Accusys ACS-61000-8 ExpeRAID PCIe SATAII 8 Drive RAID Controller  E-mail this product to a friend PCIe x8 Host Interface Supports up to 8 SATAII 3Gb/s Embedded ECC DDR2 cache memory RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 6, JBOD Java-based GUI for management Intel XScale Technology RISC processor Regular Price: $500.00 Special Introductory Price: $480.00 Quantity:

Specifications

Host interface

• PCI Express™ 2.5GHz x8, transfer rate up to 2GBps
• Low-latency data transfer by direct memory access (DMA)

Disk interface

• 8 3Gb/s Serial ATAII (SATA2) channels (ACS-61000-8)
• Multi-lane SFF8087 (miniSAS 4i) connectors
• Support ATA S.M.A.R.T. functions
• Support SATA NCQ and stagger spin-up

RAID controller specifications

• Intel XScale^® Technology-based IOP333 64-bit 500MHz RISC processor with high-performance XOR/Multi- Parity engine
• Embedded DDR2-400 memory, ECC protected
• Support battery-backup protection
• 32KB NVRAM with real-time clock (RTC)

Firmware features

• Multiple RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 6 and JBOD
• Up to 4 independent RAID groups
• RAID capacity partitioning: up to 16 slices
• Support up to 64 LUNs
• Variable strip sizes (KB): 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256
• Selective initialization method with on-the-fly background initialization
• Support over-2TB volumes
• Online RAID group expansion
• Online RAID level migration
• Support write-back and write-through caching
• Selective and adaptive read/write optimization policies
• Disk lag proof technology to guarantee timely IO response
• Performance equalizer for optimal sustaining throughput
  
• Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and fast disk rebuilding
• Online bad block data recovery and reallocation
• Online disk scrubbing with data refresh and parity regeneration
• Disk health monitoring by S.M.A.R.T.
• NVRAM-based transaction log and auto parity resynchronization
• Array roaming and drive traveling with redundant on-disk meta data
• Dual firmware images for firmware recovery
• Array recovery to restore RAID configurations
• Support boot from RAID
• Enclosure components monitoring and control

Snapshot

• Snapshot for fast data backup and restore
• Mirror-split shot with background full-volume copy
• Support manual and scheduled snapshot creation
• Fast resynchronization by delta data tracking
• Support writable snapshot LUN
• Support up to 8 concurrent snapshot per source volume

Management

• Support both in-band and out-band management
• Support drive status LED indicators
• Support LCD panel for RAID management
• Support I2C through multi-lane cables
• Local menu console operation via RS-232 port and LCD panel
• Support RAID management by EFI and BIOS
• Support firmware upgrade via GUI
• Open API library for management integration

RAIDGuard™ X GUI

• Java-based GUI, cross-platform executable
• Support remote management
• Event logging to text file with event viewer
• Event notification by email (SMTP)
• Centralized multiple RAID system management

Supported platforms

• Windows 2000/2003/XP and Vista 32/64-bit (Miniport and Storport,WHQL certified)
• Linux 2.6.x kernel (Red Hat and SUSE)
• Mac OS X (Mac G5 & Mac Pro)
• BIOS: support both legacy BIOS and EFI

• 3 years limited manufacturer warranty