Highpoint ROCKET 750 User guide

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Rocket 750

40-Channel SATA 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 x8 HBA

User’s Guide

Revision: 1.1

Nov. 27, 2015

HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

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Table of Contents

1 Features and Specifications ................................................................................................................... 4

2 Physical Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 5

3 Kit Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 6

4 Hardware Description and Installation .................................................................................................. 7

4.1 Rocket 750 Host Adapter board layout ........................................................................................... 7

4.2 Connector and Jumper Description ................................................................................................ 8

4.3 Installing the Rocket 750 Host Adapter .......................................................................................... 9

5 Rocket 750 BIOS Utility ....................................................................................................................... 10

6 Rocket 750 Driver Installation ............................................................................................................. 11

6.1 Driver installation - Microsoft Windows ....................................................................................... 11

6.2 Driver installation -Linux and FreeBSD ......................................................................................... 17

7 HighPoint Web Non-RAID Management Software .............................................................................. 18

7.1 Installing the Web Non-RAID Management Software - Microsoft Windows ................................. 18

7.2 Installing the Web Non-RAID Management Software - Linux ........................................................ 25

7.3 Using the Web Non-RAID Management Software ........................................................................ 26

7.3.1 Web Non-RAID Management Software - Global View ......................................................... 26

7.3.2 Web Non-RAID Management Software - Physical ............................................................... 26

7.3.3 Web Non-RAID Management Software - Setting ................................................................. 28

7.3.4 Web Non-RAID Management Software - Event ................................................................... 29

7.3.5 Web Non-RAID Management Software - SHI (Storage Health Inspector) ............................ 30

8 BIOS Update ........................................................................................................................................ 32

9 Thank You ........................................................................................................................................... 33

10 Customer Support ............................................................................................................................. 34

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HighPoint Rocket 750 HBA

Industry 1st Lowest-Cost 40-Port SATA HBA

The HighPoint Rocket 750 is the industry’s first 40-Port 6Gb/s SATA HBA. Powered by a PCIe 2.0 host

interface and HighPoint’s Intelligent Storage Health Management Suite, and was designed for use with

any standard PC hardware and software platform. The 10 industry-standard Mini-SAS ports are fully

compatible with any generation of SATA hard disk, and directly support up to 320TB of storage capacity.

The HighPoint Non-RAID Management Software provides a user friendly interface to monitor and

maintain your storage solutions.

1 Features and Specifications

Data Transfer Rate Up to 6Gb/s (per SFF-8087)

Device Connector Type SFF-8087 ( Internal Mini-SAS)

Number of Connectors 10

Host Bus Interface PCI Express 2.0 x8 speed

Onboard Indicators /Monitor Alarm Buzzer , Fail and Active LEDs

Device Supported Up to 40 SATA devices

Physical Form Factor Full Height

Supported Device Feature

Staggered Drive Spin Up

Hot-Plug and Hot-Swap Support

Larger than 2 TB drive Support

Management Suites Intelligent Storage Health Manager

Operating System Support

Windows: 8 / 2012 / 7 / 2008R2

Linux: OpenSource Driver /Ubuntu /SLES /RHEL /Open SuSE /

Fedora, FreeBSD

Supported Storage Expansion

Options

None

Monitoring and Management

Support

SGPIO, Active/ Fail LED, I2C

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2 Physical Specifications

Dimensions:

198 mm x 110 mm x 19 mm (7.80” L x 4.39” H x 0.06” W)

EMI:

FCC Part 15 Class B and CE

Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics:

Work Temperature Range: +5°C ~ + 55°C

Relative Humidity Range: 5% ~ 60% non-condensing

Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ +80°C

MTBF: 920,585 Hours

Electrical Characteristics:

PCI-E 3.3V 12V

Power 4W max 1W max

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3 Kit Contents

• One Rocket 750 Host Adapter

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BEEP1

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will sound if a disk fails or stops responding.

PORT1 to PORT10

These represent the Rocket 750’s 10 Internal Mini-SAS ports. Each port can

directly support up to 4 hard disks.

Active/FAIL LED PIN connector:

Active/Failed LED Pin Connectors

Two pins are provided for each of the Rocket 750’s 40 device channels: one for disk activity, and one for

disk failure. For more information about LED functionality and connection requirements, please refer to:

http://www.highpoint-tech.com/PDF/LED_connection.pdf

4.3 Installing the Rocket 750 Host Adapter

Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the Rocket host adapter.

1. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCIe 2.0/1.0 (x8, x16) slot (or 3.0, x16).

2. Remove the PCI-E slot cover.

3. Gently insert the Rocket 750 HBA into the PCI-E slot, and secure the bracket to the system chassis.

4. After installing the adapter, attach the hard disks or backplane enclosure to the host adapter using the

appropriate cables.

Note: Many server-level chassis include hard-drive hot-swap bays. For these system chassis, cables

are attached to the chassis backplane, rather than directly to each individual hard drive. Consult the

chassis manual for proper installation procedures.

5. Close and secure the system chassis.

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5 Rocket 750 BIOS Utility

After installing the Rocket 750, power on the system. The Rocket 750 BIOS should post during the system’s

boot procedure. The BIOS does not include a management interface. The Rocket 750 and hosted devices

can be managed at the operating system level, using the Intelligent Storage Health Manager interface.

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