139 Create disk arrays ...139 Install the 3ware driver ...139 Compiling the Driver (For experts only) ...142 Install and run 3DM disk management utility ...142 3DM Disk Management...
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... 9. Figure 22. Figure 30. RAID 0 Configuration Example ...21 RAID 1 Configuration Example ...22 RAID 10 Configuration Example ...23 RAID 5 Configuration Example ...24 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 34 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial ATA Converter) 38 Parallel ATA Drive with Serial ATA Converter Installed ...42 3ware BIOS Tool ...45 Disk...
... 9. Figure 22. Figure 30. RAID 0 Configuration Example ...21 RAID 1 Configuration Example ...22 RAID 10 Configuration Example ...23 RAID 5 Configuration Example ...24 8-Port Escalade 7500-8 ATA RAID Controller Layout 34 12-Port Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID Controller with CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial ATA Converter) 38 Parallel ATA Drive with Serial ATA Converter Installed ...42 3ware BIOS Tool ...45 Disk...
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Figure 32. Figure 36. Figure 48. Figure 53. Figure 57. Figure 61. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 31. Figure 34. Figure 38. Figure 47. Figure 58. Figure 60. Select a Device Driver Display ......Upgrade Device Driver ...96 Final driver installation screen ...97 Installation Complete Notification ...98 Installation Complete Notification ...103 Found New Hardware Wizard ...106 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display . 110 Upgrade driver welcome screen ...111 Upgrade/Install device driver ...112 Select a Device Driver ...113 Install From Disk ...114...
Figure 32. Figure 36. Figure 48. Figure 53. Figure 57. Figure 61. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 31. Figure 34. Figure 38. Figure 47. Figure 58. Figure 60. Select a Device Driver Display ......Upgrade Device Driver ...96 Final driver installation screen ...97 Installation Complete Notification ...98 Installation Complete Notification ...103 Found New Hardware Wizard ...106 3ware ATA RAID Controller Properties Display . 110 Upgrade driver welcome screen ...111 Upgrade/Install device driver ...112 Select a Device Driver ...113 Install From Disk ...114...
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.... 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface • BIOS. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100, 66, 33 • Bus Type. Low CPU Utilization • RAID Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant • Windows Support. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID 5) • Drive Support. This...
.... 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Command Line Interface • BIOS. Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100, 66, 33 • Bus Type. Low CPU Utilization • RAID Support. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant • Windows Support. To ensure your personal safety and protect your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID 5) • Drive Support. This...
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..., Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify 14 www.3ware.com W98SE, WME, WinNT4 with SP6, Win2k with SP2, and WinXP • Linux Support. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • Field Upgrades. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source...
..., Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling, Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring, Background Verify 14 www.3ware.com W98SE, WME, WinNT4 with SP6, Win2k with SP2, and WinXP • Linux Support. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • Field Upgrades. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open Source...
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... 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 Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller • Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller in conjunction.
... 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 Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller • Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller in conjunction.
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... slot that the Escalade 7000 or 8000 card be of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. The controllers fit in the 64-bit PCI slot whenever possible for converter (if not already installed) • 3ware Installation Guide...
... slot that the Escalade 7000 or 8000 card be of unshielded interface cables may be connected to up to open your system's case and install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion slot. The controllers fit in the 64-bit PCI slot whenever possible for converter (if not already installed) • 3ware Installation Guide...
User Guide
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...back them up your array configuration. High voltages may be followed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. • When the case of any internal part unnecessarily. • Always wear a grounded strap or work on the member ... your data! Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing files on an ESD-protective mat. • Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its internal parts are properly grounded. 17 Before installing any of the hardware in this package or removing the protective covers...
...back them up your array configuration. High voltages may be followed to avoid damaging computer components and accessories when installing or removing the Escalade ATA RAID Controller. • When the case of any internal part unnecessarily. • Always wear a grounded strap or work on the member ... your data! Creating or deleting disk arrays destroys existing files on an ESD-protective mat. • Don't remove the ATA RAID Controller from its internal parts are properly grounded. 17 Before installing any of the hardware in this package or removing the protective covers...
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...'t touch any pins. The connectors provided are keyed to prevent you from fans or heat sinks in the system case. 18 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • Handle the ATA RAID Controller by its edges or by the black rail and metal bracket at its slot on the ATA... RAID Controller. Ensure that they do not impede the flow of cooling air from inserting them upside-down. • Interface cables are ...
...'t touch any pins. The connectors provided are keyed to prevent you from fans or heat sinks in the system case. 18 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • Handle the ATA RAID Controller by its edges or by the black rail and metal bracket at its slot on the ATA... RAID Controller. Ensure that they do not impede the flow of cooling air from inserting them upside-down. • Interface cables are ...
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...-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead • SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation • Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array activities. Introduction Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
...-board processor minimizes host CPU overhead • SCSI device driver for O/S compatibility and easy installation • Browser-based 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with local and remote asynchronous event reporting of array activities. Introduction Introduction Unmatched reliability and performance The Escalade 7000 and 8000 series of ATA RAID Controllers bring the entire storage system down.
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... models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8500 series of Serial ATA. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to -point performance benefits of Serial ATA RAID cards are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User...
... models) Escalade Serial ATA Controller The Escalade 8500 series of Serial ATA. RAID increases performance and adds redundancy Escalade ATA RAID Controllers use a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) to -point performance benefits of Serial ATA RAID cards are the only Serial ATA controllers that unleash the point-to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User...
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...particularly for mission critical systems like web and database servers. RAID 0 Configuration Example Raid 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data to two drives using RAID 0 techniques. Figure 1. www.3ware.com 21 Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because...maximize performance and capacity When drives are configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 1 algorithms (see Figure 2). This gives your disk array concatenates each drive's capacity into one...
...particularly for mission critical systems like web and database servers. RAID 0 Configuration Example Raid 1 arrays offer fault tolerance Mirrored disk arrays write data to two drives using RAID 0 techniques. Figure 1. www.3ware.com 21 Striped disk arrays achieve high transfer rates because...maximize performance and capacity When drives are configured in a striped disk array (see Figure 1), the Escalade ATA RAID Controller distributes large files across the multiple disks using RAID 1 algorithms (see Figure 2). This gives your disk array concatenates each drive's capacity into one...
User Guide
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... read requests. The first two drives are mirrored as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 2. RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to use this technique. The adaptive algorithms found in 3ware's TwinStor technology boost performance by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K...
... read requests. The first two drives are mirrored as a striped RAID 0 array using RAID 1. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Figure 2. RAID 1 Configuration Example TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware's mirrored disk arrays Traditional mirroring techniques do little to use this technique. The adaptive algorithms found in 3ware's TwinStor technology boost performance by leveraging TwinStor and striping (64K...
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...parity of one drive. from 66.7 % for 3 drives to 87.5 % for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to 64k. www.3ware.com 23 Introduction arrays. Parity information is available on -the-fly". RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of drives). Unlike all.... Figure 3. This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers. RAID 10 is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for 8 drives: storage efficiency = (number of drives -1) ÷ (number of ...
...parity of one drive. from 66.7 % for 3 drives to 87.5 % for RAID 1, RAID 5 stripe size is limited to 64k. www.3ware.com 23 Introduction arrays. Parity information is available on -the-fly". RAID 5 capacity = size of smallest drive × (number of drives). Unlike all.... Figure 3. This avoids throughput loss due to rebuild a failed drive "on the four, eight, and twelve port Escalade ATA RAID Controllers. RAID 10 is distributed across all other RAID configurations that offer data striping, except for 8 drives: storage efficiency = (number of drives -1) ÷ (number of ...