Overview

The ACS-61010 RAID adapters build high-performance, low-cost, and reliable storage. With the exclusively intelligent I/O processing, the adapters can deliver streamlined sustaining performance to support full HD video capturing and a variety of editing workflows. Its easy-to-use GUI, RAIDGuard X largely simplifies the RAID configuration and monitoring tasks. Featuring comprehensive RAID functions, including snapshot, and RAID 6, the ACS-61010 adapters can also support enterprise-level applications, such as document management systems, IP multimedia systems, or telecom systems.

Specification

- PCI Express™ (PCIe) x8 host interface

- Support up to 12/16 3Gb/s SATA2 drives with miniSAS cabling

- Intel XScale® Technology-based RISC processor

- Embedded DDR2 cache memory with BBM protection

- Configurable RAID levels: 0, 0+1, 5, 6, and JBOD

- Instant availability by on-the-fly RAID initialization

- Support over-2TB volumes

- Optimized performance for multiple-stream video processing

- Online RAID expansion and migration

- Online disk scrubbing and S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

- Snapshot for fast data backup and restore

- Designed for Windows logo certification

- Certified for Windows Vista 32/64

- Support Mac OS and Linux

- Support EFI and legacy BIOS

- Java-based GUI for remote management,RAIDGuard™ X

- RoHS Compliant

Host interface

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

Disk interface

• 12/16 3Gb/s Serial ATAII (SATA2) channels (ACS-61000-4/8)
• 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
• DDR-333 SODIMM socket, support ECC protection
• Support up to 1 GB memory
• Support battery-backup protection
• 32KB NVRAM with real-time clock (RTC)

Firmware features

• Multiple RAID levels: 0, 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): 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
• 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 snapshots 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 warranty

All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice.