Storage


External RAID Controller

ARC-8068 series

(6Gb/s SAS to SAS RAID Controller)

System Architecture


✵ Support up to 24 x 6.0Gbps SAS disk channels with six SFF8087 (Mini-SAS) connectors

✵ 6Gb/s SAS to SAS -based external RAID controller with three SFF8088 connectors

✵ SAS Expander support for connecting up to 128 SAS/SATA devices

✵ 6Gbit/s speed at each port

✵ Embedded 2GB DDR2-800 cache

✵ 800MHz RAID-on-Chip Processor for high RAID 6 Performance and advanced power management

✵ Redundant flash image for adapter availability

✵ Battery backup module optional (BBM)

✵ Serial bus and SGPIO enclosure management



Host Interface

6Gb SAS-to-SAS

Two Mini SAS 4x 6Gb/s SAS Ports - 600MB/sec per PHY link

Management Interface

1 x RS-232 connector

1 x LAN RJ-45 connector

Disk Interface

Up to 128 devices using SAS expanders (one external Mini SAS 4x connector)

Up to 6Gb/s per port

12/16/24 SAS internal hard-drive connectors

6Gb/s SAS to SAS RAID Controller


The SAS to SAS 6Gb/s RAID controller provides 6Gb/s SAS host interface link to the host board on the server system. This RAID controller utilizes the same RAID kernel that has been field-proven in existing internal/external SATA/SAS RAID controller products, allowing to bring stable and reliable SAS RAID external subsystem. The SAS to SAS 6Gb/s RAID controller provides for 2U/3U/4U rack-mounted external storage chassis capable of accommodating up to 12/16/24 6.0-Gb/s, Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) drives or 6.0-Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) drives.

  SAS to SAS RAID Controller
ARC-8068
Processor 800 MHz PowerPC RAID-on-Chip for RAID core and SAS microcode
Cache Protection 2GB DDR2-800 ECC Protection
Host Interface Two Mini SAS 4x SFF-8088 connector
Internal Ports Up to 24 internal SAS
Drive Connectors 6 x internal SFF-8087
Expansion Support Up to 128 devices using SAS expanders (one external Mini SAS 4x connector SFF-8088)
Data Transfer Rate Up to 6Gb/s per port
Physical Dimensions 146(W) x 43(H) x 200(D) mm
Power Consumption Typical:23.2W
Operating Temperature 0 °C to 40 °C
Operating Humidity 10% to 80%, non-condensing
Regulatory Certification CE, FCC
RAID Features
  • RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD
  • Automatic drive failover and detection and rebuild using multiple Global, Dedicated or Enclosure hot- spare drives
  • Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)
  • Greater than 2TB per disk drive
  • Disk scrubbing/array verify scheduling for automatic repair of all configured RAID sets
  • Login record in the event log with IP address and service (http, telnet and serial)
  • Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life
  • Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID controller clock over the on-board LAN port
  • Write-through or write-back cache support
  • Redundant flash image for adapter availability
  • Real time clock support

Optional Prouduct - Accessories


An ATX I/O Shield is a small metal plate located at the back of each rackmount chassis that provide openings for different I/O ports of a motherboard.

ARC-8028MB-Mounting Bracket for user to leverage the ATX I/O Shield position as ARC-8068 box I/O port. You can use ARC-8028MB to fit ARC-8068 box I/O port in the standard ATX I/O-Slot found in a Rackmount Chassis.

Downloads


File Version Date
ARC-8068 Specification 1.0 2013/02/01
ARC-8068 User Manual 1.0 2011/01/12
CLI Utility For LAN Port - User Manual 5.2 2022/01/04
ArcSAP User Manual 4.2 2020/11/03
File Version Date
ARC-8068 firmware 1.56 2019/07/23