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SAS

SATA

3ware RAID Controllers

The Right Tool for the Job

3ware pioneered the way for SATA and we now capitalize on our time-proven serial storage expertise to take users from SCSI to SAS. Most importantly,
whether our customers require SAS, SATA or combined SAS/SATA connectivity, 3ware will provide the right tool for the job.

Servers

Security/

Surveillance

Pro

Video

Super

Computing

NAS

Video

On-Demand

Pro

Audio

Disk-to-Disk

Backup

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

Advanced RAID features, SAS and 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 interface for the direct-attach server space, SCSI’s former
mainstay. SAS is for mission critical applications that require
higher levels of availability and native expansion.

•  Mission Critical Applications
•  High Availability
•  Native Expansion
•  Optimized for Random

Performance

• Emerging Infrastructure

The cost- and performance-optimized interface for the majority
of value-end storage appliances that employ a fixed number of
drives to serve vertical applications, like video surveillance.

•  Vertical Applications
•  Cost Optimized
•  Optimized for Sequential

Performance

• Mature Infrastructure

AMCC Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA

T A b l e o f C o n T e n T s

3ware RAID Controllers

—

The Right Tool for the Job

3ware 9690SA

3ware 9650SE

3ware 9550SXU

3ware Sidecar

xSATA vs. eSATA, FireWire and USB

Multi-lane Cables and Connectors

3ware Controller/Cable Matrix

Battery Backup Units

3ware Features and Benefits

Putting the Pieces Together

Common RAID Levels

Hardware vs Software RAID

Red Hot RAID 6

3ware RAID Controller Part Number Matrix

Worldwide 3ware Distributors

and Sales Offices

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

•

Industry leading 3ware® serial Attached sCsI and serial ATA

RAID controllers for performance, capacity and peace of mind

•

leading

supplier of sATA II hardware RAID controllers

and solutions to premier channel partners

•

over 3.0 million sATA ports shipped

SAS

3ware

9690sA

High Performance Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID Controllers

3ware pioneered the way for SATA and now capitalizes on time-
proven serial storage expertise to take users from parallel SCSI to
SAS. The 9690SA seizes the moment to enter the market just as
SAS hard drives, expanders and backplanes are more widely available
and as enterprise infrastructures align to realize the potential of
Serial Attached SCSI. As SAS makes inroads into the SCSI market,
users will look to SAS to provide expanded connectivity and greater
scalability and to the 3ware 9690SA for peace of mind.

Expand Your Horizon
with

SAS

Connectivity,

Data Protection

and

Performance

9690SA-8I

9690SA-8E

9690SA-4I4E

9690SA-4I

Form Factor

Low profile

SAS Ports

8 Internal

8 External

4 Internal/4 External

4 Internal

Drive Interface

SAS and SATA

PCI Express

RAID Levels

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,

Single Disk

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,

Single Disk

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,

Single Disk

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,

Single Disk

Onboard Memory

512MB DDR2 533

Connector Type and Quantity

2X SFF-8087 mini-SAS

2X SFF-8088 mini-SAS

1X SFF-8087/1X SFF-8088 mini-SAS

1X SFF-8087 mini-SAS

BBU with Remote Battery Support

Yes

3ware 9690sA specifications

•  Scalable to 128 SAS and/or Serial ATA devices
•  PCI Express eight lane (x8) host interface
•  Configuration flexibility with four configuration options
  — 8 internal ports
  — 8 external ports
  — 4 internal/four external ports
  — 4 internal ports
•  SAS, SATA, and SATA II features, including 3Gb/s and NCQ
•  Low profile form factor
•  512MB DDR2 533 ECC protected memory
•  RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and Single Disk
•  RoHS 6 of 6 and WEEE compliant

3ware 9690sA series selection Guide

SATA

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

(see chart below)

• RoHS 6 of 6 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 profile

Full height

Port Count

Drive Interface

SATA

PCI Express

RAID Levels

0, 1, Single Disk, JBOD

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

Onboard Memory

128MB DDR2 533

256MB DDR2 533

512MB DDR2 533

Connector Type

Discrete

Multi-lane

Multi-lane (external)

Multi-lane

BBU Support

Yes

SATA

3ware

9550sXU*

High Performance PCI-X to Serial ATA II RAID Controllers

High Performance PCI-X RAID solution of Choice

The 3ware 9550SXU 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 9550SXU, available in 4, 8, 12, and 16-port configurations, is the most compelling
PCI-X solution available.

