RocketRAID 2210 SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.0 Date: Oct. 2006 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction About this guide .......................................................................................................... 1-1 Introducing the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter ................................................... 1-1 Product Features .......................................................................................................... 1-1 Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology .................................................
Table of content Driver and Software CD ................................................................................................ 4-1 Windows Driver Installation ........................................................................................ 4-3 1 - Installing the RAID Management Console/ Interface Overview ...................... 4-4 2 - Software Interface - Overview of commands/functions ..................................... 4-5 3 - Creating an Array ........................................
Table of content 2- Preparing Hard disks ................................................................................................7-4 3- Array Management....................................................................................................7-5 4-Device Management ...............................................................................................7-10 5- Configuring Spare Disks..........................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Contents of this Chapter: About this guide Introducing the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter Product Features Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology
Introduction About this Guide The RocketRAID 2210 SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information about the functions and capabilities of the host adapter, and instructions for installing, configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by the adapter. Introducing the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter The HighPoint RocketRAID 2210 is a 4-channel Serial ATA II RAID controller. It utilizes a 64bit,133MHz PCI-X interface.
Introduction Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the functions of the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter. Disk initialization Initializing a disk writes necessary RAID configuration information to that disk. Disks must be initialized before configuring them into RAID arrays. The initialization process will destroy all data on the disk. Disk Status New The disk contains no data and has not been initialized.
Introduction Foreground initialization Foreground initialization will zero-out all data on the array. The array is not accessible by the operating system until initialization is complete. Background initialization Background initialization allows the array to be used immediately. For RAID1 and RAID10 arrays, initialization will results in data being duplicated identically to the mirror pair. For RAID5 arrays, initialization will result in parity being generated from all array members.
Introduction OCE, ORLM and the RocketRAID 2210 The RocketRAID 2210 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 simultaneously being resized, even under I/O load. Spare disk A spare disk is a single disk that can be used to automatically rebuild a redundant array in case of drive failure. Spare disks may also be members of a RAID array.
Chapter 2 RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 2210 Hardware 1 - RocketRAID 2210 Adapter Layout 2 - LED Connections 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter 4 - Verifying Installation
RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 2210 Hardware 1 - RocketRAID 2210 Adapter Layout Port1 - Port4 These represent the RocketRAID 2210’s four SATAII channels. The SATA port furthest away from the surface of the adapter is always the odd numbered channel (1, 3), while the port closest to the adapter is the even numbered channel (2, 4,). CONN1, CONN3 LED connectors (disk-activity/disk-failure): LED support is discussed in greater detail in the LED Connection section.
RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation 2 - LED Connections The RocketRAID 2210 has two LED jumpers that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard disks attached to the card’s four SATAII channels. These jumpers are labeled as CONN# (connector). The odd numbered pins of each CONN (1, 3, 5, and 7) represent the RocketRAID 2210’s SATA channels 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. CONN1 - Hard disk Activity LED’s. CONN3 - Hard Disk Failure LED’s.
RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation 4. 5. 6. After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the RocketRAID 2210 using an SATA data cable. SATA cables have universal connections – either end can be attached to the adapter or hard disk. Each RocketRAID 2210 included four SATA cables, and supports up to four separate hard disks drives. Many server-level chassis include hard-disk hot-swap bays.
RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation 4 - Verifying Installation Once the RocketRAID 2210 host adapter and hard disks have been installed into the chassis, boot-up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized. 1. Power on the system. If the system detects the presence of the adapter, the RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility should display the following prompt (screenshot). 2. Press Ctrl+H to access the RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility.
Chapter 3 RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility 1 - BIOS Command Overview 2 - Creating RAID Arrays 3 - Adding/Removing Spare Disks 4 - Updating the Firmware 5 - BIOS-Additional Settings
RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 2210’s BIOS Utility can be accessed using the “Ctrl+H” command. This command should be displayed automatically when the RocketRAID 2210’s BIOS screen appears during the system’s boot up procedure. 1 - BIOS Command Overview The RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility provides a wide selection of RAID related commands. These commands are displayed towards the top of the utility’s interface.
RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility 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. Section 3 discusses this command in detail. Settings Set Boot Mark – this function is used to designate a particular disk or RAID array to function as the RocketRAID 2210’s boot device.
RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility Use the ← → arrow keys to select the Initialize command, and press ENTER. Warning: Initialization will destroy all pre- existing data on the selected hard disks. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk(s) and press ENTER. Next, press the Y (yes) key to initialize the selected disk(s), or N (no) key to cancel the initialization process. Once initialized, these disks can be utilized to create RAID arrays. To create an array: 1.
RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility array, set as a spare disk, or partitioned to act as a single disk (by the operating system). 8. To complete the creation procedure, use the ↓ arrow key to highlight the Start Creation item and press ENTER. Press the Y (yes) key to create the array, or N (no) key to cancel the creation process. 3 - Adding/Remove Spare Disks This command is used to assign a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk.
RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility For Windows based operating systems: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Download the desired BIOS update from the Support section provided for the RocketRAID 2210 host adapter. Extract the download to the directory of your choice. Insert the Driver and Software CD included with the RocketRAID 2210 retail box into the system’s CD-ROM or DVD drive.
RocketRAID2210 Hardware Description/Installation 6) 7) 8) Select the RocketRAID 2210 from the drop down menu labeled “Controller”, and press the “Open” button – this will allow you to browse to the extracted BIOS download (step 1). Highlight the image file, and click the “Flash!” button. The utility will update the card, then verify the update. Once complete, click on the “Exit” button to close the utility. Shutdown and reboot the system.
RocketRAID 2210 Hardware Description/Installation 5 - BIOS – Additional Settings The RR2210 BIOS utility has several other configurable settings that can be accessed when flashing the BIOS. Using the hptflash.exe utility (from within a Windows operating system): Click on the “Configure” button from the main interface window. The following window will appear: Use the drop down menus to enable or disable controller functions. Using the DOS mode utility (load.exe): Load xxx.xxx-c Note: “ xxx.
RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Utility Several of the more common functions are described below: Keyboard Timeout (diag.exe) / Stop on Error (hptflash.exe) – disabling this option will prompt the card to automatically skip error messages during bootup (broken array warnings), if the administrator does not input the “Control + H” command to access the BIOS menu. EBDA Reallocation – this function refers to “Extended BIOS Data Area”.
Chapter 4 RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions) Contents of this Chapter: Driver and Software CD Windows Driver Installation
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Driver and Software CD The RocketRAID 2210 retail box includes a Driver and Software CD. This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes, and install the RAID Management software for a variety of operating systems. To create a driver diskette: 1. Insert the CD into the system’s CD/DVD drive. The program should start automatically. 2. Insert a blank floppy diskette into the system’s floppy drive. 3. Click on “Create Driver Diskette”. 4.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 5. Click on the “Please Select the Diskette you want to create” drop-down button, and select the appropriate OS from the list. 6. Click on the “OK” button to create the driver diskette. To install the RAID software: 1. Click on “Install RAID Management Software”. 2. Select the desired software from the drop down menu, and click on the “OK” button.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Windows Driver Installation Before installing the RocketRAID 2210 device driver, make sure the RocketRAID 2210 host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system’s chassis (refer to the Hardware Installation section, page 1-2).
