3ware's Escalade RAID Controller Architecture Trounces Conventional SCSI RAID Design Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000 3ware's Escalade es·ca·lade n. The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart. [French, from Italian scalata, ultimately from Latin sc Tops Speeds of 163MB/sec to Outperform Adaptec and Mylex by Over 200% 3ware(R) Inc., a pioneer of innovative storage solutions, announced the results of an industry-standard benchmark for testing and measuring of RAID performance. In an independent evaluation, National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS NTS National Technical Systems NTS National Trust for Scotland NTS Nevada Test Site NTS NT Server (Microsoft Windows) nts Not the Same NTS National Traffic System (amateur radio) *XXCAL), the leading provider of certified testing and IT solutions in the industry, reported that 3ware's Escalade(TM) packet-switched RAID controllers A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. , using ATA/100 disk drives, outperformed the Adaptec 2100S and Mylex's AcceleRAID 352 SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. products by more than 200 percent. This benchmark further validates 3ware's unparalleled performance leadership in the RAID controller industry by exceeding the theoretical limitations of Ultra160 SCSI. The benchmark testing comprises vendor-neutral performance criteria utilizing Intel's IOMeter benchmark suite, which is designed to measure I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output performance and emulate the typical storage environments required for today's fast-paced business conditions. The evaluation by NTS*XXCAL measured the sustained performance of 3ware's Escalade controller, Adaptec's SCSI RAID 2100S, and Mylex's AcceleRAID 352 product in the areas of sequential read performance and sequential write performance. The complete findings of the evaluation can be reviewed at www.3ware.com. The results of the benchmark conclude the following: Sequential Read Performance -- 163 MB/s --3ware Escalade -- 69 MB/s -- Mylex AcceleRAID 352 -- 63 MB/s -- Adaptec 2100S Sequential Write Performance -- 73 MB/s -- 3ware Escalade -- 27 MB/s -- Mylex AcceleRAID 352 -- 22 MB/s -- Adaptec 2100S The test environment used was a Compaq Proliant 350 server with a single Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). Xeon 733MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. processor. The product configurations included 3ware's Escalade product utilizing 8 IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Deskstar 75GXP GXP Geospatial Exploitation Products GXP Galaxy Police (anime) GXP Grid Exit Point (utilities, electricity) GxP Good X Practice Ultra ATA/100, 7200rpm disk drives; Adaptec and Mylex's products were configured with 8 Quantum Ultra160 SCSI, 7200rpm disk drives. The results of the benchmark analysis confirm that the winning combination of a 3ware controller and ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment (also known as IDE) drives substantially exceeds industry standard SCSI-based solutions, providing a high-performance RAID alternative to traditional SCSI RAID technologies. "3ware has set a new standard of performance that is unparalleled in the storage industry," said Osman Sakr, operations director of testing, NTS*XXCAL. "3ware's Escalade controller was easy to use and has exceeded speeds of traditional SCSI controllers, significantly raising the performance bar." "The results of the benchmark further demonstrates that with a switch-based architecture, 3ware's controllers provide the highest performance and data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. required for the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. ," said Pam Jacobs, senior vice president of marketing and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , 3ware. "3ware's storage architectures enable unprecedented price and performance levels to meet today's data storage requirements." About 3ware's Escalade The Escalade family of RAID storage controllers delivers higher performance and reliability than traditional SCSI RAID controllers at a fraction of the cost. Escalade controllers incorporate patented packet-switching technology (DiskSwitch(TM)) to deliver unparalleled performance for data intensive applications. 3ware's DiskSwitch architecture accesses multiple drives simultaneously, yielding data transfer rates of greater than 185 MB/sec at RAID 0 and 163 MB/sec for RAID 10 read performance while providing redundancy to meet the needs of the enterprise and emerging Internet data-driven environments. About NTS*XXCAL National Technical Systems, Inc. is an outsourcing services company providing organizations in the information technology (IT) and high technology markets integrated testing, certification, quality registration, systems evaluation and IT staffing services. For additional information about the company, visit its web site at www.ntscorp.com. About 3ware 3ware is a company that creates innovative storage solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of enterprise applications. 3ware leverages proprietary algorithms and packet-switching technology, delivered in the company's DiskSwitch-based product, to create scalable and reliable high-speed storage solutions. 3ware solutions address the fundamental issues of data storage, access, back-up, security, and management -- without requiring that customers adopt new standards or deal with unfamiliar technologies. Located in Mountain View, the company has a seasoned management team and a roster of established industry partners. For more information about 3ware, call 650/327-8600 or visit www.3ware.com. Note to Editors: Specifications subject to change without notice. 3ware is a registered trademark; Escalade and, DiskSwitch are trademarks of 3ware, Inc. All other trademarks herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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