Areca ARC-1110, ARC-1130, ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML manual Adapter Architecture, RAID Features

INTRODUCTION

Linux, FreeBSD and more environments. This Web browser-based RAID management utility allows both local and remote creation and modification RAID sets, volume sets, and monitoring of RAID status from standard web browsers.

1.2 Features

Adapter Architecture

•Intel IOP 331 I/O processor (ARC-11xx series)

•Intel IOP 332/IOP 333 I/O processor (ARC-12xx series)

•Intel IOP341 I/O processor (ARC-12x1ML/ARC-1280ML/1280)

•64-bit/133MHz PCI-X Bus compatible

•PCI Express X8 compatible

•256MB on-board DDR333 SDRAM with ECC protection (4/8-port)

•One SODIMM Socket with default 256 MB of DDR333 SDRAM with ECC protection, upgrade to 1GB (12, 16 and 24-port cards

only)

• One DIMM Socket with default 256 MB of DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection, upgrade to 2GB(ARC-12xxML, ARC-1280)

• An ECC or non-ECC SDRAM module using X8 or X16 devices

• Support up to 4/8/12/16/24 SATA ll drives

• Write-through or write-back cache support

• Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements

• BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance

• BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support

• Supports extreme performance Intel RAID 6 functionality

• NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log

• Battery backup module (BBM) ready (Depend on mother board)

RAID Features

•RAID level 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6 (R6 engine inside) and JBOD

•Multiple RAID selection

•Array roaming

•Online RAID level/stripe size migration

•Online capacity expansion & RAID level migration simultaneously

•Online volume set growth

•Instant availability and background initialization

•Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding

•Greater than 2TB per volume set for 64-bit LBA

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