Adaptec - Adaptec RAID 4800SAS

Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS

High-performance and most advanced SAS data protection for servers and workstations

8 ports, ¾-length PCI-X to Serial Attached SCSI controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD and the Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite with RAID 1E, 5EE, 6, 60, Copyback Hot Spare and optional Snapshot Backup for pedestal and high-density rack-mount servers

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is the enterprise storage interface that takes SCSI into new dimensions of performance, flexibility and scalability. With SAS you can enjoy performance many times faster than traditional SCSI and mix and match SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) drives for cost and performance optimization.

The Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS PCI-X card is an eight-port controller that supports SAS, SATA or SATA II disk drives. It features the Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) with standard RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD as well as the Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite with RAID 1E, 5EE, 6, 60, Copyback Hot Spare and optional Snapshot Backup. The card has 128 MB of ECC-protected DDR DRAM and a battery unit is optional.

The Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite includes advanced RAID levels and features:

Hot Space (RAID 5EE)
Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)
Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6, 60)
Copyback Hot Spare
Snapshot Backup (optional)

Highlights

	Eight ports support up to eight SAS, SATA and SATA II drives
	128MB ECC-protected DDR2 memory
	Standard Features: RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, JBOD, hot swap, hot spares, Online Capacity Expansion, RAID Level Migration, Optimized Disk Utilization and the following Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite features: RAID 1E, 5EE, 6, 60 and Copyback Hot Spare
	Optional Feature: Snapshot Backup
	3/4-length PCI form factor
	Optional battery backup module
	RoHS Compliant
	Complete List of Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating Systems
	Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux Novell NetWare FreeBSD VMware Solaris SCO Unix For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 14206

Benefits
	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

Key RAID Features
	Hot Spare Support, RAID Level Migration, Online Capacity Expansion, Optimized Disk Utilization, and the following Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite features: 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

External Connectors
	One x4 SAS connector SFF-8470

Internal Connectors
	Two x4 SAS connectors SFF-8484

Data Transfer Rate
	Up to 3Gb/s per port

System Requirements
	Intel or AMD architecture with available 64-bit PCI-X slot Supports EM64T and AMD64 architectures

Package Contents
	Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS card One 1-meter Serial Attached SCSI fanout cable (2214700-R) Standard full-size bracket Quick Install Guide RAID Installation CD (bootable) including drivers and documentation Adaptec Storage Manager™ Installation CD including management software and documentation

Warranty
	3 years


Standard RAID Levels RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 Optional RAID Features Snapshot Backup (2228200) Board Dimensions 9.44in x 4.53in 24cm x 11.5cm Operating Temperature 0 to 55 degrees C Accessories Adaptec Battery Module ABM-600 (2218300-R) Regulatory Certification FCC, UL, C-tick, CE, VCC Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) 931,924 hours at 40 degrees C