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eSATA Upgrade and Replacement Options
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This knowledge base (KB) applies to the following NVMe RAID AICs.
Table 1: Support NVMe RAID AICs
Support NVMe RAID AICs | RocketRAID 4500 series RocketRAID 2700 series RocketRAID 3700 series RocketRAID 644L RocketRAID 642L RocketRAID 622 |
HighPoint no longer manufactures eSATA controllers (controllers with external SATA connectivity). We recommend customers upgrade to our RR4500, 2700 or 3700 series. We manufacture 4 and 8-bay mini-SAS storage enclosures, and a range of cabling accessories that have designed for use with these controller series.
For: RocketRAID 644L, RocketRAID 642L, RocketRAID 622
Recommended Upgrade Solutions:
External mini-SAS (SFF-8088/SFF-8644) Connectivity
RocketRAID series RAID Controllers
Product | |||
 |  |  | |
SAS/SATA Support | 6Gb/s SAS/SATA | 6Gb/s SAS/SATA | 12Gb/s SAS (backwards compatible with 6Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA) |
PCIe Host Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Port Count | 8 (2x SFF-SFF-8088) | 8 (2x SFF-8088) | 8 External (1x SFF-8644) / 8 Internal (SFF-8643) |
Certified Cable Accessory | |||
RocketStor 6400 Series RAID Storage Enclosures
HighPoint manufactures the industry’s most comprehensive selection of SAS & SATA storage enclosures, and are ideal for nearly any DAS application, hardware or software platform, and budget. Available in four and eight-bay tower form factors, RocketStor 6400 Series storage enclosures can be purchased in any number of configurations, ranging from stand-alone drive enclosures and compact external RAID solutions, to complete turnkey storage devices.
RocketStor 6400 Series Enclosures employ industry standard SFF-8088 interface, also known as Mini-SAS connectors, offer several advantages over eSATA cables. The connection is highly secure, and features a built-in locking mechanism. Each cable can accommodate 4 dedicated 6Gb/s SATA connections.
 RocketStor 6418x – 8-Bay SAS/SATA Tower Enclosures |
 RocketStor 6414x – 4-Bay SAS/SATA Tower Enclosures |
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