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RocketRAID 230xSATAII Host AdapterUser’s GuideRevision: 1.1Date: January 2007HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

Chapter 2RocketRAID 230xHardware Description/InstallationContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 230x Hardware1 - RocketRAID 230x Host Adapter Layout2 - L

1 – RocketRAID 230x Host Adapter layoutRocketRAID 2300Port1- Port4These represent the host adapter’s four SATAII channelsJ3, J4These LED connectors ca

RocketRAID 230x Hardware Description/InstallationJP5SAF-TE support: this support is dependent upon the system chassis. Not all chassismodels support

RocketRAID 230x Hardware Description/InstallationRocketRAID 2304SATA 1- SATAThese represent the RocketRAID 2300’s four external SATAII (eSATA) channel

RocketRAID 230x Hardware Description/Installation 1: D1 2: D2 3: D3 4: D4 5: +3.3VIn the first group, 1,2,3,4 represent

RocketRAID 230x Hardware Description/InstallationLED Connections –RR2300The RocketRAID 2300 host adapter has two LED jumpers that are used to indicate

RocketRAID 230x Hardware Description/InstallationLED Connections – RR2304The RocketRAID 2304 does not provide LED connectors. It was designed for use

RocketRAID 230x Hardware Description/Installation1. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-Express slot (x1, x4, x8 orx16).2. Remove the PCI

Note: Many server-level chassis include hard-disk hot-swap bays. For thesesystem chassis, cables are attached to the chassis backplane, rather thandi

Chapter 3RocketRAID 230x BIOS UtilityContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 230x BIOS Utility1 - BIOS Command Overview2 - Creating RAID Arrays3 - Adding/

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RocketRAID 230x BIOS UtilityRocketRAID BIOS UtilityAccess the RocketRAID host adapter’s BIOS utility using the “Control + H”.This command should be di

RocketRAID 230x BIOS UtilityWarning: This command may result in permanent data loss - it should only be usedif data stored on the target array is no

RocketRAID 230x BIOS UtilityNote: Arrays cannot be created between disks that have not been initialized.The following section discusses this command

RocketRAID 230x BIOS Utilityname the array. The array can be named at a later time, and the name of thearray can be changed at any time.4. On the Cre

RocketRAID 230x BIOS UtilityTo remove the Spare Disk setting from a hard disk, highlight the spare disk, and pressENTER.Generally, single disks are de

RocketRAID 230x BIOS Utility4) Select the “Browse the CD” option, and access the directory provided forthe RR230x host adapter.5) Open the “BIOS” dire

RocketRAID 230x BIOS Utility6) Select the appropriate model from the drop down menu labeled “Controller”,and press the “Open” button – this will allow

RocketRAID 230x BIOS Utility4) The utility will scan for the controller, and ask if you want to backup theBIOS (save a copy of the current BIOS to a

Use the drop down menus to enable or disable controller functions.Using the DOS mode utility (load.exe):Load xxx.xxx –cNote: “xxx.xxx” refers to the B

Chapter 4RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software In-stallation Microsoft Windows (2000, XP,2003 Server, x64 versions of XP/2003,Vista)Contents of this Cha

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

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationDriver and Software CDThe retail box includes a Driver and Software CD.This CD can be used to generate

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation5. Click on the “Please Select the Diskette you want to create” drop-down button,and select the approp

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation6. Click on the “OK” button to create the driver diskette.To install the RAID software:1. Click on “In

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationWindows Driver InstallationBefore installing the RocketRAID host adapter’s device driver, make sure th

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation3. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry. If the RocketRAID deviceentry is not displayed

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation The software is incapable of working with RAID arrays or hard disks attached to theRocketRAID 2304 un

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationOverview of Function-menus (tabs)FileRemote Control - view information about remote systemsSystem Conf

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation3 - Creating an ArrayTo create an array:1. Highlight the “Management” menu, then select the “Array Man

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationWrite-back - when the write-back setting is selected, all write requests sent tothe array are cached.

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation4 - Deleting an ArrayTo delete an array:1. Highlight the “Management” menu, then select the “Array Man

Driver and Software CD ...4 - 1Windows Driver Installation ...

