Storage

External RAID Controller

ARC-8068 series

(6Gb/s SAS to SAS RAID Controller)

System Architecture

✵ Support up to 24 x 6.0Gbps SAS disk channels with six SFF8087 (Mini-SAS) connectors

✵ 6Gb/s SAS to SAS -based external RAID controller with three SFF8088 connectors

✵ SAS Expander support for connecting up to 128 SAS/SATA devices

✵ 6Gbit/s speed at each port

✵ Embedded 2GB DDR2-800 cache

✵ 800MHz RAID-on-Chip Processor for high RAID 6 Performance and advanced power management

✵ Redundant flash image for adapter availability

✵ Battery backup module optional (BBM)

✵ Serial bus and SGPIO enclosure management

Host Interface

6Gb SAS-to-SAS

Two Mini SAS 4x 6Gb/s SAS Ports - 600MB/sec per PHY link

Management Interface

1 x RS-232 connector

1 x LAN RJ-45 connector

Disk Interface

Up to 128 devices using SAS expanders (one external Mini SAS 4x connector)

Up to 6Gb/s per port

12/16/24 SAS internal hard-drive connectors

6Gb/s SAS to SAS RAID Controller

The SAS to SAS 6Gb/s RAID controller provides 6Gb/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 SAS to SAS 6Gb/s RAID controller provides for 2U/3U/4U rack-mounted external storage chassis capable of accommodating up to 12/16/24 6.0-Gb/s, Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) drives or 6.0-Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) drives.

  SAS to SAS RAID Controller
ARC-8068
Processor 800 MHz PowerPC RAID-on-Chip for RAID core and SAS microcode
Cache Protection 2GB DDR2-800 ECC Protection
Host Interface Two Mini SAS 4x SFF-8088 connector
Internal Ports Up to 24 internal SAS
Drive Connectors 6 x internal SFF-8087
Expansion Support Up to 128 devices using SAS expanders (one external Mini SAS 4x connector SFF-8088)
Data Transfer Rate Up to 6Gb/s per port
Physical Dimensions 146(W) x 43(H) x 200(D) mm
Power Consumption Typical:23.2W
Operating Temperature 0 °C to 40 °C
Operating Humidity 10% to 80%, non-condensing
Regulatory Certification CE, FCC
RAID Features
  • RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD
  • Automatic drive failover and detection and rebuild using multiple Global, Dedicated or Enclosure hot- spare drives
  • 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 (http, telnet and serial)
  • Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life
  • Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID controller clock over the on-board LAN port
  • Write-through or write-back cache support
  • Redundant flash image for adapter availability
  • Real time clock support

Optional Prouduct - Accessories

An ATX I/O Shield is a small metal plate located at the back of each rackmount chassis that provide openings for different I/O ports of a motherboard.

ARC-8028MB-Mounting Bracket for user to leverage the ATX I/O Shield position as ARC-8068 box I/O port. You can use ARC-8028MB to fit ARC-8068 box I/O port in the standard ATX I/O-Slot found in a Rackmount Chassis.

Downloads

Documents
File Version Date
ARC-8068 Specification 1.0 2013/02/01
ARC-8068 User Manual 1.0 2011/01/12
CLI Utility For LAN Port - User Manual 5.1 2020/04/20
ArcSAP User Manual 4.2 2020/11/03
Firmware
File Version Date
ARC-8068 firmware 1.56 2019/07/23
Driver & Utility
CLI Version Date
CLI V1.15.9 2018/07/03

This CLI utility is used for 32-bit or 64-bit operating system to manage the RAID controllers.
MIBs Version Date
SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) 2017/01/10

For SNMP_MIBs (SAS) OID Tree Free Download
http://www.oidview.com/mibs/18928/ARECA-SNMP-MIB.html
ArcSAP Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager Windows 10/8/7 V1.5.1 2019/12/18

The ArcSAP quick manager is a Multilingual User Interface option graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring RAID unit implemented using any of Areca RAID unit in local and network.
CLI Version Date
CLI V1.15.8 2018/05/29

This CLI utility is used for 32-bit or 64-bit operating system to manage the RAID controllers.
MIBs Version Date
SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) 2017/01/10

For SNMP_MIBs (SAS) OID Tree Free Download
http://www.oidview.com/mibs/18928/ARECA-SNMP-MIB.html
CLI Version Date
CLI V1.15.8 2018/05/29

This CLI utility is used for 32-bit or 64-bit operating system to manage the RAID controllers.
MIBs Version Date
SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) 2017/01/10

For SNMP_MIBs (SAS) OID Tree Free Download
http://www.oidview.com/mibs/18928/ARECA-SNMP-MIB.html
CLI Version Date
CLI V1.14.7 2015/05/19

This CLI utility is used for Mac OS X operating system to manage Exteranl RAID controllers from Lan Port.
MIBs Version Date
SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) 2017/01/10

For SNMP_MIBs (SAS) OID Tree Free Download
http://www.oidview.com/mibs/18928/ARECA-SNMP-MIB.html
ArcSAP utility Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager macOS 10.12 or higher (Intel/Apple M1) V1.5.1 2019/12/19

The ArcSAP quick manager is a Multilingual User Interface option graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring RAID unit implemented using any of Areca RAID unit in local and network.
CLI Version Date
CLI V1.14.7 2015/05/19

This CLI utility is used for 32-bit or 64-bit operating system to manage the RAID controllers.
MIBs Version Date
SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) SNMP_MIBs LAN (SAS) 2017/01/10

For SNMP_MIBs (SAS) OID Tree Free Download
http://www.oidview.com/mibs/18928/ARECA-SNMP-MIB.html
API Code Version Date
API Code Zip 2020/04/20