The R7528D is the latest member of our PCIe Gen4 NVMe RAID Adapter product family. HighPoint Rocket Series NVMe connectivity adapters address the needs of solution providers and system integrators that cater to vertical marketplaces for high-speed industrial, corporate, and media applications.
(x) can be 0 through 9 or A through Z. V0 indicates the Vendor Name V1 indicates the Main Chip 1.1.2. Synthetic Hierarchy A synthetic hierarchy can be created to isolate the host from these physical PCIe topology changes and errors. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
2. R7528D Hardware Description 2.1. R7528D Layout The layout of the R7528D is presented in two parts. Front View The following figure shows the key components of the R7528D. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Note: 1 means alarming, and 0 means not alarming. LED View The following figure shows the LED Indicators of the R7528D. LED View SSD0 LED SSD1 LED SSD3 LED SSD2 LED SSD5 LED SSD4 LED SSD6 LED SSD7 LED Status LED Fault LED HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Slow Flash Red The LED blinks red at 1 Hz to indicate the disk’s location, which can be accessed through the HighPoint RAID Management Software--Identify LED function. Identify ON means the LED blinks, and Identify OFF means the LED light is restored to its original state.
LP-MD2, Single Width Weight 340g Dimension Length 6.10" Height 2.71" Power consumption 29.58W Power supply PCIe: 12V, 3.3V Work temperature +5°C ~ + 55°C Storage temperature -20°C ~ +80°C MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) > 5,000,000 hours at 40°C HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The R7528D supports the legacy implementation of Virtual Pin Port (VPP) backplane management. The cables must be connected according to the desired slot enumeration to identify the slots correctly. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the R7528D to the backplane via the cable. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to U.2 SFF-8639 Device cable with a 15-pin SATA power connector. Each cable supports two U.2 NVMe SSDs. Length 0.6M. 4.1.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8654 SFF-8639 4.1.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint TS8i-8639-060 cable, one x8 SFF-8654 to two x4 SFF-8639 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
Connect the SFF-8639 connector of the TS8i-8639-060 cable to the NVMe SSD, and connect the 15-pin SATA power connector of the TS8i-8639-060 cable to the system power supply. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the TS8i-8639-060 cable to the R7528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to SFF-8654 Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.2.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8654 SFF-8654 4.2.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint 8654-8654-110 cable, one x8 SFF-8654 to one x8 SFF-8654 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the backplane to the R7528D using the 8654-8654-110 cable. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8654-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the other SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8654-110 cable to the R7528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to MCIO Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.3.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8654 MCIO 4.3.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint 8654-CIO8-110 cable, one x8 SFF-8654 to one x8 MCIO connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of an NVMe SSD to the R7528D using the 8654-CIO8-110 cable. Connect the MCIO connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the R7528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to SFF-8643 Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length: 1M. 4.4.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8643 SFF-8654 4.4.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the HighPoint 8654-8643-210 cable pinout, one x8 SFF-8654 to two x4 SFF-8643 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the SSD enclosure to the R7528D using the 8654-8643- 210 cable. Connect the SFF-8643 connector of the 8654-8643-210 cable to the SSD enclosure. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8643-210 cable to the R7528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to SFF-8611 Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length: 0.5M. 4.5.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8611 SFF-8654 4.5.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the HighPoint 8654-8611-205 cable pinout, one x8 SFF-8654 to two x4 SFF-8611 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the SSD enclosure to the R7528D using the 8654-8611- 205 cable. Connect the SFF-8611 connector of the 8654-8611-205 cable to the SSD enclosure. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8611-205 cable to the R7528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
R7528D NVMe RAID Adapter User Guide 5. R7528D Installation Instructions The R7528D provides four SFF-8654 connectors. These connectors accept a variety of HighPoint Certified Cable Accessories (see the Accessories section towards the end of this guide for more information). The following steps explain how to connect U.2 NVMe SSDs directly to the R7528D using the HighPoint TS8i-8639-060 cable.
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