Description
ARC-1886-6N2I PCIe Gen 4.0 M.2 NVMe Hardware RAID Adapter:
The Areca ARC-1886-6N2i PCIe RAID controller is a robust and scalable storage solution designed to meet the needs of enterprise environments, IT professionals, and data centers. With support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, and JBOD, this high-performance controller provides advanced data redundancy, fast data throughput, and secure storage for mission-critical applications. Perfect for server storage arrays, virtualized environments, and high-performance applications, the ARC-1886-6N2i offers SATA and SAS drive support, ensuring reliable and scalable storage management.
The Areca ARC-1886-6N2i is perfect for small to medium-sized businesses, enterprise-level organizations, and IT professionals who need powerful storage management with high redundancy. It’s ideal for data centers, eCommerce websites, media production companies, and businesses running virtualized environments or handling large-scale data storage. Professionals in need of fast and reliable RAID configurations, including RAID 5 and RAID 6 for data protection, will find the ARC-1886-6N2i a valuable asset in their infrastructure.
The Areca ARC-1886-6N2i is perfect for small to medium-sized businesses, enterprise-level organizations, and IT professionals who need powerful storage management with high redundancy. It’s ideal for data centers, eCommerce websites, media production companies, and businesses running virtualized environments or handling large-scale data storage. Professionals in need of fast and reliable RAID configurations, including RAID 5 and RAID 6 for data protection, will find the ARC-1886-6N2i a valuable asset in their infrastructure.
Key Features:
Off Module Power (OMP) Loss Protection
Perfect for:1. Small to Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)
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Supports up to 6 x PCIe Gen 4.0 M.2 slots and 2 x SATA connector
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Controller-level Hardware RAID for RAID acceleration and minimal CPU load
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Support up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
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Firmware automatically backup from NVMe RAID to SAS/SATA RAID
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Device interface PCIe Gen4 NVMe / 6Gb/s SATA per M.2 slot
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PCIe 4.0 host interface, PCIe Gen4 x8 lanes at maximum transfer rate up to 128Gb/s
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Battery-backed cache ensures data consistency during power loss
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SSD caching support to enhance read and write performance for high-demand workloads
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Support off module power loss protection (PLP) saves data issued without data loss at power fail using optional CBM module
| ARC-1886-6N2I | |
| Form Factor | 107.2(H) x 262(L) mm |
| I/O Processor | Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC |
| On-Board Cache | 8GB on-board DDR4-2666 SDRAM |
| Drive Connector | 2 x SATA & 6 x M.2 Connector |
| Drive Support | 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) |
| Management Port | In-Band: PCIe / Out-of-Band: LAN Port |
| Enclosure Ready | SGPIO, SMP, SES2 and UBM |
| Operating Voltage | 12 V |
| Power Consumption | Approximately 14 Watts (without M.2 drive) |
| Cache Protection | ARC-1886-CBM |
Off Module Power (OMP) Loss Protection
An enterprise storages need to ensure data integrity in the event of power losses and system crashes. The Power Loss Protection (PLP) is a hardware and firmware solution on the ARC-1886-xNxI RAID adapter to ensure that the NVMe SSDs integrity is maintained should a power loss event occur.
PCIe Gen 4.0 M.2 NVMe
The ARC-1886-xNxI presents the advanced hardware RAID technology in enhanced performance of using 6 Bays M.2 NVMe and an improved enterprise data protection of using two SAS/SATA ports. The hardware RAID adapter accesses the data of NVMe disk array with a workload preset value. While the workload level stays within the preset value, the RAID adapter would constantly back up the data of NVMe disk array to the other two SAS/SATA ports hard disk arrays. This is designed in a 1.6 GHz dual-core ROC processor, DDR4-2666 memory and PCIe Gen 4.0 host/device interface and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, Single Disk or JBOD. Perfect for:1. Small to Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)
- SMBs with growing data storage needs, especially in industries like eCommerce, media production, or IT services, can benefit from the ARC-1886-6N2i’s ability to manage multiple drives and provide RAID 5 or RAID 10 configurations for data redundancy and performance.
- Enterprise-level organizations dealing with large databases, data analytics, or virtualized environments will find this RAID controller crucial for managing high-volume transactions and ensuring data integrity with RAID 6 or RAID 10 configurations.
- IT professionals looking to build or upgrade high-performance servers, storage arrays, or NAS solutions will appreciate the flexibility and scalability of this RAID controller. It’s particularly useful for those needing to implement SSD caching or manage enterprise-level storage setups.
- Data centers that handle mission-critical applications and large-scale storage solutions can leverage the RAID 5 or RAID 6 for high redundancy and performance, as well as battery-backed cache to prevent data loss during power failures.
- Media and entertainment companies working with large video files or complex production workflows will benefit from the ARC-1886-6N2i’s high throughput and RAID 10/RAID 5 configurations to ensure fast and reliable access to large media files.
- Businesses running VMware, Hyper-V, or other virtualized environments will find the ARC-1886-6N2i useful for managing storage pools, offering fast I/O and redundancy that virtual machines require.
