Areca ARC-1216-4X - External RAID Controller 4 Ports SAS/SATA 12Gbps PCIe 3.0
The Areca ARC-1216-4X is a high-performance external RAID controller featuring 4 SAS/SATA 12Gb/s ports with PCIe 3.0 support. It integrates 1GB DDR3-1600 ECC cache and a 1.2 GHz dual-core RAID-on-Chip processor. Supports up to 4 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs and multiple RAID levels (0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, single disk, and JBOD). Includes professional features such as disk cloning, online RAID migration, capacity expansion, SED and hardware encryption support. Managed via GUI and CLI utilities and compatible with Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, VMware, and Solaris.
The Areca ARC-1216-4X is a high-performance external RAID controller with PCI Express 3.0 x8 interface, designed for enterprise environments requiring speed, scalability, and high security. It features a 1.2 GHz Dual Core RAID-on-Chip processor and 1 GB DDR3-1600 ECC memory to handle complex RAID operations without additional host system load.
Connectivity and hardware:
- Ports: 4 external SAS/SATA 12 Gb/s.
- Connectors: 1 x SFF-8644 (Mini-SAS HD), compatible with 3.5” and 2.5” SAS and SATA HDD/SSD.
- Bandwidth: Up to 12 Gb/s per SAS/SATA port, supporting SATA 6 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s disks.
- Form Factor: Low profile PCIe card, dimensions 169.5 x 64.4 mm.
- Cache: 1GB DDR3-1600 ECC SDRAM.
- BBM Support: Compatible with flash/battery backup modules for protecting cache on power loss.
RAID and advanced functionality:
- Supported RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 (1E), 3, 5, 6, Single Disk and JBOD.
- RAID features: Multiple RAID 0 and 10 arrays (RAID00 and RAID100), multi-mirroring, mirrored pass-through disk.
- Supports online migration, simultaneous capacity and RAID level expansion, disk cloning with multiple SSD/HDD pairs.
- Background initialization for availability and minimum downtime.
- Supports self-encrypting drives (SED) and hardware encryption at controller level.
Software and management:
- Included utilities: McRAID Storage Manager (web GUI), McRAID Utility (CLI), VMware CIM Provider, McBIOS Configuration Utility, EFI Shell support.
- Advanced monitoring with SNMP, SMTP, LCD/I2C, audible alarms, automatic detection and rebuilding.
- RAID clock synchronization with NTP over Ethernet for accurate logging.
Compatibility and operating conditions:
- Supported OS: Windows, Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, SUSE, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu), FreeBSD, Solaris, macOS, VMware ESXi.
- Temperature: 0°C to 60°C with 200 LFM airflow.
- Humidity: 10% to 85%, non-condensing.
- Typical power consumption: 14.4W.
- 4 external SAS/SATA 12Gb/s ports with 1 x SFF-8644 Mini-SAS HD connector.
- PCIe 3.0 x8 interface, low profile form factor (169.5 x 64.4 mm).
- 1.2 GHz Dual Core RAID-on-Chip processor and 1GB DDR3-1600 ECC cache.
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, Single Disk, JBOD.
- Advanced features include cloning, online migration, expansion, hardware encryption, and SED support.
- Advanced management and monitoring with GUI, CLI, SNMP and SMTP protocols.
- 24/7 operation support with backup battery module protection.