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  • Page 1 Server RSV-S8 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ... 24 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ... 28 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT... 28 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT... 34 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 (32/64-BIT) ... 40 User Manual...
  • Page 3 Server RSV-S8 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER... 40 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ... 42 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ... 46 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ... 46 3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA (32/64-BIT) ... 52 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER... 52 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    The RSV-S8 software driver includes support for monitoring to predict suspect drives. RSV-S8 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-S8 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

    For 3132, this requires the use of a Port Multiplier device to access more than one disk per SATA channel. 1.3 EASE OF USE The RSV-S8 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 6: An Introduction To Raid

    Server RSV-S8 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-S8 User Manual 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: Concatenation

    Server RSV-S8 Parity RAID uses less capacity for protection and is the preferred method to reduce the cost per megabyte for larger installations. Mirroring requires 100% increase in capacity to protect the data whereas the above example using three hard drives only requires a 50% increase. The additional required capacity decreases as the number of disks in the group increases (i.e., 33% for four drives or 25% for five drives).

  • Page 9: Installation

    Attach one end of the AC power cord to RSV-S8 and the other end to the proper AC receptacle. Turn on CFI-B8083ER, than turn on the host computer.
  • Page 10 Server RSV-S8 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 11 Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to install the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller driver. 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...
  • Page 12 Server RSV-S8 User Manual Windows will find the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device hardware, click Next>. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next>. Select Specify a location, than click Next>.
  • Page 13 Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK. 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 14: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S8 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 15 Server RSV-S8 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 16 Server RSV-S8 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 17: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S8 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 18 Server RSV-S8 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 19 Server RSV-S8 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 20 Server RSV-S8 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 21 Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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 22 Server RSV-S8 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 23: Installing On Windows Xp (32/64-Bit)

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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.
  • Page 24 Server RSV-S8 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 25: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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 26 Server RSV-S8 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 27 Server RSV-S8 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 28 Server RSV-S8 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 29: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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 30 Server RSV-S8 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 31 Server RSV-S8 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 32 Server RSV-S8 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 33 Server RSV-S8 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 34 Server RSV-S8 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 35: Allocating Partitions On Windows Xp 64-Bit

    Server RSV-S8 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 36 Server RSV-S8 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 37 Server RSV-S8 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 38 Server RSV-S8 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 39 Server RSV-S8 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 40 Server RSV-S8 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 41: Installing On Windows Server 2003 (32/64-Bit)

    Server RSV-S8 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 42 Server RSV-S8 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 43: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S8 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 44 Server RSV-S8 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 45 Server RSV-S8 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 46 Server RSV-S8 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 47: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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 48 Server RSV-S8 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 49 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 50 Server RSV-S8 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 51 Server RSV-S8 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 52 Server RSV-S8 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 53: Installing On Windows Vista (32/64-Bit)

    Server RSV-S8 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 54 Server RSV-S8 User Manual Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next. When the installation has completed, click Close.

  • Page 55: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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 56 Server RSV-S8 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 57 Server RSV-S8 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 58 Server RSV-S8 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 59: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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 60 Server RSV-S8 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 61 Server RSV-S8 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 62 Server RSV-S8 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 63 Server RSV-S8 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 64: Sataraid5 Array Manager

    Server RSV-S8 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 65: Creating Raid Groups

    Server RSV-S8 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; you can create more than one RAID volume, but five disk drives is the limitation for each RAID volume.

  • Page 66: Striped Raid Groups

    Server RSV-S8 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 67: Mirrored Striped Raid Groups

    Server RSV-S8 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 68: Raid Groups Overview

    Server RSV-S8 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 69: Additional Menu Commands

    Server RSV-S8 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS The Main menu commands are shown below File Device Configuration… Create Spare Exit Delete Spare Delete Member Delete Orphan Make Pass-Thru Device Summary The commands are documented on the pages that follow. RAID Group...

  • Page 70: Configuration

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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 71 Server RSV-S8 Popup Tab SATARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in popup windows. Use the slider control to set the event level for popups to occur: - Information Level - The following events will trigger a popup window:...
  • Page 72 Server RSV-S8 Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver. By default, all these advanced options are disabled. The Advanced Options tab allows you to enable the following advanced features. FEATURE EXPLANATION Legacy (Bootable) When this feature is selected, Legacy Support menu will be available in the menu bar.

  • Page 73: Exit

    Server RSV-S8 4.3.2 EXIT This command terminates the SATARAID5 program. 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE This command displays a dialog box to let user create spare drive, user needs to select the following parameters: PARAMETER DESCRIPTION Spare Type Choose one of: • Global - If the spare drive is for all RAID groups in the system.

  • Page 74: Delete Spare

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) one or more spare drives to delete. 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.

  • Page 75: Delete Orphan

    Server RSV-S8 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) orphan segments to delete. An orphan segment is part of a RAID group that cannot access other segments within the same RAID group. When a member of a RAID group fails in a severe manner (such as a loss of power or a complete hard disk failure), it becomes an orphan.

  • Page 76: Create Raid Group

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual Exit This command closes the Task Summary window. Sorting This command sorts the rows based on the selected field. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the Segment Summary window.

  • Page 77: Rebuild Raid Group

    Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non-fault tolerant RAID group. 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user choose RAID groups to delete.

  • Page 78: Bring Raid Group Online

    Server RSV-S8 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. The RAID Group Summary window has its own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below.

  • Page 79: Task Manager

    Server RSV-S8 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. This window provides user the ability to schedule any RAID and disk management operations including RAID group creation, rebuild, and test.
  • Page 80 Server RSV-S8 User Manual Modify This command allows user to modify parameters of the selected task items. The following is an example of changing rebuild priority for a rebuild task. Suspend This command allows user to suspend the selected task items.

  • Page 81: Event Log

    Server RSV-S8 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command displays the Event Log window. The Event Log window displays SATA device-related events that occur while SATARAID5 is running. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below...

  • Page 82: Resources

    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. Alt+S...

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