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1 RocketRAID 2220 SATAII Host Adapter User ’ s Guide Revision: 1.0 Date: March 200 5 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.[...]

2 Copyright Copyright © 2005 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. This document contains materials protected by Inte rnational Copyright Laws. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed in any form and for any purpose without the express written permission of HighPoint Technologies, Inc. Trademarks Companies [...]

3 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ . 3 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................ ...... 5 INTRODUCING THE ROCK ETRAID 2220 HOST ADA PTER ................................ 5 Produc[...]

4 3 - Creating an Array ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 21 4 - Deleting an Array ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 22 5 - Configuring Spare Disks ..........................................................[...]

5 About this Guide The RocketRAID 2220 SATA II Host Ad apter ’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 2220 Host Adapter The HighPoin t RocketRAID 2220 is an 8 - chann[...]

6 Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminolog y is commonly used when describing the functions of the R ocket R AID 2220 Host Adapter. Disk initialization Initializing a disk writes necessary RAID configuration information to that disk. Disks must be initialized before configuring them into R AID arrays. The i [...]

7 Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) This feature allows disks to be added to exis ting RAID arrays, in order to increase the array ’ s capacity, without fear of data loss. Any number of disks can be added to an array, at any time. Data can be accessed and utilized even while being redistributed. Online RAID Level Migration This term d escribes the [...]

8 RocketRAID 2220 Hardware Description/Installation[...]

9 R ocket RAID 2220 Hardware 1 – R ocket RAID 2220 Adapter Layout Por t1 - Port8 These represent the R ocket RAID 2220 ’ s eight SATA channels. The SATA port furthest away from the surface of the adapter is always the odd numbered channel (1, 3, 5, 7), while the port closest to the adapter is the even numbered channel (2, 4, 6, 8). CON1 - CON3 [...]

10 2 - LED Connections D1 through D8 represent SATA channels SATA1 through SATA8 respectively. The following diagrams describe the connector pin definitions for LED CON2 (disk activity), and CON3 (disk failure). CON1is not utilized by the R ocket RAID 2220 . CON2: Hard Disk Activity (D1 through D8) C ON3: Hard Disk Failure (D1 through D8) R ocket R[...]

11 3 - Installing the R ocket RAID 2220 Host Adapte r Note: Make sure the system is powered - off before installing the R ocket RAID 2220 host adapter. The R ocket RAID 2220 includes both standard and low - profile brackets. It may be necessary to attach the low - profile bracket in place of the standard bracket, d epending upon the chassis design.[...]

12 4 - Verifying Installation Once the R ocket RAID 2220 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 th e system. If the system detects the presence of the adapter, the R ocket RAID 2220 BIOS will be displayed. 2. Press Ctrl+H to access the R [...]

13 RocketRAID 2220 BIOS Utility[...]

14 RocketRAID 2220 BIOS Utility The R ocket RAID 2220 's BIOS Utility can be accessed using the " Ctrl+H " command. This command should be d isplayed automatically when the R ocket RAID 2220 's BIOS screen appears during the system's boot up procedure. 1 - BIOS Command Overview The R ocket RAID 2220 BIOS Utility provides a [...]

15 Devices – displays information about hard disks attached to the R ocket RAID 2220 . Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk, and press ENTER to view the information. RAID arrays – displays information about RAID arrays attached to the R ocket RAID 2220 . Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target array, and press[...]

16 Note: Multiple arrays can be created usin g the same set of hard disk drives. The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another array or set as a spare disk. 8. To complete the creation procedure, use the ↓ arrow key to highlight the Start Creation item and press ENTER. Single RAID – Cross Adapter The term[...]

17 R ocket RAID 2220 Driver and Sof tware Installation Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, 2003 Server)[...]

18 Windows Driver Installation Before installing the R ocket RAID 2220 device driver, make sure the R ocket RAID 2220 host adapter and all required hard disks have be en installed into the system ’ s chassis (refer to the Hardware Installation section, page 12). Installing the R ocket RAID 2220 driver for an existing Windows XP/2003 system After [...]

19 Installing the R ocket RAID 2220 driver during a fresh Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation 1. After booting from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD - ROM, when the Windows XP Setup blue screen appears, look towards the bottom of the screen. Windows will prompt you to press the F6 key if you want to install a third part SCSI or RAID driver. Press the F6 k[...]

20 Logging On (continued) Note: The password and user name field s 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. 2 - Software Interface - Overview [...]

21 3 - Creating an Array To create an array: 1. Highlight the “ Management ” menu, then select the "Array Management ” function. 2. Click the Create button on the to olbar or select the "Create" command from the "Operation" menu. The array creation wizard will appear. 3. Select the desired RAID level from the drop - d[...]

22 Note: The selection sequence is important - the order in which the disks are selected will determine the disk sequence of the array. 7. Select the capacity - the R ocket RAID 2220 can create multiple arrays on the same set of drives. As a result of this feature, you have the option of assigning a physical disk to multi ple RAID arrays. Press Ent[...]

23 6 - Recove ring/Verifying Arrays When an array member (hard disk) of a redundant array fails, the array will be marked as "broken". Broken arrays can be automatically rebuilt using hot - spare disks (see page 23). However, if there are no available spare disks, you can still rebuild the array by adding a new disk to it. To add a disk t[...]