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 3. button. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry. If the RocketRAID 2210 device entry is not displayed, or there are “?” or “!” marks displayed near the RocketRAID 2210 entry, the driver has not been installed properly. Delete the entries and reinstall the driver. Installing the RocketRAID 2210 driver during a fresh Windows 2000/ XP/2003/x64 installation 1. 2. 3. 4.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Default Parameters: System Address: 127.0.0.1 Port: 7402 User Name: RAID Password: hpt Note: The password and user name fields are case sensitive. The first time the software is used, make sure to enter the information listed above. After successfully logging on, the software will ask you to alter the password (as a security precaution). Enter a password, and press ENTER.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation File Remote Control – view information about remote systems System Configuration – switch between available remote systems User Management – add or remove users, edit user profiles Password – change the password Exit – exit the utility interface Management RAID Management – create/delete/maintain RAID arrays Device Management – check information or change settings for host adapters, and hard disks Spare management – create and assign spare disks System Notif
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 2. Click the Create button on the toolbar or select the “Create” command from the “Operation” menu. The array creation wizard will appear. 3. 4. Select the desired RAID level from the drop-down list. Enter a name for the array using the keyboard (this is optional), and click the Next button. 5. If you are creating a redundant array (RAID 1, 5, 10), select an initialization option.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation move the disk to the right side of the interface (selected disks). Disks must be selected one a time. If you wish to remove a selected disk, highlight it from the selected disk section, and use the button to move it to the available disk section. Note: The selection sequence is important - the order in which the disks are selected will determine the disk sequence of the array. 7.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Management” function. The Spare Management window will appear. The option “Assign to the spare pool” and “Assign to a dedicated array” will be enabled or disabled depending on the spare support in the controller driver. Generally, the option “Assign to the spare pool” will be used. A spare disk assigned to a dedicated array is known as a “Hot Spare”.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Verifying an Array For a RAID 1 or RAID 10 array, the verify process compares the data of one mirror pair with the other (single hard disk in the case of RAID 1, and a paired set of disks for RAID 10). For RAID 5, the verify process calculates RAID 5 parity and compares it to the parity data on the array. Verification checks each sector on a given disk.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 4. 5. The OCE/ORLM window will appear. The interface is very similar to the Array Creation Wizard interface. Select the type of array you wish to change the existing array into, then set any corresponding parameters (cache/ initialization options, capacity, if relevant). Notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Changing Device Settings Depending upon the hard disk in question, and support provided by the current device driver, you can adjust settings for disk: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and NCQ. Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually. S.M.A.R.T Status You can view S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data about a drive to help troubleshoot any problems that occur. You can also setup periodical S.M.A.R.T.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 9 - Managing Events The HighPoint RAID Management Console will log all events that have occurred on any host adapter under it’s control. Viewing Logged Events To view logged events: 1. 2. Highlight the “View” menu, and select the “Event View” option. In the Event View window, you can filer events, clear events, and save events to a file. Configuring E-mail notification To enable E-mail notification: 1. 2.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation To add a Recipient: 1. 2. 3. 4. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Event Notification” function. Click the “Add” button on the toolbar or select “Add” command from the “Operation” menu. Enter the necessary information in the Add recipient window. The recipient will be listed in the main window. You can use Modify or Delete button on the toolbar to modify or delete the recipient. To test E-mail notification: 1. 2. 3. 4.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Managing Tasks The RAID management Console can be used to setup routine, periodical backgroundrebuild or verification tasks that will help maintain the integrity of RAID arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2210. To setup and schedule tasks highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Task Management” function to open Task Management window. The Task Schedule list displays all of the tasks assigned to the selected remote system.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Select the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild, then click “Next”.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Enter a name for the task. Configure the frequency for the task. Set the duration for the task. Check the “Enable the task” option to activate this task. Click “Finish”. Modify a Scheduled Task This command is used to change settings for a scheduled task. To Modify a Task Schedule: 1. 2. Select a task from the Task schedule list. Click the “Modify” button on the toolbar, and modify the task settings in the popup window.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 10 - Configuring Remote Systems Then HighPoint RAID Management Console manages a RAID controller through a connection to the HighPoint RAID Management Service, which runs on the system where the RAID host adapter is physically installed. This type of system is referred to as a “remote system”. Note: What the software classifies as a “remote system” may not always be an actual remote computer.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Modify a Connection This command modifies connection information for a remote system. To modify a connection: 1. 2. 3. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function. Highlight the system you want to modify. Click the Modify button on the toolbar or select the “Modify” command from the “Operation” menu. 4. Enter new connection information in the popup window, and click OK to apply the changes.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Connect to a Remote System This command establishes a connection to a remote system for RAID management. To connect to a remote system: 1. 2. 3. 4. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function. Highlight the remote system you to establish a connection with. Click the “Connect” button on the toolbar or select the “Connect” command from the “Operation” menu. Enter the appropriate Login information in the popup window.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation System Configuration This function is used to modify the service configuration on a remote system. To change the service configuration: 1. 2. 3. 4. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function. Highlight the remote system you want to modify. Select the “System Configuration” option from the “Operation” menu. Modify the information in the popup window.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 11 - Configuring Users and Privileges The RAID Management Console allows the Administrator to manage user accounts in its own database. You can setup multiple users and assign different privileges levels for the purpose of RAID management. Users can be assigned to each individual Remote System controlled by the RAID Management Console.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation 3. 4. Select the appropriate privileges for the user. Click “Finish”. Delete a User This function deletes a user’s account on the connected remote system. To delete a user: 1. 2. Select the target user ID from the User list displayed in the User Management window. Click Delete to remove the selected user. Click “Yes” to delete the item. Select “No” to cancel this command.
