Adaptec AAA RAID Products
SCSI RAID Option Card ARO-1130SA (ARO-1130B)

Mfg. Part Number:
Adaptec 1662406-01, Bulk without accessory.

Features & Benefits:
Adaptec's ARO-1130SA RAID option card optimizes performance and provides fault-tolerant storage for entry-level servers. Systems with embedded Adaptec AIC-7895 or AIC-7880 Ultra SCSI chips can be easily upgraded from SCSI to RAID by installing this low-cost option card. This card is ideal for improving data availability without sacrificing performance in systems with a PCI-RAIDport II connector on the system motherboard. The ARO-1130SA RAID option card utilizes the already embedded Ultra SCSI chips as RAID channels to reduce complexity and cost. It supports Wide Ultra SCSI, Fast/Wide SCSI and SCSI devices from major vendors and works under Windows NT and Netware operating systems. RAID levels 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring), 0/1 and 5 are supported by the ARO-1130SA. The card uses Adaptec's AIC-7815 RAID co-processor to manage DRAM memory and offload RAID 1 secondary writes and RAID 5 parity calculations from the host CPU, freeing it for other tasks. Advanced RAID features include hot spare support, hot swap of drives, SAF-TE support, hot spare testing, user-defined rebuild and verify priority, bootable array support and array status and monitoring and event notification. The ARO-1130SA is easy to install with Adaptec's ArrayConfigSA software. Just install the option card into the RAIDport II PCI slot, run the software and follow a few simple menu-driven steps to configure drives into arrays. Fault tolerance is enhanced because users can set up initial array configuration before installing the operating system. Adaptec's CI/O Management Software provides convenient array management allowing users to troubleshoot problems remotely, schedule management activities and keep track of everything that happens via event logs. Drives equipped with Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) report predicted failures to the CI/O Management software. This advanced warning allows network managers to activate a spare remotely before problems arise. This option card uses two SCSI channels, supports up to 15 devices per channel and features Bus Master DMA interface protocol.

• Enables Adaptec Ultra SCSI chips on the motherboard to perform as SCSI RAID channels
• Supports RAID levels 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring), 0/1, and 5.
• Improves performance using Adaptec’s AIC®-7815 RAID co-processor
• Makes installation quick and easy with Adaptec ArrayConfig™ SA software
• Simplifies array management with easy-to-use Adaptec CI/O Management Software™
  
  Specification:
• Computer Bus
  32-bit PCI Local Bus plus RAIDport II connector
• Interface Protocol
  Bus Master DMA
• Host Bust Data Transfer Rate
  Up to 133 MByte/sec burst rate
• SCSI Synchronous Data Rate
  AIC-7895: up to 80 MByte/sec (40 MByte/sec per channel)
  AIC-7880: up to 40 MByte/sec per channel
• Device Protocol
  Ultra SCSI, Fast, and Wide (8- and 16-bit) 20 MHz
• Advanced RAID Features
  RAID co-processor
  Hot spare (pool and dedicated)
  Hot swap of drives
  Array configuration on disk
  SAF-TE support
  User-defined rebuild priority
  User-defined verify priority
  Bootable array support
  Hot-spare testing
  Scheduler for rebuild, verify, and hot-spare testing
  Array status monitoring and event notification
  User-selectable broadcast and monitoring
  Adjustable stripe width
• Advanced Hardware Features
  60 NS EDO DIMM memory
  Flash upgradable firmware and BIOS
• SCSI Channels
  AIC-7895 or AIC-7880 motherboard Ultra SCSI chip connected to RAIDport II slot
• Device Support
  Up to 15 HDD/non-HDD SCSI devices per motherboard channel
• Array Support
  Drives can be configured for RAID levels 0, 1, 0/1, and 5.
  Drives can also be supported in non-array configurations
• Operating System Support
  Windows NT 4.0
  NetWare 4.11 and 3.12
• Remote Management
  Windows 3.x
  Windows 95
  Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51
• Dimensions
  4.200" x 6.875" (10.668cm x 17.463cm)
• Power Consumption
  5V +/- 5%
• Temperature
  Operating: 5°C to 55°C
  Storage: -55°C to 95°C
• Humidity
  Operating: 20% to 90%, non condensing