Adaptec Microchip SmartRAID 3101-4i

The SmartRAID 3101E-4i 12 Gbps PCIe Gen 3 SAS/SATA RAID adapter offers an entry-level solution with the robustness and performance of hardware RAID and the industry-leading capabilities of the SmartRAID 3100 series. This solution provides a significant performance boost over other entry-level adapter card solutions through an integrated 1 GB DRAM cache, making it a powerful hardware RAID solution for cost-sensitive platforms that do not require the full capabilities of our fully equipped SmartRAID adapters. The SmartRAID 3101E-4i supports RAID levels: RAID 0, 1, 1 ADM, 10, and 10 ADM. With broad operating system support and compatibility with the ecosystem, SmartRAID adapters are easy to implement and scale. The unified maxView management tools and drivers for Adaptec HBA, RAID, and Expander solutions allow for simple management across the entire product line. The SmartRAID 3101E-4i RAID adapters are ideal solutions for industrial PC workstations or entry-level servers that require connectivity to 6G SATA or SAS-3 drives for redundant boot support and I/O-intensive applications such as databases or video editing. Microsemi's industry-leading Smart Storage Stack offers maximum reliability and optimal performance at all RAID levels. Additionally, it provides special features such as 'mixed mode' (allowing RAID and HBA drives to be used simultaneously), adapter power management (reducing power consumption by up to 30 percent), and innovative data management functions that enable the migration of data from existing to new RAID arrays when old hard drives or worn-out SSDs are replaced.