ARC-1883i/1883x/1883LP
(8 Ports 12Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Adapters) 

ARC-1883ix-12/16/24
(16-28 Ports 12Gb/s SAS/SATA 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.

ARC-1883i ARC-1883X ARC-1883LP ARC-1883ix-12 ARC-1883ix-16 ARC-1883ix-24 PCIe 3.0 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Model Name ARC-1883i ARC-1883x ARC-1883LP I/O Processor Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 1.2 GHz On-Board Cache 2GB on-board DDR3-1866 SDRAM Driver Connector 2 x SFF-8643 2 x SFF-8644 1 x SFF-8643 1 x SFF-8644 Drive Support Up to 256 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSD, using 12Gb/s SAS Expander FBM/BBM Support ARC-1883CAP/ARC-6120BA-T121-12G Form Factor (LxH) Low Profile: 169.5 x 64.4 mm
PCIe 3.0 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Model Name ARC-1883ix-12 ARC-1883ix-16 ARC-1883ix-24 I/O Processor Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 1.2 GHz On-Board Cache One 240-pin DIMM socket for 2GB(default) DDR3-1866, 1RX8, ECC module - up to 4GB or 8GB DDR3-1866, 1RX8, Unbuffered/Registered ECC module or - up to 4GB or 8GB DDR3-1600, 2RX8, Unbuffered/ Registered ECC module Driver Connector 3 x SFF-8643 1 x SFF-8644 4 x SFF-8643 1 x SFF-8644 6 x SFF-8643 1 x SFF-8644 Drive Support Up to 256 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSD, using 12Gb/s SAS Expander FBM/BBM Support ARC-1883-CAP (support cache 2GB)/ ARC-1883-BAT (support cache 4~8GB)/ ARC-6120BA-T121-12G Form Factor (LxH) Full Height: 254 x 98.4 mm
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Adapter Architecture
	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) DDR3-1866, 1RX8, ECC module (ARC-1883ix series) - up to 4GB or 8GB DDR3-1866, 1RX8, Unbuffered/ Registered ECC module or - up to 4GB or 8GB DDR3-1600, 2RX8, Unbuffered/ Registered 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) Model: ARC-1883-BAT(Flash+LiOn Battery)/ARC-1883-CAP(Flash+Supercap)/ARC-6120BA-T121-12G (Traditional LiOn Battery)
	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
Monitors/Notification
	System status indication through global HDD activity/fault connector, individual activity/fault connector, LCD/I2Cconnector 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 8/Server2012/7/2008/Vista/Server 2003/XP
	Linux
	FreeBSD
	VMware (only driver package available w/o in-band management utility)
	Solaris 10/11 x86/x86_64
	Mac OS X 10.5.x or Higher
Environmental/Physical
Environmental
Operating: Temperature: +5�c to +60�c Humidity: 15-80%, non-condensing   Storage: Temperature: -40�c to 70�c Humidity: 5-90%, non-condensing
Electrical Requirements
Power Dissipation: 12V ARC-1883i/x/LP 14.4W ARC-1883ix 37.2W
Optional Prouduct - Accessories
Flash-based Back-up Module
ARC-1883-CAP ARC-1883-BAT
ARC-1009 5.25" Setup/Monitor Control Panel LCD       ARC-1035 3.5" Setup/Monitor Control Panel LCD