24 5. 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 options, capacity, if relevant). Notes: 1. When expanding a JBOD array, all the origina l disks must be included in the target array , and these disks must be s[...]

25 Renaming an Array 1. Highlight the "Management" menu, and select the "Array Management ” function. 2. Highlight the array you want to rename. 3. Click the Rename button on the toolbar or select the "Rename" command from the "Operatio n" menu. 4. Enter a new name for the array using the keyboard, and press the[...]

26 To add a Recipient: 1. Highlight the “Management ” menu, and select the “Event Notification” function. 2. Click the “Add” button on the toolbar or select “Add” command from the “Operation” menu. 3. Enter the necessary information in the Add recipient window. 4. The recipient will be listed in the main window. You can use Modi[...]

27 Task Management (continued) The Task S chedule list displays all of the tasks assigned to the selected remote system. To view detailed information about a specific task, highlight and Double - click the task ’ s name. Add a Scheduled Task This command is used to add a Scheduled task for the sele cted remote system. To add a new scheduled task:[...]

28 New Task Wizard (continued Select the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild, then click “Next”. 1. Enter a name for the task. 2. Configure the frequency for the task. 3. Set the duration for the task. 4. Check the “Enable the task” option to activate this task. 5. Click “Finish”.[...]

29 Modify a Scheduled Task This command is used to change settings for a scheduled task. To Modify a Task Schedule: 1. Select a task from the Task schedule list. 2. Click the “Modify ” button on the toolbar, and modify the task settings in the popup window. Delete a Scheduled Task This command is used to delete a Scheduled Task for th e selecte[...]

30 Modify a Connection This command modifi es connection information for a remote system. To modify a connection: 1. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control ” function. 2. Highlight the system you want to modify. 3. Click the Modify button on the toolbar or select the “ Modify ” command from the “ Operation ” menu. [...]

31 Connect to a Remote System (Continued) Note: The initial user name/password for a remote system is RAID/hpt. You are free to modify the username and password after the connection is established. If the connection is successful established, the application will retrieve the eve nt logs from the remote system, then switch to Array Management view.[...]

32 System Configuration (Continued) Event Port - The client software will retrieve events through this port. The default value is 7403. The System Port value must differ from the value assigned to the Event Port. After you reset a system ’ s c onfiguration, you should restart the service on that system for the changes to take effect. 5. Click “[...]

33 Delete a User This function deletes a user ’ s account on the connected remote system. To delete a user: 1. Select the target user ID from the User list displayed in the User Management window. 2. C lick Delete to remove the selected user. Click “Yes” to delete the item. Select “No ” to cancel this command. Note: An active user (user c[...]

34 Linux Driver Support[...]

35 1 – Fedora Core 3 Linux installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2220 Adapter on a Fedora Core 3 Linux system. 2 - Installing Fedora Core 3 on the R ocket RAID 2220 Host Adapt er Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver, [...]

36 3 - Installing the R ocket RAID 2220 driver for an Existing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the R ocket RAID 2220 controller BIOS loads/posts after the SCSI adapter ’ s BIOS. It may be necessary to move the adapter(s) to another PCI slot. Step 1 Obtain the Driver Module Extract the module file from the file[...]

37 # ln – sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver (continued) # ln – sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S01hptdriver Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes d uring Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by modifying th[...]

38 1 - Red Hat Enterprise 3 Ov erview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2220 Adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 3 Linux system. 2 - Installing Red Hat Enterprise 3 (AS, ES, WS) Linux on the R ocket RAID 2220 controller To install R ed Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to R ock[...]

39 3 - Installing the R ocket R AID 2220 driver for an Existing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the R ocket R AID 2220 controller BIOS loads/posts after the SCSI adapt er ’ s BIOS. It may be necessary to move the adapter(s) to another PCI slot. Step 1 Obtain the Driver Module Extract the module file from the f[...]

40 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 ”. For exam ple, 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 4 - Up dating the D[...]

41 1 – SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview This section provides instructions desc ribing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2220 Adapter on a SuSE (SLES) Linux system. 2 - Installing SLES Linux on the R ocket RAID 2220 Host Adapter Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompil[...]

42 3 - Installing the R ocket RAID 2220 Driver on an Existing System If you are currently running SLES and would like to access drives or arrays attached to the Rocket RAID 2220 controller, follow the steps outlined below: Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the R ocket RAID 2220 controller BIOS loads/posts after the SCSI [...]

43 1. To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk /dev/sda ” command. 2. Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1 ” command to setup a file system on this partition. 3. Use the command “mkdir xxxx ” to create a mount point f or the RAID array. Then, mount /dev/sda1 / xxxx in order to access it. Note: xxxx r[...]

44 4 – Updating the Driver To update the driver, simply reinstall the driver following the step s in previous section, " Install R ocket RAID 2220 Driver on an Existing System ". Note: If the driver is loaded in initrd (when system is installed onto a disk or array attached to the R ocket RAID 2220 ), you need to run the mkinitrd comman[...]

45 Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the R ocket RAID 2220 , or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product, f eel 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 i[...]

46 FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference s tatement 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 harmf ul interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses a[...]