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Sas/sata 6gb/s raid host adapters
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RocketRAID 4500 Series
SAS/SATA 6Gb/s RAID Host Adapters
User's Guide
Revision: 1.0
Oct. 22, 2012
HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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  • Page 1 RocketRAID 4500 Series SAS/SATA 6Gb/s RAID Host Adapters User’s Guide Revision: 1.0 Oct. 22, 2012 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 2 Backup your important data before using 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. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of HighPoint.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6.1 Driver installation - Microsoft Windows..................24 6.2 Driver installation -Linux and FreeBSD ..................31 7 HighPoint Web RAID Management Software ..................32 7.1 Installing the Web RAID Management Software - Microsoft Windows........32 7.2 Installing the Web RAID Management Software - Linux .............. 36 7.3 Starting Using the Web RAID Management Software ..............

  • Page 4: Features And Specifications

    HighPoint RocketRAID 4500 PCI-Express 2.0 x8 HBA series The RocketRAID 4500 series, HighPoint's newest class of 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID HBA's, were designed to meet the demanding requirements of professional business and media applications, where consistent performance, data availability and reliability of storage are paramount.
  • Page 5  HotPlug and HotSwap support  Larger than 2 TB drive support  Bootable RAID Array support  Write Back or Write Through Cache support  User friendly Browser-based Management Interface  Easy to use BIOS configuration Tool  Linux Command Line Interface (CLI)-Scriptable configuration tool ...

  • Page 6: Physical Specifications

    2 Physical Specifications Dimensions: Size: 167mm x 68mm x 19mm EMI: 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 Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ +80°C MTBF: 920,585 Hours Electrical Characteristics: PCI-E...

  • Page 7: Kit Contents

    3 Kit Contents  RocketRAID 4522 HBA / RocketRAID 4520 HBA  Quick Installation Guide  HighPoint Software CD  Low-Profile Bracket  Two mini-SAS cables (SFF-8087 to 4* SATA) (RocketRAID 4520 only)

  • Page 8: Hardware Description And Installation

    F1, F2 Fail LED PIN PORT1, PORT2 Mini-SAS Port (SFF-8087) Mini-SAS Port (SFF-8088) Active/FAIL LED PIN connector: The LED connectors are designed for use with server chassis and backplanes. For more information, please download the LED connection guide: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/PDF/LED_connection.pdf BBU connector:...

  • Page 9: Installing The Rocketraid 4500 Host Adapter

    This connector is for the optional battery backup unit (HPTBBU-05). 4.3 Installing the RocketRAID 4500 Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter. The RocketRAID 4500 includes both standard and low-profile brackets. It may be necessary to attach the low-profile bracket in place of the standard bracket, depending upon the chassis design.

  • Page 10: Rocketraid 4500 Bios Utility

    5 RocketRAID 4500 BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 4500 controller will display its BIOS screen during the system's boot process. The BIOS Utility will display information about hard drives attached to the adapter. Make sure all attached drives are detected by this utility. If any of the hard drives are not detected, power down the system and check the power and cable connections.

  • Page 11: Bios Commands

    5.3 BIOS Commands Create – This command is used to open the RAID Creation menu. Delete – This command will delete the selected RAID array. Add/Remove Spare – This command is used to assign hard disks to function as spare disks. The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild broken or faulted RAID arrays.
  • Page 12 Highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, then press the Enter key. A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk. Once all target disks have been selected, press ESC key. The utility will display a warning, and ask you to press Y (yes) to initialize, or N (no) to cancel. Once initialized, these disks can be used to create RAID arrays.
  • Page 13 Create Arrays: Select Create from the toolbar and press Enter key. 1. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level and press Enter key. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press Enter key. The array name dialogue box will appear.
  • Page 14 3. On the Create menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the Select Devices item and press Enter key. A device list will appear, and display all available hard disk drives. 4. Highlight the target disks that you want to use, and press Enter key to select them. A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk.
  • Page 15 Do not use if the operating system already supports large volumes (such as GPT). 8. Block Size –64K block stripe size is a good choice of many applications. Other HighPoint RocketRAID controller 3000/4000 series have adjusted RAID block to fit applications needs.
  • Page 16 The Window will show 2 options if create RAID 0: Quick Initialize and Keep Old Data. Keep Old Data: This is the default option when creating a RAID array. A. This option is used to assure data safety and avoid operation errors causing data lose to the original disk.
  • Page 17 A. This option will delete all content on the disks. B. This option will not perform disk array initialization. When new HDD’s are used this option can be ignored since the there is no data on the hard disks. Popup the warning window when you select the option on RAID 5. Foreground: The RAID array is not accessible until disk array initialization is completed.

