Adaptec 6405E Datasheet

SERIES 6E DATA SHEET
Entry-Level Unied Serial
®
(SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Affordable
True Hardware RAID that Outperforms Software-Based HBAs and SATA Controllers
Adaptec 6Gb/s SATA & SAS RAID
True Hardware RAID Controllers with On-Board
DRAM for Entry-Level Markets (6405E, 6805E)
Adaptec Series 6E Unied Serial SATA/SAS RAID
controllers deliver the robustness of hardware
RAID and the Adaptec RAID Code, enterprise
class management features, and full OS support
– including open source drivers for Linux and
FreeBSD – into the entry-level RAID space.
Entry-level RAID controllers typically have several
drawbacks. Either RAID is implemented in soware
only, which limits its robustness, or it comes
without the support for DRAM caching, which
limits performance. Many integrated solutions do
not oer full OS support, and some require closed
source libraries on certain open source OS platforms.
Management and trouble-shooting capabilities
are oen restricted and require special training,
qualication and support.
Adaptec Series 6E Unied Serial SATA/SAS RAID
controllers have none of these inadequacies. ey
feature hardware RAID and run the same “Adaptec
RAID Code” (ARC) as Adaptec Series 6 RAID
controllers. ey also come with the same drivers,
BIOS and storage management tools as Series 6
controllers and do not require additional training
or qualication. Series 6E controllers support
SATA and SAS devices, and have been qualied
with the same systems, motherboards, backplanes
and drives as Series 6 controllers. Series 6E
controllers have also been thoroughly tested with
entry-level storage devices for desktop use and
the entry-level server platforms, workstations and
motherboards most typically used for basic servers,
performance workstations or industrial PCs.
Adaptec Series 6E controllers deliver the same
6Gb/s performance of our Series 6 controllers,
but are optimized for platforms where a Series 6
controller would not t in from a price, form
factor or host connectivity standpoint. e
6405E oers maximum connectivity through
a x1 PCI Express 2.0 interface that ts into any
industrial PC, workstation class or entry server
class motherboard, while the 6805E has a x4
PCI Express 2.0 interface for application that
require more bandwidth.
I/O Connectivity and Data Protection
With its entry-level price point, Adaptec Series 6E
can be used as a connectivity product, with support
for up to 4 (6405E) or 8 (6805E) SATA & SAS
devices, and 128MB of DDR2-800 MHz DRAM
cache for device acceleration. At the same time,
the Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum
reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10 and JBOD.
ARC also oers 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 Series 6E controllers
oer maximum performance and reliability by
combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk
Drives (HDDs) in a single array. Performing read
operations from the faster SSD and write operations
on both the SSDs and HDD results in tremendous
performance gains over standard HDD RAID
arrays. Hybrid RAID oers the benets of both
technologies and allows a better cost-per-GB ratio
than comparable SSD-only RAID arrays.
The Case for Cache
e fastest way for a RAID controller to fulll a
read or write request is to serve data out of its cache.
Savvy network administrators know that enabling
the RAID controller cache oers signicant
performance benets, such as reduced latency in
I/O requests, bandwidth and queue depths that
surpass soware application limits, and on-the-y
parity calculations on sequential writes.
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-o modes.
Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
Adaptec maxView provides the powerful features
of Adaptec Storage Manager™ in an HTML5 web
interface that can be viewed in standard desktop
or mobile browsers without the need for separate
soware installation.
Broad Operating System Support
Series 6E controllers support all major operating
systems, including Windows 7, Windows Server
2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX
Classic 4.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris
10, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux.
Compatibility, Reliability, and Support
e Series 6E family has been extensively tested
with third-party components to deliver the utmost
in compatibility. e cards are backed by a 3-year
warranty and the company’s technical support team.
Product Highlights
6 Gb/s throughput at each port
PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core
RAID on Chip (ROC)
SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe
Gen 2 Host Connection
128MB On-Board DRAM for
maximum performance
6405E: supports up to 4 SATA
or SAS devices
— PCIe x1 interface
— Low-profile form factor
(2.535”H x 5.115” L) smaller
than MD2 allows installation in
condensed system designs
6805E: supports up to 8 SATA
or SAS devices
— PCIe x4 interface
— Low-profile form factor
(2.535”H x 6.095”L) smaller
than MD2 allows installation in
condensed system designs
Enclosure management support
via LED header and SES2/SGPIO
Intelligent Power Management
— Reduces power and cooling
costs by as much as 70%
Hybrid RAID 1 & 10: SSD + HDD
for Maximum Performance and
Reliability
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Adaptec 6405E Specifications

General

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8
Ports	4 internal
Data Transfer Rate	6 Gb/s per port
Operating Temperature	0°C to 55°C
Storage Temperature	-40°C to 70°C
Operating Humidity	5% to 90% non-condensing
RAID Levels	0, 1, 10
Connectors	SFF-8087