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

How Much is 3TB?

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150

300

450

600

750

900

1200

1050

MB / Second

Interface Technology

xSATA up to 28x FASTER!

Firewire 400

400Mb/s (40MB/s)

Firewire 800

800Mb/s (80MB/s)

USB 2.0

480Mb/s (48MB/s)

eSATA

3Gb/s (300MB/s)

xSATA

12Gb/s (1200MB/s)

Data Quantity

Movie=1GB
Digital Photo=5MB
Song=3MB
Spreadsheet=100KB

Movies 3,000
Digital Photos 600,000
Songs 1,000,000
Spreadsheets 30,000,000

xSATA vs. eSATA, Firewire and USB

xSATA oers signicantly faster transfer speeds,
better scalability, and improved cabling options than
eSATA, Firewire and USB interfaces.

Interface Inter face Speed

xSATA 12Gb/s (1200MB/s)

eSATA 3Gb/s (300MB/s)

Firewire 800 800Mb/s (80MB/s)

Firewire 400 400Mb/s (40MB/s)

USB 2.0 480Mb/s (48MB/s)

Note: These interfaces use 8b/10b encoding

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)

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Multi-lane

External

SFF-8088

Internal

SFF-8087
SFF-8470

M8

™

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
needed to connect controllers, backplanes, and standard SATA drives.

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 trac 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 Benets

• Four lanes of high speed SATA trac through a single cable

• Increased system reliability

• Reduced cable count

• Streamlined storage

• Locked connections

• Improved airow

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

Multi-lane SATA Cable and Connector Systems

SFF-8087 to SFF-8087
(Multi-lane internal)

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE (-4LPML, -8LPML, -12ML, -16ML)
9550SXU (-12ML, 16ML)

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8087-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087-06M (0.6 m)

SFF-8470 to Discrete
(Forward breakout cable)*

SFF-8087 to Discrete
(Forward breakout cable)*

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE (-4LPML, -8LPML, -12ML, -16ML)
9550SXU (-12ML, -16ML)

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M (0.6 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M (1.0 m)

Discrete to SFF-8470
(Reverse breakout cable)*

Discrete to SFF-8087
(Reverse breakout cable)*

3ware Controller Model #

9550SXU (-4LP, -8LP, -12)
9500S-4LP

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M (0.6 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M (1.0 m)

SFF-8088 to SFF-8088
(Multi-lane external)

SFF-8087 to SFF-8470
(Bi-directional Multi-lane
hybrid cable)

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE (-4LPML, -8LPML, -12ML, -16ML)
9550SXU (-12ML, -16ML)

(SFF-8087 on controller)

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8087IB-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M (0.6 m)

Discrete SATA
(Standard, point-to-point

SFF-8470 to SFF-8087
(Bi-directional Multi-lane
hybrid cable)

3ware Controller Model #

9550SXU-12MI

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8087IB-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M (0.6 m)

M8 to SFF-8087
(Multi-lane internal “Y” cable)

SFF-8470 to SFF-8470
(Multi-lane internal)

3ware Controller Model #

9550SXU-12MI

3ware order #

CBL-IB-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-IB-10M (1.0 m)

M8 to Discrete
(Forward breakout cable)*

SATA cable)

3ware Controller Model #

9550SXU-12MI

3ware order #

CBL-OCF-18 (0.5 m)
CBL-OCF-10M (1.0 m)

*Breakout cabl es have a Multi- lane connector on one end and discrete conne ctors on the o ther end Note: Cable color ma y dier from colo rs shown above

• Forward bre akout cables have a Multi-lane c onnector on th e controller end and discrete connectors to t he drives

• Reverse b reakout cables have discrete conne ctors on the controller end an d a Multi-lane connector to th e backplane

3ware Controller Model #

9550SXU (-4LP, -8LP, -12)
9500S- 4LP

3ware order #

CBL-OCR-18 (0.5 m)
CBL-OCR-10M (1.0 m)

3ware Controller Model #

(3ware Sidecar)

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8088-20M (2.0 m)

