ARC-8050T5U Rackmount
(12/16/24-bays Thunderbolt™ 5 RAID Storage)
ARC-8050T5U-12R (rear)
ARC-8050T5U-16R
ARC-8050T5U-16R (rear)
ARC-8050T5U-24R
ARC-8050T5U-24R (rear)
Highlights
✵ High performance 80 and 120 Gbps Thunderbolt 5 interface
✵ Support simultaneous 6K in/output workflow
✵ Dual Thunderbolt 5 ports for daisy-chaining
✵ Fully support Apple silicon on Macs
✵ Controller level hardware encryption and SED drive management
✵ 1m 120Gb/s active Thunderbolt™ 5 (USB-C) cable included
✵ Advanced configuration for video optimized performance settings
✵ Delivers enterprise-class data protection and security
✵ Intelligent power On/Off function for data integrity
✵ Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD
✵ Support CBM option for cache protection
✵ Hard drive firmware update all at once
Host Interface
2 x Thunderbolt 5 ports
1 x Display Port
High Performance ROC
Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz RAID-on-Chip (ROC)
8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC protection
Drive Interface
Up to 12/16/24 x 3.5”/2.5”
12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s SATA HDDs/SSDs
12/16/24-bays Thunderbolt™ 5 RAID Storage
ARC-8050T5U rackmount is the 12/16/24-bay Thunderbolt 5 rackmount SAS/SATA RAID storage with RAID control capabilities solution for both PC and Mac. ARC-8050T5U rackmount incorporates an on-board 1.6GHz dual-core ARM A15 ROC and 8GB DDR4-2666 ECC SDRAM memory to deliver true high-performance hardware RAID protection against drive failure. This combination helps to provide a high-performance storage device perfect for video editors working with real-time multi-stream HD, and dual 6K workflows.
Thunderbolt™ 5 brings next-generation performance to USB-C with speeds up to 80Gbps and burst up to 120Gbps, creating one compact port that does it all – delivering the fastest, most versatile connection to any dock, display, or data device. ARC-8050T5U rackmount is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 5 ports and one DisplayPort for connecting to any Thunderbolt 5-enabled host and offers daisy-chaining capability for other peripherals, while also supplying power for quick notebook charging. The Thunderbolt daisy-chaining allows connection of up to six devices, enabling customers to connect ARC-8050T5U rackmount for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer.
| Thunderbolt™/USB 3.2 Gen2 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage | ||||
| ARC-8050T5U-12R | ARC-8050T5U-16R | ARC-8050T5U-24R | ||
| Form Factor | 2U-12 bays 19-inch | 3U-16 bays 19-inch | 4U-24 bays 19-inch | |
| Connection | Thunderbolt 5 x 2 / Display Port x 1 | |||
| Disk Support | 12 x / 16 x / 24 x 12Gb/s SAS/SATA 3.5”/2.5”HDDs/SSDs | |||
| Expansion Support | One SFF-8644 expansion up to 512 HDDs | |||
| I/O Processor | Dual Core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC | |||
| On-Board Cache | 8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM | |||
| RAID Level | 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD | |||
| OS Support | macOS 15.0 or later & Windows 11 or later | |||
| Cooling Fan | Two cooling fans | Four cooling fans | ||
| Power Supply |
• Redundant and hot-swappable 550W x2 with PFC and energy-efficient 80Plus Platinum Compliant. • Supports 100–240VAC input at 47 and 63Hz frequency |
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| Power Dissipation | Typical: 22W | Typical: 25.3W | ||
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 35 °C | |||
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 85%, non-condensing | |||
| CE, FCC | ||||
| Physical Dimensions (H x W x D) |
Without handles: 3.5 x 17.5 x 17.6 in (88.2 x 445 x 448 mm) |
Without handles: 5.2 x 17.5 x 17.6 in (132.6 x 445 x 448 mm) |
Without handles: 6.9 x 17.5 x 17.6 in (176.4 x 445 x 448 mm) |
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| With handles: 3.5 x 22.9 x 19.0 in (88.2 x 482 x 484 mm) |
With handles: 5.2 x 22.9 x 19.0 in (132.6 x 482 x 484 mm) |
With handles: 6.9 x 22.9 x 19.0 in (176.4 x 482 x 484 mm) |
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| Weight | 59.5 lbs / 27Kg | 68.3 lbs / 31Kg | 75 lbs / 34Kg | |
| Sound Pressure Level | 37.4 dB | 37.4 dB | 40.3 dB | |
| Warranty | 3 years | |||
| Cache Protection | ARC-1886-CBM | |||
Ultrafast Transfer Speed
Unprecedented Performance
ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R RAID storage is built to deliver unprecedented performance, using only carefully, best-in-class components. These include the dual-core ARM A15 1.6GHz ROC, 8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM with ECC protection, and the latest Thunderbolt 5-enabled USB-C ports supporting up to 120Gbps, with support for simultaneous dual 6K external displays.
Powerful Broadcom ROC Engine
At the heart of ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R series is the incredibly powerful Broadcom SAS39xx dual-core ARM A15 tri-mode ROC, giving effortless performance as desirable. It delivers storage interface 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, and the security of data protection. Damage in a software RAID is considered as the consumption of massive computation and memory bandwidth on the host. The ARC-8050T5U series hardware RAID relieves the parity generation burden from the host and maximizes application processing performance.
