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RocketStor 6430TS Series Overview
HighPoint’s RocketStor 6430TS Series SFF-8644 to SAS/SATA RAID storage enclosures are fully compliant with 12G and 6 SAS media, and are designed for professional workflows that demand maximum reliability and uptime, ease of serviceability, and zero-compromise transfer capability in a compact, portable form factor. Available 4 to 8 independent drive bays, RocketStor 6430TS series enclosures can deliver over 3000MB/s of transfer bandwidth and are capable of hosting 160+TB of storage capacity.
Easy to Install, Maintain & Service
Rugged & Aluminum Construction
Equipped with up to eight 2.5” and 3.5" hot-swappable drives trays
Connect up to four independent SAS/SATA drives simultaneously per SFF-8644 connector
Feature Rich Front-Panel Design
The RocketStor 6430TS series enclosures are equipped with a selection of pro-active monitoring, alert and management features designed to simplify administration in the field.
The most prominent feature of the enclosure’s front-panel is the configurable 16x2 backlit LCD screen. This LCD is an integral component of the enclosure’s cooling system, includes a selection of fan-related controls and reports ambient interior temperatures in real time. A bank of LED indicators actively monitors the status of hosted storage devices with simple yet highly-effective color-coding scheme; Yellow for warning, Red for failure or error, Green for Normal/Optimal.
Complete Fan Control & Temperature Monitoring System
RocketStor 6430 series enclosures feature an advance cooling system that employs separate, dedicated fans for the drive bays and power supply, a 16x2 backlit LCD with built-in fan control and an audible alarm, and programmable temperature thresholds to tie it all together.
RocketStor 6430TS RAID enclosures are powered by our industry proven SAS/SATA RAID stack, and are capable of supporting one more RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 arrays, non-RAID JBOD configurations and single drives.
A built-in RAID Wizard enables administrators of any experience level quickly and easily configure RAID storage for a wide range of applications.
Advanced Management Features allow customers to fine tune arrays for specific projects, with options to specify block size, enable auto-rebuild in the case of a disk failure and designate spare disks for recovery, and schedule routine automated maintenance sessions with Email notification.
SAS/SATA RAID Solution
SHI (Storage Health Inspector) – allows administrators to instantly check the operating status of storage devices in real-time
Online Array Roaming – simplifies storage upgrade and replacement procedures. RocketStor 6430TS Series RAID enclosures will automatically recognize arrays created with other HighPoint SAS/SATA RAID solutions, such as RocketRAID 2700 and 3700 series controller cards, and other HighPoint RAID enclosures. The arrays will remain intact and accessible, even if the drives are moved to different bays/ports.
Intelligent 1-Click Self-Diagnostic Solution – customers no longer have to manually assemble a collection of screenshots, logs and status reports when submitting support inquiries. 1-click enables the interface to gather all necessary hardware, software and storage configuration data and compile it into a single file, which can be transmitted directly to our FAE Team via our Online Support Portal.
4 Models. Pick What's Right For You.
Certified Accessories
RocketStor 6661A
Thunderbolt™ 3 PCIe Expansion Chassis.
The RS6661A is capable of hosting the RocketStor 6430TS’s PCIe RAID controller card – this combination enables customers to add external RAID storage to any Mac or PC platform with Thunderbolt™ 3 connectivity.
RocketRAID 3742A
16-Port Internal/External PCIe 3.0 x8 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controller.
The RR3742A is bundled with each RocketStor 6430TS enclosure. Installing a second card enables customers to quickly move the enclosure between the two systems while they remain active, thanks to the hot-swap and RAID Roaming capabilities.
8644-8088-1M1
(Recommended Cable for S-Models)
1 Meter SFF-8644 to SFF-8088 12Gb/s SAS Cable
SFF-8644 to SFF-8088 12Gb/s SAS cable designed for use with the RocketRAID 3742A RAID controller and RocketStor 641xS/643xS Series SAS/SATA JBOD enclosures.
