HighPoint RocketRAID 2224
3Gb/s External 4x SAS / Internal 4X SATA RAID Host Adapter
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD | Up to 8 SATA devices

The HighPoint RocketRAID 2224 is a high performance PCI-X to SATA II host bus adapter supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD, plus disk hot plug and hot swap. The RocketRAID 2224 is an ideal solution for applications where high levels of sustained read and write performance are required, including video streaming, web content, reference data and fixed content storage.

The HighPoint RocketRAID 2224 offers 4 internal ports that combine high performance storage connectivity of Serial ATA with HighPoint's advanced RAID features, including, Online Capacity Expansion, RAID Level Migration and HighPoint's RAID Management software.

The RocketRAID 2224 also features an external Infiniband connection that is a highly reliable locking cable connector that combines four SATA ports into one on the controller side.

Easy RAID Manageability

HighPoint's intuitive browser based and graphical RAID utilities simplify RAID storage management. Storage can be configured and monitored remotely from a single workstation providing convenience and flexibility, ensuring 24x7 data accessibility.

Comprehensive OS Support

HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server comp- atibility. Drivers are available for all major operating systems, including Windows®, Linux™, FreeBSD and Mac OS X.

HighPoint X4

The HighPoint X4 external storage enclosure is compatible with the RocketRAID2224 host adapter. It delivers scalability and flexibility to the midrange storage market by utilizing the connectivity of external Infiniband with the cost advantages of SATA hard drives. The X4 is an ideal solution for applications that require bandwidth, greater fault tolerance, additional av- ailability, and easy scalability.

RAID Management Utilities

• BIOS
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Web-based RAID management software

RocketRAID 2224 Highlights

• 4 Internal and 4 External PCI-X to SATA II RAID Controller
  
• 1 external Infiniband connector to external 4-bay enclosure
  
• Support 4 internal and 4 external SATA I or SATA II hard drive
  
• PCI-X 64 bit 133/100/66 MHz
• RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
  
• Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration
  (ORLM)
  
• SAF-TE enclosure management ready
  
• Hard drives activity and failed LED support
  
• BIOS booting support (PC)
  
• Power Mac G5 support
  
• Support Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X

RocketRAID 2224 Features

• 3Gb/s (300MB/s) transfer rate
  
• NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
  
• Staggered drive spin-up support
  
• Hot swap and hot spare
  
• Bad Sector Reallocation and Remapping
  
• Write-through and write-back cache support
  
• Quick and Background initialization for quick RAID configuration
  
• Online array roaming
  
• Support 64-bit LBA for over 2TB partition
  
• Automatic RAID rebuild of failed drive
  
• S.M.A.R.T drive monitoring for status and reliability
  
• Browser-based RAID management software
  
• SMTP support for email notification
• VSS - Variable Sector Size (>2TB for non-GPT Windows operating systems)