Adaptec Launches New Entry-Level Based on Unified Serial 5 RAID Controller

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New Series 2 Low-Profile Controllers Leverage Series 5 Design and Deliver Hardware RAID 0, 1, 10 for SATA and SAS Disk and Tape-Based Applications

http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/sas_cards/entry/SAS-2405/


The Adaptec RAID 2405 is equipped with the enhanced reliability of hardware RAID 0, 1 and 10, industry-leading dual core RAID on Chip (ROC) and 128MB of DDR2 cache.

Four internal ports in this Unified Serial™ controller allow you to connect up to 128 SATA/SAS devices through SAS expanders.

Adaptec Storage Manager™ provides one-view centralized management of all your Adaptec RAID controllers.

The Adaptec RAID 2405 also integrates the latest PCIe connectivity, the broadest operating system support, including open source Linux drivers, and proven compatibility.

Highlights

4 internal ports support up to 128 SATA/SAS I/O devices using SAS expanders 800MHz Dual Core RAID on Chip (ROC) High-performance RAID 0, 1 & 10 128MB DDR2 cache Low-profile MD2 form factor Supports SATA and SAS tape drives 3Gb/s throughput at each drive port x8 PCI Express host interface Enclosure management support via LED header and SES2/SGPIO