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• Series 8Q with maxCache Plus
• Low profile vented bracket

Maximum Performance

Data  center,  IT,  and  general  consumer  server  environments  have  a  broad  range  of  requirements  —  from  basic  connectivity  to  extreme  data  storage  capacities. The effectiveness at which their data is accessed and protected is crucial to their ultimate success. Microsemi Adaptec® 12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 Series 8 RAID adapters, coupled with 12 Gbps SSDs, provide maximum read/write  bandwidth  and  IOPS  for  the  most  performance-hungry  transactional  and database applications.

Series 8Q with Adaptec maxCache 3.0

Advancing  the  performance  capabilities  of  SSD  caching  to  a  broader  set  of application workloads, the Series 8Q with maxCache 3.0 supports read and write back caching. By caching writes to a redundant SSD cache pool (RAID1, RAID1E or RAID5), maxCache 3.0 leverages the performance and latency capabilities of SSD technology for both read and write workloads. The read caching function is also improved with maxCache 3.0, with additional optimizations  to  the  learned-path  algorithm.  Adaptec  maxCache  3.0  SSD  Caching software is the only caching solution that supports up to 2 TB of SSD cache.

Integrated Cache Protection

The Series 8 family continues Adaptec’s battery-free portfolio. Series 8 adapters can be combined with the AFM-700 flash-based cache protection module (sold separately) to enable instant cache protection. New with Series 8, the Adaptec 81605Z and 81605ZQ models have flash backup embedded on the board, eliminating the need for a daughterboard and further enabling Adaptec customers to do more with less.

Advanced Data Protection and Ease of Use

Advanced data protection and ease of use have not been forgotten in Series 8. Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum reliability with an industry-leading feature set, including all of the RAID levels the industry has come to expect, plus unique features like Flexible Configuration modes for the adapter, Hybrid RAID, and Optimized Disk Utilization (ODU) where no available space is wasted. Adaptec’s maxView provides an HTML5 web interface, which can be used in standard desktops and mobile browsers, for all storage configuration and management needs.