3ware 9550sXU specifications

• 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 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 6 of 6 and WEEE compliant

3ware 9550sXU series selection Guide

9550SXU-4LP

9550SXU-8LP

9550SXU-12

9550SXU-12MI

9550SXU-12ML

9550SXU-16ML

Form Factor

Low profile

Full height

Port Count

Drive Interface

SATA

Host Interface

PCI-X

Host Interface Speed

64-bit/133MHz

RAID Levels

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

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

Onboard Memory

128MB

256MB

Connector Type

Discrete

Multi-lane

*A “U” has been added to all 9550SX part numbers to denote RoHS 6 of 6 compliance

Multi-lane

™

High-Performance SAS and SATA Cable and Connector System

Get Connected via the Multi-lane

™

expressway

AMCC’s award winning Multi-lane design enables highly reliable and stream-
lined enterprise-class SAS and SATA storage solutions by greatly reducing the
number of cables needed to connect controllers, backplanes, and standard
SAS/SATA drives.

The Multi-lane SATA cable/connection system is fast, secure, simple, and
clutter free. It combines the RAID controller’s multiple SAS/SATA ports into
single locked connections. Multiple 3Gb/s lanes of SAS/SATA traffic travel
through just one cable from the RAID controller to the system backplane
or to multiple hard drives with a breakout cable.

Multi-lane sAs and sATA Cable and Connector systems

SFF-8088 to SFF-8088

(Multi-lane external SAS)

3ware Controller Model #

9690SA (-8E, -4I4E)

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8088SAS-10M (1.0 m)

CBL-SFF8088SAS-20M (2.0 m)

SFF-8087 to Discrete

(Forward breakout cable)*

3ware Controller Model #

9690SA (8I, 4I4E, 4I)

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)

SFF-8087 to SFF-8087

(Multi-lane internal)

3ware Controller Model #

9690SA (-8I, -4I4E, 4I)

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

9550SXU (-12ML, 16ML)

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8087-05M (0.5 m)

CBL-SFF8087-06M (0.6 m)

SFF-8088 to SFF-8470

(Multi-lane external SAS converter cable)

3ware Controller Model #

9690SA (-8E, -4I4E)

3ware order #

CBL-SFF8088IB-10M (1.0 m)

CBL-SFF8088IB-20M (2.0 m)

SFF-8087 to SFF-8482

(Forward SAS breakout cable w/ drive
power connectors)

3ware Controller Model #

9690SA (-8I, -4I4E, 4I)

3ware order #

CBL-SAS8087OCF-06M (0.6 m)

Multi-lane benefits

•

Multiple lanes of high speed SAS and/or SATA traffic through

a single cable

•

Increased system reliability

•

Reduced cable count

•

Streamlined storage

•

Locked connections

•

Improved airflow

*  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 connectors on the controller end and a  Multi-lane connector to the backplane
    Note: Cable color may differ from colors shown

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)

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)

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)

SFF-8470 to Discrete

(Forward breakout cable)*

3ware Controller Model #

9550SXU-12MI

3ware order #

CBL-OCF-18 (0.5 m)

CBL-OCF-10M (1.0 m)

Discrete to SFF-8470

(Reverse breakout cable)*

3ware Controller Model #

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

9500S-4LP

3ware order #

CBL-OCR-18 (0.5 m)

CBL-OCR-10M (1.0 m)

Discrete SATA

(Standard, point-to-point SATA cable)

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE-2LP

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

9500S-4LP

8006-2LP

3ware order #

CBL-SATA-39 (39”/1 m)

M8 to Discrete

(Forward breakout cable)*

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE-24M8

3ware order #

CBL-M8OCF-06M (0.6 m)

CBL-M8OCF-10M (1.0 m)

M8 to SFF-8087

(Multi-lane internal “Y” cable)

3ware Controller Model #

9650SE-24M8

3ware order #

CBL-M8ML-06M (0.6 m)

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)

Controller

Connector to Connector Options

Cable P/N Options

Cable Description

Where Used

To Controller

To Drives /

Backplane

3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controllers

9690SA-8I

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087-05M

0.5 meter cable

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

Multi-lane SFF-8087 connector(s)

