RocketStor 6421TS
Turbo RAID Class
4-bay Rackmount Enclosure
Quick Installation Guide
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Product Overview
The RocketStor 6421TS includes a 1U-4 Bay enclosure and a
HighPoint RocketRAID 27
11 HBA (Host Bus Adapter). This
pamphlet gives you a b
rief overview of the components you
should find in your package as well as the basic steps for getting
set up.
Kit Contents
Item
Count
Enclosure
HighPoint RocketRAID 27
11
HDD Trays
1
1
4
Mini-SAS (SFF-8088) Cables
Power Cord
1
1
HDD mounting screws
Key for
HDD Trays
16
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Operating Systems Supported
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Windows / Windows Server
Linux: RedHat Enterprise, OpenSUSE, Fedora Core, Debian,
and Ubuntu
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FreeBSD (9.3 and later)
Mac OSX 10.6 and later (drivers are embedded in OSX
10.8.3 and later)
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Hardware Installation
Set up the Enclosure:
1. Place the Enclosure on a flat surface.
2. Place physical drives in each disk tray (up to 4). Slide the locking
mechanism to the left; when the tab pops out, pull the disk tray out.
3. Place each hard disk in
a tray as shown below. Then insert the disk
trays back into enclosure.
4. Connect the enclosure to both power receptacles.
Set Up the HBA
1. Insert the included RocketRAID 2711 into an available PCIe 2.0 x8
or compatible PCIe slot on your PC/Mac motherboard
2. Connect the HBA and enclosure together with a mini-SAS to mini-
SAS cable (SFF-8088)
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Driver and WebGUI Installation
The latest drivers, BIOS and WebGUI versions are found online
at our
website:
http://highpoint
-tech.com/USA_new/series-rs6421ts-support.htm
Creating RAID Arrays (Supported RAID Levels:
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
and JBOD)
1. Login to the WebGUI (Default username: hpt / pass: RAID)
2.
Click the Logical Tab
3.
Click Create Array. (For more information, refer to the
RocketStor 6421TS user manual posted online)
Have problems, questions, or comments?
Contact Us:
Online Support: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/
Phone Support
(408) 240-6108
Aug. 31, 2016
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6 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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