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Drive Requirements
For 9650SE Model Controllers
Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be
connected to two, four, eight, twelve, sixteen, or twenty-four SATA drives
using the supplied interface cables.
Drives must meet SATA-1 (1.5 GB/s) or SATA-2 (3.0 Gb/s) standards.
For 9690SA Model Controllers
The 3ware 9690SA RAID controller may be connected to up to 128 SAS and/
or SATA drives. If all drives are SAS drives and connections are made to both
ports of each SAS drive from the controller (for redundancy and
performance), then a maximum of 64 drives may be used. A maximum of 32
drives are allowed per RAID unit and up to 32 active RAID units per
controller. Also, there is a limit of 4 enclosures with SAS expanders per
controller.
You cannot mix SAS and SATA drives in the same unit.
Drives and drive enclosures must meet SAS (3.0 Gbps) and SATA (1.5 or 3.0
Gbps) standards.
Table 2: Required Slots for 3ware RAID Controller Models
Controller Model
PCI-E X1
PCI-E X4 PCI-E X8
PCI-E x16
PCI-X (64-bit)
9690SA (all
models)
N
O
N
O
Y
ES
Yes
No
9650SE-2LPML
Y
ES
Y
ES
Y
ES
Yes
No
9650SE-4LPML
N
O
Y
ES
Y
ES
Yes
No
9650SE-4LPME
N
O
Y
ES
Y
ES
Yes
No
9650SE-8LPML
N
O
Y
ES
Y
ES
Yes
No
9650SE-12ML
N
O
N
O
Y
ES
Yes
No
9650SE-16ML
N
O
N
O
Y
ES
Yes
No
9650SE-24M8
N
O
N
O
Y
ES
Yes
No
9590SE
N
O
Y
ES
Y
ES
Yes
No
Notes:
3ware 9690SA and 9650SE RAID controllers must be installed in a PCI Express
slot that complies with PCI 1.1 or later standards.
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