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CARD PCI-E X8 SAS 16CH RAID 512MB Print
March 2011
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The Series 5 family of high-performance Unified Serial™ (SATA/SAS) RAID controllers offers both high I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing for use with cost-effective, high-capacity SATA drives or high-performance SAS drives.

This RAID card utilizes industry-leading dual core RAID on Chip (ROC), 512MB of DDR2 write cache, and connectivity with the latest x8 PCI-Express to deliver over 250,000 I/Os 1.2GBs. Using SAS expanders, it can connect up to 256 SATA/SAS devices.

Supports a broad range of operating systems, compatibility with more than 300 third-party devices, and full integration with Storage Manager for centralized management of all RAID controllers on the network.

Intelligent Power Management - Reduce Power by up to 70%
The power required by disks is a primary ongoing storage cost. Full power is maintained to every disk whether it is actively being used or not, which also increases cooling costs. Intelligent Power Management slashes power and cooling costs by spinning down idle disks and providing a lower power mode for active disks.

Highlights

  • Intelligent Power Management
  • 20 (16 internal/4 external) ports
  • Half-length/full height form factor
  • 1.2GHz Dual Core RAID on Chip (ROC) processor
  • 8-Lane PCI-Express bus interface
  • 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD RAID levels
  • Support for Hybrid SSD/HDD RAID 1, 10
  • 512MB DDR2 Cache
  • 4 SFF-8087 (int.); 1 SFF-8088 (ext.) connectors
  • Up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
  • Storage Manager, Copyback Hot Spare management features
  • Battery backup (optional)
  • RoHS compliant
  • 3 year warranty
  • Complete List of Supported Operating Systems

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Specifications
Bus System Interface Type
8-lane PCIe
External Connectos
1 external (SFF-8088) Mini SAS
Internal Connectors
4 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS
Package Contents
• RAID Controller
• Quick Installation Guide
• Software and documentation CDs
• Cables: four internal Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cables w/ sideband (2247000-R), 0.5 meter

Storage Manager™ (ASM)
• Java-based GUI Management Utility
• Remote configuration, monitoring & notification
• ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux,  SCO, Solaris, FreeBSD
• Microsoft VDS Support
• SNMP, SMTP
• Remote firmware updates

ARCCONF
• Command Line Interface
 BIOS Utility (ACU)
• BIOS level configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support
Physical Size
4.6” H x 6.43” L (116mm x 164mm)

Operating Temperature
0°C to 55°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; without battery)
0°C to 40°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; with battery)

Note: This Adaptec card contains a powerful RAID processor which requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Please install this card only into server or PC chassis with recommended airflow (200 LFM).
Operating Voltage
0.47 amp @ 3.3V
1.8 amp @ 12V
Regulatory Certifications
CE, FCC, UL,  C-tick, VCCI
Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)
873,402 hours at 40 degree C.
Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Linux
SUSE Linux
SCO OpenServer
UnixWare
Sun Solaris
FreeBSD
VMware ESX

Benefits 
Performance Unified Serial RAID controller supports both SATA and SAS devices. Ideal for bandwidth intensive storage applications; NAS, OLTP servers, web servers, and digital surveillance.

Key Differentiators  
Intelligent Power Management

Customer Needs  
High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing.

Form Factor  
MD2 Low-Profile

Cache Memory
512MB of DDR2 memory

RAID Levels
RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50 and 60
Key RAID Features
• Supports 20 direct-attached or up to 256 SATA
  or SAS disk drives using SAS expanders
• RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50 and 60
• Quick initialization
• Online Capacity Expansion
• Copyback Hot Spare
• Dynamic caching algorithm
• Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Background initialization
• Hot-plug drive support
• RAID Level Migration
• Hot spares – global, dedicated, and pooled
• Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
• SAF-TE enclosure management
• Configurable stripe size
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Up to 512TB array sizes
• Multiple arrays per disk drive
• Bad stripe table
• Dynamic sector repair
• Staggered drive spin-up
• Bootable array support
• Optimized Disk Utilization