
Massive Storage Capacity & Performance
HighPoint PCIe Gen3 High Port Count (HPC) NVMe RAID HBAs were designed for professional applications that require a small-footprint, mass-storage NVMe solution that can take full advantage of the PCIe 3.0 x16 transfer bandwidth. This performance-focused NVMe RAID architecture ensures that up to x4 lanes can be assigned to each device channel to ensure maximum transfer throughput – ideal for professional media workstation and server environments designed to support a wide range of editing, rendering, capture and streaming applications.
HighPoint HPC U.2 NVMe Controllers allow customers to complete saturate the PCIe 3.0 bus-bandwidth with sustained write performance over 14,000MB/s, while simultaneously supporting up to 120TB of storage capacity!
Performance Focused, Platform Independent NVMe RAID Solution
HighPoint NVMe RAID controllers are fully independent NVMe storage solutions. SSD7000 series PCIe Gen3 NVMe RAID HBAs do not require a hardware environment with Bifurcation support and can be easily integrated into any AMD or Intel computing platform with a dedicated PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 x16 slot. The SSD7180 leverages intelligent PCIe switch technology to allocate up to 4x dedicated lanes to each NVMe SSD to ensure maximum transfer speed and immediate response time.
Flexible 2.5" U.2 Form Factor
The U.2 ports provide customers with a great deal of flexibility when selecting an appropriate hardware platform. The connectors are compatible with a wide selection of 2.5” form-factor rackmount chassis available in today’s marketplace. In addition, the industry standard SFF-8639 connectors accept cables of varying length, which allow the SSD7180 RAID HBA to be easily integrated into custom chassis designs. This design simplifies field upgrades and maintenance sessions, and is ideal for chassis that require removable drive trays for quick access to storage devices.
Industy Proven NVMe RAID Engine
The SSD7180 is powered by HighPoint's industry proven NVMe RAID stack and is capable of supporting RAID 0, 1, 10 arrays and single-drives, including mixed configurations of single-disks and arrays, or multiple arrays.






SSD7180
PCIe 3.0 x16 8-Port U.2 NVMe RAID HBA
Over 120TB @ 14,000 MB/S!
Specifications
Product feature | |
Model | SSD7180 |
Bus Interface | PCI-Express 3.0 x16 |
Number of Channel / Port | 8x Internal U.2 NVMe port |
Port Type | 8x SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD |
Data Transfer Rates | 8GT/s |
Number of Devices | 8x U.2/U.3 NVMe SSD |
SSD Form Factor | 2.5" U.2 |
External Power Support | N/A |
Form Factor | Low profile |
Card Dimensions | 6.55" (W) x 2.71"(H) x 0.91" (D) |
Card Weight | 0.93 lbs. |
Warranty | 2 Years |
Supported Operating Systems | |
Windows | Windows 11, 10;
Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016;
Microsoft Hyper-V;
Only supports 64 bit operating system. |
Linux | RHEL/Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/Proxmox/Rocky Linux(Linux kernel 3.10 and later)
Only supports 64 bit operating system. |
macOS |
For macOS support, please contact Sales Support (sales@highpoint-tech.com) |
System Requirements | |
Mac Platforms: | For macOS support, please contact Sales Support (sales@highpoint-tech.com) |
PC Platforms: | Any PC Systems or Motherboard with an industry standard PCIe x16 physical Slot (Bifurcation is not required) |
Secure Boot(PC platforms) | Windows: Support Secure Boot enable and disable |
Linux:Support Secure Boot disable | |
Cooling System | Anodized aluminum heatsink with a built-in Low-Noise fan |
Fan Control | Yes (Windows) |
NVMe Configurations | |
RAID Support | Single, RAID 0, 1, 10 |
TRIM RAID Support | Single, RAID 0, 1, 10 |
Storage Mode - NVMe | |
Data RAID(Non-Bootable) | Windows, Linux
(Linux Driver can be installed via internet/network connection) |
NVMe RAID Management | |
Management Suites | WebGUI (Browser-Based management tool ) |
CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) | |
API package | |
SMTP Email Alert Notification | Yes |
Alarm Buzzer | Yes |
Storage Health Inspector | Yes |
NVMe SMART status | Yes |
Automatic and configurable RAID Rebuilding Priority | Yes |
Auto resume incomplete rebuilding after | Yes |
Single-RAID or Multi-RAID Arrays per Controller | Yes |
Cross-Sync RAID Solution Across Controllers | No |
Advanced RAID features | |
Flash ROM for Upgradeable UEFI | No |
Bootable RAID Array | No |
Multiple RAID Partitions supported | Yes |
Online Array Roaming | Yes |
RAID Quick Initialization for fast array setup | Yes |
Global Hot Spare Disk support | Yes |
Operating Environment | |
Work Temp | +5°C ~ + 55°C |
Storage Temp | -20°C ~ +80°C |
Operating Voltage | PCI-e: 12V, 3.3V |
Power | Typical: 7.13W |
MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) | 920,585 Hours |
Certification / Approval | CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE |
Kit Contents | 1x SSD7180 |
1x Quick Installation Guide | |
1x Low-Profile bracket |
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FAQ
Q1: How are HighPoint’s SSD7000 series different from other, more common NVMe controllers?
Q2: SSD7000 controller is only using ½ of the PCIe bandwidth
Q4: Do HighPoint RAID controllers support mixed drive configurations?
Q5: Why is there a Yellow Mark shown for Base System Device?
Q6: Can HighPoint SSD7000 or SSD7500 support VMware ESXi/TrueNAS/FreeBSD?