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

3ware® SAS 9750-8i
Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express® SATA+SAS RAID
Controller Card
Product Brief
LSI 3ware SAS 9750-8i
Key Features
■■ Eight internal 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
■■ Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
(SFF8087)
■■ RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6,10, 50 and Single 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 multi-stream
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, great for inside-the-box
connectivity, employs the latest in LSI RAID-on- Chip (ROC) technology and provides a higher
standard of data protection and performance.
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.