AMCC 9650SE 2, 9550SX 2, SIDECAR 3 User Manual

H A R D W A R E R A I D C O N T R O L L E R S

3 w a r e® P r o d u c t G u i d e

S p r i n g / S u m m e r 2 0 0 7

AMCC Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA

• Industry leading 3ware® Serial ATA RAID controllers for

performance, capacity and peace of mind

• Leading1 supplier of SATA II hardware RAID controllers

and solutions to premier channel partners

• Over 2.5 million SATA ports shipped

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Source: Gartner Dataquest Host Bus RAID Controllers Report (September 2006)

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

About 3ware RAID Controllers 1

3ware 9650SE 2

3ware 9550SX 2

3ware Sidecar 3

xSATA vs. eSATA, Firewire and USB 3

Multi-lane Cables and Connectors 4

3ware Controller/Cable Matrix 5

3ware Features and Benets 6

Putting the Pieces Together 6

Common RAID Levels 7

Hardware vs Software RAID 7

Red Hot RAID 6 7

3ware RAID Controller Part Number Matrix 8

Worldwide 3ware Distributors
and Sales Oces

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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 congurations, and are the

most compelling RAID solutions available.

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 oces throughout the world. For more information,

visit www.3ware.com, or www.amcc.com.

A P P L I C A T I O N S F O R 3 W A R E C O N T R O L L E R S

Servers

Security/

Surveillance

Pro

Video

Super

Computing

NAS

Video

On-Demand

Pro

Audio

Disk-to-Disk

Backup

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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 Specications

• PCI Express x1, x4, x8 congurations

• Serial ATA II advanced features
— 3Gb/s transfer speed
— Native Command Queuing

• Low prole form factor
— 2, 4, 8-port congurations

• Full height form factor
— 12, 16, 24-port congurations

• RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD

• RoHS and WEEE compliant

3ware 9650SE Series Selection Guide

9650SE-2LP 9650SE-4LPML 9650SE-4LPME 9650SE-8LPML 9650SE-12ML 9650SE-16ML 9650SE-24M8

Form Factor Low prole Low prole Low prole Low prole Full height Full height Full height

Port Count 2 4 4 8 12 16 24

PCI Express Lanes 1 4 4 4 8 8 8

RAID Levels 0, 1, Single Disk, JBOD

Onboard Memory 128MB DDR2 533 256MB DDR2 533 256MB DDR2 533 256 MB DDR2 533 256MB DDR2 533 256MB DDR2 533 512MB DDR2 533

Connector Type Discrete Multi-lane Multi-lane (external) Multi-lane Multi-lane Multi-lane Multi-lane

BBU Support No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

(see chart below)

0, 1, 5, 10,
Single Disk, JBOD

0, 1, 5, 10,
JBOD

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk, JBOD

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk, JBOD

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single
Disk, JBOD

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk, JBOD

3ware® 9550SX

High Performance PCI-X to Serial ATA II RAID Controllers

High Performance PCI-X RAID Solution of Choice

The 3ware 9550SX 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 9550SX, available in 4, 8, 12, and 16-port congurations, is the most compelling
PCI-X solution available.

3ware 9550SX Specications

• PCI-X 1.0b (and PCI 2.3) compliant
— 64-bit/133/100/66MHz bus master

• Serial ATA II advanced features
— 3Gb/s transfer speed
— Native Command Queuing

• Low prole (4 and 8-port) and full height form factors

• 4, 8, 12, and 16-port congurations

• RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, and JBOD

• RoHS and WEEE compliant

3ware 9550SX Series Selection Guide

9550SXU-4LP 9550SXU-8LP 9550SXU-12 9550SXU-12MI 9550SXU-12ML 9550SXU-16ML

Form Factor Low prole Low prole Full height Full 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

(see chart below)

NOTE: A “U” has been added to 9550SX part numbers to denote RoHS compliance

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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
congurable RAID controller teamed with an intuitive management suite,
and Multi-lane connectivity make the 3ware Sidecar as easy to use as 1-2-3.

3ware Sidecar Features

• High performance 4-port PCI Express to SATA II RAID controller for real hardware RAID
— RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
— 256MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protection
— BBU Support

• Complete conguration management suite
— 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2)
— Command Line Interface (CLI)

• 4-bay external Serial ATA desktop enclosure
— Hot-swap and hot-spare support for easy maintenance
— 3TB of external storage when loaded with 750GB drives (not included)
— Front panel LED status indicators

• RoHS and WEEE compliant (lead free)

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

• PC workstation, or Apple Mac Pro, or Apple Power Mac G5

• Available PCI Express slot (x4 minimum)

• Supported operating system

Note: Power Mac G5 with PCI-X is not supported