LSI Escalade® 7506 SeriesParallel ATA RAID Controllers 12x kit 7506-12/KIT Merkblatt

• Supports up to 3.6 TB of storage (dependent on drive capacity)

• 2TB single array maximum

• StorSwitch point-to-point, non-blocking architecture 

• On-board processor provides true hardware based RAID 

and intelligent drive management functions

• SCSI device driver model to take advantage of the benefits 

of SCSI using inexpensive ATA drives

• Remote browser 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with 

password security for network management of storage arrays

• SMTP support for email/pager notification 

• Easy-to-configure arrays from BIOS; 3DM, CLI utilities

• Staggered spin-up to minimize in-rush current at power up

• Bootable array support for greater fault tolerance 

• Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card 

for maximum configuration flexibility

• Multiple card support (up to 4) within a system for large 

storage requirements

• Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability

• Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection

• S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability

• 2 levels of administrator access to 3DM for added security

• PCI 2.2 compliant 64-bit/66MHz bus master

• Auto-sensing ATA/133/100 disk drive interface

• BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support

• Microsoft

®

Windows

®

2000/XP/2003

•

Red Hat Linux

® 

8.0, 9.0 

• SuSE Linux 8.1, 8. 2

• FreeBSD 4.8

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Escalade 7506-4LP

Escalade 7506-8

• Calculated MTBF

@

25°C

7006-2  

2.1 million hours

7506-4LP 1.27 million hours
7506-8

0.94 million hours

7506-12

0.90 million hours

• Operating Temperature 

0°C to 50°C

• Operating Humidity

10% to 90% non-condensing
10% to 40% non-condensing for 7000-2

• Non-Operating Temperature -55°C to 85°C

• Non-Operating Humidity

5% to 95% non-condensing

• Power Requirements

5W max. on +5V, 0.25W max. on -12V

• Dimensions

7006-2

6.6"L x 2.3"H 

(16.764cm x 5.842cm)

7506-4LP 6.6"L x 2.3"H

(16.764cm x 5.842cm)

7506-8

6.875"L x 3.875"H

(17.463cm x 9.843cm)

7506-12 12.25"L x 3.875"H

(31.115cm x 9.843cm)

• For latest motherboard and hard drive compatibility, go to:

• 3-year warranty

• Support via the web at www.3ware.com/support

*Internal drive expansion cage that supports 4 hot swap parallel ATA drives 

in a 3 drive space to maximize storage capacity and minimize space.