AMCC 9690SA Manuale Utente
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Chapter 1. Getting
Started
The 3ware® 9690SA SAS RAID controller provides these features:
Support for up to 128 SAS and/or SATA devices
RAID 6 with simultaneous parity generation to maximize
performance
performance
8th-generation StorSwitch™ switch fabric for maximum
controller output
controller output
StreamFusion™ optimization of RAID 5 and RAID 6 disk
accesses to maximize application performance under heavy
loads
accesses to maximize application performance under heavy
loads
StorSave Battery Backup Unit (BBU) with write journaling to
optimize data protection and performance (BBU must be
purchased separately).
optimize data protection and performance (BBU must be
purchased separately).
RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, and Hot Spare
PCI Express® x8 connectivity
Contents of this Package
If you purchased a full retail kit, the following items
are included:
One of the following 3ware 9690SA RAID controller cards:
9690SA-4I (one internal 4x wide port)
9690SA-8I (two internal 4x wide ports)
9690SA-8E (two external 4x wide ports)
9690SA-4I4E (one internal 4x wide port and one external
4x wide port)
4x wide port)
9690SA-8IF (two internal 4x wide ports)