Adaptec RAID 81605ZQ, RAID 8885Q, RAID 81605Z, RAID 8885, RAID 8805 USER MANUAL

Adaptec® Series 8 RAID: 81605ZQ, 8885Q, 81605Z, 8885, 8805, 8405

12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 Product Family High-Port SAS/SATA RAID Adapters

Maximum Performance

Data center, IT, and general consumer server environments have a broad
range of requirements — from basic connectivity to extreme data storage
capacities. The effectiveness at which their data is accessed and protected
is crucial to their ultimate success. Microsemi Adaptec® 12 Gbps PCIe Gen3
Series 8 RAID adapters, coupled with 12 Gbps SSDs, provide maximum read/
write bandwidth and IOPS for the most performance-hungry transactional
and database applications.

Series 8Q with Adaptec maxCache 3.0

Advancing the performance capabilities of SSD caching to a broader set
of application workloads, the Series 8Q with maxCache 3.0 supports read
and write back caching. By caching writes to a redundant SSD cache pool
(RAID1, RAID1E or RAID5), maxCache 3.0 leverages the performance and
latency capabilities of SSD technology for both read and write workloads. The
read caching function is also improved with maxCache 3.0, with additional
optimizations to the learned-path algorithm. Adaptec maxCache 3.0 SSD
Caching software is the only caching solution that supports up to 2 TB of
SSD cache.

Integrated Cache Protection

The Series 8 family continues Adaptec’s battery-free portfolio. Series 8
adapters can be combined with the AFM-700 flash-based cache protection
module (sold separately) to enable instant cache protection. New with
Series 8, the Adaptec 81605Z and 81605ZQ models have flash backup
embedded on the board, eliminating the need for a daughterboard and further
enabling Adaptec customers to do more with less.

Advanced Data Protection and Ease of Use

Advanced data protection and ease of use have not been forgotten in
Series 8. Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum reliability with an
industry-leading feature set, including all of the RAID levels the industry has
come to expect, plus unique features like Flexible Configuration modes for
the adapter, Hybrid RAID, and Optimized Disk Utilization (ODU) where no
available space is wasted. Adaptec’s maxView provides an HTML5 web
interface, which can be used in standard desktops and mobile browsers, for
all storage configuration and management needs.

Benefits

• Ideal for 12 Gbps performance-hungry
server and workstation platforms, without
compromising proven Adaptec reliability

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

Key Differentiators

• maxCache 3.0 caching software (Series 8Q only)

• Cache protection via third generation ZMCP;
AFM-700 (integrated on 81605Z and 81605ZQ,
optional for rest of Series 8 products)

• Up to 16 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

• Microsemi's 12 Gbps RAID-on-Chip (ROC),
x8 PCIe Gen3 interface with 12 Gbps SAS ports
to enable a new generation of performance

• >700K IOPS; 6.6 GB/s sequential reads,

6.2GB/s sequential writes

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Adaptec® Series 8 RAID: 81605ZQ, 8885Q, 81605Z, 8885, 8805, 8405

12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 Product Family High-Port SAS/SATA RAID Adapters

Key Software
Features

Management
Utilities

Operating
Systems

Dimensions

Operating
Temperature

Operating
Current

Regulatory
Certification

Environmental
Compliance

MTBF

Warranty

— maxCache 3.0 caching software

(Series 8Q only)

— Flexible Configuration: HBA Mode & Auto

Volume Mode for automatic deployment

— Optimized Disk Utilization (multiple arrays

per disk)

— Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices

using SAS expanders

— Support for native 4K sector SAS and SATA

devices in addition to 512-byte sector devices
— Hybrid RAID 1 & 10
— Quick initialization

Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
— Web based GUI Management Utility
— OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris,

VMware
— Remote configuration, monitoring & notifica-

tion
— Remote firmware updates
— SMI-S Support
— SMTP

Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, VMware ESXi.
The latest drivers are available at start.adaptec.com

MD2- Low Profile 2.535 "H x 6.6 "L (64 mm x 167 mm)

0 °C to 55 °C* (with 200 LFM airflow, without flash); 0 °C to 50 °C* (with 200 LFM airflow, with flash) Note: This adapter contains a powerful RAID processor
which requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Please install this card only into server or PC chassis with at least 200 LFM airflow.
*Temperature measured 1 inch from RAID adapter

0.1 A @ 3.3 VDC; 1.2 A @ 12.0 VDC 8405, 8805, 8885, 8885Q; 1.0 A @ 3.3 VDC; 1.1 A @ 12.0 VDC 81605ZQ, 81605Z

CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS

RoHS

2 million hours at 40° C

3 years

— 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 SAF-TE enclosure management
— Configurable stripe size
— S.M.A.R.T. support

ARCCONF
— Command Line Interface
— SMI-S support for VMware
Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A)
— Legacy configuration utility
— Flashable BIOS 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 drivers for all

supported Operating Systems
— Secure boot support for the uEFI host BIOS
— USB image available on start.adaptec.com

to boot maxView GUI from any USB device

for enhanced GUI-based setup and offline

maintenance

Adaptec uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility
— HII based configuration utility
— Flashable BIOS support
Adaptec Event Monitor
— Lightweight event monitoring and logging
tool
— Distribute adapter events and notifies user

Adaptec RAID

Order Number

RAID Levels

Ports

Connectors

Bus Interface

Processor

Cache

Cache Protection

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81605ZQ 8885Q 81605Z 8885 8805 8405

2281600-R (Single) 2277100-R (Single) 2287101-R (Single) 2277000-R (Single) 2277500-R (Single) 2277600-R (Single)

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

16 Internal 8 Internal/8 External 16 Internal 8 Internal/8 External 8 Internal 4 Internal

4 x SFF-8643

8-Lane PCIe Gen3 8-Lane PCIe Gen3 8-Lane PCIe Gen3 8-Lane PCIe Gen3 8-Lane PCIe Gen3 8-Lane PCIe Gen3

12 Gbps RoC 12 Gbps RoC 12 Gbps RoC 12 Gbps RoC 12 Gbp/s RoC 12 Gbps RoC

1024 MB 1024 MB 1024 MB 1024 MB 1024 MB 1024 MB

Flash backup
(embedded)
AFM-700 (included)

SERIES 8Q SERIES 8

2 x SFF-8643
2 x SFF-8644

AFM-700 (included)

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4 x SFF-8643

Flash backup
(embedded)
AFM-700 (included)

2 x SFF-8643
2 x SFF-8644

AFM-700 (optional) AFM-700 (optional) AFM-700 (optional)

2 x SFF-8643 1 x SFF-8643

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