Areca ARC-1222 Prospecto
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Adapter Architecture
Intel 800MHz IOP348 I/O processor with SAS controller
PCIe x8 link host interface
256MB on-board DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection
Support write-through or write-back cache
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
Intel RAID engine support extreme performance RAID 6
function
NVRAM for RAID configuration & transaction log
Redundant flash image for adapter availability
Battery Backup Module ready (Option)
RoHS Compliant
RAID Features
RAID level 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 or JBOD
Multiple RAID selection
Online array roaming
Online RAID level/stripe size migration
Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration
simultaneously
Online volume set growth
Instant availability and background initialization
Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding
Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)
Disk scrubbing/ array verify scheduling for automatic repair
of all configured RAID sets
Support spin down drives when not in use to extend service
life (MAID)
Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock
over the on board Ethernet port
Disk Bus Interface
Up to 4/8 SAS/SATA II HDDs (no expander capability )
Up to 3Gbps per drive port
Host Connectivity
PCIe x8 lane width host interface
Monitors/Notification
System status indication through global HDD activity/fault
connector, individual fault connector, LCD/I2C connector
and alarm buzzer
SMTP support for email notification
SNMP support for remote manager
Enclosure management (Serial bus and SGPIO) ready
RAID Management
Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM
In-Band Manager
Hot key "boot-up" McBIOS RAID manager via BIOS
Web browser-based McRAID storage manager via Http
proxy server
Support Command Line Interface (CLI)
API library for customer to write monitor utility
Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility
Disk Stress Test (DST) utility for production
Out-of-Band Manager
Firmware-embedded web browser-based McRAID storage
manager, SMTP manager and SNMP agent and Telnet
function via Ethernet port
API library for customer to write monitor utility
Support Push Button and LCD display panel
Operating System
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
Linux
FreeBSD
Novell Netware 6.5
Solaris 10 x86/x86_64
SCO Unixware 7.x.x
Mac OS X 10.x (EFI BIOS support)
For latest supported OS listing visit:
www.areca.com.tw
ARC-1212
Model name
Host Bus Type
Driv er Connector
Driv e Support
Form Factor
ARECA
SAS DISK ARRAYS Adapter
ARC-1212/1222 SAS RAID Adapter
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Intel IOP348 800 MHz
Areca PCIe SAS RAID Card Comparison
I/O Processor
PCIe x 8 Lanes
1 x SFF-8087
2 x SFF-8087
RAID Level
On-Board Cache
Management Port
Enclosure Ready
Expander Support
Low Profile : 62 (H) x 168 (L)mm
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Environmental /Physical
Mechanical
SAS Interface
Dimension
I/O Interface
(2x4) header for individual activ ity LED connector
(2x4) header for individual fault LED connector
(2x2) header for global activ ity /fa ult LED connector
(2x4) header for LCD & enclosure management connector
(2x6) header for Batte ry Backup Module (BBM) connector
(1xRJ45) for Ethernet port connector
Environment
Operatin g
Storage Temperature
Storage Temperature
Temperature : -40 C to 70 C Humidity : 5-90%, non-condensing
Electrical
Power Require ments
Temperature : +5 C to +50 C
Humidity : 15-80%, non-condensing
1.10W max. +3.3V
10.92W max. +12V
ARC-1212/1222 62(H) x 168(L) mm
ARC-1212 1 x SFF-8087
ARC-1222 2 x SFF-8087
ARC-1222 2 x SFF-8087
4 x SAS/SATA HDDs
8 x SAS/SATA HDDs
ARC-1222
At the heart of storage
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0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, Single Disk
or JBOD
0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60
Single Disk or JBOD
DDR2-533 256MB
In-Band: PCIe
Out-B and: BIOS, LCD and LAN Port
Individual Activ ity /Fault Header, SGPIO and Seria l bus interfa ce
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