User manual

FastTrak TX2000™ Series User Manual

Making a FastTrak TX2000 Disk Array Bootable

WARNING: In order for you to boot from an array on the FastTrak TX2000, your

PC or server must be configured in the CMOS Setup to use the FastTrak TX2000

as a bootable device (versus the onboard controller or another add-in card). This

option is not available if the FastTrak TX2000 is being used as a secondary

controller.

1. Once you have returned to the Define Array Menu window (below), you will see the

array(s) you have created. You now may use the menu to select which previously-

defined array will be used as the bootable array.

[ Define Array Menu ]

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

* Array 1 Stripe 2 13044 Functional

Note: * — Bootable Array

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [Space] Change Boot Drive

2. Highlight the array that you want to boot from using the [↑] Up [↓] Down keys.

3. Press the [Space] bar key.

4. An * asterisk will appear next to the array number indicating it as bootable. The

system will now recognize this array as the first array seen.

5. The system will then use this bootable array as the (fixed) boot C: drive.

NOTE: The bootable array must contain your configured operating system.

Creating a “Hot” Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays

For automatic rebuilds of a mirrored array, attach an extra “spare” drive to the FastTrak

TX2000. Drives that are not assigned to an array and are the same size or larger than the

original will be used for the automatic rebuild. This is performed in the background under all

supported operating systems, except DOS. At a later time, the system can be turned off and the

failed drive can be physically removed.

NOTE: Due to IDE limitations when drives are in a Master/Slave configuration, if the drive that

fails is on the same channel as the “spare” drive, there is a possibility that the “spare” drive will

fail to be recognized by the system.