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CARD PCI-E X8 SAS 8CH RAID 512MB Z Print
March 2011
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This Series 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.

The 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.

Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection – Save Thousands of Dollars in Data Center Costs
This raid controllers introduce Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection, a revolutionary advancement that maximizes performance and extends power savings by protecting controller cache without battery backup units and without incurring monitoring, maintenance, replacement or disposal costs. During a system power loss, the flash memory-based cache protection can preserve data for up to 10 years.

Intelligent Power Management - Reduce Power by up to 70%
Intelligent Power Management slashes storage power and cooling costs by spinning down idle disks and providing a lower power mode for active disks.

Highlights

  • Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection
  • Intelligent Power Management
  • 8 internal ports
  • MD2 – Low profile form factor
  • 1.2GHz Dual Core RAID on Chip (ROC)
  • 8-Lane PCI-Express bus interface
  • 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Support for Hybrid SSD/HDD RAID 1, 10
  • 512MB DDR2 cache
  • 4GB NAND flash for cache protection
  • 2 SFF-8087 (int.)
  • Up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
  • Adaptec Storage Manager, Copyback Hot Spare management features
  • RoHS compliant
  • 3 year warranty
  • Complete List of Supported Operating Systems
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Specifications
Data Transfer Rate
3 Gb/s per port
Bus System Interface Type
8-lane PCIe
Internal Connectors
2 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS
Package Contents
• RAID Controller
• Additional low profile vented bracket
• Quick Installation Guide
• Software and documentation CDs

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
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).
Operating Voltage
0.40 amp @ 3.3V
1.2 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 
Supports maxCache SSD Caching with many popular SSDs.
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. Offers Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection and Intelligent Power Management.

Key Differentiators  
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection
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 8 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