SAS
3ware
®
9690sA
High Performance Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID Controllers
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.
Expand Your Horizon
with
SAS
Connectivity,
Data Protection
and
Performance
.
2
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
SAS and SATA
SAS and SATA
SAS and SATA
SAS and SATA
PCI Express
x8
x8
x8
x8
RAID Levels
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk
Onboard Memory
512MB DDR2 533
512MB DDR2 533
512MB DDR2 533
512MB DDR2 533
Connector Type and Quantity
2X SFF-8087 mini-SAS
2X SFF-8088 mini-SAS
1X SFF-8087/1X SFF-8088 mini-SAS
1X SFF-8087 mini-SAS
BBU with Remote Battery Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3ware 9690sA specifications
• Scalable to 128 SAS and/or Serial ATA devices
• PCI Express eight lane (x8) host interface
• Configuration flexibility with four configuration options
— 8 internal ports
— 8 external ports
— 4 internal/four external ports
— 4 internal ports
• SAS, SATA, and SATA II features, including 3Gb/s and NCQ
• Low profile form factor
• 512MB DDR2 533 ECC protected memory
• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and Single Disk
• RoHS 6 of 6 and WEEE compliant
3ware 9690sA series selection Guide