FMS 2024: HighPoint PCIe Gen5 x16 NVMe Storage Solutions

HighPoint Technologies, Inc. is posed to make waves at this year FMS tradeshow with the unveiling of an industry’s 1st PCIe Gen5 x16 NVMe solutions to deliver nearly 60GB/s of real-world transfer performance and up to 2PB of storage capacity from a single PCIe slot.

The company will be showcasing a selection of NVMe AICs, adapters and external storage solutions for x86 server and workstation platforms, and will introduce a product road map for the 2H24 and beyond.

Live demonstrations
It will be conducting live demonstrations of PCIe Gen5 x16 NVMe storage technology throughout the show. Tailored for AI data pipeline infrastructure, the demonstration platform will illustrate how the company’s NVMe RAID AICs, adapters and enclosures tackle data ingestion, analysis and archiving/restoration workflows, and how each device can be managed and monitored via an intuitive, universal web-based software interface.

In addition, the firm will be introducing a real-time advanced environmental sensor logging and analysis suite, which enables customers to take a proactive approach to NVMe storage management by closely monitoring the hardware environment in real-time.

NVMe solution showcase
The firm’s PCIe Gen5 Switching Architecture enables Rocket 7600 RAID and 1600 series Switch AICs and adapters to host 8 to 32 NVMe devices, and deliver class-leading transfer performance and reliability.

Pro-Class RAID Solutions:

NVMe RAID technology enables the Rocket 7600 series to support up to 4 RAID-0, -1 or -10 arrays, including bootable volumes. SafeStorage OPAL TCG encryption solution, intelligent PCIe gen5 proactive cooling solution, and real-time advanced environmental sensor logging and analysis suite maximize storage performance, security and reliability.

Switch Series Solutions:

Natively supported by all modern OSs, Rocket 1600 series PCIe Gen5 x16 Switch AICs/adapters provide enterprise-class NVMe storage connectivity and performance with plug-and-play serviceability.

Rocket 7608A: 8x 2242/2460/2280 M.2 Ports

Rocket 7628A: 4x MCIO 8i Ports (8x U.2/U.3 or E3.S SSDs, and up to 32 devices via backplane connectivity)

Rocket 1608A: 8x 2242/2460/2280 M.2 Ports

Rocket 1628A: 4x MCIO 8i Ports (8x U.2/U.3 or E3.S SSDs, and up to 32 devices via backplane connectivity)

16x M.2 single-sided NVMe RAID AICs:
The company will unveil a densest single-side PCIe Gen5 and Gen4 NVMe storage solutions. The Full-Height, Full-Length, Dual-Width AICs directly host up to 16xM.2 SSDs using only 1 side of the PCB, and feature a tool-less removable M.2 loading system.

SSD7749M2 Gen4 x16: Directly hosts up to 16 2280 PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSDs
Rocket 7609A PCIe Gen5 x16: Directly hosts up to 16x 2280 M.2 PCIe Gen5/Gen4 SSDs (Q1 2025)

DC Class E1.S NVMe RAID AIC Series:
These high-density, dual-width NVMe AIC RAID storage solutions can directly host up to 8x9.5mm, and 4x15mm datacenter class E1.S SSDs for PCIe Gen5 and Gen4 platforms.

SSD7749E Gen4 x16: Directly hosts up to 8 E1.S SSDs (Now shipping)
Rocket 7658A Gen5 x16: Directly hosts up to 8 E1.S SSDs (1Q25)

External NVMe RAID enclosures and switch adapter featuring CopprLink connectivity:
The company will showcase a series of external NVMe adapters and enclosures powered by the firm’s dedicated PCIe x16 host-to-device architecture and industry standard CopprLink connectivity. These solutions can directly host up to 8xU.2/U.3 NVMe SSDs and nearly 2PB of portable storage capacity via a single PCIe connection.