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1. Rescan Beeper Mute 2 Click Add Disk Manage Event Task Setting Logout Add Disk To Arra Array Name Mode Location Capacity Max Free Avatable Disks 9 Ss 1 1 WDCWD5002ABYS 01B1B0 WD WCASY1471513 500 02 GB 500 02 GB Submit 3 Select the desired drive and click submit Manage Event Setting Logout Logical Device Information Name Type Capacty Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status Disk Device 1 1 Location 1 1 has been added to array RAID 1 0 successfully Max Free m3 1 1 WDC WD50O02AHYS 01BT1RBC i 00 02 GB 250 04 GB 42 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 4 The Web GUI will initiate the rebuild procedure and display a progress bar Manage Event Task Setting Logout Help Logical Device Information Cache Mame Type Capacity Policy BlockSizc Sectorsize OS Name Status Rebuikling F RAID 249 98 HPT DISK uU RAID 1 D GH 328 go Maintenance remaining time 01 15 07 7 Web GUI Maintaining RAID Arrays Regular scheduled RAID Maintenance is essential to data security We recommend routine RAID verification sessions to ensure the parity of redundant arrays is properly synchronized Unsynchronized arrays face an elevated risk of data loss in the event of hardware failure even if the array itself is left intact To schedule maintenance sessions or Tasks select the Task option from the utility toolbar This2. SCSI Controller x o _ Found New Hardware 5C51 Controller Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location CA Users Administrator Desktop Iv Include subfolders 7 When asked Would you like to install this driver software select Install 24 HighPoint Software CD FH Windows Security 8 Reboot the system when prompted The RocketRAID 2782 host adapter will be ready for use after Windows reboots Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device e RocketRAID 2782 SAS Controller The hardware you installed will not work until you restart your computer 25 HighPoint Software CD Installing the driver during a fresh Windows 7 2008 Vista installation 1 Boot from the Windows Installation DVD 2 When the screen where do you want to install Windows appears click Load driver and browse for the driver location Windows can install drivers from several media types floppy diskette USB flash disk or CD 3 Select the RocketRAID 2782 controller driver and click Next 4 The driver is now installed the disk or array will be recognized as available disk space Windows setup will then proceed normally Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation Binary and source driver updates are routinely posted for a variety of older Linux operating systems inclu
3. yes to delete the array or select N no to cancel NNN ARSS Warning The data will be lost re No Array Name you sure to delete it 1 RAID_6_6 Press YCes gt or NCo gt to confirm RAID 5 8 p Delete a RAID array attached to RocketRAID 2728 Tle lt Next Item CEnter Select CESC Backward Warning all data stored on the array will be lost do not delete if the array contains critical data 18 RocketRAID BIOS Utility 4 Add Remove Spare Disks This Add Remove Spare command is used to assign a hard disk to act as a opare Disk Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays RAID 1 5 10 50 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 use the arrow keys to select the target disk from the list of initialized disks and press Enter To remove the Spare Disk setting from a hard disk highlight the spare disk and press Enter Rocket RAID 2782 BIOS Setting Utility vif NI Channel Model Number Status 11 i T314685555 146 81 Initialized lei T314685555 d T314685555 4 T314685555 ie E ER IE te b T314685555 1 727 T314685555 m T314685555 Initialized Initialized Initialized Initialized Initialized Initialized Conf igqgured pare gt ated n 5303030303603 LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI T ES S E E ED UE amp p Create or delete a spare disk T
4. 5 0 Copyright c 1996 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved The Event Log records and presents three types of Events Information Information data includes all general user administrator activity creating deleting arrays configuring spares rebuilding arrays configuring event notification and maintenance tasks etc warning Warning data includes alerts issued by the Host Adapter SMART SHI warnings including temperature and sector alerts unresponsive hard disks unsynchronized parity due to a verification failure etc e Error Error data includes instances of hardware related problems such as hard disk failure broken arrays card related problems BBU memory failure Note Press the Clear button to delete the current event log 48 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Configuring SMTP E mail Notification The Web GUI provides an SMTP notification system this feature can be used to instruct the Web GUI to send Event data to an Email address This feature is useful for remote maintenance sessions To configure E mail notification select Settings Email from the utility toolbar Enable Event Notification Server Address name or IP Mail From E mad address Login Name Password SMTP Port 25 Change Setbng Recipients E mail Name Event Level Add Recipient ad Event Level Informaton Wammng Error 1 Enable event notification click on the box provided before En
5. Array This guide assumes that the hard disks have already been installed into the external chassis and attached to the card These hard disks must be initialized before they can be configured as arrays Initializing a new hard drive Use the Initialize Devices option to prepare hard disks for use creating arrays rebuilding arrays expanding arrays Spare disks 1 Open the Web GUI interface log on and select Manage then Device from the toolbar Manage Event Task Array Setting SHI Logout Device Spare Pool Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status i RAID 5 0 RAID 5 2 00 TB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISK 0 0 Normal Maintenance 2 Click the Initialize Devices button towards the top of the screen CAE 2 Manage Event Task Setting Logout Rescan Devices Initialize Devices 3 This will open a small menu Check the box before the disk you wish to 36 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM initialize and press Submit The initialized disk can now be added to the array Note initializing disks will delete all data from the selected disks Create an Array Utility s toolbar This will open the Manage Array menu To create an array select Manage Array from the Web RAID Management Create Array Array Type Array Name Initialization Method Cache Policy Block Size Number of RAIDS membe
6. access the Windows Disk Management utility Click the Start button and select Control Panel e Internet CJ My Documents Internet Explorer Lr i 2 My Recent Documents gt E mail 3 Outlook Express e My Pictures k MSN e My Music I My Computer Windows Media Player E Control Panel 33 Windows Messenger T ny a Provides options For you to customize the appearance and Functionality of your j Defa computer add or remove programs and set up network connections and user e Tour Windows XP tS Print accounts M FI Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Q9 Help and Support W Pant Search I Run All Programs gt Log Off o Turn Off Computer TET Tg Z HighPoint web RAID 51 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 5 Double click Administrative Tools amp Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 27 P Search lig Folders tga Address Control Panel x E Vg Control Panel PS X5 ET U 2 FN Accessibility Add Hardware Add or MRA ERA Automatic Date and Time Display Je Switch to Category View Options Remov Taols Updates 7 e Configure administrative settings For your computer See Also Folder Options Fonts Game Internet Keyboard Mouse Network Qi Windows Update Controllers Options Connections Help and Support e B gt 5 G ey m E e Network Setup Phone and Power Options Printers and Regional and Scanners and Scheduled Wizard Mod
