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PCI-E 2.0 x8 HBA's

HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 HBA's are cost-effective, high-performance PCI-Express 2.0 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers, and are ideal for SMB server and workstation configurations.  

HighPoint Turbo-RAID Technology: For over a decade, HighPoint has strived to take the cost and complexity out of RAID. We were the first to introduce affordable RAID 5 solutions to the storage marketplace, for both SMB and consumer applications. HighPoint Turbo RAID Products and Solutions are powered by our industry proven RAID stack, which leverages the powerful system resources and robust 2nd generation PCIe x8 host interface of today’s modern computing platforms. Turbo RAID Technology delivers the industry's best Cost-Performance value, and the industry's most affordableRAID-6 Storage Solutions. RocketRAID 272x/271x HBA's support a wide-range of storage configurations including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, & JBOD.

Complete, Flexible Upgrade Paths: RocketRAID 2700 HBA's are fully backwards compatible with SAS/SATA 3Gb/s devices, PCI-Express 1.0 and 2.0 motherboards, and are compliant with all major operating systems including Windows, Linux and macOS.
RAID arrays can be freely moved to any other RocketRAID 2700 HBA. Upgrading, scaling and expanding storage has never been easier.  
RocketRAID 2700 external-port HBA's were designed to work in conjunction with Rocket EJ Series SATA JBOD Expander and SAS-Expansion modules, which can dramatically expand the storage capability of each Mini-SAS connector.  

Simple and Easy Storage Expansion: RocketRAID 2700 series HBA's allow customers to expand capacity and convert existing RAID arrays from one level to another without having to start from scratch: your data remains intact and accessible during the transition! OCE (Online Capacity Expansion) and ORLM (Online RAID Level Migration) features are provided by HighPoint's comprehensive and intuitive web-based user interface, which is available for all major operating systems including macOS, Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and Linux Distributions.

RocketRAID 272x/271x Series

Versatile Storage Solution Modes: HighPoint has introduced a series of Storage Solution Mode software packages for our RocketRAID 272x/271x series of 6Gb/s SAS/SATA PCIe RAID HBA’s, each designed to improve system efficiency and deliver a user friendly experience.
There are three Software Packages available for the RocketRAID 2720/2722A, each of which is tailored for a specific range of storage applications; RAID BIOS, Quick BIOS and Non-RAID BIOS Modes.

HBA Model

RocketRAID 2722A

RocketRAID 2720A

(Replacement for RocketRAID 2720SGL)

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Number of Channels

8

8

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RocketRAID 2700 Series External Storage Solutions

RocketRAID 2700 series external RAID controllers were desdigned for use with RocketStor 641x series tower enclosures.

RocketStor 641x tower enclosures are available with 8 or 4 removable drive bays and support any industry standard 2.5"/3.5" SATA or SAS hard drive or SSD.

Each EXT-1M-1MMS 1 meter mini-SAS cable directly support sup to 4 SATA or SAS drives.

Note: the RocketRAID controller, RocketStor enclosure & cabling are sold separeately

HighPoint Certified Cable Accessories

We manufacture a selection of certified data cables for RocketRAID 2700 series 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID controllers.

HighPoint Certified Cable accessories are fully compliant with all current technology standards and have been rigorously tested with our RocketRAID series controller cards to ensure maximum transfer performance, secure connectivity, and ease of integration.

As we cannot guarantee secure connectivity, stability or compatibility with unqualified third-party cable accessories or adapters, we recommend that only HighPoint Certified cables be used with our controller products. Learn More

INT-MS-1M4SC

HighPoint INT-MS-1M4SC

SFF-8087 to 4x SATA Cable

The HighPoint INT-MS-1M4SC is an internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) to 4x SATA device cable designed for use with HighPoint RocketRAID 4500 and 2700 series SAS/SATA controllers, and has been tested with a wide range of Enterprise and Pro-NAS class SAS/SATA hard drives and SSD's up to 16TB in capacity.

EXT-MS-1MMS

HighPoint EXT-MS-1MMS

SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 Cable

HighPoint's EXT-MS-1MMS cable utilizes industry standard SFF-8088 connectors, and is used to connect Rocket / RocketRAID Series controllers to RocketStor 6414S and RocketStor 6418S tower enclosures.

Accessories

Kit Contents

RocketRAID 2720A
RocketRAID 2722A
1x RocketRAID 2720 Controller card
1x RocketRAID 2722A Controller card
1x Low Profile Bracket
1x Low Profile Bracket
1x Quick Installation Guide
1x Quick Installation Guide

Optional Accessories

Model
RocketRAID 2720A
RocketRAID 2722A
Cable
INT-MS-1M4SC
Ext-MS-1MMS
Mini-SAS(SFF-8088) JBOD Enclosure
N/A
RocketStor 6414S
N/A
RocketStor 6418S

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Feature Specifications

Port Type
RocketRAID 2720A - 2x SFF-8087 (Mini-SAS) - (replacement for RocketRAID 2720SGL)
RocketRAID 2722A - 2x SFF-8088 (Mini-SAS)
Note: RocketRAID 2700 Series external controllers were designed for use with HighPoint RocketStor 641x Series drive enclosures.
Number of Channels / Ports
RocketRAID 2720A, 2720SGL (EOL) / 2722A -8x 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Channels
Number of Devices
RocketRAID 2720A, 2720SGL (EOL) / 2722A:8x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD
Note: Desktop HDD's are not supported.Please click Here for the full HDD Compatibility List.
Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x8
Form Factor
Low Profile
Product Dimensions

