SERIES 6E DATA SHEET Adaptec 6Gb/s SATA & SAS RAID True Hardware RAID Controllers with On-Board DRAM for Entry-Level Markets (6405E, 6805E) ® Entry-Level Unified Serial (SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Affordable True Hardware RAID that Outperforms Software-Based HBAs and SATA Controllers Adaptec Series 6E Unified Serial SATA/SAS RAID to easily migrate RAID levels), Online Capacity controllers deliver the robustness of hardware Expansion (expand capacity without powering > Product Highlights RAID and the Adaptec RAID Code, enterprise down the server), and Copyback Hot Spare class management features, and full OS support (when a failed drive has been replaced, data is 6 Gb/s throughput at each port – including open source drivers for Linux and automatically copied from the hot spare back to PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core FreeBSD – into the entry-level RAID space. the restored drive). RAID on Chip (ROC) Entry-level RAID controllers typically have several Hybrid RAID SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe drawbacks. Either RAID is implemented in software With Hybrid RAID 1 & 10 Series 6E controllers Gen 2 Host Connection only, which limits its robustness, or it comes offer maximum performance and reliability by without the support for DRAM caching, which 128MB On-Board DRAM for combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk limits performance. Many integrated solutions do Drives (HDDs) in a single array. Performing read maximum performance not offer full OS support, and some require closed operations from the faster SSD and write operations source libraries on certain open source OS platforms. 6405E: supports up to 4 SATA on both the SSDs and HDD results in tremendous Management and trouble-shooting capabilities or SAS devices performance gains over standard HDD RAID are often restricted and require special training, — PCIe x1 interface arrays. Hybrid RAID offers the benefits of both qualification and support. technologies and allows a better cost-per-GB ratio — Low-profile form factor than comparable SSD-only RAID arrays. Adaptec Series 6E Unified Serial SATA/SAS RAID (2.535”H x 5.115” L) smaller controllers have none of these inadequacies. They than MD2 allows installation in The Case for Cache feature hardware RAID and run the same “Adaptec condensed system designs The fastest way for a RAID controller to fulfill a RAID Code” (ARC) as Adaptec Series 6 RAID 6805E: supports up to 8 SATA read or write request is to serve data out of its cache. controllers. They also come with the same drivers, or SAS devices Savvy network administrators know that enabling BIOS and storage management tools as Series 6 the RAID controller cache offers significant — PCIe x4 interface controllers and do not require additional training performance benefits, such as reduced latency in or qualification. Series 6E controllers support — Low-profile form factor I/O requests, bandwidth and queue depths that SATA and SAS devices, and have been qualified (2.535”H x 6.095”L) smaller surpass software application limits, and on-the-fly with the same systems, motherboards, backplanes than MD2 allows installation in parity calculations on sequential writes. and drives as Series 6 controllers. Series 6E condensed system designs controllers have also been thoroughly tested with Enclosure management support Intelligent Power Management entry-level storage devices for desktop use and via LED header and SES2/SGPIO the entry-level server platforms, workstations and Intelligent Power Management (IPM) slashes motherboards most typically used for basic servers, power and cooling costs by up to 70% using Intelligent Power Management performance workstations or industrial PCs. intelligent I/O caching combined with disk drive power savings via standby and power-off modes. — Reduces power and cooling Adaptec Series 6E controllers deliver the same costs by as much as 70% 6Gb/s performance of our Series 6 controllers, One-view Storage Management but are optimized for platforms where a Series 6 Hybrid RAID 1 & 10: SSD + HDD Series 6E controllers operate under Adaptec controller would not fit in from a price, form for Maximum Performance and Storage Manager™, a one-view tool that centralizes factor or host connectivity standpoint. The Reliability management of all Adaptec RAID products. 6405E offers maximum connectivity through a x1 PCI Express 2.0 interface that fits into any Broad Operating System Support industrial PC, workstation class or entry server Series 6E controllers support all major operating class motherboard, while the 6805E has a x4 systems, including Windows 7, Windows Server PCI Express 2.0 interface for application that 2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX require more bandwidth. Classic 4.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris I/O Connectivity and Data Protection ™ 10, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux. With its entry-level price point, Adaptec Series 6E can be used as a connectivity product, with support Compatibility, Reliability, and Support for up to 4 (6405E) or 8 (6805E) SATA & SAS The Series 6E family has been extensively tested devices, and 128MB of DDR2-800 MHz DRAM with third-party components to deliver the utmost cache for device acceleration. At the same time, in compatibility. The cards are backed by a 3-year the Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum warranty and the company’s legendary technical reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10 and JBOD. support. ARC also offers RAID Level Migration (the ability SERIES 6E DATA SHEET Adaptec SATA & SAS RAID (6405E, 6805E) Adaptec Unified Serial Controller Family Why to buy? Entry-level 6Gb/s performance Unified Serial RAID controllers support both SATA and SAS devices and provide affordable, true hardware RAID with on-board DRAM cache that outperforms software-based HBAs and SATA controllers. Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs Hybrid RAID — Maximizes performance and reliability with arrays of Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). — Controller automatically creates RAID 1 or RAID 10 arrays. Intelligent Power Automated customer-configurable feature that reduces disk drive energy use by up to 70% without compromising application Management performance. Two configurable 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 4 (6405E) or 8 (6805E) SATA or SAS devices — Hot spares - global, dedicated, and pooled — RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 1E and JBOD — Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares — Hybrid RAID 1 & 10 — SES and SAF-TE enclosure management — Quick initialization — Configurable 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 configuration, monitoring and notification — SMI-S Support for VMware — ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD — Microsoft VDS Support Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (ACU) — SNMP, SMTP — BIOS level configuration utility — Remote firmware updates — Flashable BIOS support Operating System Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX Classic 4.x (vSphere), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris 10 x86, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux. The latest drivers are available at www.adaptec.com/support. 6405E: 2.535”H x 5.115”L Physical Dimensions 6805E: 2.535”H x 6.095”L Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow) 6405E: 0.11A @ 3.3 VDC; 0.75A @ 12.0 VDC Operating Voltage 6805E: 0.125A @ 3.3 VDC; 0.80A @ 12.0 VDC Regulatory Certification CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC Environmental Compliance RoHS, REACH 6405E: 889,115 hours at 40°C MTBF 6805E: 860,953 hours at 40°C Warranty 3 years Adaptec RAID 6405E 6805E Order Part Number 2271700-R (kit) 2271800-R (kit) 2270800-R (single) 2270900-R (single) MD2 - Low Profile MD2 - Low Profile Form Factor (2.535”H x 5.115”L) (2.535”H x 6.095”L) Ports 4 Internal 8 Internal Connectors 1 SFF-8087 2 SFF-8087 Bus Interface 1-Lane PCIe Gen 2 4-Lane PCIe Gen 2 Processor PM8013 PM8013 ™ Cache 128MB 128MB mSASx4 to 4xSATA mSASx4 to 4xSATA Fanout Cable (Kit only) w/sideband (0.7M)x1 w/sideband (0.7M)x2 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. 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