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The Industry’s first DAS, single HBA Petabyte solutions! 

HighPoint’s Rocket 700 series product line represent the industry’s densest single-card HBA solutions. As successors to the industry’s original single-card mass storage solution, Rocket 750 6Gb/s SATA HBA, Rocket 700 series High-Port-Count (HPC) 12G HBAs are available with up to 48 independent device channels, and are capable of supporting any industry standard 2.5” or 3.5” SAS or SATA hard disk drive. The full-length, single width HBAs can be easily integrated into any full-size tower or industry standard rackmount server with an available PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 x16 slot.

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Comprehensive Management Suite with Optional Boot Capability

Customers that require an all-in-one storage solution with mirrored data protection and boot capability can configure and manage one or more RAID 1 or 0 arrays using HighPoint’s comprehensive storage monitoring and management suite, which is comprised of an intuitive web-browser based GUI and an advanced command Line interface (CLI). Rocket 700 series controllers are also available with a legacy BIOS interface, UEFI RAID creation tool, and UEFH HII BIOS tool, which can be injected into the platform’s standard BIOS menu if the motherboard supports the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) specification.

HighPoint’s SHI (Storage Health Inspector)

The SHI monitoring interface allows administrators to instantly check the operating status of storage devices in real-time. SHI utilizes SMART technology to log and report the characteristics of each physical drive, such as temperature, voltage, and disk related warnings or errors.

1-Click Self-Diagnostic Solution

HighPoint’s Web-based graphical management suite (WebGUI) now includes a host of automated diagnostic tools designed to streamline troubleshooting and Technical Support inquiries, even for fist-time users. 1-Click streamlines the support process by minimizing back-and-forth communication between the customer and FAE Team Members (Field Application Engineering). Administrators no longer have to manually assemble a collection of screenshots, logs and status reports. 1-click enables the interface to gather all necessary hardware, software and storage configuration data and compile it into a single file, which can be transmitted directly to our FAE Team.

OOB Management via HII

Rocket 700 series HBAs can accommodate OOB (out-of-band) remote management via HII (human interface infrastructure) capability. This feature is designed for use with motherboards and computing platforms that support third party HII devices.

Comprehensive Support for all Major OS Platforms

Rocket 700 series HBAs are compatible with all current Windows operating system, Linux distributions that utilize kernel v3.10 and later, and VMware ESXi. Device drivers are routinely updated to keep in sync with official OS updates. Linux Open-Source Package with Auto-Compilation: The administrator need only install the root package; the driver will handle all future updates automatically, such as checking/monitoring the status of kernel releases, preparing the system environment, recompiling a new driver, and installation.

Accessories

HighPoint Certified Cable Accessories

We manufacture a selection of certified data cables for Rocket 700 series 12Gb/s SAS 6G SATA Connectivity HBAs.

HighPoint Certified Cable accessories are fully compliant with all current technology standards and have been rigorously tested with our Rocket/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

HighPoint 8643-4SATA-1M

1M SFF-8643 SAS to 4x SATA cable

The 8643-4SATA-1M cable is designed for use with the Rocket 700 series 12G HBAs and RocketRAID series 12G RAID AICs, and has been tested with a wide range of cost-effective SATA hard drives.

HighPoint 8643-4SAS-1M

1M SFF-8643 SAS to 4x SFF-8482 SAS cable

The 8643-4SAS-1M cable is designed for use with Rocket 700 series 12G HBAs and RocketRAID series 12G RAID AICs, and has been tested with a wide range of Enterprise and Pro-NAS class SAS hard drives.

Specifications

Feature Specifications
R760A
R750A
R740A
R730A
Bus Interface
16-lane, 8 Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 Compliant
16-lane, 8 Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 Compliant
16-lane, 8 Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 Compliant
16-lane, 8 Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 Compliant
Number of Channel / Port
48x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels
40x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels
32x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels
24x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels
Port Type
6x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD
5x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD
4x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD
3x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD
Number of Devices
48x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD
40x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD
32x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD
24x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD
Bus Type
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Form Factor
Full-height
Full-height
Full-height
Full-height
Dimensions
7.80" W* 3.94"H*0.79"D
7.80" W* 3.94"H*0.79"D
7.80" W* 3.94"H*0.79"D
7.80" W* 3.94"H*0.79"D
Weight
1.21 lbs
1.19 lbs
1.17 lbs
1.15 lbs
Warranty
2 Years
2 Years
2 Years
2 Years
RAID Mode(Non-RAID)
Single Disk
Single Disk
Single Disk
Single Disk
Operating System
Windows
Windows 11,10; Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016; Microsoft Hyper-V; Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Windows 11,10; Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016; Microsoft Hyper-V; Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Windows 11,10; Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016; Microsoft Hyper-V; Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Windows 11,10 Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016 Microsoft Hyper-V Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Linux
Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile); Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora(kernel 3.10 and above); Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile) Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Rocky Linux (kernel 3.10 and above) Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile) Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Rocky Linux (kernel 3.10 and above) Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile) Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Rocky Linux (kernel 3.10 and above) Only supports 64 bit operating system.
Advanced RAID Features
BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
UEFI Support for PC Platforms
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HII Support for PC Platforms
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storage Health Inspector
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HDD Max. Capacity
No current limitations
No current limitations
No current limitations
No current limitations
Spin down Massive Arrays of Idle Disks support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Staggered Drive Spin Up
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Native Command Queuing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SAS TCQ
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Disk media scan and repair
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Device Error Recovery support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Monitoring and Management Suite
Browser-Based management tool, CLI(Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool, API package
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Enclosure Management Interface: SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C (Drive LEDs supported: SGPIO, SES-2 and LED Header)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SMTP Email Alert Notification
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alarm Buzzer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Compliance Certification
CE FCC RoHS REACH WEEE
CE FCC RoHS REACH WEEE
CE FCC RoHS REACH WEEE
CE FCC RoHS REACH WEEE
Operating Environment
Work Temp:
+5°C ~+ 55°C
+5°C ~+ 55°C
+5°C ~+ 55°C
+5°C ~+ 55°C
Storage Temp:
-20°C ~ +80°C
-20°C ~ +80°C
-20°C ~ +80°C
-20°C ~ +80°C
Operating Voltage
PCI-e: 12V/3.3V Power: 11W
PCI-e: 12V/3.3V Power: 11W
PCI-e: 12V/3.3V Power: 11W
PCI-e: 12V/3.3V Power: 11W
MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure)
920,585 Hours
920,585 Hours
920,585 Hours
920,585 Hours
Kit Contents
R760A
R750A
R740A
R730A
Kit Contents
1x Rocket 760A Controller card
1x Rocket 750A Controller card
1x Rocket 740A Controller card
1x Rocket 730A Controller card
1x Quick Installation Guide
1x Quick Installation Guide
1x Quick Installation Guide
1x Quick Installation Guide
Optional Accessories
Cable
8643-4SAS-1M
8643-4SAS-1M
8643-4SAS-1M
8643-4SAS-1M
8643-4SATA-1M
8643-4SATA-1M
8643-4SATA-1M
8643-4SATA-1M

Documentation

R760A/R750A/R740A/R730A
Compatibility Document
Compatibility list
Download
User Guides
Quick Installation Guide  (Rocket 760A)
Download
Quick Installation Guide  (Rocket 730A)
Download
UEFI BIOS ROM update guide
Download

Gallery

Rocket 760A

Rocket 750A

Rocket 740A

Rocket 730A

Rocket 760A

Rocket 750A

Rocket 740A

Rocket 730A

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