CBL-SFF8087-06M

0.6 meter cable

SFF-8087

SFF-8482

CBL-SAS8087OCF-06M

0.6 meter forward breakout cable

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

individual SAS or SATA drives; includes individual drive power connectors

SFF-8087

Discrete

CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M

0.5 meter forward breakout cable

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

the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M

0.6 meter forward breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M

1.0 meter forward breakout cable

9690SA-8E

SFF-8088

CBL-SFF8088SAS-10M

1.0 meter cable

Connects the controller’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector(s) to the enclosure’s

Multi-lane SFF-8088 connector(s)

CBL-SFF8088SAS-20M

2.0 meter cable

SFF-8088

SFF-8470

CBL-SFF8088IB-10M

1.0 meter cable (converter cable)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector(s) to the enclosure’s

Multi-lane SFF-8470 connector(s)

CBL-SFF8088IB-20M

2.0 meter cable (converter cable)

9690SA-4I4E

SFF-8088

CBL-SFF8088SAS-10M

1.0 meter cable

Connects the controller’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector(s) to the enclosure’s

Multi-lane SFF-8088 connector(s)

CBL-SFF8088SAS-20M

2.0 meter cable

SFF-8088

SFF-8470

CBL-SFF8088IB-10M

1.0 meter cable (converter cable)

Connects the controller’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector(s) to the enclosure’s

Multi-lane SFF-8470 connector(s)

CBL-SFF8088IB-20M

2.0 meter cable (converter cable)

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087-05M

0.5 meter cable

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

Multi-lane SFF-8087 connector(s)

CBL-SFF8087-06M

0.6 meter cable

SFF-8087

SFF-8482

CBL-SAS8087OCF-06M

0.6 meter forward breakout cable

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

individual SAS or SATA drives; includes individual drive power connectors

9690SA-4I

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087-05M

0.5 meter cable

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

Multi-lane SFF-8087 connector(s)

CBL-SFF8087-06M

0.6 meter cable

SFF-8087

SFF-8482

CBL-SAS8087OCF-06M

0.6 meter forward breakout cable

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

individual SAS or SATA drives; includes individual drive power connectors

SFF-8087

Discrete

CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M

0.5 meter forward breakout cable

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

the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M

0.6 meter forward breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M

1.0 meter forward breakout cable

3ware Controller/Cable Matrix

3ware 9650SE Internal RAID Controllers

9650SE-2LP

Discrete

CBL-SATA-39

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

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087-05M

0.5 meter cable

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

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

CBL-SFF8087-06M

0.6 meter cable

SFF-8087

Discrete

CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M

0.5 meter forward breakout cable

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

the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M

0.6 meter forward breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M

1.0 meter forward breakout cable

SFF-8087

SFF-8470

CBL-SFF8087IB-05M

0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

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

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

CBL-SFF8087IB-06M

0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

9650SE-24M8

SFF-8087

CBL-M8ML-06M

0.6 meter “Y” cable

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

backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)

Discrete

CBL-M8OCF-06M

0.6 meter forward breakout cable

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

discrete SATA connectors

CBL-M8OCF-10M

1.0 meter forward breakout cable

Controller

Connector to Connector Options

Cable P/N Options

Cable Description

Where Used

To Controller

To Drives /

Backplane

9550SXU-4LP,

-8LP, -12

Discrete

CBL-SATA-39

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

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

or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Discrete

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M

0.5 meter reverse breakout cable

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

SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors

CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M

0.6 meter reverse breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M

1.0 meter reverse breakout cable

Discrete

SFF-8470

CBL-OCR-18

0.5 meter reverse breakout cable

Connects the controller’s discrete SATA connector(s) to the

backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)

CBL-OCR-10M

1.0 meter reverse breakout cable

9550SXU-12MI

SFF-8470

CBL-IB-05M

0.5 meter cable

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

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

CBL-IB-10M

1.0 meter cable

SFF-8470

Discrete

CBL-OCF-18

0.5 meter forward breakout cable

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

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

CBL-OCF-10M

1.0 meter forward breakout cable

SFF-8470

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087IB-05M

0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

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

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

CBL-SFF8087IB-06M

0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

9550SXU-12ML,

16ML

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087-05M

0.5 meter cable

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

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

CBL-SFF8087-06M

0.6 meter cable

SFF-8087

Discrete

CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M

0.5 meter forward breakout cable

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

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

CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M

1.0 meter forward breakout cable

SFF-8087

SFF-8470

CBL-SFF8087IB-05M

0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

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

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

CBL-SFF8087IB-06M

0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)

