Based on PMC-Sierra's SRC 8x6G RoC and ARC RAID stack, Adaptec Series 6 controllers are family of low-profile MD2 form factor Unified Serial RAID adapters offering internal and external connectivity for SATA and SAS storage.

With four to eight internal ports and up to four external ports using mini SAS connectors, it supports up to eight direct connected devices and up to 256 SATA/SAS devices using SAS expanders.

The series delivers more than 2Gbyte/s sustained data transfer rate. At peak performance, this solution offers 4.8Gbyte/s through up to eight SAS 2.0 interfaces and 4Gbyte/s through the eight-lane PCIe Gen2 host interface.

With the optional AFM-600 kit, "the Series 6 is the first 6Gb/s Unified Serial RAID controller family offering zero-maintenance cache protection as an option", claimed PMC Sierra.

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