AMCC’s 3ware Sidecar is an external RAID solution which expands the storage capacity of
PCs
, the Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 (PCI Express version). It includes a high performance
4-port PCI Express to SATA II Hardware RAID controller, a 4-bay desktop enclosure with chassis
control and a Multi-lane high bandwidth SATA cable.
Highlights
• 4-bay SATA enclosure for multiple
terabytes of desktop storage
• True hardware RAID protection for all
your valuable data
• RAID levels 0,1,5,10 and JBOD
• StorSwitch
™
non-blocking swit
ch
fabric for maximum controller
throughput
• StreamFusion optimizes RAID 5 disk
accesses to maximize application
performance under heavy loads
• Fault indication,status LEDs
• Support for hot swappable drives
• Complete RAID management and
configuration suite
• BBU (battery backup unit) support
•
Br
oad OS suppor
t
(see back for listing)
SATA II RAID Storage
APPLIC
A
TIONS
FOR 3W
ARE C
ONTR
OLLERS
W
orksta
tions
P
r
o
Video
P
r
o
Audio
High-End
Gr
aphics
Think Outside the Box
The 3ware® Sidecar featuring true hardware
RAID is the only external storage choice for PCs,
Apple® Mac Pro and Power Mac® G5 when capacity,
per
formance, data protection, and ease of use are
the goals.
It offers superior performance under heavy loads,
stellar storage capacity, and uncomplicated
connectivity. Importantly, your data will be RAID
prot
ected because a failed drive can mean the
loss of hours of irreplaceable creative output.
The 3ware Sidecar delivers multiple terabytes of
desktop storage for music files, audio and video
editing applications, high-end graphics, and all
your other capacity hungry applications.
Broad OS support and an easily configurable RAID
contr
oller t
eamed with an intuitiv
e management
suite, and Multi-lane connectivity make the 3ware
Sidecar as easy to use as 1-2-3.
True Hardware RAID
T
he easy t
o install 3war
e 9650S
E
-4LPME SATA II
to PCI Express RAID controller can deliver over
200MB/s RAID 5 reads and RAID 5 writes.
T
his industr
y-leading per
formance is driven by
dedicated RAID processors which manage I/ O
func
tions
.
Y
our workstation’s system CPU is free
to manage your vital audio, video, and applica-
tions for optimized overall system performance.
T
he 3war
e switch fabric architecture provides
the performance, availability, and fault tolerance
demanded b
y cutting edge dig
ital cont
ent creators.
Take it to the Desktop
AMCC’s 4-bay external desktop storage enclosure
provides up to 3TB of additional capacity when
loaded with easily sourced 750GB SATA II, 3Gb/s
dr
ives. SATA II hard drives are hot swappable
and each has its own dedicated channel to
the 3ware SATA II RAID controller via a two meter
Multi-lane SATA cable.
Enclosure management features include fault
indicators and status LEDs, event notification, user
configurable audio alarms, and Chassis Control via
I
2
C for up
-to-the-second feedback.
Get Connected via the Multi-lane
™
Expressway
AMCC’s award winning Multi-lane high bandwidth
SATA connection system is fast, secure, simple, and
clutter free. It combines the RAID controller’s four
SATA ports into a single locked connection. Four
lanes of high speed SA
T
A traffic tra
v
el through just
one cable from the RAID controller, which resides
inside the workstation, to the four drives in the
3ware Sidecar enclosure.
Store and Protect Piles of Data
The 3ware Sidecar is a powerful SATA RAID desktop
st
orage solution f
or PCs and Apple w
o
r
kstations
.
Whether on the set, in your studio, or at the office,
the 3ware Sidecar allows you to always think
outside the bo
x, ne
v
er having to worry about
running out of capacity or losing data because of
a failed dr
iv
e
.
3ware
®
Sidecar
High-Performance Hardware RAID Storage for PC
and Apple Workstations
Pro
Video
High-End
Graphics
Pro
Audio
Workstations
How Much is 3TB?
Data Quantity
Movies 3,000
Digital Phot
os
600,000
Songs 1,000,000
Spreadsheets 30,000,000
Movie =1GB
Digital Phot
o = 5MB
Song = 3MB
Spr
eadsheet
=
10
0
KB
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