RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide Table of Contents 1 Overview ............................1 2 Installing Uniontech OS Server 20 on RR3740A controller ............1 Step 1 Prepare Your Hardware for Installation ................1 Step 2 Check System EFI Settings ..................... 1 Step 3 Flash UEFI Rom to RR3740A ..................
RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide 1 Overview The purpose of this document is to provide clear instructions on how to install and use RR3740A Controller on system. Uniontech OS Server 20 2 Installing Uniontech OS Server 20 on RR3740A controller If you would like to install Uniontech OS Server 20onto drives attached to RR3740A controller, please perform the following operations:...
RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide Step 4 Create Array Attach two SATA to RR3740A Controller; Note Make sure your USB flash partition format is FAT32. Boot, in the presence of the motherboard Log screen, there will be SATA information:...
RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide Command “create RAID1 ”. Create RAID1 array with all disks and with maximum capacity. Command “exit”,exit the UEFI environment; For more command usages, refer to Appendix A. Step 5 Prepare the Driver Diskette Extract RR3740A_UOS20_Server_1050d_aarch64_vx.x.x_xx_xx_xx.tar.gz to top(/) directory of an USB flash drive.
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RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide When the installation switches to the graphical installation, press “Ctrl+ALT+F2” to switch the shell on console 2 before select "Next". Type the following commands to load the RR3740A driver: # sudo su //get root # mkdir /hptdd # mount /dev/sdb1 /hptdd...
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RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide Unplug all USB storage devices from system before execute following command: # sh /tmp/hptdd/preinst.sh Then type the following commands to restart the system installer: # systemctl restart lightdm The system installer will restart and select “Next” to continue installation. When the installation program comes to selecting the installation location, full installation is recommended.
RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide press “CRL+ALT+F2” to switch console 2 and type the following commands: sh /tmp/hptdd/postinst.sh /dev/sdb Press “Ctrl+ALT+F7” to switch back to installation screen and finish the installation. 3 Installing RR3740A driver on an Existing System Note If you use a SCSI adapter to boot your system, you must make sure the RR3740A controller EFI will be loaded after that adapter’s EFI.
This command will show the driver version number, physical device list and logical device list. 5 Installing RAID Management Software HighPoint RAID Management Software is used to configure and keep track of your hard disks and RAID arrays attached to RR3740A controller. Installation of the management software is optional but recommended.
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UOS website: https://www.chinauos.com Note: the package version of kernel-devel should be the same to the updated kernel package. Refer to the REAME file distributed with HighPoint RR3740A open source package on how to build and install the driver module. - 8 -...
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RocketRAID 37xx/8xx/28xx Uniontech OS Server 20 Installation Guide Appendix A Support command: help/info/quit/exit/create/delete. Create Command Syntax Create Array Type (RAID0/RAID1/RAID10) Member Disk list (1/1,1/2|*)Capacity(100|*) Examples <<< create RAID0 <<< create RAID0 * <<< create RAID0 * * Create RAID1 array with all disks and with maximum capacity. <<<...
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