7. disks to an existing RAID array and or convert the array to another RAID level Data stored on the array is not lost during this procedure The procedure described below documents the expansion of a 3 disk 2TB RAID 5 array to a 4 disk 3TB RAID 5 array 1 Start the Web GUI and logon Click Maintenance to the right of the target array Marian E TET Task Setting Legal Logical Device Information Hari Typi Capanby Cadie Paley BlaockEize Seorise OS Hami BLatus ii RAID 0 RAIDS Z UU TH Write Back bak 512U HPTOISKEO_ O Normal fHMaintenance Corie Aray Physical Device Information Location Madel Capacity Max Free Say ii WOLF YES 01 PERU WIE AS 1E 875 5 1 00 TH E EB y 1 2 wDLIODDFYPS DIZERO WEASTIAd23511 1 050 TR 0 00 B y 1 3 SAMSUNG HETISIT 513VT1 02004654 1 050 TR 0 00 B zg ia SAMSUNG HE1D3II 513V11 00200349 1 050 TR 1 00 TR High giit Web RAID Management 1 9 0 Copyright c 1998 2008 HighPeint Terhnnlagies Inc All Rights Aesereed 2 Select the desired RAID level from the drop down menu select the existing RAID level if you only want to add hard disks to the array Click the OCE ORLM button Cam AL ue LR or o cc s Pranalva gie v Free urat ue Manage Event Task Settin Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy GlockSize SectorSize 05 Name Status ie RAID 5 U RAIN S 2 00 rm Write lack G4 k SLIZU MPT OISE U_U Mnemal Maintenance Array Info
8. of waste heat which in turn can greatly prolong the life of the system s storage hardware over the long term Click on the drop down menu provided for Spin down idle disk minutes and select a time in minutes This determines when Host Adapter will power down idle hard disks Click the Submit button to activate this feature SAF TE This setting is related to the system chassis The RocketRAID 2 82 models do not support this option Listening Port This item is the card s port address 7402 is the default setting Password Confirm Change Password Password Use this feature to change the Administrator s password The default password is hpt 47 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 9 Web GUI Event Notification The RocketRAID 2782 host adapters will record Administrator activity or RAID related errors to the Web GUI s Event Log Data recorded to the event log is classified as an event From the toolbar click Event PHD FFD ve BO Pola Technolgies fire Manage Event Task Setting Logout Help ear Event View 1 Date Time Description OCE ORLM destinatian JBOD Array JBOD 1 has been created successfully Dusk os aes Sa 1 5T3400832A5 3NF ZHLZ 1 2 amp 2009 11 10 15 37 48 Plugging device detected 5T3400832A5 3NF ZHLZ at Cantralleri Channelz e 2009 11 10 15 26 53 Disk 5T34008324A5 3NFOZHLZ at Contraller1 Channel2 faded HighPaint Web RAID Management 1
9. reported by the drives themselves SHI simply displays and organizes this data If any attribute is reported to have failed or generated an error we would recommend contacting the disk manufacturers for additional technical support and service recommendations 8 Web GUI Safeguarding your Array The RocketRAID Host Adapter provides a number of innovative maintenance and notification features designed to help streamline the administration of critical data storage and minimize downtime in the case of a major hardware 45 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM failure To access these features select Settings System from the utility toolbar Manz EE jE Event Setting SHI Logout Auto Rebuild Enable muto rebudd Change Continue Rebuilding on error Enable Continue Rebuilding on error Change Audible Alarm Enable audible alarm Change EventLog Path Set Eventiog Path Co vundows changi Rebuild Priority Set Rebuild Prionvy Medium Ghange Spindown Idle Disk Set Spindown Idle Disk minutes Disabled Change SAF TE Set amp AF TE Config Fie no config fie Change Listening Port Restrict to localhost access Port Number T402 Automatic RAID Rebuilding Automatic RAID rebuilding can save an administrator considerable time when servicing a failed redundant array virtually eliminating downtime This feature instructs the Host Adapter
10. security and surveillance video editing and digital content creation Support for both 6Gb s SAS and SATA drives on the same controller maintains configuration optimization for performance based on the characteristics of SAS and SATA drives available today HighPoint RAID Management HighPoint RAID Management software offers a user friendly interface to create manage and maintain your storage solutions Email notification and remote are some of the advance features that the RAID Management software has to offer COMPREHENSIVE OS SUPPORT HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server compatibility Drivers are available for all major operating systems including Windows Linux and FreeBSD HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 Series 1 Features and Specifications Host Adapter Architecture PCI Express x16 Gen2 Support up 32 SAS SATA drives Hot Swap and hot plug ROHS complaint Advanced RAID Features Supports RAID 0 1 5 10 50 and JBOD NCQ Native Command Queuing Auto detect of unplug plug SAS SATA hard drive for RAID auto rebuild Staggered drive spin up Support bad sector repair feature Support Disk Scrubbing BIOS Booting INT13 to RAID array for better redundancy 64bit LBA for RAID arrays greater than 2TB single partition Array Monitors Alerts and Indicators Hard Drive LED Indicators Activity and Failed SMTP email notification for events and error repo
11. selectthe diskette you wantto create Windows driver corel 21 HighPoint Software CD Device Driver Installation Windows Operating Systems We recommend visiting the RocketRAID product pages for the latest Windows Device Driver updates http highpoint tech com Drivers are posted in zip archive format Most Windows operating systems will recognize this archive format natively Double click the driver download to view and extract their contents Drivers can be extracted and or copied to various media RocketRAID 2782 Windows 7 Vista Windows 2008 Driver Installation Installing the driver for an existing Windows 7 Vista and 2008 system Install the RocketRAID 2872 host adapter into the PC then boot up Windows Windows should automatically detect the card and display the Found New Vista 1 When Windows asks Windows needs your permission to continue select continue 2 Hardware wizard pop up window Select Locate and install driver software x Windows needs to install driver software for your SCSI Controller W Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on wf Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software 3 When asked to search onl
12. the gnare pool Dio yoo want to Contre Hiahieint Web RAID Manager The disk will be moved o the Available Disk Section 6 Web GUI Recovering an Array When a redundant array s status is Critical fault tolerance is disabled The array is can be used in this format but should be rebuild as soon as possible If a Spare disk was configured the RocketRAID 2782 will use this disk to automatically rebuild the array If a spare is not available the array can be rebuilt manually If Auto Rebuild is enabled simply install a new disk the RocketRAID 2 82 will initialize the drive and initiate the rebuild process If the setting is not enabled follow the steps below Manage Event Task Setting SHI Logout Help Technologies Ani Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Pokey BlockSize SectorSze OS Name Status v RAID 1 0 RAID 1 249 98 GB 51268 HPT DISK 0_0 Critical Maintenance Create Array Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Free mg 1 2 513400832A5 3NF02HLZ7 399 96 GB 149 98 GB Rescan Beeper Mute HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM To Rebuild an array Manage Event Setting Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize 05 Name Status v RAID 1 0 RAID 1 249 08 GB S126 HPT DISK OD 0 Critical Maintenance Array Information offline Disk A pewic JBOD Voume OCE ORLM Lacation Ed 1 2 5T3 Max Free 140 98 Gn
