700-3406-01 AMCC LSI 3Ware 9690SA-4I4E SATA SAS PCIe x8 Raid

LSI AMCC 3 Ware 9690SA-4I4E 4-Port 3gb SATA SAS RAID Controller PCI-E x8 Part #(s): 9690SA, 700-3406-01

• Brand: AMCC
• Manufacturer: LSI Logic
• Part #:700-3406-01
• Alt. Part Identifiers: 9750-4i,Q99968
• Specs:-
•   ::  Type: Raid controller card
•   ::  Description: AMCC LSI 3Ware 9690SA-4I4E SATA SAS PCIe x8 RAID Controller
•   (includes-LSI AMCC 3Ware 9650SE BBU 03 04 Module with Battery Part #: 700-3190-03c and cable)
•   ::  Ports: 8-port (4 internal, 4 external ports)
•   ::  Interface: SATA+SAS
•   ::  Raid: SAS/SATA hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 
•   ::  Onboard Memory: 512MB DDR2 533
•   ::  Connectors: 
•   SFF-8087/SFF-8088 mini-SAS
•   ::  Low profile form factor
•   ::  PCI Express x8 configurations, PCI Express 1.1 compliant 
•   ::  Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 1.1 specification support 
•   ::  SATA 2.6 specification support
•   ::  BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
• Condition: New
• Warranty: 1 (one) year Tekmart Africa warranty
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Key points to note on these 700-3406-01 AMCC LSI 3Ware 9690SA-4I4E SATA SAS PCIe x8 Raid cards:-

The LSI 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA hardware RAID controllers deliver industry-leading RAID 6 and RAID 5 performance, expanded scalability, robust fault tolerance, and multi-terabyte capacities. A PCI Express host interface, StorSwitch™ architecture and sophisticated SAS and SATA II features drive this unrivaled performance.

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.

End users will enjoy configuration flexibility with four low profile PCI Express controller options: eight internal ports, eight external ports, four internal/four external ports, or four internal ports. Compatibility with industry standard SAS expanders will maximize flexibility. Each 9690SA SAS controller scales to support 128 SAS and/or SATA devices.

Advanced 3ware RAID architecture and SAS, SATA, and SATA II performance features, including 3Gb/s and NCQ, help rocket the 9690SA to RAID 5 and RAID 6 performance heights. An optional Battery Backup Unit with integrated write journaling and remote battery mounting capability provides added data protection in the event of a power outage. The 9690SA supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and Single Disk.

These cards, then have these extended features:-

• ::  8th-generation StorSwitch™ non-blocking switched architecture.
• ::  On-board I/O RISC processor and RAID offload provides true hardware RAID – SCSI device driver model to take advantage of SAS or inexpensive Serial ATA drives.
• ::  Bootable array support for greater fault tolerance of your OS n Variable stripe size for performance tuning by application n Support for greater than 2TB volumes n 512MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protection.
• ::  128 max disk drives via SAS expanders.
• ::  Complete configuration management suite – 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) – easy to use BIOS configuration tool – 3ware Disk Manager 2 – browser-based management tool – Command Line Interface (CLI) – scriptable configuration tool.
• ::  SNMP support n SMTP support for email/pager notification.
• ::  Staggered drive spin-up support.
• ::  Auto carving allows LUNs > 2TB to be divided into multiple units for legacy operating systems limited to 2TB max. per LUN.
• ::  Battery Backup Unit (BBU) with remote battery support.
• ::  Write journaling for improved performance and data protection against accidental drive removal.
• ::  Multiple SAS/SATA RAID sets.
• ::  Multiple logical unit sizes and RAID levels on one card.
• ::  Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability.
• ::  Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection.
• ::  S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability.
• ::  Emergency Flash Recovery protects against failed firmware upgrade.
• ::  Drive activity LED support.
• ::  Array/Drive Status and drive identification LED support
• ::  Enclosure management support for SES 2.0 via I2C or in-band signaling
• ::  Drive insertion and removal notification
• ::  Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration