SERIES 6Q DATA SHEET Adaptec maxCache 2.0 SSD Caching ™ Series 6Q Storage Controllers with maxCache 2.0 Read and Write SSD Caching (6805Q, 6805TQ) Improves Application Performance up to 13x and Reduces Latency by 13x Adaptec 6805Q and 6805TQ Uni ed Serial  nancial bene t of reducing associated operating controllers with maxCache 2.0 deliver evolved costs of power, cooling, and maintenance, > Product Highlights application bene ts with the addition of SSD delivering a highly reduced total cost of owner- write caching to the industry- rst SSD read ship (TCO) solution. Adaptec maxCache 2.0 SSD caching solution. O ered on Adaptec’s 6Gb/s SAS caching support for read and hardware, the 6805Q and 6805TQ adapters can write caching Green Solution deliver up to 13x improvement in IOPs and 13x Series 6Q controllers include Zero-Maintenance Reduced capital & operating costs reduction in latency compared to hard-disk drive Cache Protection, a revolutionary advancement — Support more users with less only storage arrays.  e signi cant performance that solves BBU de ciencies by providing full hardware gains enable data centers and cloud computing protection to cached data with no monitoring, — Improve quality of service with environments to host more users and perform maintenance, disposal, or replacement costs reduced latency (13x) and more transactions per second with a fewer number ZMCP features 4GB of SLC based NAND  ash accelerated IOPs (up to 13x) of servers, leading to quanti able cost savings memory with super capacitor technology. During 6Gb/s throughput at each port and quality of service improvements. a system power loss, the  ash memory-based PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core cache protection can preserve data for years. RAID on Chip (ROC) Adaptec maxCache 2.0 SSD Caching – Evolved Performance SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe Advanced Data Protection Gen 2 Host Connection First generation maxCache o ered signi cant Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum performance gains for read-intensive applications, 8-port low-profi le MD2 reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, delivering up to 11x performance improvement. 50, 60 and JBOD. ARC also o ers RAID Level Top-mounted connectors for dense Using SSDs to cache copies of frequently- Migration (the ability to easily migrate RAID server environments (6805TQ only) accessed — or ‘hot’ — data, maxCache exploits levels), Online Capacity Expansion (expand Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS the performance capabilities of SSDs to access capacity without powering down the server), devices the read data from the SSD rather than spinning and Copyback Hot Spare (when a failed drive has Enclosure management support media. Read caching is improved with maxCache been replaced, data is automatically copied from 2.0, with additional optimizations to the learned- via LED header and SES2/SGPIO the hot spare back to the restored drive). path algorithm. Adaptec Flash Module 600 (AFM- 600) for Zero-Maintenance Cache Reduce Energy Costs by Up to 70% To deliver the advanced performance capabilities Protection with 4GB NAND fl ash Adaptec Series 6Q controllers with maxCache of SSD caching to a broader set of application (included): workloads, maxCache 2.0 evolves to o er caching 2.0 also include Adaptec Intelligent Power — No data loss from power failures: Management to slash power and cooling costs by of write data as well. By caching writes to the Replaces lithium ion batteries SSDs, maxCache 2.0 leverages the performance spinning down idle disks and providing a lower — Low Operating Costs: No monitoring, power mode for active disks. and latency capabilities of SSD technology for maintenance, disposal or replace- workloads with reads and writes. ment costs One-view Storage Management Integration of maxCache 2.0 SSD caching tech- — Maintenance-free cached data Series 6Q operates under Adaptec Storage nology is seamless. Adaptec Series 6Q controllers protection Manager™, a one-view tool that centralizes do not require changes to storage architectures, — Instant RAID cache protection management of all Adaptec RAID products. application so ware or operating systems. — Environmentally conscious — No toxic battery disposal Broad Operating System Support Reduction of Capital — Simplifi ed IATA compliance Series 6Q supports all major operating systems, and Operating Expenses including Windows, Linux, VMware and FreeBSD. Intelligent Power Management With the acceleration of IOPs and reduction — Reduces power and cooling costs of latency, maxCache 2.0 allows data center by as much as 70% Compatibility, Reliability, and Support and cloud computing environments to host more users and perform more transactions per Series 6Q has been extensively tested with second using less server hardware.  