Introduction; About This Guide; The Rocketraid 4320 Host Adapter - HighPoint RocketRAID 4320 User Manual

Introduction

About This Guide

The RocketRAID 4320 SATAII Host Adapter's User's Guide provides information
about the functions and capabilities of the host adapter, and instructions for
installing, configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by the adapter.

The RocketRAID 4320 Host Adapter

The HighPoint RocketRAID 4320 is the world's fastest internal SAS RAID controller
utilizing Intel IOP348 1.2GHz processor.
The RocketRAID 4320 is the latest product in storage technology, leveraging the
storage performance in SAS and SATA II supporting the fastest available throughput
while supporting enterprise level features such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ),
staggered drive spin-up and SAF-TE (I2C) and SGPIO enclosure management
support.
HighPoint RAID Management
HighPoint RAID Management software offers a user friendly interface to create,
manage and maintain your storage solutions. Email notification and remote are some
of the advance features that the RAID Management software has to offer.
Intel 81348 I/O Processor and SDRAM
The RocketRAID 4320 SAS RAID Controller has an integrated Intel I/O processor for
hardware RAID parity calculations. With the new I/O processor the system CPU is
free to perform other important tasks. There is 256MB of DDR SDRAM with ECC
protection on the RocketRAID 4320 SAS RAID Controller for improved performance.
Comprehensive OS Support
HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to
ensure OS and hardware server compatibility. Drivers are available for all major
operating systems, including Windows , Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD. GPL Li-
censed Linux drivers into main Linux kernel help customers easily install and config-
ure the RocketRAID 4320.
Onboard Cache and Optional Battery Backup for optimal performance and added
security
256MB of DDR Memory with ECC protection is integrated into the RocketRAID 4320
for improved performance, and provides additional security in the case of critical
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