What’s New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers

About the 3ware RAID Controller

An enhanced firmware platform allows future upgrades. Anticipated upgrades include Enclosure Management Services (EMS).

AMCC’s remote management software, 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) simplifies storage configuration and management via a Web browser.

Enhancements and changes from the 7000/8000 Series controllers to the 9000-series controllers include the following:

MultiLUN support with auto-carving of units greater than 2 terabytes into 2 terabyte volumes.

RAID Level Migration (RLM) and Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)

Unit naming and unit serial number support.

Improved write performance in writes with multiple concurrent streams using Stream Fusion technology.

Extended drive and unit status information.

System Requirements

3ware RAID controllers require the following:

A workstation-class or server-class motherboard which meets the following criteria:

PCI slots comply with PCI 2.2 or above standards.

PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifications.

Note: For all 3ware 9000 series models, install the card in a 64- bit, 66MHz PCI or PCI-X slot for best performance.

23ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide