Designed for data intensive applications including AI/ML training, media post production, and enterprise backup solutions, the RocketStor 6542AW 8-Bay PCIe 4.0 x16 RAID Enclosure from HighPoint has eight 2.5" NVMe drive bays that can accommodate U.2 and U.3 SSDs. Connectivity with your host Windows or Linux system is established using a CDFP interface on the enclosure, plus an included Rocket 1544 adapter and CDFP cable. The adapter is installed within your host system using its PCIe 4.0 x16 interface and connects to the enclosure using a CDFP port. All in all, data transfers can reach as high as 32 GB/s, or 400 Gb/s. Other integrated ports include USB-C 2.0 for parameter settings and upgrades, 100Mb RJ45 for device monitoring, and a Kensington security slot. This enclosure supports RAID 0, 1, 10, and Single, while LED indicators, audible alarms, and fan controls help users monitor operations.
Highlights
- Compact, rugged, and portable external NVMe RAID storage
- Scalable solution with up to 8 independent 2.5" NVMe drives bays and nearly 500TB of storage capacity
- Dedicated host and device PCIe 4.0 x16 connectivity
- Transfer speeds up to 28,000 MB/s
- Precision engineered dual-width cooling solution enhances reliability and prevents thermal throttling
- Comprehensive management and monitoring suite
- Supports up to four RAID 0, 1, or 10 arrays
- BOOT-RAID capability for Windows and Linux
Ready for Any Application and Workflow
Whether handling read-intensive, write-intensive, or mixed-mode workloads, RocketStor 654x series RAID enclosures are up to the task. The ability to host up to 8 Data Center or Enterprise-class U.2/U.3 NVMe SSDs and deliver dedicated host-to-device PCIe Gen4 x16 transfer speeds in a robust, ultra-compact form-factor is perfect for data intensive applications including AI/ML training, media post production, and enterprise backup solutions.
Dedicated Host to Device PCIe Gen4 x16 Connectivity
Integrated PCIe switching technology and 400 Gb/s CDFP connectivity enables RocketStor 654x enclosures to maximize data transfer speed by fully utilizing all x16 lanes of PCIe bandwidth provided by the host platform.
Both the enclosure (device side) and PCIe adapter (host side), are equipped with dedicated PCIe switch ICs. This enables each solution to provide x16 lanes of dedicated PCIe Gen4 upstream bandwidth and x4 lanes of dedicated downstream bandwidth to each U.2 or U.3 SSD.
Both the enclosure (device side) and PCIe adapter (host side), are equipped with dedicated PCIe switch ICs. This enables each solution to provide x16 lanes of dedicated PCIe Gen4 upstream bandwidth and x4 lanes of dedicated downstream bandwidth to each U.2 or U.3 SSD.
Compact External Storage Solution
The RocketStor 654x series' robust, industrial-grade chassis was designed for professional applications that require a compact, flexible storage solution capable of maximizing the performance potential of 2.5" NVMe media. Despite the small hardware footprint, RocketStor 654x enclosures are equipped with up to 8 removable 2.5" drive bays, each of which can support today's dense 61.44TB enterprise and data center class SSDs.
Scalability
Integrated NVMe hot-swap capability simplifies storage expansion, upgrade and service workflows by enabling administrators to add, remove, or replace U.2/U.3 media on the fly, minimizing the risk of downtime by removing the need to reboot or power down the host platform.
Enhances the Efficiency and Reliability of the Host Computer
The external form factor, integrated power supply, and powerful cooling system enables NVMe media to be completely isolated from the host hardware platform. Not only does this free up interior space for the host server or workstation, it can improve the reliability and efficiency by reducing power consumption and ensuring that waste heat generated by storage media never enters the computing environment.
Reduces Power Consumption
A dedicated PSU offsets power consumption from the host platform.
Offloads Waste Heat Management
The external form factor enhances reliability by ensuring that the waste heat generated by the NVMe media never enters the computing environment.
Intelligent Self-Diagnostic & Monitoring Services
The RocketStor 654x Series advanced suite of sensors and LED indicators were designed to streamline service and management workflows. These integrated, self-diagnostic, and monitoring services actively survey and report the status of the CDFP connection, PCIe lane assignment of the adapter, enclosure/SSD temperature, and the condition/status of SSDs and RAID arrays. Each service works in conjunction with the WebGUI & CLI software management suites.
Application Use Cases
A wide range of professional applications and workflows can benefit from this storage solution:
- Media Post Production: improves read/write speeds for large video files, enabling smoother editing and faster rendering.
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML): accelerates data loading and model training times, supporting high-throughput data processing.
- Backup Solutions & Disaster Recovery: can significantly enhance performance backup and restore processes, minimizing downtime.
System Requirements
- Windows 10 and later
- Windows Server 2016 and later
- RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Proxmox, and Rocky Linux
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