Before You Begin; Features; Escalade 6000 Family (Includes 6800, 6400, 6410, 6200) - 3Ware 3W-6800 User Manual

Before You Begin

Congratulations on selecting the Escalade Storage Switch as your
RAID data storage and management system. This user guide
gives simple, step-by-step instructions for installing and configur-
ing your Escalade Storage Switch. To ensure your personal safety
and protect your equipment and data, carefully read the informa-
tion that follows the Features list before you begin installing.

Features

Escalade 6000 Family (includes 6800, 6400, 6410, 6200)

• True Hardware RAID. Low CPU utilization
• RAID Support. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
• Bus Type. PCI 32 bit / 33 Mhz
• Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility and e-mail event
notification
• BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant
• Windows Support. W98, WME, WinNT, Win2k, WinXP
• Linux Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open
Source.)
• Performance. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking,
Ultra DMA66
• Field Upgrades. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and
Drivers
• Data Integrity. ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitor-
ing, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Schedul-
ing, Background Scrubbing, Scheduled Scrubbing, Hot Swap,
Hot Spare, Hardware Health Monitoring
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