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Introducing the LSI 3ware
SATA+SAS RAID Controller
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LSI 3ware RAID controllers deliver full-featured, true hardware RAID to
servers and workstations. 3ware RAID controllers offer Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces. Combined with an advanced RAID
management feature-set that includes web-based, command-based, and API
(application programming interface) software components, LSI RAID
controllers provide compelling RAID solutions.
This section introduces the features and concepts of 3ware RAID controllers.
It is organized into the following topics:
• Highlights of the 10.0 Release
• System Requirements
• Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
• 3ware Tools for Configuration and Management
• Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Features
Highlights of the 10.0 Release
Version 10.0 of the 3ware RAID Software and Firmware provides the
following features and benefits to the 3ware 9750 model RAID controllers.
• Support for 6 Gbps SATA+SAS RAID On-a-Chip devices available on
the 3ware 9750 RAID controllers, with continued support for the 3ware
RAID software feature-set.
• Read cache settings let you enable either Basic Read Caching or
Intelligent Read Caching to improve performance.
• Background task mode provides low latency settings to improve
performance in video and audio applications.
• Enclosure alarm support allows you to turn off or mute audible alarms in
supported enclosures that provide alarms.
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