Adaptec SmartRAID 3154-24i USER MANUAL
Adaptec® SmartRAID 3100 Series:
24i/8i16e/16i/8i8e/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. Eective 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 unied Smart Storage stack, unlocks all features and performance of
the HBA 1100 when the drives are congured as raw devices.
Data Center Solutions
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 a battery-free portfolio. The
SmartRAID 315x Series integrates ash-based cache backup
to enable instant cache protection. The tethered Adaptec®
ASCM-35Fw capacitor module supports a ve-year lifetime and
is continuously monitored by the Smart rmware 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
Microchip'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.
Adaptec maxView provides an HTML5 web interface that can be
used in standard desktops and mobile browsers for all storage
conguration and management needs. It supports local and
remote management, and comes with plugins for major storage
management software suites for enterprises and data centers.
Benets
• Ideal for enabling 12 Gbps storage capabilities in perfor-
mance-hungry server and workstation platforms, without
compromising proven reliability
• Provides high I/O transaction and high bandwidth process-
ing solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs
• Accelerates storage with up to 4 GB of high-speed DRAM
cache with integrated cache protection (SmartRAID 315x
SKUs only)
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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)
• Fifth-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
Parameters
Parameter Description
Key Software
Features
Management
Utilities
Operating
Systems
CPU Architecture
Dimensions
Operating
Temperature
Regulatory
Certication
Environmental
Compliance
MTBF
Warranty
• maxCache 4.0 caching software (SmartRAID 315x
products with cache protection)
• Mixed mode allows devices connected to the
same adapter to be used in RAID and HBA modes
simultaneously
• Adapter dynamic power management to save up to
30% power
• Support for up to 256 SAS/SATA target devices (238
SSDs/HDDs maximum support, remainder are reserved
for expanders and enclosure management)
• Support for native 4K sector SAS/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
• Windows®, Linux®, Solaris, VMware support
• Remote conguration, monitoring, and notication
• Remote rmware updates
• SMI-S support
• SMTP
Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, Oracle Linux,
The latest drivers are available at storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start. Supports open-source Linux drivers and inbox drivers.
Note: This adapter contains a powerful RAID processor that requires adequate airow to operate reliably. Only install this card into server or PC
chassis with at least 200 LFM airow (250 LFM airow for (SmartRAID 3154-24i). Temperature measured 1 inch from RAID adapter.
1.37 million hours (all 4i and 8i board variants), 2.0 million hours (8i8e and 8i16e), and 1.7 million hours (24i and 16i), measured at 40°C
• 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
• Congurable stripe size
• S.M.A.R.T. support
ARCCONF
• Command-line interface
• SMI-S support for VMware
BIOS Conguration Utility (CTRL+A)
• Legacy conguration utility
• Flashable BIOS support
Citrix XenServer, Solaris, FreeBSD, VMware ESXi, and open-source Linux drivers.
Intel, AMD, Cavium ThunderX2
2.535" H × 6.6" L (64 mm × 167 mm)
0°C to 55°C with 200 LFM airow (SmartRAID 3154-24i requires 250 LFM).
CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS
• 1.7M random read 4 KB IOPS
1
• Industry's lowest-power 28 nm SmartROC
SAS/SATA protocol controller
• Quality and reliability through the unied, hardened Smart Stor-
age stack, which is deployed in over 30M servers
1
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.
• 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 OSes
• 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 oine maintenance
ROM-Based uEFI BIOS Conguration Utilities
• HII-based pre-boot GUI conguration utility
• Arcconf CLI for uEFI shell
• Flashable BIOS support
Event Monitor
• Lightweight event monitoring and logging tool
• Distributes adapter events and noties user
RoHS
3 years
Ordering Information
SmartRAID 3100 Series Part Number
SmartRAID 3154-24i
SmartRAID-3154-8i16e
SmartRAID 3154-16i
SmartRAID-3154-8i8e
SmartRAID 3154-8e
SmartRAID 3154-8i
SmartRAID 3152-8i
SmartRAID 3102-8i
SmartRAID 3151-4i
SmartRAID 3101-4i
2294700-R
2294600-R 8 internal/16 external 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, supported
2295000-R 16 internal 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated
2295100-R 8 internal/8 external 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated
2290800-R 8 external 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated
2291000-R 8 internal 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated
2290200-R 8 internal 2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated
2294800-R 8 internal 2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit No No
2294900-R 4 internal 1 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 32-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated
2291700-R 4 internal 1 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 32-bit No No
RAID
Levels
0, 1 ,5,
6, 10,
50, 60,
1 ADM,
10 ADM
For More Information
https://www.microsemi.com/product-directory/smart-storage-platform/4323-12g-smartraid-3100-series-adapters
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Host
Interface
8-Lane
PCIe Gen3
SAS/SATA Ports Cache
Cache
Width
Cache Backup
(ZMCP)
maxCache 4.0
24 internal 4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz 64-bit Yes, integrated Yes, integrated
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