SERIES 6E DATA SHEET
Entry-Level Unied Serial® (SATA/SAS) 6Gb/s RAID Controllers Deliver Affordable
True Hardware RAID that Outperforms Software-Based HBAs and SATA Controllers
Adaptec 6Gb/s SATA & SAS RAID
True Hardware RAID Controllers with On-Board
DRAM for Entry-Level Markets (6405E, 6805E)
Adaptec Series 6E Unied Serial SATA/SAS RAID
controllers deliver the robustness of hardware
RAID and the Adaptec RAID Code, enterprise
class management features, and full OS support
– including open source drivers for Linux and
FreeBSD – into the entry-level RAID space.
Entry-level RAID controllers typically have several
drawbacks. Either RAID is implemented in soware
only, which limits its robustness, or it comes
without the support for DRAM caching, which
limits performance. Many integrated solutions do
not oer full OS support, and some require closed
source libraries on certain open source OS platforms.
Management and trouble-shooting capabilities
are oen restricted and require special training,
qualication and support.
Adaptec Series 6E Unied Serial SATA/SAS RAID
controllers have none of these inadequacies. ey
feature hardware RAID and run the same “Adaptec
RAID Code” (ARC) as Adaptec Series 6 RAID
controllers. ey also come with the same drivers,
BIOS and storage management tools as Series 6
controllers and do not require additional training
or qualication. Series 6E controllers support
SATA and SAS devices, and have been qualied
with the same systems, motherboards, backplanes
and drives as Series 6 controllers. Series 6E
controllers have also been thoroughly tested with
entry-level storage devices for desktop use and
the entry-level server platforms, workstations and
motherboards most typically used for basic servers,
performance workstations or industrial PCs.
Adaptec Series 6E controllers deliver the same
6Gb/s performance of our Series 6 controllers,
but are optimized for platforms where a Series 6
controller would not t in from a price, form
factor or host connectivity standpoint. e
6405E oers maximum connectivity through
a x1 PCI Express 2.0 interface that ts into any
industrial PC, workstation class or entry server
class motherboard, while the 6805E has a x4
PCI Express 2.0 interface for application that
require more bandwidth.
I/O Connectivity and Data Protection
With its entry-level price point, Adaptec Series 6E
can be used as a connectivity product, with support
for up to 4 (6405E) or 8 (6805E) SATA & SAS
devices, and 128MB of DDR2-800 MHz DRAM
cache for device acceleration. At the same time,
the Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum
reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10 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 Series 6E controllers
oer maximum performance and reliability by
combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk
Drives (HDDs) in a single array. Performing read
operations from the faster SSD and write operations
on both the SSDs and HDD results in tremendous
performance gains over standard HDD RAID
arrays. Hybrid RAID oers the benets of both
technologies and allows a better cost-per-GB ratio
than comparable SSD-only 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
performance 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.
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.
Broad Operating System Support
Series 6E controllers support all major operating
systems, including Windows 7, Windows Server
2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX
Classic 4.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris
10, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux.
Compatibility, Reliability, and Support
e Series 6E family has 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
6 Gb/s throughput at each port
PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core
RAID on Chip (ROC)
SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe
Gen 2 Host Connection
128MB On-Board DRAM for
maximum performance
6405E: supports up to 4 SATA
or SAS devices
— PCIe x1 interface
— Low-profile form factor
(2.535”H x 5.115” L) smaller
than MD2 allows installation in
condensed system designs
6805E: supports up to 8 SATA
or SAS devices
— PCIe x4 interface
— Low-profile form factor
(2.535”H x 6.095”L) smaller
than MD2 allows installation in
condensed system designs
Enclosure management support
via LED header and SES2/SGPIO
Intelligent Power Management
— Reduces power and cooling
costs by as much as 70%
Hybrid RAID 1 & 10: SSD + HDD
for Maximum Performance and
Reliability
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SERIES 6E DATA SHEET
Adaptec SATA & SAS RAID (6405E, 6805E)
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
1380 Bordeaux Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
Tel: +1 (408) 239-8000
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Adaptec Unified Serial Controller Family
Why to buy? Entry-level 6Gb/s performance Unified Serial RAID controllers support both SATA and SAS devices and provide affordable, true hardware
RAID with on-board DRAM cache that outperforms software-based HBAs and SATA controllers.
Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing; solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs
Hybrid RAID — Maximizes performance and reliability with arrays of Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs).
— Controller automatically creates RAID 1 or RAID 10 arrays.
Intelligent Power
Management
Automated customer-configurable feature that reduces disk drive energy use by up to 70% without compromising application
performance. Two configurable 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 4 (6405E) or 8 (6805E) SATA or SAS devices
— RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 1E 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
— Configurable 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 conguration, monitoring & notication
— Remote rmware updates
— SMI-S Support
— SMTP
ARCCONF
— Command Line Interface
— SMI-S support for VMware
Adaptec BIOS Conguration Utility (CTRL+A)
— Legacy conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support
Adaptec uEFI BIOS Conguration Utility
— HII based conguration utility
— Flashable BIOS support
Operating System Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, Windows Vista, VMware ESX Classic 4.x (vSphere), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Sun Solaris 10 x86, FreeBSD, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux.
The latest drivers are available at www.adaptec.com/support.
Physical Dimensions 6405E: 2.535”H x 5.115”L
6805E: 2.535”H x 6.095”L
Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)
Operating Voltage 6405E: 0.11A @ 3.3 VDC; 0.75A @ 12.0 VDC
6805E: 0.125A @ 3.3 VDC; 0.80A @ 12.0 VDC
Regulatory Certification CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC
Environmental Compliance RoHS, REACH
MTBF 6405E: 889,115 hours at 40°C
6805E: 860,953 hours at 40°C
Warranty 3 years
Adaptec RAID 6405E 6805E
Order Part Number 2271700-R (kit)
2270800-R (single)
2271800-R (kit)
2270900-R (single)
Form Factor MD2 - Low Profile
(2.535”H x 5.115”L)
MD2 - Low Profile
(2.535”H x 6.095”L)
Ports 4 Internal 8 Internal
Connectors 1 SFF-8087 2 SFF-8087
Bus Interface 1-Lane PCIe Gen 2 4-Lane PCIe Gen 2
Processor PM8013 PM8013
Cache 128MB 128MB
Fanout Cable (Kit only) mSASx4 to 4xSATA
w/sideband (0.7M) x1
mSASx4 to 4xSATA
w/sideband (0.7M) x 2