3ware 9550SXU-12ML 12-Port PCI-X SATA II RAID Controller with 3x SFF-8087 Multilane connectors.

Features

3ware 9550SXU 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
• 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
• Array/Drive Status and drive identification LED support
• Chassis Control Unit for enclosure management via I2C
• RoHS 6 of 6 compliant (Lead free)

Specifications

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.lsi.com/channel/ChannelDownloads/

3ware 9550SXU Specifications

• Low profile (4 and 8-port) and half-length form factors
• 4, 8, 12, and 16-port configurations
• 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
• 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
  • 9550SXU-4LP 7.475»L x 2.536»H (18.987cm x 6.441cm)
  • 9550SXU-8LP 7.475”L x 2.536”H (18.987cm x 6.441cm)
  • 9550SXU-12 6.875”L x 4.2”H (17.463cm x 10.668cm)
  • 9550SXU-12MI 6.875”L x 4.2”H (17.463cm x 10.668cm)
  • 9550SXU-16ML 6.875”L x 4.2”H (17.463cm x 10.668cm)