RocketRAID 2210 Driver and Software Installation Set Privilege The Administrator uses this function set a user’s privileges for the selected remote system. To set privileges for a user: 1. 2. Select the target user ID from the user list displayed in the User Management window. Click the “Set Privilege” option. 3. 4. In the popup window, assign the privileges for the selected user. Click OK to apply your selections.
Chapter 5 Linux Driver Support Contents of this Chapter: Fedora Core 5 Linux installation Overview Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview SuSE Linux Pro/Open SUSE 10.
Linux Driver Support 1-Fedora Core 5 Linux installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2210 Adapter on a Fedora Core 3 Linux system. 2 - Installing Fedora Core 5 on the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver, the precompiled drivers cannot be used. A driver can be built for this kernel using the OpenSource package for the RocketRAID 2210 controller.
Linux Driver Support 2) At the “Welcome to Fedora Linux” installation screen, a prompt labeled “boot:” will appear at the bottom of the screen. Type in linux dd update, then press ENTER. boot: linux dd 3) 4) When prompted “Do you have a driver disk?”, select “Yes”. At the “Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue” prompt, insert the driver diskette in the floppy drive and then select “OK”. The system will now load the RocketRAID 2210 driver automatically.
Linux Driver Support # modprobe sd_mod # insmod rr2210.ko Arrays attached to the adapter can be accessed as SCSI devices (e.g. /dev/sda). Step 2 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Example: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks. This array will be registered to the system as device “/dev/sda”. To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk / dev/sda” command. Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1” command to setup a file system on this partition.
Linux Driver Support #ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S01hptdriver #ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver #ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S01hptdriver Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by modifying the file”/etc/fstab”.
Linux Driver Support Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2210 Adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 4 Linux system. 1 - Installing Red Hat Enterprise 4 (AS, ES, WS) Linux on the RocketRAID 2210 controller To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 2210: Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette The driver is provided in a floppy diskette image file format.
Linux Driver Support 5. 6. The system will now load the RocketRAID 2210 driver automatically. When prompted “Where do you want to install the boot loader? ” in the “Boot Loader Configuration” dialog, select “Master Boot Record (MBR)” to instruct the system be to boot from the RocketRAID 2210. Continue the installation as normal. You can refer to Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation guide. Note: The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Setting Utility.
Linux Driver Support # modprobe sd_mod # insmod rr2210.ko Arrays attached to the adapter can be accessed as SCSI devices (e.g. /dev/sda). Step 2 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Example: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks. This array will be registered to the system as device “/dev/sda”. To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk / dev/sda” command. Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1” command to setup a file system on this partition.
Linux Driver Support #ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver #ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S01hptdriver Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by modifying the file”/etc/fstab”.
Linux Driver Support # umount /mnt/initrd # gzip -c /tmp/initrd.ext2 > /boot/initrd-xxx.img If you are using lilo to boot the system, use “lilo” to reinstall the RAM disk: # lilo Update rr2210.o in /lib/modules: # cp /tmp/rr2210.ko /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/scsi/rr2210.ko Reboot your system to allow the new driver take effect.
