
SSD7101A-1
PCIe 3.0 x16 4-Port M.2 NVMe RAID HBA
Cost-Effective, High-Performance 4-Channel M.2 NVMe RAID Solution
The SSD7101A-1 leverages our industry proven PCIe Gen3 hardware architecture and NVMe RAID technology to deliver up to 14,000 MB/s of sustained transfer performance. The compact controller is smaller than your average GPU, yet directly hosts up to 4 M.2 NVMe SSD's of any form factor (2242/2260/2280/22110).
Performance Focused, Platform Independent NVMe RAID Solution
HighPoint NVMe RAID controllers are fully independent NVMe storage solutions. SSD7000 series PCIe Gen3 NVMe RAID HBAs do not require a hardware environment with Bifurcation support and can be easily integrated into any AMD or Intel computing platform with a dedicated PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 x16 slot. The SSD7101A-1's intelligent PCIe switch technology allocates 4x dedicated lanes to each M.2 SSD to ensure maximum transfer speed and immediate response time.
Industy Proven NVMe RAID Engine: The SSD7101A-1 is powered by HighPoint's industry proven NVMe RAID stack and is capable of supporting RAID 0, 1, 10 arrays and single-drives, including mixed configurations of single-disks and arrays, or multiple arrays.
Cross-Sync RAID Technology: SSD7101A-1 HBAs enable administrators to optimize RAID performance by scaling available bus bandwidth up to 32 lanes, and deliver up to 28,000MB/s of transfer speed.
Ultra-Efficient, Low-Decibel Cooling Solution
The SSD7101A-1's unique cooling system features a full-length anodized aluminum enclosure, with a robust near-silent fan and high-conductivity thermal padding. This combination mitigates the risk of thermal throttling by ensuring hosted NVMe SSDs consistently operate within their recommended temperature thresholds.






Specifications
Product feature | |
Bus Interface | PCI-Express 3.0 x16 |
Number of Channel / Port | 4x M.2 NVMe port (Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 per port) |
Port Type | 4x M.2 NVMe |
Data Transfer Rate | 8GT/s |
Number of device | 4x M.2 NVMe SSD |
SSD Form Factor | 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports single & double sided) |
External Power Support | N/A |
Form Factor | Full-Height |
Card Dimensions | 8.27" (W) x 4.41" (H) x 0.55" (D) |
Card Weight | 1.37 lbs. |
Warranty | 2 Years |
Supported Operating Systems | |
Windows | Windows 11, 10
Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016,
Microsoft Hyper-V
Only supports 64 bit operating system. |
Linux | RHEL/Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/Proxmox/Rocky Linux(Linux kernel 3.10 and later)
Only supports 64 bit operating system.
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macOS | macOS 10.13 ~ macOS 14.x |
System Requirements | Mac Platforms:
• Apple Mac Pro Systems: 2012 and later Mac Pro systems; MacPro5,1; MacPro7,1 (2019); Mac14,8 (2023)
• Intel & Apple M1 & Apple M2 Platform compatible
• Thunderbolt™ 3 Connectivity via Thunderbolt™ Expansion chassis: RocketStor6661A
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PC Platforms:
• Any PC Systems or Motherboard with an industry standard PCIe x16 physical Slot (Bifurcation is not required)
• Thunderbolt™ 3 Connectivity (requires a PC platform with a Thunderbolt 3 port) & Thunderbolt™ Expansion chassis: RocketStor6661A | |
Secure Boot(PC platforms) | Windows: Support Secure Boot enable and disable
Linux:Support Secure Boot disable |
Cooling System | Aluminum casing with integrated thermal pad & cooling fan |
Fan Control | Yes (Windows, Mac) |
NVMe Configuration | |
RAID Support | Single, RAID 0, 1, 10 |
TRIM RAID Support | Single, RAID 0, 1, 10 |
Storage Mode-NVMe | |
Data RAID(Non-Bootable) | Windows, Linux, Mac (Linux Driver can be installed via internet/network connection) |
Boot RAID | Windows: Not supported |
Linux: Not supported | |
Mac:Bootable using one (non-RAID) M.2 SSD as the boot drive. Only supports up to macOS 10.15. | |
NVMe RAID Management | |
Management Suites | WebGUI (Browser-Based management tool ) |
CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) | |
API package | |
SMTP Email Alert Notification | Yes |
Alarm Buzzer | Yes |
Storage Health Inspector | Yes |
NVMe SMART status | Yes |
Automatic and configurable RAID Rebuilding Priority | Yes |
Auto resume incomplete rebuilding after power on or reboot system | Yes |
Single-RAID or Multi-RAID Arrays per Controller | Yes |
Cross-Sync RAID Solution Across Controllers | Yes (Windows, Linux, Mac) |
Advanced RAID features | |
Flash ROM for Upgradeable UEFI | No |
Bootable RAID Array | No |
Multiple RAID Partitions supported | Yes |
Online Array Roaming | Yes |
RAID Quick Initialization for fast array setup | Yes |
Global Hot Spare Disk support | Yes |
Operating Environment | |
Work Temp | +5°C ~ + 55°C |
Storage Temp | -20°C ~ +80°C |
Operating Voltage | PCI-e: 12V, 3.3V |
Power | Typical: 7.74W |
MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) | 920,585 Hours |
Certification / Approval | CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE |
Kit Contents | |
Kit Contents | 1x SSD7101A-1 |
1x Quick Installation Guide |
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FAQ
Q1: Why HighPoint SSD7500, SSD7000 Series NVMe RAID controller do not support RAID 5 and 6?
Q2: How are HighPoint’s SSD7000 series different from other, more common NVMe controllers?
Q3: SSD7000 controller is only using ½ of the PCIe bandwidth
Q5: Do HighPoint RAID controllers support mixed drive configurations?
Q6: Are there any known compatibility issues with this product?
Q7: Can HighPoint SSD7000 or SSD7500 support VMware ESXi/TrueNAS/FreeBSD?
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