Datasheet
800 MHz RoC for RAID core and SAS microcode
512MB on-board DDR2-800 SDRAM with ECC protection
(ARC-1880i/1880x/1880ixl-8/1880ixl-12)
One 240-pin DIMM socket for DDR2-800 ECC registered
SDRAM module using x8 or x16 chip organization, upgrade
from 1GB (default) to 4GB (ARC-1880ix-12/16/24)
Support write-through or write-back cache
Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements
BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance
BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
Support EFI BIOS for Mac Pro
NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
Redundant flash image for adapter availability
Battery Backup Module ready (Option)
RoHS compliant
System status indication through global HDD activity/fault
connector, individual fault connector, LCD/I2C connector and
alarm buzzer
SMTP support for email notification
SNMP support for remote manager
Enclosure management (SES-2, SMP and SGPIO) ready
RAID level 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD
Multiple RAID selection
Online array roaming/Offline RAID set
Online RAID level/stripe size migration
Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously
Online volume set growth
Instant availability and background initialization
Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding
Greater than 2TB capacity per disk drive support
Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)
Disk scrubbing/ array verify scheduling for automatic repair of all
configured RAID sets
Support intelligent power management to save energy and
extend service life
Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock over the on
board LAN port
PCIe 2.0 x8 lane compliant
8/12/16/24 internal and/or 4/8 external 6Gb/s SAS ports
Up to (128) 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA/SSD drives using
6Gb/s SAS expanders
Up to 6Gb/s per SAS port
Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM
In-Band Manager
Hot key "boot-up" McBIOS RAID manager via M/B BIOS
Web browser-based McRAID storage manager via ArcHttp proxy server
utility
Support Command Line Interface (CLI)
API library for customer to write monitor utility
Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility
Out-of-Band Manager
Firmware-embedded web browser-based McRAID storage manager,
SMTP manager, SNMP agent and Telnet function via LAN port
API library for customer to write monitor utility
Support Push Button and LCD display panel
Windows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris 10/11 x86/x86_64
Mac OS X 10.4.x/10.5.x/10.6.x
VMware 4.x
Adapter Architecture
RAID Features
Host Connectivity
Operating System
RAID Management
Monitors/Notification
Electrical
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Operating
Storage Temperature
Temperature: +5 c to +60 c
Humidity: 15-80%, non-condensing
Temperature: -40 c to 70 c
Humidity: 5-90%, non-condensing
6Gb/s
TM
ARC-1880i ARC-1880x ARC-1880LP ARC-1880ixl-8/12 ARC-1880ix-12 ARC-1880ix-16 ARC-1880ix-24
Model Name
I/O Processor
On-Board Cache
Drive Connector
Drive Support
Management Port
Enclosure Ready
BBM Support
Power Dissipation
Form Factor(LxH)
Products View
Low Profile: 169.5 x 64.4 mm
Full Height: 250 x 98.4 mm
DDR2-800 512MB
Up to 128 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSD, Using 6Gb/s SAS Expander
In-Band: PCIe /Out-of-Band: BIOS, LCD and LAN Port
Individual Activity/Fault Header, SGPIO, SMP and SES2
2 x SFF-8087
8.65W (7.5W+1.11W)
ARC-6120BA-T112/113 ARC-6120BA-T113
210 x 64.4 mm
10.58W
18.03W (16.92W+1.11W)
1 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
2 x SFF-8088 2/3 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
3 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
4 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
6 x SFF-8087
1 x SFF-8088
RAID-on-Chip 800MHz
One DDR2-800 Socket with Default 1GB, Upgrade to 4GB
12V +3.3V
14.5W (11.3W+3.2W)
Power Dissipation
ARC-1880i/x/LP
ARC-1880ixl-8/12 19.7W (16.5W+3.2W)
30.7W (26.6W+4.1W)
ARC-1880ix-12/16/24
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6Gb/ s


