SSD7101A-1 - Pilote Highpoint - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL SSD7101A-1 Highpoint

4x M.2 Port to PCIe 3.0 x16 NVMe RAID Controller

User Guide

V1.00

Table of Contents

SSD7101A-1 Overview....3

Kit Contents....3

System Requirements......4

SSD7101A-1 Hardware ....5

Setting up the SSD7101A-1 for a Windows operating system ....8

Setting up the SSD7101A-1 for a Linux Distribution....11

Using the HighPoint NVMe Manager....11

Customer Support....18

SSD7101A-1 Overview

The SSD7101A-1 is the industry's fastest NVMe M.2 RAID Controller. Designed for high-end desktop & workstation platforms, it is capable of delivering transfer performance over 8x faster than onboard NVMe solutions, and over 40x faster than conventional SATA SSD's. The SSD7101A-1 RAID Controller's unique hardware architecture provides dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 (32Gb/s) bus bandwidth for each M.2 SSD, and unlocks the true performance potential of NVMe based storage configurations.

Key Features

• Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x16 bus bandwidth
• Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth for each NVMe M.2 SSD
• Over 8X faster than NVMe storage locked behind Intel DMI 3.0
- Independent, Stand-Alone NVMe SSD Solution
- Scale Performance across Multiple SSD7101A-1 NVMe RAID Controllers
• Supports Windows & Linux Systems

Kit Contents

• 1x SSD7101A-1 Controller Card
• 1x Quick Installation Guide

System Requirements

PC Requirements

• Windows 10 or later
  • Linux Kernel 3.19 or later

For motherboard and SSD compatibility list, please refer to the below link: SSD7101A-1 Compatibility list

SSD7101A-1 Hardware

Front View

Top-down view of a black rectangular electronic device with a circular button and gold resistor on a circuit board (no visible text or symbols)

NVMe Drive Installation:

Step 1. On the rear of the SSD7101A-1, remove the six screws that secure the unit's front panel to the PCB.

Close-up of a green printed circuit board with orange circular annotations highlighting specific components (no readable text or symbols)

After removing the screws, carefully remove the front panel from the SSD7101A-1.

Step 2. These 4 screws are used to install the NVMe SSD's.

Top-down view of a green printed circuit board with electronic components and a central chip (no visible text or symbols)

Step 3. The SSDs should be installed from top to bottom. To begin, remove the top screw.

Close-up of a green electronic circuit board with two metallic connectors and mounting holes, no visible text or symbols.

Step 4. Gently insert the SSD into the slot.

NASWINS 960 PRO OSSAWAN S1268 M27 45.2130 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.0000 0.0000 -

Step 5. Refasten the screw to secure the SSD.

Close-up of a green printed circuit board with a black NAM-550 microprocessor and metal fittings (no readable text or symbols)

Repeat Steps 3 to 5 to install the remaining SSDs.

Step 6. Replace the front panel after installing all SSDs

Step 7. On the rear of the SSD7101A-1, refasten the 6 screws that were removed in step 1.

Close-up of a green printed circuit board with orange circular annotations highlighting specific components and features.

Setting up the SSD7101A-1 for a Windows operating system

1. Verifying Installation

After booting Windows, open Device Manager, and expand Disk drives. The installed NVMe Samsung SSD 960 should be displayed:

Device Manager File Action View Help DESKTOP-4LIPEDM Audio inputs and outputs Computer Disk drives NVMe Samsung SSD 960 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB

2. Driver Installation

1) Download the Windows driver package from the HighPoint website: http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7101a-1-download.htm
2) Once downloaded, locate the folder you downloaded the driver to. Extract the driver package and double click the setup.exe file to start the Driver Setup Wizard.

RocketNVME RAID Controller Driver Setup Welcome to the RocketNVME RAID Controller Driver Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of RocketNVME RAID Controller Driver. It is recommended that you dose all other applications before starting Setup. This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer. Click Next to continue. Next > Cancel

3) Follow the wizard and reboot system to complete the driver installation.

