Adaptec RAID 6805Q User manual

SERIES 6Q DATA SHEET
Improves Application Performance up to 13x and Reduces Latency by 13x
Adaptec maxCache 2.0 SSD Caching
Series 6Q Storage Controllers with maxCache™2.0
Read and Write SSD Caching (6805Q, 6805TQ)
Adaptec 6805Q and 6805TQ Unied Serial
controllers with maxCache 2.0 deliver evolved
application benets with the addition of SSD
write caching to the industry-rst SSD read
caching solution. Oered on Adaptec’s 6Gb/s SAS
hardware, the 6805Q and 6805TQ adapters can
deliver up to 13x improvement in IOPs and 13x
reduction in latency compared to hard-disk drive
only storage arrays. e signicant performance
gains enable data centers and cloud computing
environments to host more users and perform
more transactions per second with a fewer number
of servers, leading to quantiable cost savings
and quality of service improvements.
Adaptec maxCache 2.0 SSD Caching –
Evolved Performance
First generation maxCache oered signicant
performance gains for read-intensive applications,
delivering up to 11x performance improvement.
Using SSDs to cache copies of frequently-
accessed —or ‘hot’ —data, maxCache exploits
the performance capabilities of SSDs to access
the read data from the SSD rather than spinning
media. Read caching is improved with maxCache
2.0, with additional optimizations to the learned-
path algorithm.
To deliver the advanced performance capabilities
of SSD caching to a broader set of application
workloads, maxCache 2.0 evolves to oer caching
of write data as well. By caching writes to the
SSDs, maxCache 2.0 leverages the performance
and latency capabilities of SSD technology for
workloads with reads and writes.
Integration of maxCache 2.0 SSD caching tech-
nology is seamless. Adaptec Series 6Q controllers
do not require changes to storage architectures,
application soware or operating systems.
Reduction of Capital
and Operating Expenses
With the acceleration of IOPs and reduction
of latency, maxCache 2.0 allows data center
and cloud computing environments to host
more users and perform more transactions per
second using less server hardware. e reduction
in servers has a direct benet on capital expenses
for server hardware purchases, and additional
nancial benet of reducing associated operating
costs of power, cooling, and maintenance,
delivering a highly reduced total cost of owner-
ship (TCO) solution.
Green Solution
Series 6Q controllers include Zero-Maintenance
Cache Protection, a revolutionary advancement
that solves BBU deciencies by providing full
protection to cached data with no monitoring,
maintenance, disposal, or replacement costs
ZMCP features 4GB of SLC based NAND ash
memory with super capacitor technology. During
a system power loss, the ash memory-based
cache protection can preserve data for years.
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 oers 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).
Reduce Energy Costs by Up to 70%
Adaptec Series 6Q controllers with maxCache
2.0 also include Adaptec Intelligent Power
Management to slash power and cooling costs by
spinning down idle disks and providing a lower
power mode for active disks.
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
soware installation.
Broad Operating System Support
Series 6Q supports all major operating systems,
including Windows, Linux, VMware and FreeBSD.
Compatibility, Reliability, and Support
Series 6Q has 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
Adaptec maxCache 2.0 SSD
caching support for read and
write caching
Reduced capital & operating costs
— Support more users with less
hardware
— Improve quality of service with
reduced latency (13x) and
accelerated IOPs (up to 13x)
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
8-port low-prole MD2
Top-mounted connectors for dense
server environments (6805TQ only)
Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS
devices
Enclosure management support
via LED header and SES2/SGPIO
Adaptec Flash Module 600 (AFM-
600) for Zero-Maintenance Cache
Protection with 4GB NAND ash
(included):
— No data loss from power failures:
Replaces lithium ion batteries
— Low Operating Costs: No monitoring,
maintenance, disposal or replace-
ment costs
— Maintenance-free cached data
protection
— Instant RAID cache protection
— Environmentally conscious
— No toxic battery disposal
— Simplied IATA compliance
Intelligent Power Management
— Reduces power and cooling costs
by as much as 70%
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SERIES 6Q DATA SHEET
Adaptec SATA & SAS Series 6Q RAID Family (6805Q, 6805TQ)
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
1380 Bordeaux Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
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UK: [phone] or [email protected]
Australia: [phone]
Germany: [phone] or [email protected]
Singapore: [phone]
Adaptec Unied Serial Controller Family
Why to buy? Series 6Q RAID controllers support both SATA and SAS devices and offer maxCache 2.0 read and write SSD caching for increased IOPs
and lower latency. Other features including Zero Maintenance Cache Protection and Intelligent Power Management. Ideal for I/O intensive
storage applications, NAS, online transaction processing servers (OLTP), web servers, and cloud computing applications.
Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs.
maxCache 2.0 Upgraded algorithm from rst-generation maxCache adds write caching to read caching to deliver up to 13x higher IOPs and 13x
lower latency than HDD-based arrays.
Zero Maintenance Cache
Protection
— Maximizes performance and extends power savings by protecting data in controller cache without incurring monitoring, replacement
or disposal costs. ZMCP is included with Series 6Q products.
— Support for full installation lifecycle – ensuring data availability and reducing total cost of ownership.
Intelligent Power
Management
Automated customer-congurable feature that reduces disk drive energy use by up to 70% without compromising application
performance. Two congurable modes supported:
Standby mode – low-power mode; spins disks at lower RPMs (must be supported by disk drive).
Power-off mode – Spin down drives when not in use.
RAID Features — Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
— RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD
— Hybrid RAID 1 & 10
— 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 SAF-TE enclosure management
— Congurable stripe size
— S.M.A.R.T. support
— Multiple arrays per disk drive
— Dynamic sector repair
— Staggered drive spin-up
— Bootable array support
— Optimized Disk Utilization
Management Utilities Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
— Web based GUI Management Utility
— OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware
— Remote conguration, monitoring & notication
— Remote rmware updates
— SMI-S Support
— SMTP
ARCCONF
— Command Line Interface
— SMI-S support for VMware
Adaptec BIOS Conguration Utility (CTRL+A)
— Legacy conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support
Adaptec uEFI BIOS Conguration Utility
— HII based conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support
Operating System Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX 4.x Classic, VMware ESXi 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris x86, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux. The latest drivers are
available at www.adaptec.com/support.
Physical Dimensions 2.536”H x 6.6”L (64mm x 167mm)
Operating Temperature 0°C to 50°C (with 200 LFM airow)
Operating Current 0.17A @ 3.3V; 1.25A @ 12V measured on PCIe Gen 2 systems with 6G drives.
Regulatory Certication CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC
Environmental Compliance RoHS, REACH
MTBF 860,953 hours at 40°C
Warranty 3 years
Availability Series 6Q controllers with maxCache 2.0 ship standard with SSD read caching enabled; please contact your Adaptec
representative to enable the SSD write caching feature.
Adaptec RAID 6805Q 6805TQ
Order Part Number 2270700-R (single) 2273600-R (single)
Form Factor MD2 - Low Prole MD2 - Low Prole
Ports 8 Internal 8 Internal
Connectors 2 SFF-8087 (Internal) 2 SFF-8087
(Top-mounted)
Bus Interface 8-Lane PCIe Gen 2 8-Lane PCIe Gen 2
Processor PM8013 PM8013
Cache 512MB 512MB
AFM-600 ZMCP Module Included Included