Areca ARC-8042-12 – 144TB Enterprise

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Areca ARC-8042-12 – 144TB Enterprise

Expandable 12-Bay Desktop 12Gb/s SAS Hardware RAID Array With 12 x 12.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted

• 12-Bay 12Gb/s SAS to SAS Desktop RAID Subsystem.
• 2 x SFF-8644 External Connectors.
• Dual Core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) 1.2 GHz processor.
• On-board 2GB DDR3-1866 ECC SDRAM.
• RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD.
• Areca Chassis - 3 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.
• Drives Mechanisms - 3 or 5 Year RTB Warranty.

£ 4,554.95 | £ 5,465.94 inc VAT

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SKU: areca_arc-8042-12_144tb
Category: Desktop Hard Drives & RAIDs
Brand: Areca Technology
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12-Bay 12Gb/s SAS to SAS Desktop RAID Subsystem

The ARC-8042-12 SAS to SAS desktop RAID subsystem raises the standard to higher performance levels with several enhancements including new high performance 1.2GHz dual core ROC processor, a DDR3-1866 memory architecture and 12Gb/s SAS technology. The ARC-8042-12 includes 2GB DDR3-1866 and ECC SDRAM.

The ARC-8042-12 SAS to SAS desktop RAID subsystem provides 12Gb/s SAS host interface link to the host board on the server system. This RAID controller utilizes the same RAID kernel that has been field-proven in existing internal/external SATA/SAS RAID controller products, allowing to bring stable and reliable SAS RAID external subsystem.

The ARC-8042-12 provides external storage chassis capable of accommodating up to 12 12.0-Gb/s Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) drives or 6.0-Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) drives.

Technical Specifications
Adapter Architecture Dual Core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) 1.2 GHz processor.
On-board 2GB DDR3-1866 ECC SDRAM.
NVRAM for RAID event log & transaction log.
Write-through or write-back cache support.
Redundant flash image for adapter availability.
Real time clock support.
Battery Backup Module ready (Optional).
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).
Online array roaming.
Offline RAID set.
Online RAID level/stripe size migration.
Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously.
Online volume set growth.
Instant availability and background initialization.
Automatic drive failover/detection and rebuild using multiple Global, Dedicated or Enclosure hot-spare drives.
Configurable stripe size up to 1MB.
Multiple pairs SSD/HDD disk clone function.
SSD automatic monitor clone support.
SED (self-encrypting drives) function support.
Support native 4K and 512 byte sector devices.
Support HDD firmware update.
Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support).
Greater than 2TB per disk drive.
Disk scrubbing/ array verify scheduling for automatic repair of all configured RAID sets.
Login record in the event log with IP address and service (ht tp, telnet and serial).
Support intelligent power management to save energy and exten d service life.
Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID controller clock over the on-board LAN port.
Max 512 devices.
Max 128 LUNs (volume set).
Monitors/Notification LCD control panel for setup, alarm mute and configuration.
System status indication through LCD, LED and alarm buzzer.
SMTP support for email notification.
SNMP support for remote manager.
Enclosure management ready (SES over in-band SAS).
Drive Interface Up to 12 x 3.5"/2.5" 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSDs.
Up to 512 devices using SAS expanders (two external SFF-8644 connectors: EXP.0 & EXP.1).
Up to 12Gb/s per port.
Host Interface • 12Gb SAS-to-SAS:
2 x SFF-8644 external connectors.
8 x 12Gb/s SAS ports (4-ports per SFF-8644 connector).
RAID Management Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM.
Firmware-embedded manager via RS-232 port and LCD.
Embedded browser-based RAID manager via built-in 10/1000 Lan port.
API library for customer to write its own monitor utility.
SAP monitor utility easily manage multiple RAID units in the network.
Access terminal menu by telnet via a LAN port.
Software Drive OS Independent.

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