Description

• High performance

  Series 6 controller delivers up to 60% higher sustained sequential throughput than previous generation Adaptec controllers. At peak performance, Series 6 offers 4.8 Gbps through the SAS 2.0 interface and 4.0 Gbps through the PCI Gen 2 host interface.

• Advanced data protection

  Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD. ARC also offers RAID level migration, online capacity expansion, and copyback hot spare.

• Hybrid RAID

  With Hybrid RAID 1 and 10 the Series 6 controller offers maximum performance and reliability by combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in a single array.

• The case for cache

  Savvy network administrators know that enabling the RAID controller cache offers significant performance benefits, such as reduced latency in I/O requests, bandwidth and queue depths that surpass software application limits, and on-the-fly parity calculations on sequential writes.

• Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection

  RAID controllers typically employ battery backup units (BBUs) to protect cached data during power loss, but BBUs require constant monitoring and preserve data for a maximum of 72 hours during power loss. Series 6 controller introduces Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection, an advancement that solves BBU deficiencies by providing full protection to cached data with no installation, monitoring, maintenance, disposal, or replacement costs.

• Intelligent Power Management

  Intelligent Power Management (IPM) slashes power and cooling costs by up to 70% using intelligent I/O caching combined with disk drive power savings via standby and power-off modes.

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