Rosewill RSV-S4-6G User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Rosewill Manuals
  4. PCI Card
  5. RSV-S4-6G
  6. User manual

Rosewill RSV-S4-6G User Manual

4 bay esata raid 0/1/10/5/jbod sub system w/ 6g pcie card
Hide thumbs Also See for RSV-S4-6G:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
4 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD SUB SYSTEM
w/ 6G PCIe Card
RSV-S4-6G
User Manual

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the RSV-S4-6G and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Rosewill RSV-S4-6G

Summary of Contents for Rosewill RSV-S4-6G

  • Page 1 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD SUB SYSTEM w/ 6G PCIe Card RSV-S4-6G User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ............24 INDOWS ISTA INDOWS NSTALLATION BSD D ........... 28 INUX AND EVICE RIVER INSTALLATION ROSEWILL RAID MANAGEMENT UTILITIES (HRM) – WEB GUI / CLI ....29 – I GUI F INDOWS PERATING YSTEMS NSTALLING THE ROM THE OFTWARE CD. 29...
  • Page 3 OS, F SE – I NTERPRISE EDORA NSTALLING THE ....................29 BASED ANAGEMENT UTILITY – I EBIAN BUNTU INUX ISTRIBUTIONS NSTALLING THE BASED ....................... 31 ANAGEMENT TILITY – C (CLI)......... 31 INUX ISTRIBUTIONS OMMAND NTERFACE GUI ( 1.5) - W (2000, XP, 2003, NSTALLING THE INDOWS...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    1.1 PRECAUTION Please read the safe precautions carefully before you using RSV-S4-6G storage appliance. Ensure that you use the product correctly according to the procedure described in this guide.

  • Page 5: Features

    The RSV-S4-6G software driver includes support for monitoring to predict suspect drives. RSV-S4-6G 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.

  • Page 6: Ease Of Use

    1.3 EASE OF USE The RSV-S4-6G 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.

  • Page 7: Supported Operating Systems

    Single packing (color box with handle) and 4 in 1 outer box. 1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS The following operating systems are supported by the RSV-S4-6G software driver. Windows XP, 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit versions) Linux (Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise / CentOS, SuSE, Debian Ubuntu) Mac OS X 10.5.x and above (RocketRAID 622)

  • Page 8: Raid Card Introduction

    RR622 data ports delivers the highest performance while external disk enclosures with port multiplier device enable higher storage capacities. The RR622 is accompanied by the Rosewill RAID Web Management interface - a smart and user-friendly application designed to manage and maintain storage in Windows, Linux, FreeBSD or Mac OS X operating systems.
  • Page 9 BIOS PnP and BBS (BIOS boot specification)support Write through and write back cache Online array roaming Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM) Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration Automatic RAID rebuild 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume S.M.A.R.T monitoring hard drive status for reliability Staggered Drive Spin-up (MAID) spin down drives in array when idle...
  • Page 10 PCI+3.3V: 3.3A, Power: 10W Dimensions 67.5 (H) x 72.0 (L) mm 2.66 (H) x 2.84 (L) inch Kit Contents RocketRAID Host Adapter User’s Guide RAID Management and Device Driver CD 2 SATA cables Low-profile bracket...

  • Page 11: Raid Card Installation

    2 RAID Card INSTALLATION 2.1 RocketRAID 622 Adapter Layout eSATA Ports: These represent the RocketRAID 620’s 2 External SATA (eSATA) ports. Each port can support up to 1 SATA 3.0 gb/s or 6.0 gb/s hard disks using standard enclosures, or up to 5 disks if attached to a port multiplier enclosure.

  • Page 12: Installing The Rocketraid Rr622 Host Adapter

    2.2 Installing the RocketRAID RR622 Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID RR622 host adapter. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-E (2.0 or 1.0) x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot. Remove the PCI slot cover. Gently insert the RocketRAID RR622 into the PCI-E slot, and secure the bracket to the system chassis.

  • Page 13: Rocketraid Bios Utility

    Once the RocketRAID host adapter and hard drives have been installed into the chassis, boot-up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized. Power on the system. If the system detects the presence of the adapter, the RocketRAID BIOS Utility will be displayed during boot up. Press Ctrl+H to access the RocketRAID BIOS Utility.

  • Page 14: Using The Bios Utility

    2.4.2 USING THE BIOS UTILITY The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID RR622 BIOS utility: Alt – press Alt to highlight the tool bar. Arrow keys – use these to move between different menu items Enter – Open the selected toolbar command/execute the selected command. Esc –...
  • Page 15 Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized. Disk initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disks. Select the Initialize command from the toolbar, and press ENTER. Highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, then select using Enter. A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk.
  • Page 16 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press Enter. The array name dialogue box will appear. Use the keyboard to input a new Array Name, and press the Enter key. Note: the Array Name command is optional – it is not necessary to name the array. The array can be named at a later time, and the name of the array can be changed at any time.

  • Page 17: Deleting Arrays

    order. After all of the disks have been selected and press the ESC key to return to the Create Menu. Next, Use the ↓ arrow key to highlight the Capacity (GB) option and press Enter. The total available capacity will be displayed. Press ENTER if you wish to use all available space.
  • Page 18 The BIOS utility will display a list of available RAID arrays. Select the array you wish to delete, and press Enter. The utility will display a warning message. Press Y (yes) to delete the array, or select N (no) to cancel. Warning: all data stored on the array will be lost –...

  • Page 19: Adding/Remove Spare Disks

    2.4.6 Adding/Remove Spare Disks This Add/Remove Spare command is used to assign a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk. Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays (RAID 1, 5, 10) in the case of disk failure. As with creating RAID arrays, disks must be initialized before they can be used as spares.

  • Page 20: Settings

    2.4.7 Settings To access the Settings menu, highlight the Settings command from the toolbar, and press Enter. Select Boot Device – select which disk or array will act as the boot disk, if the motherboard BIOS instructs the card to act as the boot device. Staggered Drive Spinup –...

  • Page 21: Rosewill Software Cd

    3 Rosewill Software CD Each retail box includes a copy of the Rosewill Products Software CD. This CD contains drivers for different operating systems, and installing the Rosewill RAID Management Utility Suite for a variety of operating systems. 3.1 Device Driver Installation We recommend visiting the Rosewill download pages for the latest Windows Device Driver updates.
  • Page 22 Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”, and click Next to continue. Click on the “Include this location in the search” option, and click “Browse”.
  • Page 23 Browse to the location of the driver and click Next. Windows will display a warning message that states the driver has “not been signed”. Select “Continue Anyway”. Click finish when prompted. When Windows asks to reboot the system, choose Yes.

  • Page 24: Windows 7/Vista/Windows 2008 Installation

    3.2.2 Windows 7/Vista/Windows 2008 Installation Installing the driver for an existing Windows 7, Vista and 2008 system Install the RocketRAID host adapter into the PC, then boot up Windows Vista. Windows should automatically detect the card, and display the “Found New Hardware”...
  • Page 25 Select “I don’t have disc, show me other options”. And then select “Browse my computer for driver software”.
  • Page 26 Browse to the location of the driver and click “Next”. When asked: “Would you like to install this driver software?”, select “Install”.
  • Page 27 Reboot the system when prompted. The RocketRAID host adapter will be ready for use after Windows reboots. Installing the driver during a fresh Windows 7, 2008, Vista installation Boot from the Windows Installation DVD.

  • Page 28: Linux And Freebsd Device Driver Installation

    Red Hat Enterprise, CentOS, OpenSuSE, and Fedora Core. Drivers are also available for several FreeBSD revisions, and are available from the Rosewill support page: Several driver sets are included with the Rosewill Software CD. Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide.

  • Page 29: Rosewill Raid Management Utilities (Hrm) - Web Gui / Cli

    4 Rosewill RAID Management Utilities (HRM) – Web GUI / CLI The Rosewill RAID Management Utility Suite, also known as “HRM”, includes several user interface options. The latest version of the Web Management utility user manual is available from our website.
  • Page 30 The package can also be installed manually, using a terminal. Log on in as “root”, open a terminal, and browse to the location of the .rpm file. Run the following command: # rpm -i hptsvr-https-1.4-10.i386.rpm (or hptsvr-https-1.4-10.x86_64.rpm) Note: The i386 rpm package can also work on 64-bit systems if you have 32-bit runtime libraries installed.

  • Page 31: Debian/Ubuntu Linux Distributions - Installing The Web-Based Management Utility

    4.3 Debian/Ubuntu Linux Distributions – Installing the Web-based Management Utility For Debian/Ubuntu Linux distributions, you can use alien to convert the rpm packages to a .deb package, then use "dpkg -i" command to install each package. Some script files may be lost during the conversion process from rpm to .deb, so you may need to make manual corrections.

  • Page 32: Installing The Web Gui ( V 1.5) - Windows Operating Systems

    These packages are posted on the Rosewill website, under the download page for the products. 4.5 Installing the Web GUI (v1.5) - Windows Operating Systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, Windows 7) After downloading the Web GUI, double-click the zip file to view the contents.
  • Page 33 The Rosewill Web RAID Management Service install screen will display. Click Next to continue: Click Yes to install the Management utility:...
  • Page 34 Specify the Destination folder and click Next: Confirm the install location, and click Next:...
  • Page 35 Choose to enable or disable Remote Access. Remote access allows the card to be managed via a Web browser from a separate system.
  • Page 36 Specify the listening port. 7402 is the default setting, and recommended for most systems. Click OK to complete the installation procedure:...

  • Page 37: Starting The Web Gui

    4.6 Starting the Web GUI Double-click the “Rosewill Web RAID Management” Icon on the the Desktop to start the Web GUI. The system’s default Web Browser will open the following page: Type in the default username and password to start the Web GUI:...

  • Page 38: Web Gui - Icon Definitions

    4.7 Web GUI – Icon Definitions The Rocket RAID Web GUI uses a variety of Icons to represent various states or functions. The following is a list of common icons, and their definitions. ：“Critical-broken” status. Fault-tolerance is disabled. The array requires a replacement disk in order to rebuild parity.

  • Page 39: Web Gui - Configuring An Array

    ：This icon is shown when an array is being initialized. There are two types of RAID initialization: The first is known as “foreground” – the controller will write “0’s” to the array disks. The array cannot be used until this procedure is complete. The second is “background”...

  • Page 40: Create An Array

    Open the Web GUI interface, log-on, and select “Manage”, then “Device” from the toolbar: Click the “Initialize Devices” button towards the top of the screen: This will open a small menu. Check the box before the disk you wish to initialize and press “Submit”.
  • Page 41 To create an array: Select the desired RAID level from the Array Type drop down menu: Name the array – enter a name for the array, using the Array Name filed (optional). When creating a Redundant Array (RAID 1, 3, 5, 10, 50), specify an initialization method.
  • Page 42 Foreground: The RAID initialization process will be set as high priority. The array cannot be utilized this procedure is complete, but the build process will take considerably less time, as the host adapter will dedicate it’s resources to completing this task. This is most secure option.

  • Page 43: Web Gui - Configuring Spare Disks

    that the remaining capacity (unused space) can be used to configure additional arrays, or set to act as a “spare” disk. Once all of the RAID parameters have been specified click the “Create” button to create the array. The utility will display a brief summary after successfully creating the array: 4.9 Web GUI - Configuring Spare Disks The term “Spare Disk”...

  • Page 44: To Assign A Spare Disk

    4.9.1 To assign a Spare disk: Click on the box displayed before the target disk entry, under the Available Disks section, and click the “Add Spare” button: Click “OK” when the pop-up window is displayed. This will add the disk to the Spare Pool.
  • Page 45 The disk will be moved to the “Available Disk” Section...

  • Page 46: Web Gui - Recovering An Array

    4.10 Web GUI - Recovering an Array When a redundant array’s status is ”Critical”, fault tolerance is disabled. The array is can be used in this format, but should be rebuild as soon as possible. If a Spare disk was configured, the RocketRAID 620 will use this disk to automatically rebuild the array.
  • Page 47 Click “Add Disk”. Select the desired drive and click “submit. The Web GUI will initiate the rebuild procedure, and display a progress bar.

  • Page 48: Web Gui - Maintaining Raid Arrays

    4.11 Web GUI - Maintaining RAID Arrays Regular scheduled RAID Maintenance is essential to data security. We recommend routine RAID verification sessions to ensure the parity of redundant arrays is properly synchronized. Unsynchronized arrays face an elevated risk of data loss in the event of hardware failure, even if the array itself is left intact.

  • Page 49: Removing Tasks

    Specify the time. Select the day from the drop-down menu, then enter the desired time in the provided fields. Note: the Health Inspector Scheduler works from a 24- hr clock (3PM is represented as hour “15”, for example). Once the task has been named and scheduled, click the “Submit” button to add the task to the Task List.

  • Page 50: Web Gui - Safeguarding Your Array

    SMART attributes vary based on the disk model and manufacturer. This information is reported by the drives themselves – SHI simply displays and organizes this data. If any attribute is reported to have failed, or generated an error, we would recommend contacting the disk manufacturers for additional technical support, and service recommendations.

