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HighPoint RocketRAID 2711 Installation Manual

HighPoint RocketRAID 2711 Installation Manual

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High   D ensity   R ocketRAID   2 711   +   E J6172   D evice   B oard  
Data   R AID   I nstallation   G uide  
 
Introduction   –   T he   H ighPoint   H igh   D ensity   S torage   S olutions   h ammer   d own   h igh   d ensity   s torage  
cost   o ver   a   s ingle   m ini-­‐SAS   p ort.   B enefits   o f   t he   h igh   d ensity   s torage   s olution   i nclude   2 400MB/s   o f  
connectivity   s peed,   R AID   6   d ual   p rotection   r eady   a nd   a   c omprehensive   S torage   M anagement   S uite.  
The   R ocketRAID   2 711   +   R ocket   E J6172   a re   u sed   i n   t his   i nstallation   g uide   t o   i llustrate   t he   b enefits  
 
available   i n   t he   H ighPoint   H igh   D ensity   S torage   S olution.  
Overview:   T his   i nstallation   g uide   w ill   p rovide   s tep-­‐by-­‐step   i nstruction   o n   h ow   t o   c onfigure   t he  
RocketRAID   2 711   +   E J6172   t o   s upport   a   D ata   R AIS.   T his   g uide   a lso   p rovides   t roubleshooting   t ips  
when   p roblems   o ccur.    
 
 
 
Overview:   T his   i nstallation   g uide   w ill   p rovide   s tep   b y   s tep   i nstruction   o n   h ow   t o   c onfigure   t he  
RocketRAID   2 711   +   E J6172   t o   s upport   D ata   R AID.   T his   g uide   a lso   p rovides   t roubleshooting   t ips  
when   p roblems   o ccur.    
 
Part   1   –   W hat   i s   a   D ata   R AID   C onfiguration?    
Part   2   –   P re-­‐requisite   f or   D ata   R AID   C onfiguration.    
Part   3   –   H ardware   I nstallation   a nd   V erification    
Part   4   –   S oftware   P ackage   I nstallation   a nd   V erification   G uide  
   
Part   5   -­‐   R eady   f or   t he   E xperience
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for HighPoint RocketRAID 2711

  • Page 1 High   D ensity   R ocketRAID   2 711   +   E J6172   D evice   B oard   Data   R AID   I nstallation   G uide     Introduction   –   T he   H ighPoint   H igh   D ensity   S torage   S olutions   h ammer   d own   h igh   d ensity   s torage   cost  ...
  • Page 2   Part   1   –   W hat   i s   a   D ata   R AID?   A   D ata   R AID   i s   s etting   u p   a   R AID   a rray   ( 0,   1 ,   5 ,   6 ,   1 0   o r   J BOD)   o n   t he   R ocketRAID   2 711   s eries   controller.  ...
  • Page 3 Capacity:   A ll   b ut   t wo   d rive   w orth   o f   c apacity   i s   u sable.   M inimum   f our   d rives   a re   n eeded   t o   c reate   a   RAID  ...
  • Page 4: System Requirements

      Part   2   –   P re-­‐requisite   f or   D ata   R AID   C onfiguration     Overview   –   T he   R ocketRAID   2 711   s eries   c ontroller   s upport   D ata   R AID   c onfigurations   i nclude   R AID   0,  ...
  • Page 5   Part   3   -­‐   H ardware   I nstallation   a nd   V erification     RocketRAID   2 711   I nstallation     Make   s ure   c omputer   i s   t urned   o ff   a nd   u nplugged   f rom   i ts   p ower   s ource     •...
  • Page 6   Dimensions   a nd   C hassis   M ounting   R equirements   E J6172   m ounting   b racket                 The   R ocket   E J6172   c an   b e   i nstalled   i nto   f ree   P CI-­‐E   s lots,   a nd   m ounted   i nto   a   c hassis   l ike   a   s tandard,   full-­‐height  ...
  • Page 7   RocketRAID   2 711   +   E J6172   V erification     Once   t he   h ost   a dapter   a nd   h ard   d rives   h ave   b een   i nstalled   i nto   t he   c hassis,   b oot-­‐up   t he   s ystem   t o   verify  ...
  • Page 8   Select   “ Install   f rom   a   l ist   o r   s pecific   l ocation   ( Advanced)”,   a nd   c lick   N ext   t o   c ontinue.    ...
  • Page 9     Browse   t o   t he   l ocation   o f   t he   d river   a nd   c lick   N ext.         Windows   w ill   d isplay   a   w arning   m essage   t hat   s tates   t he   d river   h as   “ not   b een   signed”.  ...
  • Page 10     Once   t he   W indows   d river   i nstall   i s   c omplete   p roceed   t o   i nstall   t he   R AID   M anagement   W eb   G UI.     Download  ...
  • Page 11   Storage   O verview     • Total   A vailable   C apacity     Total   C onfigured   C apacity     • Total   F ree   C apacity   •   Easily  ...
  • Page 12   HBA   A ttributes   HBA   M odel   • BIOS   V ersion         • PCI   B us   I nformation     • • BIOS   U pdate   i n   O S      ...
  • Page 13     HDD   A ttributes   • Port   a nd   L ocation     Model   a nd   S /N#       • Firmware   • Cache   S ettings   ( ReadAhead   a nd   W rite)   •...
  • Page 14     RAID   S upport   RAID   0 ,   1 ,   5 ,   6 ,   1 0,   5 0   a nd   J BOD     • • Write   B ack   /   W rite   T hrough   O ptions       Quick,  ...
  • Page 15     Spare   P ool     Global   H DD   s pare   p ool   f or   a uto   r ebuilding   R AID   a rray   w ithout   u ser   i ntervention.       •...
  • Page 16       Monitor   E nvironmental   C onditions   • Fan   s peed   m onitoring   a nd   s tatus   Internal   B oard   a nd   c hipset   t emperature   m onitoring   •...
  • Page 17     Storage   M aintenance     • Auto   R ebuild   w hen   n ew   d isk   i s   i nserted,   n o   a ction   n eeded   f rom   u ser     Continue  ...
  • Page 18     SMTP   ( Email   N otification)     Alter   u ser   w ith   e mail   a ny   s torage   a ctivity   ( Information,   W arning   a nd   E rror)     •...
  • Page 19     Event   V iewer       Trace   a ll   s torage   e vents   f rom   t he   e vent   l ogs   f or   t roubleshooting   p urpose       •...