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The HighPoint RocketRAID 2721 is an SAS/SATA 6Gb/s RAID host adapter. Utilizing a point-to-point connectivity architecture in addition to PCI-Express 2.0 x8 lane speed maximizes performance support up to 4000MB/s. Doubling the performance eliminates the bottleneck from previous PCI-E generations to support today’s fastest storage devices such as SAS and SSD.
The HighPoint RocketRAID 2721 is an SAS/SATA 6Gb/s RAID host adapter. Utilizing a point-to-point connectivity architecture in addition to PCI-Express 2.0 x8 lane speed maximizes performance support up to 4000MB/s. Doubling the performance eliminates the bottleneck from previous PCI-E generations to support today’s fastest storage devices such as SAS and SSD.
Dual-Storage Modes: LTO Tape + RAID Arrays
HighPoint RocketRAID 272x/271x series HBA’s are fully compliant with the Industry Serial Attached SCSI Specification, which allows them to support LTO tape drives and SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drives, simultaneously, for Windows 8.1/8/7 and Linux kernels 2.6.x and later.
SAS 6Gb/s CompliantThe HighPoint RocketRAID 2721 supports up to 8 SAS or SATA devices (internal x4, external x4)for enhanced flexibility and speed. The compliance with next generation SATA/SAS port enables lightning data transfer speed of up to 6Gbps.
RAID SupportThe HighPoint RocketRAID 2721 supports multi-level RAID configuration including RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD for better performance, enhanced data security and flexible capacity upgrades.
PCI Express 2.0 x8 InterfaceThe HighPoint RocketRAID 2721 features PCI Express 2.0 x8 interface which provides sufficient throughput and full-duplex operation for enhanced performance.
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Model
Brand
HighPoint
Model
RocketRAID 2721
Form Factor
Low Profile
Details
Type
SATA / SAS
External Connectors
1 x SFF-8088 mini-SAS
Internal Connectors
1 x SFF-8087 mini-SAS
Interface
PCI-Express 2.0 x8
Transfer Rate
Up to 6Gb/s
RAID
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/JBOD
Features
Features
Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM) RAID Array Roaming Unplug/Remove RAID array Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS Firmware update while running the Operating System Verify RAID Array for Bad Sectors and Parity Check Task Scheduler Automatic RAID rebuild Automatic drive (insert / removal) detection Hot Spare Disk Staggered Drive Spinup Rebuild Priority (Low - Highest) Spin Down Idle Mode Hot Swap and Hot plug Bad sector repair and remapping to reduce dropped drives Multiple RAID array Multiple Logical Drive
Additional Information
Date First Available
September 14, 2010
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