RocketRAID 35xx SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.0 Date: March 2009 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents About This Guide..................................................................................................5 Congratulations Specifications and Features.....................................................................................................6 Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology...............................................................9 Network Features........................................................................................
Table of Contents HIGHPOINT RAID MANAGEMENT AND DEVICE DRIVER CD 1 - Creating a Driver Diskette................................................................................................41 2 - Device Driver Installation.................................................................................................42 3 - HighPoint RAID Management Utilities (HRM).............................................................48 CUSTOMER SUPPORT Troubleshooting Checklist ..................................
Table of Contents About This Guide The RocketRAID 35xx 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.
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) Support up to 8/12/16/24 SATAII drives(RocketRAID3522/3530/3540/3560) Support 8 External ports(RocketRAID 3522); Support 12/16 Internal ports(RocketRAID 3530/3540); Automati
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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.
Congratulations Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the functions of the RocketRAID 35xx 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.
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 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.
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.
Congratulations J1 This jumper supports SAF-TE interface(I2C).
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 – Internal Mini-SAS to SATA The integrated RocketRAID 3560 includes 6 Internal Mini-SAS to SATA cables, each of the RocketRAID 3560’s cables can support SGPIO SideBand Connector.
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.
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. J4 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. BEEP1 -(alarm/speaker) the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure. J17 This jumper can be used to enable or disable the card’s alarm (BEEP1).
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).
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. 1. 2. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-E x8. Remove the PCI slot cover. 3. Gently insert the RocketRAID 35xx into the PCI-E slot, and secure the bracket to the system chassis.
Hardware – Description and Installation 2.2 .– Installing the HighPoint Ethernet Board for RocketRAID 3522 Host Adapter 1. Installing the HighPoint Ethernet Board – the following illustration shows the HighPoint Ethernet Board U1 is the RJ45 connector. J1 is connector for connecting the HighPoint Ethernet Board to the RocketRAID Host Adapter.
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. 1. Power on the system. If the system detects the presence of the adapter, the RocketRAID BIOS Utility will be displayed during bootup. 2. Press Ctrl+H to access the RocketRAID adapter’s 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 commands and controller related settings. Using the BIOS Utility The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID 35xx BIOS utility: F10 – press F10 to highlight the tool bar Menu.
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” – Controller “W” – Window “H” – Help “X” - Exit Logging In The BIOS Utility has two interface modes: User and Supervisor The User mode can only view information about the RocketRAID card, disks and arrays.
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 – displays information about the select hard disks Initialize – initialize the selected disks (required in order to use new hard disks for creating RAID arrays, disk replacement, or configuring spare disks.
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 – Verify the selected array (checks for parity errors) Start Task – End Task – Stop/Pause current task Controller Information – View information about the RocketRAID host adapter Eventlog – View event log entries
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. 1. 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. 2. Once all target disks have been selected, select Disk from the tool bar, then highlight Initialize and press Enter. 3.
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. This will open the RAID creation Menu.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility 1. 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. 2. Cache Policy: Specify the Cache Policy of the array. a. b. c. 3. None: No cache policy set Write-back – utilizes disk cache. Default setting, optimal for performance. Write-through – data is written directly to disk.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility 4. 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. 5. Capacity (GB): The adapter will display the full available capacity by default. If you want to specify the size of the array, type in the desired capacity (in Gigabytes), and press Enter.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility 8. 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. This option is not needed for Windows XP 64, Win2003 (SP1), Windows 2008, or Windows Vista. These operating systems support larger volumes, and introduce a partitioning method known as GPT (GUID Partition table).
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 – do not delete if the array contains critical data.
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.
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), PCIE bus location, IO Processor model, memory, firmware revision, serial number, and the status of the BBU (battery backup unit).
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. Enable or disable these filter options using the Spacebar. Use the Clear option to delete all Event Log entries.
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.
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) • Enable Staggered drive spinup – enable/disable staggered drive spin-up. Disabled by default. If enabled, the host adapter will spin disks in sequence (one disk, every “x#” of seconds – enter the desired value).
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. • NCQ – enable/disable NCQ (native command queuing) Device Settings These options allow the administrator to enable or disable hard disk cache related settings. From the Disk Window, highlight the target disk and press Enter.
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. Highlight Disk from the toolbar, then select Toggle Spare, and press Enter.
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.
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.
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. Highlight Array from the toolbar, select Unplug, and press Enter.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility Window Menu The Window menu provides several view options.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD HighPoint RAID Management and Device 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.
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. Drivers are posted in .zip archive format. Most Windows operating systems will recognize this archive format, natively.
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. If you are working with a supplied driver, or driver download, you will want to extract the contents directly to a directory of your choice (or device).
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Installation Verification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: 1. Click the Start button, then right-click the “My Computer” icon. Select the Properties item from the pop up menu. 2. In the popup window, click the “Hardware” tab then click Device Manager button. 3. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Windows Vista/2008 Driver Installation Installing the driver during a fresh Windows Vista/2008 installation 1. Boot from Windows Vista DVD. 2. 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.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Installation Verification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: 1. Click the Start button, then right-click My Computer icon. Select the Properties item from the popup menu. 2. In the popup window, select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button. 3. Double click the “Storage Controllers” entry.
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.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Linux Driver sets: RR3xxx_4xxx/Linux directory. FreeBSD Driver sets: RR3xxx_4xxx/FreeBSDdirectory. 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. Windows Operating Systems – Installing the Web-based Management Utility Click on “Install RAID Management Software”.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS, Fedora Core, Open SuSE – Installing the 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. 1. Copy the Web RAID Management package from the RocketRAID 35xx Software CD, to the desktop of the Linux operating system. The .
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD Debian/Ubuntu Linux Distributions – Installing the Web-based Management Utility For Debian/Ubuntu Linux distributions, you can use alien to convert the rpm packages to a .deb package, then use “dpkg -i” command to install each package. Some script files may be lost during the conversion process from rpm to .deb, so you may need to make manual corrections. The following files will be installed/configured: /usr/bin/hptsvr /etc/hptcfg /etc/rc.d/init.
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. Please check http://www.hptmac.com for the latest software/driver packages. Driver updates are posted on the card’s product page, under the “Download Center” section. The latest package is posted towards the right-hand side of the page, under “Mac Driver”.
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. Open the . dmg file, and double click “rr3xxx_4xxx” to begin installation.
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. Configure arrays using the Web RAID Management interface. User guides for the Web interface are available from http://www.hptmac.com. Check the product page for the RocketRAID 35xx, and click on the “Download Center” link. If the users have more requirements to boot from the Host Adapter,please performing below step.
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 or Firefox) and enter the following URL: http://localhost:7402 2) Once connected click on the Access URL – this will open the log in screen. 3) Type in the User name and Password, then click “OK”.
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. Carbon Copy Cloner is a free disk imaging utility that can be used to duplicate the system’s current boot volume, to a disk or RAID array attached to the RocketRAID card. http:// www.
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.
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. Change the boot volume 1) After cloning the boot volume, open the System Preferences window and select “Startup Disk”.
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 system. This command will display available boot volumes.
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: • • Make sure the latest BIOS, driver and HighPoint RAID Management software has beein installed for the host adapter. The latest updates are available from our website.
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