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE-2LP
9550SXU (-4LP, -8LP, -12)
9500S-4LP
8006-2LP

3ware order #

CBL-SATA-39 (39”/1 m)

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE-24M8

3ware order #

CBL-M8ML-06M (0.6 m)

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE-24M8

3ware order #

CBL-M8OCF-06M (0.6 m)

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3ware Controller/Cable Matrix

Connector to Connector Options

Controller

3ware 9650SE Internal RAID Controllers

9650SE-2LP

To Controller

Discrete Discrete CBL-SATA-39 39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point

To Drives /
Backplane

Cable P/N Options Cable Description Where Used

SATA cable

Connects a controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’
or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

9650SE-4LPML,

-8LPML, -12ML,

-16ML

9650SE-24M8

3ware 9650SE with External Connectivity (3ware Sidecar Only)

9650SE-4LPME

SFF-8087 SFF-8087

SFF-8087 Discrete

SFF-8087 SFF-8470

M8 SFF-8087 CBL-M8ML-06M 0.6 meter “Y” cable

M8 Discrete CBL-M8OCF-06M 0.6 meter forward breakout cable

SFF-8088 SFF-8088 CBL-SFF8088-20M 2.0 meter cable Connects the controller’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector to

CBL-SFF8087-05M 0.5 meter cable

CBL-SFF8087-06M 0.6 meter cable

CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M 0.5 meter forward breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M 0.6 meter forward breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M 1.0 meter forward breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087IB-05M 0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

CBL-SFF8087IB-06M 0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s) to
the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s) to
the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)

Connects the controller’s M8 Multi-lane connector(s) to the
backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)

Connects the controller’s M8 Multi-lane connector(s) to the drives’
discrete SATA connectors

the 3ware Sidecar’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector

3ware 9550SXU Internal RAID Controllers

9550SXU-4LP,

-8LP, -12

9550SXU-12MI

9550SXU-12ML,
16ML

3ware 9500S and 8006 Internal RAID Controllers

9500S-4LP

8006-2LP,

Discrete Discrete CBL-SATA-39

39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point
SATA cable

CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M 0.5 meter reverse breakout cable

Discrete SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M 0.6 meter reverse breakout cable
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M 1.0 meter reverse breakout cable

Discrete SFF-8470

SFF-8470 SFF-8470

SFF-8470 Discrete

SFF-8470 SFF-8087

SFF-8087 SFF-8087

SFF-8087 Discrete

SFF-8087 SFF-8470

Discrete Discrete CBL-SATA-39

CBL-OCR-18 0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
CBL-OCR-10M 1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
CBL-IB-05M 0.5 meter cable
CBL-IB-10M 1.0 meter cable
CBL-OCF-18 0.5 meter forward breakout cable
CBL-OCF-10M 1.0 meter forward breakout cable
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M 0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M 0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
CBL-SFF8087-05M 0.5 meter cable
CBL-SFF8087-06M 0.6 meter cable
CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M 0.5 meter forward breakout cable
CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M 1.0 meter forward breakout cable
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M 0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M 0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point
SATA cable

CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M 0.5 meter reverse breakout cable

Discrete SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M 0.6 meter reverse breakout cable
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M 1.0 meter reverse breakout cable

SFF-8470 SFF-8470

Discrete Discrete CBL-SATA-39 39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point

CBL-OCR-18 0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
CBL-OCR-10M 1.0 meter reverse breakout cable

SATA cable

Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’
or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the backplane’s
SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors

Connects the controller’s discrete SATA connector(s) to the
backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)

Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’ or
backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the backplane’s
SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors

Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)

Connects a controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’ or
backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Multi-lane Quick Reference Chart

Cable/connector Controller P/N Sux Connectivity Also Known as

SFF-8470 MI Internal InniBand
SFF-8087 ML Internal Mini SAS 4i, Mini SATA Internal, iPass
SFF-8088 ME External Mini SAS 4x, Mini SATA External, iPass
M8 M8 Internal —

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3ware features and benets

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 9650SE 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
airow

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 signicantly
improved fault tolerance.

