AMCC 3WARE 9690SA Bedienungsanleitung
3ware® 9690SA
SAS/SATA RAID
Controller
PN 720-0185-00
August 2008
Installation Guide
ii 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Contents of this Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
9690SA RAID Controller Card Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2. Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . 10
Tools You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before You Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Install the Controller in the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Attach the Cables to Your Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect the Cables to Backplanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Finishing Up the RAID Controller Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configure Your RAID Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 3. Installing a Battery Backup Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Before You Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing the Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Remote Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Appendix: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sales and ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Feedback on this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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About this Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of the 3ware® 9690SA SAS
RAID Controller. This guide tells you how to install it.
The following additional documentation is available for your 3ware
RAID controller on the CD that came with your controller. It is also
available through the 3ware website:
3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, Version 9.5.1
3ware HTML Bookshelf is an HTML version of the
documentation, combining the User Guide and the CLI Guide.
Online help is also available when you are using 3DM 2 (3ware
Disk Manager).
Additional support information is available in the 3ware
Knowledgebase, at this website: http://www.3ware.com/KB
Chapter Description
1 Getting Started Overview of the 3ware RAID controller and
important safety factors to keep in mind during
installation
2 Installing Your 3ware
RAID Controller How to install your 3ware RAID controller
3 Installing a Battery
Backup Unit How to install and maintain a BBU
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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)
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23ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
This document, 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Controller
Installation Guide
3ware CD-ROM with driver, software, and additional
documentation
Appropriate cables for your 3ware 9690SA model.
9690SA-4I (one internal SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 cable)
9690SA-8I or 9690SA-8IF (two internal SFF-8087 to SFF-
8087 cables)
9690SA-8E (two external SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 cables)
9690SA-4I4E (one internal SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 cable
and one external SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 cable)
If you purchased the 3ware RAID controller in a single pack or
as part of a bulk pack, cables are not included.
9690SA RAID Controller Card Models
Figure 1. 4-Port 3ware 9690SA-4I Serial ATA RAID Controller
Internal Multi-
lane connector
BBU connector and hole for post
I2C connector
Heat Sinks
9690SA RAID Controller Card Models
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Figure 2. 8-Port 3ware 9690SA-8I Serial ATA RAID Controller
Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9690SA-8IF Serial ATA RAID Controller
Two internal
Multi-lane
connectors
BBU connector and hole for post
I2C connector
Heat Sinks
Two internal
Multi-lane
connectors
BBU connector and hole for post
Heat Sinks
I2C connector I2C jumper 1
Buzzer
Jumper
Buzzer
1Enables on board MUX if jumper is installed.
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Figure 4. 8-Port 3ware 9690SA-8E Serial ATA RAID Controller
Figure 5. 8-Port 3ware 9690SA-4I4E Serial ATA RAID Controller
Cables
Important: You should only use AMCC/3ware certified cables
with your 3ware RAID controller. Using an incorrect cable can
result in drives that are not detected. The appropriate cables are
included with your controller. If you must replace a cable, see
the list of available cables and associated part numbers at
http://3ware.com/products/cables.asp.
Two external Multi-lane
connectors BBU connector and hole for post
Heat Sinks
One external Multi-lane
One internal
Multi-lane
connector
Heat Sinks
BBU connector and hole
I2C
connector
Cables
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SFF-8087-to-SFF-8087 Multi-lane cables
Use with an internal connector of the 9690SA-8I, 9690SA-8IF,
9690SA-4I, or 9690SA-4I4E 3ware RAID controller.
These cables are for use with a multi-lane-enabled drive backplane
that has the SFF-8087 mini SATA/SAS 4i connectors. These cables
have multi-lane cable plug connectors on each end (Figure 6).
Figure 6. Multi-lane Cable Serial ATA (SFF-8087)
SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 Multi-lane cables
For use with the 9690SA-8E and 9690SA-4I4E 3ware RAID
controller cards, the SFF-8088 cable connects the external card
connector to an external enclosure or backplane.
Figure 7. Multi-lane SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 SAS cable
Other Available Cables
Two additional cables for other connectors can be purchased
separately:
SFF-8087 to SFF-8470 for external enclosures that require an
SFF-8470 (Infiniband) connector
Multi-lane SATA breakout cable (SFF-8087) for direct
connection to SATA drives from internal connectors.
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System Requirements
Motherboard and Slot Requirements
A workstation-class or server-class motherboard with an x8 or x16
PCI-Express® slot. A list of systems that have been tested is
available at http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp
Enclosure Requirements
In order to attach more than four drives per connector, enclosures
with expanders are required.
In order to use enclosure support services, such as locating a drive
by blinking an LED or notification of a rebuild, the enclosure needs
to support SES (SCSI Enclosure Services). For a list of approved
enclosures, see http://www.3ware.com/products/
sys_compatibility.asp.
Internal backplane connector: 4x SFF-8087 Mini Multi-lane 4i
External enclosure backplane connector: Multi-lane SFF-8088
Note: Some older external enclosures may have an Infiniband
connector, which will require an SFF-8088-to-SFF-8470 cable.
Drive Requirements
SAS and/or SATA drives can be used with the 3ware 9690SA
RAID controller.
SATA Drives must meet SATA-1 (1.5 Gb/s) or SATA-2 (3.0 Gb/s)
standards. Drives may be of any capacity or physical form factor.
SAS (3.0 Gb/s) drives may be of any capacity or physical form
factor.
A list of tested drives is available at
http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp.
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