Introduction

The Series 8 RAID adapter family features Microsemi's 12 Gbps RAID-on-Chip (ROC), which combines a x8 PCIe Gen3 interface with 12 Gbps SAS ports to enable a new generation of high- performance RAID adapters for the 12 Gbps storage ecosystem.

Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP) - A revolutionary advancement that solves BBU deficiencies by providing full protection to cached data with no monitoring, maintenance, disposal, or replacement costs. ZMCP features SLC based NAND flash memory with super capacitor technology. During a system power loss, the flash memory-based cache protection can preserve data for years.

Series 8 adapters can be combined with our third-generation AFM-700 flash-based cache protection module to enable instant battery-free cache protection.

Microsemi Adaptec maxView Storage Manager - Provides the powerful features of Adaptec Storage ManagerT in an HTML5 web interface that can be viewed in standard desktop or mobile browsers without the need for separate software installation.

Ports & interfaces

Supported storage drive interfaces

SAS, Serial ATA III

Host interface

PCI Express x8

PCI Express slots version

3.0

Internal mini-SAS HD ports

16

Performance

RAID levels

0,1,1E,5,6,10,50,60

RAID Level Migration

Y

Data transfer rate

12 Gbit/s

Form factor

MD2

SSD support

Y

Internal memory

1024 MB

S.M.A.R.T. support

Y

Online Capacity Expansion

Y

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

700000 h

Certification

RoHS, CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10,Windows 7,Windows 8

Mac compatibility

N

Mac operating systems supported

N

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Server operating systems supported

Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 x64,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 x64,Windows Server 2016,Windows Server 2016 x64

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 55 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

10 - 90%

Weight & dimensions

Width

167 mm

Height

64 mm

Other features

PCI Card form factor

Half-height (low-profile)

Hot-Plug support

Y