Areca ARC-1680ix-16 ARC-1680IX-16 Leaflet
Product codes
ARC-1680IX-16
ARC-1680-i/1680LP/1680x
ARC-1680i/1680LP/1680x
ARC-1680ix
ARC-1680ix
Areca high-performance ARC-1680 series PCIe to SAS RAID host controller can
provide up to (128) SAS/SATA ll peripheral devices using SAS expanders. The
controllers are based on the same RAID kernel of field-proven external RAID
adapter and same device drivers with widely used SATA RAID controller.
Applications that benefit most features from these controllers include NAS, server
RAID solutions, web servers, supercomputing, near-line backup, security systems
and streaming applications.
provide up to (128) SAS/SATA ll peripheral devices using SAS expanders. The
controllers are based on the same RAID kernel of field-proven external RAID
adapter and same device drivers with widely used SATA RAID controller.
Applications that benefit most features from these controllers include NAS, server
RAID solutions, web servers, supercomputing, near-line backup, security systems
and streaming applications.
Highlights
Supports up to (128) SAS or SATA
II drives using SAS expanders
II drives using SAS expanders
3Gb/s throughput at each drive
ports
ports
Support up to 4GB DDR2-533
cache (ARC-1680ix-12/16/24)
cache (ARC-1680ix-12/16/24)
Family includes 4/8/12/16/24
internal or 4/8 external SAS ports
for easy expansion
internal or 4/8 external SAS ports
for easy expansion
Intel RAID engine to support
highest speed RAID 6
highest speed RAID 6
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 and battery backup
module (BBM)
volume set and battery backup
module (BBM)
SES2, SMP and SGPIO 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
Unparalleled Performance
Unsurpassed Data Availability
SAS builds on parallel SCSI by providing higher
performance, improving data availability, and
simplifying system design. 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-1680 series controllers include 4/8/12/16/24
internal SAS port or 4/8 external SAS ports for
easy expansion. When Areca SAS RAID
controller used with SAS expanders, the adapter
can provide up to (128) devices through one or
more SAS JBODs, making it an ideal solution for
enterprise-class storage applications that call for
maximum configuration flexibility.
performance, improving data availability, and
simplifying system design. 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-1680 series controllers include 4/8/12/16/24
internal SAS port or 4/8 external SAS ports for
easy expansion. When Areca SAS RAID
controller used with SAS expanders, the adapter
can provide up to (128) devices through one or
more SAS JBODs, making it an ideal solution for
enterprise-class storage applications that call for
maximum configuration flexibility.
The SAS RAID controllers raise the standard to
higher performhance levels with several enhance-
ments including Intel new high-performance
IOP348 I/O Processor, a DDR2-533 memory
architecture and high performance x8 Link PCIe
host interface bus interconnection.
ARC-1680ix-12/16/24 series include one DIMM
socket with default 512MB of ECC DDR2-533
SDRAM with optional battery backup module,
upgrade to 4GB. The ARC-1680LP/1680i/1680x/
1680ix-8 low profile boards default support
512MB on-board memory.
higher performhance levels with several enhance-
ments including Intel new high-performance
IOP348 I/O Processor, a DDR2-533 memory
architecture and high performance x8 Link PCIe
host interface bus interconnection.
ARC-1680ix-12/16/24 series include one DIMM
socket with default 512MB of ECC DDR2-533
SDRAM with optional battery backup module,
upgrade to 4GB. The ARC-1680LP/1680i/1680x/
1680ix-8 low profile boards default support
512MB on-board memory.
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. 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. Its high data
availability and protection derives from the
following capabilities: Online RAID Capacity
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. 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. Its high data
availability and protection derives from the
following capabilities: Online RAID Capacity
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(8 ports PCIe SAS RAID Controllers)
(8/12/16/24 internal ports and 4 external
ports PCIe SAS RAID Controllers )
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. Greater Than 2TB
support allows for very large volume set applica-
tion in 64-bit environment such as data-mining
and managing large databases.
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. Greater Than 2TB
support allows for very large volume set applica-
tion in 64-bit environment such as data-mining
and managing large databases.
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, SMP & SGPIO) and
SNMP function. Our products and technology are
based on extensive testing and validation process;
same as Areca SATA ll RAID adapter field-proven
compatibility with operating systems, motherboards,
applications and device drives.
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, SMP & SGPIO) and
SNMP function. Our products and technology are
based on extensive testing and validation process;
same as Areca SATA ll RAID adapter field-proven
compatibility with operating systems, motherboards,
applications and device drives.
Easy RAID Management
The controllers contain 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 Ethernet port or 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.
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 Ethernet port or 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.