HPT M236 Series
12G SAS / 6G SATA RAID Storage & Connectivity IC Kits
The HPT M236 Series of IC kits enable solution providers to integrate up to 16 independent 12Gb/s SAS channels into a unique hardware solution, and are ideal for applications that require high-performance RAID technology or cost-effective SAS/SATA connectivity. HPT M236 ICs can support directly support up to 16 12G SAS and 6G SATA hard disks or SSDs of any capacity, or as many as 128 vis SAS expansion, and are compatible with industry standard x86 Intel and AMD, and ARM based computing platforms.
HighPoint RAID Technology
HighPoint's industry proven SAS/SATA RAID engine is capable of supporting one or more RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 or 50 arrays, and single disk configurations. RAID enabled device drivers and management suites are available for current Windows and macOS operating systems, and major Linux distributions including RHEL, Rocky Linux, and Ubuntu.
Custom software packages are available upon request. Customers that require additional Linux support, or a binary driver for a particular kernel range or unique distribution can contact their HighPoint Sales Representative for more information.
Key Features
• Available with 16 and 8 dedicated 12Gb/s SAS Device Channels
• PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
• Supports up to 16 industry standard SAS/SATA HDD or SSD of any capacity
• HighPoint RAID Engine: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 & JBOD
• Comprehensive Management Suite: BIOS, UEFI, OS Level WebGUI/CLI
• Includes SDK for Linux, macOS and Windows platforms
Product Series
Host Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
No. of Channels/Ports: Up to 16 12G SAS / 6G SATA
No. Of Devices:
Direct Attached: 16 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
SAS Expansion: Up to 128 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
HighPoint RAID Engine: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 & JBOD
M236-1633
Host Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
No. of Channels/Ports: Up to 8 12G SAS / 6G SATA
No. Of Devices:
Direct Attached: 8 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
SAS Expansion: Up to 128 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
HighPoint RAID Engine: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 & JBOD
M236-0833
Specifications
SAS Chipset Overview | M236-1633 | M236-0833 |
Bus Interface | 8-lane, 8 GT/s PCI Express 3.0 | 8-lane, 8 GT/s PCI Express 3.0 |
Number of Channel / Port | 16x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels | 8x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels |
Data Transfer Rates: | Up to 12Gb/s per port | Up to 12Gb/s per port |
Number of Devices (direct-attached) | 16x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD | 8x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD |
Number of Devices (SAS Expansion) | Up to 128 concurrent SATA devices | Up to 128 concurrent SATA devices |
SAS |
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Features | Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3.0 compliant | Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3.0 compliant |
Backwards Compatible with 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps devices | Backwards Compatible with 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps devices | |
Supports SSC, with independent control for each PHY | Supports SSC, with independent control for each PHY | |
Supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), initiator mode and target (direct attach only) mode | Supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), initiator mode and target (direct attach only) mode | |
Supports T10 Protection Information Model. DIF fields can be inserted, checked, replaced, or removed. | Supports T10 Protection Information Model. DIF fields can be inserted, checked, replaced, or removed | |
Supports Transport Layer Retires | Supports Transport Layer | |
SATA | ||
Features | SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) compliant, with speed negotiation to 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps | SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) compliant, with speed negotiation to 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps |
Supports programmable SATA signaling levels, including Gen1x, Gen2i, Gen2x, Gen3, and Gen3i | Supports programmable SATA signaling levels, including Gen1x, Gen2i, Gen2x, Gen3, and Gen3i | |
Supports ATA and ATAPI commands | Supports ATA and ATAPI commands | |
Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) | Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) | |
Non-0 offset and non-sequential data delivery | Non-0 offset and non-sequential data delivery | |
32 outstanding commands per device | 32 outstanding commands per device | |
Supports Host mode and Device mode of operation | Supports Host mode and Device mode of operation | |
PCIe | ||
Features | Primary PCIe interface supports x1, x4, and x8 lane PCIe 3.0 at 8 Gbps | Primary PCIe interface supports x1, x4, and x8 lane PCIe 3.0 at 8 Gbps |
Supports independent communication, message, and interrupt mechanisms | Supports independent communication, message, and interrupt mechanisms | |
Supports MSI/MSI-X interrupts | Supports MSI/MSI-X interrupts | |
Supports PCIe power management for D0, D1, D3COLD, and D3HOT | Supports PCIe power management for D0, D1, D3COLD, and D3HOT | |
Supports legacy interrupts | Supports legacy interrupts | |
All registers are memory-mapped | All registers are memory-map | |
HPT M236 RAID Solution | ||
Operating System Supprt (HighPoint device driver) | Windows, Windows Server Microsoft Hyper-V | Windows, Windows Server Microsoft Hyper-V |
Only supports 64 bit operating system • Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile) • Kernel 3.10 and later | Only supports 64 bit operating system • Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile) • Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Proxmox(Kernel 3.10 and later) | |
macOS | macOS | |
Mac Intel platform: Driver embedded into Mac OS 10.12x and later. Mac M1 platform: The driver needs to be downloaded and installed from the official website. | Mac Intel platform: Driver embedded into Mac OS 10.12x and later. Mac M1 platform: The driver needs to be downloaded and installed from the official website. | |
Advanced RAID Features | ||
HighPoint RAID Engine (device driver dependent) | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and JBOD / Non-RAID Mode RAID 6 is not supported on macOS | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and JBOD / Non-RAID Mode RAID 6 is not supported on macOS |
Flash ROM for Upgradeable BIOS | Yes | Yes |
Storage Health Inspector | Yes | Yes |
Redundant RAID Configurations | Yes | Yes |
BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support | Yes | Yes |
Bootable RAID Array | Yes | Yes |
EFI support for Mac Platforms | No | No |
UEFI support for PC Platforms | Yes | Yes |
Human Interface Infrastructure Support (HII) | Yes | Yes |
Multiple RAID Partitions supported | Yes | Yes |
Storage Configurations Support Details | Direct Attached | Direct Attached |
Online Array Roaming | Yes | Yes |
Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM) | Yes (not supported by macOS) | Yes (not supported by macOS) |
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) | Yes (not supported by macOS) | Yes (not supported by macOS) |
RAID Quick Initialization for fast array setup | Yes | Yes |
Drive hotplug support | Yes | Yes |
Global Hot Spare Disk support | Yes | Yes |
Automatic and configurable RAID Rebuilding Priority | Yes | Yes |
Auto resume incomplete rebuilding after power on or reboot system | Yes | Yes |
Disk Format compatible: 512, 512e, 4Kn | Yes | Yes |
Spin down Massive Arrays of Idle Disks support | Yes | Yes |
Native Command Queuing | Yes | Yes |
SAS TCQ | Yes | Yes |
Disk media scan and repair | Yes | Yes |
Device Error Recovery support | Yes | Yes |
Automatic remap and repair of bad blocks for RAID configurations (HDD) | Redundant RAID Levels (RAID1, 5, 6, 10, 50) | Redundant RAID Levels (RAID1, 5, 6, 10, 50) |
Staggered Drive Spin Up | Yes | Yes |
Write Back and Write Through | Yes | Yes |
SSD TRIM Mode | Yes | Yes |
RAID & Storage Monitoring and Management Suite | ||
Management Suites | BIOS UEFI HII WebGUI (browser-Based management tool) CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) API package | BIOS UEFI HII WebGUI (browser-Based management tool) CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) API package |
Advanced Management Features | Enclosure Management Interface: SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C (Drive LEDs supported: SGPIO, SES-2 and LED Header) | Enclosure Management Interface: SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C (Drive LEDs supported: SGPIO, SES-2 and LED Header) |
SMTP Email Alert Notification | SMTP Email Alert Notification | |
Audbible Alarm integration | Audbible Alarm integration | |
Operating Environment | ||
Operating Voltage | 9.5W | 9.5W |