Areca ARC-1886-4X8I
Areca ARC-1886-4X8I
PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri-Mode External 4-Port / 8-Port Internal RAID Adapter With 8GB DDR4-2666 ECC Cache
The Areca ARC-1886-4X8I is a PCIe Gen 4.0 tri-mode RAID adapter with platform RAID features and 8GB DDR4-2666 ECC on-board cache.
It supports mixed SAS, SATA and NVMe devices, including up to 32 NVMe drives via PCIe switches and up to (512) SAS/SATA devices via expanders.
Management and monitoring are provided through McRAID Storage Manager, McBIOS and CLI tools, with enclosure management and hardware encryption support.
- 8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC protection.
- 8-Lane PCI Express® 4.0 host interface.
- Tri-mode ports: 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA and Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe).
Category: Tri-Mode RAID PCIe Cards
Brand: Areca Technology
Original price was: £ 1,301.89.£ 1,074.95Current price is: £ 1,074.95. | £ 1,289.94 inc VAT
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Areca ARC-1886-4X8I Product Overview
The Areca ARC-1886-4X8I is a PCIe Gen 4.0 tri-mode RAID adapter designed for mixed SAS, SATA and NVMe storage environments. It combines an 8-Lane PCI Express® 4.0 host interface with a Tri-Mode ROC and on-board ECC cache to support high-performance database and enterprise workloads.
The adapter supports advanced RAID features, wide OS compatibility and a suite of management utilities for configuration and monitoring in datacentre and server applications.
Performance and Architecture
Powered by a Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC and an 8-Lane PCI Express® 4.0 host interface, the ARC-1886-4X8I delivers hardware RAID processing with 8GB on-board DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC protection.
Cache And Data Protection
On-board cache is 8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC protection and the adapter supports an optional cache backup module (ARC-1886-CBM) to protect cached data using SuperCap.
Connectivity And Connectors
Drive ports are tri-mode and support 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA and Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe); the adapter lists drive connectors as 1 x SFF-8654 [x8] and 2 x SFF-8644 [x4].
Drive And Expansion Support
The adapter supports up to 32 NVMe drives through PCIe switches and up to (512) 12Gb/s SAS, SATA or SSD drives using 12Gb/s SAS expanders.
RAID Features
Supported RAID levels include 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk and JBOD, plus RAID 1 multi mirroring, mirrored pass-through disk, configurable stripe size up to 1MB and online RAID level/stripe size migration and capacity expansion.
Management And Software
Management options include McRAID Storage Manager (web-based GUI), McBIOS configuration utility, McRAID Utility, CLI utility, ArcSAP multi-unit manager and API support, with SNMP and SMTP notification and enclosure management (UBM, SES-2, SMP, SGPIO).
Security And Reliability
Features include controller-level hardware encryption, self-encryption drive (SED) support, redundant flash image for adapter availability and support for HDD firmware update and SSD monitor clone functions.
Environmental And Power
The adapter operates from 0 °C to 60 °C at 10% to 85% non-condensing humidity and has an approximate power consumption of 12 Watts.
Physical Dimensions
Low Profile dimensions are 167.65(L) x 64.4(H) mm.
Areca ARC-1886-4X8I Key Features
- Supports up to 8GB DDR4-2666 cache with ECC protection, providing hardware-managed buffering for read and write operations.
- Tri-mode drive ports support 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA and Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe), allowing mixed media in the same storage topology.
- Built around a Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC for RAID processing and I/O offload.
- Host interface is 8-Lane PCI Express® 4.0 to deliver PCIe Gen 4 connectivity to the host system.
- Supports up to 32 NVMe drives through PCIe switches for high-density NVMe configurations.
- Supports up to (512) 12Gb/s SAS, SATA or SSD drives using 12Gb/s SAS expanders to scale large SAS topologies.
- Offers controller-level hardware encryption and self-encryption drive (SED) management for data security.
- Redundant flash image for adapter availability to reduce firmware-related downtime.
- Supports optional cache backup module (ARC-1886-CBM) protection using SuperCap for cache retention on power loss.
- Provides UBM, SES2, SMP and SGPIO enclosure management for broad backplane interoperability.
- Extensive RAID feature set including RAID Levels - 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD and Multi Mirroring / Mirrored Pass-Through Disk.
- Broad operating system support including Windows, Linux distributions, FreeBSD, macOS and VMware for flexible deployment.
Areca ARC-1886-4X8I Technical Specifications
| Manufacturer | Areca Technology |
| Product | Areca ARC-1886-4X8I |
| Product SKU | ARC-1886-8X-1 |
| 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 Backup | ARC-1886-CBM (optional) |
| Data Transfer Rate | Up to 12Gb/s SAS/SATA/Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) per port |
| Drive Support | Up to (512) 12Gb/s SAS, SATA or SSD drives using 12Gb/s SAS expanders |
| NVMe Support | Up to 32 NVMe drives through the PCIe switches |
| Drive Connectors | 1 x SFF-8654 [x8]; 2 x SFF-8644 [x4] |
| Tri-Mode Interface | Each drive port supports 12Gb/s SAS, SATA and Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) |
| RAID Levels | 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD |
| Additional RAID Features | Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10(1E) support (RAID 00 and RAID100); RAID 1 Multi Mirroring and Mirrored Pass-Through Disk; configurable stripe size up to 1MB; write-through or write-back cache; read/write cache allocation by policy; online RAID level/stripe size migration; online capacity expansion and RAID level migration; instant availability and background initialization; 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; S.M.A.R.T.; SSD automatic monitor clone (AMC) |
| Encryption | Controller level hardware encryption and self-encryption drive (SED) management |
| Enclosure Management | UBM, SES2, SMP and SGPIO |
| Redundant Flash | Redundant flash image for adapter availability |
| Operating Systems | Microsoft Windows; Red Hat Linux, Centos Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux; FreeBSD; XenServer; unRAID; macOS; VMware ESXi |
| Management Tools | McRAID Storage Manager (web GUI), McBIOS Configuration Utility, McRAID Utility, CLI Utility, ArcSAP User Manual, API support, CIM provider for VMware |
| Enclosure/Monitoring | Global HDD activity/fault connector, individual fault connector, LCD/I²C connector and alarm buzzer, SNMP, SMTP |
| Cable/Connector Standard | SFF-9402 compliant connector pin-out |
| Support For Tape Devices | Support for SAS tape devices and transport layer retries (TLR) |
| Power Consumption | Approximately 12 Watts |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 60 °C |
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 85%, non-condensing |
| Physical Dimensions | Low Profile: 167.65(L) x 64.4(H) mm |
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