Data center, IT, and general consumer server environments have a broad range of requirements from basic connectivity to extreme data storage capacities. The effectiveness at which their data is accessed and protected is crucial to their ultimate success.. The Adaptec Series 8 12Gb/s RAID Adapter product family directly addresses the connectivity, performance, and data protection needs, unmatched by anything in the industry.
The Adaptec Series 8 RAID adapter family features PMCs PM8063 RAID-on-Chip (ROC), which combines a x8 PCIe Gen3 interface with 12Gb/s SAS ports to enable a new generation of high- performance RAID adapters for the 12Gb/s storage ecosystem. Adaptec Series 8 RAID adapters are available with 8, or 16 native SAS/SATA ports in an LP/MD2 form factor. The mini SAS HD connectors combined with SAS HD cables allow for greater flexibility in configuration options by supporting up to 16 native SAS/SATA ports in a Low-Profile MD2 form factor.
Bus Type
8-Lane PCIe Gen3
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate
1.2 GBps
Buffer Size
1 GB
Supported Devices
Hard drive, disk array (RAID), solid state drive
Channel Qty
16
Max Storage Devices Qty
256
RAID Level
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 1E, RAID 60
Processor
PMC PM8063
Cache
1024MB
System Requirements
SunSoft Solaris, FreeBSD, Red Hat Linux, SuSe Linux, Microsoft Windows, Debian Linux, Ubuntu, VMware ESXi
Weight
1.00
Item Dimension
11.46 x 7.63 x 1.65
Warranty Information
3 Years