Frees the host CPU to maintain overall system and application performance by managing all
RAID IO processing 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 & Convenience

Data Protection

Performance

Performance

Performance

Putting the Pieces Together

Hard
Drive

Hard
Drive

Hard
Drive

Hard
Drive

Up to

1.5 Gb/sec
per port

3ware SATA Hardware
RAID Controller

Advanced

StorSwitch

Architecture

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

1 2 4 8 16

StreamFusion Performance

vs. Competition

StreamFusion assures scalable high performance

Iometer 2004.07.30dual Xeon 2.6 Ghz/1GB system/WinXP SP2/HDS7222525VLSA80/fw

V36OA60A/64KB stripes/RAID 5/all other settings at default

# Streams

AMCC

Competition 1

Competition 2

StreamFusion in Action

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

1 2 4 8 16

StreamFusion Performance vs. Competition

StreamFusion assures scalable high performance

Iometer 2004.07.30dual Xeon 2.6 Ghz/1GB system/WinXP SP2/HDS7222525VLSA80/fw

V36OA60A/64KB stripes/RAID 5/all other settings at default

# Streams

AMCC

Competition 1

Competition 2

StreamFusion in Action

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 sacricing 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 Proles allow user-specied 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 eciently 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 suer

during heavy trac 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.

I/O

I/O

I/O

I/O

• Protects drive and controller cached writes in the event of a power loss

• Uses controller and drive write cache in all modes

• Dual caching for faster rebuild times

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Common RAID Levels

Block 10

Block 7

Block 4

P1 Parity

Disk #1

Block 11

Block 8

P2 Parity

Q1 Parity

Disk #2

Block 12

P3 Parity

Q2 Parity

Block 1

Disk #3

Q4 Parity

Block 9

Block 6

Block 3

Disk #5

Striped Data with Distributed Double Parity —

RAID 6

Host Data

P4 Parity

Q3 Parity

Block 5

Block 2

Disk #4

RAID 0 “Striping”

M

I

E

A

N

J

F

B

ETC. . .

L

H

D

O

K

G

C

RAID 1 “Mirroring”

D

C

B

A

D

1

C

1

B

1

A

1

=

RAID 5 “Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

A2

A1

A0

B3

2 Parity

B1

B

0

D3

D2

D1

0 Parity

C3

C2

1 Parity

C0

D2

D1

1

Drive 1

D2

1

D1

Drive 0

Drive 3Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

Mirror

RAID 1 “Mirroring”

D

C

B

A

D

1

C

1

B

1

A

1

=

RAID 5 “Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

A2

A1

A0

B3

2 Parity

B1

B0

D3

D2

D1

0 Parity

C3

C2

1 Parity

C0

D2

D1

1

Drive 1

D2

1

D1

Drive 0

Drive 3Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

Mirror

RAID 5 “Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

A2

A1

A0

B3

2 Parity

B1

B

0

D3

D2

D1

0 Parity

C3

C2

1 Parity

C0

SATA Disk

D3

D2

D1

0 Parity

D2

D1

1

Drive 1

D2

1

D1

Drive 0

Drive 3Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

SATA Disk

Mirror

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD

Hardware vs. Software RAID

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.

• Provides fault tolerance and a read speed
advantage over non-RAID disks

• Applications requiring high availability

• Accounting

• Payroll

• Financial

• Data is rst 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

• Applications requiring high bandwidth
performance but no fault tolerance

• Video production/editing

• Pre-press applications

• Most versatile RAID level providing performance,
fault tolerance and storage eciency

• Video production/editing

• File and applications servers

• Database servers

• Email servers

• News servers

• Internet/Intranet

JBOD = Just a Bunch of Disks

JBOD refers to an uncongured disk attached to a RAID controller

• No fault tolerance

Block 10

Block 7

Block 4

P1 Parity

Disk #1

Block 11

Block 8

P2 Parity

Q1 Parity

Disk #2

Block 12

P3 Parity

Q2 Parity

Block 1

Disk #3

Q4 Parity

Block 9

Block 6

Block 3

Disk #5

Striped Data with Distributed Double Parity —

RAID 6

Host Data

P4 Parity

Q3 Parity

Block 5

Block 2

Disk #4

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 parity calculation allows the array
to survive up to two drive failures without losing data, for signicantly
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

• 9650SE-8LPML

• 9650SE-12ML

• 9650SE-16ML

• 9650SE-24M8

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.

