Areca ARC-1883ix-24 - PCIe RAID Controller 24 Internal + 4 External SAS/SATA 12Gbps
The Areca ARC-1883ix-24 is a professional PCI Express 3.0 x8 RAID controller featuring 24 internal and 4 external SAS/SATA 12Gb/s ports. It has a DIMM socket for DDR3-1866 ECC memory, with 2GB installed by default and supports up to 8GB, providing ample cache capacity for intensive workloads. It includes 6 SFF-8643 connectors for internal ports and 1 SFF-8644 for external ports. Supports multiple RAID levels (0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, single disk and JBOD), controller-level encryption, advanced management, and optional cache protection with flash and battery modules. Its full height form factor (254 x 98.4 mm) and typical 37.4W power consumption make it ideal for enterprise environments requiring high capacity and performance.
The Areca ARC-1883ix-24 is a high-capacity, high-performance RAID controller card with PCI Express 3.0 x8 interface, designed for enterprise environments needing robust and flexible massive storage solutions.
Main technical specifications:
- Host Bus Interface: 8-lane PCI Express® 3.0.
- Ports: 24 internal and 4 external SAS/SATA 12 Gb/s ports.
- Drive Connectors: 6 x SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD for internal ports and 1 x SFF-8644 Mini-SAS HD for external ports.
- Data Transfer Rate: Up to 12 Gb/s per port.
- Cache Memory: One 240-pin DIMM socket with 2GB DDR3-1866 ECC by default, expandable up to 8GB DDR3-1866 or DDR3-1600, 1Rx8 or 2Rx8, unbuffered or registered ECC modules.
- Form Factor: Full height, 254 mm length x 98.4 mm height.
- Power Dissipation: Typical 37.4W.
- Operating Temperature: 0°C to 60°C.
- Operating Humidity: 10% to 85%, non-condensing.
- FBM/BBM Support: Compatible with ARC-1883-CAP (2GB cache protection), ARC-1883-BAT (4-8GB cache protection), and ARC-6120BA-T121-12G for power failure protection.
Advanced RAID features:
- Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk, and JBOD.
- Multiple RAID 0 and 10 arrays (RAID00 and RAID100), multi-mirroring, mirrored pass-through disk.
- Online RAID migration, simultaneous volume and RAID level expansion, multiple disk cloning (SSD/HDD).
- Controller-level hardware encryption and full support for self-encrypting drives (SED).
- Redundant flash image for high availability, automatic fault detection and rebuild, persistent NVRAM logs.
- Advanced management via McRAID Storage Manager (web GUI), McRAID Utility (CLI), McBIOS Configuration Utility, with SNMP and SMTP monitoring and alerts.
Compatibility and operating environment:
- Compatible with Windows, Linux (open source), FreeBSD, Solaris, macOS, and VMware systems.
- Designed to operate in temperature range 0°C to 60°C and humidity 10% to 85% non-condensing.
Recommended applications: Ideal for data centers, large scale virtualization, massive storage, professional backup, and critical enterprise environments requiring high capacity, performance, and reliability.