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Adaptec SmartRAID 3254-8i

24 Gbps PCIe Gen 4 SAS/SATA/NVMe SmartRAID adapter with 8 internal native ports and LP/MD2 form factor

Note: Only drivers that are not included or embedded within a supported operating system are listed below. To see a complete list of supported operating systems see the Product Specifications

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Operating System
	Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux®, CentOS, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, Oracle Linux, Citrix XenServer, Solaris, FreeBSD, VMware ESXi and open-source Linux drivers/inbox drivers For a detailed list, visit ASK Answer ID 17509.

CPU Architecture
	Intel, AMD

Benefits
	• Ideal for enabling PCIe Gen 4 storage capabilities for SMB and enterprise and hyperscale applications, with proven reliability • Tri-mode support for SAS/SATA/NVMe devices: 16G Gen 4 NVMe, 24G SAS4 and 6G SATA • Built-in PCIe switch to enable lowest possible latency access to NVMe storage devices for HBA and RAID modes • Superior performance and bandwidth enabling up to 14.8 GB/s throughput and 3.4M+ IOPs 4K RR • 4 GB DDR4/3200 MHz memory option with enhanced throughput on redundant RAID writes and NVMe CBE • Accelerates storage with up to 4 GB of high-speed DRAM cache with integrated cache protection

Key RAID Features
	• maxCache caching software • Mixed mode allows devices connected to the same adapter to be used in RAID and HBA modes simultaneously • Adapter dynamic power management to save up to 30% power • Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices using SAS expanders • Support for NVMe target devices with Gen 3/4 interfaces (x1, x2, x4, and x8 wide interfaces) • Support for 64 logical drives/RAID arrays • Support for native 4K sector SAS and SATA devices in addition to 512-byte sector devices • RAID 1 and RAID 10 triple mirroring, move array, and split mirroring • Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration • Dynamic caching algorithm • Native command queuing (NCQ) • Background initialization • Hot-plug drive support • RAID level migration • Hot spares—global, dedicated, and pooled (including copyback) • Enclosure management capabilities—SAS/ SATA: SGPIO and SES • PBSI, MCTP and Platform Level Data Model (PLDM) and Redfish Device Enablement (RDE) for out-of-band (BMC) management • Universal Backplane Management (UBM) support • Virtual Pin Port Management (VPP) • Configurable stripe size • S.M.A.R.T. support • Dynamic sector repair • Staggered drive spin-up • Bootable array support through legacy and uEFI bios • Smart PQI driver with multip queue and MSI-X support for all supported operating systems • Secure boot, secure updates, and attestation support • Secure boot support for the uEFI host BIOS • USB image with offline maxView tools www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/start

Management Utilities
	maxView Storage Manager • Web based GUI Management utility • Windows, Linux, VMware support • Remote configuration, monitoring & notification • Remote firmware updates • SMI-S Support • SMTP ARCCONF • Command-line interface • Local and remote support • ARCCONF for uEFI shell support • SMI-S support for VMware • ARCCONF CLI support for all supported operating systems uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility • Flashable BIOS support • HII GUI support Event Monitor • Lightweight event monitoring and logging tool • Distributes adapter events and notifies user

Management Utilities (Out-of-Band)
	PBSI, MCTP and PLDM/RDE

Data Transfer Rate
	Tri-mode support for SAS/SATA/NVMe devices: 16G Gen 4 NVMe, 24G SAS-4 and 6G SATA

Bus System Interface
	8-lane PCIe Gen 4

Form Factor
	MD2 – Low Profile

Cache
	4 GB DDR4/3200 MHz

Package Contents
	• SmartRAID 3254-8i adapter • Additional low profile vented bracket • ASCM-35F Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP)

Physical Size
	2.535"H x 6.6"L (64mm x 167mm)

Operating Temperature
	0 °C to 55 °C with 250 LFM airflow. Note: This adapter contains a powerful RAID processor that requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Only install this card into server or PC chassis with at least 250 LFM airflow. Temperature measured 1 inch from RAID adapter.