Server RSV-S8 User Manual
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Content 1 WELCOME....................................................................................3 1.1 PRECAUTION....................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 FEATURES............................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY ......................................................
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER...................................................................... 40 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ........................................................................................... 42 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ..................................................................................................... 46 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ............................................................................
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 1 WELCOME RSV-S8 enhances your data storage by combining advanced RAID1 features typically seen on high-end data systems with low cost/high capacity Serial ATA drives. By using industry standard SATA drives and Silicon Image Host Bus Adapters, you can achieve extraordinarily low costs while remaining assured that your data is protected against hardware failure. 1.1 PRECAUTION Please read the safe precautions carefully before you using RSV-S8 storage appliance.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 1 Redundant Array of Independent Devices, a method of combining drives to provide better protection and/or performance. 2 Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Testing. * For 3132, this requires the use of a Port Multiplier device to access more than one disk per SATA channel. 1.3 EASE OF USE The RSV-S8 utility offers an easy to use utility for creating and managing your storage.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.1 RAID VOLUMES RAID technology allows one or more disks to be combined into a logical volume which provides greater performance and/or protection than standard disk drives. These volumes, also known as RAID Groups, appear like regular disk drives to the operating system and can be partitioned, formatted and used just like any other normal disk. The complexity of the RAID is hidden within the driver.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 2.3 RAID LEVELS 2.3.1 DISK STRIPING (RAID 0) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. While Striping is discussed as a RAID Group type, it is does not provide any fault tolerance. With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology, multiple I/O operations can be performed in parallel, enhancing data throughput. Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk. The figure below illustrates a three-disk stripe set.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Parity RAID uses less capacity for protection and is the preferred method to reduce the cost per megabyte for larger installations. Mirroring requires 100% increase in capacity to protect the data whereas the above example using three hard drives only requires a 50% increase. The additional required capacity decreases as the number of disks in the group increases (i.e., 33% for four drives or 25% for five drives).
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 COMPONENTS There are three separate steps that must be install or setup for RSV-S8 to function. These components are the HARDWARE, SATA RAID5 HBA DRIVER, and SATARAID5 Utility. The steps on how to setup these packages is described in the following sections. 3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Turn off your host computer.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next>. Select Specify a location, than click Next>. Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to install the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller driver. Click Yes to pass the Microsoft digital signature and continue the installation. When the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller installation has completed, click Finish, and begin to the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver installation.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Windows will find the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device hardware, click Next>. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next>. Select Specify a location, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK. Click Next> to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver. When the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device installation has completed, click Finish.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file. Click Next> to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop. Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit. Select I agree the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next>. When the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition… from the pop-up menu.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next>. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a Quick Format, setup the File system to use, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>. When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT) 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup. Insert the Setup and Installation Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive. When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select No, not this time, than click Next>. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Search for the best driver in there location, Include this location in the search, and click Browse to select the driver path, than click Next>. When the installation has completed, click Finish.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the utility file.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next>. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation. When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next>. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next>. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next>. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition to create, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use. 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 (32/64-BIT) 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), than click Next>. Select Search for the best driver in there location, Include this location in the search, and click Browse to select the driver path, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the installation has completed, click Finish. 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the utility file.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next>. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation. When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next>. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition to create, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use. 3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA (32/64-BIT) 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next. When the installation has completed, click Close.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the utility file.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next>. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation. When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical, than click Next>. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Initialize Disk Wizard appears, select Disk 1 and GPT (GUID Partition Table), than click OK. Windows Vista system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Single Volume… from the pop-up menu.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to create the partition. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next>. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 4.1 OVERVIEW The SATARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The Manager initially shows two windows as seen below. The RAID Groups window identifies SATA host adapters and configured RAID groups. For systems with more than one Silicon Image Host Bus Adapter installed, you can switch between cards by selecting the desired card in the RAID Groups Window.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS To begin creating a new RAID Group, select “Create RAID Group” from the RAID Group menu or right click on a controller in the RAID Groups window and select “Create RAID Group” from the pop-up menu; you can create more than one RAID volume, but five disk drives is the limitation for each RAID volume. Note: The term “right-click” refers to using the secondary button on your mouse to perform the indicated operation.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 2 or more disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below). 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS Mirrored RAID Groups allow the user to select 2 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS Mirrored Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 4 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below). 4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS Parity RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 3 or more disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW RAID Groups allow Enter values in all fields and click Create to create the RAID Group. FIELD DEFINITION RAID Group Label Enter an identifiable name for the RAID group. This value can be any string (up to 8 characters including blank spaces) to help users identify this volume. RAID Group Select a Group ID from the available ID list. The maximum number of RAID Groups per controller is 8, so Group ID can be any number between 0 and 7, inclusive.
