Peripheral controllers Adaptec

Next-generation Unified Serial controllers deliver performance for high-capacity SATA drives and high-end SAS drive.

8 port (4 internal/4 external) low-profile Unified Serial RAID controller delivers exceptional performance and scalability, along with advanced data protection for bandwidth-intensive high-density server applications.

The new generation of Adaptec Unified Serial™ controllers meets your need for maximum performance, scalability, and flexibility for enterprise-class applications, including network attached storage (NAS), online transaction processing (OTLP), web, digital surveillance, and streaming applications.

The Adaptec RAID 5445 is equipped with industry-leading dual core RAID on Chip (ROC), the latest x8 PCI-Express connectivity, and 512MB of DDR2 cache to deliver over 250,000 IO per second and 1.2GB/s.

Four internal ports plus four external ports in this Unified Serial controller give you new flexibility to connect up to 256 SATA/SAS disk drives through SAS expanders in your choice of internal and external configurations. The Adaptec RAID 5445 features Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD, as well as Copyback Hot Spare.

Adaptec Storage Manager™ provides one-view centralized management of all your Adaptec RAID controllers. The Adaptec RAID 5445 also integrates the latest PCIe connectivity, the broadest operating system support, including open source Linux drivers, a battery backup option, and proven compatibility.

Highlights
-4 internal ports plus 4 external ports, low-profile MD2 form factor
-1.2GHz Dual Core RAID on Chip (ROC)
-High-performance RAID 5 and 6
-Up to 512MB DDR2 cache
-Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS drives using SAS expanders
-3Gbs/ throughput at each drive port
-x8 PCI Express host interface
-Supports multiple RAID LUNs
-Enclosure management support via LED header and SES2/SGPIO
-RoHS compliant