Areca ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML Computer Hardware User Manual


 
INTRODUCTION
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Linux, FreeBSD and more environments. This Web browser-based
RAID management utility allows both local and remote creation and
modication RAID sets, volume sets, and monitoring of RAID status
from standard web browsers.
1.2 Features
Adapter Architecture
• Intel IOP 331 I/O processor (ARC-11xx series)
• Intel IOP 332/IOP 333 I/O processor (ARC-12xx series)
• Intel IOP341 I/O processor (ARC-12x1ML/ARC-1280ML/1280)
• 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X Bus compatible
• PCI Express X8 compatible
• 256MB on-board DDR333 SDRAM with ECC protection (4/8-port)
• One SODIMM Socket with default 256 MB of DDR333 SDRAM
with ECC protection, upgrade to 1GB (12, 16 and 24-port cards
only)
• One DIMM Socket with default 256 MB of DDR2-533 SDRAM
with ECC protection, upgrade to 2GB(ARC-12xxML, ARC-1280)
• An ECC or non-ECC SDRAM module using X8 or X16 devices
• Support up to 4/8/12/16/24 SATA ll drives
• Write-through or write-back cache support
• Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements
• BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance
• BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specication)
support
• Supports extreme performance Intel RAID 6 functionality
• NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
• Battery backup module (BBM) ready (Depend on mother
board)
RAID Features
• RAID level 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6 (R6 engine inside) and JBOD
• Multiple RAID selection
• Array roaming
• Online RAID level/stripe size migration
• Online capacity expansion & RAID level migration simultaneously
• Online volume set growth
• Instant availability and background initialization
• Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding
• Greater than 2TB per volume set for 64-bit LBA