Areca ARC-8050T3U-6M Desktop 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID

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Highlights

  • High performance 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface
  • Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow
  • Support a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port
  • EFI Option ROM supported for macOS multi-boot
  • Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD
  • 1m 40Gb/s active Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) cable included
  • Advanced configuration for video optimized performance settings
  • Delivers enterprise-class data protection and security
  • Controller-level hardware encryption
  • Intelligent power On/Off function for data integrity
  • Support BBM option for cache protection (not available for 4/6M model)
  • Hard drive firmware update all at once
RAID levels:
0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD
Connections:
2x TB3
1x DisplayPort
Disk ports:
12G SAS
6G SATA
OS support:
Thunderbolt 3: macOS 10.12 or later & Windows 8/10 or later
USB: OS Independent
SAS expansion:
SFF-8644 (2-lanes)
Power:
4-pin XL (ARC-8050T3U-6M)
AC
Bay count:
6
€1,550.25
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SKU:
ARC-8050T3U-6M
Product type:
External RAID

For M1/M2 Apple computers, you need to install this driver.

    Thunderbolt™ 3 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage

    The ARC-8050T3U series are equipped with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for connecting to any Thunderbolt 3-enabled host and offers an additional Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining other peripherals, while also supplying power for quick notebook charging. The ARC-8050T3U also sports a full sized DisplayPort 1.4 video output on its rear, allowing for a quick and easy 8K 30Hz display setup.

    If an ARC-8050T3U is plugged in a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port, a USB device controller inside the ARC-8050T3U-enabled system is activated, and the inside USB device controller drives USB (2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1, or USB 3.2 Gen 2) signals to the USB-C port. In this condition, the ARC-8050T3U Thunderbolt 3 port behaves exactly like a typical USB-C 3.2 Gen 2-enabled connector.

    Integrated 4-Pin XLR Power Connector

    On the backside of ARC-8050T3U-6M is a standard 4-pin male XLR connector for supplying +11.5 ~ 15.5V DC power to the unit. You can use either the AC Adapter or Battery source that can operate anywhere and everywhere, while also supplying power for quick notebook charging. The battery backup solution is for working out in the field when power outlets aren't available. The most common convention for DC power on ARC-8050T3U-6M XLR 4-pin connectors is:

    Thunderbolt and USB Protocol in ONE RAID Storage Thunderbolt 3 Port

    The existed Thunderbolt 3 port on the RAID storage does not support USB-C computer port compatibility mode. Areca newest ARC-8050T3U Thunderbolt 3 port supports both Thunderbolt 3 and USB protocol that allows USB-only computer user and Thunderbolt computer user to access same storage seamlessly.

    Ultrafast Transfer Speed

    ARC-8050T3U-6/6M/8/12 RAID storage is built to deliver unprecedented performance, using only carefully, best-in-class components. These include the dual core LSI SAS2308, 12Gb/s SAS ROC, 2GB DDR3-1866 SDRAM with ECC protection and the latest Thunderbolt3-encbled USB-C ports up to 40Gbps, dual 4K UHD external displays.

    Powerful Broadcom 12G SAS Engine

    ARC-8050T3U-6/6M/8/12 series integrate the latest Broadcom 12Gb/s dual core SAS Raid-on-Chip to give you the maximum SAS and SATA bandwidth and protection you need to tackle even the hardest challenging tasks easily.

    True Hardware RAID Controller

    At the heart of ARC-8050TU3-6 RAID storage is the incredibly powerful dual-core Broadcom SAS3108 ROC, giving effortless performance as desirable. It delivers true hardware RAID function without sharing the CPU computing power on the host system and also eases off CPU loading as compared to software RAID and when rebuilding an array in the event of a drive failure.

    High Bandwidth PCI-E 3.0 Support

    To run the PCie 3.0 slots in Gen 3 speed, please must install the ROC which supports PCI Express 3.0. If you install the PCIe2.0 ROC, the PCI Express 3.0 slots will run only at Gen2 speed.

    • Higher bit rate - 8.0GT/s
    • Higher bandwidth per lane - 1GB/s
    • Higher efficiency - 98.5% encoding efficiency

    The USB-C That Does It All

    ARC-8050T3U is equipped with dual Thunderbolt™ 3 ports for connecting to any Thunderbolt 3-enabled host and offers an additional Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining other peripherals, while also supplying power for quick notebook charging. Thunderbolt 3 supports data transfers at up to 40 Gbps, which is twice the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2 and 4 times faster than USB 3.2 Gen 2.

    Daisy-chain Multiple Devices

    Thunderbolt daisy-chaining allows connection of up to six devices, so customers can connect ARC-8050T3U for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer. Additionally, ARC-8050T3U supports a full sized DisplayPort video output connector on its rear, allowing for a quick and easy 8K 30Hz display setup.

