Adaptec RAID 51645 The premium Series 5 family of Unified Serial controllers outperforms the competition by as much as 5 times 20-port (16 internal/4 external), half length/full height, PCI-Express (PCIe) Unified Serial RAID controller with Intelligent Power Management delivers exceptional performance, advanced data protection, and maximum scalability for enterprise-class applications The Series 5 family of high-performance Adaptec Unified Serial™ (SATA/SAS) RAID controllers offers both high I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing for use with cost-effective, high-capacity SATA drives or high-performance SAS drives. The Adaptec RAID 51645 utilizes industry-leading dual core RAID on Chip (ROC), 512MB of DDR2 write cache, and connectivity with the latest x8 PCI-Express to deliver over 250,000 I/Os 1.2GBs. Using SAS expanders, it can connect up to 256 SATA/SAS devices. The Adaptec RAID 51645 supports a broad range of operating systems, compatibility with more than 300 third-party devices, and full integration with Adaptec Storage Manager™ for centralized management of all Adaptec RAID controllers on the network. Intelligent Power Management - Reduce Power by up to 70% The power required by disks is a primary ongoing storage cost. Full power is maintained to every disk whether it is actively being used or not, which also increases cooling costs. Adaptec Intelligent Power Management slashes power and cooling costs by spinning down idle disks and providing a lower power mode for active disks. Highlights Intelligent Power Management 20 (16 internal/4 external) ports Half-length/full height form factor 1.2GHz Dual Core RAID on Chip (ROC) processor 8-Lane PCI-Express bus interface 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD RAID levels 512MB DDR2 Cache 4 SFF-8087 (int.); 1 SFF-8088 (ext.) connectors Up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders Adaptec Storage Manager, Copyback Hot Spare management features Battery backup (optional) RoHS compliant 3 year warranty Complete List of Supported Operating Systems Supported Operating Systems Microsoft WindowsRed Hat LinuxSUSE LinuxSCO OpenServerUnixWareSun SolarisFreeBSDVMware ESX Benefits Performance Unified Serial RAID controller supports both SATA and SAS devices. Ideal for bandwidth intensive storage applications; NAS, OLTP servers, web servers, and digital surveillance. Key Differentiators Intelligent Power Management Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing. Form Factor ½ Length/Full Height Cache Memory 512MB of DDR2 memory RAID Levels RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50 and 60 Key RAID Features • Supports 20 direct-attached or up to 256 SATA or SAS disk drives using SAS expanders • RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50 and 60• Quick initialization• Online Capacity Expansion• Copyback Hot Spare• Dynamic caching algorithm• Native Command Queuing (NCQ)• Background initialization• Hot-plug drive support• RAID Level Migration • Hot spares – global, dedicated, and pooled• Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares• SAF-TE enclosure management • Configurable stripe size• S.M.A.R.T. support• Up to 512TB array sizes• Multiple arrays per disk drive• Bad stripe table• Dynamic sector repair• Staggered drive spin-up• Bootable array support• Optimized Disk Utilization Bus System Interface Type 8-lane PCIe External Connectors 1 external (SFF-8088) Mini SAS Internal Connectors 4 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS Package Contents • Adaptec RAID 51645 Controller• Quick Installation Guide (English/French/German/Italian/Spanish)• Software and documentation CDs• Cables: four internal Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cables w/ sideband (2247000-R), 0.5 meter Warranty 3 years Management Utilities Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM)• Java-based GUI Management Utility• Remote configuration, monitoring & notification• ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, SCO, Solaris, FreeBSD• Microsoft VDS Support• SNMP, SMTP• Remote firmware updates ARCCONF• Command Line Interface Adaptec BIOS Utility (ACU)• BIOS level configuration utility• Flashable BIOS support Physical Size 4.6” H x 6.43” L (116mm x 164mm) Operating Temperature (excl. battery) 0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)Note: with battery the temperature should not exceed 40°C Operating Voltage 0.47 amp @ 3.3V1.8 amp @ 12V Regulatory Certification CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) 873,402 hours at 40 degree C.