- Major OS support includes Windows, Linux, Free BSD and Mac OS X 10.7x Lion (only for RocketRAID 2722 and 2744).
- 2 External Mini-SAS ports. 6Gb/s (600MB/s) data transfer rate. RAID level 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD.
- Dual-Storage Modes: LTO Tape and RAID Arrays. Recommended External Mini-SAS to External Mini-SAS cable: EXT-MS-1MMS.
- Supports HighPoint RocketStor 6418S 8-Bay SAS/SATA Tower Enclosure.
- Kindly have a look at the compatibility chart before buying.
- Certified Cable: HighPoint External Mini-SAS to 4x eSATA (HighPoint Ext-MS-1MEJ).
- Certified Cable: HighPoint External Mini-SAS to External Mini-SAS Cable (HighPoint Ext-MS-1MMS).
Product Description
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The industry's lowest cost, entry-level SAS 6Gb/s RAID 5
controller series, with unbeatable class-leading RAID 5
performance; HighPoint's RocketRAID 271x/2772x series provides
robust RAID support that seamlessly enhances storage performance
and increases storage reliability. Administrators can configure
SAS and SSD drives for performance oriented applications, and
SATA drives for cost-effective mass storage capacity.
From the Manufacturer
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HighPoint RocketRAID 2722 � SAS 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 x8 RAID HBA
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The RocketRAID 2722 host adapters are high-performance SAS RAID
solutions, delivering reliability to demanding data-intensive
applications such as tiered storage environments (disk-to-disk or
disk-to-disk-to-tape backup), security and surveillance, video
editing, and digital content creation. Support for both 6Gb/s SAS
and SATA drives on the same controller maintains configuration
optimization for performance based on the characteristics of SAS
and SATA drives available today.
HighPoint RAID Management HighPoint RAID Management software
offers a user friendly interface to create, manage and maintain
your storage solutions. Email notification and remote are some of
the advance features that the RAID Management software has to
offer.
COMPREHENSIVE OS SUPPORT
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HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major
operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server compatibility.
Drivers are available for all major operating systems, including
Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD.
Host Adapter Architecture
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* PCI-Express x8 (Gen2)
* Support up to 8 SAS/SATA drives
* 2 External Mini-SAS Connectors (SFF-8088)
* Hot Swap and hot plug
* Low Profile
* RoHS complaint
Advanced RAID Features
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* Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 ,50 and JBOD
* NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
* Auto detect of unplug/plug SAS/SATA hard drive for RAID auto
rebuild
* Staggered drive spin up
* Support bad sector repair feature
* Support Disk Scrubbing
* BIOS Booting (INT13) to RAID array for better redundancy
* 64bit LBA for RAID arrays greater than 2TB single partition
* S.M.A.R.T array monitoring for hard drive status and
reliability
Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators
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* Hard Drive LED Indicators (Activity and Failed) (except
RocketRAID 2722)
* SMTP email notification for events and error reporting
* Alarm/Buzzer alerts for drive/array failure
* SAF-TE (I2C) and SGPIO enclosure management
RAID Management
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* Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration
(ORLM) for Windows/Linux/FreeBSD
* Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID access
* API library for customization
* CLI (Command Line Interface)
* Web GUI RAID management (local and remote monitoring)
* Online array roaming
* SHI (Drive analysis driven from S.M.A.R.T)
Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators
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* SMTP for email notification
* Alarm/ Buzzer alerts for drive failure
* SHI � Storage Inspector (S.M.A.R.T. and disk
maintenance)
HighPoint RAID Management (HRM)
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* Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS
* Web browser-base RAID management software (Web GUI)
* Command Line Interface (CLI)
Operating System Support
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* Windows XP, 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7 (32
and 64-bit versions)
* Linux (Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise / CentOS, SuSE, Debian,
Ubuntu)
* FreeBSD
* Mac OS X
Kit Contents
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* RocketRAID 2722 Host Adapter
* Quick Installation Guide
* Software CD
HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 6Gb/s SAS HBA Series
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