3Ware 7000-2 - Escalade RAID Controller, User Manual

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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide
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a single disk. RAID 5 arrays require a minimum of three
drives. Configurations consist of at least 3 drives and up to 12
drives.
Figure 14. BIOS Initialization Screen for RAID 5
Select striping size
For a RAID 0 or RAID 10 configuration select the striping size.
Sizes of 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K or 1M are selected using the
Stripe Size box shown in Figure 12. RAID 5 only allows a 64K
stripe size. RAID 1 does not allow the user to select the striping
size.
Select write cache properties
The Escalade ATA RAID Controller gives you a choice of disabling
the write cache for your disk arrays. Write cache is used to store
data locally on the drive before it is written to the disk, allowing the
computer to continue with its next task. Enabling the write cache
Restore Initial Values
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Create Array Delete Array Maintain Array Rebuild Array
Available Drives:
Port 0 - QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3 512 M
Disk Arrays:
Array Unit 1 - 3 drive 64K RAID 5 1.0GB
Port 1 - IBM-DTLA-387815 512 M
Port 2 - IBM-DTLA-387815 512 M
Port 3 - IBM-DTLA-387815 512 M
Init RAID5 Array Unit 1
Percentage done : 25 %