Description
SmartRAID 3100 adapters are full featured RAID adapters with integrated cache backup, up to 1.7 million IOPS, available in up to 24 native ports in LP/MD2, and have SSD caching on most adapter SKUs.
Features
• >1.7M 4K random read IOPs, a >60% boost over prior generations
• maxCache 4.0 caching software
• RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, and 10 ADM
• Supports simultaneous running of RAID and raw devices (mixed mode)
• Fourth-generation Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP), integrated with all SmartRAID 315x products
• Up to 24 native SAS/SATA ports in a LP/MD2 design
• 12 Gbps and 6 Gbps compatibility with HDD or SSD SAS/SATA devices
• 12 Gbps throughput per SAS port using mini-SAS HD connectors
• Microsemi's 12 Gbps SmartROC x8 PCIe Gen3 interface with 12 Gbps SAS ports to enable a new generation of performance
Ports
16 internal
Connectors
4 x SFF-8643 6
maxCache 4.0
Yes
Cache Protection
Yes, integrated
All Core Boost Speed
SmartRAID 3154-16i adapter with integrated flash backup
Additional low profile vented bracket
RAID Levels
0, 1, 5, 6, 50, 60, 1 ADM, 10 ADM
Form Factor
MD2-Low Profile
Bus Interface
8-Lane PCIe Gen3
Processor
12 Gbps ROC
Key software features
- maxCache 4.0 caching software (all SmartRAID 315x products with cache protection)
- Mixed mode allows to use RAID and HBA devices simultaneously
- Adapter dynamic power management to save up to 30% power
- Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices using SAS expanders
- Support for native 4K sector SAS and SATA devices in addition to 512-byte sector devices
- Triple mirroring, move array, split mirroring
- RAID advanced data management
- 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 sparesglobal, dedicated, and pooled
- Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
- SES and SAF-TE enclosure management
- Configurable stripe size
- S.M.A.R.T. support
- BMC support
- Dynamic sector repair
- Staggered drive spin-up
- Bootable array support
- Support for tape devices, autoloaders
- MSI-X support for all device drivers for all supported operating systems
- Secure boot support for the uEFI host BIOS
- USB image available on storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start to boot maxView GUI from any USB device for enhanced GUI-based setup and offline maintenance
Management utilities
- maxView Storage Manager:
- Web-based GUI management utility
- OS support: Windows, Linux, Solaris, VMware
- Remote configuration, monitoring, and notification
- Remote firmware updates
- SMI-S
- SMTP ARCCONF
- Command-line interface
- SMI-S support for VMware
BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A):
- Legacy configuration utility
- Flashable BIOS support uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility
- HII-based configuration utility
- Flashable BIOS support
Event Monitor:
- Lightweight event monitoring and logging tool
- Distributes adapter events and notifies user
Cache
4 GB DDR4/2100 MH
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, VMware ESXi. The latest drivers are available at storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start. Supports open-source Linux drivers and inbox drivers
Operating Temperature
0oC to 55oC with 200 LFM airflow, without flash (SmartRAID 3154-24i requires 250 LFM), 0oC to 50oC with 200 LFM airflow, with flash (SmartRAID 3154-24i requires 250 LFM)
Regulatory Certification
CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS
Environmental Compliance
RoHS
MTBF
1.7 million hours, measured at 40oC
Item Dimension ( L inchxW inchxH inch)
15 x 10 x 2
Weight
2.00 lb
Warranty Information
3 Years