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6Gb/s SAS and SATA RAID-On-Chip HBAs

Feature Highlights

SAS 6Gb/s RAID-On-Chip 

Processor

 

Superior Reliability

 

Seamless Upgrade Paths

 

True Host-to-Target SAS

6Gb/s Connectivity

HighPoint’s newest class of 6Gb/s

SAS/SATA RAID-On-Chip HBA’s, were 

designed to meet the demanding 

requirements of professional business and 

media applications, where consistent 

performance, data availability and reliability 

of storage is paramount.

The RocketRAID 4500 series utilize a

Marvell 88RC9580 RAID-on-Chip

onboard processor, 512MB DDR3 cache

memory, PCI-Express 2.0 x8 bus speeds

and SAS 6Gb/s connectivity combined

with industry-proven RAID IP to deliver

unrivaled performance and superior

reliability.

RocketRAID 4500 HBA’s support all

major RAID levels including 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,

50 and JBOD configurations. The low 

profile form factor allows the HBA to be

easily installed into a wide selection of

server and workstation chassis. An

optional Battery Backup Module grants

additional layers of data protection in the

case of critical system faults and

hardware failures.

RocketRAID 4500 series HBA’s provide

an unprecedented level of reliability with

a comprehensive suite of data security,

recovery and maintenance features.

The optional Battery Backup Unit and

integrated NVRAM with write journaling

accelerates recovery in the event of a

power outage. SMART monitoring with

proactive disk sector maintenance and

repair features greatly reduce the risk of

downtime, while automatic RAID rebuild,

with HotPlug and HotSwap support

streamline recovery procedures.

The RocketRAID 4500 Management

Suite includes HighPoint’s new RAID

Recovery feature. This innovative

security tool protects large-scale storage

configurations in the event of RAID

failure, by securely storing multiple

copies of array meta-data for each RAID

member.

HighPoint’s RAID architectureeliminates 

transfer bandwidth bottlenecks,providing the 

ideal platform forhigh-density, I/O intensive 

storageapplications including digital 

contentcreation and media post production.

True end-to-end 6Gb/s SAS Expansion 

enables each RocketRAID 4500 series 

HBA support up to 128 SAS/SATA devices 

in cascade configurations when used in 

conjunctionwith SAS Expander devices.

RocketRAID 4500 ROC HBA’s

support all generations of SAS and

SATA storage devices and utilize

industry standard Mini-SAS connectors

for maximum compatibility and

ease of integration. Available with

internal and external port

configurations, RocketRAID 4500

HBA’s are well suited for a wide-range

of storage configurations, across PC

and Mac hardware platforms. Full

backwards compatibility with

HighPoint’s entire RocketRAID

product range streamlines upgrades

to storage infrastructure while

preserving critical business data for

bootable or storage-only RAID

configurations.

Advanced storage management

features such as Online RAID Level

Migration (ORLM) and Online

Capacity Expansion (OCE) allow

clients to dynamically expand,

upgrade and convert storage configurations

to keep pace with changing

application workloads, without

compromising critical data investments.

HighPoint’s Software Storage Management

Suite includes a BIOS-GUI and

client-side interfaces that allow

administrators to monitor the health of

host-to-target storage devices and

RAID configurations WebGui.

Solution-Ready software packages are

available for the entire RocketRAID

4500 product range, and allow

administrators to quickly integrate

RAID storage into a wide-range of

hardware and software environments.

Device drivers are available for major 

software platforms including Microsoft 

Windows, FreeBSD and Open Source 

Linux Distributions.

Available API’s allow the professional

system integrator and solution provider

to custom tailor storage configurations

and management interfaces to meet

the requirements of each storage

application.