SERIES 6 AND SERIES 6T DATA SHEET
Unifi ed Serial® (SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Superior Bandwidth
and Reliability, Energy Effi ciency and Operating Costs Savings
Adaptec 6Gb/s SATA & SAS RAID Family
with Intelligent Power Management & Zero-Maintenance
Cache Protection (6405, 6445, 6805, 6405T, 6805T)
Adaptec Series 6 and Series 6T RAID controllers
feature PMC-Sierra’s market-leading, multi-core
SRC 8x6G RAID-on-Chip (ROC), 512MB DDR2
667MHz cache, and an x8 PCI Express Gen 2 host
bus connection. ey support up to 256 SATA/
SAS devices and feature Adaptec Intelligent Power
Management for improved energy-e ciency, plus
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP —
pronounced “zemcap”) to help data centers save
thousands of dollars in operating costs. Series
6 and Series 6T controllers contain the same
performance and features; Series 6T controllers
include recessed top-mounted connectors.
Highest Performance
Series 6 and Series 6T controllers deliver up to
60% higher sustained sequential throughput than
previous generation Adaptec controllers and up
to 2GB/s sustained data transfer rate to the host.
At peak performance, Series 6 and Series 6T
o er 4.8GB/s through the SAS 2.0 interface and
4.0GB/s through the PCI Gen 2 host interface.
Advanced Data Protection
Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum
reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10,
50, 60 and JBOD. ARC also o ers RAID Level
Migration (the ability to easily migrate RAID
levels), Online Capacity Expansion (expand
capacity without powering down the server),
and Copyback Hot Spare (when a failed drive has
been replaced, data is automatically copied from
the hot spare back to the restored drive).
Hybrid RAID
With Hybrid RAID 1 & 10 the Series 6 and Series
6T controllers o er maximum performance and
reliability by combining Solid State Drives (SSDs)
and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in a single mirroring
array. By performing read operations from the
faster SSD and write operations on both the SSDs
and HDDs the result is tremendous performance
gains over standard HDD RAID arrays.
The Case for Cache
e fastest way for a RAID controller to ful ll a
read or write request is to serve data out of its cache.
Savvy network administrators know that enabling
the RAID controller cache o ers signi cant perform-
ance bene ts, such as reduced latency in I/O
requests, bandwidth and queue depths that surpass
so ware application limits, and on-the- y parity
calculations on sequential writes.
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection
RAID controllers typically employ battery backup
units (BBUs) to protect cached data during power
loss, but BBUs require constant monitoring and
preserve data for a maximum of 72 hours during
power loss. Series 6 and Series 6T controllers
include Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection,
a revolutionary advancement that solves BBU
de ciencies by providing full protection to cached
data with no installation, monitoring, maintenance,
disposal, or replacement costs. ZMCP features 4GB
of SLC based NAND ash memory with super
capacitor technology (available as a separate Kit).
Intelligent Power Management
Intelligent Power Management (IPM) slashes
power and cooling costs by up to 70% using
intelligent I/O caching combined with disk drive
power savings via standby and power-o modes.
Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
Adaptec maxView provides the powerful features
of Adaptec Storage Manager™ in an HTML5 web
interface that can be viewed in standard desktop
or mobile browsers without the need for separate
so ware installation.
Hardware Flexibility for Dense Servers
e Series 6T controllers (6405T and 6805T)
provide the added hardware exibility required
for very dense server applications by providing
a di erent connector orientation of 4 and
8-port recessed top-mounted connectors. ese
controllers include all the same performance
capabilities and functionality of the Series 6
and support the same AFM-600 module for
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection.
Broad Operating System Support
Series 6 and Series 6T controllers support all
major operating systems, including Windows,
Linux, VMware and FreeBSD.
Compatibility, Reliability, and Support
Series 6 and Series 6T controllers have been
extensively tested with third-party components
to deliver the utmost in compatibility. e
cards are backed by a 3-year warranty and
the company’s technical support team.