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Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.1 CONFIGURATION SATARAID5 configuration options include customization of the settings for Log File, Popup, and Advanced Options. This command displays a dialog box to let user set different configurations for SATARAID5 with the following three tabs: Log File Tab The Log File tab allows you to define the location and name of the log file. The log file is used to store event information received from all Silicon Image RAID drivers.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Popup Tab SATARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in popup windows. Use the slider control to set the event level for popups to occur: - Information Level - The following events will trigger a popup window: Informational Warnings Errors - Warning Level - The following events will trigger a popup window: Warnings Errors - Error Level - The following events will trigger a popup window: Errors - Disable All - No events will trigger a popup window.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver. By default, all these advanced options are disabled. The Advanced Options tab allows you to enable the following advanced features. FEATURE Legacy (Bootable) Support EXPLANATION When this feature is selected, Legacy Support menu will be available in the menu bar. Enables the Legacy Support menu to support RAID functions for legacy RAID groups (available on Windows platforms only).
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.2 EXIT This command terminates the SATARAID5 program. 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE This command displays a dialog box to let user create spare drive, user needs to select the following parameters: PARAMETER DESCRIPTION Spare Type Choose one of: • Global - If the spare drive is for all RAID groups in the system. • Dedicated - If the spare drive is dedicated to the specified RAID group.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) one or more spare drives to delete. 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) RAID group members to delete. Because RAID 0 is not fault tolerant, RAID 0 members are not shown in the list. Note: Deleting members will demote the RAID group to a non-fault-tolerant RAID group.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) orphan segments to delete. An orphan segment is part of a RAID group that cannot access other segments within the same RAID group. When a member of a RAID group fails in a severe manner (such as a loss of power or a complete hard disk failure), it becomes an orphan. This command displays the Delete Orphan Segment window to show all orphan segments and allow user to delete selected orphan segments.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Exit This command closes the Task Summary window. Sorting This command sorts the rows based on the selected field. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the Segment Summary window. 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user verify a raid type than display Create RAID Group dialog box.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non-fault tolerant RAID group. 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user choose RAID groups to delete.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE This menu option is not available in this product. 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY This command displays a dialog box to show all RAID groups’ group ID, configuration, and status. The RAID Group Summary window has its own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below. File Options Exit Sorting… Fields… Exit This command closes the RAID Group Summary window.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.14 TASK MANAGER This command displays the Task Manager window. The Task Manager window lists all RAID and disk management tasks that have been started and/or done. This window provides user the ability to schedule any RAID and disk management operations including RAID group creation, rebuild, and test. The Task Manager window has it’s own menu bar.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Modify This command allows user to modify parameters of the selected task items. The following is an example of changing rebuild priority for a rebuild task. Suspend This command allows user to suspend the selected task items. Resume This command allows user to resume the suspended task items. Cancel This command allows user to cancel the selected task items.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command displays the Event Log window. The Event Log window displays SATA device-related events that occur while SATARAID5 is running. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Exit Sorting… Fields… Exit This command closes the Event Log window. Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort event items in the event log.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.16 RESOURCES This command displays the Resource Information window. This feature is for debugging purpose only. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Display Exit Suspend Alt+S Resume Alt+R Exit This command closes the Resources window. Suspend This command is to suspend the resources informantion. Fields This command is to resume the resources informantion. 4.3.
