Areca ARC-1680ix-8 ARC-1680IX-8 Leaflet
Product codes
ARC-1680IX-8
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Intel Dual Core 1200 MHz IOP348 I/O processor for RAID core
and SAS microcode
512MB on-board DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection
(ARC-1680LP/1680i/1680x/1680ix-8)
One 240-pin DDR2-533 DIMM socket with default 512MB of
SDRAM with ECC protection, upgrade to 4GB
(ARC-1680ix-12/16/24)
Support write-through or write-back cache
Support 4 to 24 internal and 4 to 8 external SAS ports
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 extreme performance RAID 6 function
NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
Redundant flash image for adapter availability
Battery Backup Module ready (Option)
RoHS Compliant
and SAS microcode
512MB on-board DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection
(ARC-1680LP/1680i/1680x/1680ix-8)
One 240-pin DDR2-533 DIMM socket with default 512MB of
SDRAM with ECC protection, upgrade to 4GB
(ARC-1680ix-12/16/24)
Support write-through or write-back cache
Support 4 to 24 internal and 4 to 8 external SAS ports
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 extreme performance RAID 6 function
NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
Redundant flash image for adapter availability
Battery Backup Module ready (Option)
RoHS Compliant
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 (SES2, SMP and SGPIO) ready
connector, individual fault connector, LCD/I2C connector and
alarm buzzer
SMTP support for email notification
SNMP support for remote manager
Enclosure management (SES2, SMP and SGPIO) ready
RAID level 0, 1,1E, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk 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 intelligent power management to save energy and
extend service life
Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock over the on
board Ethernet port
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 intelligent power management to save energy and
extend service life
Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock over the on
board Ethernet port
PCIe x8 lane width host interface
4/8/12/16/24 internal/SAS ports or 4/8 external SAS ports
Up to (128) SAS or 3 SATA II drives using SAS expanders
Up to 3Gb/s per port
Up to (128) SAS or 3 SATA II drives using SAS expanders
Up to 3Gb/s per port
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 utility
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
Hot key "boot-up" McBIOS RAID manager via M/B BIOS
Web browser-based McRAID storage manager via ArcHttp proxy
server utility
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
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
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/2008
Linux
FreeBSD
Novell Netware 6.5
Solaris 10 x86/x86_64
SCO Unixware 7.x.x
Mac OSX 10.4.x/10.5.x (EFI BIOS support)
Linux
FreeBSD
Novell Netware 6.5
Solaris 10 x86/x86_64
SCO Unixware 7.x.x
Mac OSX 10.4.x/10.5.x (EFI BIOS support)
Adapter Architecture
RAID Features
Host Connectivity
Operating System
RAID Management
Monitors/Notification
Electrical
Areca is a registered trademark of Areca Technology Corporation. Other brand names and
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This specification may be changed at any time without prior notice.
8F., No.22, Lane 35, Ji-Hu Rd., 114Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL: 886-2-87974060 FAX: 886-2-87975970 http://www.areca.com.tw
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Disk Bus Interface
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Operating
Storage Temperature
Temperature: -40 c to 70 c
Humidity: 5-90%, non-condensing
Humidity: 5-90%, non-condensing
Temperature: +5 c to +50 c
Humidity: 15-80%, non-condensing
Humidity: 15-80%, non-condensing
1.10W max. +3.3V
10.92W max. +12V
Environment
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Power Requirements
ARC-1680-i ARC-1680LP ARC-1680x ARC-1680ix-8 ARC-1680ix-12 ARC-1680ix-16 ARC-1680ix-24
Model Name
I/O Processor
I/O Processor
On-Board Cache
Drive Connector
Drive Support
Management Port
Enclosure Ready
Form Factor
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Low Profile: 62(H) x 168(L) mm
62(H) x 210(L) mm
Full Height: 98.4(H) x 237.5(L) mm
DDR2-533 512MB
Up to 128 SAS/SATA HDDs, Using SAS Expander
In-Band: PCIe /Out-of-Band: BIOS, LCD and LAN Port
Individual Activity/Fault Header, SGPIO, SMP and SES2
2 x SFF-8087
2 x SFF-8088
1 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
1 x SFF-8088
2 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
1 x SFF-8088
3 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
1 x SFF-8088
4 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
1 x SFF-8088
6 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
1 x SFF-8088
Intel IOP348 1200MHz
One DDR2-533 Socket with Default 512MB Upgrade to 4GB