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  • Page 1 Server RSV-S5 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ... 29 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT... 29 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT... 35 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 (32/64-BIT) ... 41 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER... 41 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ... 43 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ...
  • Page 3 Server RSV-S5 User Manual 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW ... 68 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS ... 69 4.3.1 CONFIGURATION ... 70 4.3.2 EXIT ... 72 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE ... 72 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE... 73 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER ... 74 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN ... 74 4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU ...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    The RSV-S5 software driver includes support for monitoring to predict suspect drives. RSV-S5 provides our highest commitment to data security through the use of RAID architecture to back up and protect data. RAID levels 1, 10, and 5 provide data security. RSV-S5 supports sophisticated sparing support so that hardware failure risk can be minimized by automatically regenerating the failed disk’s data...

  • Page 5: Ease Of Use

    RSV-S5 1.3 EASE OF USE The RSV-S5 utility offers an easy to use utility for creating and managing your storage. It also supports the latest SATA enhancements including SATA-II Port Multiplier support, and up to 3Gbit/sec transfer rates on controllers that support that speed. Creating and deleting volumes is also possible without requiring a restart of the operating system and rebuilds never require the data to be taken off-line.

  • Page 6: An Introduction To Raid

    Server RSV-S5 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.1 RAID VOLUMES RAID technology allows one or more disks to be combined into a logical volume which provides greater performance and/or protection than standard disk drives. These volumes, also known as RAID Groups, appear like regular disk drives to the operating system and can be partitioned, formatted and used just like any other normal disk.

  • Page 7: Raid Levels

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual Figure 1: Dividing Disks into Members 2.3 RAID LEVELS 2.3.1 DISK STRIPING (RAID 0) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. While Striping is discussed as a RAID Group type, it is does not provide any fault tolerance. With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology, multiple I/O operations can be performed in parallel, enhancing data throughput.

  • Page 8: Parity Raid (Raid 5)

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual requires four drives. The drives are assigned as two sets of striped pairs. The data is written to RAID Group A, which is mirrored (RAID 1) and provides data redundancy. Alternating blocks of data are then striped across another RAID 1 mirrored set, shown as Set B in the figure above. This provides improved speed.

  • Page 9: Single Drive / Segment

    Connect the other end to the eSATA connecter on RSV-S5. If hard disk drives are not installed in RSV-S5, mount the HDD into the tray and twist the drive screw properly fix, than insert the drive tray most of the way into bay 1 to 5 in order (from the bottom to top);...

  • Page 10: Installing On Windows 2000

    Attach one end of the AC power cord to RSV-S5 and the other end to the proper AC receptacle. Turn on RSV-S5, than turn on the host computer.
  • Page 11 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select Specify a location, than click Next>. Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK. Click Next> to install the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller driver.
  • Page 12 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Yes to pass the Microsoft digital signature and continue the installation. When the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller installation has completed, click Finish, and begin to the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver installation.
  • Page 13 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next>. Select Specify a location, than click Next>. Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK.
  • Page 14 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver. When the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device installation has completed, click Finish.

  • Page 15: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file.
  • Page 16 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop. Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation.
  • Page 17 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit. Select I agree the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>.

  • Page 18: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S5 When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility.
  • Page 19 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next>.
  • Page 20 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next>. When the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition… from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 21 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next>. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>.
  • Page 22 Server RSV-S5 Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a Quick Format, setup the File system to use, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>.
  • Page 23 Server RSV-S5 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂and the name and drive letter will be updated.

  • Page 24: Installing On Windows Xp (32/64-Bit)

    Server RSV-S5 3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT) 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup. Insert the Setup and Installation Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive. When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select No, not this time, than click Next>.
  • Page 25 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select Search for the best driver in there location, Include this location in the search, and click Browse to select the driver path, than click Next>. When the installation has completed, click Finish.

  • Page 26: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S5 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the utility file.
  • Page 27 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next>. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
  • Page 28 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation. When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit.
  • Page 29 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.

  • Page 30: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S5 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.
  • Page 31 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next>. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next>.
  • Page 32 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk.
  • Page 33 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next>. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>.
  • Page 34 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.
  • Page 35 Server RSV-S5 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated.

  • Page 36: Allocating Partitions On Windows Xp 64-Bit

    Server RSV-S5 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 37 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next>. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next>.
  • Page 38 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 39 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition to create, than click Next>.
  • Page 40 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File...
  • Page 41 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes.

  • Page 42: Installing On Windows Server 2003 (32/64-Bit)

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop.
  • Page 43 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), than click Next>. Select Search for the best driver in there location, Include this location in the search, and click Browse to select the driver path, than click Next>.

  • Page 44: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S5 When the installation has completed, click Finish. 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder.
  • Page 45 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next>. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
  • Page 46 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation. When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit.
  • Page 47 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.

