Areca ARC-1886-8I
Areca ARC-1886-8I
PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri-Mode Internal 8-Port RAID Adapter With 8GB Cache
Areca ARC-1886-8I is a PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri‑Mode RAID adapter with eight internal ports and tri-mode support for SAS, SATA and NVMe drives.
It includes an ARM A15 dual-core ROC and 8GB on-board DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC protection for enterprise RAID workloads.
The card supports up to 512 SAS/SATA drives via expanders and up to 32 NVMe drives through PCIe switches.
- 8 x internal and 8 x external ports with 1 x SFF-8654 [x8] and 2 x SFF-8644 [x4] connectors.
- Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Multiple RAID 0/10 and JBOD.
- Approximately 12 Watts power consumption and operates from 0 °C to 60 °C at 10% to 85% non-condensing humidity.
Category: Tri-Mode RAID PCIe Cards
Brand: Areca Technology
Original price was: £ 1,111.52.£ 914.95Current price is: £ 914.95. | £ 1,097.94 inc VAT
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Areca ARC-1886-8I Product Overview
Areca ARC-1886-8I is a PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri‑Mode RAID adapter engineered for mixed SAS/SATA and NVMe storage deployments.
It pairs an ARM A15 dual-core RAID-on-Chip with 8GB on-board cache and a full set of enterprise RAID and management features to support dense server and storage backplane configurations.
Physical And Connectors
Low profile dimensions are 167.65(L) x 64.4(H) mm and the card provides 8 x internal and 8 x external ports using 1 x SFF-8654 [x8] and 2 x SFF-8644 [x4] drive connectors.
Host Interface And Processor
Host connectivity is via an 8-Lane PCI Express® 4.0 slot and RAID processing is handled by a Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC.
Cache And Cache Protection
The adapter ships with 8GB on-board DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC Protection and supports an optional cache backup module (ARC-1886-CBM) for SuperCap-protected cache preservation.
Data Transfer And Drive Support
Data transfer is up to 12Gb/s SAS/SATA/Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) per port and the controller supports up to 512 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSDs using 12Gb/s SAS expanders and up to 32 NVMe drives through PCIe switches.
RAID Levels And Features
Supported RAID levels include 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10(1E) (RAID 00 and RAID100), Single Disk or JBOD and RAID 1 Multi Mirroring and Mirrored Pass-Through Disk. Additional features include configurable stripe size up to 1MB, write-through or write-back cache support, read/write cache allocation by policy, online RAID level/stripe size migration, online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously, instant availability and background initialization, support for global and dedicated hot spare, automatic drive insertion/removal detection and rebuilding, support for native 4K and 512 byte sector SAS and SATA devices, UNMAP command support and S.M.A.R.T.
Security And Tape/Transport Support
Controller-level hardware encryption and self-encryption drive (SED) management are supported, and the adapter also supports SAS tape devices and transport layer retries (TLR) for error handling.
Management, Monitoring And Utilities
Management options include McRAID Storage Manager (web GUI), McRAID Utility, a command-line interface, API code support, CIM provider for VMware, McBIOS Configuration Utility, legacy configuration utility, flashable BIOS support and a firmware-built EFI Shell to launch configuration utilities.
Operating Systems
Host Interface=NVMe Mode uses OS Native (In-box) NVMe host adapter driver. Host Interface=Areca Legacy Mode supports Microsoft Windows; Red Hat Linux, Centos Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux; FreeBSD; XenServer; unRAID; macOS; and VMware ESXi.
Power And Environmental
Power consumption is approximately 12 Watts. The adapter operates from 0 °C to 60 °C and at 10% to 85% non-condensing humidity.
Areca ARC-1886-8I Key Features
- Areca ARC-1886-8I supports Tri‑Mode ports that handle 12Gb/s SAS, SATA and Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) per port for mixed storage environments.
- The adapter provides 8 x internal and 8 x external ports, enabling broad direct-connect and backplane topologies.
- On-board 8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC protection delivers cache for write-back and write-through modes.