8644-HSAS-110
1 Meter SFF-8644 to SFF-8088 12Gb/s SAS Cable
The 8644-HSAS-110 cable is designed for use with the RocketRAID 3742A RAID controller, and has been tested with a wide range of SAS and SATA hard drives and drive enclosures/rackmounts that support SFF-8644 connectivity.
Resources
Model | RocketStor 6434TS | RocketStor 6438TS |
Feature Specifications | ||
Description | 4-bay SAS/SATA Hot-Swappable Tower Enclosure | 8-bay SAS/SATA Hot-Swappable Tower Enclosure |
Port Type | SFF-8644 MiniSAS | SFF-8644 MiniSAS |
Number of Drives | 4 | 8 |
Drive interface | 12Gb/s SAS & 6Gb/s SAS/SATA | 12Gb/s SAS & 6Gb/s SAS/SATA |
Drive size | 3.5" or 2.5" SSD or HDD | 3.5" or 2.5" SSD or HDD |
Enclosure Dimensions | 9.12''(H)*5.80''(w)*10.24''(D) | 13.83''(H)*5.77''(w)*10.24''(D) |
Enclosure Weight | 13.4 lbs | 17.0 lbs |
Warranty | 1 year | 1 year |
Power supply | 250W Internal Power Supply
AC Input: 100–240V, 50-60Hz | 250W Internal Power Supply
AC Input: 100–240V, 50-60Hz |
Drive hotplug support | Yes | Yes |
Fan control | Smart control & Manual control | Smart control & Manual control |
Operating System | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7
Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012R2, 2008
Microsoft Hyper-V
Only supports 64 bit operating system. | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7
Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012R2, 2008
Microsoft Hyper-V
Only supports 64 bit operating system. |
Only supports 64 bit operating system.
• Linux Driver can be installed via internet/network connection
• Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile)
• Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Proxmox (Kernel 3.10 and later) | Only supports 64 bit operating system.
• Linux Driver can be installed via internet/network connection
• Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile)
• Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Proxmox (Kernel 3.10 and later) | |
macOS 10.13 ~ macOS ventura 13.x | macOS 10.13 ~ macOS ventura 13.x | |
Support Intel and M1 chipset | Support Intel and M1 chipset | |
RAID Level support | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 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
|
Advanced RAID Feature | ||
Configurable RAID Block Size up to 1MB | No | No |
Flash ROM for Upgradeable Firmware | Yes | Yes |
DV Mode Technology | No | No |
Storage Health Inspector | Yes | Yes |
Redundant RAID Configurations | Yes | Yes |
Optional Battery Backup unit retains data when power outage occurs | No | No |
Multiple RAID Partitions supported | Yes | Yes |
Online Array Roaming | Yes | Yes |
Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM) | Yes (macOS is not support) | Yes (macOS is not support) |
Online Capacity Expantion (OCE) | Yes (macOS is not support) | Yes (macOS is not support) |
RAID Initialization Background/Foreground/Quick | Yes | Yes |
Global Hot Spare Disk support | Yes | Yes |
Automatic and configurable RAID Rebuilding Priority | Yes | Yes |
NVRAM with Write Journaling enhances RAID integrity | No | No |
Disk Format compatible: 512, 512e, 4Kn | Yes | Yes |
Native Command Queuing | Yes | Yes |
Write Back and Write Through | Yes | Yes |
Storage Monitoring and Management Suite | ||
Browser-Based management tool | Yes | Yes |
CLI(Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool, | Yes | Yes |
API package | Yes | Yes |
Drive LED Indicator: Power, Present, Active | Yes | Yes |
SMTP Email Alert Notification | Yes | Yes |
Alarm Buzzer | Yes | Yes |
Top panel | ||
Portable components | Bearing less than or equal to 18KG | Bearing less than or equal to 18KG |
Front indicator | ||
