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List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Escalade 7000 Parallel ATA Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Personal Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Protecting Equipment and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mechanical Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Unmatched reliability and performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Escalade Serial ATA Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
RAID increases performance and adds redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
RAID 0 arrays maximize performance and capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
RAID 1 arrays offer fault tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TwinStorTM Technology adds performance to 3ware’s mirrored disk arrays . . . 9
RAID 10 arrays maximize performance and fault
tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
RAID 5 arrays optimize performance, fault tolerance, high capacity and storage
efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
R5 FusionTM Technology significantly improves RAID 5 write performance . . 11
Configure and manage your disk arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Background media scan and dynamic sector repair enhance data integrity . . . 12
Quick Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3ware Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing a Parallel ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connect the interface cables to the Escalade ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . 18
Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connect the drives to the interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connect the interface cables to the Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller . . . . 21
Connect the drives to the interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors . . . . 24
Install the Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors in Your System . . . . 25
Connect the Interface Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Содержание 3W-7410 - Escalade 7410 RAID Controller
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