  • Page 51: Automatic Raid Rebuilding

    4.12.1 Automatic RAID Rebuilding Automatic RAID rebuilding can save an administrator considerable time when servicing a failed redundant array, virtually eliminating downtime. This feature instructs the Host Adapter to automatically initiate a rebuild procedure for a failed redundant array, when the Administrator inserts a new hard disk, using the card’s Hot Swap (Recan) options.

  • Page 52: Web Gui - Event Notification

    Allowing idle disks to spin down minimizes the power consumption of the system’s storage devices. In addition to saving energy, spinning down unused disks reduces mechanical wear and the buildup of waste heat, which in turn, can greatly prolong the life of the system’s storage hardware, over the long-term.

  • Page 53: Configuring Smtp (E-Mail) Notification

    Error: Error data includes instances of hardware related problems, such as hard disk failure, broken arrays, card related problems (BBU, memory failure). Note: Press the Clear button to delete the current event log 4.13.1 Configuring SMTP (E-mail) Notification The Web GUI provides an SMTP notification system – this feature can be used to instruct the Web GUI to send Event data to an Email address.

  • Page 54: Web Gui - Advanced Raid Functions (Windows Vss, Oce/Orlm)

    Specify the SMTP port (25 is default). Click the “Submit” button to save the SMTP settings. Enter the recipient addresses under “Add Recipient”, and click the “Submit” button to save these settings. Additional options: Test Recipient - You can test a recipient’s address using this option – this will send a default test message to the selected E-mail address, and display a Pass/Fail message.
  • Page 55 The VSS option is provided towards the bottom of the Create Array menu. In this example a 4-disk RAID 0 array was created, using 1TB hard disks. A sector size of 1K is required for array with a capacity of 1-4TB. After selecting the block size, the Web GUI will display a warning message: Select OK to continue.
  • Page 56 After creating the array, access the Windows Disk Management utility. Click the “Start” button and select “Control Panel”. Double-click “Administrative Tools”.
  • Page 57 Double-Click “Computer Management”. Under “Storage”, click on the folder icon labeled “Disk Management”. Disk Management should open the Disk Wizard. Click “Next” to initialize the new volume. Disk Management...
  • Page 58 Click “Next” to continue...

  • Page 59: Online Capacity Expansion And Raid Level Migration (Oce/Orlm)

    Click “Finish” to continue. Right-click the “Unallocated” box and select “New Partition”. Partition and format the array as desired. 4.14.2 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration (OCE/ORLM) OCE/ORLM allows you to add hard disks to an existing RAID array, and/or convert the array to another RAID level.
  • Page 60 RSV-S4-6G User Manual 4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3.5” HDD RAID Storage System Start the Web GUI and logon. Click “Maintenance” to the right of the target array. Select the desired RAID level from the drop down menu (select the existing RAID level if you only want to add hard disks to the array).
  • Page 61 RSV-S4-6G User Manual 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD SUB SYSTEM w/ 6G PCIe Card Target Name – The GUI will ask that you enter a “new” name for reference (the previous RAID configuration will be displayed until the procedure is complete). The name can be changed after the array has been fully expanded / migrated.
  • Page 62 RSV-S4-6G User Manual 4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3.5” HDD RAID Storage System After the expansion/migration process is complete, Disk Management should recognize the additional capacity. You are free to create a second partition, or expand the existing partition. Notes: Bootable volumes should not be expanded beyond 2TB –...

  • Page 63: Mac Os X Driver And Web-Based Raid Management Utility

    RSV-S4-6G User Manual 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD SUB SYSTEM w/ 6G PCIe Card 5 Mac OS X Driver and Web-based RAID Management Utility The RR622is compatible with Mac OS X. The OS X software package includes the driver and Web GUI management utility.
  • Page 64 RSV-S4-6G User Manual 4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3.5” HDD RAID Storage System Select the installation destination: Click “Continue”.
  • Page 65 RSV-S4-6G User Manual 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD SUB SYSTEM w/ 6G PCIe Card Make sure all options are selected when installing for the first time. Click “Restart” – after OS X reboots, the card will be recognized by the system. After OS X reboots, check System Profiler (About This Mac, More Information), and click on “PCI Cards”.
  • Page 66 Configure arrays using the Web GUI – the interface is universal (please refer to the Web GUI chapter for more information). 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.

Table of Contents