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RocketRAID 3530/3540SATAII Host AdapterUser’s GuideRevision: 1.0Date: September 2008HighPoint Technologies, Inc.1

Hardware – Description and Installation2 – LED ConnectionsLED connectors (Drive-activity/Drive-failure):. The RocketRAID 3530/3540 hostadapters have m

Hardware – Description and Installation3 – Hardware InstallationNote: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID hostadapter

4 - Verifying InstallationOnce the host adapter and hard disks have been installed into the chassis, boot-upthe system to verify that the hardware is

RocketRAID BIOS UtilityRocketRAID BIOS UtilityThe RocketRAID 3530/3540 card will display it’s BIOS screen during the system’sboot process.Press Contro

RocketRAID BIOS Utility14Space Bar – select an item (when selecting Block Size for a RAID configuration, forexample).BIOS Menu ShortcutsThe BIOS inter

RocketRAID BIOS UtilityYou will be asked to enter the Supervisor password.The default password is “hpt”.15Logging InThe BIOS Utility has two interface

RocketRAID BIOS Utility16BIOS CommandsSystemUser/Supervisor modes – interface modesChange password - for Supervisor modeExit the utility – quit and ex

RocketRAID BIOS Utility17Verify – Verify the selected array (checks for parity errors)Start Task –End Task – Stop/Pause current taskControllerInformat

RocketRAID BIOS Utility2 - Creating RAID ArraysInitializing Disks:Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized. Disk initialization wri

RocketRAID BIOS Utility19Creating Arrays:From the Disk window, highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, then selectusing Enter. A numeral wil

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RocketRAID BIOS Utility1. Array Type: First, use the Tab or arrow keys to highlight the desired RAID level,and press the Spacebar to select the Array

RocketRAID BIOS Utilityd. Keep old data – this will only write RAID configuration data to the disks.Use this option when attempting to recover los

RocketRAID BIOS Utility8. Sector Size – Also known as VSS (Variable Sector Size), this option allows youto specify the sector size of the array, f

RocketRAID BIOS Utility3 - Deleting ArraysFrom the Array window, highlight the target array and press Enter. Highlight Arrayfrom the toolbar.Select De

RocketRAID BIOS Utility4 - Monitoring the Host Adapter, Arrays and DevicesThe BIOS Settings Utility allows the Administrator to check the status of th

RocketRAID BIOS UtilityController InformationHighlight Controller from the toolbar, select Information, and press Enter.This option will display infor

RocketRAID BIOS UtilityThis option will display information about the host adapter’s model (Product ID), PCI-E bus location, IO Processor model, memor

RocketRAID BIOS Utility5 - Maintaining ArraysThe BIOS Settings Utility provides several RAID and device related maintenancefunctions, including device

RocketRAID BIOS UtilityController SettingsHighlight Controller from the toolbar, select Settings and press Enter.Use the tab and arrow keys to select

RocketRAID BIOS Utility• Use Single BCV Entry – also related to motherboard BIOS settings(troubleshooting)• Stop on Error – Enabled by default. If dis

Table of ContentsCongratulations1 - Features and Specifications ...6

RocketRAID BIOS UtilitySpare DisksSpare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays in the case ofdisk failure. As with creating RAI

RocketRAID BIOS Utilityused as spares. For example: a RAID 0 array was created between two 200GB harddisks, but only 200GB of space (out of a grand to

RocketRAID BIOS Utility6 – Additional Functions and SettingsSet BootHighlight the target array from the Array window and press Enter. Highlight Arrayf

RocketRAID BIOS UtilityTo add a disk, install the hard disk, then highlight Disk from the toolbar, selectRescan, and press Enter.Note: After installin

Window MenuThe Window menu provides several view options.• Maximize – enlarge viewing area of the selected window (Disk or Array)• Minimize – reduce t

35Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAIDManagementEach retail box includes a copy of the HighPoint Products Software CD.This CD can be used to generate d

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management2 - Device Driver InstallationWe recommend visiting the RocketRAID download pages for the latest Windows

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID ManagementWindows Driver Installation (Win2000, XP, Win 2003)Before installing the RocketRAID 3530/3540 host adapt

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management38Installation VerificationAfter the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted:1. Cli

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management39Windows Vista/2008 Driver InstallationInstalling the driver during a fresh Windows Vista/2008 installa

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Manage-ment1 - Creating a Driver Diskette ...

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management40Installation VerificationAfter the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted:1. Cli

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management41Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installationThe RocketRAID 3540 and 3530 host adapters are fully GPL c

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management42Several driver sets are included with the RocketRAID 3530/3540 Software CD.Each binary driver and sour

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management433 - HighPoint RAID Management Utilities (HRM)The HighPoint RAID Management Utility Suite, also known a

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management44Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS, Fedora Core, Open SuSE – Installingthe Web-based Management utilityLinux op

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management45Debian/Ubuntu Linux Distributions – Installing the Web-basedManagement UtilityFor Debian/Ubuntu Linux

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management46Mac OS X Driver and Web-based RAID Management UtilityThe driver and software package for the RocketRAI

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management47Click “Continue” to proceed with installationMac OS X Driver and RAID Management InstallationThe drive

Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management48Click “Continue”Select the installation destination:Click “Restart” – after OS X reboots, the card wil

Customer SupportCustomer SupportIf you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter, or haveany questions about this or any othe

5CongratulationsYou have purchased one of the highest performing and SATA hardware RAIDcontrollers available. The RocketRAID 3500 series offers the pe

Customer Support50Contact UsHighPoint Corporate Headquarter USAAddress 1161 Cadillac Ct.Milpitas, CA, 95035Website: http://www.highpoint-tech.comPhone

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

Thank YouThank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 3530/3540 SATAII RAID Host adapter.We appreciate your support, and welcome any questions, comments or

Congratulations• BIOS booting support• BIOS PnP and BBS (BIOS boot specification)support• Write through and write back cache• Online array roaming• On

Congratulations7Operating System Support• Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 (32 and 64-bit versions)• Linux (Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise / CentO

Hardware – Description and InstallationHardware - Description and Installation1 – RocketRAID 3540/3530 Host Adapter layoutRocketRAID 35408RocketRAID 3

Hardware – Description and Installation9Port1-4 - These represent the RocketRAID 3530/3540’s Internal Mini-SAS ports. Eachport can support up to 4 SAT