AMCC SIDECAR 3 User's Manual
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1. A Rae 3ware Product Guide Spring Summer 2007 Be i i TABLE OF CONTENTS About 3ware RAID Controllers 3ware 9650SE 3ware 9550SX 3ware Sidecar xSATA vs eSATA Firewire and USB Multi lane Cables and Connectors 3ware Controller Cable Matrix 3ware Features and Benefits Putting the Pieces Together Common RAID Levels AMCC Headquarters in Sunnyvale CA Hardware vs Software RAID e Industry leading 3ware Serial ATA RAID controllers for Red Hot RAID 6 performance capacity and peace of mind 3ware RAID Controller Part Number Matrix e Leading supplier of SATA II hardware RAID controllers Worldwide 3ware Distributors and solutions to premier channel partners and Sales Offices Over 2 5 million SATA ports shipped Source Gartner Dataquest Host Bus RAID Controllers Report September 2006 About 3ware RAID Controllers 3ware RAID controllers and storage solutions deliver full featured true hardware RAID to servers workstations and storage systems 3ware controllers are available in 2 4 8 12 16 and 24 port configurations and are the most compelling RAID solutions available j Advanced RAID features SATA II connectivity and powerful 3ware performance architecture make 3ware controllers ideal for vertical applications that require the highest levels of sustained write and read performance The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale California with offices throughout the world For2. allow user specified levels of protection vs performance 9650SE 9590SE and 9550SXU only StreamFusion maximizes application performance under multiple loads An intelligent cache algorithm dynamically optimizes RAID 5 and RAID 6 disk accesses and efficiently manages data through controller cache for guaranteed bandwidth As the number of data streams increases the total bandwidth is divided equally among them Application performance will not suffer during heavy traffic or when multiple applications are accessing data simultaneously 3ware RAID controllers are not the performance bottleneck as is often the case with software RAID and other hardware RAID controllers StorSwitch r ATA orts DU Host SATA PCI Bus AAA AAA Host PCI Bus 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 e Protects drive and controller cached writes in the event of a power loss e Uses controller and drive write cache in all modes e Dual caching for faster rebuild times StreamFusion Performance vs Competition EE AMCC W Competition 1 EE Competition 2 Streams StreamFusion assures scalable high performance lometer 2004 07 30dual Xeon 2 6 Ghz 1GB system WinXP SP2 HDS7222525VLSA80 fw V360A60A 64KB stripes RAID 5 all other settings at default Common RAID Levels RAID O 1 5 10 and JBOD RAID 0 Striping Hardware vs Software RAID e Applications requiring high bandwidth performance but no fault tolerance e Video producti
3. more information visit WWW 3ware com or Www amcc com APPLICATIONS FOR 3WARE CONTROLLERS AMC STORAGE a7 a Servers Security Pro Super Video Disk to Disk Surveillance Video Computing On Demand i Backup 3ware 9650SE High Performance PCI Express to Serial ATA II RAID Controllers The best keeps getting better with red hot RAID 6 AMCC s 3ware 9650SE SATA II hardware RAID controllers deliver industry leading RAID 6 and RAID 5 performance robust fault tolerance and multi terabyte capacities A PCI Express host interface Multi lane connectivity Storswitch architecture and sophisticated SATA II features drive this unrivaled performance 3ware 9650SE Specifications PCI Express x1 x4 x8 configurations Serial ATA Il advanced features 3Gb s transfer speed Native Command Queuing Low profile form factor 2 4 8 port configurations Full height form factor 12 16 24 port configurations RAID levels O 1 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD see chart below ROHS and WEEE compliant 3ware 9650SE Series Selection Guide 9650SE 2LP 9650SE 4LPML 9650SE 4LPME Form Factor Low profile Low profile Low profile Port Count 2 4 4 PCI Express Lanes 1 4 4 RAID Levels 0 1 Single Disk JBOD a ol ee iy Onboard Memory 128MB DDR2 533 256MB DDR2 533 256MB DDR2 533 Connector Type Discrete Multi lane Multi lane external BBU Support No Yes Yes 9650SE 8LPML Low profile 8 4 0 1 5 6 10 50 Single Dis