3ware 9500S and 8006 Internal RAID Controllers

9500S-4LP

Discrete

CBL-SATA-39

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

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

backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)

Discrete

SFF-8087

CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M

0.5 meter reverse breakout cable

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

SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors

CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M

0.6 meter reverse breakout cable

CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M

1.0 meter reverse breakout cable

8006-2LP

Discrete

CBL-SATA-39

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

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 Suffix

Connectivity

Also Known as

SFF-8470

Internal

InfiniBand

SFF-8087

Internal

Mini SAS 4i, Mini SATA Internal, iPass

SFF-8088

External

Mini SAS 4x, Mini SATA External, iPass

Internal

—

Multi-lane SFF-8087 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 external enclosures.

External
SFF-8088

Internal

SFF-8087 or

Backplane

SFF-8087 or

SFF-8470

bbU Availability features

•

Maximum reliability with cached write data protection

•

Missing Array Detection

•

Write Journaling

•

Dynamic Sector Repair

•

Drive Power-On Reset Detection

•

Extensive Drive Timeout Recovery

•

Out of Band Signaling Retry

•

Up to 72 hours of data protection in the event of

power failure

battery Mounting option

•

Battery attaches directly to the BBU Control Module

•

The BBU Control module mounts directly to the

RAID controller

Compatible RAID Controllers

•

3ware 9650SE

•

3ware 9550SXU

bbU Availability features

•

Includes all BBU-MODULE-03 features

+ Remote battery mounting capability for design flexibility

battery Mounting options

•

Battery can attach to a BBU daughter card in various positions

•

Battery can attach remotely to chassis wall, both internally and externally

•

Remote mounting kit without battery available separately

Compatible
RAID Controllers

•

3ware 9690SA

•

3ware 9650SE

•

3ware 9550SXU

bbU-MoDUle-03

bbU-MoDUle-04

battery backup Units

Battery placement options

3ware RAID Controller

features and benefits

StorSwitch

™

Non-blocking switch fabric architecture

Maximizes controller throughput by allowing concurrent communications with all attached
SATA drives through a pool of 32 direct memory access (DMA) channels.

Performance

StorSave

Powerful reliability enhancements

Achieves unmatched data protection while maximizing performance in critical RAID modes
when data availability, accessibility, and data protection are most needed.

Data Protection

StreamFusion

Intelligent cache algorithm

Maximizes application performance under heavy loads by dynamically allocating controller
cache for maximum bandwidth

Performance

Multi-lane

™

Award-winning connector system

Dramatically increases subsystem reliability by radically reducing cable count and improves airflow

Reliability & Convenience

RAID 6

(On select 3ware 9690SA and 9650SE
controllers)

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.

Data Protection

Advanced Content Streaming

(9690SA and 9650SE Controllers)

Aggressively Caches write and read data and improves write and read content streaming.
Provides intelligent caching algorithms to improve application performance in real world cases.

Application Performance

Hybrid Initialization

(9690SA and 9650SE Controllers)

Faster foreground initialization for RAID 5 and RAID 6 arrays with 16 or more drives.
Fastest background initialization for newly created arrays.

Array Availability

and Performance

Accelerated RAID Recovery

(9690SA and 9650SE Controllers)

Faster rebuild completion. Shorter verify/initialization.

Data Accessibility

and Availability

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 and RAID 6 operations which
means faster rebuild times. StorSave Profiles allow user-specified levels of protection vs. performance
(9690SA, 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.

Hard

Drive

Hard

Drive

Hard

Drive

Hard

Drive

Up to

1.5 Gb/sec

per port

3ware SATA Hardware

RAID Controller

Advanced

StorSwitch

Architecture

•   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

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

“Striping”

ETC. . .

RAID

“Mirroring”

RAID

“Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

2 Parity

0 Parity

1 Parity

Drive 1

Drive 0

Drive 3

Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

Mirror

I/O

120

100

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

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

Common RAID levels

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD

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”

ETC. . .

RAID

1 “Mirroring”

RAID

5 “Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

2 Parity

0 Parity

1 Parity

Drive 1

Drive 0

Drive 3

Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

Mirror

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”

ETC. . .

RAID

1 “Mirroring”

RAID

5 “Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

2 Parity

0 Parity

1 Parity

Drive 1

Drive 0

Drive 3

Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

Mirror

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”

ETC. . .