Linux Driver Support SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2210 Adapter on a SuSE (SLES) Linux system. 1 - Installing SLES Linux on the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver, the precompiled drivers cannot be used.
Linux Driver Support floppy”. 4. When the “Diver Update Menu” is displayed, press “OK” and “back” for back to installer. 5. Next. Select “back” to return to the installer. 6. Installation will now proceed normally. Refer to SLES Linux documents for additional OS installation procedures. Additional Installation Notes: The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID 2210 BIOS Setting Utility.
Linux Driver Support Example: default=0 timeout=8 title Linux kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinux root=/dev/hda1 acpi=off initrd (hd0,1)/initrd Reboot the system to allow the new kernel parameters to take effect. Step 2 Install the Driver Module Extract the module file from the file /linux/suse /[arch]-[version]/install/update.tar.gz (from the driver disk), using the following commands: # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy # cd / # tar xfz /mnt/floppy/linux/suse/i386-sles9/install/update.tar.
Linux Driver Support Example: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks. This array will be registered to the system as device “/dev/sda”. 1. 2. 3. To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk /dev/sda” command. Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1” command to setup a file system on this partition. Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array. Then, mount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access it.
Linux Driver Support modifying the file”/etc/fstab”. For example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 to location / mnt/raid after startup: /dev/sda1 /mnt/raid ext2 defaults 0 0 3 - Updating the Driver To update the driver, simply reinstall the driver following the steps in previous section, “ Install RocketRAID 2210 Driver on an Existing System “.
Linux Driver Support RocketRAID 2210. To install SUSE onto hard disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 2210 controller, follow the steps outlined below: Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette The driver is contained in a floppy diskette image file (susedd.img). On a DOS or Windows system, a driver diskette can be generated using rawrite.exe. This utility is included on the SUSE Linux CD (under /dosutils). Run rawrite using a command prompt window, and follow the directions it provides.
Linux Driver Support For SUSE 10.x, please format the /boot partition using ext3 format (default is reiserfs). Otherwise, the GRUB boot loader will overwrite the RAID information stored on sector 9 and cause your RAID array to be broken. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 2210 Driver on an Existing System If you are currently running SUSE and would like to access drives or arrays attached to the Rocket RAID 2210 controller, follow the steps outlined below: Note: 1. 2.
Linux Driver Support Step 2 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Note: Many versions of SUSE include YAST. YAST is a graphical configuration utility that is capable of executing the commands described below. We recommend using YAST, if available, as it may help simplify the installation process. Example: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks. This array will be registered to the system as device “/dev/sda”. 1.
Linux Driver Support 4. If you are using the lilo boot loader, run lilo again: # lilo Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by modifying the file”/etc/fstab”.
Chapter 6 FreeBSD Driver Support Contents of this Chapter: 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 2210 Controller 2 - Installing the RocketRAID 2210 Driver on an Existing System 3 - Updating the Driver 4 - Uninstalling the Driver
FreeBSD Driver Support 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 2210 Controller If you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2210 host adapter, please follow the steps below. Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette When installing FreeBSD to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 2210, you must prepare a RocketRAID 2210 driver diskette before starting the installation procedure. First, obtain the driver diskette image file from the driver package.
FreeBSD Driver Support BIOS driver B: is disk1 BIOS driver C: is disk2 BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memory FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8 (mailto:jkh@narf.osd.bsdi.com, Sat Apr 21 08:46:19 GMT 2001) Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds… <-press SPACE key A prompted label “ok” will appear at the bottom of the screen. 4. Insert the RocketRAID 2210 driver diskette into floppy drive. Type in “load diskx:rr2210-x.
FreeBSD Driver Support ok load disk1:rr2210-4.6.2.ko for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2210-4.7.ko for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2210-4.8.ko for FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2210-4.9.ko for FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2210-4.10.ko for FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2210-4.11.ko for FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-5.0.ko for FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-5.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-5.2.1.
FreeBSD Driver Support for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-5.3.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-5.4.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-5.3-amd64.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-5.4-amd64.ko for FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-6.0.ko for FreeBSD 6.0-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-6.0-amd64.ko for FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-6.1.ko for FreeBSD 6.1-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2210-6.1-amd64.
