Datasheet

Operating System Support
• Microsoft Windows 2003/XP/2000 (32/64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64-bit)
• Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Core (32/64-bit)
• Linux Kernels 2.4, 2.6 (32/64-bit)
• FreeBSD (32/64-bit)
• Mac OS X (G5: 10.4.6+, Mac Pro: 10.4.8)
For complete OS listing, go to:
www.3ware.com/support/OS-support
3ware Sidecar Minimum System Requirements
• Apple Mac Pro, Power Mac G5 or PC workstation
• Available PCI Express slot (x4 minimum)
• Supported operating system
N
ote: Power Mac G5 with PCI-X is not supported
3ware 9650SE RAID Controller Specifications
• Low profile form factor
• 4-port configuration
• PCI Express X4
• Serial ATA 2.6 Specification support
• Operating Temperature: 0˚C to 50˚C
• Power Requirements: 3.5–10W @ 3.3V (depending on configuration)
3ware RDE-400-XSATA Enclosure Specifications
• 4-bay external Serial ATA desktop enclosure
• 2 m SFF-8088 Multi-lane cable
• Chassis C
ontr
ol Unit for enclosure management via I
2
C
• Universal switching power supply 90V – 240V
• Hot swappable drive carriers
Dimensions
• 9650SE-4LPME controller 7.8”L x 2.92”H (19.8cm x 7.4cm)
• RDE-400-XSATA enclosure 12.75”L x 6.75”H x 7.00”W
( 32.385cm x 17.145cm x 17.780cm)
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• 3-year warranty on the 9650SE-4LPME
• 1-year warranty on the RDE-400-XSATA
• Support via the web at
www.3ware.com/support
• For latest hard drive compatibility listing go to:
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.3ware.com/products/compatibility_sata.asp
3ware Sidecar Accessories
•
CBL-SFF8088-20M 2m Multi-lane cable
•I
2
C Cable Enclosure management cable
• RDE-TRAY-01 Spare drive tray
3ware Sidecar Features
• True hardware RAID
• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
• Exclusive StorSwitch
™
high performance architecture
•
Up to 3TB capacity*
• 128MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protection
• Complete configuration management suite
— 3DM® Scout (Mac only)
— 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2)
— Command Line Interface (CLI)
• BBU Support
• Hot-swap and hot-spare support for easy maintenance
•
Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection
• S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability
• Front panel LED status indicators
• Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration
• Drive insertion and removal notification
• RoHS compliant (lead free)
*
Using easily sourced 750GB SATA drives (not included)
SATA II v
s. Firewire
SATA II offers significantly faster transfer speeds, better scalability,
and impr
oved cabling options than Firewire and USB interfaces.
See the below table.
Hardware vs. Software RAID
All AMCC 3ware RAID controllers incorporate on-board processors to
deliver true hardware RAID. Software RAID schemes use the system’s
pr
ocessor, exploit host memory, potentially compromise reliability
and r
ob the host syst
em
’
s valuable CPU c
y
cles just t
o pr
ocess RAID
calculations.
3ware Sidecar
AMCC reserves the right to make changes to its products, or to discontinue any product or service without notice, and advises its customers
t
o obtain the lat
est v
ersion of r
elevant information to verify, before placing orders, that the information being relied upon is current.
AMCC, 3ware and 3DM are registered trademarks and StorSwitch and Multi-lane are trademarks of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation.
All other trademar
ks are the property of their respective holders. Use of the term 'Sidecar' is made under agreement with Digital Tigers, Inc.
Copyright © 2007 Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. All Rights Reserved. DSSC_04/09/07
SPECIFICATIONS
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sia/P
acific:
[phone]
Japan: +0800-123-9273
China:
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Interface Interface Speed
SA
TA II 3Gb/s (300MB/s)
Firewire 800 800Mb/s (80MB/s)
Firewire 400 400Mb/s (40MB/s)
USB 2.0 480Mb/s (48MB/s)
Note: These interfaces use 8b/10b encoding