Areca ARC-1883x User Manual

ARC-1883ix-12/16/24

ARC-1883i/1883x/1883LP

(8 Ports 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapters)

ARC-1883ix-12/16/24

(16-28 Ports 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapters)

The new third generation ARC-1883 family offers advanced technology for increased
performance and improved enterprise data protection. They were designed with 1.2
GHz dual core ROC processor, DDR3-1866 memory architecture and PCIe 3.0
interface for the most performance-hungry database and IT applications. The
ARC-1883 family includes 8 ports low profile as well as full height 12/16/24 internal
ports with additional 4 external ports with mini SAS HD connectors for 12Gb/s
throughput on each port.

Highlights

Supports up to (256) 12Gb/s SAS,

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SATA or SSD drives using SAS
expanders

12Gb/s throughput at each drive

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ports

Support up to 8GB DDR3-1866

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cache (ARC-1883ix-12/16/24)

DataBolt™ Bandwidth Optimizer

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for balance faster hosts and slower
SAS or SATA devices. (For
ARC-1883ix)

Support flash-based backup

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module (FBM)

Controller level hardware

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encryption for security

SES2, SMP and SGPIO enclosure

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management

Redundant flash image for adapter

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availability

Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10 (1E)

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support (RAID 00 and RAID100)

Online capacity expansion, RAID

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level/stripe size migration

Broad operating support including

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Windows, Linux (open source),
FreeBSD (open source), Soaris
(open source), Mac and VMware

Unparalleled Performance

The 12Gb/s SAS RAID controllers raise the
standard to higher performance levels with several
enhancements including new high performance 1.2
GHz dual core ROC processor, a DDR3-1866
memory architecture and high performance PCIe

3.0 interface bus interconnection. The low profile
controllers by default support on-board 2G of ECC
DDR3-1866 SDRAM memory. ARC-1883ix-12/16/24
RAID controllers each include one 240-pin DIMM
socket with default 2GB DDR3-1866, single rank,
1Rx8, upgrade to 8GB or 8GB DDR3-1600, duak
rank, 2Rx8, ECC SDRAM. The 12Gb/s SAS is
designed for backward compatibility with 6Gb/s and
3Gb/s SAS and SATA hard drives. Regardless of
the drive speed, 12Gb/s SAS RAID controllers will
provide maximum read/write performance improve­ments for the most performance-hungry database
and IT applications. The ARC-1883ix includes one
12Gb/s SAS expander that incorporates the latest
enhancements in SAS along with new LSI DataBolt
bandwidth optimizer technology. This is designed to
help facilitate the industry transition to 12Gb/s
SAS-enabled systems by allowing users to take
advantage of 12Gb/s speeds while utilizing existing
6Gb/s drives and backplanes. Using DataBolt, the
ARC-1883ix buffers 6Gb/s data and then transfers
it out to the host at 12Gb/s speeds in order to
match the bandwidth between faster hosts and
slower SAS or SATA devices.

Maximum Interoperability

The 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller support broad
operating system including Windows, Linux (Open
Source), FreeBSD (Open Source), Solaris (Open
Source), Mac, VMware and more, along with key
system monitoring features such as enclosure
management (SES-2, SMP, & SGPIO) and SNMP
function. Our products and technology are based
on extensive testing and validation process;
leverage ARC-1880/1882 series controller
field-proven compatibility with operating systems,
motherboards, applications and device drivers.

Unsurpassed Data Availability

Designed and leveraged with Areca’s existing high
performance RAID solution, ARC-1883 provides
superior levels performance and enterprise level
data protection for the most demanding
next-generation server and storage environments.
It supports the hardware RAID 6 engine to allow
two HDDs failures without impact the existing data
and performance. It allows users to hot swap drive
in the event of a drive failure with zero downtime.
The optional flash-based backup module (FBM)
provides power to transfer the cache data from
the SDRAM memory to the NAND flash memory if
it contains data not yet written to the drives when
power is lost. ARC-1883 also supports traditional
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery backup module (BBM)
to protect cached data on RAID adapters.

Board-level hardware encryption manages any
kinds of drives attached to ARC-1883 controller
cards without impacting the performance for
higher levels of security. API code support for
third-party Enterprise Key Management systems
to easy integrate and manage encryption function.

