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AMCC Storage 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller
Introduction
As the new in-house enterprise hardware reviewer for TechwareLabs.com, I will be focusing my upcoming reviews and editorials on enterprise server hardware. The first piece of hardware that I have had the pleasure to review is the AMCC Storage 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller. The 9690SA is an 8-Port RAID controller that supports up to 128 SAS and/or SATA2 devices.
- Summary of Supported Operating Systems
- Windows XP [32-bit x86 & 64-bit x86_64 (x64) AMD Opteron/Intel EM64T]
- Windows 2003 [32-bit x86 & 64-bit x86_64 (x64) AMD Opteron/Intel EM64T] driver is logo certified
- Windows 2008 is not currently supported*
- RedHat EL 5
- OpenSuSE 10.2,10.3
- SuSE Enterprise (SLES) 10 , 10 SP1
- Fedora Core 6,7,8
- Linux 2.6.23 kernel or greater includes a driver for the 9690SA and 7000/8000/9500S/9550SX(U)/9590SE/9650SE series controllers
- All 9690SA drivers are backward compatible and can be used with the 9500S/9550SX(U)/9590SE/9650SE/9650SE series controllers
- For a complete listing, see the compatibility website http://www.3ware.com/support/OS-Support.asp
| 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 | 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 |
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