RocketRAID Host Adapter

RocketRAID 2700 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 HBA's
 
Available with up to 32 dedicated ports, RocketRAID 2700 series PCI-Express 2.0 x16 SAS RAID HBA's provide maximum port count and deliver a connectivity bandwidth up to 19200 MB/s; ideal for a wide-range of high-performance and high-density storage applications.
 
HighPoint Value-RAID Technology
For over a decade, HighPoint has strived to take the cost and complexity out of RAID. We were the first to introduce affordable RAID 5 solutions to the storage marketplace, for both SMB and consumer applications. Our industry proven Value-RAID technology keeps costs in check by fully utilizing available system resources in order to optimize data transfer and security, and supports a wide-range of storage configurations including RAID 0, 1, 5, 50 and JBOD.
 
Complete, Flexible Upgrade Paths
RocketRAID 2700 HBA's are fully backwards compatible with SAS/SATA 3Gb/s devices, PCI-Express 1.0 and 2.0 motherboards, and are compliant with all major operating systems including Windows, Linux, FreeBSD & Mac OS X.
RAID arrays can be freely moved to any other RocketRAID 2700 HBA. Upgrading, scaling and expanding storage has never been easier.
 
HighPoint Storage Expansion Compatible
RocketRAID 2700 external-port HBA's were designed to work in conjunction with Rocket EJ Series SATA JBOD Expander and SAS-Expansion modules, which can dramatically expand the storage capability of each Mini-SAS connector.

Manufacturer Part Number
RR2740
EAN/UPC
0643653274017,643653274017,0643653274000,643653274000
Full Product Specifications

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Host Adapter Architecture

  • PCI-Express x16 (Gen2)
  • Support up to 16 SAS/SATA drives
  • Internal Mini-SAS Connectors (SFF-8087) – RR2740
  • External Mini-SAS Connectors (SFF-8088) – RR2744
  • NVRAM for write journaling
  • Hot Swap and hot plug
  • RoHS complaint
Advanced RAID Features
  • 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
Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators
  • Hard Drive LED Indicators (Activity and Failed)
  • SMTP email notification for events and error reporting
  • Alarm/Buzzer alerts for drive/array failure
  • SAF-TE (I2C) and SGPIO enclosure management
  • SHI – Storage Health Inspector (S.M.A.R.T. and disk maintenance)
RAID Management
  • Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM) for
  • Windows/Linux/FreeBSD/Mac OS X (RR2744)
  • Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID access
  • Online array roaming
HighPoint RAID Management (HRM)
  • Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS
  • Web browser-base RAID management software (Web GUI)
  • Command Line Interface (CLI) – FreeBSD/Linux
Operating System Support
  • 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 (RR2744 only)
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS (RR2740)
  • Size: 220.0mm X 68.0mm
  • EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B and CE
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS (RR2744)
  • Size: 107.0 mm×140 mm×1.6mm
  • EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B and CE
Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics:
  • Work Temperature Range: +5 C ~+ 55 C
  • Relative Humidity Range: 5% ~ 60% non-condensing
  • Storage Temperature: -20 ~ +80 C
  • MTBF: 920,585 Hours