AMCC 9690SA User Manual
Chapter 1. Getting Started
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3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
System Requirements
Motherboard and Slot Requirements
A workstation-class or server-class motherboard with an x8 or x16
PCI-Express® slot. A list of systems that have been tested is
available at
PCI-Express® slot. A list of systems that have been tested is
available at
http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp
Enclosure Requirements
In order to attach more than four drives per connector, enclosures
with expanders are required.
with expanders are required.
In order to use enclosure support services, such as locating a drive
by blinking an LED or notification of a rebuild, the enclosure needs
to support SES (SCSI Enclosure Services). For a list of approved
enclosures, see
by blinking an LED or notification of a rebuild, the enclosure needs
to support SES (SCSI Enclosure Services). For a list of approved
enclosures, see
http://www.3ware.com/products/
sys_compatibility.asp
.
Internal backplane connector: 4x SFF-8087 Mini Multi-lane 4i
External enclosure backplane connector: Multi-lane SFF-8088
Note:
Some older external enclosures may have an Infiniband
connector, which will require an SFF-8088-to-SFF-8470 cable.
Drive Requirements
SAS and/or SATA drives can be used with the 3ware 9690SA
RAID controller.
RAID controller.
SATA Drives must meet SATA-1 (1.5 Gb/s) or SATA-2 (3.0 Gb/s)
standards. Drives may be of any capacity or physical form factor.
standards. Drives may be of any capacity or physical form factor.
SAS (3.0 Gb/s) drives may be of any capacity or physical form
factor.
factor.
A list of tested drives is available at
http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp
.