Areca ARC-1886-4N8i 12G RAID Card 4 External and 8 Internal Ports

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The Areca ARC-1886-4N8i is a state-of-the-art PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri-Mode RAID controller designed for storage environments demanding high speed, capacity, and flexibility. With 4 SAS/SATA ports and 8 M.2 NVMe slots, it enables hybrid architectures integrating both traditional drives and high-performance NVMe SSDs.

Main technical specifications:

• Host Bus Interface: PCI Express 4.0 x8, doubling the bandwidth compared to PCIe Gen 3.0, ensuring high performance and compatibility with the latest server platforms.
• Ports and Connectors: Four internal SAS/SATA ports via one SlimSAS SFF-8654 connector (8 lanes), and eight M.2 NVMe slots for PCIe Gen 4.0 SSDs, providing high density and performance.
• RAID Processor: Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 at 1.6 GHz allowing efficient, simultaneous, and reliable RAID array management with low latency.
• Cache Memory: 8GB DDR4-2666 ECC on-board, delivering high capacity for accelerating operations and protecting cached data.
• Data Transfer Rate: Up to 12 Gb/s per SAS/SATA port and full support for PCIe Gen 4.0 on NVMe slots, ensuring maximum speed and low latency for all types of drives.
• Storage Capacity Support: Supports up to 512 SAS/SATA drives using SAS expanders, and up to 32 NVMe units via internal PCIe switches.
• Cache Protection: Supports ARC-1886-CBM backup module with supercapacitors for data integrity in power loss situations.
• Power Consumption and Form Factor: Approx. 14W power consumption, low profile MD2 form factor measuring 205 mm length by 107.2 mm height, suitable for modern servers and compact spaces.
• Operating Temperature and Humidity: Design for operation between 0°C and 60°C with relative humidity of 10% to 85% non-condensing.

RAID Features and Advanced Capabilities:

• Supports RAID levels: 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk, and JBOD, covering a wide range of performance and redundancy needs.
• Enables advanced configurations including multi RAID 0/10, multi-mirroring, and mirrored pass-through disk.
• Features online migration, simultaneous volume and RAID level expansion, multi-disk cloning, and support for self-encrypting drives (SED).
• Includes integrated hardware encryption to maximize data protection.
• High availability mechanisms like redundant flash image, automatic rebuild and fault detection, and persistent NVRAM log recording.

Management and Professional Monitoring:

• Advanced management tools via McRAID Storage Manager web interface, scriptable CLI utilities, and remote capabilities for integration in complex IT environments.
• Supports UBM, SES2, SGPIO protocols and SNMP/SMTP monitoring for proactive alerts and centralized management.

Compatibility and Recommended Applications:

• Compatible with Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and VMware, ensuring seamless deployment in virtualized, hybrid cloud and consolidated storage infrastructures.
• Recommended for critical storage environments such as virtualization, large-scale storage, professional backup, HPC, and hyperconverged infrastructure.