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RocketRAID 231xSATAII Host AdapterUser’s GuideRevision: 1.1Date: January 2007HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

Spare diskA spare disk is a single disk that can be used to automatically rebuild a redundantarray in case of drive failure. Spare disks may also be

Chapter 2RocketRAID 231xHardware Description/InstallationContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 231x Hardware1 - RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter Layout2 - L

RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation1 – RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter layoutRocketRAID 2310Port1- Port4These represent the host adapter’s

RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/InstallationRocketRAID 2312SATA1, SATA2These represent the host adapter’s two internal SATAII channelsSATA3, SATA

RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/InstallationRocketRAID 2314SATA 1- SATA 4These represent the RocketRAID 2310’s four external SATAII (eSATA) chann

RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/InstallationThe following diagram describes the connector pin definitions for both of these LEDconnectors. J3 pr

RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation3- Installing the RocketRAID Host AdapterNote: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing

RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation4. After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the host adapter using the datacable. The Rock

Chapter 3RocketRAID 231x BIOS UtilityContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility1 - BIOS Command Overview2 - Creating RAID Arrays3 - Adding/

RocketRAID BIOS UtilityAccess the RocketRAID host adapter’s BIOS utility using the “Control + H”.This command should be displayed automatically when t

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RocketRAID 231x BIOS UtilityAdd/Remove Spare - this command is used to assign hard disks to function asspare disks. The controller is capable of usin

RocketRAID 231x BIOS UtilityInitialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disk.Use the ← →arrow keys to select the Initia

RocketRAID 231x BIOS UtilityNote: Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives.The Capacity option allows you to set aside d

RocketRAID 231x BIOS UtilityFor Windows based operating systems:1) Download the desired BIOS update from the Support section provided forthe host adap

RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility6) Select the appropriate model from the drop down menu labeled “Controller”,and press the “Open” button – this will allow

RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility5) The utility will then ask if you want to flash the controller (upgrade theBIOS). Select Y for yes.6) The utility will

A BIOS menu similar to the BIOS setup utility will be displayed.This sub-menu allows the administrator to enable/disable various controllerfunctions.S

Chapter 4RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software In-stallation Microsoft Windows (2000, XP,2003 Server, x64 versions of XP/2003,Vista)Contents of this Cha

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationDriver and Software CDThe retail box includes a Driver and Software CD.This CD can be used to generate

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation5. Click on the “Please Select the Diskette you want to create” drop-down button,and select the approp

Table of ContentsChapter 1Introduction1 - About this Guide ...

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationWindows Driver InstallationBefore installing the RocketRAID host adapter’s device driver, make sure th

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation3. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry. If the RocketRAID deviceentry is not displayed

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationThe software is incapable of working with RAID arrays or hard disks attached to theRocketRAID 231x unt

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationOverview of Function-menus (tabs)FileRemote Control - view information about remote systemsSystem Conf

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation3 - Creating an ArrayTo create an array:1. Highlight the “Management” menu, then select the “Array Man

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationWrite-through - when the write-through setting is selected, all write requestssent to the array are pa

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationNote: An array in use by the operating system cannot be deleted. Any data stored ona deleted array wil

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation3. Click the Rebuild button on the toolbar or select the “Rebuild” command from the“Operation” menu.Ve

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation3. Click the button on the toolbar or select “OCE/ORLM” command fromthe “Operation” menu.4. The OCE/

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationTo access the Device Management window, highlight the “Management” menu, andselect the “Device Managem

Table of Contents (2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions of XP/2003,Vista)Driver and Software CD ...

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationThis feature allows the administrator to view and monitor a variety of SAF-TE relatedattributes, such

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation3. Next, enter the necessary information in the E-mail Notification Setting window.Note: The software

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationTo test E-mail notification:1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Event Notification” fu

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationClick the “New” button on the toolbar. The new task schedule wizard will appear.Select the task type

RocketRAID 231x 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 231x Driver and Software InstallationConnection:1. Highlight the “File” menu, and select the “Remote Control” function.2. Click the Add but

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation4. Enter new connection information in the popup window, and click OK to applythe changes.Note: The Sy

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationNote: The initial user name/password for a remote system is RAID/hpt. You are freeto modify the usern

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationSystem Port - This is the TCP port number that the RAID Management Service usesto communicate with RAI

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationThe user management window lists all users assigned to the selected remote system.The current/active u

Table of Contents1 - Installing the driver and RAID utility ...7-12 - Arrary Manage

