ARC-1223-8i

SAS builds on parallel SCSI by providing higher performance, improving data availability, and simplifying system design. The SAS interface supports both SAS disk drives for data-intensive applications and Serial ATA (SATA) drives for low-cost bulk storage of reference data. The ARC-12x3-4i/-8i support directly attach 4/8 SAS ports via 1 or 2 internal SFF-8087 connector. The ARC-12x3-4i/8i RAID controllers are low-profile PCIe cards, ideal for 1U and 2U rack-mount systems without needing the expansion capability. These controllers utilize the same RAID kernel that has been field-proven in existing external RAID controller products, allowing Areca to quickly bring stable and reliable RAID controllers to the market.

• Low Profile PCI RAID Card • I/O Process: RAID-on-Chip 800MHz • On-Board Cache: 512MB ECC DDR2-800 SDRAM • Host Bus Type: PCIe 2.0 x 8 Lanes • Driver Connector: 1xSFF-8087 (ARC-1213-4i); 2xSFF-8087 (ARC-1223-8i) • Drive Support: 4 x SAS/SATA HDDs (ARC-1213-4i); 8 x SAS/SATA HDDs (ARC-1223-8i) • RAID Level: 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, Single Disk or JBOD (ARC-1213-4i); 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD (ARC-1223-8i) • Form Factor: Low Profile

ARCHITECTURE

• 800MHz RAID-on-Chip (ROC) processor • PCIe 2.0 x8 lane host interface • Support up to 4/8 internal 6Gb/s SAS physical links • ARC-1213-4i/8i supports up to 4/8 x 6Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs • Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements • BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance • BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification support • Support EFI BIOS for Mac Pro • NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log • Redundant flash image for controller availability • Battery Backup Module (BBM) ready (Option) • RoHS compliant

RAID FEATURES:

• RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD • Multiple RAID selection • Online array roaming • Offline RAID set • Online RAID level/stripe size migration • Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously • Online volume set growth • Instant availability and background initialization • Support global and dedicated hot spare • Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and rebuilding • Greater than 2TB capacity per disk drive support • Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support) • Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life • Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock over the on board • Ethernet port

MONITORE/INDICATORS:

• System status indication through global HDD activity/fault con-nector, individual • activity/fault connector, LCD/I2C connector and alarm buzzer • SMTP support for email notification • SNMP support for remote manager • Enclosure management (SES-2, SMP and SGPIO) ready

RAID MANAGEMENT:

• Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM • In-Band Manager • Hot key "boot-up" McBIOS RAID manager via M/B BIOS • Web browser-based McRAID storage manager via ArcHttp proxy server for all • operating systems • Support Command Line Interface (CLI) • API library for customer to write monitor utility • Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility • Out-of-Band Manager • Firmware-embedded web browser-based McRAID storage manager, SMTP • manager, SNMP agent and Telnet function via Ethernet port • API library for customer to write monitor utility • Support push button and LCD display panel (option)

OPERATING SYSTEMS:

• Windows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003 • Linux • FreeBSD • VMware • Solaris 10/11 x86/x86_64 • Mac OS 10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x

ENVIREMONTAL/PHYSICAL:

• Dimension: ARC-1213-4i/1223-8i: 62(H) x 168(L) mm Environmental Specifications • Operating: Temperature:+5°c to +60°c: Humidity: 15-80% non-condensing • Storage Temperature:-40°c to 70°c; Humidity: 5-90% non-condensing • Power Dissipation: 12V +3.3V; ARC-12x3 series: 12.1W (9.6W+2.5W)