Starline Computer PCIe 2.0 Areca ARC-1203-2N NVMe Native RAID HBA with 2 NVMe Ports

Starline Computer GmbH announced the availability of the Areca ARC-1203-2N NVMe native RAID host adapter.

It is a solution for those who require a high level of performance and fault tolerance through data mirroring and therefore maximum protection.

The NVMe RAID adapter is for SSD boot applications, as it automatically protects OS and recovery data in the system by mirroring. It has a 1,066MHz memory processor, 512MB DDR3-1066 SDRAM and 2 PCIe 2.0 x1 M2 ports. This dual-port RAID solution offers a cost-effective option for equipping servers and workstations with a functional hardware RAID.

Highlights of ARC-1203-2N:

Real hardware RAID for NVMe SSDs
Supports M.2 NVMe drives with form factor 2280 and 22110
Full adapter speed on every M.2 NVMe port
RAID level 0, 1, single disc and JBOD
Capacity expansion, RAID level/stripe size migration
Support for native OS NVMe host drivers
Redundant flash image for high availability
Power failure protection for non-PLP NVMe drives via supercapacitor
Web browser-based RAID manager via Archttp Proxy Sever

Unsurpassed data availability. These adapters have their own RAID processor and a dedicated onboard cache to handle all RAID processing on a hardware basis. The ability of hardware RAID controllers to rebuild an array in the event of a drive failure is clearly superior to software RAID solutions.

The Areca ARC-1203-2N RAID adapter can handle RAID-0 and -1, single disc and JBOD for the necessary flexibility in use. An integrated supercapacitor provides the necessary security during storage and also supplies the energy to maintain the status of the error LEDs. This allows the administrator to identify a failed drive.

As usual, Areca Technology Corp.’s engineers have equipped the controller with a redundant flash image function. This allows it to revert to the last known firmware version should a firmware update go wrong.

Maximum interoperability
The ARC-1203-2N is compatible with native OS NVMe host drivers. It also supports Areca SAS/SATA device drivers for a variety of OSs, including Windows, RedHat Linux, SuSE Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS. It also comes with important system monitoring functions such as SMTP and SNMP.

Simple administration
Areca’s McBIOS RAID Tool simplifies the configuration and management of the RAID adapter. Users can also configure, deploy, update and monitor the ARC-1203-2N via the GUI or CLI utility without the need for an agent. In addition, the Areca ArcSAP Storage Manager allows users to scan multiple RAID units on the network and perform GUI management operations for multiple RAID units.

The Areca ARC-1203-2N is available for €270 (gross) in the Starline Computer website.