  • Page 48: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S5 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.
  • Page 49 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next>. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next>.
  • Page 50 User Manual When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 51 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition to create, than click Next>.
  • Page 52 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File...
  • Page 53 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes.

  • Page 54: Installing On Windows Vista (32/64-Bit)

    Server RSV-S5 Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use.
  • Page 55 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next. When the installation has completed, click Close.

  • Page 56: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S5 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the utility file.
  • Page 57 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next>. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
  • Page 58 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation. When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit.
  • Page 59 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.

  • Page 60: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S5 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.
  • Page 61 Server RSV-S5 User Manual When Initialize Disk Wizard appears, select Disk 1 and GPT (GUID Partition Table), than click OK. Windows Vista system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Single Volume… from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 62 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Next> to create the partition. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>.
  • Page 63 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.
  • Page 64 Server RSV-S5 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated.

  • Page 65: Sataraid5 Array Manager

    Server RSV-S5 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 4.1 OVERVIEW The SATARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The Manager initially shows two windows as seen below. The RAID Groups window identifies SATA host adapters and configured RAID groups. For systems with more than one Silicon Image Host Bus Adapter installed, you can switch between cards by selecting the desired card in the RAID Groups Window.

  • Page 66: Creating Raid Groups

    Server RSV-S5 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS To begin creating a new RAID Group, select “Create RAID Group” from the RAID Group menu or right click on a controller in the RAID Groups window and select “Create RAID Group” from the pop-up menu. This will cause the Create RAID Group dialog to appear.

  • Page 67: Striped Raid Groups

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 2 or more disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

  • Page 68: Mirrored Striped Raid Groups

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS Mirrored Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 4 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

  • Page 69: Raid Groups Overview

    Server RSV-S5 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW RAID Groups allow Enter values in all fields and click Create to create the RAID Group. FIELD DEFINITION RAID Group Label Enter an identifiable name for the RAID group. This value can be any string (up to 8 characters including blank spaces) to help users identify this volume.

  • Page 70: Additional Menu Commands

    Server RSV-S5 Once all parameters have been selected, select “Create” to create the RAID Group. When finished, press Cancel to exit the Create RAID Group Dialog. 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS The Main menu commands are shown below File Device Configuration…...

  • Page 71: Configuration

    Server RSV-S5 4.3.1 CONFIGURATION SATARAID5 configuration options include customization of the settings for Log File, Popup, and Advanced Options. This command displays a dialog box to let user set different configurations for SATARAID5 with the following three tabs: Log File Tab The Log File tab allows you to define the location and name of the log file.
  • Page 72 Server RSV-S5 User Manual - Error Level - The following events will trigger a popup window: Errors - Disable All - No events will trigger a popup window. Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver. By default, all these...

  • Page 73: Exit

    Server RSV-S5 The Advanced Options tab allows you to enable the following advanced features. FEATURE EXPLANATION Legacy When this feature is selected, Legacy Support menu will be available in the (Bootable) menu bar. Enables the Legacy Support menu to support RAID functions for Support legacy RAID groups (available on Windows platforms only).

  • Page 74: Delete Spare

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) one or more spare drives to delete.

  • Page 75: Delete Member

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) RAID group members to delete. Because RAID 0 is not fault tolerant, RAID 0 members are not shown in the list. Note: Deleting members will demote the RAID group to a non-fault-tolerant RAID group.

  • Page 76: Device Summary

    Server RSV-S5 4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY This command displays the Segment Summary window to show all physical devices’ segments. The Segment Summary window has its own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Exit Sorting…...

  • Page 77: Create Raid Group

    Server RSV-S5 User Manual 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user verify a raid type than display Create RAID Group dialog box. 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non-fault...

  • Page 78: Delete Raid Group

    Server RSV-S5 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user choose RAID groups to delete. 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE This menu option is not available in this product. 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY This command displays a dialog box to show all RAID groups’ group ID, configuration, and status.

  • Page 79: Task Manager

    Server RSV-S5 Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the RAID Group Summary window. 4.3.14 TASK MANAGER This command displays the Task Manager window. The Task Manager window lists all RAID and disk management tasks that have been started and/or done.
  • Page 80 Server RSV-S5 User Manual Exit This command closes the Task Summary window. Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort task items in the task list. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the task list.

  • Page 81: Event Log

    Server RSV-S5 Delete This command displays a dialog box to let user delete the selected task items from the task list in Task Summary window. The following dialog box will pop up to get confirmation from the user. 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command displays the Event Log window.

  • Page 82: Resources

    Server RSV-S5 Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the event log. 4.3.16 RESOURCES This command displays the Resource Information window. This feature is for debugging purpose only. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below...

  • Page 83: About

    This command displays a dialog box with more information about the SATARAID5 program, including the revision level. Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product. Please register your product at : www.rosewill.com for complete warranty information and future support for your product. User Manual...

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