Display screen | 16x2 LCD display with user-controlled blue backlight | 16x2 LCD display with user-controlled blue backlight |
Navigation key | 4x navigation keys, respectively execute down, up, right, enter commands | 4x navigation keys, respectively execute down, up, right, enter commands |
Status LED | Solid Blue：Normal status | Solid Blue：Normal status |
Flashing Yellow light：The enclosure's temperature has exceeded the warning threshold or the fan speed is below normal operating levels | Flashing Yellow light：The enclosure's temperature has exceeded the warning threshold or the fan speed is below normal operating levels | |
Red light flash: The fan speed is below the recommended minimum theshold | Red light flash: The fan speed is below the recommended minimum theshold | |
Hard drive bays | 4 x 3.5"/2.5" hot-swappable drive bays | 8 x 3.5"/2.5" hot-swappable drive bays |
Disk LED Indicator | The first LED (top):
Blue light flash：activity
No light：idle | The first LED (top):
Blue light flash：activity
No light：idle |
The second LED (below):
Solid Blue：Disk has connected
No light：Disk not connect | The second LED (below):
Solid Blue：Disk has connected
No light：Disk not connect | |
Compliance Certification | CE FCC RoHS REACH WEEE | CE FCC RoHS REACH WEEE |
Operating Environment | ||
Temperature | (operating) 5°C – 45°C
(non-operating) -40°C – 65°C | (operating) 5°C – 45°C
(non-operating) -40°C – 65°C |
Kit Contents | ||
1x Quick Installation Guide | 1x Quick Installation Guide | |
1x 4-Bay Tower Enclosure | 1x 8-Bay Tower Enclosure | |
20x 3.5'' HDD mounting screws | 40x 3.5'' HDD mounting screws | |
20x 2.5'' SSD mounting screws | 40x 2.5 SSD mounting screws | |
1x UL Power Cord | 1x UL Power Cord | |
1x RR3742A Controller | 1x RR3742A Controller | |
1x SFF-8644(Mini-SAS) Cable | 2x SFF-8644(Mini-SAS) Cable |
Product Specifications
Product Gallery
RS6434TS
RS6438TS
RS6434S
RS6438S
Windows | |
Windows (10/11/server 2022/hyper-v 2019) Driver (Support Secure Boot Enable & Disable) | Download |
WebGUI - RAID Management Interface (Support Secure Boot Enable & Disable) | Download |
Linux | |
Data RAID-Linux Open Source Driver (Support Secure Boot Disable) | Download |
WebGUI - RAID Management Interface (Support Secure Boot Enable & Disable) | Download |
Mac | |
WebGUI - RAID Management Interface | Download |
Intel/M1 platform – macOS 10.12 and later | Download |
Software Download
Documentation
Datasheet | Download |
Compatibility list | Download |
RS643xTS/RS6434TS_RS6438TS_Manual | Download |
RS6434S_RS6438S Quick Installation Guide | Download |
RS6434TS_RS6438TS Quick Installation Guide | Download |
RAID Controller/Enclosure Port Guide & (RS6438TS/RS6434TS) | Download |
HPT CLI Guide | Download |
Data RAID - Driver & RAID Management Installation Guide (Intel/M1 MacOS11.x-13.x) | Download |
Linux Performance Optimization Scripts User Guide | Download |
HPT-Accelerate Software User Guide (Linux) (RS6438TS/RS6434TS) | Download |
HPT-Optimize Software User Guide (Linux) (RS6438TS/RS6434TS) | Download |
FAQ
1. What will cause the Enclosure Alarm Beeper to trigger?
2. What is the acceptable temperature range that the enclosure and drives should operate at?
3. I set the fan setting to 0 why is the fan still spinning?
4. I set the fan setting to a lower number, why did the RPM appear to increase?
5. What disks have been tested with this enclosure?
6. Will any mail domain work for the email notification feature?
7. Is there a special procedure when hot swapping a drive?
8. What other controllers can be used with the RS6430S models?
11.Can RocketStor 643x enclosures be used with third-party SAS Adapters/HBAs?