13. to automatically initiate a rebuild procedure for a failed redundant array when the Administrator inserts a new hard disk using the card s Hot Swap Rescan options Simply inset the new hard disk and click Rescan from the Manage Array page The host adapter will handle the rest Click on the drop down menu provided for Auto Rebuild Select Enabled and click on the Change button 46 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Enable Audible Alarm enable or disable the card s alarm The alarm will sound if the disk or array stops responding Event Log Path Use this to select the location of the Web GUI s event log Enable Continue to Rebuild on Error this setting is disabled by default We do not recommend using unless replacement disks are unavailable or if recommended by a Customer Support technician Set Rebuild Priority The default setting is Medium Alter this setting to lower or raise the priority of an Initialization Rebuild or Verification session A lower setting devotes resources to other systems tasks A higher setting prioritizes the RAID maintenance session Power Saving Spin down of idle disks MAID This feature allows the card to safely power down RAID arrays when not in use Allowing idle disks to spin down minimizes the power consumption of the system s storage devices In addition to saving energy spinning down unused disks reduces mechanical wear and the buildup
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15. Back Sector Size 512B Start Creation Create eip Use A 4 a z 8 9 _ and Maximum name length is 15 Tie Next Item Enterl S5elect LESC 1 Backward 15 RocketRAID BIOS Utility 1 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level and press ENTER _ RocketRAID 2782 BIOS Se Add Remove Spare Sett RAID 8 Striping RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 80 Striping over Mirroring RAID 5 Striping with Rotating Parity RAID 5 6 Striping over RAID 5 JBOD lt Uolume gt performance usage Requires at least 2 disks z Next Item CEnter Select CESC Backward 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press Enter The array name dialogue box will appear Use the keyboard to input a new Array Name and press the Enter key Note the Array Name command is optional it is not necessary to name the array The array can be named at a later time and the name of the array can be changed at any time 3 Onthe Create menu use the arrow keys to highlight the Select Devices item and press Enter A device list will appear and display all available hard disk drives 46y t ta Delete fidd Remove e Settings lt l gt lt I Ae oo NAS SSSA SSSA AS S SS SSS SS WS SANA SS S SSA AS SS Sa WSS NSS WAS SS ANN SS SANSA SS Channel Model Number Capac it yCGB gt gt f T3146855SS 146 81 T3146855SS 146 81 T3146855S 146 81 T3146855SS T3146855S T3146855SS T3146855SS T3146855S SSSL Initial
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17. ID arrays Disks must be initialized before they can be used to create arrays 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 Select the Initialize command from the toolbar and press ENTER 14 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Rocket RAID 2782 BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 Channel Model Number i Status ST31 New Warning All data on the selected New disks will be lost fAre you sure to do New this New Press VXes or Nco to confirm New New New elp Initialize disks to create arrays Tiee Next Item Enterl Select ESG1 Backuvuard Highlight the target disks using the arrow keys then select using Enter You can use the arrow keys to select from the next set of disks the screen will display 16 ports at a time A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk Once all target disks have been selected press ESC The utility will display a warning and ask you to press Y yes to initialize or N no to cancel Once initialized these disks can be used to create RAID arrays Warning Initialization will destroy all pre existing data on the selected hard disks Only initialize disks that do not contain critical data Creating Arrays Select Create from the toolbar and press Enter Select Devices H Selected RAIDS member count N Capacity GBs H Cache Policy Write
18. RocketRAID 2782 6Gb s SAS SATA Host Adapter User Guide M RE gud HighPoint Revision 1 1 Date May 2011 HighPoint Technologies Inc Copyright Copyright 2010 HighPoint Technologies Inc This document contains materials protected by International 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 and products mentioned in this manual are for identification purpose only Product names or brand names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners Backup your important data before using HighPoint s products and use at your own risk In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss of profits or for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint s products or manuals Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of HighPoint Notice Reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate HighPoint assumes no liability for technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors contained herein Table of Contents Contents HIGHPOINT TECHNOLOGIES GING uicta tuoi ior adi a e epit uon ca Um 6 HIGHPOINT ROCKETRAID 2782 PC
19. able Event Notification Enter the E mail Server Address Specify the E mail From address Specify the user login name Specify the user s password this is required by some E mail servers consult your IT department or E mail service provide fore more information 6 Specify the SMTP port 25 is default 7 Click the Submit button to save the SMTP settings 8 Enter the recipient addresses under Add Recipient and click the Submit button to save these settings Additional options Test Recipient You can test a recipient s address using this option this will send a default test message to the selected E mail address and display a Pass Fail message If it is unable to send a message Fail double check the SMTP and recipient settings Delete recipient to remove an E mail recipient check the box provided 49 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM before the target E mail address and click the Delete button 10 Web GUI Advanced RAID Functions Windows VSS OCE ORLM VSS Variable Sector Size Variable Sector size allows you specify the sector size when creating a RAID array This feature allows older 32 bit versions of Windows 2000 and XP to support volumes over 2TB This feature is limited to data volumes boot volumes are still limited to 2TB in size In addition some types of data management or backup software may not recognize the array properly as the
20. adapter will dedicate its resources to completing this task This is most secure option Background This option lowers the priority of RAID initialization This option will start to build parity like the Foreground option but at a lesser rate of speed This option allows the array to be accessed immediately However as a result protection against data loss is much lower compared to the Foreground option 4 If you are creating a Redundant Array RAID 1 5 10 50 specify the arrays Cache Policy If you are creating a JBOD or RAID O array skip to step 6 Select Write Back or Write Through from the drop down menu Array Type RAID 5 v Array Name Default Initialization Method Foreground M Cache Policy Write Back v Write Back Block Size T o Write Back this setting is best for optimal transfer rates and fully utilizes the available memory to enhance read and write performance However this option raises the risk of data loss in the event of hardware failure 38 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Write Through this option raises the level of data security Data is written directly to disk when this Cache Policy is enabled However this lowers the overall performance of the array when compared to Write Back 5 Assign hard disks to the array To add a hard disk to the array check the box displayed before each disk s entry You can also use the Select All button to quickly select all disks attac