4. 0SXU 4LP 9550SXU 8LP 9550SXU 12 95505XU 12MI 9550SXU 12ML 9550SXU 16ML 3ware 9500S PCI to Serial ATA Hardware RAID Controllers Model Number 9500S 4LP Host Interface PCI Express x1 PCI Express x4 PCI Express x4 PCI Express x4 PCI Express x8 PCI Express x8 PCI Express x8 Host Interface 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz Host Interface 32 64 bit 66MHz Ports 2 Ports Ports 4 RAID Levels 0 1 Single Disk JBOD 0 1 5 10 Single Disk JBOD 5 10 JBOD 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 RAID Levels 0 1 5 10 Single Disk JBOD 0 1 5 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 0 50 Single Disk JBOD 0 50 Single Disk JBOD 0 50 Single Disk JBOD 1 1 pi 1 1 5 10 50 Single Disk JBOD gt gt RAID Levels 0 1 5 10 Single Disk JBOD 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 1 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 1 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 1 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD Controller Connector Discrete Multi lane SFF 8087 Multi lane SFF 8088 Multi lane SFF 8087 Multi lane SFF 8087 Multi lane SFF 8087 Multi lane custom hybrid Controller Connector Discrete Discrete Discrete Multi lane SFF 8470 Multi lane SFF 8087 Multi lane SFF 8087 Controller Connector Discrete Footprint Low profile Low profile Low profile Low profile Full height Full height Full height Footprint Low profile
5. Low profile Full height Full height Full height Full height Footprint Low profile RoHS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 RoHS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 RoHS 5 6 3ware 8006 PCI to Serial ATA Hardware RAID Controller Model Number Host Interface Ports RAID Levels Controller Connector Footprint RoHS 8006 2LP 64 bit 66MHz 2 0 1 Single Disk JBOD Discrete Low profile 5 6 3ware Controller Specifications 3ware Controller Accessories Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 2003 XP 2000 Red Hat Linux SuSE Linux Fedora Model Number Description Linux 2 4 Linux kernel 2 6 Linux kernel FreeBSD 32 64 bit support Mac BBU MODULE 03 Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9650SE 9590SE 95505X U A a BATT SPARE 02 Replacement battery for BBU MODULE 03 For complete OS listing go to www 3ware com support OS support PCI Compliance PCI Express 1 1 PCI X 1 0b and PCI 2 3 compliant epee VAS PI 64 bit 133 100 66MHz bus master BATT 9500S SPARE Replacement battery for BBU 9500S 01 Serial Interface SATA and SATA II 1 5 3 Gb s RDC 400 SATA SATA internal drive cage RAID Features RAID 6 on select 3ware 9650SE controllers RAID Level Migration online RDC TRAY SATA SATA drive tray to be used with the RDC 400 SATA capacity expansion hot swap hot spare S M A R T disk drive monitoring RDE TRAY 01 Spare drive tray for 3ware Sidecar multiple card support multiple logical volumes and RAID levels remote CABLES Please reference the cable datasheet manag
6. Multi lane SATA Cable and Connector Systems SFF 8087 to SFF 8087 Multi lane internal SFF 8087 to Discrete Forward breakout cable Discrete to SFF 8087 Reverse breakout cable SFF 8087 to SFF 8470 Bi directional Multi lane hybrid cable 3ware Controller Model 9650SE 4LPML 8LPML 12ML 16ML 95505XU 12ML 16ML 3ware order CBL SFF8087 05M 0 5 m CBL SFF8087 06M 0 6 m SFF 8470 to Discrete Forward breakout cable 3ware Controller Model 95505XU 12MI 3ware order CBL OCF 18 0 5 m CBL OCF 10M 1 0 m 3ware Controller Model 96505E 4LPML 8LPML 12ML 16ML 9550SXU 12ML 16ML 3ware order CBL SFF80870CF 05M 0 5 m CBL SFF80870CF 06M 0 6 m CBL SFF80870CF 10M 1 0 m Discrete to SFF 8470 Reverse breakout cable 3ware Controller Model 95505XU 4LP 8LP 12 95005 4LP 3ware order CBL OCR 18 0 5 m CBL OCR 10M 1 0 m 3ware Controller Model 95505XU 4LP 8LP 12 9500S 4LP 3ware order CBL SFF80870CR 05M 0 5 m CBL SFF80870CR 06M 0 6 m CBL SFF80870CR 10M 1 0 m SFF 8088 to SFF 8088 Multi lane external 3ware Controller Model 3ware Sidecar 3ware order CBL SFF8088 20M 2 0 m Breakout cables have a Multi lane connector on one end and discrete connectors on the other end Forward breakout cables have a Multi lane connector on the controller end and discrete connectors to the drives Reverse breakout cables have discrete c
