Adaptec RAID 5805 ASR5805-KIT Data Sheet

SATA & SAS

  

DATA SHEET

with Power Management

5405, 5445, 5805, 5085, 51245, 51645, 52445

Next-generation Unified Serial

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 Controllers Deliver Performance for 

High-Capacity SATA Drives and High-End SAS Drives

Intelligent Power Management

1.2GHz Dual Core RAID on Chip 
(ROC)

-  High-performance RAID 

5/6

-  Up to 512MB DDR2 cache

Internal and External SATA/SAS 
connectors

4- and 8-port low-profile MD2 
form factor

16-, 20- and 28-port half length 
form factors

Supports up to 256 SATA 
or SAS devices using SAS 
expanders

3Gb/s throughput at each drive 
port

x8 PCI Express host interface

Enclosure management support 
via LED header and SES2/
SGPIO

With an industry-leading dual core RAID on 

Chip (ROC), DDR2 533MHz write cache, 

support for up to 256 SATA/SAS devices 

(using SAS expanders), and an x8 PCI 

Express host interface bus connection, this 

family of Adaptec Unified Serial controllers 

delivers impressive performance numbers 

— over 250,000 I/Os and 1.2GB/s. These 

controllers are ideal for enterprise-class 

storage applications that call for maximum 

performance, scalability and flexibility.

Advanced data protection
Designed to provide maximum performance 

and reliability, Adaptec RAID Code (ARC), 

available with Adaptec hardware RAID 

controllers, offers RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 

5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD.  ARC also offers 

features such as RAID Level Migration (the 

ability to easily migrate RAID levels), Online 

Capacity Expansion (expand capacity without 

powering down the server), and Copyback 

Hot Spare (when a failed drive has been 

replaced, data is automatically copied from the 

hot spare back to the restored drive, allowing 

the hot spare to remain in the same spot). 

Power Management
The power required by 
disks is a primary ongoing 
storage cost.  Full power is 
maintained to every disk 
whether it is actively being 
used or not, which also 

increases cooling costs.  Adaptec Intelligent 
Power Management slashes power and 
cooling costs by spinning down idle disks and 
providing a lower power mode for active disks. 

One-view storage management
This Adaptec Unified Serial RAID family 

operates under Adaptec Storage Manager™, 

a one-view tool that centralizes management 

of all Adaptec RAID products. The 

software enables remote configuration and 

monitoring of RAID arrays through secure, 

encrypted communications. The intuitive 

management tool simplifies RAID array 

creation and power management with  

pop-up tips and online help.

Broad operating system support
Extensive operating system support 

includes all major software releases, such 

as Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and UNIX.  

The latest operating system drivers are 

available on the Adaptec support website, 

www.adaptec.com/support. The Adaptec 

unified driver model for Linux operating 

systems allows the new Unified Serial 

controllers to install with all Adaptec 

Open Source Linux drivers included in the 

standard Linux kernel since version 2.4.2.  

Compatibility, reliability, and support
Adaptec has been delivering storage and I/O 

solutions for more than 25 years. In fact, 

Adaptec is the undisputed RAID leader; no 

other vendor’s technology is more proven.  

This Adaptec RAID Unified Serial family 

has been extensively tested with third-

party components to deliver the utmost in 

compatibility. The cards are backed by a 
3-year warranty and legendary Adaptec 

technical support.

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