RAID

1 “Mirroring”

RAID

5 “Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

2 Parity

0 Parity

1 Parity

Drive 1

Drive 0

Drive 3

Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

Mirror

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.

JBOD = J

ust a

unch

isks

• Applications requiring high bandwidth

  performance but no fault tolerance
•   Video production/editing
•   Pre-press applications

• Provides fault tolerance and a read speed

  advantage over non-RAID disks
•  Applications requiring high availability
•   Accounting
•   Payroll
•   Financial

• Most versatile RAID level providing performance,

  fault tolerance and storage efficiency
•   Video production/editing
•   File and applications servers
•  Database servers
•  Email servers
•  News servers
•  Internet/Intranet

JBOD refers to an unconfigured 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

RAID

0 “Striping”

ETC. . .

RAID

1 “Mirroring”

RAID

5 “Rotational Parity”

3 Parity

2 Parity

0 Parity

1 Parity

Drive 1

Drive 0

Drive 3

Drive 2

Stripe

RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"

SATA Disk

Mirror

• 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

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 significantly
improved fault tolerance.  RAID 6-enabled 9690SA and 9650SE control-
lers 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

• 9690SA-8I

• 9650SE-8LPML

• 9690SA-8E

• 9650SE-12ML

• 9690SA-4I4E

• 9650SE-16ML

• 9690SA-4I

• 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.

RAID 6 is recommended for:

• High capacity systems with eight or more
high capacity drives

• Enterprise/mission critical installations

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

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

0, 1, Single Disk, JBOD

Discrete

Low profile

6/6

9650SE-4LPML

PCI Express x4

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

Multi-lane (SFF-8087)

Low profile

6/6

9650SE-4LPME

PCI Express x4

0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD

Multi-lane (SFF-8088)

Low profile

6/6

9650SE-8LPML

PCI Express x4

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

Multi-lane (SFF-8087)

Low profile

6/6

9650SE-12ML

PCI Express x8

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

Multi-lane (SFF-8087)

Full height

6/6

9650SE-16ML

PCI Express x8

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

Multi-lane (SFF-8087)

Full height

6/6

9650SE-24M8

PCI Express x8

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/133MHz

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

Discrete

Low profile

6/6

9550SXU-8LP

64-bit/133MHz

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

Discrete

Low profile

6/6

9550SXU-12

64-bit/133MHz

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

Discrete

Full height

6/6

9550SXU-12MI

64-bit/133MHz

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

Multi-lane (SFF-8470)

Full height

6/6

9550SXU-12ML

64-bit/133MHz

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

Multi-lane (SFF-8087)

Full height

6/6

9550SXU-16ML

64-bit/133MHz

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

Multi-lane (SFF-8087)

Full height

6/6

3ware RAID Controller Part number Matrix

3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA Hardware RAID Controllers

Model Number

Host Interface

Ports

RAID Levels

Controller Connector

Footprint

RoHS

9690SA-8I

PCI Express x8

8 Internal

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

SFF-8087 mini-SAS

Low profile

6/6

9690SA-8E

PCI Express x8

8 External

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

SFF-8088 mini-SAS

Low profile

6/6

9690SA-4I4E

PCI Express x8

4 Internal/4 External

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

SFF-8087 / SFF-8088 mini-SAS

Low profile

6/6

9690SA-4I

PCI Express x8

4 Internal

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

SFF-8087 mini-SAS

Low profile

6/6

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

0, 1, JBOD

Discrete

Low profile

5/6

3ware Controller Specifications

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), and SAS

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 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

SAS/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)

BBU-MODULE-04

Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9690SA/9650SE/9590SE/
9550SX(U); Includes remote battery mounting kit

BATT-SPARE-02

Replacement battery for BBU-MODULE-03 and
BBU-MODULE-04

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

3ware Distributors

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

Bell Micro

(US and Canada)

www.bellmicro.com

D&H

(US)

www.dandh.com

Ingram Micro

(US)

www.ingrammicro.com

Synnex

(US and Canada)

www.synnex.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

Postium Korea Co., Ltd.

(Korea)

www.postium.co.kr

Synnex K.K.

(Japan)

www.synnex.co.jp

Worldwide 3ware Distributors

and sales offices

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:

+1-408-542-8771

+1-877-883-9273

Email: 3waresales

amcc.com

www.3ware.com

Europe

+44-1494-890700

Asia/Pacific

+65-6826-3381

China

+86-10-6581-4916

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