7. backplane s discrete SATA connector s 9650SE 4LPML EN 8087 SFF 8087 CBL SFF8087 05M 0 5 meter cable Connects the controller s SFF 8087 Multi lane connector s to 8LPML 12ML CBL SFF8087 06M 0 6 meter cable the backplanes SFF 8087 Multi lane connector s 16ML CBL SFF80870CF 05M 0 5 meter forward breakout cable SFF 8087 Discrete CBL SFF80870CF 06M 0 6 meter forward breakout cable CBL SFF80870CF 10M 1 0 meter forward breakout cable e e SEF 8470 CBL SFF808718 05M 0 5 meter converter cable internal hybrid Connects the controller s SFF 8087 Multi lane ML ean CBL SFF808718 06M 0 6 meter converter cable internal hybrid to the backplanes SFF 8470 Multi lane MI connector s 9650SE 24M8 j ve Connects the controller s M8 Multi lane connector s to the La NS HS a op meter i tai backplane s SFF 8087 Multi lane connector s i Connects the controller s M8 Multi lane connector s to the drives CBL M80CF 06M 0 6 meter forward breakout cable e OATH n 3ware 9650SE with External Connectivity 3ware Sidecar Only Connects the controller s SFF 8087 Multi lane connector s to the drives or backplane discrete SATA connector s 9650SE 4LPME SFF 8088 SFF 8088 CBL SFF8088 20M 2 0 meter cable Connects the controller s SFF 8088 Multi lane connector to the 3ware Sidecar s SFF 8088 Multi lane connector 3ware 9550SXU Internal RAID Controllers 39 1m standard discrete point to point Connects the controller s discrete SATA port s to t
8. eamcc com Europe 44 161 232 6360 Asia Pacific 65 6826 3381 Japan 0800 123 9273 China 86 10 6581 4916 www 3ware com AMC AMC Sales Offices for 3ware Products 215 Moffett Park Drive Europe 44 161 232 6360 Sunnyvale CA 94089 Asia Pacific 65 6826 3381 Tel 1 408 542 8771 Japan 0800 123 9273 1 877 883 9273 China 86 10 6581 4916 Email 3waresales amcc com AMCC reserves the right to make changes to its products or to discontinue any product or service without notice and advises its customers to obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify before placing orders that the information being relied upon is current For the latest 3ware product information visit www 3ware com AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation 3ware 3DM and StorSwitch are registered trademarks of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation in the United States All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders Use of the term Sidecar is made under agreement with Digital Tigers Inc Copyright 2007 Applied Micro Circuits Corporation All Rights Reserved FamPG_042707
9. ement alert notifications and more SCSI Features Scatter gather command queuing command reordering elevator seek dynamic sector repair background media scanning and more SATA II Features 3Gb s Native Command Queuing OOB Staggered Spin up compliant with the SATA 2 6 specification Kit Contents SATA II SATA RAID controller and cables CD including driver 3ware Disk Manager 2 3DM 2 Command Line Interface CLI User Guide Printed Installation Documentation Warranty 3 years Support Free technical support advanced replacement option Worldwide 3ware Distributors and Sales Offices 3ware Distributors North America Bell Micro US and Canada www bellmicro com Synnex US and Canada www synnex com D amp RH US www dandh com Latin America Bell Micro www bellmicro com latinamerica Europe Middle East and Africa Asbis www asbis com Avnet www avnet com Bell Micro www bellmicro eu com Hammer www hammerplc com CTT www ctt de TMC www tmc uk com Asia Pacific APT China www apt storage com ASK Japan www ask corp co jp Digicor Australia www digicor com au Epecom Graphics Singapore www epecomgraphics com sg Synnex K K Japan www synnex co jp THC China www thcsy com Upmost Technology Corp Taiwan www upmost com tw 3ware Sales Offices Company Headquarters USA 215 Moffett Park Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 Tel 4 1 408 542 8771 1 877 883 9273 Email 3waresales
