SAS9750-8E Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED – Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID

3ware® SAS 9750-8e
Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express® SATA+SAS RAID
Controller Card
Product Brief
LSI 3ware SAS 9750-8e
Key Features
■■ Eight external 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
■■ Two Mini-SAS external connectors
SFF8088)
■■ RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6,10, 50 andSingle Disk
■■ LSISAS2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip–800MHz
PowerPC®
■■ 512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory
■■ Optional battery backup module with
StorSave™ BBU
■■ Support for up to 127 SATA or SAS physical
devices
Key Advantages
■■ PCI Express 2.0 provides faster signaling
for high-bandwidth applications
■■ Support for 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s, SAS and
SATA, HDDs and SSDs
■■ StreamFusion®+ improves multistream
read and write performance
Unprecedented power in multi-stream RAID environments delivers high-performance and
reliable data protection.
Expand Your Horizon
LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID controllers provide a new level of reliability, availability, and
performance to businesses that are facing storage challenges, particularly in sequential
I/O intensive and multi-stream environments. This 3ware controller bolsters high capacity
external server storage RAID and non-RAID enclosures and provides a higher standard of data
protection and performance with the latest in LSI RAID-on-Chip (ROC) technology. Using the
external SAS ports, multiple JBODs can be connected to a server, providing a scalable and
affordable solution for growing storage requirements.
Offering data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the latest generation of 3ware SATA+SAS
controllers provide many new features while also ensuring investment protection for existing
SATA and SAS implementations. LSI delivers unprecedented power in multi-stream RAID
environments where performance, redundancy, and data protection are most important.
6Gb/s SAS Advantage
6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS as well as with 3Gb/s SATA
drives. In addition, 6Gb/s 3ware controllers deliver significant performance improvements
in both read and write applications regardless of drive speed. StorSave™ strengthens array
performance during peak usage by allowing the controller to use both controller cache and
disk cache for RAID operations. Other new features of the 6Gb/s 3ware SATA+SAS controller
cards include greater signal integrity using Decision Feedback Equalization, support for more
sophisticated SAS topologies using Expander Self-discovery/Self-configuration,and additional
safeguards to enhance data protection.
StreamFusion™+ Performance
3ware’s advanced algorithms allow for optimized reads and writes in multi-stream
environments. StreamFusion+ enables higher throughput even in degraded modes to
deliver a superior standard of data protection and to boost performance. It is the result of
countless hours of engineering aimed at delivering breakthroughs in high-load applications
and providing enhanced features and functionality in all environments. Focusing on the
latest technology trends and customer requirements, StreamFusion+ firmware reaffirms our
commitment to customer success and industry leadership.