Chapter 1. Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller
2 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Features of the 3ware 9000 series controllers include:
• Advanced RAID features for greater data protection and management.
• Support for battery backup provides added data protection in the event of
a power outage. (Battery Backup unit sold separately)
• Support for RAID units greater than 2 terabytes with 64-bit LBA support.
• An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades.
• AMCC’s remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2)
simplifies storage configuration and management through a web browser.
What’s New with 9550SX and 9590SE
Models
The 9550SX and 9590SE models in 3ware’s 9000 series of RAID controllers
have the following features and benefits:
• 200% faster than the industry-leading 3ware 9500S RAID controller
• PCI-X (for 9550SX) or PCI Express (for 9590SE) connectivity
• 7th generation StorSwitch(TM) technology
• Support for 3Gbps and Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• StorSave II profiles let you set the desired level of protection versus
performance for a unit
• Drive Locate allows you to easily identify a drive by blinking the LED
associated with it when you have a chassis that supports it
• Improved BIOS control lets you determine the level detail to display at
power-up
• Ability to define the size of the boot volume.
• Ability to define a carving size to be used when carving units into
volumes.
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