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RocketRAID 231x
SATAII Host Adapter
User's Guide
Revision: 1.2
Date: April 2007
HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

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  • Page 1 RocketRAID 231x SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.2 Date: April 2007 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 2 HighPoint’s products and use at your own risk. In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss of profits, or for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint’s products or manuals.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4 - Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology ..........1-2 Chapter 2 RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation 1 - RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter layout ..............2-1 2 - LED Connections ....................2-4 3 - Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter ............. 2-6 4 - Verifying Installation ..................... 2-7...
  • Page 4 FreeBSD Driver Support 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 231x Controller ........6-1 2 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x Driver on an Existing System ......6-4 3 - Updating the Driver ....................6-7 4 - Uninstalling the Driver ..................6-7...
  • Page 5 Table of Contents 3 - Arrary Management......................7-3 4 - Device Management ..................... 7-8 5 - Configuring Spare Disks ..................7-10 6 - Managing Events and Tasks ................7-11 7 - Settings ....................... 7-13 Appendix Customer Support Customer Support ....................A-1...
  • Page 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Contents of this Chapter: About this guide Introducing the RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter Product Features Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introducing the RocketRAID 2310, 2312, 2314 and 2314MS Host Adapters The HighPoint RocketRAID 2310, 2312, 2314 and 2314MS host adapters are 4-channel PCI-Express x4 to SATA II RAID controllers. These RAID storage solutions are aimed at enterprise storage applications, NAS storage, workgroup and web servers, video streaming / video editing workstations, back up, and security systems.

  • Page 8: Understanding Raid Concepts And Terminology

    Windows/Win x64, Mac, Linux and FreeBSD support Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the functions of the RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter cards. Disk initialization Initializing a disk writes necessary RAID configuration information to that disk. Disks must be initialized before configuring them into RAID arrays.

  • Page 9: Background Initialization

    Introduction completed after installing the driver and management software. When creating an array using the HighPoint RAID Management Console software, you can specify an initialization option (Skip initialization, foreground and background). Foreground initialization Foreground initialization will zero-out all data on the array. The array is not accessible by the operating system until initialization is complete.
  • Page 10 Introduction Spare disk A spare disk is a single disk that can be used to automatically rebuild a redundant array in case of drive failure. Spare disks may also be members of a RAID array. Any available space on these disks may be used to rebuild other broken arrays. Legacy disk Disks attached to the host adapter that contain valid partition tables will be identified as “legacy”...

  • Page 11: Rocketraid 231X Hardware Description/Installation

    Chapter 2 RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 231x Hardware 1 - RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter Layout 2 - LED Connections 3 - Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter 4 - Verifying Installation...

  • Page 12: Rocketraid 231X Host Adapter Layout

    RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation 1 – RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter layout RocketRAID 2310 Port1- Port4 These represent the host adapter’s four SATAII channels J3, J4 These LED connectors can be used to configure Disk Failure (J3) and Disk Activity (J4) indicators for each individual disk attached to the RocketRAID 2310. These connections are ideal for server chassis that utilize removable drive bays.
  • Page 13 RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 2312 SATA1, SATA2 These represent the host adapter’s two internal SATAII channels SATA3, SATA4 These represent the host adapter’s two external SATAII (eSATA) channels J3, J4 These LED connectors can be used to configure Disk Failure (J3) and Disk Activity (J4) indicators for hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 2312’s internal SATA...
  • Page 14 RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 2314 SATA 1- SATA 4 These represent the RocketRAID 2314’s four external SATAII (eSATA) channels BEEP1 - Speaker Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure.

  • Page 15: Led Connections

    RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 2314MS MS Port This is the RR2314MS’s External Mini-SAS port. BEEP1 - Speaker Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure. 2 - LED Connections LED Connections –RR2310 The RocketRAID 2310 host adapter has two LED jumpers that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard disks attached to the card’s four SATAII channels.
  • Page 16 RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation The following diagram describes the connector pin definitions for both of these LED connectors. J3 provides LED support for Disk Failure, while J4 supports Disk Activity. Pins 1-4 represent each SATAII channel/port (Pin 1 = Port 1, Pin2 = Port 2, etc.).

  • Page 17: Installing The Rocketraid Host Adapter

    RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation 3- Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter. The RocketRAID 2310 and 2312 models include both standard and low-profile brackets. It may be necessary to attach the low-profile bracket in place of the stan- dard bracket, depending upon the chassis design.

  • Page 18: Verifying Installation

    RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the host adapter using the data cable. The RocketRAID 2310 model utilizes standard SATA cables – four are included in each retail box. This card can support up to four SATA or SATAII hard disk drives.

