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Adaptec RAID 5445
The premium Series 5 family of Unified Serial controllers outperforms the competition by as much as 5 times
8 port (4 internal/4 external), low profile PCI-Express (PCIe) Unified Serial RAID controller with Intelligent Power Management delivers exceptional advanced data protection, and maximum scalability for enterprise-class, high-density server applications
Adaptec RAID 5445
Product DescriptionTechnical SpecificationsPurchase Options
Product DescriptionTechnical SpecificationsPurchase Options
Product DescriptionTechnical SpecificationsPurchase Options

The Series 5 family of high-performance Adaptec Unified Serial™ (SATA/SAS) RAID controllers offers both high I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing for use with cost-effective, high-capacity SATA drives or high-performance SAS drives.

The Adaptec RAID 5445 utilizes industry-leading dual core RAID on Chip (ROC), 512MB of DDR2 write cache, and connectivity with the latest x8 PCI-Express to deliver over 250,000 I/Os 1.2GBs. Using SAS expanders, it can connect up to 256 SATA/SAS devices.

The Adaptec RAID 5445 supports a broad range of operating systems, compatibility with more than 300 third-party devices, and full integration with Adaptec Storage Manager™ for centralized management of all Adaptec RAID controllers on the network.

Intelligent Power Management - Reduce Power by up to 70%
The power required by disks is a primary ongoing storage cost. Full power is maintained to every disk whether it is actively being used or not, which also increases cooling costs. Adaptec Intelligent Power Management slashes power and cooling costs by spinning down idle disks and providing a lower power mode for active disks.
 Features and Benefits
 Highlights
Intelligent Power Management
8 (4 internal/4 external) ports
MD2 – Low profile form factor
1.2GHz Dual Core RAID on Chip (ROC)
8-Lane PCI-Express bus interface
0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Support for Hybrid SSD/HDD RAID 1, 10
512MB DDR2 cache
1 SFF-8087 (int.); 1 SFF-8088 (ext.) connectors
Up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
Adaptec Storage Manager, Copyback Hot Spare management features
Battery backup (optional)
RoHS compliant
3 year warranty
Complete List of Supported Operating Systems
 
Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Linux
SUSE Linux
SCO OpenServer
UnixWare
Sun Solaris
FreeBSD
VMware ESX

For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 15316
Benefits
  Performance Unified Serial RAID controller supports both SATA and SAS devices. Ideal for bandwidth intensive storage applications; NAS, OLTP servers, web servers, and digital surveillance.
Key Differentiators
 

Intelligent Power Management
Customer Needs
  High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing.
Form Factor
  MD2 Low-Profile
Cache Memory

512MB of DDR2 memory
RAID Levels
RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50 and 60
Key RAID Features
• Supports 8 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
• 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
External Connectors

1 external (SFF-8088) Mini SAS

Internal Connectors

1 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS

Data Transfer Rate
3 Gb/s per port
Package Contents
• Adaptec RAID 5445 Controller
• additional low profile vented bracket
• Quick Installation Guide (English/French/German/Italian/Spanish)
• Software and documentation CDs
• Cable: one internal Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cable w/ sideband (2247000-R), 0.5 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, FreeBSD
• Microsoft VDS Support
• SNMP, SMTP
• Remote firmware updates

ARCCONF
• Command Line Interface

Adaptec BIOS Utility (ACU)
• BIOS level configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support

Physical Size

2.5" H x 6.6" L (64mm x 167mm)

Operating Temperature

0°C to 55°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; without battery)
0°C to 40°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; with battery)

Note: This Adaptec card contains a powerful RAID processor which requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Please install this card only into server or PC chassis with recommended airflow (200 LFM).

* Ambient temperature measured 1" away from the RAID processor

Operating Voltage

0.45 amp @ 3.3V
1 amp @ 12V

Regulatory Certification

CE, FCC, UL,  C-tick, VCCI

Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)

873,402 hours at 40 degree C.
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