FreeBSD Driver Support 5. 6. After the driver has been loaded, remove the floppy diskette from the floppy drive. Type in “boot” and continue with installation as normal. Refer to FreeBSD installation guide for additional information. ok boot Note: On some systems, when ACPI is enabled, FreeBSD may not function properly. Try disabling ACPI in the motherboard’s BIOS settings, or type the command “set hint.acpi.0.disabled=”1”” under the boot prompt, in order to solve the problem. 7.
FreeBSD Driver Support For FreeBSD 4.x: # mount –o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt # cp /mnt/rr2210-xxx.ko /modules/rr2210.ko # umount /mnt For FreeBSD 5.x/6.x: # mount –o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt # cp /mnt/rr2210-xxx.ko /boot/kernel/rr2210.ko # umount /mnt Alternately, it is possible extract the files from the .img files directly, without using a floppy diskette: For FreeBSD 4.x: # vnconfig vn0c freebsd_xxx.img # mount /dev/vn0c /mnt # cp /mnt/rr2210-xxx.ko /modules/rr2210.
FreeBSD Driver Support Step 2 Test the Driver Module Test the driver module to ensure that it works with the system, by loading it during bootup. If the module has been loaded successfully you should see the RocketRAID 2210 banner and a display screen of the attached drives. You can now access the drives as a SCSI device. Note: If you have no other SCSI device, the first device is /dev/da0, then /dev/da1, etc.).
FreeBSD Driver Support Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds… <-press SPACE key Type ’?’ for a list of commands, ’help’ for more detailed help. ok load rr2210 /modules/rr2210.ko text=0xf571 data=0x2c8+0x254 ok autoboot Note: If you have configured a RAID 10 using 4 disks, it will be registered to system as device /dev/da0. You can use “/stand/sysinstall” to create partitions and disklabels (like da0s1e) on da0.
FreeBSD Driver Support Step 4 Configure the System to Mount Volumes at Startup Instruct the system to automatically mount the array by modifying the file /etc/fstab. Example: Add the following line to instruct the system to mount /dev/da1s1e to location /mnt/hpt after startup: /dev/da1s1e /mnt/hpt ufs rw 0 0 3 - Updating the Driver To update the driver with a newer revision, simply reinstall the driver following the steps discussed in the previous section, “Install the driver on an existing system”.
Chapter 7 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Contents of this Chapter: 1- Installing the driver and RAID uitility 2- Preparing Hard disks 3- Array Management 4- Device Management 5- Configuring Spare Disks 6- Managing Events and Tasks 7- Settings
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 1 Installing the driver and RAID utility Installing the package 1) Double click the package labeled “rr222x.dmg” to start the installation process. This will open the driver and software package. 2) Double click the “rr232x.mpkg” file to start the installer: 3) When the Installer window opens, click the “Continue” button.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 4) The installer will ask you to select a destination for the driver. Make sure to select the boot Volume - the driver must be installed to /System/Library/Extensions/ folder in order to function properly. 5) Click the “Install” button. You will be prompted: “clicking the install button will install a basic installation of the software package on your selected volume”. Confirm the prompt to install the software package.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software The default user name is “RAID” and the initial password is “hpt”. You can change the password after you have logged in. Note: the login information is saved in /etc/hptuser.dat. If you forget the password you can remove this file to reset the password. If you can’t connect to the local system, please check and make sure a process named hptsvr is running.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 2 Preparing Hard disks Disks must be initialized before they can be configured into RAID arrays. Initializing hard disks: 1) Select the “Manage - Device” function to access the device management page. 2) Click on the “Initialize Devices” button towards the upper portion of the interface screen. 3) Checkmark each disk you wish to initialize, and click the “Submit” button. Warning: initializing disks may delete data stored on the selected disks.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 3 Array Management Creating an Array To create an array: 1) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu. 2) Click the Create Array button. The create array page will appear. 3) 4) 5) Choose the array type you want to create from the drop-down list. Enter a name for the array (this is optional). If you are creating a redundant RAID array (RAID1, 5, 10), select an initialization option for the array.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Write-back When the write-back setting is selected, writes to the array are cached. This will result in higher performance, but data loss may occur in case of a power failure. Write-through When the write-through setting is selected, writes to the array are always passed directly to the disks. Subsequent reads may still be completed from the cache, if appropriate. 7) Select disks from the Available Disks list.