SERIES 6 DATA SHEET

Adaptec 6Gb/s SATA & SAS RAID Family

with Intelligent Power Management & Zero-Maintenance

Cache Protection (6405, 6445, 6805)

Unified Serial

®

(SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Superior Bandwidth and Reliability, Energy Efficiency and Operating Costs Savings

Adaptec Series 6 RAID controllers feature PMC-

Sierra’s market-leading, multi-core SRC 8x6G

RAID-on-Chip (ROC), 512MB DDR2 667MHz cache, and an x8 PCI Express Gen2 host bus connection. They support up to 256 SATA/SAS devices and feature Adaptec Intelligent Power

Management for improved energy-efficiency, plus

Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP — pronounced “zemcap”) to help data centers save thousands of dollars in operating costs.

Highest Performance

Series 6 controllers deliver up to 60% higher sustained sequential throughput than previous generation Adaptec controllers and up to 2GB/s sustained data transfer rate to the host. At peak performance, Series 6 offers 4.8GB/s through the

SAS 2.0 interface and 4.0GB/s through the PCI

Gen 2 host interface.

Advanced Data Protection

Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10,

50, 60 and JBOD. ARC also offers RAID Level

Migration (the ability to easily migrate RAID levels), Online Capacity Expansion (expand capacity without powering down the server), and Copyback Hot Spare (when a failed drive has been replaced, data is automatically copied from the hot spare back to the restored drive).

Hybrid RAID

With Hybrid RAID 1 & 10 the Series 6 controllers offer maximum performance and reliability by combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and

Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in a single array. By performing read operations from the faster SSD and write operations on both the SSDs and HDDs the result is tremendous performance gains over standard HDD RAID arrays. Hybrid RAID offers the benefits of both technologies and allows a better cost per GB ratio than comparable SSD- only RAID arrays.

The Case for Cache

The fastest way for a RAID controller to fulfill a read or write request is to serve data out of its cache. Savvy network administrators know that enabling the RAID controller cache offers significant performance benefits, such as reduced latency in I/O requests, bandwidth and queue depths that surpass software application limits, and on-the-fly parity calculations on sequential writes.

Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection

RAID controllers typically employ battery backup units (BBUs) to protect cached data during power loss, but BBUs require constant monitoring and preserve data for a maximum of 72 hours during power loss. Series 6 controllers introduce Zero-

Maintenance Cache Protection, a revolutionary advancement that solves BBU deficiencies by providing full protection to cached data with no installation, monitoring, maintenance, disposal, or replacement costs.

Featuring 4GB of SLC based NAND flash memory with super capacitor technology (available as a separate Kit), Series 6 controllers instantly save cache contents in the event of system power loss.

On a power failure, the data is copied from the high performance DRAM cache of the controller to the NAND flash memory while the super capacitor provides enough energy to support this process and power the controller for approximately

60 seconds. Unlike a BBU, the data is protected for years when copied to the flash memory.

Intelligent Power Management

Intelligent Power Management (IPM) slashes power and cooling costs by up to 70% using intelligent I/O caching combined with disk drive power savings via standby and power-off modes.

One-view Storage Management

The Series 6 family operates under Adaptec

Storage Manager™, a one-view tool that centralizes management of all Adaptec RAID products.

Broad Operating System Support

The Series 6 family supports all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux, VMware and

FreeBSD.

Compatibility, Reliability, and Support

The Series 6 family has been extensively tested with third-party components to deliver the utmost in compatibility. The cards are backed by a 3-year warranty and the company’s legendary technical support.

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Product Highlights

6Gb/s throughput at each port

PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core

RAID on Chip (ROC)

SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe

Gen 2 Host Connection

4- and 8-port low-profile MD2

Supports up to 256 SATA or

SAS devices

Enclosure management support via LED header and SES2/

SGPIO

Intelligent Power Management

– Reduces power and cooling costs by as much as 70%

Adaptec Flash Module 600

(AFM-600) for Zero-Maintenance

Cache Protection with 4GB

NAND flash (optional kit):

– No data loss from power failures: Replaces lithium ion batteries

– Low Operating Costs:

No installation, monitoring, maintenance, disposal or replacement costs due to batteries

– Maintenance-free cached data protection

– Instant RAID cache protection

– Environmentally conscious

– No toxic battery disposal

– Simplified IATA compliance

Hybrid RAID 1 & 10: SSD +

HDD for Maximum Performance and Reliability

™

SERIES 6 DATA SHEET

Adaptec SATA & SAS RAID Family (6405, 6445, 6805)

Why to buy?

Adaptec Unified Serial Controller Family

6Gb/s performance Unified Serial RAID controllers support both SATA and SAS devices and offer unique features including Zero Maintenance Cache Protection and Intelligent Power Management. Ideal for bandwidth intensive storage applications; NAS, online transaction processing servers (OLTP), web servers, digital surveillance and streaming applications.

Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs

Zero Maintenance Cache

Protection

Intelligent Power

Management

RAID Features

Management Utilities

Operating System

— Maximizes performance and extends power savings by protecting data in controller cache without incurring monitoring, replacement or disposal costs.

— Support for full installation lifecycle – up to ten years – ensuring data availability and reducing total cost of ownership.

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; spins disks at lower RPMs (must be supported by disk drive).

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

— Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders

— RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 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

— SES and 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

Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM)

— Java-based GUI Management Utility

— Remote configuration, monitoring and notification

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

— 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 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX Classic 4.x (vSphere),

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris 10 x86, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux.

The latest drivers are available at www.adaptec.com/support.

Physical Dimensions

Operating Temperature

Operating Voltage

Regulatory Certification

2.536”H x 6.6”L (64mm x 168mm)

0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)

0.17A @ 3.3V; 1.25A @ 12V measured on PCIe Gen2 systems with 6G drives.

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

Environmental Compliance RoHS, REACH, WEEE

MTBF 6405 is 889,115 hours / 6445 is 862,728 hours / 6805 is 860,953 hours all at 40°C

Warranty

Accessories

3 years

Adaptec Flash Module 600 (2269700-R)

Adaptec RAID

Order Part Number

Form Factor

Ports

Connectors

Bus Interface

Processor

Cache

Fanout Cable (Kit only)

6405

2271100-R (kit)

2270000-R (single)

MD2 - Low Profile

4 internal

1 SFF-8087 (int.)

8-Lane PCIe Gen2

PM8013

512MB mSASx4 to 4xSATA w/sideband (0.7M) x1

6445

2270200-R (single)

MD2 - Low Profile

8 (4 int / 4 ext)

1 SFF-8087 (int.) / 1 SFF-8088 (ext.)

8-Lane PCIe Gen2

PM8013

512MB

None

6805

2271200-R (kit)

2270100-R (single)

MD2 - Low Profile

8 internal

2 SFF-8087

8-Lane PCIe Gen2

PM8013

512MB mSASx4 to 4xSATA w/sideband (0.7M) x 2

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PMC-Sierra, Inc.

1380 Bordeaux Dr.

Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA

Tel: +1 (408) 239-8000

World Wide Web: www.adaptec.com

Pre-Sales Support: US and Canada: 1 (800) 442-7274 or (408) 957-7274 or [email protected]

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Australia: +61-2-95031555

Singapore: +65-92351044

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