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RocketRAID 35xx
SATAII Host Adapter
User's Guide
Revision: 1.0
Date: March 2009
HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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  • Page 1 RocketRAID 35xx SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.0 Date: March 2009 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 2 HighPoint’s products and use at your own risk. In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss of profits, or for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint’s products or manuals.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents About This Guide ....................5 Congratulations Specifications and Features.....................6 Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology...............9 Network Features........................10 HARDWARE -- DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLA- TION 1 - RocketRAID Adapter layout .................. 11 2 - Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter..............17 3 - Verifying Installation......................19 4 - Battery Backup........................19 ROCKETRAID BIOS UTILITY...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents HIGHPOINT RAID MANAGEMENT AND DE- VICE DRIVER CD 1 - Creating a Driver Diskette....................41 2 - Device Driver Installation....................42 3 - HighPoint RAID Management Utilities (HRM).............48 CUSTOMER SUPPORT Troubleshooting Checklist ....................59 CONTACT US ......................60...

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    Comprehensive OS Support HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server compatibility. Drivers are available for all major operating systems, including Windows , Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD. GPL Li- censed Linux drivers into main Linux kernel help customers easily install and config- ure the RocketRAID 35xx.

  • Page 6: Congratulations

    Congratulations 1 - Specifications and Features Host Adapter Architecture • TerabyteStream™ for Blazing Performance • Intel IOP 81341(800MHz) • PCI -Express x8 • 256 MB of DDR II memory with ECC protection(RocketRAID3522/3530/3540), One DIMM Socket with default 1GB of DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection, upgrade to 2GB(RocketRAID 3560) •...
  • Page 7 Congratulations • S.M.A.R.T monitoring hard drive status for reliability • Staggered Spinup with user selection in BIOS • (MAID) spin down drives when array is idle Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators • SMTP for email notification • Hardware Monitor function(RocketRAID 3560) •...
  • Page 8 Congratulations PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Size: (160.0mm x 66.0mm) 6.26”L x 2.59”W (RocketRAID 3522) (202.0mm x 96.0mm) 7.95” L x 3.77” W (RocketRAID 3530/3540) (242.0mm x 111.0mm) 9.54” L x 4.38” W (RocketRAID 3560) WEMI : FCC Part 15 Class B and CE Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics: Work Temperature Range : +5 C ~ + 55 C Relative Humidity Range : 5% ~ 60% non condensing...

  • Page 9: Understanding Raid Concepts And Terminology

    When you create a redundant array using the RocketRAID35xx controller’s BIOS Configuration Utility, it will automatically start the initialization process. When creating an array using the HighPoint RAID Management Console software, you can specify an initialization option (Skip initialization, foreground and background).

  • Page 10: Network Features

    Congratulations OCE, ORLM and the RocketRAID 35xx The RocketRAID 35xx supports both Online Capacity Expansion (OCE), and Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM). Both features are supported by a single function - an array can be transformed from one RAID level to another RAID level while simulta- neously being resized, even under I/O load.

  • Page 11: Hardware - Description And Installation

    Congratulations Hardware - Description and Installation 1-RocketRAID Adapter layout 1.1 – RocketRAID 3560 Adapter layout Port1 to Port6 These represent RocketRAID 3560’s 6 Internal Mini-SAS ports. Each port can direct connect up to 4 hard drives. Port7 This represents RocketRAID 3560’s additional External Mini-SAS port. With the automatic port selection funtion, Port7 can be used when Port1 has no disks attached during power up,this port can direct connect up to 4 hard drives.
  • Page 12 Congratulations This jumper supports SAF-TE interface(I2C). LCD connector for LCD Panel and Push Button Pins defined as follow:...
  • Page 13 Congratulations J3 (BBU connector) Connector for battery backup unit (optional part). BEEP1 – Speaker Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure. Ethernet Port Ethernet port(J4) for Out of Bound Manegement, support Net Time Protocol. Cable –...
  • Page 14 Congratulations 1.2 – RocketRAID 3530/3540 Adapter layout RocketRAID 3530 RocketRAID 3540 Port1-4 These represent the RocketRAID 3530/3540’s Internal Mini-SAS ports. Each port can support up to 4 SATA hard disks. The RR3530 is 3 Mini-SAS ports, and can support up to 12 disks. The RR3540 is 4 Mini-SAS ports, and can support up to 16 hard disks. A1-A4/F1-F4 LED connections.
  • Page 15 Congratulations Connectors A1-A4 provides LED support for Drive Activity, while connectors F1-F4 indicates Drive Failure. ACT LED and Fail LED have 5 pins while we just explain 4 pin’s function. This jumper is the SAF-TE interface port (for disk enclosures/chassis) SAF-TE jumper has 4 pins while we just explain 3 pin’s function.
  • Page 16 Hardware – Description and Installation 1.3 – RocketRAID 3522 Adapter layout Port1, Port2 These represent the RocketRAID 3522’s two External Mini-SAS ports. Each port can support up to 4 hard disks. J1 - SAF-TE connector BEEP1 – Speaker Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure. J8 (BBU connector) Connector for battery backup unit (optional part).