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 3) Click the Delete button. Note: An array in use by the operating system cannot be deleted. Any data stored on a deleted array will be inaccessible Adding Disks to an Array When an array member in a redundant array fails, the array will be listed as broken. A broken array will be automatically rebuilt using available-spare disks. However, if you have no spare disks configured, you can still rebuild by manually adding an Available Disk to the array.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software To verify an array: 1) 2) 3) Select menu “Manage - Array”. Click the Maintenance button. Click the Verify button to start the verify process. Rebuilding an Array When a redundant array enters a critical/broken state, a rebuild is necessary to restore the array’s redundancy (security). The rebuild process for an array generally starts automatically. If you have aborted a rebuild process, you can start it manually.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Note: When expanding a JBOD array, all the original disks must be included in the target array, and these disks must be selected in the same order (as the original array). If you want to migrate a JBOD array to another RAID level, only the first member disk can be included in the target array. For example, a JBOD comprised of 3 disks (1, 2, 3), can only be “migrated” using disk 1.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 4 Device Management Select the “Manage - Device” function to access the device management page. Change Device Settings Depending upon the capabilities RAID controller and hard disks drives in use, several configurable device settings may be available: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and NCQ. Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually, for each hard disk. S.M.A.R.T Status You can view S.M.A.R.T.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software To view the S.M.A.R.T status of a hard disk: 1) 2) Select “Manage - Device” from the menu. Click the “SMART” link to display the S.M.A.R.T information page. Note: S.M.A.R.T attribute data is drive-specific. The software includes a list of definitions for popular drive models/manufacturers. Unknown S.M.A.R.T. attributes will be shown as “unknown”. You can add the attribute definitions for your drive in the file smart.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software To rescan the devices: 1) 2) Select menu “Manage - Device”. Click “Rescan Devices” button. Note: When you are hot-plugging an entire array, run rescan only after all array members (hard disks) have been physically plugged or unplugged from the system. You can rescan all the devices at once using the Rescan function on the Array Management page.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 5 Configuring Spare Disks To configure spare disks attached to the RocketRAID card, select the “Manage Spare” function. The Spare Pool Management page will be displayed. Adding a Spare Disk To add a spare disk, select a disk from the Available Disks list and click Add Spare button. This will add the disk to the Spare Pool list. Removing a Spare Disk To remove a spare disk, select it from the Spare Pool list and click the Remove Spare button.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 6 Managing Events and Tasks The HighPoint Web RAID Management Software automatically logs all controller related events that have occurred (for all controllers/cards managed by the software). In addition you can configure E-mail Notification to receive information about these events (see Section 7 Settings) Click the Clear button to clear the event log.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Scheduling a Task To add a task schedule: 1) 2) 3) 4) Select the array that you want to verify or rebuild. Enter a name for the task. Configure the frequency for the task. Check the Submit button. Delete a Scheduled Task To delete a task schedule: 1) Select a task from the Tasks List. 2) Click the Delete button.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 7 Settings Select the “Settings” option to access Settings page. Enable Audible Alarm This setting enables and disables the RR2210’s alarm. Listening Port Change Listening Port This is the TCP port number utilized by the HighPoint RAID Management Service in order to communicate with the management console and web browser software.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software When you connect to the service, the port value you enter must be in accordance with the system port value on the service. The default value is 7402. Enter a new port number and click the “Change Port” button to change the listening port. Restrict to localhost access If this option is selected, the HPT Web RAID Management Service will refuse any Remote Access request. Please connect to the local machine by entering “localhost” in the URL bar.
Appendix Customer Support
Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID 2210, 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: Make sure the latest BIOS, driver and RAID Software have been installed for the RocketRAID 2210. Updates are available from our website.
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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
