SATA & SAS DATA SHEET

Adaptec SATA & SAS RAID 2805

With Power Management

& MaxIQ™ Compatible

Next-Generation Entry-level Unified Serial

®

Controller Delivers

Hardware RAID 0, 1, 1E, 10 and JBOD for SATA and SAS Disk Drives

This entry-level Adaptec Unified Serial®

(SATA/SAS) RAID controller is designed to support hardware hardware RAID 0, 1,

1E, 10 and JBOD while offering direct I/O connectivity for SATA/SAS tape devices and hard disk drives. Equipped with an industryleading dual core RAID on Chip (ROC), this family offers 128MB of DDR2 533MHz write cache and supports up to 128 devices using

SAS expanders. It offers a x8 PCI Express host interface bus connection in a low-profile

MD2 form factor. This Adaptec Unified

Serial Controller offers high bandwidth for

I/O applications and at the same time basic hardware RAID functionality that is fully independent of the host and operating system and compatible with other Adaptec RAID controller families.

Reduce power use by up to 70% with

Intelligent Power Management

The power required by disks is a primary ongoing storage cost. Full power is maintained to every disk whether it is actively being used or not, which also increases cooling costs. Adaptec Intelligent Power Management slashes power and cooling costs by spinning down idle disks and providing a lower power mode for active disks.

One-view storage management

This Adaptec Unified Serial RAID controller operates under Adaptec Storage Manager ™ , a one-view tool that centralizes management of all Adaptec RAID products. The software enables remote configuration and monitoring of RAID arrays through secure, encrypted communications. The intuitive management tool simplifies RAID array creation and power management with pop-up tips and online help.

Broad operating system support

Extensive operating system support includes all major software releases, such as Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and UNIX variants. The latest operating system drivers are available on the Adaptec support website, www.adaptec.com/support.

MaxIQ Compatibility

All Adaptec Unified Serial controllers are built to support Adaptec’s revolutionary MaxIQ

SSD caching. MaxIQ Caching Software introduces a patent-pending Learned-Path

Algorithm that identifies frequently-read

(“hot”) data, and optimizes “reads” by copying this data directly into an SSD cache pool for faster retrieval in future requests. Available only on Adaptec Unified Serial products.

Compatibility, reliability, and support

Adaptec has been delivering storage and I/O solutions for more than 25 years. In fact,

Adaptec is the undisputed RAID leader; no other vendor’s technology is more proven. This

Adaptec RAID Unified Serial controller has been extensively tested with a broad selection of third party components delivering the industrie’s most comprehensive device support.

The card is backed by a 3-year warranty and dedicated Adaptec technical support.

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Product Highlights

Intelligent Power Management

800MHz Dual Core RAID on

Chip (ROC)

- High-performance RAID 0,

1, 1E, 10 and JBOD

- 128MB DDR2 cache

Low-profile MD2 form factor

Supports up to 128 SATA/SAS devices using SAS expanders

Supports SATA and SAS tape drives

3Gb/s throughput at each drive port x8 PCI Express host interface

Enclosure management support via LED header and SES2/

SGPIO

Compatible with Adaptec MaxIQ

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SATA & SAS DATA SHEET

Adaptec 2805 with Power Management & MaxIQ Compatible

Adaptec Unified Serial Controller Family

Why to buy?

Customer Needs

Intelligent Power Management Automated customer-configurable feature that reduces disk drive energy use by up to 70% without compromising application performance. Two configurable modes supported:

Standby mode – low-power mode; drive rotates at reduced RPM when not in use (requires that the drive support Advanced Power

Management specification). See Adaptec compatibility report for a list of supported disk drives.

Power-off mode – Spin down drives when not in use.

RAID Features — Supports up to 128 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders

— RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10 and JBOD

— 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

— SAF-TE enclosure management

— 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

Management Utilities

Delivers a new price/performance level and enhanced reliability for entry-level applications

Low cost, low power, easily deployed cloud computing solutions for high I/O transaction environments found in data centers.

Operating System

Physical Dimensions

Operating Temperature

Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM)

— Java-based GUI Management Utility

— Remote configuration, monitoring and notification

— ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, SCO, Solaris

— Microsoft VDS Support

— SNMP, SMTP

— Remote firmware updates

ARCCONF

— Command Line Interface

Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (ACU)

— BIOS level configuration utility

— Flashable BIOS support

Windows XP, Server 2003/2008, Vista, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), SCO OpenServer,

UnixWare, Sun Solaris 10 x86, FreeBSD

2.5”H x 6.6”L (167mm x 64mm)

Operating Voltage

0°C to 35°C (without airflow)

0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)

0.43A @ 3.3 VDC

0.83 A @ 12.0 VDC

Regulatory Certification

MTBF

Warranty

Accessories

CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI

873,402 hours at 40°C

3 years

No battery option

Adaptec RAID

Form Factor

Ports

Connectors

Bus Interface

Processor

Cache

Fanout Cable

2805

MD2 - Low Profile

8 internal

2 SFF-8087 (internal)

8-Lane PCIe

800MHz

128MB

No

Adaptec, Inc.

691 South Milpitas Boulevard

Milpitas, California 95035

Tel: (408) 945-8600

Fax: (408) 262-2533

World Wide Web: www.adaptec.com

Pre-Sales Support

Pre-Sales Support:

: US and Canada: 1 (800) 442-7274 or (408) 957-7274

Europe: Tel: (44) 1276-854-500 or Fax: (44) 1276-854-505

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