10. he drives oa dl SAA Whe or backplanes discrete SATA connector s a CBL SFF80870CR 05M 0 5 meter reverse breakout cable i Tea a onnects the controllers discrete port s to the backplane s Discrete SFF 8087 CBL SFF80870CR 06M 0 6 meter reverse breakout cable E CBL SFF80870CR 10M 1 0 meter reverse breakout cable l n SFF 8470 CBL OCR 18 0 5 meter reverse breakout cable Connects the controllers discrete SATA connector s to the CBL OCR 10M 1 0 meter reverse breakout cable backplanes SFF 8470 Multi lane connector s CBL IB O5M 0 5 meter cable Connects the controller s SFF 8470 Multi lane connector s SFF 8470 SFF 8470 BI IB 10M 1 0 meter cable to the backplane s SFF 8470 Multi lane connector s SFF 8470 nee CBLOC 18 0 5 meter forward breakout cable Connects the controller s SFF 8470 Multi lane connector s CBL OCF 10M 1 0 meter forward breakout cable to the drives or backplanes discrete SATA connector s SFF 8470 SEF 8087 CBL SFF80871B 05M 0 5 meter converter cable internal hybrid Connects the controller s SFF 8470 Multi lane MI connector s CBL SFF8087IB 06M 0 6 meter converter cable internal hybrid to the backplane s SFF 8087 Multi lane ML connector s CBL SFF8087 05M 0 5 meter cable Connects the controller s SFF 8087 Multi lane connector s eo SFF 8087 SFF 808 CBL SFFSO87 06M 0 6 meter cable to the backplanes SFF 8087 Multi lane connector s CBL SFF80870CF 05M 0 5 meter forward breakout cable Connects the controller s SFF 8087 Mu
11. height Full height Full height Port Count 4 8 12 12 12 16 Host Interface PCI X PCI X PCI X PCI X PCI X PCI X Host Interface Speed 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz 64 bit 133MHz RAID Levels 0 1 5 10 Single Disk JBOD 0 1 5 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 0 1 5 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 0 1 5 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 0 1 5 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 0 1 5 10 50 Single Disk JBOD Onboard Memory 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB Connector Type Discrete Discrete Discrete Multi lane Multi lane Multi lane NOTE A U has been added to 9550SX part numbers to denote RoHS compliance 3ware Sidecar High Performance Hardware RAID Storage for PC and Apple Workstations Think Outside the Box The 3ware Sidecar featuring true hardware RAID is the only external storage choice for PCs Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 when capacity performance data protection and ease of use are the goals Broad OS support including Mac OS X Windows and Linux an easily configurable RAID controller teamed with an intuitive management suite and Multi lane connectivity make the 3ware Sidecar as easy to use as 1 2 3 EXPRESS 3ware Sidecar Features Operating System Support High performance 4 port PCI Express to SATA II RAID controller for real hardware RAID Microsoft Windows 2003 XP 2000 32 64 bit RAID levels 0 1 5 10 and JBOD e Microsoft Windows Vista 32 64 bit 256MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protec