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Array Management”function.2. Highlight the broken

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation7 – OCE/ORLMThe RocketRAID host adapter supports both OCE (Online Capacity Expansion), andORLM (Online

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation2. You cannot change an array to another type of array with a smaller capacity.In some cases, a disk m

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationTo view the S.M.A.R.T status of a hard disk:1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “ Devic

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation9 - Managing EventsThe HighPoint RAID Management Console will log all events that have occurred onany

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationNote: The software does not support SMTP servers that require user authentication.To add a Recipient

Linux Driver SupportTo setup and schedule tasks highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “TaskManagement” function to open Task Management wind

Linux Driver SupportSelect the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild, then click“Next”.4-18

RocketRAID 230x 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 230x Driver and Software InstallationAdd a ConnectionThis command is used to add new connection to a remote system. To Add aConnection:1.

Chapter 1IntroductionContents of this Chapter:About this guideIntroducing the RocketRAID 230x Host AdapterProduct FeaturesUnderstanding RAID Concepts

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation4. Enter new connection information in the popup window, and click OK to applythe changes.Note: The Sy

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation1. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function.2. Highlight the remote system y

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationTo change the service configuration:1. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” funct

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software InstallationHighlight the “File” menu and select the “User Management” function to configureUser related options f

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation3. Select the appropriate privileges for the user.4. Click “Finish”.Delete a UserThis function deletes

RocketRAID 230x 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 Support2) At the “Welcome to Fedora Linux” installation screen, a prompt labeled“boot:” will appear at the bottom of the screen. Type in

Linux Driver Support This array will be registered to the system as device “/dev/sda”.To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/s

IntroductionAbout this GuideThe RocketRAID 230x SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides informationabout the functions and capabilities of these h

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

Linux Driver Support When prompted “Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue”, insert thedriver diskette into the system’s floppy drive, an

Linux Driver SupportDriver modules for all supported kernel versions will be extracted. The driver modulefor the active kernel is located under the di

Linux Driver SupportThen, instruct the system to load the module when booting. Use the followingcommands:#echo “modprobe rr2310_00” > /etc/init.d/

Linux Driver SupportExample:# gzip -dc /boot/initrd-xxx.img > /tmp/initrd.ext2# mkdir /mnt/initrd# mount -o loop /tmp/initrd.ext2 /mnt/initrd# cp /

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

Linux Driver Support2. After the CD boots, select the “Installation” option and press F6 to load thedriver.3. Insert the Driver Diskette when it displ

Linux Driver SupportStep 1 Update GrubIf you are running an SLES SMP System, you must first update the /boot/grub/menu.lst.Example:default=0timeout=8t

Linux Driver SupportStep 3 Mounting and Partitioning the DeviceNote: Many versions of SuSE include YAST. YAST is a graphical configurationutility tha

Introduction LED support - disk activity and disk failure status (RR2300, 2302models) Quick and Background initialization for quick RAID 5 configura

2. Run the “depmod” command to update the module configuration:# depmod3. Next, run the “mkinitrd” command to update the initrd file:# mkinitrd4. If y

Chapter 6FreeBSD Driver SupportContents of this Chapter:1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 230x Controller2 - Installing the RocketRAID 230x Dri

FreeBSD Driver Support1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 230x Con-trollerIf you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the Rocket

FreeBSD Driver SupportBIOS driver B: is disk1BIOS driver C: is disk2BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memoryFreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8(mai

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 Support# cp /mnt/rr2310_00-xxx.ko /modules/rr2310_00.ko# umount /mntFor FreeBSD 5.x:# mount –o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt# cp /mnt/rr2310_00-xxx.

FreeBSD Driver Support>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOTDefault: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loaderboot:BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01Console: internal video/keyboar

# echo ’rr2310_00_load=”YES”’ >> /boot/defaults/loader.confThis command will instruct the loader to load the RocketRAID module together withthe

AppendixCustomer Support

IntroductionArray initializationA redundant array (RAID5, RAID1, RAID10) needs to be initialized to ensure fullperformance and reliability. Non-redun

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

IntroductionOnline RAID Level MigrationThis term describes the ability to change one type of array (RAID level), into adifferent type of array (changi