Product Brief
3ware® SAS 9750-8i
Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express® SATA+SAS RAID
Controller Card
Unprecedented power in multi-stream RAID environments delivers high-performance and
reliable data protection.
Expand Your Horizon
LSI 3ware SATA+SAS RAID controllers provide a new level of reliability, availability, and
performance to businesses that are facing storage challenges, particularly in sequential I/O
LSI 3ware SAS 9750-8i
intensive and multi-stream environments. This 3ware controller, great for inside-the-box
connectivity, employs the latest in LSI RAID-on- Chip (ROC) technology and provides a higher
standard of data protection and performance.
Offering data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the latest generation of 3ware SATA+SAS
controllers provide many new features while also ensuring investment protection for existing
SATA and SAS implementations. LSI delivers unprecedented power in multi-stream RAID
Key Features
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environments where performance, redundancy, and data protection are most important.
6Gb/s SAS Advantage
6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS as well as with 3Gb/s SATA
drives. In addition, 6Gb/s 3ware controllers deliver significant performance improvements
in both read and write applications regardless of drive speed. StorSave™ strengthens array
performance during peak usage by allowing the controller to use both controller cache and
disk cache for RAID operations. Other new features of the 6Gb/s 3ware SATA+SAS controller
cards include greater signal integrity using Decision Feedback Equalization, support for more
sophisticated SAS topologies using Expander Self-discovery/Self-configuration, and additional
safeguards to enhance data protection.
StreamFusion™+ Performance
3ware’s advanced algorithms allow for optimized reads and writes in multi-stream
environments. StreamFusion+ enables higher throughput even in degraded modes to
deliver a superior standard of data protection and to boost performance. It is the result of
countless hours of engineering aimed at delivering breakthroughs in high-load applications
and providing enhanced features and functionality in all environments. Focusing on the
latest technology trends and customer requirements, StreamFusion+ firmware reaffirms our
commitment to customer success and industry leadership.
Eight internal 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
(SFF8087)
RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6,10, 50 and Single Disk
LSISAS2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip– 800MHz
PowerPC®
512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory
Optional battery backup module with
StorSave BBU
Support for up to 127 SATA or SAS physical
devices
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Key Advantages
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PCI Express 2.0 provides faster signaling
for high- bandwidth applications
Support for 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s, SAS and
SATA, HDDs and SSDs
StreamFusion+ improves multi-stream
read and write performance
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Product Brief
Remote Creation, Management and Monitoring with 3DM2™
3DM2 is powerful remote management software that simplifies the
configuration, management and monitoring of 3ware storage arrays.
3DM2 provides an intuitive interface to remotely create, manage and
monitor your 3ware RAID arrays and single disks in a robust, secure
array management environment for your RAID protected data. Proven
self monitoring technologies and automatic notification services can
maximize your storage availability while minimizing the pressure on
system administrators.
3WARE SAS9750-8I CONTROLLER CARD
Solution Provided
Physical Dimensions
Connectors
Device Support
Host Bus Type
Data Transfer Rates
I/O Processor/SAS Controller
Cache Memory
Battery Backup Unit
Key RAID Data Protection
Features
Eight-port internal SATA+SAS solution for high-density servers and workstations using up to 127 drives with the flexibility to use
both SATA and SAS hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs)
Low profile (6.6” X 2.536”)
Two Mini-SAS SFF8087 internal connectors
Up to 127 SATA and/or SAS hard drives and SSDs
x8 lane PCI Express 2.0 Compliant
Up to 6Gb/s per port
LSISAS2108 RAID-on-Chip (ROC)
512MB 800MHz DDR II SDRAM
LSIiBBU07, an intelligent battery backup module option that directly connects to the controller
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RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6,10, 50 and Single Disk
Rapid RAID Recovery
StreamFusion+
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)
Auto resume after loss of system power during array rebuild
or reconstruction
Single controller Multipathing (failover)
Load Balancing
Variable stripe size support
Fast initialization for quick array setup
Background Task Activity Policies
Multiple logical unit sizes and RAID levels on one card
Bootable array support for greater fault tolerance of your OS
SMTP support for email notification
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SNMP support
Emergency Flash Recovery protects against failed firmware
upgrade
Up to 32 active units support
Up to 32 drives per unit support
Support for greater than 2TB volumes
S.M.A.R.T support
Staggered drive spin-up support
Drive insertion and removal notification
Global Hot Spare
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Automatic rebuild
Enclosure management for SES 2.0 via I2C or in-band
signaling
Optional Battery Backup with StorSave BBU
Operating Temperature
Operating Voltage
Warranty
Regulatory Certifications
RAID Management
OS Support
Maximum ambient: 60°C (44.5°C w/iBBU)
+3.3V
3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option
EN55022, EN55024, EN60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3; FCC Class A, Class B; UL1950; UL; CSA C22.2; VCCI; RRL for MIC; BSMI;
C-tick
3ware® Disk Manager 2 (3DM2™); Command Line Utility (CLI); 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM); SNMP support
Extensive support includes Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows 7®, Windows Server® 2003/2008, Red Hat Linux®, SuSE Linux®,
Fedora Core Linux®, FreeBSD®, and more.
Visit the LSI download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: lsi.com/support
Ordering Information
3ware SAS 9750-8i Single Pack P/N: LSI00214; 3ware SAS 9750-8i Kit P/N: LSI00213
For more information and sales office locations, please visit the LSI website at:
www.lsi.com
North American Headquarters
San Jose, CA
T: +1.866.574.5741 (within U.S.)
T: +1.408.954.3108 (outside U.S.)
LSI Europe Ltd.
European Headquarters
United Kingdom
T: [+44] 1344.413200
LSI KK Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
T: [+81] 3.5463.7165
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