Download Firmware AMMC 3Ware 9650SE / 9690SA 9.5.2

The developers of AMMC 3Ware have released new firmware with corresponding drivers for their 9690SA- and 9650SEcontrollers. This brings the version number to 9.5.2. Depending on the model chosen, the controllers can be used to mount up to 24 SAS or SATA drives. The corresponding announcement looks like this:

9.5.2 Release Highlights

• Added Intelligent Read Pre-fetch (IRP) feature for improved performance
• Added Background Task Activity Policy (BTAP)
• Added 256K stripe size for improved RAID-6 sequential performance
• Changed default stripe size from 64K to 256K for newly created arrays
• Changed default StorSave setting from protected to balanced mode
• Added audible alarm management for supported SES enclosures
• Added power management support for Linux
• Added a configurable delay for drive discovery
• Added 3DM 2 secure email notification support for Google mail
• Added 3DM 2 support for OpenSolaris

Release Details

The release is comprised of the following components:

• Firmware version: 4.08.00.006
  • 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) version: 4.08.00.001
  • BBU (Battery Backup Unit) version: 2.00.00.023
• 3DM 2 version: 2.09.00.009
• CLI version: 2.00.09.012
• FreeBSD 5.x driver version: 3.50.04.003
• FreeBSD 6.x driver version: 3.60.04.006
• FreeBSD 7.x driver version: 3.70.05.005
• Linux 2.4 driver version: 2.24.07.004
• Linux 2.6 driver version: 2.26.08.005
• Linux 2.6 upstream version: 2.26.02.012
• OpenSolaris driver version: 1.7
• Windows miniport driver version: 3.00.04.070