Description
Areca ARC-1203-2N (NVMe PCIe RAID Adapter)
The Areca ARC-1203-2N PCIe RAID controller is an affordable and reliable solution designed for small businesses and home labs that require RAID 1 boot drive redundancy. Supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations, this hardware RAID card is perfect for managing boot drives and ensuring data protection with mirrored drives. With its low-profile design, it’s ideal for compact systems, offering fast SATA data transfer speeds and a dedicated RAID processor that offloads the RAID management from the CPU for enhanced system performance.
Who Would Buy and Use the Card:
The Areca ARC-1203-2N is perfect for small businesses, home labs, and IT professionals who need a simple and cost-effective RAID solution for boot drive redundancy. It’s ideal for users who require a RAID 1 setup for reliable data protection on boot drives in small form-factor servers, embedded systems, or workstations. This RAID controller offers an easy-to-use solution for those looking to protect critical data without a high investment in enterprise-grade hardware.
Key Features:
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Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations for flexible storage management
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2 SATA ports for connecting drives, providing up to 6Gb/s data transfer speeds
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PCIe 2.0 x1 interface for fast and efficient performance
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Dedicated RAID processor offloads RAID management from the CPU for optimized system performance
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Ideal for RAID 1 boot drives, ensuring data redundancy and minimal downtime
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Low-profile design perfect for compact systems and small servers
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Simple management software for monitoring drive health and RAID status
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Cost-effective solution for small businesses, home labs, and system builders looking for reliable storage protection.
Operating Systems
NVME MODE: Native OS NVMe host drivers
- Microsoft Windows
- Red Hat Linux, Centos Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux
- OpenBSD
- XenServer
- unRAID Sun Solaris
- FreeBSD
- macOS
- VMware ESXi
| ARC-1203-2N M.2 Cached RAID Adapter | |
| RAID-on-Chip Controller | ARM_based storage I/O processor@ 1.066 GHz |
| Cache Memory | 512 MB on-board DDR3-1066 SDRAM with ECC protection |
| Host Bus Interface | 4-Lane PCI Express® 2.0 |
| Drive Connectors | 2 x M.2 Connectors |
| Drive Interface | Gen 2.0 X1 PCIe (NVMe) |
| Physical Dimensions | Low Profile: 168(L) x 64.4(H) mm |
| Power Dissipation | Typical: 8W |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 60°C with 200 LFM airflow |
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 85%, non-condensing |
| On-board Supercapacitor | Yes |
| RAID Features | * RAID level 0, 1 and Single Disk(Single/Dual) * Multiple RAID selection * Configurable stripe size up to 1MB * Array roaming * RAID level/stripe size migration * Capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously * SED (self-encrypting drives) function support * On-board supercapacitor for Non-PLP NVMe drive and LED indicator ready * Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock over the on board Ethernet port |
