Microsemi Adaptec SmartRAID 3102E-8i

12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA SmartRAID adapter with 8 internal native ports and LP/MD2 form factor

Manufactuer Part Number: 304200-R

Benefits :

• Ideal for entry-level servers and workstations that require connectivity to 6G SATA or SAS-3 drives for redundant boot support and I/O intensive applications such as databases or video editing
• True hardware RAID 0, 1, 1 ADM, 10, 10 ADM (also supports Hybrid RAID)
• Accelerates storage with up to 2 GB of high-speed DRAM cache

Highlights
• RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, 1 ADM and 10 ADM
• Supports simultaneous use of RAID and raw devices (mixed mode)
• Up to 8 native SAS/SATA ports in a LP/MD2 design
• 12 Gbps and 6 Gbps compatibility with HDD or SSD SAS/SATA devices
• 12 Gbps throughput per SAS port using mini-SAS HD connectors
• 1.6M random read 4 KB IOPS2
• Industry's lowest-power 28 nm SmartROC SAS/SATA protocol controller
• Quality and reliability through the unified, hardened Smart Storage stack, which is deployed in over 30M servers

Key Software Features

• Mixed mode allows devices connected to the same adapter to be used in RAID and HBA modes simultaneously
• Adapter dynamic power management to save up to 30% power
• Support for SAS and SATA target devices
• Support for native 4K sector SAS/SATA devices in addition to 512-byte sector devices
• RAID ADM through triple mirroring, move array, and split mirroring
• Quick initialization
• Online capacity expansion
• 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 SGPIO enclosure management
• Configurable stripe size
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• BMC support
• Dynamic sector repair
• Staggered drive spin-up
• Bootable array support
• Support for tape devices, autoloaders
• Smart PQI driver with multip queue and MSI-X support for all device drivers for all supported OSes
• Secure boot support for the uEFI host BIOS
• USB image available on storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start to boot maxView GUI from any USB device for enhanced GUI-
based setup and offline maintenance

Management Utilities :

maxView Storage Manager
• Web based GUI Management utility
• OS Support: Windows, Linux, VMware
• Remote configuration, monitoring & notification
• Remote firmware updates
• SMI-S Support
• SMTP

ARCCONF
• Command-line interface

BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A)
• Legacy configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support

uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility
• Flashable BIOS support
• HII GUI support

ROM-based uEFI BIOS Configuration Utilities
• HII-based pre-boot GUI configuration utility
• Arcconf CLI for uEFI shell
• Flashable BIOS support

Data Transfer Rate: 12 Gbps per port

Bus System Interface: 8-lane PCIe Gen3

Form Factor: MD2 – Low Profile

Cache: 2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz

Connector Configuration: Two internal mini SAS HD (SFF-8643)

Package Contents:

• SmartRAID 3102E-8i adapter
• Additional low profile vented bracket

Physical Size: 2.535"H x 6.6"L (64mm x 167mm)

Operating System:

Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Linux
SUSE Linux
Debian Linux
Ubuntu Linux
Solaris
FreeBSD
VMware ESXi
Citrix XenServer

CPU Architecture: Intel, AMD, Cavium ThunderX2 (ARM)

Operating Temperature:

0 °C to 55 °C with 200 LFM airflow.
Note: This adapter contains a powerful RAID processor that requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Only install this card into server or PC chassis with at least 200 LFM airflow. Temperature measured 1 inch from RAID adapter

Regulatory Certification: CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS

Environmental Compliance: RoHS

Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF): 1.37 million hours at 40°C

Warranty: 3 years