21. apter attach hard drives to the host adapter using the data cable Each Mini SAS cable can direct connect up to 4 hard drives Consult the chassis manual for proper installation procedures Note Many server level chassis include hard drive hot swap bays For these system chassis cables are attached to the chassis backplane rather than directly to each individual hard drive Consult the chassis manual for proper installation procedures 5 Close and secure the system chassis 3 Verifying Installation Once the 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 boot up 2 Press Ctrl H to access the RocketRAID adapter s BIOS Utility The BIOS Utility will display information about hard drives attached to the adapter Make sure all attached drives are detected by this utility If any of the hard drives are not detected power down the system and check the power and cable connections 12 RocketRAID BIOS Utility RocketRAID 2782 BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 2782 card will display its BIOS screen during the system s boot process Press Ctrl H when prompted to access the BIOS settings Menu 1 BIOS Settings Overview The RocketRAID 2782 BIOS utility is an interface that provides management commands and controll
22. array has been fully expanded migrated b Specify the Cache policy Write Back is default c Specify the block size note not available for all controller models check the product documentation d Select the existing RAID disks and the disks you wish to add to the array e Specify the capacity Maximum all available space assigned to the array is default f Click Create to start the expansion migration process 56 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 4 The Web GUI will notify you when the process starts A progress bar will be displayed under the Status column of the Manage Array menu Manage Event Task Setting SHI Logout Help Logical Device Information Cache Hama Type Capadty p icy BlockSaze SedurSiee OS Mame Status ns Expanding Filgrating b RAID SO pooto Bre dk 5120 ga T o Maintenance SS Expanding sf Rigrating b AID amp 1 ni 3 00 TH L hake amp 12H t Maintenance TS Microsoft Internet Explorer OICEJORLM destination RAID 5 Array TAID 5 1 has bern erected sucenssfully Disk 10010008 TP5 017kE0 CAS Y 28655 171 Disk FeO WPS FERC ASI 23510 1 272 Disk SSM SUNG HE L GLE ST3TICKIEOEH EA L1 Disk SARELA HE LOGOS 13 1L C9 00089 154 E 1fz WDIUDUITPS UIZEUU WUASID42J5 01U IUO rH w uu uu E 173 SAMSUNG HET0SUJ S13Y 3 0020046 1 00 TE 01 00 GE ifa SAMSUNG HETIESIDI 513V1EOQ 20053470 LO TE 1 00 F H Recran Beegper Mute HighPoinE Web RAID Management 1 5 0 Copyrig
23. cccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeenes 45 Automatic RAID Rebuilding esses 46 9 Web GUI Event NolfICatloh o ose ota Ea ope eo neben Pede 48 Configuring SMTP E mail Notification cece cece cence eee e eee 49 10 Web GUI Advanced RAID Functions Windows VSS OCE ORLM 50 VSS Variable Sector SIZC 0 ccc cece cece cece eee eeeceeeeeeaneeaeeeanesaeeeas 50 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration OCE ORLM 55 CUSTOMER SUPPOR ito ncasteat ais rea E ropa Por anra vor en bh uie ae 58 Table of Contents Troubleshooting Checklist esses 58 jan mio 59 COMIT Em Mc cH pc LE MME 59 FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference statement 60 HighPoint Technologies Inc HighPoint Technologies long recognized as a leader in mass storage technologies specializes in the design and manufacturer of HBA Host Bus Adapters and HighPoint RAID IP Intellectual Property HighPoint provides a broad range of scalable hardware HBA s that meet the storage requirements from Enterprise to SMB Small Medium Sized Business to PC enthusiast HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 Series HighPoint RocketRAID 2782 PCI Express 2 0x16 The RocketRAID 2782 host adapter is a high performance SAS RAID solution delivering reliability to demanding data intensive applications such as tiered storage environments disk to disk or disk to disk to tape backup
24. ction provides real time device related information including temperature readings bad sector counts and access to SMART data 44 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM y Gm remi pieces tt ha OCT forcing icw i Manage Event Setting SHI 2 Logout Help Schedule Storage Health Inspector SHI Bad Sectors ControBer ID Fort Device Serial Number RAID oF Device Status Found amp Repaired 1 ANFOSHLS JBOD 0 B7 None OK SMART HDD Temperature Threshold Set harddisk temperature threshold F 140 Set HighPoint Web RAID Management 1 5 0 Copyright c 1996 2008 HighPotnt Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Click SMART besides each disk to see its SMART attribute status ID Name Threshold Worst Value Status i Raw Read Error Rate amp 45 47 OK 3 Spin Up Time 36 ay OK 4 Start Stop Count 20 100 100 OK D Reallocated Sector Ct 36 100 100 DE Seek Error Rate 30 u 81 ORK 3 Power On Hours 0 928 28 OK E Spin Retry Count oF 100 100 OK c Power Cycle Count 20 100 100 OK c3 Hardware ECC Recovered 45 47 OK em Current Pending Sector 98 100 DE c Offine Uncarrectable JH 100 OK c7 UDMA CRC Error Count 200 200 ORK c8 Multi Zone Error Rate 223 100 OK ca TA Increase Count Q 253 100 DK HDD Temperature Threshold Set harddisk temperature threshold F 140 Sel SMART attributes vary based on the disk model and manufacturer This information is
25. dates are available from our website e Prepare a list of the computer system s hardware and software motherboard CPU memory other PCI E devices host adapters operating system applications Contact Information HighPoint USA E mail address support highpoint tech com Web Support http www highoint tech com websupport Phone 408 942 5800 9 00AM 5 00PM Pacific Standard Time 58 Customer Support Thank You Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 2782 SAS SATA RAID Host adapter We appreciate your support and welcome any questions comments or product suggestions you may have Contact Us HighPoint Corporate Headquarters USA Address 1161 Cadillac Ct Milpitas CA 95035 Website http www highpoint tech com Phone 1 408 942 5800 9 am 6 pm PST M F Fax 1 408 942 5801 E mail sales highpoint tech com Support support highpoint tech com Web Support http www highpoint tech com websupport Support Phone 1 408 942 5800 request Support 9 am 5 pm PST M F HighPoint Taiwan 5F No 3 Swei Lane Jhongjheng Rd Sindian District Taipei County 231 Taiwan R O C Website http www highpoint tech com T aiwan indextw htm Phone 886 2 2218 3435 9 am 6 pm Fax 886 2 2218 3436 E mail sales highpoint tech com Support support highpoint tech com HighPoint China 4th Floor Kehaifulin Building NO 12 Zhong Guan Cun South Rd Haidian District Beijing China 100081 Website http www highp
26. ding past versions of Red Hat Enterprise CentOS OpenSuSE and Fedora Core SLES Drivers are also available for several FreeBSD revisions and are available from the card s Product page Several driver sets are included with the RocketRAID 2782 Software CD Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide pdf format 26 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Web GUI CLI 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 GUI from the Software CD Click on Install RAID Management Software Select the desired software from the drop down menu and click on the OK button ReadMe First Create Driver Diskette Install Management Software Please select the software to install HighPoint Web RAID Management Software HighPoint In Band Management Service Red Hat Enterprise CentOS Fedora Core Open SuSE SLES Installing the Web based Management utility Linux operating systems that support rom packages allow you to double click the HighPoint Web RAID Management rpm file to start the installation process 21 9 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Copy the Web RAID Management package from the RR2782 Software CD to the desktop
