The HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 PCI Express to SATA II RAID Controller is the next generation for high performance computing solutions utilizing the latest interconnect technology PCI-Express.

The RocketRAID 2320 is set to give much faster and improved I/O and supports features that are critical for high performance computing, high end workstation and enterprise storage server environments.PCI Express delivers data transfer in both directions simultaneously with its serial data transfer system and brings with it higher clock speeds.Each expansion slot in PCI Express can have several channels which gives plenty of room for expansion. Thereis also the same data rate in both directions providing the performance and scalability for the next decade.The HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 Controller offers 8 internal ports that combine high-performance storage connectivity of Serial ATA with HighPoint's advanced RAID features, including, Online Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration (OCE/ORLM) and HighPoint's RAID Management software.The RocketRAID 2320 supports advanced RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD for maximum configuration flexibility. 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, FreeBSD. Open source is also provided for Linux and FreeBSD.

Features:

– Host Side Interface: PCI Express X4 (X8 and X16 slot compatible)compatible to PCI
– Device Interface: Serial ATA
– Number of Channels: 8 Device Channels
– Allowed Disk Connection: 8 SATA II or SATA I hard disks
– Supported RAID Levels: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
– Operating Systems Support: Windows, Windows X64 Editions, Linux(opensource), FreeBSD(opensource) and Mac OS X
– RAID Management Tool: BIOSBrowser-based RAID ManagementCLI
– Hot swap/hot spareSingle RAID Cross Adapter 64-bitLBA support for over 2TB supportDrive activity / Failed LEDSAF-TE chassis managementSMTP support for email notificationCompatible withRocketGuard 100