Storage

Thunderbolt Solution - Adapter

ARC-4050T2 series

(Thunderbolt™ 2 Adapters)


ARC-4320T2: Thunderbolt 2 to 6Gb/s SAS Host Adapter
ARC-4607T2: Thunderbolt 2 to 16 Gbps FC Adapter
ARC-4883T2: Thunderbolt 2 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controller

Host Interface

2 x Thunderbolt 2 ports

Management Interface

Thunderbolt port

1 x LAN RJ-45 connector (for ARC-4883T2)

External Ports

[ARC-4320T2] 8 x 6Gb/s SAS ports
[ARC-4607T2] 2 x 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports
[ARC-4883T2] 8 x 12Gb/s SAS ports

Thunderbolt™ 3 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage

The ARC-4050T2 series are Thunderbolt™2 expansion chassis with one PCIe 2.0 slot to fit a low profile adapter for high-performance 4K video editing and networking. By supporting Thunderbolt-compatible low profile PCIe adapters, the ARC-4050T2 expansion enables professionals to use high-performance PCIe adapters or RAID adapters on the lacking PCIe expansion new Mac Pro. Supported adapters include Areca 10G Ethernet, 16Gbps Fibre Channel, 6Gb/s SAS Host as well as 12Gb/s SAS RAID controllers. Designed and leveraged with Areca’ existing high performance internal PCIe adapters, Areca’s family of Thunderbolt 2 products provide a perfect outside-the-box solution for your 4K deployments.

With dual 12Gb/s SAS ports and dual 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 ports configurations, the ARC-4883T2 is an ideal solution to connect a high- performance RAID controller with JBOD enclosure for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.

With dual 6Gb/s SAS ports and dual 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 ports configurations, the ARC-4320T2 is an ideal solution to connect a high-speed SAS RAID subsystem for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.

With dual 16Gbps Fibre Channel ports and dual 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 ports configurations, the ARC-4607T2 is an ideal solution to connect a high-speed Fibre Channel SAN for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.

  Thunderbolt™ 2 to PCIe Expansion Solution
ARC-4320T2 ARC-4607T2 ARC-4883T2
Form Factor Mini Box
Host Connection Dual 20Gbps Thunderbolt ports
- Dual-Protocol (PCIe and DisplayPort)
- Daisy chaining device support
Controller Inside ARC-1320-8x 6Gb/s SAS Host Adapter ARC-8607 16Gb/s Fibre Host Adapter ARC-1883x 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter
Ports 8 x external 2 x external 8 x external
External Connectors 2 x Mini-SAS HD SFF-8088 2 x SFP+ 2 x Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644
Data Transfer Rates Up to 6 Gb/s per port Up to 1600 MB/s per port Up to 12 Gb/s per port
Cooling Fan 1 x 2700rpm
Power Supply/In/out 100-240V AC/65W
Physical Dimensions
(H x W x D)		 4.97 x 2.13 x 6.35 in
(150 x 64.4 x 191.7 mm)
Weight 2.64 lbs / 1.2 Kg
OS Support OS X 10.8.5, 10.9 (Mavericks) or later, Windows 7/8/10

Downloads

Documents
File Version Date
ARC-4050T2 series Specification 1.0 2014/12/22
ARC-4320T2 User Manual 1.0 2015/07/16
ARC-4320T2 Quick Installation Guide 1.0 2015/07/16
ARC-4607T2 Specification 1.0 2014/12/26
ArcSAP_QFC Manual (for ARC-4607T2) 1.0 2017/12/06
ARC-4607T2 Quick Installation Guide 1.0 2014/12/22
ARC-4883T2 User Manual 1.0 2014/12/23
ARC-4883T2 Quick Installation Guide 1.0 2014/12/23
SAS Host CLI Manual (for ARC-4320T2) 1.0 2011/11/05
ArcSAP_HBA User Manual (for ARC-4320T2) 1.0 2015/07/24
CLI Utility User Manual (for ARC-4883T2) 5.1 2020/04/20
ArcSAP User Manual (for ARC-4883T2) 4.2 2020/11/03
Firmware
File Version Date
ARC-4320T2 BIOS 2.0 2018/07/10
ARC-4607T2 firmware 8.0.3 2017/02/02
ARC-4883T2 firmware 1.56 2021/07/12
1. Patch HGST G3 enclosure SES2 firmware update problem
2. Seagate XS960SE70004 firm rev 002, 960GB SSD problem
3. Add progress % for some http operation
4. Fix SEAGATE 84bay JBOD does not report slot string
5. Improve FAIL_DRIVE_IF_MANY_ERROR
Driver & Utility
OS Driver Version Date
Windows 10 (32-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/09/05