Easy RAID Management

The controllers contain an embedded McBIOS
RAID manager that can access via hot key at M/B
BIOS boot-up screen. This pre-boot McBIOS RAID
manager can use to simplify the setup and
management of RAID controller. The controller
firmware also contains a browser-based McRAID
storage manager which can be accessed through
the Ethernet port or ArcHttp proxy server in
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and more environ­ments. The McRAID storage manager allows local
and remote for all storage configuration and
management needs from standard web browser.
The Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility can
support one application to scan multiple Areca
RAID units in the network.

Adapter Architecture

Monitors/Notication

• Dual Core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) 1.2GHz processor

• PCIe 3.0 x8 lane host interface

• 2GB on-board DDR3-1866 SDRAM with ECC (ARC-1883LP/1883i/

1883x)

• One 240-pin DIMM socket for 2GB(default) up to 8GB DDR3-1866,

1Rx8, ECC module or 8GB, DDR3-1600, 2Rx8, ECC module

• Write-through or write-back cache support

• Support up to 4/8/12/16/24 internal or 4/8 external 12Gb/s SAS ports

• Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements

• BIOS boot array support for greater fault tolerance

• Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders

• Boot support for the uEFI host BIOS

• NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log

• Redundant flash image for controller availability

• Flash-based or battery backup module (FBM/BBM) ready (optional)

• RoHS compliant

RAID Features

• RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD

• Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10(1E) support (RAID 00 and RAID100)

• Multiple RAID selection

• Configurable stripe size up to 1MB

• Support HDD firmware update

• Online array roaming

• Online RAID level/stripe size migration

• Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously

• Online volume set growth

• Instant availability and background initialization

• Support global and dedicated hot spare

• Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and rebuilding

• Support for native 4K and 512 byte sector SAS and SATA devices

• Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend

service life

• Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock over the on

board Ethernet port

• Multiple pairs SSD/HDD disk clone function

• SSD automatic monitor clone (AMC) support

• Controller level hardware encryption function support

• System status indication through global HDD activity/fault

connector, individual activity/fault connector, LCD/I2C

connector and alarm buzzer

• SMTP support for email notification

• SNMP support for remote manager

• Enclosure management (SES-2, SMP and SGPIO) ready

RAID Management

• Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM

In-Band Manager

• Hot key "boot-up" McBIOS RAID manager via M/B BIOS

• Web browser-based McRAID storage manager via ArcHttp proxy

server for all operating systems

• Support Command Line Interface (CLI)

• API library for customer to write monitor utility

• Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility

Out-of-Band Manager

• Firmware-embedded web browser-based McRAID storage manager,

SMTP manager, SNMP agent and Telnet function via Ethernet port

• API library for customer to write monitor utility

• Support push button and LCD display panel (optional)

Operating System

• Windows 10/8/Server2012/7/2008/Vista/Server 2003/XP

• Linux

• FreeBSD

• VMware (Driver 6.x support CLI in-band management utility)

• Solaris 10/11 x86/x86_64

• Mac OS X

For more information & latest supported OS listing visit www.areca.com.tw

••Electrical

Power Dissipation

ARC1883i/x/LP

ARC1883ix-12/16/24 37.2W

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Environment

Operating

Storage Temperature

12V

14.4W

Temperature: +5 c to +60 c

Humidity: 15-80%, non-condensing

Temperature: -40 c to 70 c

Humidity: 5-90%, non-condensing

Model Name

I/O Processor

On-Board Cache

Drive Connector

Drive Support

Management Port

Enclosure Ready

FBM/BBM Support

Power Dissipation

Form Factor(LxH)

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ARC-1883i ARC-1883x ARC-1883LP ARC-1883ix-12 ARC-1883ix-16 ARC-1883ix-24

2GB on-board DDR3-1866 SDRAM

2 x SFF-8643

Serial
Attached
SCSI

ARC-1883-CAP/ARC-1883-BAT / ARC-6120BA-T121-12G ARC-1883-CAP (For 2GB only )/ARC-1883-BAT / ARC-6120BA-T121-12G

2 x SFF-8644

Up to 256 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSD, using 12Gb/s SAS Expander

In-Band: PCIe /Out-of-Band: BIOS, LCD and LAN Port

Individual Fault Header, SGPIO, SMP and SES2

14.4W

Low Profile: 169.5 x 64.4 mm

Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 1.2GHz

1 x SFF-8643

1 x SFF-8644

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One 240-pin DIMM socket for 2GB(default) up to 8GB DDR3-1866,
1Rx8, ECC module or 8GB, DDR3-1600, 2Rx8, ECC module

3 x SFF-8643

1 x SFF-8644

4 x SFF-8643

1 x SFF-8644

37.2W

Full Height: 254 x 98.4 mm

6 x SFF-8643

1 x SFF-8644