The 3ware 9550SX-12MI 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-12MI 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
Operating System Support
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. For complete OS listing, Go to: www.3ware.com/support/OS-Support.asp
