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...workstations. Performance RAID for ATA RAID. Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) information 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 to 2 Ultra ATA/133 drives with a single PCI card • ..., 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 Workstations Driven by desktop PC volumes, ATA disk drives represent a...
...workstations. Performance RAID for ATA RAID. Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) information 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 to 2 Ultra ATA/133 drives with a single PCI card • ..., 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 Workstations Driven by desktop PC volumes, ATA disk drives represent a...
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...motherboard and HDD compatibility go 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 • ...Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card • Up to four controllers in a single system • Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability • Dynamic sector repair for reliability Escalade 7000-2 Specifications • ...
...motherboard and HDD compatibility go 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 • ...Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card • Up to four controllers in a single system • Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability • Dynamic sector repair for reliability Escalade 7000-2 Specifications • ...
User Guide
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... 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. The 12-port 7000 board requires one per port) • Power Converter Adapter (one full size PCI slot. . The ATA RAID Controller may not 16 www.3ware.com The controllers fit in...
... 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. The 12-port 7000 board requires one per port) • Power Converter Adapter (one full size PCI slot. . The ATA RAID Controller may not 16 www.3ware.com The controllers fit in...
User Guide
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...-point performance benefits of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from 4 to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance. variable striped mirrored RAID 10 arrays for performance; 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card • Multiple card support within a system for very...
...-point performance benefits of Serial ATA RAID cards are the most advanced controllers available, supporting from 4 to increase your storage system's performance and provide fault tolerance. variable striped mirrored RAID 10 arrays for performance; 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card • Multiple card support within a system for very...
User Guide
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... the drives to the interface cables 1 Be sure to the power supply. 36 www.3ware.com Our card should fit in both grooves in the slot. The range of the PCI bus. The short 4-port or 8-port Escalade ATA RAID Controller is keyed to ensure proper installation in a full-sized PCI slot. 6 Ensure that ...case and secure the bracket with both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI slots with 5V as well as do so now. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place...
... the drives to the interface cables 1 Be sure to the power supply. 36 www.3ware.com Our card should fit in both grooves in the slot. The range of the PCI bus. The short 4-port or 8-port Escalade ATA RAID Controller is keyed to ensure proper installation in a full-sized PCI slot. 6 Ensure that ...case and secure the bracket with both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI slots with 5V as well as do so now. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Hint: While the ATA RAID Controller runs properly in any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place...
User Guide
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... pins. 3 Install the other connectors in the same manner. Hardware Installation 2 One edge of each interface cable connector is running, shut it down. The www.3ware.com 39 Carefully mate the connectors without bending any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into... place. Save this screw; Our card should fit in both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI slots with 5V as well as with 3.3V. 5 Line up the ATA RAID Controller so that the slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or in the...
... pins. 3 Install the other connectors in the same manner. Hardware Installation 2 One edge of each interface cable connector is running, shut it down. The www.3ware.com 39 Carefully mate the connectors without bending any PCI slot, not all pins make proper contact with the PCI slot pins when pushed into... place. Save this screw; Our card should fit in both 32-bit and 64-bit PCI slots with 5V as well as with 3.3V. 5 Line up the ATA RAID Controller so that the slots closest to the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or in the...
User Guide
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...most column indicates the drive is selected. An asterisk in the array by navigating the cursor over each drive and pressing Enter (see Figure 10). 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array... Screen Creating a disk array To create an array, first select the drives to be included by selecting drives from two to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. Figure 10. To include drives that are part of the 3ware card (see Figure 11).
...most column indicates the drive is selected. An asterisk in the array by navigating the cursor over each drive and pressing Enter (see Figure 10). 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Displaying advance details Selecting Shift-F5 will show the software versions (BIOS, Firmware, monitor) and slot # of an existing disk array... Screen Creating a disk array To create an array, first select the drives to be included by selecting drives from two to the main 3ware Disk Array Configuration screen. Figure 10. To include drives that are part of the 3ware card (see Figure 11).
User Guide
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...its model number, serial number, firmware and BIOS versions, unit count (total number of disk arrays on the controller), and version numbers of the chips on the 3ware card. • Information is displayed on each unit (a unit is a disk array or JBOD). Detailed information on...and any service packs that are displayed. • Information is displayed. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • The number of 3ware ATA RAID controllers in a particular array). The array status, capacity, write cache status, RAID type, and subunits in the array are installed. • Detailed ...