RocketNVME RAID Controller Driver Setup A reboot is required for installation to complete. Please save your workspace and press "OK" to reboot. OK

4) Rebooting. A RocketNVME RAID Controller entry should be displayed under Storage Controllers:

Storage controllers Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller RocketNVME RAID Controller Standard NVM Express Controller

1. Installing the HighPoint NVMe Manager software

The HighPoint NVMe Manager is used to configure and monitor the SSD7101A-1. Download the HighPoint NVMe Manager Software package from the HighPoint website:

http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7101a-1-download.htm

1) Extract the package and double-click the setup.exe program to install the software.
2) The HighPoint NVMe RAID Manager will configure the SSD7101A-1 NVMe drive automatically after installation is complete.
3) Open Windows Disk Management and check to make sure the SSD drive is configured.

Disk Management File Action View Help Volume Layout Type File System Status Capacity Free Spa... % Free Simple Basic NTFS Healthy (B... 237.98 GB 217.76 GB 92 % System Reserved Simple Basic NTFS Healthy (S... 500 MB 176 MB 35 % Disk 0 Basic 238.47 GB Online System Reserved 500 MB NTFS Healthy (System, Active, Prima) (C:) 237.98 GB NTFS Healthy (Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary Partition) Disk 5 Basic 1907.50 GB Online 1907.50 GB Unallocated

4) Create and format the partition using Disk Management to start using the SSD7101A-1 drive.

Setting up the SSD7101A-1 for a Linux Distribution

Please download the Linux Software Package from the HighPoint Website:

http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7101a-1-download.htm

Please follow the Linux Installation guide included with the software package to install and setup the SSD7101A-1 drive.

Using the HighPoint NVMe Manager

1. Starting the HighPoint NVMe Manager

Double click the Desktop ICON to start the Web browser. It will automatically log-in to the HighPoint NVMe Manager using the default password.

The password can be set after the first log-in. To change the password, select Setting>Security from the menu bar (see page 15 for more information).

Manage Setting Event SHI Logout Help

2. Verify the SSD7101A-1 Status

The Manage Tab will display the status of the installed SSD7101A-1. The Virtual Disk is listed under Logic Device Information. The individual M.2 SSDs are listed under Physical Device Information.

Controller(1): RocketNVMe HighPoint Technology, Inc. Manage Setting Event SHI Logout Help Create Array Logical Device Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity BlockSize SectorSize CS Name Status RAID_NVME RAID_D 909.92 GB 513k 5128 HPT DISK 0_0 Normal Maintenance Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Freq 1/1 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.96 GB 0.00 GB 1/2 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.96 GB 0.00 GB 1/3 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.96 GB 0.00 GB 1/4 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.90 GB 0.00 GB

3. Manage the RAID disk

The SSD7101A-1 only supports one RAID disk, and NVMe Manager will automatically configure this RAID disk after the software has been installed. If you need to add another M.2 SSD, you must first delete the existing RAID disk, and then re-create a new RAID disk using all of the M.2 SSDs.

To delete an existing RAID disk:

Under Logical Device Information, click the Maintenance link located to the right of the Status column. Click the Delete button from the pop-up Array Information Window:

Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status RAID_NVME RAID 0 999.92 GB 512k 512B HPT DISK 0_0 Normal Maintenance Array Information RAID_NVME Device_1_1 Delete Device_1_2 Rename Device_1_3 Device_1_4 pacity Max Free 1/1 NVMe Samsung S 1/2 NVMe Samsung S 1/3 NVMe Samsung S 1/4 NVMe Samsung S Close 9.98 GB 0.00 GB 9.98 GB 0.00 GB 9.98 GB 0.00 GB

Warning:

Deleting the RAID disk will destroy all data on the existing RAID array. Please make sure to back up important data before proceeding.

Rename a RAID disk:

The NVMe Manager will automatically name a RAID disk as RAID_NVME. It will display the disk name under the system device list. You may rename the RAID disk at any time, by clicking Maintenance and accessing the Array Information window.

To create a new RAID disk:

1) Click the Create Array link from the Manage page:

Manage Setting Event SHI Logout Help Create Array Logical Device Logical Device Information Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Free 1/1 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB 1/2 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB 1/3 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB 1/4 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB

2) Review the array settings and confirm RAID creation. The SSD7101A-1 supports variable RAID Block Sizes from 16K to 1024K. You may adjust the RAID Block size from the Create Array page. Click the Create Button to create the RAID disk.

