3Ware 9550SXU-8LP User Guide - Page 11

1 Introducing the 3ware® 9000 Series Controller 3ware 9550SX and 9590SE controllers are part of the AMCC 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of controllers. This chapter introduces the features and concepts of the 9000 series as a whole, and the 9550SX and 9590SE models in particular. It includes the following sections: • "Product Models and Features" on page 1 • "What's New with 9550SX and 9590SE Models" on page 2 • "System Requirements" on page 3 • "Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels" on page 5 • "Determining What RAID Level to Use" on page 9 Product Models and Features The 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA family of controllers includes the models shown in Table 2. Table 2: 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA Controller Models Series 4-port 8-port 12-port 16-port 9500S 9500S-4LPa 9500S-8 9500S-8MIb 9500S-12 9500S-12MI 9550SX 9550SX-4LP 9550SX-8LP 9550SX-12 9550SX-12MI 9550SX16MLc 9590SE 9590SE-8ML 9590SE-12ML 9590SE-16ML a. LP indicates a low-profile controller card b. MI indicates a multilane SFF-8470 connector c. ML indicates a multilane SFF-8087 connector www.3ware.com 1