  • Page 19: Rocketraid 231X Bios Utility

    Chapter 3 RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility 1 - BIOS Command Overview 2 - Creating RAID Arrays 3 - Adding/Remove Spare Disks 4 - Updating the BIOS 5 - BIOS – Additional Settings...

  • Page 20: Bios Command Overview

    RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility RocketRAID BIOS Utility Access the RocketRAID host adapter’s BIOS utility using the “Control + H”. This command should be displayed automatically when the host adapter’s BIOS screen appears during the system’s boot up procedure. 1 - BIOS Command Overview The BIOS Utility provides a wide selection of RAID related commands.

  • Page 21: Creating Raid Arrays

    RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility Add/Remove Spare - this command is used to assign hard disks to function as spare disks. The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild broken or faulted RAID arrays. Section 3 discusses this command in detail.
  • Page 22 RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility Initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disk. ← → Use the arrow keys to select the Initialize command, and press ENTER. Warning: Initialization will destroy all pre- existing data on the selected hard disks.

  • Page 23: Adding/Remove Spare Disks

    RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility Note: Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives. The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another array, set as a spare disk, or partitioned to act as a single disk (by the operating system).
  • Page 24 RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility For Windows based operating systems: 1) Download the desired BIOS update from the Support section provided for the host adapter. Extract the download to the directory of your choice. 2) Insert the Driver and Software CD included with the retail box into the system’s CD-ROM or DVD drive.
  • Page 25 RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility 6) Select the appropriate model from the drop down menu labeled “Controller”, and press the “Open” button – this will allow you to browse to the extracted BIOS download (step 1). 7) Highlight the image file, and click the “Flash!” button. The utility will update the card, then verify the update.

  • Page 26: Bios - Additional Settings

    RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility 5) The utility will then ask if you want to flash the controller (upgrade the BIOS). Select Y for yes. 6) The utility will display a progress bar during the flash procedure, then will attempt verify the update.
  • Page 27 RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility A BIOS menu similar to the BIOS setup utility will be displayed. This sub-menu allows the administrator to enable/disable various controller functions. Several of the more common functions are described below: Stop on Error – disabling this option will prompt the card to automatically skip error messages during bootup (broken array warnings), if the adminis- trator does not input the “Control + H”...

  • Page 28: Rocketraid 231X Driver And Software Installation Microsoft Windows

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

  • Page 29: Driver And Software Cd

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Driver and Software CD The retail box includes a Driver and Software CD. This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes, and install the RAID Management software for a variety of operating systems.
  • Page 30 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Click on the “Please Select the Diskette you want to create” drop-down button, and select the appropriate OS from the list. Click on the “OK” button to create the driver diskette. To install the RAID software: Click on “Install RAID Management Software”.

  • Page 31: Windows Driver Installation(Win2000, Xp, Win2003)

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Windows Driver Installation (Win2000, XP, Win 2003) Before installing the RocketRAID host adapter’s device driver, make sure the RocketRAID host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system’s chassis/disk enclosure (refer to the Hardware Installation section).

  • Page 32: Windows Vista Driver Installation

    Select the RocketRAID 231x controller driver, and click “Next”. The driver is now installed - you can now continue on with the installation procedure. Installing the driver for an existing Windows Vista system Intall the RocketRAID 231x host adapter into the PC, then boot up Windows Vista.
  • Page 33 Specify the location of the driver and click “Next”. When asked: “Would you like to install this driver software?”, select “Install”. Reboot the system when prompted. The RocketRAID 231x will be available for use after Vista reboots. Installation Verification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: Click the Start button, then right-click My Computer icon.

  • Page 34: Installing The Raid Management Console/ Interface Overview

    The RAID Management Console requires that a user (or Administrator) log on. The software is incapable of working with RAID arrays or hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 231x until the user has logged on. Default Parameters: System Address: 127.0.0.1...

  • Page 35: Software Interface - Overview Of Commands/Functions

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Note: The password and user name fields are case sensitive. The first time the software is used, make sure to enter the information listed above. After successfully logging on, the software will ask you to alter the password (as a security precaution).

  • Page 36: Creating An Array

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation View Event view - Views the event log Icon view - view icon descriptions (legend) Operation This menu will list all available commands for the selected Function menu. These commands are also represented in icon/button form (below the function-menu/...
  • Page 37 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Select the desired RAID level from the drop-down list. Enter a name for the array using the keyboard (this is optional), and click the Next button. If you are creating a redundant array (RAID 1, 5, 10), select an initialization option.