27. e information Warning Western Digital hard disks do not support this setting Enabling this setting is not recommended If enabled these disks may not be detected by non RAID controllers 20 HighPoint Software CD HighPoint Software 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 Creating a driver diskette Windows XP 2003 2000 Vista Win2008 Win7 and several distributions of Linux and FreeBSD require driver diskettes when installing the operating system directly to a disk or array hosted by the Rocket RAID host adapter To create a driver floppy diskette 1 Insert the CD into the system s CD DVD drive The program should start automatically Insert a blank floppy diskette into the system s floppy drive Click on Create Driver Diskette Click on the Please Select a Product drop down button and select the appropriate host adapter model from the list 5 Click on the Please Select the Diskette you want to create drop down button and select the desired operating system from the list 6 Click on the OK button to create the driver diskette Y HighPoint Products SoftwareCD IK Software CD f a hes ReadMe First Install RAID Management Software Browse the CD Create driver diskette Please select a product RocketRAID 2782 Please
28. em Faxes Language Cameras Tasks 0 9 5 U kL e Security Sounds and Speech System Taskbar and User Accounts Windows Center Audio Devices Start Menu Firewall _ Wireless Network Set 6 Double Click Computer Management f Administrative Tools File Edit View Favorites Tools Help o Back 2 Fe Search Key Folders Ei Address 4 Administrative Tools E Component Services File and Folder Tasks y Shortcut 2 KB m Rename this file 4 dy Move this file 4 f Data Sources ODBC E Shortcut B Copy this file P vu Publish this file to the Web S E mail this file Y Delete this File Computer Management Event Viewer Shortcut 2 KB ip Performance Shortcut 2 KB Local Security Policy Shortcut 2 KB a to Other Places Services Shortcut 2 KB 7 Under Storage click on the folder icon labeled Disk Management Disk Management should open the Disk Wizard Click Next to initialize the new volume FA Cantral Daanal 52 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Disk Management Computer Management im Fie Action view Window Help e Mm 2 aM Computer Management Local volume Layout Type File System Status Capacity _ Free Space ii System Tools fag Event Viewer Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Shared Folders B P Local Users and Groups Welcome to t
29. er related settings Rocket RAID 2782 BIOS Setting Utility vi Cc 26168 HighPoint Technologies Inc All rights reserved Ho Array Name RAID Level CapacitytGH gt Status OCE ORLM elp Press amp Gtrl 4H to run BIOS Setting Utility Using the BIOS Utility The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID 2782 BIOS utility Alt press Alt to highlight the tool bar Arrow keys use these to move between different menu items and to browse through the device list the menu will display 32 disks ports at once Enter Open the selected toolbar command execute the selected command Esc move back to the previous menu cancel the selected operation or exit the BIOS Utility 13 RocketRAID BIOS Utility BIOS Commands RocketRAID 2782 BIOS Setting Utility v1 8 Create Delete Add Remove Spare Settings View Create this command is used to open the RAID Creation menu Delete this command will delete the selected RAID array 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 Settings this command opens the settings menu selecting the boot disk array staggered drive spinup View this command is used to select between two views Devices HARD DISKS and Arrays configured RAID arrays Initialize this command is used to prepare disks for use with RA
30. folder and click Next Tiek Point H ich RAID Management Service Confirm the install location and click Next ITigh Point Web RA 1 1 Management Service 6 Select the SAF TE configuration file for the system s chassis If the system does not support SAF TE select the default option Skip and Configure Later FHighl aint Web RAI Management Service TIME 32 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 7 Specify the listening port 7402 is the default setting and recommended __ for most systems High Poimi Web RAID Maragemen Service 8 Choose to enable or disable Remote Access Remote access allows the card to be managed via a Web browser from a separate system E You have installed HighPoint Web RAID Management Service on this system You can use user name RAID and password hpt for first logon It s strongly recommended to change the password 9 Click OK to complete the installation procedure WighPaint Weh RAID Management Service 33 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 2 Starting the Web GUI 1 Double click the HighPoint Web RAID Management Icon on the Desktop to start the Web GUI The system s default Web Browser will open the following page TEILS Ba Tor Please Login User Mame RAID Fnadsvond lt HighFPaint Web RATE Management 1 5 0 Cepyright 2 1995 2008 HighPort Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved 2 Type in the default use
31. g the Web based Management utility cccccccccsseeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeaeeeeessaaees 27 Debian Ubuntu Linux Distributions Installing the Web based Management GUN eens eT 29 Linux Distributions Command Line Interface CLI 30 1 Installing the Web GUI v1 5 5 Windows Operating Systems Vista 2009 MID OOWS Y suy tue di ish ox edv uiuo tu du Calc V teu PNEU DuUA S CU Ves Ie luna BU dE 30 2 tatting iie Web GUN merreni a etr eoe ui tenete pactis 34 3 Web GUI Icon Definitions esses 35 4 Web GUI Configuring an Array esses 36 Initializing a new hard Crive ccc eee eee cece eee eee eeee esas teat m 36 Oledlecatm AIT AY s eaae de euo vx mec tea xv ae ta i estos asa dto cedit edens 37 5 Web GUI Configuring Spare Disks cccccccssseeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeas 40 Tasson a2 SOA CIS etm LORS 40 6 Web GUI Recovering an Array eeesseseeeeeeeeeeeenen nennen 41 TO HEDUIIG an artay ecu peatxS aret pex DE Ro Rd De Rn oia Ee rase rb 42 7 Web GUI Maintaining RAID Arrays eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 43 ochedulin Tasks resiu Soter beue onn pe due t dottrina Cobos Mood 44 FACTO VIG as KS rede a aste a un duo iuh tuat a c eer t 44 SHI Storage Health Inspector cccccceeeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeneeaaes 44 8 Web GUI Safeguarding your Array
32. he FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation European Union Compliance Statement This Information Technologies Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following European directives e European Standard EN55022 1998 Class B e European Standard EN55024 1998 60
33. he Initialize and E Performance Logs and Alerts Convert Disk Wizard z Device Manager TO CM i B zu Storage This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert Removable Storage empty basic disks to dynamic disks n Disk Defragmenter You can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID Disk Management volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or H d Services and Applications spanned across multiple disks Y ou can also expand single disk and spanned volumes without having to restart the computer After you convert a disk to dynamic you can only use Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows on any volume of that disk To continue click Next 8 Click Next to continue Computer Management m File Action view Window Help e mim Eg mss MEM B Computer Management Loca Volume Layout_ Type Fle System Status Capacty Free Space E i System Tools E T d Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Event Viewer 2 shared Folders Select Disks to Initialize Local Users and Groups You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it z Performance Logs and Alerts m Device Manager Sg Storage E Removable Storage Select one or more disks to initialize Disk Defragmenter Disk Management da Services and Applications 53 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 9 Click Finish to continue Computer Managemen
