Product - 3WARE 9550SX-8LP 8-Port SATA II RAID PCI-X Controller Kit

Highest performance SATA II RAID
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.

- 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
- 128 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

• PCI-X 1.0b (and PCI 2.3) compliant 64-bit/133/100/66MHz bus master
• Serial ATA 2.5 Specification support
• BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support

Form Factor: Half length/low profile
Port Count: 8
Host Interface: PCI-X
Host Interface Speed: 64-bit/133MHz
Onboard Memory: 128 MB
Connector Type: Discrete

• Operating Temperature
- Without BBU: 0 C to 50 C
- With BBU: 10 C to 40 C
• Power Requirements: 3.5 –10 W @ 3.3 V (depending on configuration)
• Dimensions
- 7.475”L x 2.536”H (18.987cm x 6.441cm)

3-year warranty