LSI 3ware 9690SA-8I
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1. KEY FEATURES Scalable to 128 SAS and or Serial ATA devices PCI Express x8 host interface Configuration flexibility with four configuration options 8 internal ports 8 external ports 4internal four external ports 4 internal ports SAS SATA and SATA II features including 3Gb s and NCQ 512MB DDR2 533 ECC protected memory Simultaneous double parity generation to maximize RAID 6 performance StorSwitch 8th generation non blocking switch fabric for maximum controller throughput StreamFusion optimizes I O accesses to maximize application performance under heavy workloads StorSave BBU with write journaling optimizes data protection and performance remote battery support Low profile form factor RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 50 and Single Disk Host Data alate aaa ee Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 5 TC OO N 2 Not 1 Fra 1 Block 5 Block 6 Parity Fra 7 I ock a i Striped Data with Distributed Double Parity RAID 6 RAID 6 Two sets of parity data P Q are striped across disks RAID 6 safeguards against data loss during rebuild mode by allowing up Block9 Pari to two consecutive drive failures for maximum fault tolerance 3ware 9690SA Product Brief High Performance Serial Attached SCSI SAS RAID Controller The LSI 3ware 9690SA SAS SATA hardware RAID controllers deliver indus try leading RAID 6 and RAID 5 performance expanded scalability2. Universal key external cable 2m EZ E 444 1D DD Video Editing Super Computing Video On Demand Disk to Disk Backup S3WARE 9690SA SERIES SELECTION GUIDE 9690SA 8I 9690SA 8E 9690SA 4I4E 9690SA 4I Form Factor Low profile Low profile Low profile Low profile SAS Ports 8 Internal 8 External 4 Internal 4 External 4 Internal Drive Interface SATA SAS SATA SAS SATA SAS SATA SAS PCI Express x8 x8 x8 x8 RAID Levels 15 6 10 50 1 5 6 10 50 o l S 6 10 S0 OF l 56 10 50 Single Disk Single Disk Single Disk Single Disk Onboard Memory 512MB DDR2 533 512MB DDR2 533 512MB DDR2 533 512MB DDR2 533 Connector Type SFF 8087 mini SAS SFF 8088 mini SAS SFF 8087 SFF 8088 mini SAS SFF 8087 mini SAS BBU with Remote Battery Support Yes Yes Yes Yes For more information and sales office locations please visit the LSI web sites at Isi com 3ware com NUP LSI LSI and Design logo 3ware StorSwitch StorSave MultiLane and 3DM are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation All other SF Y brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies ij LSI Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products and services herein at any time without notice LSI does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI nor does the purchase lease or use of
3. robust fault tolerance and multi terabyte capacities A PCI Express host interface StorSwitch architecture and sophisticated SAS and SATA II features drive this unrivaled performance It s Time for SAS 3ware pioneered the way for SATA and now capitalizes on time proven serial storage expertise to take users from parallel SCSI to SAS The 9690SA seizes the moment to enter the market just as SAS hard drives expanders and backplanes are more widely available and as enterprise infrastructures align to realize the potential of Serial Attached SCSI As SAS makes inroads into the SCSI market users will look to SAS to provide expanded connectivity and greater scalability and to the 3ware 9690SA for peace of mind Connect Expand Protect with SAS End users will enjoy configuration flexibility with four low profile PCI Express controller options eight internal ports eight external ports four internal four external ports or four internal ports Compatibility with industry standard SAS expanders will maximize flexibility Each 9690SA SAS controller scales to support 128 SAS and or SATA devices Advanced 3ware RAID architecture and SAS SATA and SATA II performance features includ ing 3Gb s and NCQ help rocket the 9690SA to RAID 5 and RAID 6 performance heights An optional Battery Backup Unit with integrated write journaling and remote battery mounting capability provides added data protection in the event of a power outag
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5. e The 9690SA supports RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 50 and Single Disk PCI EXPRESS The RAID 6 Difference RAID 6 eliminates the risk of data loss if a second hard disk drive fails while the RAID array is rebuilding Uniquely in the 3ware RAID 6 implementation two sets of parity are simulta neously calculated written and rotated across all the drives This second parity calculation enables the array to survive up to two drive failures without losing data significantly improving fault tolerance The 3ware RAID 6 double parity algorithm maximizes RAID 6 throughput so that the 9690SA controllers deliver unequaled RAID 6 write performance Enterprise class RAID Storage SAS is the preferred interface for the direct attach server space SCSI s former mainstay SAS is for mission critical applications that require higher levels of availability and native expansion SAS is optimized for the random performance requirements of the data center The 9690SA s advanced RAID features SAS connectivity and powerful 3ware performance architecture make it the ideal SCSI controller replacement LSI 3ware 9690SA 3ware 9690SA Specifications 3ware 9690SA Features Applications for 3ware Controllers Operating System Support 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 SAS or inex
6. pensive Serial ATA drives Bootable array support for greater fault tolerance of your OS Variable stripe size for performance tuning by application Support for greater than 2TB volumes Microsoft Windows Vista 2003 XP Mac OSX 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 3ware com support OS support 3ware 9690SA Specifications Low profile form factor PCI Express x8 configurations PCI Express 1 1 compliant Nn oO lt oO ples Wn 4 g Security 512MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protection Serial Attached SCSI SAS 1 1 specification support sumeilance 128 max disk drives via SAS expanders SATA 2 6 specification support Complete configuration management suite 3ware BIOS Manager 3BM easy to use BIOS configuration tool 3ware Disk Manager 2 browser based management tool Command Line Interface CLI scriptable configuration tool SNMP support SMTP support for email pager notification Staggered drive spin up support Auto carving allows LUNs gt 2TB to be divided into multiple units for legacy operating systems limited to 2TB max per LUN Battery Backup Unit BBU with remote battery support a Write journaling for improved performance and data protection against accidental drive removal Multiple SAS SATA RAID sets Multiple logical uni
7. t sizes and RAID levels on one card 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 Array Drive Status and drive identification LED support Enclosure management support for SES 2 0 via 12C or in band signaling Drive insertion and removal notification Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration RoHS 6 of 6 and WEEE compliant Fe A D BIOS PnP plug and play and BBS BIOS boot specification support Operating Temperature Controller 0 C to 50 C BBU 10 C to 40 C Power Requirements 18W maximum Dimensions 9690SA 8I 7 60 L x 2 73 H 19 30cm L x 6 93cm H 9690SA 8E 7 80 L x 2 73 H 19 80cm L x 6 93cm H 9690SA 4I4E 7 25 L x 2 73 H 19 30cm L x 6 93cm H 9690SA 4I 7 60 L x 2 73 H 19 30cm L x 6 93cm H Service and Support 3 year warranty Support via the web at www 3ware com support For latest motherboard and hard drive compatibility listing go to www 3ware com products sys_compatibility asp Accessories BBU MODULE 04 Battery Backup Unit BATT SPARE 02 Replacement battery for BBU MODULE 04 CBL SFF8087 05M 0 5m Multi lane internal cable CBL SFF8087 06M 0 6m Multi lane internal cable CBL SFF8088SAS 10M Universal key external cable 1m CBL SFF8088SAS 20M
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