Adaptec ASR-6805E 2270900-R 6Gb/s PCIe Gen2 x4 8-Port Int.SAS/SATA RAID Controller

8 internal port, low-profile MD2 with PCIe x4, SAS 2.0 and Gen 2 PCI-Express (PCIe) Unified Serial RAID adapter with On-Board DRAM and Intelligent Power Management delivers the ideal price/performance and connectivity solution for entry-level server platforms, workstations and desktop systems

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows
• Red Hat Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Fedora
• Debian Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• Sun Solaris
• FreeBSD
• VMware ESX

For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 17115.

Benefits

• Ideal for desktop use and entry-level server platforms, workstations or industrial PCs without compromising robust 6Gb/s performance and proven Adaptec reliability.

Key Differentiators

• Intelligent Power Management
  

Customer Needs

• High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; reduces energy consumption

Form Factor

• MD2 - Low Profile

Cache Memory

• 128MB

Key RAID Features

• Supports up to 4 (6405E) or 8 (6805E) SATA or SAS devices
• SES and SAF-TE enclosure management
• RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 1E, and JBOD
• Hybrid RAID 1 & 10
• 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
• Configurable stripe size
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Multiple arrays per disk drive
• Dynamic sector repair
• Staggered drive spin-up
• Bootable array support
• Optimized Disk Utilization

Bus System Interface Type

• 4-Lane PCIe Gen2

Internal Connectors

• 2 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS

Data Transfer Rate

• 6 Gb/s per port

Package Contents

• Adaptec RAID 6805E Adapter
• Additional low profile vented bracket Cable: two Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cables w/ sideband (2272300-R), 0.7 meter

Warranty

• 3 years

Management Utilities

• Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
  
• Web based GUI Management Utility
• OS Support|Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware
• Remote configuration, monitoring & notification
• Remote firmware updates
• SMI-S Support
• SMTP

ARCCONF

• Command Line Interface
• SMI-S support for VMware

Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (ACU)

• BIOS level configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support

Physical Size

• 2.535”H x 6.095”L (64mm x 155mm)
  

Operating Temperature

• 0°C to 55°C* (with 200 LFM airflow)
  

Note: This Adaptec card contains a powerful RAID processor which requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Please install this card only into server or PC chassis with recommended airflow (200 LFM).

* Ambient temperature measured 1" away from the RAID processor

Operating Voltage

• 0.125A @ 3.3VDC
  
• 0.80A @ 12VDC measured on PCIe Gen 2 systems with 6G drives

Regulatory Certification

• CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC
  

Environmental Compliance

• RoHS, REACH
  

Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)

• 860,953 hours at 40 degree C.