Areca Technology Corporation

Taiwan

External RAID Controllers

JBOD/Expander Box

	JBOD
	6Gb/s SAS JBOD
	Port Multiplier (eSATA)
	Multi-Lane/Min SAS
	6Gb/s Compact Disk Box

	6Gb/s Expander Box
--	6Gb/s Expander Box

Desktop RAID Subsystem

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	Relatived Resource
		ARC-8026 manual
		ARC-8026 Datasheet

ARC-8026 SAS Expander Module
(Three 6Gb/s SAS 4x SFF-8088 ports; one host and two for expansion to additional JBOD enclosures)

The Areca SAS Expander module ARC-8026 is based on the LSI LSISAS2x36/28 expander IC, SAS-2 chip which features 36/28 x 6Gb/s ports and 6G/3G multiplexing, SAS 2.0 zoning, self-configuration, table-to-table routing, and an integrated PPC processor for SES-2 and enclosure management support.

The ARC-8026 expander module features three 6Gb/s SAS 4x SFF-8088 ports; one host and two for expansion to additional JBOD enclosures. It is designed to fit into a stand-alone box and can be installed in a 5.25”mounting shell. The Areca SAS expander box is ideal for enclosure customers that want to support up to 24 channels 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA/SSD JBOD function units using low-cost SFF-8087 SAS cables. It has been fully tested and qualified with 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s Areca external SAS/Fibre/iSCSI/PCIe to SAS RAID controller, SAS RAID adapters and HBAs.

Box Controller Modules

Expander Board 1 modules

Sensors 1 sensor on expander board

Controller External Connectors

SAS Connectors

1 SAS “IN” connector for connection to the host

2 SAS “OUT” connector for expasion to next JBOD enclosure

Drives

SAS Hot-Plug Hard Drives

Up to 12/16/24 6.0 Gb/s SAS hard drives at speed of 10K or 15K rpm

SATA Hot-Plug Hard Drives

Up to 12/16/24 6.0 Gb/s SATA hard drives at speeds of 7.2K or 10K rpm

Internal Connectors

3/4/6 SFF-8087 min- SAS connectors

1 4P power connector

4 3-pin fan connector

2 2-pin power status connector

1 6-pin LCD connector

Serial Connector (per Expander Board)

1 6-pin UART RJ-11 connector (for expander box manager only)

LED Indicators

Internal fault/activity header

12/16/24 2.54mm activity and fault header

External SAS Port LED Indicators

Two one-color LED status indicators for each SAS host port, one for SAS port link and one for the activity status

Two one-color LED status indicators for each SAS expansion port, one for SAS port link and one for the activity status

Monitors/Indicators

System status indication through LCD, LED (Link status and Activity) and alarm buzzer

Enclosure management (Protocols SES-2 over SAS ports) ready

Management

In-band SAS port

Out-of-band RS232 serial port

CLI through RS232 serial port

Physical

Dimension

41(H) x 145(W) x 168(D) mm

Environmental

Temperature

Operating: 10° to 40°C

Storage: –40° to 70°C

Relative Humidity

Operating 10% to 80 (non-condensing)

Storage 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Power Consumption

12V @ 0.63Amps = 7.56W

+5V @ 0.52Amps = 2.6W

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