Microsemi Adaptec
®
SmartHBA 2100 Series: 2100-24i/8i/4i4e
12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapter with Basic Hardware RAID
Smart Storage, Connectivity, and Hardware RAID
Today’s data centers and enterprises need storage solutions that can keep pace with rapid
data expansion. The SmartHBA 2100 Series is the newest product in the Smart Storage
solutions family, forged through the convergence of Microsemi SAS/SATA protocol controller
expertise, more than 30 years of Microsemi board innovation, and the new Smart Storage
stack.
The SmartHBA 2100 Series, available in three different 12 Gbps configurations with up to
24 ports, uniquely combines the capabilities of a full-featured host bus adapter (HBA) like
the HBA 1100 with those of a basic RAID adapter using hardware RAID. With an optimal
mix of resiliency, efficiency, and ease of use, it adds the robustness of true host-offloading
hardware RAID, offers open-source driver compatibility, and comes with a full set of storage
management tools. The SmartHBA 2100 Series offers the flexibility of internal and external
connectivity in a low-profile/MD2 form factor.
Resiliency, Efficiency, and Data Availability
The SmartHBA 2100 is an ideal solution for server-based storage systems that require
maximum bandwidth and I/O connectivity, low power consumption, high reliability, plus
options for data availability. The Smart Software stack even allows a combination of RAID
and raw devices. This is useful in SDS environments where hardware RAID significantly
increases OS boot reliability, but full HBA features and performance are otherwise needed.
The SmartHBA 2100 also provides enhanced enclosure management capabilities to both
RAID and raw devices, and enables enclosure services by providing a virtual SEP to software
stacks if needed.
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The SmartHBA 2100 offers over 40 percent power savings compared to prior generations
and significant power advantages versus competing solutions, giving it the lowest total
cost of ownership (TCO) for an HBA/basic RAID solution. It delivers a robust and scalable
solution that can handle the toughest system workloads and configurations, from an array of
high-performance SSDs to high-capacity HDDs. The 2100 can be used with or without SAS
expanders.
Benefits
• Ideal for high-performing I/O solutions supporting
SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs requiring maximum
connectivity
• Combines full HBA functionality with basic hardware RAID
• Offers basic RAID functionality for up to 32 devices
supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 10, and 5 in conjunction with
full HBA functionality for up to 238 devices
• Broad operating system support through highly efficent,
low-latency PQIdriver driver (fully open-source for
Linux/FreeBSD)
• Performance of up to 1.7M random read IOPS with
extremely low-latency 4 KB I/Os
Maximum Performance
The SmartHBA 2100 Series provides the highest levels of storage performance and
scalability for next-generation data centers. The SmartHBA 2100 provides connectivity to
large numbers of storage devices, including HDDs, SSDs, and SMR drives. These storage
devices can aggregate the performance of devices to the limits of the PCIe Gen3 host bus at
6.6 Gbps, and achieve up to 1.7M IOPS and 60 percent higher IOPS performance with SATA
devices without additional overhead or latency.
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Highlights
• Up to 24 native SAS/SATA ports; low-profile MD2 form
factor
• 12 Gbps SAS data rates using mini-SAS HD connectors
• Basic hardware RAID plus full-featured high-performance
HBA in the same solution
• Significant power savings delivers lowest total cost of
ownership versus competing solutions
• The unified maxView management tools and drivers across
the Microsemi HBA, RAID, and expander solutions enable
easy manageability across the entire product line
• Proven compatibility with existing Microsemi Adaptec
solutions, multiple operating systems, servers, enclosures,
SSDs, HDDs, and LTO tape drives
• Uses the latest 28 nm SmartIOC 2100 SAS/SATA protocol
controller to drive efficiency and performance while also
having the industry's lowest power consumption
• Quality and reliability through the unified, hardened Smart
Storage stack, which is deployed in over 30M servers
Entry-Level RAID Functionality
The SmartHBA 2100 combines uncompromised HBA functionality with basic RAID support
in hardware using the Microsemi PM8222 SmartIOC 2100 silicon. Robust RAID support is
the same for all platforms and operating systems, providing a consistent user experience.
Metadata compatibility with SmartRAID 3100 products allows customers to upgrade to a full-
feature hardware RAID solution with caching for acceleration if needed. The SmartHBA 2100
supports up to 32 hard disk drives or SSDs in RAID configurations using RAID levels 0, 1, 10,
or even RAID 5, and can simultaneously use RAID arrays and raw devices in mixed mode.
Unified Microsemi Storage Management Utilities
maxView provides both server and remote administration, including proactive failure
notification, and supports all Microsemi HBA, SmartHBA, and SmartRAID products, including
backward compatibility. This browser-based tool suite supports all standard browsers, and
is also available as an offline USB boot image. maxView adapter management components
include the maxView GUI, an ARCCONF command-line tool, an event monitor for logging
and email alerts, a CIM provider, and a vSphere plugin.
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Provides a virtual SES processor to the host OS/SDS stack for passive backplanes with SGPIO/IBPI support.
16- and 24-port adapters can achieve 1.7M random read IOPS for 4 KB I/Os. Adapters with 8 ports and fewer are capable of 1.5M IOPS.
Microsemi Adaptec
®
SmartHBA 2100 Series: 2100-24i/8i/4i4e
12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapter with Basic Hardware RAID
Parameters
Parameter
Description
• Support for up to 256 SAS/SATA target devices (238 SSD/HDDs
maximum support and remainder are reserved for expanders and
enclosure management)
• Support for up to 32 drives in RAID arrays
• Hardware RAID level 0,1,10,5 support
• Multi-LUN support
• SAS expander support
• TLR
• SATA NCQ
• Hot plug drive support
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
BIOS Configuration Utility
(CTRL+A)
• Legacy configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support
• S.M.A.R.T.
• MPIO support
• Multi-initiator (host)/clustering for SAS
(HBA devices only)
• Enclosure management
• SES-2, SES-3
• SFF-8485, SGPIO
• SFF-8489, IBPI
• BMC support
uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility
• HII-based configuration utility
• Flashable BIOS support
Event Monitor
• Lightweight event monitoring and
logging tool
• Distributes adapter events and notifies
user
Key software features
Management utilities
Operating systems
Physical dimensions
Operating temperature
Regulatory certification
Environmental compliance
Warranty
Accessories
Microsoft Windows, Red Hat, SuSE, CentOS, Ubuntu, VMware ESXi, FreeBSD, Solaris, Citrix Xen Server, and
open-source Linux drivers. The latest drivers and OS support are at
storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start
2.535" H × 6.6" L (64 mm × 167 mm)
50 °C ambient and 55 °C with 200 LFM airflow.
Note:
This adapter contains a powerful I/O processor that requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Please install this
card only into server or PC chassis with at least 200 LFM airflow. Temperature measured 1 inch from adapter.
CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS
RoHS
3 years
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) cables (www.microsemi.com/product-directory/storage-boards/3686-cables-accessories)
Ordering Information
SmartHBA 2100 Series
SmartHBA 2100-24i
SmartHBA 2100-8i
SmartHBA 2100-4i4e
Part Number
2301600-R
2290400-R
2292200-R
×8 Gen3 PCIe
Low-profile,
MD2
Host Interface Form Factor SAS/SATA
Ports
24 internal
8 internal
4 internal/
4 external
Connectors
6 (×4) SFF-8643
2 (×4) SFF-8643
1 (×4) SFF8644/
1 (×4) SFF-8643
MTBF
2.73M hours
1.36M hours
>1.4M hours
0, 1, 10, 5
N/A
RAID
Levels
Caching
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