Adaptec RAID 78165 USER MANUAL

Adaptec 78165 SAS/SATA RAID Adapter

High Port Count, Low Prole 6Gb/s PCIe Gen3 Solution

The industry’s rst 24-port, low prole RAID adapter

SERIES 7 RAID DATA SHEET

As the newest addition to the Adaptec 6Gb/s
Series 7 RAID adapter family, the Adaptec 78165
is the rst RAID adapter in the market to oer
24 native SAS/SATA ports (8 internal and 16
external) in a low prole/MD2 form factor.

e Series 7 RAID adapter family features PMC’s
24 port PM8015 RAID-on-Chip (ROC), which
combines an x8 PCIe Gen3 interface with 6Gb/s
SAS/SATA ports to enable a new generation of high
performance RAID adapters unmatched by any
other ROC in the industry.

While the PCIe Gen3 interface doubles bandwidth
to the host compared to PCIe Gen2, it requires
at least 16 6Gb/s SAS/SATA ports to double the
bandwidth to the storage devices. Competing 6Gb/s
solutions have only 8 ports, and cannot leverage
that advantage.

16 x 6Gb/s SAS/SATA ports g 9600MB/s

8 x 6Gb/s SAS/SATA ports g 4800MB/s

Full PCIe Gen3
Bandwidth Capability!

8 lane PCIe Gen3g 8000 MB/s

New Levels of Performance

e 78165 performs at up to 6.6 GB/s on sequential
reads and up to 2.6 GB/s on sequential writes on
parity RAID 5, more than doubling the performance
of competing host-based RAID adapters.

With 16 direct-connected solid-state drives (SSDs),
the 78165 can deliver over 450,000 IOPS — nearly
10x the performance of previous-generation RAID
adapters.

Advanced Data Protection

Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) on the 78165 delivers
maximum reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E,
5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. ARC also oers RAID Level
Migration (the ability to easily migrate RAID
levels), Online Capacity Expansion (expand capacity
without powering down the server), and Copyback
Hot Spare (when a failed drive has been replaced,
data is automatically copied from the hot spare
back to the restored drive).

e 78165 features auto-conguration capability,
allowing users to operate in HBA mode (expose
drives to the host directly) or Simple Volume
mode (use fast DRAM cache to reduce latency and
improve performance) without the need for setup
tools. In RAID mode, it can mix and match all
devices and handle them at the same time.

Connectivity

e 78165 supports all types of devices including
drives, tapes, autoloaders, and external RAID
systems. It supports migration of disk drives
from standard Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) as
well as onboard SATA or SAS interfaces from
the motherboard.

Mini SAS HD Connectors

Mini SAS connectors allow for greater exibility
in conguration options by supporting up to 24
native SAS ports in a low prole/MD2 form factor.
e connectors can be combined with a wide
range of Adaptec SAS HD cables, including straight
connectors or Adaptec’s rst to market right angle
connectors.

Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP)

e 78165 is compatible with third-generation
Adaptec ZMCP, which provides instant battery-free
protection of cached data via the AFM-700 ash­based cache protection module (sold separately).

Adaptec maxView Storage Manager

Adaptec maxView provides the powerful features
of Adaptec Storage Manager™ in an HTML5 web
interface that can be viewed in standard desktop
or mobile browsers without the need for separate
soware installation.

Hybrid RAID

With Hybrid RAID 1 & 10, the 78165 oers
maximum performance and reliability by
combining SSDs and HDDs in a single mirroring
array. By performing read operations from the
faster SSD and write operations on both the SSDs
and HDDs the result is tremendous performance
gains over standard HDD RAID arrays.

Broad Operating System Support

e 78165 supports all major operating systems,
including Windows, Linux, VMware and FreeBSD.

Compatibility, Reliability, and Support

Extensive testing with the 78165 and third-party
components ensures the utmost compatibility
and are backed by a three year warranty and
the company’s technical support team.

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Product Highlights

6Gb/s throughput at each port

24 native SAS ports (8 internal
and 16 external)

Low prole/MD2 form factor

Direct connect to backplanes

(No expander needed)

Mini SAS HD connectors and SAS HD
cables — for t and function in dense
server congurations

PMC PM8015 ROC

Support for up to 256 SAS and
SATA devices

Support for SSD, HDD, Autoloader,
Tape

Auto conguration of HBA and
Simple Volume modes — “set it
and forget it”

Adaptec Flash Module (AFM-700)
for Zero Maintenance Cache
Protection with 2GB NAND ash

SERIES 7 RAID DATA SHEET

Adaptec 78165 SAS/SATA RAID Adapter

Adaptec Series 7 SAS/SATA RAID Adapter Family

Benets

Key Differentiators

Customer Needs — High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs;

Key Software Features

Management Utilities

Operating Systems

Physical Dimensions 2.535”H x 6.6”L (64mm x 167mm)

Operating Temperature

Operating Current 1.1A@3.3 VDC and [e-mail] measured on PCIe Gen3 systems with 6G drives (max 21.93W)

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

Environmental Compliance RoHS

MTBF 700,000 hours at 40°C (ongoing testing)

Warranty 3 years

Ideal for space-limited entry-level server to high-end server platforms and high-performance workstations without compromising
robust 6Gb/s performance and proven Adaptec reliability.

— 24 native SAS ports
— Low prole/MD2 form factor

— Third generation ZMCP (AFM-700) optional
— Complete portfolio of SAS HD cables available

low prole form factor.

— Optimized Disk Utilization
— HBA Mode and Simple Volume Mode for automatic deployment
— Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
— Hybrid RAID 1 & 10
— Quick initialization
— Online Capacity Expansion
— Copyback Hot Spare
— Dynamic caching algorithm
— Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
— Background initialization
— Hot-plug drive support

Adaptec maxView Storage Manager

— Web based GUI Management Utility
— OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware
— Remote conguration, monitoring & notication
— Remote rmware updates
— SMI-S Support
— SMTP

— RAID Level Migration
— Hot spares - global, dedicated, and pooled
— Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
— SES and SAF-TE enclosure management
— Congurable stripe size
— 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

ARCCONF

— Command Line Interface
— SMI-S support for VMware

Adaptec BIOS Conguration Utility (CTRL+A)

— Legacy conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support

Adaptec uEFI BIOS Conguration Utility

— HII based conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support

Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, VMware ESX.
The latest drivers are available at www.adaptec.com/support.

0°C to 55°C* (with 200 LFM airow; without ash), 0°C to 50°C* (with 200 LFM airow; with ash)

Note: This Adaptec card contains a powerful RAID processor which requires adequate airow to operate reliably. Please install this card only into server
or PC chassis with recommended airow (200 LFM).

Adaptec RAID 78165

Order Part Number 2280900-R

RAID Levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

Form Factor

Ports

Connectors

Bus Interface 8-Lane PCIe Gen3

Processor PMC PM8015

Cache 1024MB

Cache Protection AFM-700 (optional)

SAS HD Cables Not included

PMC-Sierra, Inc.

1380 Bordeaux Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
Tel: [phone]

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DS_Series7_SD_041513_US Information subject to change without notice.

MD2 – Low Prole

2.535”H x 6.6”L
8 Internal

16 External

2 X SFF-8643
4 X SFF-8644

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