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software InstallationDelete a UserThis function deletes a user’s account on the connected remote system. To delete auser:1

RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation3. In the popup window, assign the privileges for the selected user.4. Click OK to apply your selectio

Chapter 5Linux Driver SupportContents of this Chapter:Fedora Core 6 Linux installation OverviewRed Hat Enterprise 4 OverviewSuSE Linux Enterprise Serv

1 - Fedora Core 6 Linux installation OverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize theRocketRAID host adapter on a

Linux Driver Support3) When prompted “Do you have a driver disk?”, select “Yes”. At the “Insertyour driver disk and press OK to continue. ” prompt,

Linux Driver SupportTo create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk /dev/sda” command.Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sd

Linux Driver Support4 - Updating the Driver1. If the original driver is installed in the system’s initrd (Initial RAM Disk) file(when using a system i

Linux Driver Support1 - Red Hat Enterprise 4 OverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize theRocketRAID host adapt

Linux Driver Support the system be to boot from the RocketRAID host adapter.Continue the installation as normal. You can refer to Red Hat Enterp

Linux Driver SupportStep 2 Mounting and Partitioning the DeviceExample: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks. This array will b

Chapter 1IntroductionContents of this Chapter:About this guideIntroducing the RocketRAID 231x Host AdapterProduct FeaturesUnderstanding RAID Concepts

Linux Driver SupportFor example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 to location /mnt/raid after startup:/dev/sda1 /mnt

Linux Driver Support5 - Uninstalling the DriverTo uninstall the RocketRAID 231x driverNote: The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is boote

Linux Driver Support1 - SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installationOverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and utili

Linux Driver Support5. Next. Select “back” to return to the installer.6. Installation will now proceed normally. Refer to SLES Linux documents foraddi

Linux Driver Supporttitle Linuxkernel (hd0,1)/vmlinux root=/dev/hda1 acpi=offinitrd (hd0,1)/initrdReboot the system to allow the new kernel parameters

Linux Driver Support3. Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array.Then, mount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access it.Note:

4 - Updating the DriverTo update the driver, simply reinstall the driver following the steps in previoussection, “ Install RocketRAID driver on an Exi

Chapter 6FreeBSD Driver SupportContents of this Chapter:1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 231x Controller2 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x Dri

FreeBSD Driver Support1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 231x Con-trollerIf you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the Rocket

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

About this GuideThe RocketRAID 231x SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides informationabout the functions and capabilities of these host adapter

FreeBSD Driver Supportfor FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASEok load disk1:rr2310_00-4.10.kofor FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASEok load disk1:rr2310_00-4.11.kofor FreeBSD 5.0-RE

FreeBSD Driver Support6. Type in “boot” and continue with installation as normal. Refer to FreeBSDinstallation guide for additional information.ok boo

FreeBSD Driver SupportFor FreeBSD 5.x:# mount –o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt# cp /mnt/rr2310_00-xxx.ko /boot/kernel/rr2310_00.ko# umount /mntAlternately, it is p

FreeBSD Driver SupportBTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01Console: internal video/keyboardBIOS driver A: is disk0BIOS driver C: is disk2BIOS 636kB/745

This command will instruct the loader to load the RocketRAID module together withthe kernel. After using this command, reboot the system. The Rocke

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

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software1 Installing the driver and RAID utilityInstalling the package1) Double click the package labeled “rr2310_0

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software6) You will then be notified that a reboot is needed to install the software. Click“Continue Installation”.

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareUninstallingTo uninstall the driver and management software, double click the “rr2310_00-MacOSX-universal-v

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software3) Choose the array type you want to create from the drop-down list.4) Enter a name for the array (this is

Introduction Quick and Background initialization for quick RAID 5 configurations BIOS boot support (INT13) Command Line Interface for RAID manageme

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software7) Select disks from the Available Disks list.8) Enter a capacity for the array, or use the default value (

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software4) If the disk is successfully added to the array, rebuild process will startautomatically.Note: If the sy

Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management SoftwareTo expand/migrate an array:1) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu.2) Click the Maintenance button.3) Sele

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

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 SoftwareAdding a Spare DiskTo add a spare disk, select a disk from the Available Disks list and click Add Sparebutt

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

Introductioncompleted after installing the driver and management software.When creating an array using the HighPoint RAID Management Console software,

AppendixCustomer Support

Customer SupportIf you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter, or haveany questions about this or any other HighPoint prod

FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference statementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class Bdigital devi