Areca ARC-1686-4NOD is a 4-bay M.2 NVMe hardware RAID adapter with an x8 PCIe Gen 4.0 host interface.
It uses a Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC and supports mixed NVMe and SATA drives per bay.
RAID support includes 0, 1 (Simple/Multi Mirroring), 10, Single Disk (Single/Dual/Triple) and JBOD, with on-board supercapacitor for power-loss protection.
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– The UK’s Areca RAID Experts!The Areca ARC-1686-4NOD is an entry-level M.2 NVMe hardware RAID adapter that provides four M.2 bays and an x8 PCIe Gen 4.0 host interface for high-performance local RAID storage.
The adapter combines a tri-mode ROC, on-board power-loss protection and flexible management utilities to deliver resilient, compact RAID for workstations and appliance builders.
The adapter is built around a Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC and is based on the Broadcom SAS3908/SAS3916 x8 PCIe Gen 4.0 to SAS/SATA/PCIe RAID on Chip (ROC) controller, providing hardware RAID acceleration and tri-mode connectivity.
Host connectivity is via an x8 PCIe Gen 4.0 host interface and each M.2 bay presents PCIe Gen4 NVMe / 6Gbps SATA per M.2 slot with a tri-mode interface of 12Gb/s SAS/SATA or Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe).
The Areca ARC-1686-4NOD provides 4 x M.2 Connector bays and supports 6Gb/s SATA and Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) drives.
Supported RAID levels are 0, 1 (Simple/Multi Mirroring), 10, Single Disk (Single/Dual/Triple) or JBOD, and the adapter supports capacity expansion and RAID level/stripe size migration.
The board includes an on-board hold-up supercapacitor and supports off module power loss protection for Non PLP NVMe drive using on-board supercapacitor, and it also supports individual NVMe PowerDisable feature for per-drive power cycling.
Security features include SED support for hardware NVMe encryption capable drives and a redundant flash image for adapter availability to improve resilience.
Management options include in-band management over the PCIe bus, web browser-based McRAID storage manager, and ArcSAP quick manager; operating system support includes Windows, Linux (open source), FreeBSD (open source) and Mac.
Form factor for this model is 107.2(H) x 205(L) mm, it operates from 0 °C to 55 °C and at 10% to 85% non-condensing humidity, and the adapter uses a 12V operating voltage.
| Product | Areca ARC-1686-4NOD |
| Form Factor | 107.2(H) x 205(L) mm |
| I/O Processor | Tri-Mode Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC |
| ROC Controller | Broadcom SAS3908/SAS3916 |
| Drive Connector | 4 x M.2 Connector |
| Drive Support | 6Gb/s SATA, Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) |
| Tri-Mode Interface (Per Bay) | 12Gb/s SAS/SATA / Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) |
| Host Interface | x8 PCIe Gen 4.0 host interface |
| Device Interface (Per M.2 Slot) | PCIe Gen4 NVMe / 6Gbps SATA per M.2 slot |
| RAID Levels | 0, 1 (Simple/Multi Mirroring), 10, Single Disk (Single/Dual/Triple) or JBOD |
| Power Management Features | Support individual NVMe PowerDisable feature |
| Power Loss Protection | Support off module power loss protection for Non PLP NVMe drive using on-board supercapacitor |
| Hold-up Supercapacitor | On-board |
| Redundant Flash | Redundant flash image for adapter availability |
| SED Support | SED support for hardware NVMe encryption capable drives |
| Capacity And Migration | Capacity expansion, RAID level/stripe size migration |
| Management Port | In-Band: PCIe |
| Management Tools | McRAID storage manager, ArcSAP quick manager |
| Operating Voltage | 12V |
| Power Consumption | Approximately 12/14 Watts (without M.2 drive) |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 55 °C |
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 85%, non-condensing |
| Operating System Support | Windows, Linux (open source), FreeBSD (open source) and Mac |
In general, next working day delivery services (UK Mainland) are available on Areca equipment orders placed before 2pm (subject to stock availability).
We kindly advise you let us preconfigure each Areca RAID (as RAID5, RAID6 etc), so they arrive properly setup, ready to “plug’n’play”.
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