  • Page 18: Deleting Arrays

    5.5 Delete Arrays Highlight the Delete command from the toolbar, and press Enter key. The BIOS utility will display a list of available RAID arrays. Select the array you wish to delete, and press Enter key. 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: Settings

    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 designated to act as a spare. 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 20 Staggered spinup: The default value of this option is disabled. Enabling this setting will instruct the card to power up the hard disks, sequentially (one disk approximately every 2 seconds). Not all disk support this setting – consult the disk documentation for more information.

  • Page 21: View

    Audible Alarm: This option is Enabled by default. When a disk goes off-line the beeper on the HBA will sound. 5.8 View The View menu provides four options: Devices – This option will display information for each disk hosted by the HBA. RAID Array –...
  • Page 22 Controller – Select this option to view information about the RocketRAID HBA.
  • Page 23 Rescan Devices – This command will prompt the HBA to scan each port for devices. Use this feature when attaching hard disks or arrays to the HBA.

  • Page 24: Rocketraid 4500 Driver Installation

    6 RocketRAID 4500 Driver Installation 6.1 Driver installation - Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, 2008 and Server editions Installing the driver for an existing Windows operating system 1. Install the RocketRAID 4500 host adapter into the PC, then boot up the Windows operating system.. 2.
  • Page 25 5. Insert the HighPoint software CD into the CD/DVD drive. The program should start automatically. Double click the Setup.exe icon. 6. The HighPoint Software Install window should be displayed. Click the “Install Driver” button. The interface will install the RocketRAID 4500 driver, automatically.
  • Page 26 8. After rebooting the system, the RocketRAID 4500 HBA will be recognized by Device Manager, and listed under “Storage Controllers”.
  • Page 27 Installing the driver during a fresh Windows OS installation 1. Boot from the Windows Installation DVD. 2. When the following window is displayed, please insert the HighPoint software CD into the CD/DVD drive. Select “Load Driver” item. 3. Browse to the following software CD folder: \Driver\RR452x\Windows Select x32 or x64 according with your windows OS.
  • Page 28 4. Follow the InstallShield Wizard’s prompts to continue the installation process. 5. Windows should display the following entry after locating the driver. Click “Next” to install the RocketRAID 4500 driver. Installing the driver manually using Device Manager 1. The RocketRAID 4500 HBA will be recognized as a “RAID Controller” under “Other Devices”. Right-click the “RAID Controller”...
  • Page 29 2. Select “Browse my computer for driver software” in the popup window. 3. Browse to the following Software CD folder:: \Driver\RR452x\Windows Select x32 or x64 according with your windows OS.
  • Page 30 4. Follow the InstallShield Wizard’s prompts to install the RocketRAID 4500 driver. Click “Close” to exit the Wizard once the driver has been successfully installed..

  • Page 31: Driver Installation -Linux And Freebsd

    Please refer to the Driver Installation Guide or README file included with the driver packages for the more information. Linux driver packages are included with the Software CD: \Driver\RR452x\Linux Before Installing – make sure you have the latest driver updates: Visit the HighPoint website for the latest driver updates and documentation: http://www.highpoint-tech.com.

  • Page 32: Highpoint Web Raid Management Software

    7.1 Installing / Uninstall the Web RAID Management Software - Microsoft Windows Install the Web RAID Management Software 1. Insert the HighPoint software CD into the CD/DVD drive. The program should start automatically. Double click the Setup.exe icon. 2. The HighPoint Software Install window should be displayed. Click the “Install WebGUI” button. The...
  • Page 33 3. Follow the InstallShield Wizard’s prompts to install the HighPoint RAID Management interface..
  • Page 34 4. Please use the default settings. Restrict to localhost access – This setting will restrict the HighPoint RAID Management interface to the local network (the RocketRAID HBA cannot be managed remotely). 5. Click the “Finish” button to complete the installation procedure..
  • Page 35 8. Use the short cut icon that is created desktop during the web GUI installation to start the web GUI. Uninstall the Web RAID Management Software 1. Go to Start  All Programs  HighPoint RAID Management, click Uninstall HighPoint RAID Management.

  • Page 36: Installing The Web Raid Management Software - Linux

    2. Follow the InstallShield Wizard’s prompts to uninstall the HighPoint RAID Management interface. 7.2 Installing / Uninstalling the Web RAID Management Software - Linux Install the Web RAID Management Software Please refer to the Web RAID Management Installation Guide or README file under the following folder for the installation procedure.

  • Page 37: Firmware Update

    The firmware update utility must be run while the system is operating in a pure DOS environment. The update utility cannot be run from a DOS-prompt window. 1. Visit the www.highpoint-tech.com website to download the latest firmware. 2. Extract the download to a bootable DOS USB drive.

  • Page 38: Thank You

    9 Thank You Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 4500 SAS/SATA RAID Host adapter. We appreciate your support, and welcome any questions, comments or product suggestions you may have.

  • Page 39: Customer Support

    10 Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing RocketRAID series host adapters, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. HighPoint Technologies, Inc. websites: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/ Web Support: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/...

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