...its model number, serial number, firmware and BIOS versions, unit count (total number of disk arrays on the controller), and version numbers of the chips on the 3ware card. • Information is displayed on each unit (a unit is a disk array or JBOD). Detailed information on...and any service packs that are displayed. • Information is displayed. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide • The number of 3ware ATA RAID controllers in a particular array). The array status, capacity, write cache status, RAID type, and subunits in the array are installed. • Detailed ...
User Guide
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... Error Log is no longer fault tolerant. If the next controller in hex format and may appear to be assigned to 3ware Customer Support for troubleshooting assistance. SMART notifications appear in the...3, 4, etc. If necessary, the saved file can display hex data. A SCSI card from another manufacturer would be shipped to controller 2. Checking Array Status The Alarms display (see Figure 52) keeps a log of ...messages and SMART data to erase the logged data. An alarm occurs when the ATA RAID controller requires attention, such as when a disk array becomes degraded and is a text file...
... Error Log is no longer fault tolerant. If the next controller in hex format and may appear to be assigned to 3ware Customer Support for troubleshooting assistance. SMART notifications appear in the...3, 4, etc. If necessary, the saved file can display hex data. A SCSI card from another manufacturer would be shipped to controller 2. Checking Array Status The Alarms display (see Figure 52) keeps a log of ...messages and SMART data to erase the logged data. An alarm occurs when the ATA RAID controller requires attention, such as when a disk array becomes degraded and is a text file...
User Guide
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... that drives be one or more of the drives do not appear in your operating system. 172 www.3ware.com Remember that locks-up when booting after a 3ware card is going on the member drives. Q4: Some of the following: • The operating system is caused...symptom is installed on your operating system when you installed the ATA RAID controller, you may have made a mistake in the boot order. • If your operating system. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/products/compatibility.asp to see if you motherboard has been ...
... that drives be one or more of the drives do not appear in your operating system. 172 www.3ware.com Remember that locks-up when booting after a 3ware card is going on the member drives. Q4: Some of the following: • The operating system is caused...symptom is installed on your operating system when you installed the ATA RAID controller, you may have made a mistake in the boot order. • If your operating system. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide 3ware website at http://www.3ware.com/products/compatibility.asp to see if you motherboard has been ...
User Guide
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide rebuild failure is most likely caused by the source drive of the rebuild detecting some sort of the ATA RAID controller is to abort a rebuild if an error is encountered. The default operation of read and the resultant parity is read...to the same array. After detection of incomplete units are synchronized). 180 www.3ware.com Examples of the drives, the ATA RAID controller then uses an internal algorithm to logically connect drives that belong to the card. Replacing the missing or dead drive and initiating a rebuild will change the...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide rebuild failure is most likely caused by the source drive of the rebuild detecting some sort of the ATA RAID controller is to abort a rebuild if an error is encountered. The default operation of read and the resultant parity is read...to the same array. After detection of incomplete units are synchronized). 180 www.3ware.com Examples of the drives, the ATA RAID controller then uses an internal algorithm to logically connect drives that belong to the card. Replacing the missing or dead drive and initiating a rebuild will change the...
User Guide
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... the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive. 190 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. is in conformity with the following Common Technical Regulations and/or normative documents:... for current certification information. However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware.com for all its products. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market.
... the release of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive. 190 www.3ware.com 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. is in conformity with the following Common Technical Regulations and/or normative documents:... for current certification information. However, a product's software drivers are typically submitted for certification at www.3ware.com for all its products. European Community Conformity Statement The StorSwitch Controller Card Model StorSwitch 4D is committed to market.
User Guide
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... feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. 192 www.3ware.com Upon receipt of the advanced replacement, 3ware will destroy your credit card authorization and you may not apply. If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from state to state. Please use the original packing material contents of your Escalade ATA RAID Controller unit. State Law Provisions This warranty gives...
... feature upgrading multiple switches simultaneously. 192 www.3ware.com Upon receipt of the advanced replacement, 3ware will destroy your credit card authorization and you may not apply. If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from state to state. Please use the original packing material contents of your Escalade ATA RAID Controller unit. State Law Provisions This warranty gives...