  • Page 17: Installing The Rocketraid Host Adapter

    Hardware – Description and Installation 2 – Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter 2.1 – Installing the RocketRAID 35xx Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 35xx host adapter. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-E x8. Remove the PCI slot cover.
  • Page 18 HighPoint Ethernet Board – the HighPoint Ethernet Board U1 is the RJ45 connector. J1 is connector for connecting the HighPoint Ethernet Board to the RocketRAID Host Adapter. If you want to use the Ethernet functions, connect the HighPoint Ethernet Board to the RocketRAID Host Adapter via connec- tors J24 through J1, and secure the two boards to the bracket.

  • Page 19: Verifying Installation

    Hardware – Description and Installation 3 - Verifying Installation 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 bootup.

  • Page 20: Rocketraid Bios Utility

    RocketRAID BIOS Utility RocketRAID BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 35xx card will display it’s BIOS screen during the system’s boot process. Press Control + H when prompted, to access the BIOS settings Menu. 1 - BIOS Settings Overview The RocketRAID 35xx BIOS utility is an interface that provides management com- mands and controller related settings.
  • Page 21 RocketRAID BIOS Utility BIOS Menu Shortcuts The BIOS interface can also be navigated using key stroke combinations (Alt +” X”). When viewing the interface, letters highlighted in “red” represent the “X” values: “S” – System “D” – Disk “A” – Array “C”...

  • Page 22: Bios Commands

    RocketRAID BIOS Utility You will be asked to enter the Supervisor password. The default password is “hpt”. BIOS Commands System User/Supervisor modes – interface modes Change password - for Supervisor mode Exit the utility – quit and exit the RocketRAID BIOS utility Disk Information –...
  • Page 23 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Array Information – displays information about the selected RAID array Create – Create a RAID array using the selected disks Delete – Delete the selected RAID array Unplug – Remove the selected RAID array (safe removal of disk members of the target array - hot-swap) Verify –...

  • Page 24: Creating Raid Arrays

    RocketRAID BIOS Utility 2 - Creating RAID Arrays Initializing Disks: Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized. Disk initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disks. From the Disk window, highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, then select using Enter.
  • Page 25 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Creating Arrays: From the Disk window, highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, then select using Enter. A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk. To de-select a disk, highlight the target disk, and press Enter once more. Once all target disks have been selected, select Array from the tool bar, then highlight Create and press Enter.
  • Page 26 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Array Type: First, use the Tab or arrow keys to highlight the desired RAID level, and press the Spacebar to select the Array Type. The RocketRAID 35xx host adapters support RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 and JBOD. Cache Policy: Specify the Cache Policy of the array.
  • Page 27 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Name: Use the Tab or arrow keys and highlight Name. This feature allows you to name an array for reference. This is an optional setting. Press Enter to use the default name, or type in the desired name, and press Enter. Capacity (GB): The adapter will display the full available capacity by default.
  • Page 28 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Sector Size – Also known as VSS (Variable Sector Size), this option allows you to specify the sector size of the array, for use With Windows operating systems. Older, 32-bit versions of Windows do not support volumes over 2TB in size, unless the sector size is altered.

