The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2820SA card is an eight-port controller that supports SATA or SATA II disk drives. It features the Adaptec AIC-8210 SATA RAID-on-Chip (ROC) ASIC and Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) with standard RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50, as well as optional RAID 1E, 5EE, 6, and 60. It is one of the new products which have available optional snapshot and copy back (static hot spare) capabilities.
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High-performance storage connectivity and data protection for servers and workstations
Customer Needs
Ideal for supporting server and workgroup applications where high levels of sustained read and write operations are required, such as video streaming, web content, video-on-demand, security and surveillance, fixed content, and reference data storage.
System Environment
Departmental and workgroup servers and workstations
Capacity
Max. physical disk drive size: 1TB
Key RAID Features
Hot spares, RAID Level Migration, Online Capacity Expansion, Optimized Disk Utilization, S.M.A.R.T and SNMP support as well as the features from the Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite including:
Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)
Hot Space (RAID 5EE)
Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6, 60)
Copyback Hot Spare
Bus System Interface Type
PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz host interface (3.3v only)
Internal Connectors
8 locking SATA connectors
Data Transfer Rate
Up to 3 Gb/s per port
System Requirements
Intel or AMD architecture with available 64-bit 3.3v PCI-X slot Supports EM64T and AMD64 architectures
Package Contents
Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2820SA card
Eight 1-meter Serial ATA cables
Standard full size bracket - Low-profile bracket also included
Quick Install Guide
RAID Installation CD (bootable) including drivers and documentation
Adaptec Storage Manager™ Installation CD including management software and documentation