Table Of Contents - HighPoint RocketRAID 4520 User Manual

Table of Contents

Product Specifications ......................................................................................................... 5
RocketRAID 4520/4522 Overview ................................................................................... 6
What's in the Box................................................................................................................... 7
Getting Started ....................................................................................................................... 7
Step 1: Setting Up the Hardware ...........................................................................................7
Step 2: Install/Update Drivers ...............................................................................................9
Step 3A: Install HighPoint RAID Management (WebGUI) .............................................. 15
Step 3B: Installing HighPoint Command Line Interface (CLI) (Windows / Linux /
FreeBSD) ................................................................................................................................... 19
Step 4A: Create RAID Arrays using WebGUI ................................................................... 20
Step 4B: Create RAID Array using RocketRAID BIOS (PC only) ................................... 23
Step 4C: Create RAID Arrays using CLI (Windows / Linux / FreeBSD) ...................... 29
Step 5: Initialize and format the RAID Array .................................................................. 30
Manage your RAID array ................................................................................................... 36
RAID Spare Pool ..................................................................................................................... 36
Email Notifications ................................................................................................................ 37
WebGUIRemote Login ........................................................................................................... 38
Storage Health Inspection (SHI) .......................................................................................... 40
Utilizing the Health Inspector Scheduler ......................................................................... 41
RAID Expansion (OCE/ORLM) .......................................................................................... 42
Updating RocketRAID HBA BIOS/Firmware ................................................................. 43
Updating BIOS/Firmware using WebGUI .......................................................................... 44
Updating BIOS/Firmware using a bootable USB ............................................................. 44
Troubleshooting - Hardware ............................................................................................ 45
PC hangs during Boot Up ..................................................................................................... 45
Troubleshooting - Software .............................................................................................. 46
WebGUI - Connection cannot be established .................................................................. 46
Troubleshooting - RAID .................................................................................................... 47
Critical Arrays ........................................................................................................................ 47
Disabled Arrays ...................................................................................................................... 48
Setting up a Bootable RAID ............................................................................................... 49
Battery Backup Unit (BBU, sold separately) .................................................................. 50
Online Array Roaming ....................................................................................................... 51
Port Multiplier (PM) Compatibility .................................................................................. 52
Appendix A: NavigatingRocketRAID 4522 BIOS Utility (PC only) ........................... 53
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