3Ware 7000-2 Features Guide - Page 1

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 non-blocking architecture for reliable, scalable, and high-performance hardware RAID • Half-length, half-height low profile PCI form factor • On-card processor and firmware OS provides intelligent drive management and all RAID functions • RAID 0, 1, and JBOD support • High data throughput, delivering 180MB/sec reads and 127MB/sec writes • 32-bit/33 MHz bus master, PCI 2.2 compliant • BIOS setup utility and PnP, BBS compliant bootable BIOS • Hot-swap feature for data availability • Windows® and Linux® operating system support 3ware's Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID controller delivers affordable hardware RAID for workstations. Based on proven network switching technology, 3ware's StorSwitch™ architecture provides superior reliability and performance over software-based ATA solutions. 3ware's Escalade 7000-2 card sets the workstation standard for ATA RAID. Performance RAID for Workstations Driven by desktop PC volumes, ATA disk drives represent a tremendous value with higher capacity, reliability and performance than ever before. By providing the features and performance previously available only high end RAID systems, 3ware's Escalade controllers bring true fault-tolerant RAID features to workstations using cost-effective ATA drives.The Escalade 7000-2 controller meets or exceeds the requirements for new storage applications such as video editing, gaming and fault tolerant workstations. Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID Controller 3ware's non-blocking, StorSwitch architecture with onboard processor makes the difference. Similar to network packet-switching hardware, StorSwitch architecture delivers superior reliability, scalability, and high performance over traditional ATA solutions. Each disk drive has a dedicated cable for both drive and cable fault isolation providing greater system reliability. StorSwitch architecture incorporates RAID 0 and 1 functions in hardware for higher performance than software implementations.The on-board processor handles all disk commands, and directs data flow through the switch for reliable RAID operation, fully independent of the host CPU and OS. The 7000-2 supports drive hot-swap, allowing for RAID 1 drive replacement while the system is running. Escalade 7000-2 Firmware Escalade 7000-2 shares the same firmware OS as with the Escalade 4,8, and 12-port versions providing intelligent disk management, including hot swap, rebuilding, verification and array creation and deletion. Fault detection, cable error detection and retry, command read-back, and dynamic sector repair features contribute to data availability and robustness. SCSI-like command queuing and elevator seek algorithms provide high-end RAID controller performance. Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) information is collected from the disk drives and made available locally and remotely through 3ware's Disk Manager (3DM) utility, making the storage easier to manage and more reliable. Escalade 7000-2 Software Escalade 7000 software consists of drivers and disk management middleware and deliver the same software features as the Escalade 7500 controllers. By adhering to a SCSI device driver model, 3ware insures compatibility with major operating systems.This means that file systems and applications work transparently with this familiar disk interface. The Escalade PCI card includes a built-in BIOS utility for creating, deleting, verifying and rebuilding arrays, making installation and set-up easy. 3DM, 3ware's web browserbased disk management utility, allows local and remote management and monitoring of arrays and their disks. 3DM has a simple native GUI, as well as a browser interface. 3DM also provides email notification of disk array events and other error conditions. Escalade Sets a New Standard for RAID By enabling reliable, cost-effective, high-performance storage that is easy to integrate and manage, the Escalade 7000-2 ATA RAID controller sets the standard in workstation storage.