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RocketRAID 2210SATAII Host AdapterUser’s GuideRevision: 1.0Date: Oct. 2006HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

IntroductionOCE, ORLM and the RocketRAID 2210The RocketRAID 2210 supports both Online Capacity Expansion (OCE), and OnlineRAID Level Migration (ORLM).

Chapter 2RocketRAID 2210Hardware Description/InstallationContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 2210 Hardware1 - RocketRAID 2210 Adapter Layout2 - LED Co

RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/InstallationRocketRAID 2210 Hardware1 - RocketRAID 2210 Adapter LayoutPort1 - Port4These represent the RocketRAID

RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation2 - LED ConnectionsThe RocketRAID 2210 has two LED jumpers that are used to indicate the activity and

RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation4. After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the RocketRAID 2210 using anSATA data cable. S

RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation4 - Verifying InstallationOnce the RocketRAID 2210 host adapter and hard disks have been installed in

Chapter 3RocketRAID 2210 BIOS UtilityContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility1 - BIOS Command Overview2 - Creating RAID Arrays3 - Adding/

RocketRAID 2210 BIOS UtilityRocketRAID 2210 BIOS UtilityThe RocketRAID 2210’s BIOS Utility can be accessed using the “Ctrl+H” command.This command sho

RocketRAID 2210 BIOS UtilityAdd/Remove Spare – this command is used to assign hard disks to function asspare disks. The controller is capable of usin

RocketRAID 2210 BIOS UtilityUse the ← → arrow keys to select the Initialize command, and press ENTER.Warning: Initialization will destroy all pre-

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RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utilityarray, set as a spare disk, or partitioned to act as a single disk (by the operatingsystem).8. To complete the creation pr

RocketRAID 2210 BIOS UtilityFor Windows based operating systems:1) Download the desired BIOS update from the Support section provided forthe RocketRAI

RocketRAID2210 Hardware Description/Installation6) Select the RocketRAID 2210 from the drop down menu labeled “Controller”,and press the “Open” button

RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation5 - BIOS – Additional SettingsThe RR2210 BIOS utility has several other configurable settings that ca

RocketRAID 2210 BIOS UtilitySeveral of the more common functions are described below:Keyboard Timeout (diag.exe) / Stop on Error (hptflash.exe) – disa

Chapter 4RocketRAID 2210 Driver andSoftware Installation Microsoft Windows(2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions)Contents of this Chapter:Driver and Sof

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationDriver and Software CDThe RocketRAID 2210 retail box includes a Driver and Software CD.This CD can be

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation5. Click on the “Please Select the Diskette you want to create” drop-down button,and select the approp

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationWindows Driver InstallationBefore installing the RocketRAID 2210 device driver, make sure the RocketRA

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installationbutton.3. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry. If the RocketRAID 2210device entry is n

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1IntroductionAbout this guide ...

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationDefault Parameters:System Address: 127.0.0.1Port: 7402User Name: RAIDPassword: hptNote: The password

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationFileRemote Control – view information about remote systemsSystem Configuration – switch between availa

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 2. Click the Create button on the toolbar or select the “Create” command from the“Operation” menu. T

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation move the disk to the right side of the interface (selected disks). Disks must beselected one a

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationManagement” function. The Spare Management window will appear.The option “Assign to the spare pool” an

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationVerifying an ArrayFor a RAID 1 or RAID 10 array, the verify process compares the data of one mirrorpai

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation4. The OCE/ORLM window will appear.5. The interface is very similar to the Array Creation Wizard inter

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationChanging Device SettingsDepending upon the hard disk in question, and support provided by the currentd

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation3. Next, enter the necessary information in the E-mail Notification Setting window.9 - Managing Events

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationTo add a Recipient:1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Event Notification” function.2.

Table of contentDriver and Software CD ...Windows Driver

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationAdd a Scheduled TaskThis command is used to add a Scheduled task for the selected remote system. Toad

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationSelect the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild, then click“Next”.4-16

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation1. Enter a name for the task.2. Configure the frequency for the task.3. Set the duration for the task.

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation410 - Configuring Remote SystemsThen HighPoint RAID Management Console manages a RAID controller throu

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationModify a ConnectionThis command modifies connection information for a remote system. To modify aconne

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationConnect to a Remote SystemThis command establishes a connection to a remote system for RAID management

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationSystem ConfigurationThis function is used to modify the service configuration on a remote system. Toc

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation11 - Configuring Users and PrivilegesThe RAID Management Console allows the Administrator to manage us

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation3. Select the appropriate privileges for the user.4. Click “Finish”.Delete a UserThis function deletes

RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software InstallationSet PrivilegeThe Administrator uses this function set a user’s privileges for the selected remotesyste

Table of contentAppendixCustomer SupportCustomer Support ...