Create Array Array Type: RAID 0 Array Name: 16K 32K Initialization 64K Method: 128K 256K Block Size: 512K 1024K Location Model Capacity Max Free ✓ 1/1 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB Available Disks: ✓ 1/2 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB ✓ 1/3 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB ✓ 1/4 NVMe Samsung SSD 960 249.98 GB 249.98 GB Create

4. Product Information and Settings

The Setting page includes Product Information, Email notification and Security settings.

Manage Setting Event SHI Logout Help Product Email Notification Security Product Info Product Name: SSD7101A-1 PCI Bus Number: 2 PCI Device Number: 0 PCI Func Number: 0 Link Width: x16 Link Speed: Gen 3 Serial Number: 1712B1R100001

Product Information:

This section reports the SSD7101A-1's PCI Bus information and PCIe Link status.

Email Notification:

This feature allows you to configure email notification. You can instruct NVMe Manager to send all, or specific Event Log notifications to an Email address of your choice.

Security:

This option allows you to set the NVMe Manager's Log-in port number and Password.

5. Event log

All NVMe Manager operations and disk status updates will be recorded to the Event log. The Event log can be downloaded and saved to a file by clicking the Download button.

Manage Setting Event SHI Logout Help Event View (1) All Info Warning Error Download Clear Date Time Description 2017/3/27 11:4:46 Rename array 'RAID_NVME' to 'hpt' successfully. 2017/3/27 10:18:57 Array 'RAID_NVME' has been deleted successfully. 2017/3/27 10:18:46 Array 'RAID_NVME' has been deleted successfully. 2017/3/27 10:13:21 RAID 0 Array 'RAID_NVME' has been created successfully (Disk 1:NVMe Samsung SSD 960, 1/2; Disk 2:NVMe Samsung SSD 960, 1/3). 2017/3/27 10:13:21 Device 'Device_1_3' (1/3) has been initialized. 2017/3/27 10:13:15 Array 'RAID_NVME' has been deleted successfully.

The Clear button can be used to delete all entries and reset the event log.

Warning:

We recommend downloading and saving a copy of the current Event Log before using the Clear option.

6. SHI (Storage Health Inspector)

The SHI page will display S.M.A.R.T. data for each individual M.2 SSD. Click the Detail link to the right of each SSD to view the corresponding S.M.A.R.T. attributes. The SSD's TBW (Total Bytes Written) information may help you review and track the SSD's life cycle.

Manage	Setting	Event	SHT	Logout	Help
Storage Health Inspector(SHI)
Port#	Device Serial Number		RAID	Temperature	Total Bytes Written	S.M.A.R.T
1	S3ESNX0106927R		RAID_NVME	Normal	28.97 TB	Detail
2	S3ESNX0106901R		RAID_NVME	Normal	31.39 TB	Detail
3	S3ESNX0106493B		RAID_NVME	Normal	31.17 TB	Detail
4	S3ESNX0106922W		RAID_NVME	Normal	31.07 TB	Detail
Device Name	Device_1_1
Model Number	NVMe Samsung SSD 960
Temperature Celsius 22
NVME S.M.A.R.T Attributes
Name				Value
Critical Warning				0x0
Composite Temperature (C)				22
Available Spare				100%
Available Spare Threshold				10%
Percentage Used				11%
Data Units Read				0x3fb452d
Data Units Written				0x3b5735d
Host Read Commands				0x108c6260
Host Write Commands				0xfb7c00e
Controller Busy Time				0x733
Power Cycles				0x90
Power On Hours				0x35
Unsafe Shutdowns				0x36
Media and Data Integrity Errors				0x0
Number of Error Information Log Entries				0x184
Warning Temperature Time				0x0
Critical Composite Temperature Time				0x0
Temperature Sensor 1 (C)				22
Temperature Sensor 2 (C)				27

Customer Support

If you encounter any problems while utilizing the SSD7101A-1 drive, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department.

Web Support: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/

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