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- Page 1 Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide HighPoint RR2720A RAID Controller Linux Ubuntu Installation Guide Copyright © 2023 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Last updated on April 03, 2023...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide Table of Contents 1 Overview ............................1 2 Installing Linux Ubuntu on RR Series RAID controller ............1 Step 1 Prepare Your Hardware for Installation ................1 Step 2 Check System EFI Settings ..................... 1 Step 3 Flash UEFI Rom to RAID Controller ................3 Step 4 Create Array ........................4... -
Page 3: Overview
Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide 1 Overview The purpose of this document is to provide clear instructions on how to install Linux Ubuntu on the RR Series RAID controller. Supported system: Ubuntu 20.04/20.04.1/20.04.2.0/20.04.3/20.04.4/20.04.5/20.10/ 22.04/22.04.1/22.10 Supported controller: RR2720A... - Page 4 Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide Disable "Secure Boot", set "Attempt Secure Boot" to "Disabled". 2. Set UEFI setting with GA-X570 AORUS MASTER motherboard as an example. a. Set " Boot->CSM Support " to "Enabled"; b. And" Boot-> Storage Boot Option Control " to "UEFI Only";...
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Page 5: Step 3 Flash Uefi Rom To Raid Controller
Note ： Make sure your USB flash partition format is FAT32. Unzip RR2720A UEFI package to root dir(/) of a USB flash drive, and insert the USB flash drive to the motherboard; Booting from the UEFI USB flash and enter the UEFI environment;... -
Page 6: Step 4 Create Array
Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide Command with “rr2720.nsh”, flash UEFI rom to RR2720A Controller and reboot; Step 4 Create Array Attach two hard disks to RR2720A Controller; Boot, enter the motherboard’s Boot List and select start from UEFI USB flash: Command “ArrayCreate.efi”... -
Page 7: Step 5 Prepare The Driver Diskette
Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide Step 5 Prepare the Driver Diskette Extract RR272x_1x_ubuntuxx.xx.x_x86_64_vx.xx.xx_xx_xx_xx.tar.gz to top(/) directory of an USB flash drive. It will look like: Step 6 Install Linux Ubuntu For Example：Ubuntu20.04.5 Server a. Before you do the following, verify the status of your network environment. To ensure a proper installation, it is recommended to disconnect the network and install the system in a network less environment. - Page 8 Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide Ubuntu login: ubuntu And then execute following commands to copy the driver contents: # mkdir /hptdd ← Create mount point for USB flash drive # mount /dev/sdb1 /hptdd/ ← Mount the USB flash drive to /hptdd # cp -a /hptdd/hptdd /tmp/ ←...
- Page 9 Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide press ALT+F2 to the shell and type the following commands: If you use Ubuntu20.04.5 desktop , When the installation prompts“Installation Complete” , don’t click Restart Now . please press CTRL+ALT+F2 and execute following commands.
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Page 10: Monitoring The Driver
Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide 02. Linux opensource driver link, open the following link to enter the "Software Download" page to download: RR2700 Series: https://www.highpoint-tech.com/rr272x-overview Extract driver package: tar zxvf RR272x_1x_Linux_X86_64_Src_vx.x.x_xx_xx_xx.tar.gz Run the .bin file to install the driver package. -
Page 11: Installing Raid Management Software
Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide 4 Installing RAID Management Software HighPoint RAID Management Software is used to configure and keep track of your hard disks and RAID arrays attached to RR Series RAID Controller. Installation of the management software is optional but recommended. -
Page 12: Rebuilding Driver Module For System Update
When the system updates the kernel packages, the driver module rr272x_1x.ko should be built and installed manually before reboot. Please refer to the README file distributed with HighPoint RR Series RAID Controller opensource package on how to build and install the driver module. - Page 13 Linux Ubuntu on RR2720A Installation Guide Delete Command Syntax delete {array ID} Examples <<< delete 1 Delete the first array from Logical device list. <<< delete 2 Delete the second array from Logical device list. Info Command Syntax...
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