Adaptec ASA-6405H, ASA-6805H USER MANUAL

SERIES 6H DATA SHEET

Adaptec PCIe Gen2 6Gb/s
SAS and SATA HBA Family

(6405H, 6805H)

4- and 8-port PCIe Gen2 HBAs offer broad device compatibility,
scalability, and exibility

e Series 6H family of Adaptec by PMC SAS/
SATA host bus adapters (HBA) oers the ideal
economical solution for customers requiring
high-performance I/O connectivity.

e HBAs connect to hard disk drives (HDDs),
solid-state drives (SSDs), removable media,
and SAS tape drives, and support the migration
of disks from onboard SATA interfaces or other
SATA/SAS I/O controllers.

Flexible, Scalable, Customizable

Using PMC’s PM8001 SAS protocol controller
and a PCIe Gen2 interface, Series 6H HBAs
support both Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and
Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces to provide the
exibility to use cost-eective, high-capacity
SATA drives and/or high-performance SAS
drives.

Compatibility with a multitude of storage
devices enables system builders to develop
server, storage, and backup solutions tailored
to meet specic customer needs.

Series 6H HBAs also support SAS expanders,
allowing end users to scale-up and design an
optimal price-per-drive solution.

e PCIe x4 bus expands connectivity from
high-end servers into workstation-class and
industrial PC systems. Up to 8 SAS ports allow
for maximum I/O throughput, and the OS
drivers use MSI-X to leverage all available host
CPU cores to achieve maximum performance.

Broad Operating System Support

Extensive operating system support includes
major soware releases for Windows 8,
Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows
2008R2 & SBS 2011, VMware 5.x, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server,
Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, and FreeBSD.

Compatibility, Reliability, and Support

Series 6H HBAs have been extensively tested
with third-party systems and devices to deliver
the utmost in compatibility. ese HBAs are
equipped with both uEFI and legacy BIOS
options as well as a CTRL-A conguration
utility and HII-based BIOS tools.

Series 6H HBAs are backed by a three year
warranty and the company’s technical support
team.

Product Highlights

Designed to meet individual
performance and budget needs

6Gb/s throughput at each port

Supports SAS and SATA HDDs,
SSDs and SAS tape drives

PCIe Gen2 x4 host interface

Shorter than low-prole MD2
form factor

Connectors out the back allow
for easy cable connections

Up to 280,000 IOPS @ 4KB
block size

Up to 1600 MB/s sequential
throughput (64KB blocks)

Support for SAS expanders
supporting up to 128 devices

Enclosure management support
via LED header and SES2/SGPIO

Driver support for Windows,
VMware and Linux

Series 6H HBAs feature a form factor shorter
than low-prole MD2, enabling easy installation
and cable connections in dense server
environments where space is at a premium.

SERIES 6H DATA SHEET

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Adaptec PCIe Gen2 6Gb/s
SAS and SATA HBA Family (6405H, 6805H)

Adaptec Series 6H Family

Why to buy? Cost effective I/O solution supporting SAS and SATA HDDs, SSDs, removable media, SAS tape drives.

Customer Needs

Features — Four (6405H) or eight (6805H) 6Gb/s ports

Management Utilities Adaptec BIOS Conguration Utility (ACU)

Operating Systems

Physical Dimensions 2.535”H x 6.095”L (64mm x 155mm)

Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C with 200 LFM airow

Operating Current 0.09A@3.3V and 0.7A@12V

Regulatory Certication FCC, C-tick, CE, VCCI, CNS, KCC, UL, BSMI

MTBF 2,000,000 hours at 40°C

Warranty 3 years

Accessories Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) cables (www.adaptec.com/cables)

I/O connectivity offers broad compatibility, support for SAS expanders, and enclosure management;
exibility to install SAS and SATA drives.

— PMC PM8001 SAS protocol controller supports SAS and SATA HDDs, SSDs and SAS tape drives
— Up to 280,000 IOPS at 4KB block size
— Up to 1600 MB/s sequential throughput (64KB blocks)
— Support for SAS expanders
— Enclosure management support via LED header and SES2/SGPIO
— PCIe Gen2 x4 host interface
— Shorter than Low-prole MD2 form factor

— Legacy conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 2008R2, SBS 2011, Storage Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian Linux,
FreeBSD, VMware, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu Linux. The latest drivers are available at www.adaptec.com/support.

Adaptec uEFI BIOS Conguration Utility
— HII based conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support

Adaptec by PMC HBA ASA-6405H ASA-6805H

Order Part Number 2278000-R (Single) 2277900-R (Single)

Form Factor

Ports 4 Internal 8 Internal

Connectors 1 SFF-8087 (Internal) 2 SFF-8087 (Internal)

Host Bus Interface 4-Lane PCIe Gen2 4-Lane PCIe Gen2

Processor PMC PM8001 PMC PM8001

MD2- Low Prole

2.535”H x 6.095”L

MD2- Low Prole

2.535”H x 6.095”L