Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux SCO OpenServer UnixWare Sun Solaris FreeBSD VMware ESX Server For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 15316 Benefits Performance Unified Serial RAID controllers support both SATA and SAS devices. Ideal for bandwidth intensive storage applications; NAS, OLTP servers, web servers, digital surveillance and stream applications. Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing. Form Factor MD2 Low-Profile Cache Memory 256MB of DDR2 memory RAID Levels RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50*, 60*, JBOD (* Expander is necessary) Key RAID Features • Supports 4 direct-attached or up to 256 SATA or SAS disk drives using SAS expanders • RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50* and 60* • Quick initialization • Supports multiple RAID LUNs • Online Capacity Expansion • Copyback Hot Spare • Dynamic caching algorithm • Native Command Queuing (NCQ) • Background initialization • Hot-plug drive support • RAID Level Migration • Hot spares – global, dedicated, and pooled • Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares • SAF-TE enclosure management • Configurable stripe size • S.M.A.R.T. support • Up to 512TB array sizes • Multiple arrays per disk drive • Bad stripe table • Dynamic sector repair • Staggered drive spin-up • Bootable array support • Optimized Disk Utilization Bus System Interface Type 8-lane PCIe Internal Connectors 1 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS Data Transfer Rate 3 Gb/s per port Package Contents • Adaptec RAID 5405 Controller • Additional low profile vented bracket • Quick Installation Guide (English/French/German/Italian/Spanish) • Software and documentation CDs • Cable: one Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cable w/ sideband (2247100-R), 1 meter Warranty 3 years Management Utilities Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM) • Java-based GUI Management Utility • Remote configuration, monitoring & notification • ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, SCO, Solaris • Microsoft VDS Support • SNMP, SMTP • Remote firmware updates