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ARC-1680P
ARC-1680P
Highlights
Intel dual core 1200MHz IOP348
I/O processor
I/O processor
One PMC/XMC sites supporting
PCI-X or PCIe x8
PCI-X or PCIe x8
Dual SFF-8470 front panel
connectors
connectors
Front panel LEDs for global fault
and activity
and activity
Support up to 8 external SAS ports
3Gb/s throughput at each port
Support up tp (128) SAS/SATA ll
using SAS expanders
using SAS expanders
Online capacity expansion, RAID
level/stripe size migration
level/stripe size migration
Online volume set growth
Redundant flash image for adapter
availability
availability
Support greater than 2TB per
volume set
volume set
SES2 and SMP enclosure
management
management
Broad operating support including
Windows, Linux (open source),
FreeBSD(open source),
Soaris(open source) and more
systems
Windows, Linux (open source),
FreeBSD(open source),
Soaris(open source) and more
systems
Maximum Interoperability
SAS for Maximum Scalability
Product Overview
Unsurpassed Data Availability
SAS builds on parallel SCSI by providing higher
performance, improving data availability. 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.
performance, improving data availability. 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-1680P includes 8 external SAS ports for
easy expansion. When ARC-1680P SAS RAID
controller used with SAS expanders, the adapter
can provide up to (128) devices through one or
more SAS JBODs, making two SFF-8470 connec-
tors at the PMC front bezel are used for connectiv-
ity. Each connector combines four SAS/SATA ports
into a single jack-screw style locked connection for
operation in rugged environments.
easy expansion. When ARC-1680P SAS RAID
controller used with SAS expanders, the adapter
can provide up to (128) devices through one or
more SAS JBODs, making two SFF-8470 connec-
tors at the PMC front bezel are used for connectiv-
ity. Each connector combines four SAS/SATA ports
into a single jack-screw style locked connection for
operation in rugged environments.
The ARC-1680P is a high performance reconfigu-
rable PMC/XMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) that is ideal
for ruggedized systems requiring high bandwidth
storage. It is based on the Intel IOP348 controller,
equipped with 8 ports of either SAS or SATA
connectivity at 3.0 Gb/s per ports. Features include
high performance dual core IOP348 I/O processor,
512MB DDR2-533 memory and high speed PCI-X or
PCIe x8 interface. A heat-sink is provided adequate
cooling for the Intel IOP348 I/O controller and
conducts heat to front bracket. ARC-1680P can be
used on Video/IR systems and Signal Intelligence,
etc. Application areas can be found in markets such
as medical, military, aerospace and automation.
rable PMC/XMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) that is ideal
for ruggedized systems requiring high bandwidth
storage. It is based on the Intel IOP348 controller,
equipped with 8 ports of either SAS or SATA
connectivity at 3.0 Gb/s per ports. Features include
high performance dual core IOP348 I/O processor,
512MB DDR2-533 memory and high speed PCI-X or
PCIe x8 interface. A heat-sink is provided adequate
cooling for the Intel IOP348 I/O controller and
conducts heat to front bracket. ARC-1680P can be
used on Video/IR systems and Signal Intelligence,
etc. Application areas can be found in markets such
as medical, military, aerospace and automation.
Since the ARC-1680P is offered as a hybrid
PMC/XMC, it can be used with the carrier boards that
have PMC sites on-board, as well as newer carrier
boards which offer XMC sites. Designed as a
plug-and-play solution, the ARC-1680P mezzanine
board automatically selects the data bus according to
whether the signals are present on the latest
high-speed functionality P15 connector in the XMC
form factor. Otherwise, it switches to PCI-X on the
PMC connectors. An integrated micro DIP switch
allows the PMC connection to be used in lower-
performance 3.3 V PCI busses with reduced
throughput capability. This integrated micro DIP
switch also allows for manual override of the host
bus selection.
