HighPoint Rocket 700L Series Manual

Sas 12gb/s pci-express 3.0 x8 controller

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Rocket 700L Series
SAS 12Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Controller
Rocket 720L
Rocket 710L
V1.00-Sept, 28,2023
Copyright 2023 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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  • Page 1 Rocket 700L Series SAS 12Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Controller Rocket 720L Rocket 710L V1.00-Sept, 28,2023 Copyright 2023 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Backup your important data before using HighPoint's products and use at your own risk. In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss of profits, or for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint's products or manuals.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents HighPoint Rocket 700L Overview ......................... 5 1.1. Rocket 700L Technical Specifications .................... 5 Board Layout ............................... 7 What’s in the Box ............................7 Using the Rocket 700L ..........................8 4.1. Driver and Management Software Installation ................8 4.1.1 Driver and Management Software Installation (Windows) ..............
  • Page 4: Highpoint Rocket 700L Overview

    1. HighPoint Rocket 700L Overview HighPoint 12G SAS Connectivity HBAs are the industry’s most cost-effective SAS/SATA storage solutions. The compact half-height PCIe 3.0 x8 HBAs can be easily integrated into any industry standard PCIe Gen3 or Gen4 platform, and are available with 8 or 16 dedicated device channels.
  • Page 5 Disk Format compatible: 512, 512e, 4Kn Larger than 2 TB Drive support Spin down Idle Disks support Native Command Queuing SAS TCQ Disk media scan and repair Staggered Drive Spin Up SSD TRIM Mode (Supported by Linux) Management Suite WebGUI (Browser-Based management tool) CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) API package Enclosure Management Interface: SGPIO (Drive LEDs supported: SGPIO)
  • Page 6: Board Layout

    2. Board Layout R720L R710L SFF-8643 connector Each SFF-8643 connector supports 4 disks. Connect the hard disks or disk backplane to the controller using the appropriate data cables. Alarm Buzzer An audible alarm will sound if a disk failed status occurs. 3.
  • Page 7: Using The Rocket 700L

    4. Using the Rocket 700L 4.1. Driver and Management Software Installation 4.1.1 Driver and Management Software Installation (Windows) 1. Download the Windows Driver and Management Software from the product download page. 2. Install the R700L on the motherboard and boot to the Windows operating system. 3.
  • Page 8 Please make sure to download the latest driver from the product’s Software Download page. 6. Enter the following commands to extract the Management software package. #tar zxvf RAID_Manage_Linux_v3.x.x.x_x_x_x.tgz 7. Install the HighPoint Management software (WebGUI & CLI) using the following command: #./RAID_Manage_Linux_v3.x.x_x_x_x.bin...
  • Page 9: Using The Highpoint Webgui

    4.2. Using the HighPoint WebGUI The Web-based Management Interface (WebGUI), is a simple, and intuitive web-based management tool available for Windows /Linux operating systems. The Wizard-like Quick Configuration menu allows even the most novice user to get everything up and running with a few simple clicks.
  • Page 10: How To Login Webgui In Linux

    Method2: Click "Start" to find the HighPoint RAID Management folder, and click on hptraidconf. 4.2.3 How to login WebGUI in Linux Enter http://127.0.0.1:7402 localhost:7402 into the browser to log into the WebGUI, 7402 is the WebGUI’s Port Number, which can be modified.
  • Page 11: Verify The Controller Status

    4.2.5 Verify the Controller Status The Global View Tab will display the overall status of the controller. The Virtual Disk is listed under Logical Device Information. The individual drives are listed under Physical Device Information. 4.2.6 Physical Controller Information Model Name— model name of the device connected •...
  • Page 12: Physical Device Information

    4.2.7 Physical device Information Location — which controller and port the drive is located • Model — model number of the drive connected • Capacity — total capacity of the drive • MaxFree — total capacity that is not configured •...
  • Page 13: System Setting

    4.2.8 System Setting Using this tab, you can change the following: Enable audible alarm • Set Spindown Idle Disk(minutes) • Restrict to localhost • Change port number • Change temperature unit • Collect system logs • Change HRM password • 4.2.8.1 System Setting Enable audible alarm (default: Enabled) When the disk is dropped, the buzzer will beep.
  • Page 14 3. Enter IP address:Port Number (default: 7402) in the browser of the remote host, you can remote access to the controller. For example: 192.168.0.245:7402 Port Number (default: 7402) The default port that the HighPoint HRM listens on is 7402. You may change it to any open port.
  • Page 15: Password Settings

    Temperature Unit (default: °F) You can switch the expression of temperature units between °C and °F temperature units. Note: Only Windows systems support this function. Enable collecting system logs (default: Disabled) You can set it to enabled to collect driver logs at any time. The collected driver logs are stored on the C:/Windows/hpt_diagdriver.log.
  • Page 16 SMTP settings To set up email alerts: Using a Yahoo Mail account as an example: 1. Check the Enable Event Notification box. 2. Enter the ISP server address name or SMTP name. For example: smtp.mail.yahoo.com 3. Type in the email address of the sender (email account that is going to send the alert). For example: hptu@yahoo.com 4.
  • Page 17 2. After a successful login, click "Account Info" under the username. 3. Go to the "Account Info" page, click "Account Security". On the "Account Security" page, click the "Allow apps that use less secure sign in" button. Outlook Setting: 1. Sign in to mail and set it up, Login email address link: https://outlook.live.com/mail/inbox 2.
  • Page 18 3. Enter the redirect page, select mail, then click Sync email. 4. Let devices and apps use pop select yes. 5. Choose Let app and devices delete messages from Outlook. Note1: The screenshot below can be used as a reference. The POP setting is the mailbox server. Note2: If you are having trouble configuring notification for your Email account, please contact our Technical Support...
  • Page 19: Event Tab

    4.2.9 Event Tab In the event tab, you can see log entries associated with the HighPoint device. The event log provides useful information when troubleshooting your set up. In the event tab, there are three options available: Download – Save the log file on your computer.
  • Page 20 How to Use the Health Inspector Scheduler The Health Inspector Scheduler (HIS) enables you to schedule disk checkups to ensure disks are functioning optimally. If you want to check the disk status on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, you can enable this using the HIS function.
  • Page 21: Help

    Help Online Help • Diagnostic • Online Help redirects you to additional documentation concerning the HighPoint HRM. Diagnostic provides some basic information about the system and product. 4.2.11.1 Diagnostic We have provided a detailed video on log collection methods: link For Example: Windows system 1.
  • Page 22: How To Collect Log Information In Webgui

    4.2.11.3 How to collect Log information in CLI 1. Execute the command "hptraidconf" to enter the CLI. 2. Execute the command "diag" in CLI, your log information will be collected. If you have problems in use, please submit the log to our online service (https://www.highpoint-tech.com/support-and-services).
  • Page 23: Driver And Management Software Uninstallation

    4.3.1 Driver and Management Software uninstallation (Windows) 1. Open the Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features. 2. Select RR37xx/8xx/28xx Driver and HighPoint RAID Management, and right click. 3. Click Uninstall/Change to uninstall. 4.3.2 Driver and Management Software uninstallation (Linux) 1.
  • Page 24: Customer Support

    5. Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the Rocket series HBA, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. Web Support: https://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport HighPoint Technologies, Inc. websites:...

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