12. k JBOD 256 MB DDR2 533 Multi lane Yes 9650SE 12ML Full height 12 8 0 1 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 256MB DDR2 533 Multi lane Yes TATA I ARAID Comtrodber 9650SE 16ML Full height 16 8 0 1 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 256MB DDR2 533 Multi lane Yes PCI EXPRESS 9650SE 24M8 Full height 24 8 0 1 5 6 10 50 Single Disk JBOD 512MB DDR2 533 Multi lane Yes 3ware 9550SX High Performance PCI X to Serial ATA II RAID Controllers High Performance PCI X RAID Solution of Choice The 3ware 95505X SATA II RAID controller delivers performance robust fault tolerance and multi terabyte capacities Combined with an advanced RAID management feature set that includes web based command based and API software components the 95505X available in 4 8 12 and 16 port configurations is the most compelling PCI X solution available SATA li RAID Controller 3ware 9550SX Specifications PCI X 1 0b and PCI 2 3 compliant 64 bit 133 100 66MHz bus master Serial ATA Il advanced features 3Gb s transfer speed Native Command Queuing Low profile 4 and 8 port and full height form factors 4 8 12 and 16 port configurations RAID levels 0 1 5 10 50 Single Disk and JBOD see chart below RoHS and WEEE compliant 3ware 9550SX Series Selection Guide 95505XU 4LP 95505XU 8LP 95505XU 12 95505XU 12MI 95505XU 12ML 95505XU 16ML Form Factor Low profile Low profile Full height Full
13. kout cable Connects the controllers SFF 8470 Multi lane MI connector s Multi lane Quick Reference Chart sere o omo Internal 3ware features and benefits StorSwitch Non blocking switch fabric architecture StorSave Powerful reliability enhancements StreamFusion Intelligent cache algorithm Multi lane Award winning connector system RAID 6 On select 3ware 96505E controllers On board PowerPC processor and G133 RAID engine True Hardware RAID 3Gb s transfer speed 3ware Sidecar and SATA II controllers Native Command Queuing NCQ 3ware Sidecar and SATA II controllers Maximizes controller throughput by allowing concurrent communications with all attached SATA drives through a pool of 32 direct memory access DMA channels Achieves unmatched data protection while maximizing performance in critical RAID modes when data availability accessibility and data protection are most needed Maximizes application performance under heavy loads by dynamically allocating controller cache for maximum bandwidth Dramatically increases subsystem reliability by radically reducing cable count and improves airflow Two sets of parity are simultaneously calculated written and rotated across all the drives This allows the array to survive up to two drive failures without losing data for significantly improved fault tolerance Frees the host CPU to maintain overall system and application performance by managing all RAID I0 proce
14. lti lane connector s a ea CBL SFF80870CF 10M 1 0 meter forward breakout cable to the drives or backplane discrete SATA connector s SFF 8087 SFF 8470 CBL SFF80871B 05M 0 5 meter converter cable internal hybrid Connects the controller s SFF 8087 Multi lane ML connector s 95505XU 12MI CBL SFF808718 06M 0 6 meter converter cable internal hybrid to the backplanes SFF 8470 Multi lane MI connector s 3ware 9500S and 8006 Internal RAID Controllers 39 1m standard discrete point to point Connects the controller s discrete SATA port s to the drives or 95005 4LP DEES SATA ae backplanes discrete SATA connector s a SFF80870CR 05M 0 5 meter reverse breakout cable meter reverse breakout cable i A Thee SATA port s othe backol onnects the controller s discrete port s to the backplanes Discrete SFF 8087 CBLSFF80870CR 06M SFF80870CR 06M 0 6 meter reverse breakout cable E CBL SFF80870CR 10M 1 0 meter reverse breakout cable CBL OCR 10M 1 0 meter reverse breakout cable to the backplaness SFF 8087 Multi lane ML connector s 8006 2LP Discrete Discrete CBL SATA 39 39 1m standard discrete point to point Connects a controller s discrete SATA port s to the drives or O SATA cable backplane s discrete SATA connector s Cable connector Controller P N Suffix Connectivity a Also Known as CBLOCR 18 0 5 meter reverse breakout cable EX 8470 SFE 8470 CBL OCR 18 0 5 meter reverse brea