34. hed to the host adapter 6 Specify the capacity Manually enter the desired RAID capacity in MB If you wish to use all available hard disk capacity leave the Maximum entry in place and proceed to the next space If you choose to specify the capacity make a note that the remaining capacity unused space can be used to configure additional arrays or set to act as a spare disk 7 Once all of the RAID parameters have been specified click the Create button to create the array The utility will display a brief summary after successfully creating the array Windows Internet Explorer mm RAID 5 Array RAID 5 0 has been created successfully Disk 1 5AMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPA48051 1 Disk 2 SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPB05184 2 Disk 3 SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPA46632 3 Disk 4 SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPA50886 4 39 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 5 Web GUI Configuring Spare Disks The term Spare Disk refers to a hard disk or dedicated disk space that is used to rebuild a RAID array in the case of hard disk failure If free ports channels are available spare disks are ideal for minimizing g downtime the administrator does not have to work directly with the storage devices nor install or remove any additional hardware in order to rebuild parity Spare disks can be created from available hard disks disks that have been initialized or free disk space unallocated space on a set of RAID disks leftove
35. ht c 1996 2008 HighPaint Technologies Inc all Rights Reserved 5 After the expansion migration process is complete Disk Management should recognize the additional capacity You are free to create a second partition or expand the existing partition Notes e Bootable volumes should not be expanded beyond 2TB Windows will not recognize the additional capacity e Older 32 bit versions of Windows 2000 XP limit capacity to 2TB unless the VSS option is used If the VSS option is not already enabled do not use the OCE ORLM function the operating system will not recognize the additional space You will need to start from scratch backup the data on the current array and create a new array using the VSS option e Make sure to enable GPT when initializing partitioning arrays for use with Windows 2003 Vista 2008 and using the Windows Disk Management utility This feature supports volumes over 2TB in size and allows for future capacity upgrades 57 Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID 2782 host adapter or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies Inc product feel free to contact our Customer Support Department Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department e Make sure the latest BIOS driver and HighPoint RAID 2782 Management software has been in installed for the host adapter The latest up
36. i 3 EN PORT 7 PORT 3 PORT 2 NH m PORT 1 PORT i a Port1 Port6 These represent the RocketRAID 2782 s 6 Internal Mini SAS ports Port7 Port8 These represent the RocketRAID 2782 s 2 External Mini SAS ports Each port can direct connect up to 4 SATA SAS hard disks LED Connections LED connectors Drive activity Drive failure The RocketRAID 2782 host adapter has 12 LED connectors that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard drives attached to the card s 6 SATA SAS channels A1 A6 F1 F6 A1 A6 provides LEDs support for Drive Activity while F1 F6 supports Drive Failure 10 Hardware Description and Installation A1 AG F1 F6 M AR T9 3 4 s oen BEEP1 Speaker Alarm speaker the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of Drive array failure J1 This jumper supports the SAF TE interface I2C moo Number description Pint SCL 123 Pin3 SDA Ping SDA 2 Installing the RocketRAID 2782 Host Adapter Note Make sure the system is powered off before installing the RocketRAID 2 82 host adapter 1 Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI Express x16 2 Remove the PCI slot bracket cover 3 Gently insert the RocketRAID2782 card into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis illustration shows RocketRAID 2782 11 Hardware Description and Installation UR 4 After installing the ad
37. ie Next Item CEnter Select Backward 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 designated to act as a spare 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 For example a RAID O array was created between two 200GB hard disks but only 200GB of space out of a grand total of 400GB was assigned to that array In this example 200GB of disk space remains unallocated This unallocated space would allow these disks to be set as spares for a separate redundant array that falls into the same capacity range 200GB 5 Settings To access the Settings menu highlight the Settings command from the toolbar and press Enter 19 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Rocket RAID 2782 BIOS Setting Utility vi Spare t Ee CUiew gt lt Initialize gt Select Boot Device Staggered spin up Disabled Select Boot Device select which disk or array will act as the boot disk if the motherboard BIOS instructs the card to act as the boot device Staggered Drive Spinup This option is disabled by default Enabling this setting will instruct the card to power up the hard disks sequentially one disk approximately every 2 seconds Not all disk support this setting consult the disk documentation for mor
38. ine select Don t Search Online 22 HighPoint Software CD M Found New Hardware SCSI Controller x j D Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your SCSI Controller Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer Yes search online this time only Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Please read Microsoft s privacy statement 4 Select I don t have disc show me other options M Found New Hardware SCSI Controller EN xl G j Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Insert the disc that came with your SCSI Controller If you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows will automatically search the disc for driver software Idon t have the disc Show me other options Cancel 5 And then select Browse my computer for driver software 29 HighPoint Software CD E Found New Hardware SCSI Controller x Go Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Windows couldn t find driver software for your device Check for a solution Windows will check to see if there are steps you can take to get your device working 6 Browse to the location of the driver and click Next Found New Hardware
39. isplayed above an Array the array needs to be rebuilt If displayed above a Device disk this device is a member of the array that needs to be rebuilt 5 Disabled status An array or device marked as disabled has experienced a major hardware or parity error and is hidden from the operating system 6 8 This icon is shown when an array is being initialized There are two types of RAID initialization The first is known as foreground the controller will write O s to the array disks The array cannot be used until this procedure is complete The second is background the card will rebuild the parity data while enabling access to the array T U Uninitialized status If displayed above an Array this Array requires initialization see number 6 above If it appears above a Device the disk is considered new it must be initialized before it can be used to create an array o M This shows that Array is performing an OCE ORLM procedure 35 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 9 This shows the OCE ORLM procedure has been stopped or paused 10 L This icon is displayed above Legacy Disks non RAID disks The controller will assign this status to disks that contain valid partition tables and or useable data iu Q This icon is displayed above spare disks The controller will use spare disks to automatically rebuild a critical array 4 Web GUI Configuring an
