HighPoint RocketRAID 2721 6Gb/s 8-Channel PCI-E x8 SAS RAID Controller

Mfr Part Number: RR2721

Host Adapter Architecture:

• PCI-Express 2.0 x8
• Support upto 8 SAS and SATA drives
• 1x Internal Mini-SAS Connector, 1x External Mini-SAS Connector
• Hot swap and hot plug

Advance RAID Features:

• Support 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
• Bad sector repair and remapping
• 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

RAID Management:

• Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM)
• 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:

• Hard Drive LED Indicators (Activity and Failed)
• SMTP email notification for events and error reporting
• Alarm/Buzzer alerts for drive or array failure
• SAF-TE (I2C) and SGPIO enclosure management

Operating System Support:

• 32 and 64bit Windows (7, 2008, Vista, 2003, XP, 2000)
• Linux
• FreeBSD

Form Factor: Low-Profile

PCI-Express Lanes: PCI-Express 2.0 x8

Port Count: 4x Internal SAS Ports, 4x External SAS Ports

SAS/SATA Interface: SAS/SATA 6Gb/s

RAID Level: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD

Dual-Storage Modes: LTO Tape (for Windows 8.1/8/7 & Linux Server Distributions), RAID Arrays

Connector Type: 1x Internal Mini-SAS, 1x External Mini-SAS

Board Dimensions(WxL): 2.68 x 4.73 inch

Package: Retail

Kit Contents:

• RocketRAID 2721 Host Adapter
• Quick installation guide
• CD including drivers, RAID Management and User Guide
• SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 cable (Internal model only)

RoHS compliant