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CARD PCI-E X8 SAS 4CH RAID 128MB Print
March 2011

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The Series 2 family of Adaptec Unified Serial™ (SATA/SAS) RAID controllers leverages the same industry-leading dual-core hardware RAID design as our industry-leading Series 5 Performance RAID controllers.

The Raid card features 800 MHz of processing power, a 128MB of DDR2 write cache, connectivity with the latest x8 PCI-Express, and direct I/O connectivity for SATA/SAS tape devices and hard drives. Using SAS expanders, it supports up to 128 devices.

This card supports a wide range of operating systems, compatibility with more than 300 third-party devices, and full integration with Adaptec Storage Manager™ for centralized management of all Adaptec RAID controllers on the network.

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Highlights

  • Intelligent Power Management
  • 4 internal ports
  • MD2 – Low profile form factor
  • 800MHz processor
  • 8-Lane PCI-Express bus interface
  • 0, 1, 1E, and 10 RAID levels
  • Support for Hybrid SSD/HDD RAID 1, 10
  • 128MB DDR2 cache
  • Up to 128 SATA or SAS drives using SAS expanders
  • 1 SFF-8087 (int.) connectors
  • Adaptec Storage Manager, Copyback Hot Spare management features
  • RoHS compliant
  • 3 years warranty
  • Complete List of Supported Operating Systems
3A2405
Specifications
Bus System Interface Type
  8-lane PCIe
Internal Connectors
1 internal (SFF-8087) MiniSAS

Data Transfer Rate
3 Gb/s per port
Package Contents
• RAID Card Controller
• Low profile vented bracket
• Quick Installation Guide (English/French/
  German /Italian/Spanish)
• Software and documentation CDs
• Cable: one Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout
   cable w/ sideband(2247000-R), 0.5 meter

Adaptec 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
Adaptec BIOS Utility (ACU)
• BIOS level configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support
Physical Size
2.5" H x 6.6" L (64mm x 167mm)

Operating Temperature

0°C to 55°C* (with 200 LFM airflow)
 
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).

* Ambient temperature measured 1" away from the RAID processor

Operating Voltage
1 amp @ 3.3V

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 
Delivers a new price/performance level and enhanced reliability for entry-level applications

Key Differentiators  
Intelligent Power Management

Customer Needs  
The better reliability offered by hardware RAID, and a feature set designed for the latest applications, including Linux open source drivers and external connectivity, without needing to step up to the cost of a more sophisticated controller for their entry-level applications.

Form Factor  
MD2 Low-Profile

Cache Memory
128MB of DDR2 memory

RAID Levels
RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10, JBOD

Key RAID Features
• Supports 4 direct-attached or up to 128 SATA
  or SAS disk drives using SAS expanders
• 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
• Multiple arrays per disk drive
• Bad stripe table
• Dynamic sector repair
• Staggered drive spin-up
• Bootable array support
• Optimized Disk Utilization