HighPoint RocketRAID 2644X4 - Manual (Page 7)

About this Guide
The RocketRAID 2644X4 SAS Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information
about the functions and capabilities of this host adapter product, and instructions for
installing, configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by this adapter cards.
Introducing the RocketRAID 2644X4 Host Adapters
The RocketRAID 2644X4 is high-performance SAS RAID solution, delivering reliabil-
ity to demanding data-intensive applications such as tiered storage environments
(disk-to-disk or disk-to-disk-to-tape backup), security and surveillance, video editing,
and digital content creation.
Support for both SAS and SATA 3Gb/s drives on the same controller maintains
configuration optimization for performance based on the characteristics of SAS and
SATA drives available today.
Host Adapter Architecture
PCI-Express x4 (adjustable to x1 speed with jumper)
1 External mini-SAS(SFF-8088) Driver Connector
Up to 4 SAS/SATA Hard Drives
128 max hard drives via SAS expanders
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
Introduction
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