AMCC builds on established 3ware SATA RAID leadership to introduce the 3ware 9690SA SAS controller, the new standard in Serial Attached SCSI RAID. As SATA and SAS technologies converge, users look to SAS to provide expanded connectivity and greater scalability and to the 3ware 9690SA for record setting performance

Expand with SAS
End users will enjoy configuration flexibility with three low profile PCI Express controller options: eight internal ports, eight external ports, or four internal/four external ports. Compatibility for industry standard SAS expanders will maximize scalability. Each 3ware 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 drive the 9690SA to unmatched RAID 5 and RAID 6 performance heights. An optional remote Battery Backup Unit with integrated write journaling 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.