15. on editing e Pre press applications e Most versatile RAID level providing performance fault tolerance and storage efficiency e Video production editing e File and applications servers e Database servers e Email servers e News servers e Internet Intranet RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 10 Striped Mirror fo e Provides fault tolerance and a read speed advantage over non RAID disks e Applications requiring high availability e Accounting e Payroll e Financial Data is first mirrored then striped across across the drives to provide double drive failure protection without the parity calculation performance penalty of RAID 5 and RAID 6 The mirror provides the redundancy Ability to recover from a drive failure in either mirrored set JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JBOD refers to an unconfigured disk attached to a RAID controller All AMCC 3ware RAID controllers incorporate onboard processors to deliver true hardware RAID Software RAID schemes use the system s processor exploit host memory compromise reliability and potentially rob the system of as much as 60 of its CPU cycles just to process RAID calculations Red Hot RAID 6 The fastest RAID 6 available RAID 6 eliminates the risk of data loss if a second hard disk drive fails while the RAID array is rebuilding In a 3ware RAID 6 system two sets of parity are calculated written and rotated across all the drives This second simultaneous P Q parit
16. onnectors on the controller end and a Multi lane connector to the backplane 3ware Controller Model 9650SE 4LPML 8LPML 12ML 16ML 9550SXU 12ML 16ML SFF 8087 on controller 3ware order CBL SFF80871B 05M 0 5 m CBL SFF80871B 06M 0 6 m Discrete SATA Standard point to point SATA cable 3ware Controller Model 9650SE 2LP 95505XU 4LP 8LP 12 95005 4LP 8006 2LP 3ware order CBL SATA 39 39 1 m SFF 8470 to SFF 8087 Bi directional Multi lane hybrid cable 3ware Controller Model 95505XU 12MI 3ware order CBL SFF80871B 05M 0 5 m CBL SFF80871B 06M 0 6 m M8 to SFF 8087 Multi lane internal Y cable 3ware Controller Model 9650SE 24M8 3ware order CBL M8ML 06M 0 6 m SFF 8470 to SFF 8470 Multi lane internal 3ware Controller Model 95505XU 12MI 3ware order CBL IB 05M 0 5 m CBL IB 10M 1 0 m M8 to Discrete Forward breakout cable 3ware Controller Model 9650SE 24M8 3ware order CBL M80CF 06M 0 6 m Note Cable color may differ from colors shown above 4 3ware Controller Cable Matrix Connector to Connector Options Controller Cable P N Options Cable Description Where Used To Drives To Controller Backplane 3ware 9650SE Internal RAID Controllers 9650SE 2LP Discrete Discrete CBL SATA 39 39 1m standard discrete point to point Connects a controller s discrete SATA port s to the drives SATA cable or
17. s XSATA eSATA Firewire 400 Firewire 800 USB 2 0 Interface Technology XSATA has a TOTAL speed matching bandwidth of 1 2GB s 300MB s X 4 lanes eSATA Solutions share the 300MB s bandwidth among the available lanes 300MB s 4 lanes Multi lane High Performance SATA Cable and Connector System Get Connected via the Multi lane Expressway AMCC s award winning Multi lane design enables highly reliable and streamlined enterprise class SATA storage solutions by greatly reducing the number of cables Internal needed to connect controllers backplanes and standard SATA drives eas M8 The Multi lane SATA cable connection system is fast secure simple and clutter free It combines the RAID controller s four SATA ports into a single locked connection Four 3Gb s lanes of SATA traffic travel through just one cable from the RAID controller to the system backplane or to up to four hard drives with a breakout cable Multi lane Benefits Four lanes of high speed SATA traffic through a single cable Increased system reliability Reduced cable count 4 External Streamlined storage SFF 8088 Locked connections Improved airflow Multi lane SFF 8087 SFF 8470 and M8 cables provide internal connectivity from the controller to drives or the backplane Multi lane SFF 8088 cables provide external connectivity from the controller to the 3ware Sidecar NOTE End to end Multi lane connectivity requires a Multi lane backplane