This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
Windows 10 (64-bit) Server 2016 (64-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/09/05

This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
Windows 8 (32-bit) Server 2012/7/2008 (32-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/08/30
Windows 8 (64-bit) Server 2012/7/2008 (64-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/08/30
ArcSAP Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager arcsap_sas_win-20180316.zip 2018/03/16

The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca non-RAID SAS HBAs unit.
CLI Version Date
CLI V1.15.11 2018/09/06

This installer is used to install Windows version CLI utility. It is used for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows to manage the SAS host adapters.
API Code Version Date
API Code Zip 2020/04/20
ArcQFC Software Version Date
Windows 10/8 server 2012/7 ArcQFC_1.0.0.0 2018/03/23
ArcSAP Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager arcsap_qfc_win 2018/11/19

The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca Fibre channel HBAs unit.
MRAID Software Version Date
Windows 10 (64-bit) Server 2016 (64-bit) install_mraid_x64 2021/02/01

This Windows version MRAID installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-6.20.00.36-2020/10/21
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.0.0-2018/03/23
ArcHttp : V2.6.0-2021/02/01
CLI : V1.15.20-2021/02/01
Windows 10/8 (32-bit) install_mraid_i386 2018/12/27

This Windows version MRAID installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-6.20.00.33-2017/09/06
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.0.0-2018/03/23
ArcHttp : V2.5.2-2018/12/20
CLI : V1.15.13-2018/12/20
ArcSAP Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager Windows 10/8/7 V1.4.0 2018/05/29

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.
API Code Version Date
API Code Zip 2015/05/19
Installer Version Date
macOS 10.12~10.15 arcsas-20191122 2019/11/22

This macOS installer contains the following version:
Driver - ArcSAS-V2.0.6-20191104 (for macOS 10.12~10.15)
ArcCLI : V1.15.10-20180829

This driver version has supported CLI and API code.

macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

Mac OS X 10.9~10.11 arcsas-20180525 2018/05/25

This macOS installer contains the following version:
Driver - ArcSAS-V2.0.4-20150622 (for OS X 10.9~10.11)
ArcCLI : V1.15.8-20180514

This driver version has supported CLI and API code.
ArcSAP utility Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager Mac OS X 10.6 macOS 10.12 or higher V2.0.4 2019/12/19

The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca non-RAID HBAs unit.
API Code Version Date
API Code Zip 2015/05/19
Driver Version Date
Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher macOS 10.12 or higher ArcQFC_1.0.1-201891029 2019/10/29

Fix Quantum Stornext QXS-4 series storage compatibility. This driver also supports Thunderbolt ARC-8050T3-SAN solution.

This driver version has supported CLI and API code.

macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

ArcSAP utility Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher macOS 10.12 or higher 1.0.1 2019/12/19

The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca FC HBAs.
MRAID Software Version Date
macOS 11.x ~ 10.15.x (Universal Driver for Apple M1 / Intel) install-mraid-20201224-BigSur 2020/12/24

  Important notice for installing Areca driver on M1  

This macOS installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-1.4.4-20201221
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.4-20201221
ArcHttp : V2.5.2-20200115
ArcCLI : V1.15.18-20200115
The MRAID software has been notarized by Apple for macOS.
macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

macOS 10.14.x ~ 10.12.x (Intel-Only) install-mraid-20201231-Mojave 2020/12/31

This macOS installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-1.4.4-20201221
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.4-20201221
ArcHttp : V2.5.2-20200115
ArcCLI : V1.15.18-20200115
The MRAID software has been notarized by Apple for macOS.
macOS 10.13.x(High Sierra) and 10.14(Mojave) introduced a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

MIBs Version Date
SNMP_MIBs Lan (SAS) SNMP_MIBs Lan (SAS) 2017/01/10
ArcSAP utility Version Date
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. The ArcSAP utility has been notarized by Apple for macOS.
API Code Version Date
API Code Zip 2015/05/19