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Accusys ACS-61020
 

 

The ACS-61020 RAID adapters build high-performance, low-cost, reliable and expandable desktop PCI Express™ RAID solutions. 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-61020 adapters can also support enterprise-level applications, such as document management systems, IP multimedia systems, or telecom systems.

Overview

- Support up to 4/8 3Gb/s SATA2 drives with miniSAS cabling

- Intel XScale® Technology-based RISC processor

- Embedded DDR2 cache memory with BBM protection

- Configurable RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 6, and JBOD (RAID 6 : only for ACS-61020-8)

- 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

ACS-61020 4 bays

ACS-61020 4 bays x2

ACS-61020 8 bays

 

1 x 4 drive ACS-61020 card
1 x 4 bay chassis
1 x External SAS cable (2M)
1 x SES management cable

1 x 8 drive ACS-61020 card
2 x 4 bay chassis
2 x External SAS cables (2M)
1 x SES management cable

1 x 8 drive ACS-61020 card
1 x 8 bay chassis
2 x External SAS cables (2M)
1 x SES management cable

 

Specification

Host interface

  • PCI Express™ 2.5GHz x4, transfer rate up to 1GBps
  • Low-latency data transfer by direct memory access (DMA)

Disk interface

  • 4/8 3Gb/s Serial ATAII (SATA2) channels (ACS-61020-4/8)
  • SFF-8088 (External SAS) connectors
  • I2C enclosure management 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
  • Embedded DDR2-400 memory, ECC protected
  • Support battery-backup protection
  • 32KB NVRAM with real-time clock (RTC)

Firmware features

  • Multiple RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 6, and JBOD (RAID 6: only for ACS-61020-8)
  • Up to 4 independent RAID groups
  • RAID capacity partitioning: up to 16 slices
  • Support up to 64 LUNs
  • Variable strip sizes (KB): 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256
  • 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 snapshot 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 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 kernel
  • Mac OS X (Mac G5 & Mac Pro)
  • BIOS: support both legacy BIOS and EFI

Warranty

  • 3 years limited warranty 
All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice.