Datasheet
3ware 9590SE Series Selection Guide
Model 9590SE-8ML 9590SE-12ML 9590SE-16ML
Form Factor Half length / full height Half length / full height Half length / full height
P
or
t C
ount
8
12
16
Host Interface PCI Express x4 PCI Express x4 PCI Express x4
Onboard Memory 256MB 256MB 256MB
Connector Type Multi-lane Multi-lane Multi-lane
• Array/Drive Status and drive identification LED support
• Chassis Control Unit for enclosure management via I
2
C
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
3ware 9590SE Specifications
• Half-length/ full-height form factor
• 8, 12, and 16-port configurations
• PCI Express x4, PCI Express 1.1 compliant
• 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 18W maximum
• Dimensions
9590SE-8ML 7.335”L x 4.372”H
9590SE-12ML 7.335”L x 4.372”H
9590SE-16ML 7.335”L x 4.372”H
• RoHS Compliant
Ser
vice and Support
• 3-year warranty
• Support via the web at
www.3ware.com/support
• For latest motherboard and hard drive compatibility listing go to:
www.3ware.com/products/compatibility_sata.asp
Accessor
ies
• BBU-9550SX-01 Battery Backup Unit
• RDC-400-SATA SATA internal drive cage
• BATT-9550SX-SPARE Replacement battery for BBU-9550SX-01
• CBL-SFF8087-05M 0.5m SATA Multi-lane Internal cable
• CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M 0.5m SATA Multi-lane forward breakout cable
• CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M 1m SATA Multi-lane forward breakout cable
• CBL-SFF8087IB-05M 0.5m SATA Multi-lane to Multi-lane converter cable
3ware 9590SE Features
• 7th-generation StorSwitch
™
non-blocking switched architecture
• On-board I/O RISC processor and RAID offload 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
• 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) support
• Enhanced data protection with write journaling for non-redundant
ar
ra
ys and accidental dr
iv
e removal
• Drive insertion and removal notification
• Breakout cables included for direct connect
3ware 9590SE
AMCC reserves the right to make changes to its products, or to discontinue any product or service without notice, and advises its customers
to obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify, before placing orders, that the information being relied upon is current.
AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. 3ware, SwitchedRAID and 3DM are registered trademarks in the
United States and StorSwitch is a trademark in the United States, of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective holders. Copyright © 2006 Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. All Rights Reserved. DS9590SE_06/09/06
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