40. ized Initialized Initialized Initialized Initialized Initialized Initialized Initialized LEE RS X He 27 fh peb pah peb puah pah junh peak M CKO AWN se se 8 88 88 88 88 ooo 7 WY f im Yy NN N S S N NANA o A SSAA S S RASSANSASSSASSANSANSANSANNSANAV RASA AAA SSN ANSANSANNANNANNANIN ys 83 J Tl lt Next Item CEnter Select ESC Backward 4 Highlight the target disks that you want to use and press Enter to select them You can use the arrow keys to select from the next set of disks 16 RocketRAID BIOS Utility the screen will display 1 ports at a time A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk This number designates disk order After all of the disks have been selected and press the ESC key to return to the Create Menu 5 Next Use the arrow key to highlight the Capacity GB option and press Enter The total available capacity will be displayed Press ENTER if you wish to use all available space If you wish to reserve disk space for additional arrays single disks use the keyboard to input the amount of space in GB you wish to set aside for this particular array and press Enter Note Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another array set as a spare disk or partitioned to act as a single disk by the operating system 6 For redundant RAID arra
41. of the Linux operating system The rpm file is located in HighPoint RAID Management Software HighPoint RAID Management SoftwareWebGUNRR2xxx 3xxx None OBMNLinuxWebGui Linux tbz Extract the tbz file to the desktop and browse to the appropriate rpm file there are 32 and 64 bit options Double click the rpm file this should open the operating systems software installer Enter the Administrative password when prompted and proceed with installation The package can also be installed manually using a terminal Log on in as root open a terminal and browse to the location of the rpm file Run the following command rpm i hptsvr https 1 4 10 1386 rpm or hptsvr https 1 4 10 x86 64 rpm Note The i386 rpm package can also work on 64 bit systems if you have 32 bit runtime libraries installed If you use the x86 64 rpm package please make sure the controller driver has 64 bit ioctl support 28 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Debian Ubuntu Linux Distributions Installing the Web based Management Utility For Debian Ubuntu Linux distributions you can use alien to convert the rom 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 service program etc hptcfg service config file e
42. oint tech cn Phone 86 10 6213 0920 9 am 6 pm Fax 86 10 6897 5074 E mail sales highpoint tech cn Support support highpoint tech cn 59 Customer Support 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules This device complies with part 15 of t
43. r disks Available Disks Capacity According to the max free space on the selected disks RAID 0 v Default Foreground Write Back v 64K 1 Location Model Capacity Max Free amp 9J 1 SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPA48051 1 00 TB 1 00 TB a2 SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPB05184 1 00 TB 1 00 TB as SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPA46632 1 00 TB 1 00 TB aja SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPA50886 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Maximum MB To create an array 1 Select the desired RAID level from the Array Type drop down menu Array Type Array Name Initialization Method Cache Policy 2 RAID 0 7 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 1 0 JBOD Volume Name the array enter a name for the array using the Array Name filed optional 2T HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 3 When creating a Redundant Array RAID 1 5 10 50 specify an initialization method Select Background of Foreground from the drop down menu Array Type RAID 5 Y Array Name Default Initialization Method Foreground No Initialization Foreground Cache Policy Background No Initialization Not recommended for most configurations This option will not build parity Select this when testing storage The array must be verified manually if this option is selected Foreground The RAID initialization process will be set as high priority The array cannot be utilized this procedure is complete but the build process will take considerably less time as the host
44. r space not assigned to an active array To configure Spare Disks select Manage Spare from the utility tool bar arf how CGE yeas 2c T Remove Spare Available Disks IJ Devyxe 3 SAMSUNG HO1034U1 4362111FPA4 5 12 1 00 TB Device 4 SAMSUNG HO103U 462111FPA50006 1 00 TB Add Spare HighPoint Web RAID Management Cooynght c D T m HMighPoint Technologies Inc AS Rights Reserved To assign a Spare disk 1 Click on the box displayed before the target disk entry under the Available Disks section and click the Add Spare button erage eee Fechoustegici fa Manage Event Task Sac LLLI Logout Help Spare Pool Remove Spare Available Disks Dewite_1_1 HDT722525DLA3BO0 VDHa1ATACSEOWT 240 08 GB EE De 399 906 GB iae Messe fram webpage Add Spare 1 disks adl be added to spane pool Do you want to contine HighPoint Web RAID Managerngil Lox Capyright c 15696 2008 Han inam ge 40 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 2 Click OK when the pop up window is displayed This will add the disk to the Spare Pool 3 To remove a Spare Disk from the Spare pool click the box before the target Spare Disk and click the Remove Spare button Manage Event Task a AEF SHI Logout Help y g Devior 1 1 HDT7225250LA380 VDHATATACSEST 245 08 GB Ferra Spar Available Disks Dev 2 e oe cos Message Irem webpaas Add Spani oe didi sa be removed thom
45. rmation Unplug Den Create Array Locabon Model Capacity Max Free oo i EJ i1 wDIU Device 1 1 Change Cache Policy 1 00 TH 0 00 GE Tena zi wni vevice_1_3 L 1 00 TE 0 00 B y 1 3 S APIS JBODIVolume l DCEIDRLM 1 00 TE 0 00 B mm ifi SAMS JEICHER hurry 1 00 TE 1 00 TH em RAID 1 RAILS RAII T4 RAID 40 BesperMute 55 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 3 The Web GUI will display the Array Transforming menu similar to the create array menu Array transform transforming Menu eet L3 o i arta nae Manage Evant ET Array transform transtarming Source Mame Target Type RAJD 5 Target Hame RAD 5 1 Cache Policy Witte Back Block Sage Bak ow Select All Location Model Capacty Max Free zi WDIODUFTPS DIZEBO WCASJO428955 1 00 TB 0 00 GB Available Disks E ES 32 WDIDDDFYPR DIZEBO WIASIO423510 1 00 TH O00 GR O ais SAMSUNG HETICHIT SITWIIUQzO0464 1 00 TO 0 00 GE inE EFT SAMSUNG HELIIIIT 513W11004200349 00 TB 1 00 TH Capacty According to tha may tree Maximum Mn and source array capacity 20002666 Create Fight ort Web RAID Management 1 5 0 Cappaght 6 1996 2008 HeghPont Technshoages Dac All Boghis Reserved a Target Name The GUI will ask that you enter a new name for reference the previous RAID configuration will be displayed until the procedure is complete The name can be changed after the
46. rname and password to start the Web GUI Username RAID Password hpt Note The password can be changed using the Settings menu from the toolbar 3 Click a The ue Array screen will be sees e GEG ZD BEE gom Event Task Setting SHI Logout Help Ologies ine Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status V RAID O0 O RAIDO 1 50TB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISK O O Normal Maintenance Create Array Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Free E 1 5 WDC WD5002ABYS 01B1B0 WD WCASY1205486 500 02 GB 0 00 GB m3 1 6 WDC WD5002ABYS 01B1B0 WD WCASY1472523 500 02 GB 0 00 GB 1 8 WDC WD5002ABYS 01B1B0 WD WCASY1471513 500 02 GB 0 00 GB Rescan Beeper Mute HighPoint Web RAID Management 1 5 0 Copyright c 1996 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 3 Web GUI Icon Definitions The Rocket RAID Web GUI uses a variety of Icons to represent various states or functions The following is a list of common icons and their definitions RB Critical broken status Fault tolerance is disabled The array requires a replacement disk in order to rebuild parity gt eio Verifying status The controller is checking the consistency of RAID data 3 Rebuilding status The controller is rebuilding the array 4 8 Critical status may also be listed as degraded If d
