The ARC-1212x and 1222x external RAID adapters are high-performance PCI-Express bus to SATA ll Disk Array adapter. The adapter can provide up to 4/8 SATA ll or SAS/SATA ll peripheral devices on a single host adapter. When properly configured, the external RAID adapter can provide non-stop service with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology and advanced array management features. Intel IOP 348 processor has integrated the RAID 6 engine inside. It offers Areca the advantage of reduced engineering and development costs, by having the new RAID 6 function build-in and integrated part saves on component costs and internal PCI bandwidth. Intel emphasis on architectural commonality in IOPs allows Areca developers to capitalize on their existing code base. The 4/8 port external RAID adapter is low-profile PCI cards-ideal for 1U or 2U rack-mount system. It is used the same RAID kernel of its field-proven external RAID controller.

ARC-1212X                                                     ARC-1222X

Adapter Architecture

	ARC-12x2x uses Intel IOP348 1200MHz I/O processor
	PCI-Express X8 bus
	512MB on-board DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection
	Write-through or write-back cache support
	Support up to 4/8 SATA ll or SAS/SATA ll drives
	Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements
	BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance
	BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
	Intel RAID 6 Engine to support extreme performance RAID 6
	NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
	Redundant flash image for adapter availability
	Battery Backup Module (BBM) ready ARC-6120BA-T112
	RoHS Compliant

RAID Features

	RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6 Single Disk and JBOD
	Multiple RAID selection
	Online Array roaming
	Online RAID level/stripe size migration
	Online RAID capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously
	Instant availability and background initialization
	Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and rebuild
	Greater than 2TB per volume set
	Support SMART, NCQ and OOB Staggered Spin-up capable drives
	Support spin down drivers when not in use to extend service life (MAID)

Monitors/Indicators

	System status indication through HDD activity/fault connector, LCD Connector and alarm buzzer
	SMTP support email notification
	SNMP support for remote notification
	I2C Enclosure management ready

RAID Management

	Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM
	In-Band Manager
	Hot key boot-up McBIOS RAID manager via BIOS
	Support controller's API library for customer to write its own AP
	Support Command Line Interface (CLI)
	Browser-based management utility via ArcHttp Proxy Server
	Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility
	Disk Stress Test (DST) utility for production in Windows
	Out-of-Band Manager
	Push Button and LCD display panel

Software Drivers

	Windows 7/2008/Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
	Redhat Linux and SuSE Linux
	FreeBSD
	VMware
	Solaris 10x86
	UnixWare 7.1.x
	Netware 6.5
	Mac OS 10.4.x/10.5.x/10.6.x (EFI BIOS support)

Environmental/Physical

Mechanical

Environmental Specifications

Electrical