Microsemi Adaptec
®
SmartRAID 3100 Series: 24i/8i16e/16i/8i8e/8i/8e/4i
12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA RAID Adapters
Preliminary Product Information
Maximum Performance and Flexibility
Data center, Enterprise IT, and general consumer server environments have a
broad range of requirements—from basic connectivity to extreme data storage
capacities. Effective data access and protection is crucial to their ultimate
success. The 12 Gbps SmartRAID 3100 adapters, coupled with 12 Gbps
SSDs, provide maximum read/write bandwidth and IOPS as well as acceleration
and latency optimization through caching for the most performance-hungry
transactional and database applications. Furthermore, the SmartRAID 3100,
built upon the unified Smart Storage stack, unlocks all features and performance
of the HBA 1100 when the drives are configured as raw devices.
maxCache 4.0 SSD Caching
maxCache accelerates HDD-based RAID arrays and logical drives, advancing
the performance capabilities for a broader set of application workloads.
SmartRAID 315x adapters support read- and write-back caching. By
caching writes to a redundant SSD cache pool, maxCache 4.0 leverages the
performance and latency capabilities of SSD technology for both read and write
workloads. Read performance is also improved by caching frequently accessed
data on the SSD tier with additional optimizations through the learned-path
algorithm, which leverages the aggregate performance of all available storage
devices.
Benefits
• Ideal for enabling 12 Gbps storage capabilities
in performance-hungry server and workstation
platforms, without compromising proven
Microsemi reliability
• Provides high I/O transaction and high
bandwidth processing solutions that reduce
energy consumption and maintenance costs
• Accelerates storage with up to 4 GB of high-
speed DRAM cache with integrated cache
protection (SmartRAID 315x SKUs only)
Integrated Cache Protection
The SmartRAID family continues Microsemi's battery-free portfolio. The
SmartRAID 315x Series integrates flash-based cache backup to enable instant
cache protection. The tethered Microsemi Adaptec ASCM-35Fw capacitor
module supports a five-year lifetime and is continuously monitored by the
Smart firmware to make sure that the data can be safely backed up to the flash
memory on the SmartRAID adapter in case of a power loss.
Highlights
• maxCache 4.0 caching software
• RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, and
10 ADM
• Supports simultaneous use of RAID and raw
devices (mixed mode)
• Fifth-generation zero-maintenance cache
protection (ZMCP)
• 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
• 1.7M random read 4 KB IOPS
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• Industry's lowest-power 28 nm SmartROC
SAS/SATA protocol controller
• Quality and reliability through the unified,
hardened Smart Storage stack, which is
deployed in over 30M servers
16- and 24-port adapters can achieve 1.7M random read IOPS for 4 KB I/Os.
Adapters with 8 ports and fewer are capable of 1.5M IOPS.
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Advanced Data Protection and Ease of Use
Microsemi's industry-leading Smart Storage stack delivers maximum reliability
and best-in-class performance that all RAID levels come to expect, plus
unique features like Mixed Mode support (RAID and HBA devices can be used
simultaneously), adapter power management (reduces power consumption up
to 30 percent), and advanced data management (ADM) features that allow data
migration from existing RAID arrays to new ones when upgrading old hard disks
or worn-out SSDs.
Microsemi's Adaptec maxView provides an HTML5 web interface that can be
used in standard desktops and mobile browsers for all storage configuration
and management needs. It supports local and remote management, and comes
with plugins for major storage management software suites for enterprises and
data centers.
Microsemi Adaptec
®
SmartRAID 3100 Series: 24i/8i16e/16i/8i8e/8i/8e/4i
12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA RAID Adapters
Parameters
Parameter
Description
• maxCache 4.0 caching software (SmartRAID
315x products with cache protection)
• Mixed mode allows devices connected to
the same adapter to be used in RAID and
HBA modes simultaneously
• Adapter dynamic power management to
save up to 30% power
• Support for up to 256 SAS/SATA target de-
vices (238 SSDs/HDDs maximum support,
remainder are reserved for expanders and
enclosure management)
• Support for native 4K sector SAS/SATA de-
vices in addition to 512-byte sector devices
• RAID ADM through triple mirroring, move
array, and split mirroring
maxView Storage Manager
• Web-based GUI management utility
• Windows, Linux, Solaris, VMware support
• Remote configuration, monitoring, and
notification
• Remote firmware updates
• SMI-S support
• SMTP
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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 SGPIO enclosure management
Configurable stripe size
S.M.A.R.T. support
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Preliminary Product Information
Key software
features
BMC support
Dynamic sector repair
Staggered drive spin-up
Bootable array support
Support for tape devices, autoloaders
Smart PQI driver with multip queue and MSI-X
support for all device drivers for all supported
OSes
• 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
ROM-Based uEFI BIOS Configuration Utilities
• HII-based pre-boot GUI configuration utility
• Arcconf CLI for uEFI shell
• Flashable BIOS support
Event Monitor
• Lightweight event monitoring and logging tool
• Distributes adapter events and notifies user
Management
utilities
ARCCONF
• Command-line interface
• SMI-S support for VMware
BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A)
• Legacy configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support
Operating
systems
CPU architecture
Dimensions
Operating
temperature
Regulatory
certification
Environmental
compliance
MTBF
Warranty
Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Linux,
Debian Linux, Oracle Linux, Citrix XenServer, Solaris, FreeBSD, VMware ESXi, and open-source Linux drivers.
The latest drivers are available at
storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start.
Supports open-source Linux drivers and inbox drivers.
Intel, AMD, Cavium ThunderX2
2.535" H × 6.6" L (64 mm × 167 mm)
0 °C to 55 °C with 200 LFM airflow (SmartRAID 3154-24i requires 250 LFM).
Note:
This adapter contains a powerful RAID processor that requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Only install this card into server or PC
chassis with at least 200 LFM airflow (250 LFM airflow for (SmartRAID 3154-24i). Temperature measured 1 inch from RAID adapter.
CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS
RoHS
1.37 million hours (all 4i and 8i board variants), 2.0 million hours (8i8e and 8i16e), and 1.7 million hours (24i and 16i), measured at 40 °C
3 years
Ordering Information
SmartRAID 3100 Series
SmartRAID 3154-24i
SmartRAID-3154-8i16e
SmartRAID 3154-16i
SmartRAID-3154-8i8e
SmartRAID 3154-8e
SmartRAID 3154-8i
SmartRAID 3152-8i
SmartRAID 3102-8i
SmartRAID 3151-4i
SmartRAID 3101-4i
Part Number
2294700-R
2294600-R
2295000-R
2295100-R
2290800-R
2291000-R
2290200-R
2294800-R
2294900-R
2291700-R
0, 1 ,5, 6, 10,
50, 60, 1 ADM,
10 ADM
RAID Levels
Host
Interface
SAS/SATA Ports
24 internal
8 internal/16 external
16 internal
8 internal/8 external
Cache
4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
4 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
1 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
1 GB DDR4/2100 MHz
Cache
Width
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
Cache Backup
(ZMCP)
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
No
Yes, integrated
No
maxCache 4.0
Yes, integrated
Yes, supported
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
Yes, integrated
No
Yes, integrated
No
8-Lane
PCIe
Gen3
8 external
8 internal
8 internal
8 internal
4 internal
4 internal
64-bit
32-bit
32-bit
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