3Ware RAID Controllers User manual

HARDWARE RAID CONTROLLERS
3ware®Product Guide
Winter 2008/2009
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SASSATA
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
APPLICATIONS FOR 3WARE CONTROLLERS
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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
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3wareRAIDControllers— The Right Tool for the Job 1
3ware9690SA 2
3ware9650SE 3
3ware9550SXU 3
3wareSidecar 4
xSATAvs.eSATA,FireWireandUSB 4
Multi-laneCablesandConnectors 5
3wareController/CableMatrix 6
BatteryBackupUnits 8
3wareFeaturesandBenets 8
PuttingthePiecesTogether 9
CommonRAIDLevels 9
HardwarevsSoftwareRAID 9
RedHotRAID6 10
3wareRAIDControllerPartNumberMatrix 10
Worldwide3wareDistributors
andSalesOces 11
1 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
• Leading1supplier 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.
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9690SA-8I 9690SA-8E 9690SA-4I4E 9690SA-4I
Form Factor Low profile Low profile Low profile Low profile
SAS Ports 8 Internal 8 External 4 Internal/4 External 4 Internal
Drive Interface SAS and SATA SAS and SATA SAS and SATA SAS and SATA
PCI Express x8 x8 x8 x8
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 512MB DDR2 533 512MB DDR2 533 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 Yes Yes Yes
3ware 9690SA Specications
• Scalableto128SASand/orSerialATAdevices
• PCIExpresseightlane(x8)hostinterface
• Congurationexibilitywithfourconguration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prole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 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(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 Low profile Low profile Low profile Full height Full height Full height
Port Count 2 4 4 8 12 16 24
Drive Interface SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA
PCI Express x1 x4 x4 x4 x8 x8 x8
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 256MB DDR2 533 256MB 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
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congurations,isthemostcompelling
PCI-Xsolutionavailable.
3ware 9550SXU 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(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 Low profile Full height Full height Full height Full height
Port Count 4 8 12 12 12 16
Drive Interface SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA
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
*A “U” has been added to all 9550SX part numbers to denote RoHS 6 of 6 compliance 3

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trac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 Benets
• MultiplelanesofhighspeedSASand/orSATAtracthrough
a single cable
•Increased system reliability
•Reduced cable count
•Streamlined storage
• Lockedconnections
• Improvedairow
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* 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dier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 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 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 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 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 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
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3ware 9650SE Internal RAID Controllers
9650SE-2LP
Discrete 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 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
M8 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)
M8 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 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 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 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
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9500S-4LP Discrete 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 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 Sux Connectivity Also Known as
SFF-8470 MI Internal InfiniBand
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 —
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
M8
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exibility
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
1
23
2
2233
3
1
1
1
1
23
2
2233
3
1
1
1
1
23
2
2233
3
1
1
1
1
23
2
2233
3
1
1
1
Battery placement options
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3ware RAID Controller
Features and Benets
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Prolesallowuser-specied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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 suffer
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.
Hard
Drive
Hard
Drive
Hard
Drive
Hard
Drive
Up to
1.5 Gb/sec
per port
3ware SATA Hardware
RAID Con troller
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 0“Striping”
M
I
E
A
N
J
F
B
ETC.. .
L
H
D
O
K
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C
RAID 1“Mirroring”
D
C
B
A
D1
C1
B1
A1
=
RAID 5“Rotational Parity”
3 Parity
A2
A1
A0
B3
2 Parity
B1
B0
D3
D2
D1
0Parity
C3
C2
1 Parity
C0
D2
D11
Drive 1
D21
D1
Drive 0
Drive 3Drive 2
Stripe
RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
Mirror
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
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
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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”
M
I
E
A
N
J
F
B
ETC.. .
L
H
D
O
K
G
C
RAID 1“Mirroring”
D
C
B
A
D1
C1
B1
A1
=
RAID 5“Rotational Parity”
3 Parity
A2
A1
A0
B3
2 Parity
B1
B0
D3
D2
D1
0Parity
C3
C2
1 Parity
C0
D2
D11
Drive 1
D21
D1
Drive 0
Drive 3Drive 2
Stripe
RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
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”
M
I
E
A
N
J
F
B
ETC.. .
L
H
D
O
K
G
C
RAID 1“Mirroring”
D
C
B
A
D1
C1
B1
A1
=
RAID 5“Rotational Parity”
3 Parity
A2
A1
A0
B3
2 Parity
B1
B0
D3
D2
D1
0Parity
C3
C2
1 Parity
C0
D2
D11
Drive 1
D21
D1
Drive 0
Drive 3Drive 2
Stripe
RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
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”
M
I
E
A
N
J
F
B
ETC.. .
L
H
D
O
K
G
C
RAID 1“Mirroring”
D
C
B
A
D1
C1
B1
A1
=
RAID 5“Rotational Parity”
3 Parity
A2
A1
A0
B3
2 Parity
B1
B0
D3
D2
D1
0Parity
C3
C2
1 Parity
C0
D2
D11
Drive 1
D21
D1
Drive 0
Drive 3Drive 2
Stripe
RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
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 = Just a Bunch of Disks
• 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 eciency
• Video production/editing
• File and applications servers
• Database servers
• Email servers
• News servers
• Internet/Intranet 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
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
D1
C1
B1
A1
=
RAID 5“Rotational Parity”
3 Parity
A2
A1
A0
B3
2 Parity
B1
B0
D3
D2
D1
0Parity
C3
C2
1 Parity
C0
D2
D11
Drive 1
D21
D1
Drive 0
Drive 3Drive 2
Stripe
RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
Mirror
• 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

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
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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 profile 6/6
9650SE-4LPML PCI Express x4 4 0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Low profile 6/6
9650SE-4LPME PCI Express x4 4 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8088) Low profile 6/6
9650SE-8LPML PCI Express x4 8 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Multi-lane (SFF-8087) Low profile 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/133MHz 4 0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD Discrete Low profile 6/6
9550SXU-8LP 64-bit/133MHz 8 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD Discrete Low profile 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 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 2 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
North America
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
Latin America
Bell Micro
www.bellmicro.com/latinamerica
Europe, Middle East and Africa
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
Asia Pacific
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 Oces
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: [phone]
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
www.3ware.com
Europe
[phone]
Asia/Pacic
[phone]
China
[phone]
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