True Hardware RAID Controller
At the heart of ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R is the incredibly powerful dual-core Broadcom 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-Speed On-Board Cache
With a massive 8GB of DDR4-2666 ECC SDRAM, ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R gives you super-smooth multitasking during the period of high overload in 6K environment. ARC-8050T5U can configure how much cache SDRAM dedicated for read, and how much for write. If your server application has significantly more reads than writes or more writes than reads, you might need to change this setting to adjust the read/write cache ratio for improving performance. Big cache is the perfect choice for a 4K application drive, making your professional apps work as fast as possible.
| Model Name | SDRAM | Memory Clock (MHz) | Bus Clock(MHz) | Data Rate(MT/s) | Peak Transfer Rate (GB/s) |
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| ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R | DDR4-2666 | 333.33 | 1333.33 | 2066.67 | 21.3 |
High Bandwidth PCI-E 4.0 Support
Thunderbolt 5 supports up to PCIe Gen4 x 4. To run the PCIe Gen4 slots in Gen4 speed, please must install the ROC which supports PCI Express 4.0. If you install the PCIe3.0 ROC, the PCI Express 4.0 slots will run only at Gen3 speed. ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R RAID storages are equipped with a PCIe Gen4 ROC.
Higher bit rate - 16.0GT/s
Higher bandwidth per lane - 2GB/s
Higher efficiency - 98.5% encoding efficiency
Professional Connectivity
The USB-C That Does It All
ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R is equipped with dual Thunderbolt™ 5 ports for connecting to any Thunderbolt 5 enabled host and offers an additional Thunderbolt 5 port for daisy-chaining other peripherals, while also supplying power for quick notebook charging.
Thunderbolt 5 will deliver 80 gigabits per second (Gbps) of bi-directional bandwidth, and with Bandwidth Boost, it will provide up to 120 Gbps for the best display experience.
Daisy-chain Multiple Devices
Thunderbolt 5 daisy-chaining allows connection of up to seven devices, so customers can connect ARC-8050T5U for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer. Additionally, ARC- 8050T5U supports a full sized DisplayPort video output connector on its rear, allowing for a quick and easy 8K 60Hz display setup.
Controller-Based H/W Encryption Engine
Host independent real-time controller-based hardware encryption does not impact the performance of ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R 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-8050T5U RAID storage API code to design its own key management utility. ARC-8050T5U 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).
SED-Based Encryption
Areca firmware Security Function, together with self-encrypting drives (SEDs), secures a data in the hard disks from unauthorized access or modification resulting from theft, loss or repurposing of drives. Protection is achieved by the SED hard drive that automatically and continuously encrypts the data on the drive without any user interaction.
SAS Expansion Port
The 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 SASJBODs solutions too! Ultimately allow you to convert your 12G SAS expander storage to be use with any Thunderbolt 5 enabled host.
Effective Management Tool
Areca provides more flexible management tools comparing with others competitors to manage and monitor ARC-8050T5U RAID storage.
• LCD: Easy Configuration & Monitor LCD
Instantly monitor system's status as a glance
ARC-8050T5U LCD is the primary user interface for the RAID storage. All configuration and management of the controller and its properly connected disk arrays can be performed from this interface. The LCD status panel informs you of the ARC-8050T5U RAID storage real-time operating status at a glance so users can easily grasp the status of the system at all times.
• LAN Port: Out of Band Management (Without Disturb Host Access)
Lets you set up and manage RAID storage through Out-of-band web browser manager and ArcSAP utility
ARC-8050T5U RAID storage also offers an alternative out-of band method d for McRAID storage manager. User can access the built-in configuration without needing the ArcHTTP proxy server on the host system. ARC-8050T5U-series RAID storages have an RJ-45 connector out-of-band management port on the rear. You can monitor and manage an ARC-8050T5U-series RAID storage using this dedicated management channel to manage the ARC-8050T5U-series RAID storage without any host connection. It will also not disturb the host access when you monitor or manage the ARC-8050T5U. ARC-8050T5U has the advantage of the Gigabit Ethernet connectivity option which might be a life-saver if the Thunderbolt port fails, or if you don’t have access to an Apple-supported device.
• 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-8050T5U. In-band management uses a proxy agent HTTP management software (ArcHTTP) running on a data host to communicate with an ARC-8050T5U.
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-8050T5U RAID storage contains power On/Off controls on the controller. The power On/Off controls can turn ARC-8050T5U 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.
Smart CBM for the Integrity of the Cached Data
ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R RAID storages have integrated caches for increasing performance. With corresponding protective mechanisms, the content of these unwritten cached data in the SDRAM would be lost when there is a complete AC power failure or a brief unexpected power outage. For that reason, a cache backup module (CBM) protects the integrity of the cached data on ARC-8050T5U-12R/16R/24R RAID storages by providing backup power. The cache backup module has built-in functionality to charge the supercapacitor pack automatically and to communicate supercapacitor pack status information to the RAID storage.
Whisper-Quiet Operation
The intelligent cooling continuously adapts to environmental conditions by automatically controlling the speed of cooling fans. As a result, the fan reduces noise to a minimum, almost imperceptible level. Whisper-Quiet Low Sound Levels operation, make the ARC-8050T5U well suited for video/audio applications, without impacting the work environment.
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| Sound Pressure Level | 37.4 dB | 37.4 dB | 40.3 dB |
