3ware 9750-16i4e SATA/SAS 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 w/512 MB onboard memory controller card, Single

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RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50
4 x SFF-8087 mini-SAS
1 x SFF-8088 mini-SAS

The 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e controller card provides a new level of system reliability, availability, and performance for businesses that are facing storage challenges driven by unprecedented data growth. Offering data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, this controller card ensures complete investment protection for existing SATA and SAS implementations. 6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS as well as with 3Gb/s SATA hard drives. In addition to the internal ports, this controller comes equipped with external SAS ports which perfectly support external JBOD expansion, allowing you to connect multiple JBODs to server for a scalable and affordable solution to the growing storage requirements. Regardless of the drive speed, 6Gb/s 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e can deliver up to twice the performance level in both read and write applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors.

Support Up to 127 SATA and/or SAS Devices The 3ware 9750-16i4e SGL features hot-pluggable, SATA-compatible SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) ports to provide 6Gb/s data transfer rates for optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
RAID Support The 3ware 9750-16i4e SGL supports multi-level RAID configuration including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and 50 for better performance, enhanced data security and flexible capacity upgrades.
512MB On-board Memory The 3ware 9750-16i4e SGL features 512MB on-board DDR2 800 SDRAM for maximum data integrity.
PCI Express 2.0 x8 Interface The 3ware 9750-16i4e SGL features the PCI Express 2.0 x8 interface which provides sufficient throughput and full-duplex operation for enhanced performance.
Auto-Resume The auto resume after loss of system power during array rebuild or reconstruction provides reliable and stable data protection.
OCE & RLM The advanced Online RAID Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration (RLM) allow you to expand the storage capacity of the RAID configuration and upgrade the RAID level without turning off the server respectively.

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Model

Brand: 3ware

Model: LSI00252 (9750-16i4e SGL)

Specifications

Type: SATA / SAS

External Connectors: 1 x SFF-8088 mini-SAS

Internal Connectors: 4 x SFF-8087 mini-SAS

Interface: PCI-Express 2.0 x8

Transfer Rate: Up to 6Gb/s

Cache Memory: 512MB

RAID: RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50

Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Core Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, VMware ESX, OpenSolaris, and more.

*Visit the LSI download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: lsi.com/support

Dimensions: 6.6" x 4.376"

Features

Features: I/O Processor/SAS Controller: LSISAS2108 RAID-on-Chip (ROC)

Sixteen port internal/four port external SATA+SAS solution for high-density servers and workstations using up to 127 devices with the flexibility to use both SATA and SAS hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs).

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts: 3 years limited

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Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Limited Warranty period (labor): 0 day

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N/A 11/15/2012 11:05:35 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5	Rating: 1/5An abomination Pros: It didn't catch fire. Cons: I am aghast at this controller. I can only assume I had a faulty unit. It seemed to work fine for a while but then we had inexplicable slow-downs in RAID5 performance. I'm talking 3-5 MB/s. Then it started failing drives. I upgraded the firmware on it and looked at all the alarms it had to offer and there was nothing new. I ended up losing a RAID5 volume as it failed a drive when the LUN was already down a drive. I eventually gave up and replaced it with a 9280 which appears to be an identical card - down to tiniest resistor. The new card identified the failed drive just fine and its working flawlessly. My hardware vendor said something to the effect that LSI bought 3ware and the integration didn't go well or some such. Anywayas, the 9280 is working fine and I will never touch this card again. Also - pretty bad VMWare support on the 9750. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!

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11/15/2012 11:05:35 AM
Tech Level: 5/5
Ownership: 4/5

Rating: 1/5An abomination

Pros: It didn't catch fire.

Cons: I am aghast at this controller. I can only assume I had a faulty unit. It seemed to work fine for a while but then we had inexplicable slow-downs in RAID5 performance. I'm talking 3-5 MB/s. Then it started failing drives. I upgraded the firmware on it and looked at all the alarms it had to offer and there was nothing new. I ended up losing a RAID5 volume as it failed a drive when the LUN was already down a drive.

I eventually gave up and replaced it with a 9280 which appears to be an *identical* card - down to tiniest resistor. The new card identified the failed drive just fine and its working flawlessly.

My hardware vendor said something to the effect that LSI bought 3ware and the integration didn't go well or some such.

Anywayas, the 9280 is working fine and I will never touch this card again. Also - pretty bad VMWare support on the 9750.

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