SERIES 6 AND SERIES 6T DATA SHEET
Unifi ed Serial® (SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Superior Bandwidth
and Reliability, Energy Effi ciency and Operating Costs Savings
Adaptec 6Gb/s SATA & SAS RAID Family
with Intelligent Power Management & Zero-Maintenance
Cache Protection (6405, 6445, 6805, 6405T, 6805T)
Adaptec Series 6 and Series 6T RAID controllers
feature PMC-Sierra’s market-leading, multi-core
SRC 8x6G RAID-on-Chip (ROC), 512MB DDR2
667MHz cache, and an x8 PCI Express Gen 2 host
bus connection. ey support up to 256 SATA/
SAS devices and feature Adaptec Intelligent Power
Management for improved energy-eciency, plus
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP —
pronounced “zemcap”) to help data centers save
thousands of dollars in operating costs. Series
6 and Series 6T controllers contain the same
performance and features; Series 6T controllers
include recessed top-mounted connectors.
Highest Performance
Series 6 and Series 6T controllers deliver up to
60% higher sustained sequential throughput than
previous generation Adaptec controllers and up
to 2GB/s sustained data transfer rate to the host.
At peak performance, Series 6 and Series 6T
oer 4.8GB/s through the SAS 2.0 interface and
4.0GB/s through the PCI Gen 2 host interface.
Advanced Data Protection
Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum
reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10,
50, 60 and JBOD. ARC also oers RAID Level
Migration (the ability to easily migrate RAID
levels), Online Capacity Expansion (expand
capacity without powering down the server),
and Copyback Hot Spare (when a failed drive has
been replaced, data is automatically copied from
the hot spare back to the restored drive).
Hybrid RAID
With Hybrid RAID 1 & 10 the Series 6 and Series
6T controllers oer maximum performance and
reliability by combining Solid State Drives (SSDs)
and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in a single mirroring
array. By performing read operations from the
faster SSD and write operations on both the SSDs
and HDDs the result is tremendous performance
gains over standard HDD RAID arrays.
The Case for Cache
e fastest way for a RAID controller to fulll a
read or write request is to serve data out of its cache.
Savvy network administrators know that enabling
the RAID controller cache oers signicant perform-
ance benets, such as reduced latency in I/O
requests, bandwidth and queue depths that surpass
soware application limits, and on-the-y parity
calculations on sequential writes.
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection
RAID controllers typically employ battery backup
units (BBUs) to protect cached data during power
loss, but BBUs require constant monitoring and
preserve data for a maximum of 72 hours during
power loss. Series 6 and Series 6T controllers
include Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection,
a revolutionary advancement that solves BBU
deciencies by providing full protection to cached
data with no installation, monitoring, maintenance,
disposal, or replacement costs. ZMCP features 4GB
of SLC based NAND ash memory with super
capacitor technology (available as a separate Kit).
Intelligent Power Management
Intelligent Power Management (IPM) slashes
power and cooling costs by up to 70% using
intelligent I/O caching combined with disk drive
power savings via standby and power-o modes.
Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
Adaptec maxView provides the powerful features
of Adaptec Storage Manager™ in an HTML5 web
interface that can be viewed in standard desktop
or mobile browsers without the need for separate
soware installation.
Hardware Flexibility for Dense Servers
e Series 6T controllers (6405T and 6805T)
provide the added hardware exibility required
for very dense server applications by providing
a dierent connector orientation of 4 and
8-port recessed top-mounted connectors. ese
controllers include all the same performance
capabilities and functionality of the Series 6
and support the same AFM-600 module for
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection.
Broad Operating System Support
Series 6 and Series 6T controllers support all
major operating systems, including Windows,
Linux, VMware and FreeBSD.
Compatibility, Reliability, and Support
Series 6 and Series 6T controllers have been
extensively tested with third-party components
to deliver the utmost in compatibility. e
cards are backed by a 3-year warranty and
the company’s technical support team.
Product Highlights
6Gb/s throughput at each port
PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core
RAID on Chip (ROC)
SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe
Gen 2 Host Connection
4- and 8-port low-prole MD2
4- and 8-port recessed
top-mounted connectors,
low-prole MD2 (Series 6T)
Support for up to 256 SATA or
SAS devices
Enclosure management support
via LED header and SES2/
SGPIO
Intelligent Power Management
– Reduces power and cooling
costs by as much as 70%
Adaptec Flash Module 600
(AFM-600) for Zero-Maintenance
Cache Protection with 4GB
NAND flash (optional kit):
– No data loss from power
failures: Replaces lithium ion
batteries
– Low Operating Costs:
No installation, monitoring, main-
tenance, disposal or replacement
costs due to batteries
– Maintenance-free cached data
protection
– Instant RAID cache protection
– Environmentally conscious
– No toxic battery disposal
– Simplied IATA compliance
Hybrid RAID 1 & 10: SSD +
HDD for Maximum Performance
and Reliability
(SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Superior Bandwidth