  • Page 38: Deleting An Array

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Note: If you have specified an initialization option, the initialization process will start automatically. A progress bar will be displayed towards the bottom of the interface window, and will indicate % completion, and provide an estimate of the time needed to complete the initialization procedure.
  • Page 39 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation However, if there are no available spare disks, you can still rebuild the array by adding a new disk to it. To add a disk to a broken array: Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Array Management”...

  • Page 40: Oce/Orlm

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 7 - OCE/ORLM The RocketRAID host adapter supports both OCE (Online Capacity Expansion), and ORLM (Online RAID Level Migration). The RAID software provides support for these features through a single function, known as OCE/ORLM.

  • Page 41: Misc. Array/Device Options

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation During the OCE/ORLM procedure, the redundancy level of the array will be the lowest of the source and target arrays; e.g. if you ORLM a RAID0 array to a RAID1 array, the array will be non-redundant until the procedure is complete.
  • Page 42 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Select the “SMART” command from the “Operation” menu, or click on the button to display the S.M.A.R.T status/settings window. SAF-TE Management This feature allows the administrator to view and monitor a variety of SAF-TE related attributes, such as chassis temperature readings, disk failure, and the status of the chassis cooling apparatus (cooling fans).

  • Page 43: Managing Events

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 9 - Managing Events The HighPoint RAID Management Console will log all events that have occurred on any host adapter under it’s control. Viewing Logged Events To view logged events: 1. Highlight the “View” menu, and select the “Event View” option.
  • Page 44 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Click the “Add” button on the toolbar or select “Add” command from the “Operation” menu. Enter the necessary information in the Add recipient window. The recipient will be listed in the main window. You can use Modify or Delete button on the toolbar to modify or delete the recipient.
  • Page 45 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation The Task Schedule list displays all of the tasks assigned to the selected remote system. To view detailed information about a specific task, highlight and Double-click the task’s name. Add a Scheduled Task This command is used to add a Scheduled task for the selected remote system. To add a new scheduled task: Click the “New”...
  • Page 46 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Select the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild, then click “Next”. 1. Enter a name for the task. 2. Configure the frequency for the task. 3. Set the duration for the task.

  • Page 47: Configuring Remote Systems

    10 - Configuring Remote Systems Then HighPoint RAID Management Console manages a RAID controller through a connection to the HighPoint RAID Management Service, which runs on the system where the RAID host adapter is physically installed. This type of system is referred to as a “remote system”.
  • Page 48 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Modify a Connection This command modifies connection information for a remote system. To modify a connection: Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function. Highlight the system you want to modify. Click the Modify button on the toolbar or select the “Modify” command from the “Operation”...
  • Page 49 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Connect to a Remote System This command establishes a connection to a remote system for RAID management. To connect to a remote system: 1. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function.

  • Page 50: System Configuration

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation System Configuration This function is used to modify the service configuration on a remote system. To change the service configuration: 1. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function. 2. Highlight the remote system you want to modify.

  • Page 51: Configuring Users And Privileges

    RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 11 - Configuring Users and Privileges The RAID Management Console allows the Administrator to manage user accounts in its own database. You can setup multiple users and assign different privileges levels for the purpose of RAID management.
  • Page 52 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 3. Select the appropriate privileges for the user. 4. Click “Finish”. Delete a User This function deletes a user’s account on the connected remote system. To delete a user: 1. Select the target user ID from the User list displayed in the User Management window.
  • Page 53 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Set Privilege The Administrator uses this function set a user’s privileges for the selected remote system. To set privileges for a user: 1. Select the target user ID from the user list displayed in the User Management window.

  • Page 54: Linux Driver Support

    Chapter 5 Linux Driver Support Contents of this Chapter: Fedora Core 6 Linux installation Overview Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview...

  • Page 55: Fedora Core 6 Linux Installation Overview

    This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID host adapter on a Fedora Core 6 Linux system. 2 - Installing Fedora Core 6 on the RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver, the precompiled drivers cannot be used.
  • Page 56 “OK”. 4) The system will now load the RocketRAID driver automatically. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x driver for an Exist- ing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the RocketRAID host adapter BIOS loads/posts after the SCSI adapter’s BIOS.
  • Page 57 Linux Driver Support To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk / dev/sda” command. Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1” command to setup a file system on this partition. Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array. Then mount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access it.
  • Page 58 (rr2310_00.o or rr2310_00.ko). 5 - Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 231x driver Note: The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID host adapter.

