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LSI
3Ware 9650SE-16ML
and 9690SA-8I RAID CONTROLLERS
LSI 3Ware 9650SE-16ML
First, let's meet the 9650SE-16ML:
From the LSI
Website:
LSI 3Ware 9650SE Selection Guide
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Model |
9650SE-2LP |
9650SE-4LPML |
9650SE-8LPML |
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Form Factor |
Low Profile |
Low Profile |
Low Profile |
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Port Count |
2 |
4 |
8 |
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PCI Express Lanes |
1 |
4 |
4
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Raid Levels |
0,1, Single Disk,JBOD |
0,1,5,10,Single Disk,JBOD |
0,1,5,6,10,50,Single Disk,JBOD |
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Onboard Memory |
128 MB DDR2 533 |
256 MB DDR2 533 |
256 MB DDR2 533 |
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Connector Type |
Discrete |
Multi-lane |
Multi-lane |
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BBU Support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Model |
9650SE-12ML |
9650SE-16ML |
9650SE-24M8 |
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Form Factor |
Full Height |
Full Height |
Full Height |
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Port Count |
12 |
16 |
24 |
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PCI Express Lanes |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Raid Levels |
0,1,5,6,10,50 Single Disk,JBOD |
0,1,5,6,10,50,Single Disk,JBOD |
0,1,5,6,10,50,Single Disk,JBOD |
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Onboard Memory |
256 MB DDR2 533 |
256 MB DDR2 533 |
512 MB DDR2 533 |
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Connector Type |
Multi-lane |
Multi-lane |
Multi-lane |
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BBU Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| * All models are RoHS
Compliant
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LSI 3Ware 9650SE Features
- 8th-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.
- Up to 512MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC
protection. (see table below)
- 32 pooled DMA channels.
- Complete configuration management
suite.
- LSI 3Ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM2) – easy to
use BIOS configuration tool.
- LSI 3Ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) –
browser-based management tool.
- 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 LUNs > 2TB to be
divided into multiple units for legacy
operating systems limited to 2TB max.
per LUN.
- Battery Backup Unit (BBU) support.
- 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.
- Enhanced data protection with write
journaling for non-redundant arrays and
accidental drive removal.
- Drive insertion and removal
notification.
- Array/Drive Status and drive
identification LED support. (requires
LSI 3Ware Chassis Control Unit-enabled
backplane)
- Chassis Control Unit for enclosure
management via I2C.
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
driver support for Windows, Linux and
FreeBSD For complete OS listing, Go
to:
www.LSI 3Ware.com/support/OS-Support.asp |
LSI uses a browser-based configuration utility as
shown below, called 3DM2. It is one of the
fastest and most responsive utilities we've used.
Others take several seconds, even minutes, or
requiring a reboot in order to effect a change.
One thing to note is the StorSave setting. It
relates mostly to the Write Cache. For our
tests, it was set to Balance. The other
options were Performance and Protection. One
interesting option was a lack of other possible
stripe sizes when choosing RAID-6 - only 64k was
available. Other RAID levels offered three sizes
to choose from: 16k, 64k and 256k.
Here we go with the test results:
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-0, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-0, 16k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-0, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-0, 256k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-0, 256k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-0, 256k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-1
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-1
ATTO Disk Benchmark, RAID-1
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-5, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-5, 16k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-5, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-5, 256k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-5, 256k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-5, 256k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-6, 64k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-6, 64k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-6, 64k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-10, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-10, 16k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-10, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-10, 256k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-10, 256k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-10, 256k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-50, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-50, 16k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-50, 16k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zones,
RAID-50, 256k stripe
HDTach 3.0.1.0, 32MB Zones,
RAID-50, 256k stripe
ATTO Disk Benchmark,
RAID-50, 256k stripe
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