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The Adaptec RAID 2045 is equipped with the enhanced reliability of hardware RAID 0, 1 and 10, industry-leading dual core RAID on Chip (ROC) and 128MB of DDR2 cache. Four external ports in this Unified Serial™ controller allow you to connect up to 128 SATA/SAS devices through SAS expanders.
Adaptec Storage Manager™ provides one-view centralized management of all your Adaptec RAID controllers.

Note: Only drivers that are not included or embedded within a supported operating system are listed below. To see a complete list of supported operating systems see the Product Specifications

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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 15231

Benefits
	Delivers a new price/performance level and enhanced reliability for entry-level applications

Key Differentiators
	Intelligent Power Management

Customer Needs
	The better reliability offered by hardware RAID, and a feature set designed for the latest applications, including Linux open source drivers and external connectivity, without needing to step up to the cost of a more sophisticated controller for their entry-level applications.

Form Factor
	MD2 Low-Profile

Cache Memory
	128MB of DDR2 memory

RAID Levels
	RAID levels 0, 1, 10, JBOD

Key RAID Features

• Supports 4 direct-attached or up to 128 SATA or SAS disk drives using SAS expanders
• 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
• 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

Data Transfer Rate
	3 Gb/s per port

Package Contents
	• Adaptec RAID 2045 Controller • Low profile vented bracket • Quick Installation Guide (English/French/German/Italian/Spanish) • Software and documentation CDs

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)

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

1 amp @ 3.3V

Regulatory Certification

CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI

Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)

873,402 hours at 40 degree C.

Part Number: 2260300-R
SRP (US) $270.00

Part Number: 2260300-R

SRP (US) $270.00

Where to Buy?

Buy Direct From Adaptec
or call 1-800-442-7274

Status: Currently Shipping

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