e reduction third-party components to deliver the utmost in in servers has a direct bene t on capital expenses compatibility.  e cards are backed by a 3-year ™ warranty and the company’s legendary technical for server hardware purchases, and additional support. SERIES 6Q DATA SHEET Adaptec SATA & SAS Series 6Q RAID Family (6805Q, 6805TQ) Adaptec Unifi ed Serial Controller Family Why to buy? Series 6Q RAID controllers support both SATA and SAS devices and offer maxCache 2.0 read and write SSD caching for increased IOPs and lower latency. Other features including Zero Maintenance Cache Protection and Intelligent Power Management. Ideal for I/O intensive storage applications, NAS, online transaction processing servers (OLTP), web servers, and cloud computing applications. Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs. Upgraded algorithm from fi rst-generation maxCache adds write caching to read caching to deliver up to 13x higher IOPs and 13x maxCache 2.0 lower latency than HDD-based arrays. Zero Maintenance Cache — Maximizes performance and extends power savings by protecting data in controller cache without incurring monitoring, replacement Protection or disposal costs. ZMCP is included with Series 6Q products. — Support for full installation lifecycle – ensuring data availability and reducing total cost of ownership. Intelligent Power Automated customer-confi gurable feature that reduces disk drive energy use by up to 70% without compromising application Management performance. Two confi gurable modes supported: Standby mode – low-power mode; spins disks at lower RPMs (must be supported by disk drive). Power-off mode – Spin down drives when not in use. RAID Features — Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders — Hot spares - global, dedicated, and pooled — RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD — Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares — Hybrid RAID 1 & 10 — SES and SAF-TE enclosure management — Quick initialization — Confi gurable stripe size — Online Capacity Expansion — S.M.A.R.T. support — Copyback Hot Spare — Multiple arrays per disk drive — Dynamic caching algorithm — Dynamic sector repair — Native Command Queuing (NCQ) — Staggered drive spin-up — Background initialization — Bootable array support — Hot-plug drive support — Optimized Disk Utilization — RAID Level Migration Management Utilities Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM) ARCCONF — Java-based GUI Management Utility — Command Line Interface — Remote confi guration, monitoring and notifi cation — SMI-S support for VMware — ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD — Microsoft VDS Support Adaptec BIOS Confi guration Utility (ACU) — SNMP, SMTP — BIOS level confi guration utility — Remote fi rmware updates — Flashable BIOS support Operating System Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX 4.x Classic, VMware ESXi 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris x86, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux. The latest drivers are available at www.adaptec.com/support. Physical Dimensions 2.536”H x 6.6”L (64mm x 167mm) Operating Temperature 0°C to 50°C (with 200 LFM airfl ow) Operating Current 0.17A @ 3.3V; 1.25A @ 12V measured on PCIe Gen 2 systems with 6G drives. Regulatory Certifi cation CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC Environmental Compliance RoHS, REACH MTBF 860,953 hours at 40°C Warranty 3 years Series 6Q controllers with maxCache 2.0 ship standard with SSD read caching enabled; please contact your Adaptec Availability representative to enable the SSD write caching feature. Adaptec RAID 6805Q 6805TQ Order Part Number 2270700-R (single) 2273600-R (single) Form Factor MD2 - Low Profi le MD2 - Low Profi le Ports 8 Internal 8 Internal 2 SFF-8087 Connectors 2 SFF-8087 (Internal) (Top-mounted) Bus Interface 8-Lane PCIe Gen 2 8-Lane PCIe Gen 2 ™ Processor PM8013 PM8013 Cache 512MB 512MB AFM-600 ZMCP Module Included Included PMC-Sierra, Inc. 1380 Bordeaux Dr. World Wide Web: www.adaptec.com Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Pre-Sales Support: US and Canada: 1 (800) 442-7274 or (408) 957-7274 or adaptecsales@pmc-sierra.com Tel: +1 (408) 239-8000 UK: +44 1276 854 528 or uk_sales@pmc-sierra.com Australia: +61-2-90116787 Singapore: +65-92351044 © Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2011. All rights reserved. PMC, PMC-SIERRA and Adaptec are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. “Adaptec by PMC” is a trademark of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. 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