HighPoint RocketRAID 3700 User Manual

 Up to 16 Internal/External/Hybrid

12Gb/s SAS+SATA Channels

 RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 1/0, 5/0, JBOD  RocketRAID Data Recovery Solution

increases chances of data retrieval from a failed drive.

 Maximizes RAID Array Accessibility  Fast Array set up enables immediate

Availability

 Robust RAID Monitoring and

Management solution ready

 Supports a wide-spectrum of

Operating System Platforms

Professional-Class SAS 12Gb/s RAID Controllers

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, highperformance 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.

Flexible Storage Solution: SAS or SATA RAID Arrays

Today’s storage applications need

solutions that are versatile enough to support more than one type of storage application. RocketRAID 3700 adapters allow customers to use both 12G/6G SAS and 6G SATA hard drives and SSD’s in a wide range of RAID configurations, with internal, external or Hybrid port connectivity, across a variety of operating system and hardware platforms.

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.

HighPoint 12Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Host Bus Adapters

RocketRAID 3700 Series

12Gb/s PCIe 3.0 x8 SAS/SATA RAID Host Bus Adapters

Feature Highlights

Suggested Applications

 NAS  Surveillance  Web Servers and Storage Servers

Customizable SAS 12Gb/s RAID Solutions for Project Customers

Key Benefits

 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  Internal, External and Hybrid port

configurations

 Enables the Industry’s most Cost-

Effective RAID 5, 6 & 50 Storage Solutions

 Customizable Solution Services

HighPoint 12Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Host Bus Adapters

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, and macOS 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, and macOS. 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 directattached 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.

Feature Specifications

RocketRAID 3740A

RocketRAID 3720A

RocketRAID 3742A

Bus Interface

8-lane, 8 GT/s PCI Express 3.0 Compliant

Number of Channel / Ports

16x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels

8x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels

8x Internal & 8x External 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels

Data Transfer Rates:

Up to 12Gb/s per port

Port Type

4x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD

2x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD

2x SFF-8643 / 2x SFF-8644 mini-SAS HD

Number of Devices 16x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD

8x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD

16x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD

Note: Only Enterprise and NAS drives are supported

Note: RocketRAID 3700 Series controllers were designed for use with HighPoint RocketStor 6438 Series drive enclosures, and have not been verified with 3rd party enclosures or chassis.

Form Factor

Low Profile

Dimensions

5.97*2.68*0.06 (in)

RAID Level Support

0, 1, 5, 6, 1/0, 5/0, and JBOD / Non-RAID Mode

Note: RAID 6 not supported on macOS. Bootable RAID 6 arrays are not supported. RAID 1/0 is the equivalent of RAID 10. RAID 5/0 is the equivalent of RAID 5.

Operating System Support Window Server 2008 and Window 7 and later

Linux

macOS 10.9 and later

FreeBSD

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