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R7628A NVMe RAID Adapter User Guide
Rocket 7628A (R7628A)
NVMe RAID Adapter User Guide
V1.00 - June 18, 2024
Copyright 2024 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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HighPoint Technologies, Inc

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  • Page 1 R7628A NVMe RAID Adapter User Guide Rocket 7628A (R7628A) NVMe RAID Adapter User Guide V1.00 - June 18, 2024 Copyright 2024 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.4. CIO8-1002-110 ..................... 17 4.4.1. Cable Diagram ..................... 17 4.4.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts ................17 4.4.3. Cable Connection ....................18 5. R7628A Installation Instructions ............19 6. Revision History .................. 20 Version 1.00, June 18, 2024 ................20 HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 3: Overview

    The R7628A is the latest member of our PCIe Gen5 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.
  • Page 4: Fru

    The secure boot feature permits only authenticated firmware to execute. The switch boots the root of the trusted firmware from the internal boot ROM(IBR)and uses that firmware to authenticate the external firmware stored in the SPI flash and prevent the execution of unauthenticated code. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 5: R7628A Hardware Description

    2. R7628A Hardware Description 2.1. R7628A Layout The layout of the R7628A is presented in two parts. Front View  The following figure shows the key components of the R7628A. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 6 Note: 1 means alarming, and 0 means not alarming. LED View  The following figure shows the LED Indicators of the R7628A. SSD1 LED SSD0 LED SSD3 LED SSD2 LED SSD5 LED SSD4 LED SSD7 LED SSD6 LED Fault LED Status LED HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 7 SSD warning threshold. 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.
  • Page 8: Pcie Host Interface

    Weight 340g Dimension Length 6.102" Height 2.712" Power consumption 16.26W Power supply PCIe: 12V(±8%), 3.3V (±8%) 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...
  • Page 9: R7628A Mcio Connector

    3.2. MCIO Connetor Pinout The following table defines the R7628A’s MCIO connector pinouts. Table 5: MCIO Connetor Pinouts Name Name PERp0 PETp0 PERn0 PETn0 PERp1 PETp1 PERn1 PETn1 BP_TYPEA(VSPA) 2W-CLKA CWAKEA#,OBFFA(VSPA) 2W-DATAA Sideband2 Sideband1 REFCLKA+(VSPA+) PERSTA#(VSPA) REFCLKA-(VSPA-) CPRSNTA#(VSPA) HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 10 R7628A NVMe RAID Adapter User Guide PERp2 PETp2 PERn2 PETn2 PERp3 PETp3 PERn3 PETn3 PERp4 PETp4 PERn4 PETn4 PERp5 PETp5 PERn5 PETn5 BP_TYPEB(VSPB) 2W-CLKB(VSPB) CWAKEB#,OBFFB(VSPB) 2W-DATAB(VSPB) Sideband4 Sideband3 REFCLKB+(VSPB+) PERSTB#(VSPB) REFCLKB-(VSPB-) CPRSNTB#(VSPB) PERp6 PETp6 PERn6 PETn6 PERp7 PETp7 PERn7 PETn7 HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 11: Backplane Connector Support

    The R7628A 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 MCIO connector of the R7628A to the backplane via the cable. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 12: Cable Accessories

    MCIO (x8) Host to SFF-8639 Device cable with a 15-pin SATA power connector. Each cable supports two U.2 NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.1.1. Cable Diagram MCIO SFF-8639 4.1.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint CIO8-8639-110 cable, one x8 MCIO to two x4 SFF-8639 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 13: Cable Connection

    The following steps show the connection of a U.2 SSD to the R7628A using the CIO8-8639-110 cable. Connect the SFF-8639 connector of the CIO8-8639-110 cable to the NVMe SSD, and connect the 15-pin SATA power connector to the power supply. Connect the SFF-8639 connector of the CIO8-8639-110 cable to the R7628A. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 14: Cio8-Cio8-110

    MCIO Host to MCIO Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.2.1. Cable Diagram MCIO MCIO 4.2.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint CIO8-CIO8-110 cable, one x8 MCIO to one x8 MCIO connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 15: Cable Connection

    The following steps show the connection of the backplane to the R7628A using the CIO8-CIO8-110 cable. Connect the MCIO connector of the CIO8-CIO8-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the other MCIO connector of the CIO8-CIO8-110 cable to the R7628A. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 16: 8654-Cio8-110

    MCIO Host to SFF-8654 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 HighPoint 8654- CIO8-110 cable pinout, one x8 MCIO to one x8 SFF- 8654 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 17: Cable Connection

    The following steps show the connection of the backplane to the R7628A using the 8654- CIO8-110 cable. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the MCIO connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the R7628A. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 18: Cio8-1002-110

    MCIO Host to SFF-TA-1002 Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.4.1. Cable Diagram SFF-TA-1002 MCIO 4.4.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint CIO8-1002-110 cable, one x8 MCIO to two x4 SFF-TA-1002 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 19: Cable Connection

    The following steps show the connection of an NVMe SSD to the R7628A using the CIO8-1002-110 cable. Connect the SFF-TA-1002 connector of the CIO8-1002-110 cable to the NVMe SSD, and connect the 15-pin SATA power connector to the power supply. Connect the MCIO connector of the CIO8-1002-110 cable to the R7628A. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 20: R7628A Installation Instructions

    The R7628A provides four MCIO 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 R7628A using HighPoint CIO8-8639-110 cable.
  • Page 21: Revision History

    R7628A NVMe RAID Adapter User Guide 6. Revision History Version 1.00, June 18, 2024 Initial version. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...

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