- Hardware is driven by a Tri‑Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC to offload RAID processing from the host CPU.
- Drive support scales to up to 512 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSDs using a 12Gb/s SAS expander.
- Through PCIe switches the adapter can address up to 32 NVMe drives for dense NVMe configurations.
- Comprehensive RAID support includes Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10(1E) and Single Disk or JBOD operation.
- Advanced RAID capabilities include configurable stripe sizes up to 1MB, online RAID level/stripe size migration and online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously.
- Data protection features include controller-level hardware encryption, support for self-encryption drives (SED), redundant flash image and optional cache backup module ARC-1886-CBM using SuperCap.
- Management and monitoring are provided via McRAID Storage Manager (web GUI), McRAID Utility, CLI, API support and CIM provider for VMware.
- Broad host interoperability is supported: NVMe mode uses OS native (in-box) NVMe host adapter driver; legacy mode supports Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, Centos Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, XenServer, unRAID, macOS and VMware ESXi.
- Power consumption is approximately 12 Watts, enabling integration into low-profile systems.
- Environmental tolerance operates from 0 °C to 60 °C at 10% to 85% non-condensing humidity.
- Connector pin-out follows SFF-9402 guidance and the adapter is configured with an x8 SFF-8654 internal connector for host/backplane connectivity.
Areca ARC-1886-8I Technical Specifications
| Manufacturer | Areca Technology |
| Product | Areca ARC-1886-8I |
| Physical Dimensions | Low Profile: 167.65(L) x 64.4(H) mm |
| Ports | 8 x internal; 8 x external |
| Drive Connectors | 1 x SFF-8654 [x8]; 2 x SFF-8644 [x4] |
| Default Internal Connector Configuration | x8 SFF-8654 |
| SFF Connector Pin-Out | SFF-9402 compliant connector pin-out |
| Host Bus Interface | 8-Lane PCI Express® 4.0 |
| I/O Processor | Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC |
| Cache Memory | 8GB on-board DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC Protection |
| Cache Protection | ARC-1886-CBM (optional cache backup module using SuperCap) |
| Data Transfer Rate | Up to 12Gb/s SAS/SATA/Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) per port |
| Drive Support (SAS/SATA) | Up to 512 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA HDDs/SSDs using 12Gb/s SAS expander |
| Drive Support (NVMe) | Up to 32 NVMe drives through the PCIe switches |
| RAID Levels | 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10(1E) (RAID 00 and RAID100), Single Disk or JBOD |
| RAID Features | Configurable stripe size up to 1MB; write-through or write-back cache support; read/write cache allocation by policy; RAID 1 Multi Mirroring and Mirrored Pass-Through Disk; multiple RAID selection; HDD firmware update; online array roaming; online RAID level/stripe size migration; online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously; instant availability and background initialization; support global and dedicated hot spare; automatic drive insertion/removal detection and rebuilding; support for native 4K and 512 byte sector SAS and SATA devices; UNMAP command support; S.M.A.R.T.; multiple pairs SSD/HDD disk clone function; SSD automatic monitor clone (AMC) |
| Security | Controller based hardware encryption and self-encryption drive (SED) function support |
| Enclosure Management | UBM; SES-2; SMP; SGPIO |
| Redundant Flash | Redundant flash image for adapter availability |
| Tape And Transport Support | Support for SAS tape devices and transport layer retries (TLR) |
| Management & Utilities | McRAID Storage Manager (web GUI); McRAID Utility; Command-line interface; API code support; CIM provider for VMware; McBIOS Configuration Utility; Legacy configuration utility; Flashable BIOS support; Firmware built-in EFI Shell |
| Monitoring & Notification | Global HDD activity/fault connector; individual fault connector; LCD/I²C connector and alarm buzzer; SNMP; SMTP |
| Power Consumption | Approximately 12 Watts |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 60 °C |
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 85%, non-condensing |
| Network Time Protocol | Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID adapter clock over the onboard Ethernet port |
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