RocketRAID 2720SGL/2710 -3.78" W*2.52" H*0.59" D(In)

RocketRAID 2722/2721 -3.78" W*2.52" H*0.59" D(In)

RocketRAID 2711 -4.72" W*2.68" H*0.53" D (In)  

RocketRAID 2722A - 3.78" W*2.52" H*0.59" D (In)

Product Weight

RocketRAID 2720A - 0.12lb

RocketRAID 2722 - 0.19lb

RocketRAID 2722A - 0.55lb

RAID Mode
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and JBOD / non-RAID Mode  Note:RAID 6 is not supported on macOS; Bootable RAID 6 is not supported
Operating System

Windows 11, 10, 8.1 , 8, 7

Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012R2, 2008

Windows Vista

Only supports 64 bit operating system.

Only supports 64 bit operating system.
    • Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile)
    • Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Proxmox/Rocky Linux(Kernel 3.10 and later)

    • Linux Driver can be installed via internet/network connection

macOS 10.9 ~ macOS ventura 13.x
Mac Intel platform: Driver embedded into Mac OS X 10.8 and later
Mac M1 platform: The driver needs to be downloaded and installed from the official website.

Secure Boot(PC platforms)

Windows: Support Secure Boot disable

Linux:Support Secure Boot disable

Advanced RAID Features

Flash ROM for Upgradeable BIOS
Yes
Storage Health Inspector
Yes
Redundant RAID Configurations
Yes
BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
Yes: RocketRAID 2720SGL
Bootable RAID Array
Yes
Multiple RAID Partitions supported
Suport up to 4 RAID partition per disk
Storage Configurations Support Details
Direct Attached
Multiple RAID Adapters supported
Suport up to 4 RAID controllers per one system
Online Array Roaming
Yes
Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM) (macOS is not support)
Yes
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) (macOS is not support)
Yes
RAID Initialization Background/Foreground/Quick
Yes
Global Hot Spare Disk support
Yes
Automatic and configurable RAID Rebuilding Priority
Yes
Disk Format compatible: 512, 512e, 4Kn
Yes
Spin down Massive Arrays of Idle Disks support
Yes
Native Command Queuing
Yes
Staggered Drive Spin Up
Yes
Write Back and Write Through
Yes

RAID Monitoring and   Management Suite

RAID Management Suite:

BIOS/UEFI,

Browser-Based management tool, 

CLI(Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool)

API package 

Enclosure Management Interface: SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C (Drive LEDs supported: SGPIO, SES-2 and LED Header)

Yes;except RR2711, 2722A only support via SES"

SMTP Email Alert Notification
Yes
Alarm Buzzer
Yes

Operating Environment

Work Temp
+5°C ~+ 55°C
Storage Temp
-20°C ~ +80°C
Relative Humidity
5% ~ 60% non condensing
Operating Voltage
PCI-e: 12V/3.3V Power: 11W
MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure)
920,585 Hours
Certification Approval
CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE

Kit Contents

RocketRAID 2720A(Replacement for RocketRAID 2720SGL)
RocketRAID 2722A
1x RocketRAID 2720 Controller card
1x RocketRAID 2722A Controller card
N/A
N/A
1x Low Profile Bracket
1x Low Profile Bracket
1x Quick Installation Guide
1x Quick Installation Guide

RAID Section

RAID BIOS

Download

Quick BIOS

Download

UEFI  HII (RR2711)

Download

UEFI HII (RR2720)

Download

UEFI HII (RR2721)

Download

UEFI HII (RR2722)

Download

Windows Software Package

Windows RAID Management 

Download

Windows Driver

Download

Linux

WebGUI - RAID Management Interface (Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

Data RAID-Linux Open Source Driver (RR2720A)

Download

Linux Open Source Driver (Supported Linux Kernel Version 4.15) (RR2722A) (Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

Binary driver

Fedora Binary Driver (2720A)(Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

RHEL Binary Driver (2720A)(Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

Rocky Linux Binary Driver (2720A)(Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

Ubuntu Binary Driver(2720A)(Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

Debian Binary Driver(2720A)(Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

CentOS Binary Driver (2720A)(Support Secure Boot Disable)

Download

Mac

Intel platform - macOS 10.9 ~ 10.15

driver embedded in OS

Intel / M1 platform - macOS 11.x ~ 13.x

Download

WebGUI - RAID Management Interface

Download
Compatibility Document
Compatibility list
Download
User Guides
Quick Installation Guide
Download
Quick Installation Guide(RocketRAID 2722A)
Download
Datasheet
Download
User Manual
Download
Windows 10 Quick Installation Guide
Download
BootRAID Install Guide(Windows) - RR2711/2720/2721/2722
Download
Data RAID - Driver & RAID Management Installation Guide (Intel/M1 MacOS13.x/12.x/11.x/10.15/10.14/10.13)
Download
Linux-Auto Compile Driver Feature
Download
HPT CLI Guide
Download
How to Choose BIOS Package Guide
Download
RAID Controller/Enclosure Port Guide
Download
Install-guide Documents (Debian binary)
Download
Install-guide Documents (Ubuntu binary)
Download
Install-guide Documents (CentOS Binary) (2720A)
Download
Install-guide Documents (rocky linux Binary) (2720A)
Download
Install-guide Documents (Fedora Binary) (2720A)
Download
Install-guide Documents (RHEL Binary) (2720A)
Download
Spec
Download
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