Chapter 5Linux Driver SupportContents of this Chapter:Fedora Core 5 Linux installation OverviewRed Hat Enterprise 4 OverviewSuSE Linux Enterprise Serv

Linux Driver Support5-11-Fedora Core 5 Linux installation OverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize theRocketRA

Linux Driver Support5-22) At the “Welcome to Fedora Linux” installation screen, a prompt labeled “boot:”will appear at the bottom of the screen. Type

Linux Driver Support5-3# modprobe sd_mod# insmod rr2210.koArrays attached to the adapter can be accessed as SCSI devices (e.g. /dev/sda).Step 2 Mounti

Linux Driver Support5-4#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S01hptdriver#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver#ln –sf /et

Linux Driver Support5-5Red Hat Enterprise 4 OverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize theRocketRAID 2210 Adapte

Linux Driver Support5-65. The system will now load the RocketRAID 2210 driver automatically.6. When prompted “Where do you want to install the boot lo

Linux Driver Support5-7# modprobe sd_mod# insmod rr2210.koArrays attached to the adapter can be accessed as SCSI devices (e.g. /dev/sda).Step 2 Mounti

Linux Driver Support5-8#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S01hptdriverStep 4 Conf

Linux Driver Support5-9# umount /mnt/initrd# gzip -c /tmp/initrd.ext2 > /boot/initrd-xxx.imgIf you are using lilo to boot the system, use “lilo” to

Chapter 1IntroductionContents of this Chapter:About this guideIntroducing th

Linux Driver Support5-10SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation OverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and util

Linux Driver Support5-11floppy”.4. When the “Diver Update Menu” is displayed, press “OK” and “back” for backto installer.5. Next. Select “back” to ret

Linux Driver Support5-12Example:default=0timeout=8title Linuxkernel (hd0,1)/vmlinux root=/dev/hda1 acpi=offinitrd (hd0,1)/initrdReboot the system to a

Linux Driver Support5-13Example: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks.This array will be registered to the system as device “/d

Linux Driver SupportLinux Driver Support5-14modifying the file”/etc/fstab”.For example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 t

Linux Driver SupportRocketRAID 2210.To install SUSE onto hard disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 2210controller, follow the steps outlined be

Linux Driver SupportFor SUSE 10.x, please format the /boot partition using ext3 format (default is reiserfs).Otherwise, the GRUB boot loader will over

Linux Driver SupportStep 2 Mounting and Partitioning the DeviceNote: Many versions of SUSE include YAST. YAST is a graphical configurationutility tha

Linux Driver Support4. If you are using the lilo boot loader, run lilo again:# liloStep 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during StartupThe system c

Chapter 6FreeBSD Driver SupportContents of this Chapter:1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 2210 Controller2 - Installing the RocketRAID 2210 Dri

IntroductionAbout this GuideThe RocketRAID 2210 SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides informationabout the functions and capabilities of the hos

FreeBSD Driver Support6-11 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 2210 ControllerIf you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the Rock

FreeBSD Driver Support6-2BIOS driver B:

FreeBSD Driver Support6-3ok load disk1:rr2210-4.6.2.kofor FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASEok load disk1:rr2210-4.7.kofor FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASEok load disk1:rr2210-4.

FreeBSD Driver Support6-4for FreeBSD 5.

FreeBSD Driver Support6-5# umount /mntThen, press Alt-F1 to return to the setup screen, and choose [X Exit Install] tofinish setup.2 - Installing the

FreeBSD Driver Support6-6# cp /mnt/rr22

FreeBSD Driver Support6-7BIOS driver C: is disk2BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memoryFreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8(mailto:[email protected]

FreeBSD Driver Support6-8Step 3 Configu

FreeBSD Driver Support6-94 - Uninstalling the DriverThe driver can only be uninstalled when the system is not booting from devicesattached to the Rock

Chapter 7 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareContents of this Chapter: 1- Installing the d

IntroductionUnderstanding RAID Concepts and TerminologyThe following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing thefunctions of the Roc

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software1 Installing the driver and RAID utilityInstalling the package1) Double click the package labeled “rr222x.d

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software4) The installer will ask you to select a destination for the driver. Make sure toselect the boot Volume -

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareThe default user name is “RAID” and the initial password is “hpt”. You can changethe password after you hav

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software1) Select the “Manage - Device” function to access the device management page.2) Click on the “Initialize D

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software3 Array ManagementCreating an ArrayTo create an array:1) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu.2) Click the

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareDeleting an ArrayTo delete an array:1) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu.2) Click on the Maintenance bu

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software3) Click the Delete button.Note: An array in use by the operating system cannot be deleted. Any data stored

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareExpanding/Migrating an ArrayWith the OCE/ORLM function, you can migrate an array from one RAID level toanot

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareYou cannot change an array to another type of array with a smaller capacity. In somecases, a disk may need

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software4 Device ManagementSelect the “Manage - Device” function to access the device management page.Change Device

IntroductionForeground initializationForeground initialization will zero-out all data on the array. The array is not accessibleby the operating system

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareTo view the S.M.A.R.T status of a hard disk:1) Select “Manage - Device” from the menu.2) Click the “SMART”

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareTo rescan the devices:1) Select menu “Manage - Device”.2) Click “Rescan Devices” button.Note: When you are

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software5 Configuring Spare DisksTo configure spare disks attached to the RocketRAID card, select the “Manage -Spar

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software6 Managing Events and TasksThe HighPoint Web RAID Management Software automatically logs all controllerrela

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareScheduling a TaskTo add a task schedule:1) Select the array that you want to verify or rebuild.2) Enter a n

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software7 SettingsSelect the “Settings” option to access Settings page.Enable Audible AlarmThis setting enables and

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareWhen you connect to the service, the port value you enter must be in accordancewith the system port value o

AppendixCustomer Support

Customer SupportA-1Customer SupportIf you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID 2210, or have anyquestions about this or any other Hig

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