Product Highlights
6Gb/s throughput at each port
PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core
RAID on Chip (ROC)
SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe
Gen 2 Host Connection
4- and 8-port low-pro le MD2
4- and 8-port recessed
top-mounted connectors,
low-pro le MD2 (Series 6T)
Support for up to 256 SATA or
SAS devices
Enclosure management support
via LED header and SES2/
SGPIO
Intelligent Power Management
– Reduces power and cooling
costs by as much as 70%
Adaptec Flash Module 600
(AFM-600) for Zero-Maintenance
Cache Protection with 4GB
NAND fl ash (optional kit):
– No data loss from power
failures: Replaces lithium ion
batteries
– Low Operating Costs:
No installation, monitoring, main-
tenance, disposal or replacement
costs due to batteries
– Maintenance-free cached data
protection
– Instant RAID cache protection
– Environmentally conscious
– No toxic battery disposal
– Simpli ed IATA compliance
Hybrid RAID 1 & 10: SSD +
HDD for Maximum Performance
and Reliability
(SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Superior Bandwidth
SERIES 6 AND SERIES 6T DATA SHEET
Adaptec SATA & SAS RAID Family (6405, 6445, 6805, 6405T, 6805T)
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
1380 Bordeaux Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
Tel: +1 (408) 239-8000
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UK: +44 1276 854 528 or uk_sales@pmcs.com
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Singapore: +65-92351044
Adaptec Unied Serial Controller Family
Why to buy? — 6Gb/s performance Unied Serial RAID controllers support both SATA and SAS devices and offer unique features including Zero
Maintenance Cache Protection and Intelligent Power Management. Ideal for bandwidth intensive storage applications; NAS, online
transaction processing servers (OLTP), web servers, digital surveillance and streaming applications.
— For dense-server applications Series 6T with recessed top-mounted connectors provide maximum hardware exibility and all
the same performance and features as Series 6.
Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs.
Zero Maintenance Cache
Protection
— Maximizes performance and extends power savings by protecting data in controller cache without incurring monitoring, replacement
or disposal costs.
— Support for full installation lifecycle – ensuring data availability and reducing total cost of ownership.
Intelligent Power
Management
Automated customer-congurable feature that reduces disk drive energy use by up to 70% without compromising application
performance. Two congurable modes supported:
Standby mode – low-power mode; spins disks at lower RPMs (must be supported by disk drive).
Power-off mode – Spin down drives when not in use.
RAID Features — Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
— RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD
— Hybrid RAID 1 & 10
— 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 spares - global, dedicated, and pooled
— Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
— SES and SAF-TE enclosure management
— Congurable stripe size
— S.M.A.R.T. support
— Multiple arrays per disk drive
— Dynamic sector repair
— Staggered drive spin-up
— Bootable array support
— Optimized Disk Utilization
Management Utilities Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
— Web based GUI Management Utility
— OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware
— Remote conguration, monitoring & notication
— Remote rmware updates
— SMI-S Support
— SMTP
ARCCONF
— Command Line Interface
— SMI-S support for VMware
Adaptec BIOS Conguration Utility (CTRL+A)
— Legacy conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support
Adaptec uEFI BIOS Conguration Utility
— HII based conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support
Operating System Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX 4.x Classic, VMware ESXi 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris x86, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux. The latest drivers are
available at www.adaptec.com/support.
Physical Dimensions 2.536”H x 6.6”L (64mm x 167mm)
Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airow)
Operating Current 0.17A @ 3.3V; 1.25A @ 12V measured on PCIe Gen 2 systems with 6G drives.
Regulatory Certication CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC
Environmental Compliance RoHS, REACH
MTBF 6405 and 6405T are 889,115 hours / 6445 is 862,728 hours / 6805 and 6805T are 860,953 hours all at 40°C
Warranty 3 years
Accessories Adaptec Flash Module 600 (2269700-R)
Adaptec RAID 6405 6445 6805 6405T 6805T
Order Part Number 2271100-R (kit)
2270000-R (single)
2270200-R (single) 2271200-R (kit)
2270100-R (single)
2272700-R (single) 2272800-R (single)
Form Factor MD2 - Low Prole MD2 - Low Prole MD2 - Low Prole MD2 – Low Prole MD2 – Low Prole
Ports 4 Internal 8 (4 int / 4 ext) 8 Internal 4 Internal 8 Internal
Connectors 1 SFF-8087 (int.) 1 SFF-8087 (int.) /
1 SFF-8088 (ext.) 2 SFF-8087 1 Internal SFF-8087
Top Mounted
2 Internal SFF-8087
Top Mounted
Bus Interface 8-Lane PCIe Gen 2 8-Lane PCIe Gen 2 8-Lane PCIe Gen 2 8-lane PCIe Gen 2 8-lane PCIe Gen 2
Processor PM8013 PM8013 PM8013 PM8013 PM8013
Cache 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB
Fanout Cable (Kit only) mSASx4 to 4xSATA
w/sideband (0.7M) x1
None mSASx4 to 4xSATA
w/sideband (0.7M) x 2
None None