    Controller-Based H/W Encryption Engine

    Host independent real-time controller-based hardware encryption does not impact the performance of ARC-8050T3U-6/6M/8/12 RAID storage and can implement on any kinds of HDD that is transparent to the user, the OS, and applications. Areca encryption function secures a sensitive, mission-critical volume's data from unauthorized access or modification in the event of drive theft, as well as more routine activities such as the return of defective drives for servicing or the decommission or repurposing of drives. Local key management in the controller is designed to protect data from security breaches with minimal cost and complexity. User can use ARC-8050T3U RAID storage API code to design its own key management utility. ARC-8050T3U RAID storages support 128- and 256-bit encryption keys using AES (a key size of 128, or 256 bits), or password (a variable key size).

    Multi-booting Capability

    There are many advantages features for ARC-8050T3U uEFI support for more than one macOS version to reside on one Apple machine.(1). Support a primary operating system and an alternate system that you use less frequently(2). Allows a new operating system to configure all applications needed, and migrate data before removing the old operating system(3). Useful in situations where different software applications need different operating systems(4). Software developers needs to have multiple operating systems for development or testing purposesThe user would need to simply reboot the device and select the alternate option to switch from one version to others version.

    SAS Expansion Port

    The ARC-8050T3U-6/6M/12 storage capacity can be expanded instantly by adding additional cost effective ARC-4038 12G SAS Expander units, up to 512 drives with multiple 12G SAS expanders solutions like the 8/12 bay tower 16/24 or high bay rackmount 12G SAS JBODs solutions too! Ultimately allow you to convert your 12G SAS expander storage to be use with any Thunderbolt 3 enabled host.

    Thunderbolt Bus

    Lets you set up and manage RAID storage through In-band web browser manager and ArcSAP utility

    You can configure in-band management for communication to travel over the Thunderbolt data path between a data host and ARC-8050T3U. In-band management uses a proxy agent HTTP management software (ArcHTTP) running on a data host to communicate with an ARC-8050T3U.

    Web Browser-Based Management

    McRAID storage manager is firmware-based utility, which is accessible via the web browser installed on your operating system. The web browser-based McRAID storage manager is a HTML-based application, which utilizes the browser (Safari, IE and Mozilla etc) installed on your monitor station. It can be accessed through the in-band Thunderbolt bus and out of band Ethernet port. The in-band-Thunderbolt bus method can launch the web browser-based McRAID storage manager via ArcHTTP proxy server.

    User-Friendly Graphical-Based Management

    Areca Single Admin Portal (ArcSAP) quick manager is an alternative graphical-based device management program specifically designed for use in managing and configuring RAID unit implemented using any of Areca RAID controllers. ArcSAP quick manager can scan for multiple RAID units in the local and remote systems and provide an effective mechanism to configure your RAID units.

    RAID Storage Power On/Off Controls

    ARC-8050T3U RAID storage contains power On/Off controls on the controller. The power On/Off controls can turn ARC-8050T3U power in unison with the host computer power status for data integrity. It is advised that you use a proper power down procedure when you would like to power down your Mac and thunderbolt storage. If you attempt to power it down by pressing and holding the power button you run the risk of losing unsaved data and increase the chance of damaging hardware, more specifically the hard drive. Following improper power down, power up and restart sequence of a thunderbolt RAID storage and attached hosts will affect the normal functionality. 

    Thunderbolt™ 3 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage
    ARC-8050T3U-4 ARC-8050T3U-6M ARC-8050T3U-6 ARC-8050T3U-8 ARC-8050T3U-12
    Form Factor Desktop 4-Bay Desktop 6-Bay Desktop 8-Bay Desktop 12-Bay
    Connection Thunderbolt 3 x 2 / Display Port x 1
    Disk Port 4 x 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 6 x / 8 x / 12 x 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s SATA
    I/O Processor One Core 800 MHz SAS ROC Dual Core 1.2 GHz SAS ROC
    On-Board Cache 1GB DDR3-800 2GB DDR3-1866
    Expansion Support N/A SFF-8644 (2-lanes) N/A SFF-8644 (4-lanes)
    Cooling Fan 1 x 2700rpm 2 x 2700rpm
    Power Supply 135W 180W 270W 400W
    Physical Dimensions
    (H x W x D)
    4.84 x 6.51 x 9.11 in
    (123 x 165.6 x 232 mm)
    4.84 x 8.45 x 9.11 in
    (146 x 255 x 290 mm)
    5.7 x 11.8 x 11.4 in
    (146 x 302 x 290 mm)
    8.1 x 12.2 x 11.4 in
    (206 x 310 x 290 mm)
    Weight 8.0 lbs / 3.6 Kg 13.2 lbs / 6.0 Kg 14.9 lbs / 6.8 Kg 20.8 lbs / 9.5 Kg
    DC_IN N/A 4-pin XLR N/A
    RAID Level 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, Single Disk, JBOD 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD
    OS Support Thunderbolt 3: macOS 10.12 or later & Windows 8/10 or later ;
    USB: OS Independent
    Computer Port Type Thunderbolt™ 3, USB-C, USB X.X

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