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HighPoint RocketRAID-3700A Series 12Gb SAS RAID-5/6 Host Adapters

From $399

HighPoint Technologies, Inc. announces the RocketRAID-3700A HBA series, which deliver an price competitive and comprehensive 12Gb SAS RAID-5 and 6 storage solution support.

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RocketRAID-3700A adapters deliver end-to-end generation 3.0 PCIe transfer performance with professional class RAID storage reliability and management capabilities. Each adapter supports up to sixteen 12Gb SAS and 6Gb SATA HDDs or SSDs. In addition to conventional SAS/SATA storage media, RocketRAID-3700A adapters were designed for use with long term archiving applications and are capable of supporting SAS LTO tape drives and libraries.

RocketRAID-3740A: 12Gb SAS RAID solutions
The RocketRAID-3740A is a 16-port SAS 12Gb/s RAID adapter, with an MSRP of $399. It delivers professional RAID storage solution and management support with RAID-5/6 functionality, and is available for OS platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD.

The adapters maximize the up-time and accessibility of RAID storage. A suite of integrated RAID recovery features enhance data retrieval from failed disks and streamline rebuild sessions. The intuitive web browser based interface provides a range of preemptive monitoring and maintenance features that enable administrators to schedule verification sessions to ensure the health of each RAID storage configuration.

Hybrid Storage Solution (HSS): SAS/SATA RAID arrays
+ SAS LTO tape drives and libraries

RocketRAID3700A series HBA’s do not restrict media selection to HDDs. This ‘hybrid’ approach to storage connectivity accommodates both 12Gb and 6Gb SAS HDDs and SSDs, 6Gb SATA drives, and SAS LTO 5/6/7 tape device and library configurations across a variety of platforms.

Upgrade RAID storage
RocketRAID-3700A series HBAs deliver flexibility when it comes to storage configurations. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) allows administrators to add new drives to existing arrays in order to expand available capacity. Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM) can convert one RAID level to another in order to tune storage configurations for performance or data security. Arrays created with the adapters are future proof; Online RAID Roaming allows customers to move RAID arrays to other 3700A series adapters and support future product upgrades on the fly.

Customized solution services for SMBs
The company offers customized solution services for SMB customers. It can tailor RocketRAID-3700A adapters to meet the requirements of client defined storage applications across Linux, Windows, Mac and FreeBSD platforms, and is ready to assist solution providers with product branding. An API library is available for integration projects and the firm offers a variety of enclosure management services including SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C.

Multi-HBA solution
Firm’s multi-HBA non-RAID solution software packages are available for OS platforms including Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X. The RocketRAID-3700 device driver enables up to four independent cards to work in unison, and effectively function as a single 64-channel 12Gb SAS host controller. This approach to direct-attached mass storage connectivity allows customers to simplify the build process, streamline maintenance procedures, and provides dedicated 12Gb SAS point-to-point bandwidth for each connected device. The robust, versatile, device driver allows administrators to keep tabs on the operational status of each card and individual storage device via the RocketRAID-3700’s web-based management interface.

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RR3700A RAID host adapters series:
SAS 12Gb/s RAID PCIe 3.0 x8 RAID adapters

  • RocketRAID-3710A (OEM version) – Four-Internal

  • RocketRAID-3720A (OEM version) – Eight-Internal

  • RocketRAID-3721A (OEM version) – Four-Internal/Four-External

  • RocketRAID-3740A (shipping August 2016) – 16-Internal / MSRP $399

  • RocketRAID-3744A (OEM Version) – 16-External

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