www.3ware.com 11Introducing the 3ware® SATARAID ControllerAMCC 3ware RAID controllers deliver full-featured, true hardware RAID toservers and workstations. AMCC's RAID controllers offer Serial ATA (SATA)and SATA II interfaces in both low profile and half-card footprints. Combinedwith an advanced RAID management feature set that includes web-based,command-based, and API (application programming interface) softwarecomponents, AMCC controllers, available in 2-, 4-, 8-, 12- and 16-portconfigurations, provide compelling RAID solutions.This section introduces the features and concepts of AMCC 3ware RAIDcontrollers. It is organized into the following topics:• What’s New with 9650SE Models• System Requirements• Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels• 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management• Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting FeaturesWhat’s New with 9650SE ModelsThe 9650SE models in 3ware’s 9000 series of RAID controllers have thefollowing features and benefits:• Simultaneous RAID 6 parity generation to maximize RAID 6performance• 8th-generation StorSwitch non-blocking switch fabric for maximumcontroller output• StreamFusion optimizes RAID 5 and RAID 6 disk accesses to maximizeapplication performance under heavy loads• StorSave BBU with write journaling optimizes data protection andperformance• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, and JBOD(RAID 6 and RAID 50 are available only with 3ware RAID controllermodels that have 8 or more ports)• PCI Express® x4 and x8 connectivity
