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3ware® 9550SXU
Highest performance SATA II RAID

The 3ware 9550SXU 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 9550SXU, available in 4, 8, 12, and 16-port configurations, is the most compelling RAID solution available.

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3ware 9550SXU PCI-X-to-Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers

Model * Description Host Interface Speed Number of Ports (Drives) Connector Type
9550SXU-4LP Half length /low profile SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 4 Discrete
9550SXU-8LP Half length /low profile SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 8 Discrete
9550SXU-12 Half length SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 12 Discrete
9550SXU-12MI Half length Multi-lane SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 12 Multi-lane
9550SXU-16ML Half length Multi-lane SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 16 Multi-lane
* RoHS Compliant Models Available


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
  • 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
  • RoHS Compliant Models

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

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