  • Page 59: Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview

    RocketRAID host adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 3 Linux system. 2 - Installing Red Hat Enterprise 4 (AS, ES, WS) Linux on the RocketRAID 231x controller To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to...
  • Page 60 “BOOT” or “HDD0”will identified as /dev/sda, “HDD1” as /dev/sdb, “HDD2” as /dev/sdc, etc. When creating mount points, /boot must be mounted on /dev/sda. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x driver for an Exist- ing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the RocketRAID host adapter BIOS loads/posts after the SCSI adapter’s BIOS.
  • Page 61 Linux Driver Support Step 2 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Example: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks. This array will be registered to the system as device “/dev/sda”. To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk / dev/sda”...
  • Page 62 Linux Driver Support For example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 to location / mnt/raid after startup: /dev/sda1 /mnt/raid ext2 defaults 0 0 4 - Updating the Driver If you are not booting from disks attached to RocketRAID host adapter, you can update the driver just by reinstalling it following the procedure outlined in the previous section, “Installing the RocketRAID driver for an Existing System”.
  • Page 63 Linux Driver Support 5 - Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 231x driver Note: The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID host adapter. To uninstall the driver, remove the lines added to /etc/fstab, and remove the files...

  • Page 64: Suse Linux Enterprise Server (Sles) Installation Overview

    This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID host adapter on a SuSE (SLES) Linux system. 2 - Installing SLES Linux on the RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver, the precompiled drivers cannot be used.

  • Page 65: Installing The Rocketraid 231X Driver On An Existing System

    “HDD2” as /dev/sdc, etc. When creating mount points, /boot must be mounted on / dev/sda. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x Driver on an Exist- ing System If you are currently running SLES and would like to access drives or arrays attached...
  • Page 66 Linux Driver Support title Linux kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinux root=/dev/hda1 acpi=off initrd (hd0,1)/initrd Reboot the system to allow the new kernel parameters to take effect. Step 2 Install the Driver Module Extract the module file from the file /linux/suse /[arch]-[version]/install/update.tar.gz (from the driver disk), using the following commands (SLES 9 is used as an example): # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy # cd / # tar xfz /mnt/floppy/linux/suse/i386-sles9/install/update.tar.gz...
  • Page 67 Linux Driver Support 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: xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point. Step 4 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in “insmod rr2310_00.o”...

  • Page 68: Updating The Driver

    If you are using the lilo boot loader, run lilo again (# lilo). 5 - Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 231x driver Note: The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID host adapter.
  • Page 69 Chapter 6 FreeBSD Driver Support Contents of this Chapter: 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 231x Controller 2 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x Driver on an Existing System 3 - Updating the Driver 4 - Uninstalling the Driver...
  • Page 70 FreeBSD Driver Support 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 231x Con- troller If you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the RocketRAID host adapter, please follow the steps below. Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette When installing FreeBSD to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID host adapter, you must prepare a driver diskette before starting the installation procedure.
  • Page 71 FreeBSD Driver Support BIOS driver C: is disk2 BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memory FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8 (mailto:jkh@narf.osd.bsdi.com, Sat Apr 21 08:46:19 GMT 2001) Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds… <-press SPACE key A prompted label “ok”...
  • Page 72 FreeBSD Driver Support for FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2310_00-4.10.ko for FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2310_00-4.11.ko for FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.0.ko for FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.2.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.3.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.4.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.3-amd64.ko...
  • Page 73 Then, press Alt-F1 to return to the setup screen, and choose [X Exit Install] to finish setup. 2 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x Driver on an Exist- ing System If you are currently running FreeBSD and would like to access drives or arrays...
  • Page 74 FreeBSD Driver Support For FreeBSD 5.x: # mount –o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt # cp /mnt/rr2310_00-xxx.ko /boot/kernel/rr2310_00.ko # umount /mnt Alternately, it is possible extract the files from the .img files directly, without using a floppy diskette: For FreeBSD 4.x: # vnconfig vn0c freebsd_xxx.img # mount /dev/vn0c /mnt # cp /mnt/rr2310_00-xxx.ko /modules/rr2310_00.ko # vnconfig –du vn0c myfilesystem mount=/mnt...
  • Page 75 FreeBSD Driver Support BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Console: internal video/keyboard BIOS driver A: is disk0 BIOS driver C: is disk2 BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memory FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8 (mailto:jkh@narf.osd.bsdi.com, Sat Apr 21 08:46:19 GMT 2001) Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf /kernel text=0x24f1db data=0x3007ec+0x2062c - <- For FreeBSD 5.1 and later: select “6”...
  • Page 76 Linux Driver Support This command will instruct the loader to load the RocketRAID module together with the kernel. After using this command, reboot the system. The RocketRAID module should now automatically load each time the operating system starts up. Note: When using FreeBSD 4.x, type in the following command to configure the system: # mknod /dev/rr2310_00 c 200 0 Then, check to make sure the node “/dev/rr2310_00¡±...
  • Page 77 Chapter 7 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Contents of this Chapter: 1 - Installing the driver and RAID utility 2 - Preparing Hard disks 3 - Array Management 4 - Device Management 5 - Configuring Spare Disks 6 - Managing Events and Tasks 7 - Settings...

