8885Q: 16 ports (8 internal, 8 external) Benefits Ideal for 12Gb/s performance-hungry server and workstations platforms, without compromising proven Adaptec reliability Key Differentiators maxCache Plus Caching and Tiering software Third generation ZMCP AFM-700 LP MD2 form factor for up to 16 native SAS/SATA ports Customer Needs High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs.

Key Software Features 1.maxCache Plus Caching and Tiering software 2.Flexible Configuration: HBA Mode and Auto Volume Mode for automatic deployment 3.Optimized Disk Utilization (Multiple Arrays per disk) 4.Supported RAID levels: 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 5.Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices using SAS expanders 6.Support for native 4K sector SAS and SATA devices in addition to 512byte sector devices 7.Hybrid RAID 1 and 10 8.Quick initialization 9.Online Capacity Expansion 10.Performance modes: Dynamic, OLTP and Big Block ByPass 11.Copyback Hot Spare 12.Dynamic caching algorithm 13.Native Command Queuing (NCQ) 14.Background initialization 15.Hot-plug drive support 16.RAID Level Migration

17.Hot spares - global, dedicated, and pooled 18.Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares 19.SES and SAF-TE enclosure management 20.Configurable stripe size 21.Dual Firmware 22.S.M.A.R.T. support 23.Multiple arrays per disk drive 24.Dynamic sector repair 25.Staggered drive spin-up 26.Bootable array support 27.Support for Tape Devices, Autoloaders 28.MSI-X support for all device driver for all supported Operating Systems 29.secure boot support for the uEFI host bios

	Management Utilities Software Adaptec maxView Storage Manager Web based GUI Management Utility OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware Remote configuration, monitoring and notification Remote firmware updates SMI-S Support SMTP

	ARCCONF Command Line Interface SMI-S support for VMware Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A) BIOS level configuration utility Flashable BIOS support Adaptec uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility HII based configuration utility Flashable BIOS support

	Operating System Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux Fedora Debian Linux Ubuntu Linux Solaris FreeBSD VMware ESXi

	Data Transfer Rate 12 Gb/s per port Bus System Interface x8 PCIe 3.0 Form Factor MD2 Low Profile Cache Memory 1024MB Connector Configuration 8885Q: Two internal mini SAS HD (SFF-8643), two external mini SAS HD (SFF-8644)

	Package Contents Model 8885Q Adaptec RAID 8885Q adapter Additional low profile vented bracket (Single does not include cables) Operating Voltage 8885Q: 0.1A at 3.3VDC 1.2A at 12VDC

	Regulatory Certification CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS Environmental Compliance RoHS Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) 775,000 hours at 40C

	Item Dimension (L"xW"xH"): 11.5 x 7.6 x 1.6 Weight: 1 lb Warranty Information: 3 years