HighPoint RocketRAID-3720A 12Gb HBA Series

HighPoint Technologies, Inc. launches the RocketRAID-3720A, latest member of its 12Gb HBA family.

Powered by our RAID technology, RocketRAID-3700 series RAID controllers deliver end-to-end Generation 3.0 PCIe transfer performance with professional class reliability and management capabilities. The RocketRAID-3720A features eight independent 12Gb SAS channels which directly support up to eight SAS or SATA drives configured into one or more RAID arrays.

Proven RAID Solutions
For over two decades, the firm’s RAID technology has powered a range of professional grade storage solutions. RocketRAID-3700 series RAID controllers employ our 12Gb/s RAID stack to deliver professional grade RAID storage at a fraction of the cost of host RAID solutions. The RocketRAID-3720A supports RAID-0, 1, 5, 6, 1/0, 5/0 and JBOD configurations, comprised of up to 8 SAS or SATA HDDs of any disk format, including 512, 512e and 4Kn.

Professional performance 12Gb PCIe 3.0 RAID storage
The RocketRAID-3720A’s generous PCIe 3.0 x8 bandwidth and RAID capabilities enable it to deliver transfer performance. Eight SSD’s configured into a RAID-0 array can support sustained transfers exceeding 6,000MB/s and over 5,100MB/s when configured as a RAID-5 array.

Ready for any workstation and server platform
RocketRAID-3700 Series RAID controllers can be integrated into any commercially available Intel or AMD platform with PCIe 3.0 x8 or x16 capability, and feature driver support for all major OS platforms including Windows 10 and Server 2016, macOS, and Linux Distributions.

Multi-HBA Solution
Customers can configure multiple RocketRAID-3700 series controllers to work in unison, and function as a single 32-channel 12Gb SAS host controller. This approach to direct-attached mass storage connectivity allows customers to simplify the build process, streamline maintenance procedures, and provide dedicated 12Gb SAS point-to-point bandwidth for each connected device. Device driver and management interface packages enable customers to easily integrated multi-HBA configurations into nearly any modern workstation or server platform, and allow administrators to keep tabs on the operational status of each card and individual storage device.

Custom manufacturing and engineering services for OEM/ODM applications
The company offers a range of customized solution services for OEM/ODM solution providers. It can tailor RocketRAID-3700 controllers to meet the requirements of client defined-storage applications across Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms, and are 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.

RR3700A RAID host adapters series:

• 12Gb SAS RAID PCIe 3.0 x8 RAID adapters

  • • RocketRAID-3720A – 8-internal channels. MSRP: $249

    • RocketRAID-3740A -16-internal channels. MSRP $399

OEM Series:

• RocketRAID-3710A – Four internal channels

• RocketRAID-3721A  – Four internal/four-external channels

• RocketRAID-3744A – 16-external channels

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