PMC/XMC, it can be used with the carrier boards that
have PMC sites on-board, as well as newer carrier
boards which offer XMC sites. Designed as a
plug-and-play solution, the ARC-1680P mezzanine
board automatically selects the data bus according to
whether the signals are present on the latest
high-speed functionality P15 connector in the XMC
form factor. Otherwise, it switches to PCI-X on the
PMC connectors. An integrated micro DIP switch
allows the PMC connection to be used in lower-
performance 3.3 V PCI busses with reduced
throughput capability. This integrated micro DIP
switch also allows for manual override of the host
bus selection.
( 8 Ports SAS/SATA RAID Ruggedized PMC/XMC)
The SAS RAID controller supports broad operating
system including Windows 2008/Vista/2003/XP/
2000, Linux (Open Source), FreeBSD (Open
Source), Solaris (Open Source), Mac and more,
along with key system monitoring features such as
enclosure management(SES2 and SMP) and SNMP
function.
system including Windows 2008/Vista/2003/XP/
2000, Linux (Open Source), FreeBSD (Open
Source), Solaris (Open Source), Mac and more,
along with key system monitoring features such as
enclosure management(SES2 and SMP) and SNMP
function.
Easy RAID Management
A set of 8 green LEDs and 8 red LEDs are
provided on the backside of the board to transport
activity/fault status for each of the 8 attached
devices. The global state of these activity/fault
indicators is also presented on the front panel
using a single green and a single red LED. The
controller contains an embedded McBIOS RAID
manager that can access via hot key at BIOS
boot-up screen. This pre-boot RAID manager can
use to simplify the setup and management of RAID
controller. The adapter firmware also contains a
browser-based McRAID storage manager which
can be accessed through the ArcHttp proxy server.
The McRAID storage manager allows local and
remote to create and modify RAID set, volume set,
and monitor RAID status from standard web
browser. The Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor
utility can support one application to scan multiple
RAID units in the network. The Disk Stress Test
(DST) utility kicks out disks meeting marginal spec
before the RAID unit is actually put on-line for real
business.
provided on the backside of the board to transport
activity/fault status for each of the 8 attached
devices. The global state of these activity/fault
indicators is also presented on the front panel
using a single green and a single red LED. The
controller contains an embedded McBIOS RAID
manager that can access via hot key at BIOS
boot-up screen. This pre-boot RAID manager can
use to simplify the setup and management of RAID
controller. The adapter firmware also contains a
browser-based McRAID storage manager which
can be accessed through the ArcHttp proxy server.
The McRAID storage manager allows local and
remote to create and modify RAID set, volume set,
and monitor RAID status from standard web
browser. The Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor
utility can support one application to scan multiple
RAID units in the network. The Disk Stress Test
(DST) utility kicks out disks meeting marginal spec
before the RAID unit is actually put on-line for real
business.
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The SAS RAID controllers can also provide RAID
levels 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6,10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk
or JBOD for maximum configuration flexibility. The
RAID 6 can offer fault tolerance greater that RAID 1
or RAID 5 but only consumes the capacity of 2 disk
drives for distributed parity data. The SAS RAID
controllers with extreme performance RAID 6
engine installed provide the highest RAID 6 feature
to meet this requirement. Its high data availability
and protection derives from the following capabili-
ties: Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Array
Roaming, Online RAID Level / Stripe Size
Migration, Global Online Spare, Automatic Drive
Failure Detection, Automatic Failed Drive
Rebuilding, Disk Hot-Swap, Online Background
Rebuilding, Instant Availability/Background
Initialization, Auto Reassign Sector, Redundant
Flash Image and Battery Backup Module.
levels 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6,10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk
or JBOD for maximum configuration flexibility. The
RAID 6 can offer fault tolerance greater that RAID 1
or RAID 5 but only consumes the capacity of 2 disk
drives for distributed parity data. The SAS RAID
controllers with extreme performance RAID 6
engine installed provide the highest RAID 6 feature
to meet this requirement. Its high data availability
and protection derives from the following capabili-
ties: Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Array
Roaming, Online RAID Level / Stripe Size
Migration, Global Online Spare, Automatic Drive
Failure Detection, Automatic Failed Drive
Rebuilding, Disk Hot-Swap, Online Background
Rebuilding, Instant Availability/Background
Initialization, Auto Reassign Sector, Redundant
Flash Image and Battery Backup Module.
PMC/XMC Module