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3w ar e ® 9690SA SAS/SA T A RAID Contr oller PN 720-0185-00 August 2008 Inst allation Guide.
ii 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Cop yright ©2004-2008 Applied Micro Circuits Co rporation (AMCC). All rights reserved. This publicatio n may be copied or reprodu ced for reference purposes only . All other purposes require the express written consent of AMCC, 215 Moff ett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.
www.3ware.com iii About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Contents of this Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide About this Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the 3ware® 9690SA SAS RAID Controller . This guide tel ls you how to install it. The following additional documenta tion is available for your 3ware RAID controller on the CD that came with your controller .
www.3ware.com 1 Chap ter 1. Getting Star ted The 3ware® 9690SA SAS RAID controller provides these features: Support for up to 1 28 SAS and/or SA T A devices RAID 6 with simultaneous parity ge.
Chapter 1. Ge tting S tarted 2 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide This document, 3war e 9690 SA SAS/SA T A RAID Contr oller Installation Guide 3ware CD-ROM with driver , software, and additional documentation Appropriate cables fo r your 3ware 9690SA model.
9690SA RAID Controller Card Models www.3ware.com 3 Figure 2. 8-Por t 3ware 9690SA-8I Serial A T A RAID Controller Figure 3. 8-Por t 3ware 9690SA-8IF Serial A T A RAID Con tr oller T wo internal Multi-.
Chapter 1. Ge tting S tarted 4 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Figure 4. 8-Por t 3ware 9690SA-8E Serial A T A RA ID Controller Figure 5. 8-Por t 3ware 9690SA-4I4E Serial A T A RAID Controller Cables Import ant: Y ou should only use AMCC/3ware ce rtified cables with your 3ware RAID controller .
Cables www.3ware.com 5 SFF-8087-to-SF F-8087 Multi-lane cables Use with an internal connector of the 9690SA-8I, 9690SA-8 IF , 9690SA-4I, or 9690S A-4I4E 3ware RAID controller . These cables are for use with a mu lti-lane-enabled drive backpl ane that has the SFF-8087 mini SA T A/SAS 4i connectors.
Chapter 1. Ge tting S tarted 6 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide System R equir ements Motherboar d and Slot R equir ements 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 .
System Requirements www.3ware.com 7 Operating Sy stem Requirements W indows XP , W indows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit x86), W indows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit x86), W indows V ista (32-bit.
Chapter 1. Ge tting S tarted 8 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Saf ety Infor mation T o reduce the risk of bodily injury , electrical shock, fire, and equipment damage, read this info rmation and observe all warnings and precautions in this guide before installing or maintaining your computer .
Safety Informa tion www.3ware.com 9 P er sonal Safety W hen Installing the 9690SA RAID Controller in Y our Computer Protecting Equipment and Data ESD (Electrost atic Discharge) Pre cautions T o avoid .
Chapter 1. Ge tting S tarted 10 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Installation Considerations Air Flow , Cable Length, and Routing Sp ace Adequate airflow and ventilation are particularly important for 3ware 9690SA RAID controllers.
www.3ware.com 11 Chap ter 2. Installing Y our 3w ar e RAID Contr oller T ools Y ou Need Y ou will need the following tools during installation: An ESD grounding strap or mat A Phillips screwdriver Before Y ou Star t 3ware 9690SA RAID controllers can be installe d in a standard enclosure or in an enclosure with a backplane.
Chapter 2. Installing Y our 3ware RAID Controller 12 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Install the Controller in the C omputer 1 If the computer is running, shut it down. T urn off power to th e computer and disconnect the power cord from the outlet.
Install the Controller i n the Computer www.3ware.com 13 7 Press down gently on the edge of the 3ware RAID controller directly above the PCI Express slot until it is fully seated.
Chapter 2. Installing Y our 3ware RAID Controller 14 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Attac h the Cables to Y our Contr oller The internal and external connectors of the 9690SA RAID controller accept different cable connector plugs.
Connect the Cables to Backplanes www.3ware.com 15 External Connector s The 9690SA-8E and 9690SA-4I4E contro ller cards have external connectors and use the SFF-8088 cable. Insert the SFF-8088 cable plug connector into the multi-lane external connector of the controller .
Chapter 2. Installing Y our 3ware RAID Controller 16 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Note: If your backplane has individual connections for ea ch drive, or if you do not have a backp lane, you can directly connect up to 4 drives per intern al connector through use of a breakout ca b le.
www.3ware.com 17 Chapter 3. Installing a Batter y Bac kup Unit The Battery Backup Unit (BBU) is an optional add-on consisting of a control module and a battery pack. When used with the 3ware 96 90SA RAID contro ller , the BBU control module is mounted on the RAID controller and the battery pack is installed on a remote battery board.
Chapter 3. Installing a Ba ttery Backup Unit 18 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide Before Y ou Star t Before installing the BBU, do the following: 1 Decide which expansion slot locations to use for the 3ware RAID controller and the remote battery board.
Installing the Control Module www.3ware.com 19 T o install the control mo dule Note: The following illustrations sh ow the 9690SA-4I4E. If you have a 9690SA-8E the location of the control module post hole will be different. 1 Remove the screw head from th e plastic post on the BBU control module and set it asid e (you will rea ttach it soon.
Chapter 3. Installing a Ba ttery Backup Unit 20 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide 3 Press down gently until the BBU is seated. Figure 13.
Installing the Remote Battery www.3ware.com 21 3 Select the battery location on the remote battery board. The battery can be moun ted in 3 different positi ons, as marked on the board (see Figure 14). Use the position that will make it easiest to connect the battery powe r cable to the BBU control module on the 3ware RAID co ntro ller .
Chapter 3. Installing a Ba ttery Backup Unit 22 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide 4 Mount the battery in the selected loca tion by snapping it in place.
Installing the Remote Battery www.3ware.com 23 10 Insert the battery power connector into the power receptacle on the BBU control module. Figure 16. Inserting the boards and connecting the batter y po.
Chapter 3. Installing a Ba ttery Backup Unit 24 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide R eplacing the Batter y The Battery Backup Unit (BBU) will last for many years. The BBU battery has an expected life span of one to two years depending on usage.
Replacing the Battery www.3ware.com 25 Figure 17 . R emoving the power ca ble from the BBU module 3 Remove the remote battery board from your system. a Press down on the top of the ba ttery module to free the clip on the bottom of the module.
Chapter 3. Installing a Ba ttery Backup Unit 26 3ware 9690SA SAS/SATA RAID Cont roller Installation Guide 4 Insert the new battery and reattach the battery module to the remote battery board. 5 If you removed the BBU control mo dule in step 6, reattach it now .
www.3ware.com 27 A ppendix: T ec hnical Suppor t For support, troubleshooting tip s, frequently asked questions, software releases, and compatibility in formation related to 3ware RAID controllers, refer to: 3ware support page at: http://www .3ware.
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