Adaptec Series 8Q with maxCache Plus

Model # 8885Q

Mfg. Part Number:
Adaptec 2277100-R, single controller without cables.
Low-profile bracket included
 

Specifications:

Benefits

• Ideal for 12Gb/s performance-hungry server and workstations platforms, without compromising proven Adaptec reliability

Key Differentiators

• maxCache Plus Caching and Tiering software

• Third generation ZMCP; AFM-700

• LP MD2 form factor for up to 16 native SAS/SATA ports

Customer Needs

• High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs.

Key Software Features

• maxCache Plus Caching and Tiering software

• Flexible Configuration: HBA Mode & Auto Volume Mode for automatic deployment

• Optimized Disk Utilization (Multiple Arrays per disk)

• Supported RAID levels: 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60

• Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices using SAS expanders

• Support for native 4K sector SAS and SATA devices in addition to 512byte sector devices

• Hybrid RAID 1 & 10

• Quick initialization

• Online Capacity Expansion

• Performance modes: Dynamic, OLTP & Big Block ByPass

• Copyback Hot Spare

• Dynamic caching algorithm

• Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

• Background initialization

• Hot-plug drive support

• RAID Level Migration

• Hot spares - global, dedicated, and pooled

• Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares

• SES and SAF-TE enclosure management

• Configurable stripe size

• Dual Firmware

• S.M.A.R.T. support

• Multiple arrays per disk drive

• Dynamic sector repair

• Staggered drive spin-up

• Bootable array support

• Support for Tape Devices, Autoloaders

• MSI-X support for all device driver for all supported Operating Systems

• secure boot support for the uEFI host bios

Management Utilities

Software

Adaptec maxView Storage Manager

• Web based GUI Management Utility

• OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware

• Remote configuration, monitoring & notification

• Remote firmware updates

• SMI-S Support

• SMTP

ARCCONF

• Command Line Interface

• SMI-S support for VMware

Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A)

• BIOS level configuration utility

• Flashable BIOS support

Adaptec uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility

• HII based configuration utility

• Flashable BIOS support

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows

• Red Hat Linux

• SUSE Linux

• Fedora

• Debian Linux

• Ubuntu Linux

• Solaris

• FreeBSD

• VMware ESXi