ARC-1200

2-Port PCIe x1 to SATA RAID controller. It provides two SATA ll ports on a single controller. When properly configured, the SATA RAID adapter can provide a high degree of performance and fault tolerance with data mirroring for maximum protection. The ARC-1200 is the industry's most compelling PCIe x1 to SATA ll RAID solution which economically delivers full-featured true hardware RAID to desktop and workstations as well as entry-level servers.

Architecture:

• 400MHz Storage processor • PCIe x1 bus • DDR2 400 SDRAM • Write-through or write-back cache support • Support up to 2 SATA ll drives • 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 • NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log • Redundant flash image for adapter availability • RoHS Compliant

RAID Features:

• RAID level 0, 1, Single Disk and JBOD • Multiple RAID selection • Array roaming • Online RAID level/stripe size migration • Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously • Instant availability • Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding • Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support) • SMART disk drive monitoring for reliability

Monitors/Indicators:

• System status indication through HDD activity/fault connector, and alarm buzzer • SMTP support email notification • SNMP support for remote notification • I2C Enclosure management ready

RAID Management:

• Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM • In-Band Manager • Web browser-based McRAID Storage manager via Http Proxy Server for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD system • Hot key “boot-up” McBIOS RAID manager via BIOS • Support Command Line Interface (CLI) • Support controller's API library for customer to write its own AP • Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility • HDD Stress Test (HST) utility for production • Out-of-Band Manager • Push Button and LCD display panel

Operating System:

• Windows 7/2008/Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000 • RedHat Linux • SuSE Linux • FreeBSD • Novell Netware 6.5 • Solaris 10/11 x86/x86_64 • Mac OS 10.4.x/10.5.x/10.6.x (EFI BIOS support)