ARECA, 7208, ARC-72xx Series Cost-Effective 12Gb/s SAS RAID Subsystem, 8 x 3.5"/2.5" SAS Internal Ports
The ARC-72xx SAS to SAS RAID subsystem provides 12Gb/s SAS host interface link to the host board on the server system. This RAID controller utilizes the same RAID kernel that has been field-proven in existing internal/external SATA/SAS RAID controller products, allowing to bring stable and reliable SAS RAID external subsystem. The ARC-72xx provides 2U/3U rack-mounted external storage chassis capable of accommodating up to 8/12/16 12.0-Gb/s, Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) drives or 6.0-Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) drives.
The ARC-72xx SAS RAID subsystems raise the standard to higher performance levels with several enhancements with high performance 1.2 GHz dual core ROC processor, a DDR3-1866 memory architecture and 12Gb/s SAS technology. The 12Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS and SATA hard drives. Regardless of the drive speed, 12Gb/s SAS RAID controllers will provide maximum read/write performance improvements for the most performance-hungry database and IT applications.
Designed and leveraged with Areca's existing high performance RAID solution, ARC-72xx series subsystems provide superior levels of performance and enterprise-level data protection for the most demanding next-generation server and storage environments. It supports the hardware RAID 6 engine to allow two HDDs failures without impacting the existing data and performance. It allows users to hot-swap drive in the event of a drive failure with zero downtime. With innovative RAID-on-Chip 12Gb/s SAS feature and support for SATA, SAS and SSDs, the SAS RAID subsystems provide small- to mid-sized enterprises with superior levels of RAID performance and scalability for external storage. The subsystem also supports a traditional Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery backup module (BBM) to protect cached data on RAID Controllers.
Configuration and monitoring can be managed either through the LCD control panel, RS232 port or LAN port. The firmware also contains an embedded terminal emulation via the RS-232 port. The firmware embedded several RAID managers with internet browser, CLI, Telnet, API, SMTP and SNMP via a LAN port. The ArcSAP Quick Manager can scan multiple RAID units in the local and remote side and provide an effective management interface for configuration, and monitoring Areca RAID controllers.
Features:
- 12Gb/s SAS-based external storage subsystem
- Support up to 2GB cache per controller
- Hot-swap and redundant components for increased system availability
- Single RAID controller modular design
- RAID Advanced Power Management
- Support HDD firmware download SED (Self-encrypting drives) function support