  • Page 78: Mac Osx Driver And Raid Management Software

    Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 1 Installing the driver and RAID utility Installing the package 1) Double click the package labeled “rr2310_00-MacOSX-universal-vxxx.dmg” to start the installation process (“xxx” refers to the revision of the driver). This will open the driver and software packag. 2) Double click the “rr2310_00-MacOSX-universal-vxxx.dmg”...
  • Page 79 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 6) You will then be notified that a reboot is needed to install the software. Click “Continue Installation”. 7) The driver will then be installed into the system. Click “Restart” to restart the system.

  • Page 80: Preparing Hard Disks

    Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Uninstalling To uninstall the driver and management software, double click the “rr2310_00- MacOSX-universal-vxxx-” file. 1) Locate and double click the “uninstall.command” file. 2) This will initiate the uninstall script, and will open a Terminal window. Enter the administrator password when prompted, to delete the installed files 2 Preparing Hard disks Disks must be initialized before they can be configured into RAID arrays.
  • Page 81 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 3) Choose the array type you want to create from the drop-down list. 4) Enter a name for the array (this is optional) 5) If you are creating a redundant RAID array (RAID1, 5, 10), select an initialization option for the array.
  • Page 82 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 7) Select disks from the Available Disks list. 8) Enter a capacity for the array, or use the default value (the maximum capacity for the array). 9) Click Create. If you have specified an initialization option, the initialization process will start automatically.
  • Page 83 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 4) If the disk is successfully added to the array, rebuild process will start automatically. Note: If the system utilizes hot-swap capable enclosures, you can add new physical disks to the RocketRAID card in order to rebuild or modify an existing array, using the “Rescan”...
  • Page 84 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software To expand/migrate an array: 1) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu. 2) Click the Maintenance button. 3) Select the target array type. 4) Click the OCE/ORLM button. 5) The OCE/ORLM page will appear. The interface is similar to the array creation wizard.

  • Page 85: Device Management

    Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 4 Device Management Select the “Manage - Device” function to access the device management page. Change Device Settings Depending upon the capabilities RAID controller and hard disks drives in use, several configurable device settings may be available: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and NCQ.
  • Page 86 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software To view the S.M.A.R.T status of a hard disk: 1) Select “Manage - Device” from the menu. 2) Click the “SMART” link to display the S.M.A.R.T information page. Note: S.M.A.R.T attribute data is drive-specific. The software includes a list of definitions for popular drive models/manufacturers.

  • Page 87: Configuring Spare Disks

    Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software To rescan the devices: 1) Select menu “Manage - Device”. 2) Click “Rescan Devices” button. Note: When you are hot-plugging an entire array, run rescan only after all array members (hard disks) have been physically plugged or unplugged from the system. You can rescan all the devices at once using the Rescan function on the Array Management page.

  • Page 88: Managing Events And Tasks

    Click the Clear button to clear the event log. Managing Tasks With HighPoint RAID Management Software, you can setup background rebuild and verify tasks to help maintain the integrity of your drives and data. The tasks can be scheduled periodically.
  • Page 89 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Scheduling a Task To add a task schedule: 1) Select the array that you want to verify or rebuild. 2) Enter a name for the task. 3) Configure the frequency for the task. 4) Check the Submit button.

  • Page 90: Settings

    This setting enables and disables the RocketRAID host adapter’s alarm. Listening Port Change Listening Port This is the TCP port number utilized by the HighPoint RAID Management Service in order to communicate with the management console and web browser software. 7-13...
  • Page 91 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software When you connect to the service, the port value you enter must be in accordance with the system port value on the service. The default value is 7402. Enter a new port number and click the “Change Port” button to change the listening port.

  • Page 92: Appendix

    Appendix Customer Support...

  • Page 93: Customer Support

    Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department: Make sure the latest BIOS, driver and RAID Software have been installed for the RocketRAID host adapter.

  • Page 94: European Union Compliance Statement

    FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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