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The 3ware 9550SX PCI-X to SATA II RAID controller delivers
over 800MB/sec RAID 5 reads and exceeds 380MB/sec RAID 5 writes, making it 200%
faster than the industry-leading 3ware 9500S RAID controller.
7th generation StorSwitch™ non-blocking switch fabric technology and
sophisticated SATA II features including 3 Gbps transfer speed, Native Command
Queuing (NCQ), and Port Multiplier support drive this unmatched performance.
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 configurations, is the most compelling RAID solution available.
3ware 9550SX Features
- 7th-generation
StorSwitch™ point-to-point, non-blocking switched architecture
- On-board
PowerPC RISC processor provides true hardware RAID — SCSI device driver
model to take advantage of the benefits of SCSI using inexpensive Serial
ATA drives
- Bootable
array support for greater fault tolerance
- Variable
stripe size for performance tuning by application
- 64-bit
LBA support
- ATA
pass-through mode support
- Up to
256 MB DDR2 400 memory with ECC protection
- 32
pooled DMA channels
- Complete
configuration management suite
— 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM2) – easy to use BIOS configuration tool
— 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) – browser-based management tool
- Features
include: secure access via ssh or https, create unit, delete unit, remove
unit, import unit, migrate unit, verify unit rebuild unit
— Command Line Interface (CLI) – scriptable configuration tool
- SNMP
support
- SMTP
support for email/pager notification
- ATA/6
and Out of band (OOB) staggered drive spin-up support
- Auto
carving allows logical units larger than 2 TB to be divided into multiple
units for legacy operating systems that are limited to a maximum of 2 TB
per logical unit
- StorSave
platform for advanced performance tuning with the BBU
- Multiple
logical unit sizes and RAID levels on one card
- Multiple
card support within a system for large storage requirements
- Hot-swap
and hot-spare support for data availability
- Dynamic
sector repair for robust data protection
- S.M.A.R.T.
disk drive monitoring for reliability
- Emergency
Flash Recovery protects against failed firmware upgrade
- Drive
activity LED support
- Online
Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration
- Battery
Backup Unit (BBU) ready
- Enhanced
data protection with write journaling for non-redundant arrays and
accidental drive removal
- Drive
insertion and removal notification
- RoHS
Compliant Models
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