  • Page 29: Deleting Arrays

    RocketRAID BIOS Utility 3 – Deleting Arrays From the Array window, highlight the target array and press Enter. Highlight Array from the toolbar. Select 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 30: Monitoring The Host Adapter, Arrays And Devices

    RocketRAID BIOS Utility 4 – Monitoring the Host Adapter, Arrays and Devices The BIOS Settings Utility allows the Administrator to check the status of the RocketRAID host adapter, and any devices (hard disks), and arrays hosted by the adapter. Disk/Array Status To check the status of any disk or array, use Tab to select the Disk or Array Windows, highlight the target disk/array and press enter.
  • Page 31 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Controller Information Highlight Controller from the toolbar, select Information, and press Enter. Array Information – this will display the array’s Name, RAID type, Block size, Sector size, member hard disks, and status. This option will display information about the host adapter’s model (Product ID), PCI- E bus location, IO Processor model, memory, firmware revision, serial number, and the status of the BBU (battery backup unit).
  • Page 32 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Use this option to view Event Log information, including Errors (disk or array failure), Warnings (problems such as disk sector or Smart issues) and Information (such as the creation or deletion of arrays). You can filter displayed events by using Tab to highlight the Information, Warning, and Error options towards the top of the window.

  • Page 33: Maintaining Arrays

    RocketRAID BIOS Utility 5 – Maintaining Arrays The BIOS Settings Utility provides several RAID and device related maintenance functions, including device and controller settings, Network Configuration settings (for managing the host adapter, remotely), and rebuilding broken/degraded RAID arrays. Network Settings This option allows the Administrator to configure Network Settings for use with the RocketRAID host adapter’s Out-of-Band (OOB), and In-Band (IB) Management functions.
  • Page 34 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Controller Settings Highlight Controller from the toolbar, select Settings and press Enter. Use the tab and arrow keys to select each item, and the Spacebar to enable/disable the target option. • Enable Audible Alarm – enables/disables card’s alarm (beeper) •...
  • Page 35 RocketRAID BIOS Utility • Use Single BCV Entry – also related to motherboard BIOS settings (troubleshooting) • Stop on Error – Enabled by default. If disabled, the host adapter BIOS menu will bypass array or device errors when booting the system. •...
  • Page 36 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Spare Disks Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays in the case of disk failure. As with creating RAID arrays, disks must be initialized before they can be used as spares. To set a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk, switch to the Disk window, use the arrow keys to select the target disk from the list of initialized disks, and press Enter.
  • Page 37 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Generally, single disks are designated to act as spares (disks that are not configured into RAID arrays). However, in some instances, disks that are members of RAID arrays may also be assigned to act as a spare disk. If the disks in question are part of a RAID array that did not utilize the full available capacity at the time of creation, these disks may be used as spares.

  • Page 38: Additional Functions And Settings

    RocketRAID BIOS Utility 6 – Additional Functions and Settings Set Boot Highlight the target array from the Array window and press Enter. Highlight Array from the toolbar: Note: Use this option to set an array to act as the boot device. The selected array will act as the boot “disk”, if the motherboard’s BIOS instructs the card to act as the system’s boot device.
  • Page 39 RocketRAID BIOS Utility To add a disk, install the hard disk, then highlight Disk from the toolbar, select Rescan, and press Enter. Note: After installing the disk into the hot-swap capable drive bay, wait several seconds to allow the disk to fully power on, before using the Rescan command. Adding/removing Arrays To prepare a RAID array for removal, highlight the target array using the Array window and press Enter.
  • Page 40 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Window Menu The Window menu provides several view options. • Maximize – enlarge viewing area of the selected window (Disk or Array) • Minimize – reduce the viewing area of the selected window) • Disk – selects the Disk window •...

  • Page 41: Highpoint Raid Management And Device Driver Cd

    Driver CD Each retail box includes a copy of the HighPoint Products Software CD. This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes, and install the HighPoint RAID Management Utility Suite for a variety of operating systems. 1 - Creating a driver diskette...

