LSI Sidecar High-Performance RAID storage
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1. Apple Mac Pro Power Mac G5 or PC workstation Available PCI Express slot x4 minimum Supported operating system Note Power Mac G5 with PCI X is not supported 3ware 9650SE RAID Controller Specifications Low profile form factor 4 port configuration PCI Express X4 Serial ATA 2 6 Specification support Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C Power Requirements 3 5 10W 3 3V depending on configuration 3ware RDE 400 XSATA Enclosure Specifications 4 bay external Serial ATA desktop enclosure 2m SFF 8088 Multi lane cable Chassis Control Unit for enclosure management via 1 C Universal switching power supply 90V 240V Hot swappable drive carriers Dimensions 9650SE 4LPME controller 7 8 L x 2 92 H 19 8cm x 7 4cm RDE 400 XSATA enclosure 12 75 L x 6 75 H x 7 00 W 32 385cm x 17 145cm x 17 780cm Service and Support 3 year warranty on the 9650SE 4LPME 1 year warranty on the RDE 400 XSATA Support via the web at www 3ware com support For latest hard drive compatibility listing go to www 3ware com products compatibility_sata asp 3ware Sidecar Accessories CBL SFF8088 20M e lC Cable RDE TRAY 01 2m Multi lane cable Enclosure management cable Spare drive tray Sales Offices for 3ware Products USA 1 877 883 9273 AMCG a EXPRESS 1 408 542 8771 3waresales amcc com Europe 44 161 232 6360 www 3ware com Asia Pacific 65 6826 3381 www amcc com Japan 0800 123 92732. AMCC reserves the right to make changes to its products or to discontinue any product or service without notice and advises its customers China 86 10 6581 4916 to obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify before placing orders that the information being relied upon is current AMCC 3ware and 3DM are registered trademarks and StorSwitch and Multi lane are trademarks of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation 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 DSSC_04 09 07
3. SATA II RAID Storage AMCE STORAGE 3ware Sidecar High Performance Hardware RAID Storage for PC and Apple Workstations Highlights 4 bay SATA enclosure for multiple terabytes of desktop storage True hardware RAID protection for all your valuable data RAID levels 0 1 5 10 and JBOD StorSwitch non blocking switch fabric for maximum controller throughput StreamFusion optimizes RAID 5 disk accesses to maximize application performance under heavy loads e Fault indication status LEDs Support for hot swappable drives Complete RAID management and configuration suite BBU battery backup unit support Broad OS support see back for listing How Much is 3TB Data Quantity Movies 3 000 Digital Photos 600 000 Songs 1 000 000 Spreadsheets 30 000 000 Movie 1GB Digital Photo 5MB Song 3MB Spreadsheet 100KB AMCCS 3ware Sidecar is an external RAID solution which expands the storage capacity of PCs the Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 PCI Express version It includes a high performance 4 port PCI Express to SATA II Hardware RAID controller a 4 bay desktop enclosure with chassis control and a Multi lane high bandwidth SATA cable 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 It
4. ach has its own dedicated channel to he 3ware SATA II RAID controller via a two meter ulti lane SATA cable Enclosure management features include fault indicators and status LEDs event notification user configurable audio alarms and Chassis Control via C for up to the second feedback Get Connected via the Multi lane Expressway AMCC s award winning Multi lane high bandwidth SATA connection system is fast secure simple and clutter free It combines the RAID controller s four SATA ports into a single locked connection Four lanes of high speed SATA traffic travel through just one cable from the RAID controller which resides inside the workstation to the four drives in the 3ware Sidecar enclosure Store and Protect Piles of Data The 3ware Sidecar is a powerful SATA RAID desktop storage solution for PCs and Apple workstations Whether on the set in your studio or at the office the 3ware Sidecar allows you to always think outside the box never having to worry about running out of capacity or losing data because of a failed drive CONTROLLERS 3ware Sidecar 3ware Sidecar Features True hardware RAID RAID levels 0 1 5 10 and JBOD Exclusive StorSwitch high performance architecture Up to 3TB capacity 128MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protection Complete configuration management suite 3DM Scout Mac only 3ware Disk Manager 2 3DM 2 Command Line Interface CLI BBU Support Hot
5. offers superior performance under heavy loads stellar storage capacity and uncomplicated connectivity Importantly your data will be RAID protected because a failed drive can mean the loss of hours of irreplaceable creative output The 3ware Sidecar delivers multiple terabytes of desktop storage for music files audio and video editing applications high end graphics and all your other capacity hungry applications Broad OS support and 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 True Hardware RAID The easy to install 3ware 9650SE 4LPME SATA II to PCI Express RAID controller can deliver over 200 MB s RAID 5 reads and RAID 5 writes This industry leading performance is driven by dedicated RAID processors which manage I O functions Your workstation s system CPU is free to manage your vital audio video and applica tions for optimized overall system performance The 3ware switch fabric architecture provides the performance availability and fault tolerance demanded by cutting edge digital content creators APPLICATIONS FOR 3WARE a Workstations Pro High End Pro Video Graphics Audio Take it to the Desktop AMCC s 4 bay external desktop storage enclosure provides up to 3TB of additional capacity when oaded with easily sourced 750GB SATA II 3Gb s drives SATA Il hard drives are hot swappable and e
6. swap and hot spare support for easy maintenance Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection S M A R T disk drive monitoring for reliability Front panel LED status indicators Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Drive insertion and removal notification RoHS compliant lead free Using easily sourced 750GB SATA drives not included SATA II vs Firewire SATA Il offers significantly faster transfer speeds better scalability and improved cabling options than Firewire and USB interfaces See the below table Interface SATA Il 3Gb s 300MB s Firewire 800 800Mb s 80MB s Firewire 400 400Mb s 40MB s USB 2 0 480Mb s 48MB s Interface Speed Note These interfaces use 8b 10b encoding Hardware vs Software RAID All AMCC 3ware RAID controllers incorporate on board processors to deliver true hardware RAID Software RAID schemes use the system s processor exploit host memory potentially compromise reliability and rob the host system s valuable CPU cycles just to process RAID calculations FE CE OMe Zrc PCI Operating System Support Microsoft Windows 2003 XP 2000 32 64 bit Microsoft Windows Vista 32 64 bit Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux Fedora Core 32 64 bit Linux Kernels 2 4 2 6 32 64 bit FreeBSD 32 64 bit Mac OS X G5 10 4 6 Mac Pro 10 4 8 For complete OS listing go to www 3ware com support OS support 3ware Sidecar Minimum System Requirements
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