AMCC 3WARE 9690SA - Manual (Page 5)

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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
„ 8th-generation StorSwitch™ switch fabric for maximum
controller output
„ StreamFusion™ optimization of RAID 5 and RAID 6 disk
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).
„ 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)
„ 9690SA-8IF (two internal 4x wide ports)