18. ssing requirements Doubles available drive side bandwidth to exploit scalability features Improves performance of queued workloads by minimizing mechanical positioning latencies on the drive 32 outstanding commands can be reordered before reading or writing the data Performance Data Protection Performance Reliability amp Convenience Data Protection Performance Performance Performance Putting the Pieces Together Advanced 3ware RAID Features and Performance Architecture StorSwitch maximizes controller throughput StorSwitch is a unique non blocking switch fabric architecture that allows 3ware controllers to concurrently communicate to all attached SATA drives through a pool of 32 direct memory access DMA channels for unparalleled performance and data availability The result is superior overall system performance compared to non scalable hub based systems that share the bandwidth of a single DMA channel StorSave optimizes data protection and performance StorSaves s revolutionary combination of powerful reliability enhancements and a battery backup unit BBU maximize data protection and system reliability without sacrificing controller performance StorSave permits 3ware controllers to use both controller cache and disk cache during SATA RAID operations This strengthens array performance during optimal usage as well as during degraded RAID 5 operations which means faster rebuild times StorSave Profiles
19. tion e Red Hat Linux SuSE Linux Fedora Core 32 64 bit BBU Support Linux Kernels 2 4 2 6 32 64 bit Complete configuration management suite FreeBSD 32 64 bit 3ware Disk Manager 2 3DM 2 e Mac OS X G5 10 4 6 Mac Pro 10 4 8 Command Line Interface CLI For complete OS listing go to www 3ware com support OS support 4 bay external Serial ATA desktop enclosure Hot swap and hot spare support for easy maintenance 3ware Sidecar Minimum System Requirements 3TB of external storage when loaded with 750GB drives not included PC workstation or Apple Mac Pro or Apple Power Mac G5 Front panel LED status indicators e Available PCI Express slot x4 minimum RoHS and WEEE compliant lead free Supported operating system Note Power Mac G5 with PCI X is not supported Movie 1GB Movies 3 000 Digital Photo 5MB Digital Photos 600 000 Song 3MB Songs 1 000 000 Spreadsheet 100KB ae Spreadsheets 30 000 000 xSATA vs eSATA Firewire and USB xSATA offers significantly faster transfer speeds better scalability and improved cabling options than eSATA Firewire and USB interfaces Interface Interface Speed XSATA 12Gb s 1200MB s eSATA 3Gb s 300MB s Firewire 800 800Mb s 80MB 5 Firewire 400 400Mb s 40MB s USB 2 0 480Mb s 48MB s Note These interfaces use 8b 10b encoding MB Second 1200 1050 5 900 750 600 450 300 400Mb s 40MB s 150 _ 3Gb s 300MB
20. y calculation allows the array to survive up to two drive failures without losing data for significantly improved fault tolerance RAID 6 enabled 9650SE controllers deliver unequaled RAID 6 performance RAID 6 represents a sea change in the RAID landscape It provides the industry with higher levels of data protection data availability and fault tolerance than RAID 5 By assuring data availability following a second drive failure users can rest assured that they are enjoying maximum data protection both in normal and degraded modes And with RAID 6 enabled 3ware controllers RAID 6 will not cripple performance RAID 6 Enabled 3ware Controllers e 9650SE 8LPML e 9650SE 12ML e 9650SE 16ML e 9650SE 24M8 Host Data Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 5 Striped Data with Distributed Double Parity RAID 6 3ware RAID 6 Two sets of parity data P Q are striped across disks RAID 6 safeguards against data loss during rebuild mode by allowing up to two consecutive drive failures for maximum fault tolerance e High capacity systems with eight or more high capacity drives e For enterprise mission critical installations 3ware RAID Controller Part Number Matrix 3ware 9650SE PCI Express to Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers Model Number 9650SE 2LP 9650SE 4LPML 9650SE 4LPME 9650SE 8LPML 9650SE 12ML 9650SE 16ML 9650SE 24M8 3ware 9550SX PCI X to Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers Model Number 955
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