47. rting Alarm Buzzer alerts for drive array failure SAF TE I2C and SGPIO enclosure management SHI Storage Health Inspector S M A R T and disk maintenance RAID Management Online Capacity Expansion OCE and Online RAID Level Migration ORLM for Windows Linux FreeBSD Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID access Online array roaming HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 Series HighPoint RAID Management HRM e Hot key ctrl h boot up RAID manager via BIOS e Web browser base RAID management software Web GUI e Command Line Interface CLI Operating System Support e Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista Windows 2008 Windows 7 32 and 64 bit versions e Linux Fedora Core Red Hat Enterprise CentOS SUSE SLES Debian Ubuntu e FreeBSD Physical Specifications e Size 203mm X 111mm e EMI FCC Part 15 Class B and CE Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics e Work Temperature Range 45 C 4 55 C e Relative Humidity Range 5 60 non condensing e Storage Temperature 20 C 80 C e MTBF 920 585 Hours Electrical Characteristics 2 Kit Contents e RocketRAID Host Adapter e Quick Install Guide e HighPoint RAID Management and software CD Hardware Description and Installation Hardware Description and Installation 1 RocketRAID 2782 Host Adapter layout J1 12C connector beeper supports SAF TE PORTS PORTS u Aclive LED connector a A Fail LED connector RocketRAID 2782 PORT 4
48. t File Action View Window Help e Am 2 Computer Management Local volume Layout _ Type Fie System status capacty Free space H System Tools E Event Viewer Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Shared Folders ue Local Users and Groups Completing the Initialize and Performance Logs and Alerts Convert Disk Wizard 48 Device Manager 5 sa Storage You have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert ne Removable Storage Disk Wizard Disk Defragmenter Disk Management You selected the following settings Ta Services and Applications Lie el 1 onvert None To close this wizard click Finish Or ep We Mile rear d F e kim Ve wnim te bat Da M B Comquter Management Docs vou Lees ps Fin Sete as etr Free Space ee Pak Tire fie Wim re SC Pattern fem Wie Healy Gee BE ue ch TIGE ihn R i reme im Shared Fabien Loca eer and Groups PerFerancs Loge and Serta Deca lame Saf Storage Pempek Shor age Doh Der agree Deck Hirap Nl mari reli Shake Banc MALOS iene Pied D Onire baie Tpi Linasice shed Boek d Bac ze ra lt a Tae chk a RET EEE EPL Md i i A didi i Penpertisa Serene o ee dd n t Media i 11 Partition and format the array as desired 54 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration OCE ORLM OCE ORLM allows you to add hard
49. tc rc d init d hptdaemon service control script usr share hpt webguiroot data files If there is no etc hptcfg present you can add it manually using by using the echo command on the driver file name to etc hptcfg For example echo hptiop ko gt etc hptcfg Uninstalling the Utility Open a terminal and use the following command dpkg r hptsvr https 29 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Linux Distributions Command Line Interface CLI Command Line interface versions of the RocketRAID management utilities are available for Linux and FreeBSD operating systems These packages are posted on the HighPoint Technologies Inc website under RR2700 Product page downloads 1 Installing the Web GUI v1 5 5 Windows Operating Systems Vista 2008 Windows 7 1 After downloading the Web GUI double click the zip file to view the contents Double click Setup to start installation If you are running a 64 bit version of Windows 7 2008 or Vista you may need to right click the icon and select Run as Administrator Jt 008 File Edit View Tools Help Organize v 33 Views v Open 2 Share Name v Date modified T _INST321 EX_ 4 7 2011 3 38PM EX File E Documents 2 ISDel 4 7 2011 3 38 PM Application E Pictures Setup dll 4 7 2011 3 38PM Application Exte IP music B ss 4 7 2011 3 38PM Cabinet File Favorite Links Sj Recently C _sysi hdr 4 7 2011 3 38PM HDR File B
50. will open the Tasks List and Health Inspector Scheduler page oe zo Dy LI UE c LLA Technologies ine Manage Event Task Settings SHI Health Inspector Scheduler Task Name Select a Schedule Daily Weekly Bi Weekly Monthly Select a time Sunday v1 15 1 58 HighPoint Web RAID Management Copyright c 1996 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM Scheduling Tasks 1 Enter a name for the task in the Task Name field 2 Specify the frequency of this task Click the open circle before the desired frequency Daily Weekly Bi Weekly or Monthly 3 Specify the time Select the day from the drop down menu then enter the desired time in the provided fields Note the Health Inspector Scheduler works from a 24 hr clock 8PM is represented as hour 15 for example 4 Once the task has been named and scheduled click the Submit button to add the task to the Task List Name Description Weny Check all diska every week on Sunday at 12 0 0 Delete Health Inspector Scheduler Task Namie Select a Schedule Daily Weekly Hi Weekly Monthly Select A time Sunday 14 A 40 Submit Removing Tasks Name Description v Verify Check all disks every week on Sunday at 12 0 0 From the task List Check the box before the target Task and click Delete SHI Storage Health Inspector The Storage Health Inspector se
51. y were designed to work with the default Window s sector size of 512B SectorSize Capacity 512B 2 4TB 4 8TB 8 16TB Using VSS VU dp OA Feni iiaiai i dia Sowa Location Model Capsoty Man Free Say WD LO00P YR S O17E00 WASMAFNISS 1 00 TB 1 00 TH Available Deke 7 xia wDpLionFrPYPRS DIZEDG WIASHI IZBASRU Bs TE ORO TD B ES 3 SAHIP HELOJLUT S13V10Qz00454 3 00 TE 6 00 TR H E ya SAMSUNG HELOJIIT SELSVI3UQZ2DUS49 3 00 TE 1 00 TU 50 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM 1 The VSS option is provided towards the bottom of the Create Array menu In this example a 4 disk RAID 0 array was created using 1TB hard disks A sector size of 1K is required for array with a capacity of 1 4TB 2 After selecting the block size the Web GUI will display a warning message Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 Using a sector size other than 512 bytes may cause compatibility issues and result in restricted Functionality Do you want to continue Select OK to continue Click the Create button once more to create the array 3 The Web GUI will notify you that the array has been successfully created Click OK to confirm Microsoft Internet Explorer RAID 0 Array RAID_O_0 has been created successfully Disk 1 WD1000FYPS 01ZKB0 WCASJ0428955 1 1 Disk 2 WD1000FYPS 012KB0 WCASJ0423510 1 2 Disk 3 SAMSUNG HE103UI 513 I10Q200464 1 3 Disk 4 5AMSUNG HE103UJ 513V3100200349 1 4 4 After creating the array
52. ys RAID 1 5 10 select the Cache Policy RAID 5 Array Name RAID 5 H Select Devices HE Selected RAIDS member count WA Fa Capacity GB gt 1026 89 Cache Policy Write Back e Back Sector Size 512B Urite Through Start Creatio Create Write Back utilizes disk cache higher performing Write Through writes directly to the disks may reduce the risk of data loss during a critical failure but at the cost of lower performance 7 Sector Size Also known as Variable Sector Size Use this option if you are using an older 32 bit Windows operating system This allows older operating systems to support volumes over 2TB in size Do not use if the operating system already supports large volumes such as GPT 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 17 RocketRAID BIOS Utility the array or N no key to cancel the creation process 3 Deleting Arrays Highlight the Delete command from the toolbar and press Enter The BIOS utility will display a list of available RAID arrays Select the array you wish to delete and press Enter lt Delete gt SANSA SA SS SON RAID Level Capacity lt GB gt Status Striping 586 79 Normal 440 09 Uninitialized p Delete a RAID array attached to RocketRAID 2726 Ti Next Item CEnter Select CESC Backward The utility will display a warning message Press Y
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