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RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide
RocketStor 6541AW (RS6541AW)
NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide
V1.00 - December 25, 2024
Copyright 2024 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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  • Page 1 RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide RocketStor 6541AW (RS6541AW) NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide V1.00 - December 25, 2024 Copyright 2024 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4. Cable Accessory ...................18 4.1. CDFP-CDFP-1M ..................18 2.1.5. Cable Diagram ..................... 18 2.1.6. Cable Drawings and Pinouts ................18 5. RS6541AW Installation Instructions ..........20 6. Revision History .................. 22 Version 1.00, December 25, 2024 ...............22 HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 3: Overview

    The RS6541AW is the latest member of our PCIe Gen4 NVMe RAID Enclosure product family. HighPoint RocketStor series NVMe RAID Enclosures are ideal for Industrial and Media applications that require a compact, external storage solution capable of delivering uncompromised transfer performance.
  • Page 4: Rs6541Aw Hardware Description

    2. RS6541AW Hardware Description 2.1. RS6541AW Layout The layout of the RS6541AW is presented in four parts. 2.1.1. Controller card--Front View The following figure shows the key components of the controller card. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 5 CDFP Status LED -- The status of CDFP status connected with the  Enclosure. Host Status LED -- The state of RS6541AW PCIe bandwidth.  Beeper This beeper is for factory commissioning only. ○ Chip Broadcom PEX 88048 chip. ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 6: Controller Card--Diagnostic Led View

    CDFP Status LED The Enclosure is powered off. Solid Green The CDFP status is working at PCIe 4.0 with 4 x4 Mode. Flash Green The CDFP status is working at not PCIe 4.0 but 4 x4 Mode. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 7: Enclosure--Front View

    The bandwidth status of the disk in the Enclosure and the reset status of the ○ Enclosure. RAID LED The status of the RAID array. ○ HighPoint Logo LED The connection status of CDFP cable and reset status of host system. ○ Tray LED The I/O status of the current disk. ○...
  • Page 8 RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide The following table describes the Status LED, PCIe LED, RAID LED, HighPoint Logo LED and Tray LED indicators of the Enclosure. Table 4: LED Indicators of the Enclosure Color Status Description Status LED Note: If the host system is in reset status, the Status LED status will remain as before.
  • Page 9 The LED blinks red at 1 Hz to indicate that the disk is in rebuilding status. Note: Blue LED may be also ON and it may cause red LED into purple. Solid Red The disk has failed. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 10: Enclosure--Rear View

    The Retimer chip temperature is >100℃.  The SSD temperature is > the SSD warning threshold.  1-1-1-1-1-1 Both “1-0-1-0-1-0” and “1-0-0-1-0-0” above occur simultaneously. 100M Ethernet RJ45 Used monitor the RS6541AW via an internet connection. ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 11 SSDP embedded: The device will report its IP/ Mac/ SN/ Name to the local  network so that application program could know how many HighPoint Devices in the local network and list them quickly. User Management: Only one user support and only one session could be ...
  • Page 12: Pcie Host Interface

    LP-MD2, Single Width Power consumption Full load power consumption: 63.08W No load power consumption: <10W Power supply PCIe: 12V, 3.3V Work temperature +5°C ~ + 55°C Storage temperature -20°C ~ +80°C MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) 920,585 Hours HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 13: Controller Card Connector

    RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide 3. Controller Card Connector 3.1. CDFP Connector Pin Designation The controller card has one CDFP connector. The following figure shows the connector pin designation. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 14 RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 15 RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 16: Cdfp Connetor Pinout

    Table 7: Connetor Pinouts Name Name TX14P TX15P TX14N TX15N TX12P TX13P TX12N TX13N TX10P TX11P TX10N TX11N TX8P TX9P TX8N TX9N REF0_CLK+ CDFP_ID_0 REF0_CLK- CDFP_ID_1 TX06P TX7P TX06N TX7N TX4P TX5P TX4N TX5N TX2P TX3P TX2N TX3N HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 17 RESET1# B10X PRSNT1# A10Y GPIO0 B10Y PRSNT2# RX14P RX15P RX14N RX15N RX12P RX13P RX12N RX13N RX10P RX11P RX10N RX11N RX8P RX9P RX8N RX9N I2C0_CLK I2C1_CLK I2C0_SDA I2C1_SDA RX6P RX7P RX6N RX7N RX4P RX5P RX4N RX5N RX2P RX3P HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 18 RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide RX2N RX3N RX0P RX1P RX0N RX1N C10X GPIO1 D10X GPIO2 C10Y RESET2# D10Y GPIO3 HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 19: Cable Accessory

    CDFP Host to CDFP Device cable. Length 1M. 2.1.5. Cable Diagram CDFP CDFP 2.1.6. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint CDFP-CDFP-1M cable, one x8 CDFP to one x8 CDFP connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 20 RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 21: Rs6541Aw Installation Instructions

    1. Use a wired ESD wrist strap that is properly grounded. 2. Unpack and remove the RS6541AW and check it for damage. If it appears damaged, please get in touch with HighPoint Technical Support. 3. Press the drive tray eject button to eject the eject mechanisms.
  • Page 22 12. Insert the controller card into the motherboard’s PCIe x16 slot. 13. Switch on the Enclosure power switch to power up the Enclosure, then power up the motherboard. Note: Ensure the NVMe SSDs are installed before powering on and using the Enclosure! HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
  • Page 23: Revision History

    RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide 6. Revision History Version 1.00, December 25, 2024 Initial version. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...

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