Introduction
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As part of my continuing effort to review server class hardware, I am reviewing the HighPointRocketRAID 2640X4 PCI-Express x4 SASRAID Controller. As an entry level SAS controller, the RocketRAID 2640X4 is a quality card with all of the basic features that one would expect in a RAID card. As a server part, it is supported on nearly every platform and even offers an open source driver for the Linux kernel. This card is built on the PCI-Express standard and requires a x4 rail to function; PCI-Express allows a low latency, high bandwidth connection suitable for the high use hard drives typically employed in a server environment. Let's take a look at the complete specification from the manufacturers website.
Product Specification
To begin, here is a list of the supporting documentation as provided by the manufacturer, these links lead to the manufacturer website. If you look at the performance report, you will see that their in house testing provided some pretty incredible results! When we get to the testing phase, we will see how our numbers stack up.
- Data Sheet download (2 pages)
- User Manual download (84 pages)
- Compatibility List download (3 pages)
- Performance Report download (4 pages)
| Host Adapter Architecture |
| PCI-Express x4 |
| 4 Internal SAS/SATA 3Gb/s Device Ports |
| Up to 4 SAS/SATA Hard Drives |
| NCQ (Native Command Queuing) |
| Low Profile |
| Advance RAID Features |
| • Support RAID 0,1,5,10 and JBOD • Multiple RAID support • Multiple logical drive support • BIOS booting support • Online Array roaming • Automatic drive (insert / remove) detection • Automatic RAID rebuild • 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume • S.M.A.R.T (Early Warning System) • TerabyteGuard ™ for data protection and reliability • Bad sector repair and remapping to reduce dropped drives |
| Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators | |
| • Hard Drive LED Indicators (Activity and Failed) • Email Notification • Alarm/Buzzer alerts for drive/array failure • Enclosure Management support with I2C and SGPIO | |
| RAID Management | |
| • Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration (OLRM) • Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration • Write Back and Write Through support • API library for customization • CLI (Command Line Interface) • Web GUI RAID management (local and remote monitoring) • SHI (Drive analysis driven from S.M.A.R.T) | |
| Operating System Support | |
| • Windows (2000, XP, x64, 2003, 2008, Vista (32 and 0003 64) Bit) • Linux (Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise / CentOS, SuSE) • Mac OS X 10.4.x and above • FreeBSD • Linux Open Source | |
| Limited Warranty | |
| 3 years | |
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Rocketraid 2640x4 Sas Controller Drivers
The Industry’s most Price Competitive SAS 12Gb/s RAID Host Adapters! Customizable Solutions for Project Customers
RocketRAID 3700 series host bus adapters are the world’s most price competitive 12G SAS/SATA RAID controllers, and deliver unprecedented end-to-end Generation 3.0 PCI Express transfer performance with Professional class RAID Storage reliability and management capabilities.
Professional Class SAS 12Gb/s RAID Solutions
RocketRAID 3700 series host bus adapters capitalize on HighPoint’s two decades of RAID and storage technology to deliver professional grade RAID storage at a fraction of the cost of conventional host RAID solutions. Each adapter is powered by our industry proven RAID technology, superior Gen 3.0 PCIe express transfer bandwidth, and up to sixteen dedicated 12Gb/s SAS channels, which support robust, high-performance RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 1/0, 5/0 and JBOD configurations of SAS or SATA hard drives of any disk format, including 512, 512e and 4Kn.
RocketRAID 3700 series host bus adapters are designed to maximize the uptime and accessibility of RAID storage. RocketRAID storage and RAID recovery solutions enhance data retrieval from failed disks and streamline rebuild sessions.
The universal RocketRAID WebGUI interface provides a wide range of preemptive monitoring and maintenance features that enable administrators to easily schedule verification sessions to ensure the health of each RAID storage configuration.
Seamlessly Upgrade RAID Storage
RocketRAID 3700 adapters deliver an unprecedented level of flexibility when it comes to storage configurations. Customers are free to expand or convert RAID storage configurations as needed to keep on top of the evolving demands of the storage application, without sacrificing existing data. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) allows administrators to add new drives to existing arrays in order to expand available capacity. Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM) allows administrators to convert one RAID level to another in order to tune storage configurations for maximum performance or data security.
Arrays created with RocketRAID 3700 series adapters are future-proof; Online RAID Roaming allows customers to move existing RAID arrays to other 3700 series RAID controllers, in addition to all future HighPoint RAID products.
Customized Solution Services for SMB Customers
HighPoint offers a range of Customized Solution services for SMB Customers. We can tailor RocketRAID 3700 host bus adapters to meet the requirements of client defined storage applications across Linux, Windows, Mac and FreeBSD platforms, and are ready to assist Solution Providers with unique product branding. A full API library is available for integration projects and we offer a variety of Enclosure Management services including SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C.
Multi-HBA Solution
HighPoint’s multi-HBA (host bus adapter) Non-RAID solution software packages are available for all major operating system 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 12G SAS host controller. This innovative approach to direct-attached mass storage connectivity allows customers to simplify the build process, streamline maintenance procedures, and provides dedicated SAS 12Gb/s 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 intuitive web-based management interface.
Highpoint Rocketraid 2640x4
Key Features
Highpoint Rocketraid 2720sgl
- Dedicated 12Gb/s Data Transfer Rate per channel
- Featured high-performance PCIe 3.0 x8 host Interface
- Flexible SAS + SATA Array and Storage configurations:
- SAS 12Gb/s Hard Drives & SSDs, backward compatible with SAS 6Gb/s drives, SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drives and SSDs
- Enables the Industry’s most Cost-Effective 12G RAID 5, 6 & 50 Storage Solutions
- Customizable Solution Services
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