  • Page 42: Device Driver Installation

    HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 2 - Device Driver Installation We recommend visiting the RocketRAID download page for the latest Windows Device Driver updates: you can access below website: http://www.highpoint-tech.cn/China/biosc.htm Then, RocketRAID controllers are represented,you can press relevant Link to access Product Driver.
  • Page 43 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Windows Driver Installation (Win2000, XP, Win 2003) Before installing the RocketRAID 35xx host adapter’s device driver, make sure the host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system’s chassis/ disk enclosure.
  • Page 44 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Installation Verification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: Click the Start button, then right-click the “My Computer” icon. Select the Properties item from the pop up menu.
  • Page 45 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Windows Vista/2008 Driver Installation Installing the driver during a fresh Windows Vista/2008 installation Boot from Windows Vista DVD. When the screen “where do you want to install Windows” appears, click “Load driver” and browse for the driver location. Windows Vista will accept install drivers from various sources: floppy diskette, USB flash disk or CD.
  • Page 46 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Installation Verification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: Click the Start button, then right-click My Computer icon. Select the Properties item from the popup menu. In the popup window, select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button.
  • Page 47 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation The RocketRAID 35xx host adapter is fully GPL compliant, and is natively support by Linux kernel 2.6.25x. Linux distributions that utilize this kernel (and all later releases) will automatically recognize the host adapter, and do not require driver installation.

  • Page 48: Highpoint Raid Management Utilities (Hrm)

    FreeBSD Driver sets: RR3xxx_4xxx/FreeBSD directory. 3 - HighPoint RAID Management Utilities (HRM) The HighPoint 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 49 Web-based Management utility Linux operating systems that support .rpm packages, allow you to double-click the HighPoint Web RAID Management .rpm file to start the installation process. Copy the Web RAID Management package from the RocketRAID 35xx Software CD, to the desktop of the Linux operating system. The .rpm file is located in HighPoint RAID Management Software –...
  • Page 50 Linux Distributions – Command Line Interface (CLI) Command Line interface versions of the RocketRAID management utilities are available for Linux and FreeBSD operating systems. These packages are posted on the HighPoint Technologies, Inc. website, under the BIOS & Driver downloads page for the RocketRAID 35xx.
  • Page 51 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Mac OS X Driver and Web-based RAID Management Utility The driver and software packages for the RocketRAID 35xx includes both the device driver for OS X, and a copy of the Web RAID Management utility.
  • Page 52 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Mac OS X Driver and RAID Management Installation The driver and software packages for the RocketRAID35xx includes both the device driver for OS X, and a copy of the Web RAID Management utility. Copy the Mac driver and software package from the Software CD, to the Mac Desktop.
  • Page 53 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Select the installation destination: Click “Continue” Click “Restart” – after OS X reboots, the card will be recognized by the system. Config- ure arrays using the Web RAID Management interface. User guides for the Web inter- face are available from http://www.hptmac.com.
  • Page 54 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Configure the cards to support booting OS X, fo Mac Pro systems Updating the Rocket RAID Firmware – EFI For RocketRAID 35xx and 4xxx host adapters 1) Log into RAID Management Utility (Web GUI). Open a web browser (such as Safari...
  • Page 55 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 6) Select the firmware update (.blf file) and click the Submit button. The interface will notify you when the update is complete. Exit the Web GUI and reboot OS X. Cloning the boot volume to a RAID Array 1) After flashing the EFI firmware update, download Carbon Copy Cloner.
  • Page 56 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 3) Start Carbon Copy Cloner. For the Source disk, select the current Mac OS X boot drive. For the Target disk, select a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID host adapter.
  • Page 57 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 4) Once the Source and Target disks have been selected, click Clone to start the duplication process. The utility will display a progress bar and notify you when the copy procedure is complete.
  • Page 58 HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 2) Set the RAID array or disk attached to the RocketRAID card as the startup disk, and click “Restart”. 3) You can also select the boot volume using the Alt key, after powering up the Mac...

  • Page 59: Customer Support

    Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department: •...

  • Page 60: Contact Us

    Customer Support Contact Us HighPoint Corporate Headquarter USA Address 1161 Cadillac Ct. Milpitas, CA, 95035 Website: http://www.highpoint-tech.com Phone: 1-408-942-5800 (9 am ~ 6 pm PST, M-F) Fax: 1-408-942-5801 E-mail: sales@highpoint-tech.com Support: support@highpoint-tech.com Support Phone: 1-408-240-6108 (9 am ~ 5 pm PST, M-F) HighPoint Taiwan 5F., No.3, Swei Lane , Jhongjheng Rd.

  • Page 61: European Union Compliance Statement

    Customer Support FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 62: Thank You

    Customer Support Thank You Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 35xx SAS/SATAII RAID Host adapter. We appreciate your support, and welcome any questions, comments or product sugges- tions you may have.

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