• High capacity systems with eight or more
high capacity drives

• For enterprise/mission critical installations

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3ware RAID Controller Part Number Matrix

3ware 9650SE PCI Express-to-Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers

Model Number Host Interface Ports RAID Levels Controller Connector Footprint RoHS

9650SE-2LP PCI Express x1 2 0, 1, Single Disk, JBOD Discrete Low prole 6/6

9650SE-4LPML PCI Express x4 4 0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Low prole 6/6

9650SE-4LPME PCI Express x4 4 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8088) Low prole 6/6

9650SE-8LPML PCI Express x4 8 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Low prole 6/6

9650SE-12ML PCI Express x8 12 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Full height 6/6

9650SE-16ML PCI Express x8 16 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Full height 6/6

9650SE-24M8 PCI Express x8 24 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane custom hybrid Full height 6/6

3ware 9550SX PCI-X-to-Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers

Model Number Host Interface Ports RAID Levels Controller Connector Footprint RoHS

9550SXU-4LP 64-bit/133MH z 4 0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD Discrete Low prole 6/6

9550SXU-8LP 64-bit/133MH z 8 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Discrete Low prole 6/6

9550SXU-12 64-bit/133MHz 12 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Discrete Full height 6/6

9550SXU-12MI 64-bit/133MHz 12 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8470) Full height 6/6

9550SXU-12ML 64-bit/133MHz 12 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Full height 6/6

9550SXU-16ML 64-bit/133MHz 16 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Full height 6/6

3ware 9500S PCI-to-Serial ATA Hardware RAID Controllers

Model Number Host Interface Ports R AID Levels Controller Connector Footprint RoHS

9500S-4LP 32/64-bit/66MHz 4 0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD Discrete Low prole 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 prole 5/6

3ware Controller Specications

Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows® 2003/XP/2000, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora

Linux, 2.4 Linux kernel, 2.6 Linux kernel, FreeBSD, 32/64-bit support, Mac
OS X (10.4.6 and above)
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

(64-bit/133/100/66MHz bus master)

Serial Interface SATA and SATA II (1.5/ 3Gb/s)

RAID Features RAID 6 on select 3ware 9650SE controllers, RAID Level Migration, online

capacity expansion, hot swap/hot spare, S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring,
multiple card support, multiple logical volumes and RAID levels, remote
management, alert notications 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 specication)

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

3ware Controller Accessories

Model Number Description

BBU-MODULE-03 Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9650SE/9590SE/9550SX(U)

BATT-SPARE-02 Replacement battery for BBU-MODULE-03

BBU-9500S-01 Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9500S

BATT-9500S-SPARE Replacement battery for BBU-9500S-01

RDC-400-SATA SATA internal drive cage

RDC-TRAY-SATA SATA drive tray (to be used with the RDC-400-SATA)

RDE-TRAY-01 Spare drive tray for 3ware Sidecar

CABLES Please reference the cable datasheet

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Worldwide 3ware Distributors
and Sales Oces

3w are Dis tri but ors

N o r t h A m e r i c a

Bell Micro (US and Canada)
www.bellmicro.com

Synnex (US and Canada)
www.synnex.com

D&H (US)
www.dandh.com

L a t i n A m e r i c a

Bell Micro

www.bellmicro.com/latinamerica

E u r o p e , M i d d l e E a s t a n d A f r i c a

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

A s i a P a c i f i c

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

3w are Sales Of fic es

Company Headquarters (USA)

215 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Tel: [phone]
[phone]

Email: 3waresales

Europe

[phone]

Asia/Pacic
[phone]

Japan

+0800-123-9273

China

[phone]

www.3ware.com

@amcc.com

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Sales Offices for 3ware Products:

215 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Tel: [phone]
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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.

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