Adaptec SmartRAID 3101-4i, SmartRAID 3151-4i, SmartRAID 3102-8i, SmartRAID 3152-8i, SmartRAID 3154-8i USER MANUAL

Microsemi Adaptec® SmartRAID 3100 Series: 24i/16i/8i/8e/4i

12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA RAID Adapters

Maximum Performance and Flexibility

Data center, Enterprise IT, and general consumer server environments have a
broad range of requirements—from basic connectivity to extreme data storage
capacities. Effective data access and protection is crucial to their ultimate
success. The 12 Gbps SmartRAID 3100 adapters, coupled with 12 Gbps
SSDs, provide maximum read/write bandwidth and IOPS as well as acceleration
and latency optimization through caching for the most performance-hungry
transactional and database applications. Furthermore, the SmartRAID 3100,
built upon the unified Smart Storage stack, unlocks all features and performance
of the HBA 1100 when the drives are configured as raw devices.

maxCache 4.0 SSD Caching

maxCache accelerates HDD-based RAID arrays and logical drives, advancing
the performance capabilities for a broader set of application workloads.
SmartRAID 315x adapters support read- and write-back caching. By
caching writes to a redundant SSD cache pool, maxCache 4.0 leverages the
performance and latency capabilities of SSD technology for both read and write
workloads. Read performance is also improved by caching frequently accessed
data on the SSD tier with additional optimizations through the learned-path
algorithm, which leverages the aggregate performance of all available storage
devices.

Integrated Cache Protection

The SmartRAID family continues Microsemi's battery-free portfolio. The
SmartRAID 3100 Series integrates flash-based cache backup to enable instant
cache protection. The tethered Microsemi Adaptec ASCM-35F capacitor
module supports a five-year lifetime and is continuously monitored by the
Smart firmware to make sure that the data can be safely backed up to the flash
memory on the SmartRAID adapter in case of a power loss.

Advanced Data Protection and Ease of Use

Microsemi's industry-leading Smart Storage stack delivers maximum reliability
and best-in-class performance that all RAID levels come to expect, plus
unique features like Mixed Mode support (RAID and HBA devices can be used
simultaneously), adapter power management (reduces power consumption up
to 30 percent), and advanced data management (ADM) features that allow data
migration from existing RAID arrays to new ones when upgrading old hard disks
or worn-out SSDs.

Microsemi's Adaptec maxView provides an HTML5 web interface that can be
used in standard desktops and mobile browsers for all storage configuration
and management needs. It supports local and remote management, and comes
with plugins for major storage management software suites for enterprises and
data centers.

Benefits

• Ideal for enabling 12 Gbps storage capabilities
in performance-hungry server and workstation
platforms, without compromising proven
Microsemi reliability

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

• Accelerates storage with up to 4 GB of high­speed DRAM cache with integrated cache
protection (SmartRAID 315x SKUs only)

Highlights

• maxCache 4.0 caching software

• RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, and
10ADM

• Supports simultaneous use of RAID and raw
devices (mixed mode)

• Fourth-generation zero-maintenance cache
protection (ZMCP)

• Up to 24 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

• 1.7M random read 4 KB IOPS

• 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

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16- and 24-port adapters can achieve 1.7M random read IOPS for 4 KB I/Os.

Adapters with 8 ports and fewer are capable of 1.5M IOPS.

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Microsemi Adaptec® SmartRAID 3100 Series: 24i/16i/8i/8e/4i

12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA RAID Adapters

Parameters

Parameter Description

• maxCache 4.0 caching software (all
SmartRAID 315x products with cache
protection)

• Mixed mode allows devices connected to
the same adapter to be used in RAID and
HBA modes simultaneously

Key software
features

Management
utilities

Operating
systems

• Adapter dynamic power management to
save up to 30% power

• 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

• RAID ADM through triple mirroring, move
array, and split mirroring

maxView Storage Manager

• Web-based GUI management utility

• OS support: Windows, Linux, Solaris
VMware

• Remote configuration, monitoring, and
notification

• 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 storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start. Supports open-source Linux drivers and inbox drivers.

Dimensions 2.535" H × 6.6" L (64 mm × 167 mm)

Operating
temperature

Regulatory
certification

Environmental
compliance

0 °C to 55 °C with 200 LFM airflow, without flash (SmartRAID 3154-24i requires 250 LFM); 0 °C to 50 °C with 200 LFM airflow, with flash
(SmartRAID 3154-24i requires 250 LFM).
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 (250 LFM airflow for (SmartRAID 3154-24i). Temperature measured 1 inch from RAID adapter.

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

RoHS

MTBF 1.37 million hours (all 4i and 8i board variants), 1.38 million hours (8e), and 1.7 million hours (24i and 16i), measured at 40 °C

Warranty 3 years

• 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

ARCCONF

• Command-line interface

• SMI-S support for VMware

BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A)

• Legacy configuration utility

• Flashable BIOS 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
operating systems

• 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

uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility

• HII-based configuration utility

• Flashable BIOS support

Event Monitor

• Lightweight event monitoring and logging tool

• Distributes adapter events and notifies user

Ordering Information

SmartRAID 3100 Series Part Number RAID Levels

SmartRAID 3154-24i 2294700-R

Host
Interface

SAS/SATA Ports Cache

24 internal 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated

SmartRAID 3154-16i 2295000-R 16 internal 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated

SmartRAID 3154-8e 2290800-R 8 external 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated

SmartRAID 3154-8i 2291000-R 8 internal 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated

SmartRAID 3152-8i 2290200-R 8 internal 2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz

0, 1 ,5, 6, 10,
50, 60, 1 ADM,
10ADM

x8 Gen3
PCIe

SmartRAID 3102-8i 2294800-R 8 internal 2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit No No

SmartRAID 3151-4i 2294900-R 4 internal 1 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 32-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated

SmartRAID 3101-4i 2291700-R 4 internal 1 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 32-bit No No

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Cache
Width

64-bit

Cache Backup
(ZMCP)

maxCache 4.0

Yes, integrated Yes, integrated

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