Introducing the Areca ARC-8050 using the latest Thunderbolt technology, a revolutionary high-speed, dual protocol I/O technology designed for performance, simplicity and flexibility. The new ARC-8050 lets you move data between high resolution displays and high performance data devices on a single, compact port. Using a hardware Dual Core RAID engine and 1GB DDR3 ECC default cache, the ARC-8050 delivers outstanding performance unmatched by others.
THUNDERBOLT CONNECTIVITY
A revolutionary I/O technology that supports high-performance data devices and high-resolution displays through a single, compact port. It sets new standards for speed, flexibility and simplicity. Thunderbolt gives you two channels on the same connector with 10Gbps of throughput in both directions, so you can move data to and from peripherals up to 20 times faster than with USB 2.0 and up to 12 times faster than with Firewire 800.
With Thunderbolt technology, you finally have a way to get the same high performance storage to your laptop or just as likely to build a professional video setup around the latest Thunderbolt technology. If youre a video editor, imagine using a single port to connect high-performance storage and transfer your media files reaching 800MB/s from just about any Thunderbolt enabled computer or laptop.
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SPECIFICATIONS Features
800Mhz Dual Core ROC for RAID core and SAS microcode
1GB on Board DDR3-1333 SDRAM with ECC Proctection
Write-Through or Write-Back cache support
Redundant flash image for adapter availability
Battery Backup Module Ready (optional)
Built-In RAID Controller
RAID level 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD
Multiple RAID selection
Online array roaming
Online RAID level/stripe size migration
Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously
Online Volume set growth
Support global hot spare and local hot spare
Instant availability and background initialization
Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding
Disk scrubbing / array verify scheduling for automatic repair of all configured RAID sets
Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life
Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID controller clock over the on-board LAN port
Drive Support
Up to 8x 3.5" or 2.5" 6Gb/s SAS/SATA HDD or SSD
Model Number / Storage Capacity
ARC-8050 : Diskless
ARC-8050-8TB : 8x 1TB Drives
ARC-8050-16TB : 8x 2TB Drives
ARC-8050-24TB : 8x 3TB Drives
ARC-8050-32TB : 8x 4TB Drives
Host Connection
Two Thuderbolt Channels - Dual 10Gb/s per Channel
Simultaneous bi-directional, 10Gb/s transfers over a single cable
Dual-Protocol support (PCI Express and Display Port)
Compatible with existing Display Port devices
Daisy-Chain Support
Monitors / Notification
Environment and drive failure indication through LCD, LED and alarm buzzer
Keep silent and adequate air flow and cooling by intelligent variable speed cooling fan
Enclosure management ready
RAID Management
Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM
Firmware-embedded RAID manager via McBIOS setup and LCD2813198
Firmware-embedded browser based RAID manager, SMTP manager, SNMP agent and Telnet function via out-of-band 10/100 LAN port or in-band ARCHTTP utility
API library for customer to combine GUI with its own monitor utility
Command line Interface
OS Support
Mac OS X 10.6.x / 10.7.x / 10.8.x / 10.9.x
Windows 7/8 - *Install Driver First - Windows Driver Link
GUARANTEE
We back all our products with a 30 day money back guarantee and unlimited technical support in addition to our standard 1 Year Warranty or optional 3 Year Advanced Warranty Plans. Each unit is personally assembled in the USA and built in our Chino, California Warehouse with the success of our customers in mind. While our products are designed to be trouble free, we realize that you may still need technical assistance from time to time, and we make it easy for you to access a real live person in our support team. Please visit our growing list of customer testimonials, Click Here to See our current list.