RAID Administrator User`s Manual
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1. gt YWhpDoint 3 11 Device Status Raid Administrator detects the status of each device and shows their status information with different icons to prompt users see below HE Device is with error oe Device is normal J Device is not operatable and needs rebooting Mirror Array needs to be synchronized Note 1 When reading data from the mirror array the source disk is always to be read first and the mirror disk will not be accessed if the data is successfully read out from the source disk and so the mirror disk s failure can not be detected But when writing data to the mirror array both of the member disks will be accessed so failure on either of them can be detected Suggestion 1 When a failure occurs on a member disk of the mirror array this array will be labeled in error status At this time the mirror array can con tinue work normally with the other normal disk In order to avoid data loss due to the failure of the left disk the user shall settle the fault first and rebuild mirror with this left normal disk Warning 1 When the member disk of either the stripe array or the span array failed the corresponding disk array will be labeled in error status and it will not be able to work 2 If both the source disk and the mirror disk failed the mirror array will not be able to work The user shall settle the fault quickly High Poat 3p 3 12 Hot swapping Hard Disks of Mirro2. Floppy disk controllers H Hard disk controllers Keyboard s Monitors By M ES ouse Network adapters Other devices c Ports COM amp LPT E amp SCSI controllers HPT ACM DEVICE A Sound video and game controllers FE System devices ra Mlaanannanal l maal n na zm km H z Properties Refresh Remove Print Cancel If you cannot find these two above mentioned device items or there are or on device icon it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed and needs reinstallation 2 3 Windows NT4 0 e install driver under Windows NT4 0 1 2 O 4 5 6 Click Start gt Setup gt Control Panel then double click SCSI Adapter icon In the follow on window select Driver item then click Add button In the follow on window select Have Disk Insert the floppy disk of driver input the path of driver A WinNT then click OK In the follow on window select HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Con troller item then click OK Follow the system prompt to install the driver When finished re start the computer ee install driver in the process of Windows NT4 0 installation 1 2 3 Press F6 key when the system prompts Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration Press F6 key the installation will continue Later installation pro gram will remind user to press S key to specify other devices Please press S key In the foll
3. Features amp Benefits WMighPoint 1 1 Introduction RAID Administrator is a Windows based RAID management utility for HPT370 Series UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller By using this RAID management util ity users can easily configure and manage the hard disks connected to this RAID Controller 1 2 Main Features amp Benefits Below are the main features and benefits of RAID Administrator 1 Support RAID 0 1 0 1 amp JBOD 2 Support Ultra ATA100 UDMA Mode 5 high performance hard disk 3 Support up to 4 hard disks in connection 4 Support hot swapping hard disks of mirror array 5 Support independent use of hard disk 6 Support such operating systems as Windows98 ME Windows NT4 0 amp Windows 2000 7 Support GUI software for RAID management compatible with BIOS 8 Disk error alarm mechanism 9 Support spare disk to automatically rebuild mirror array 10 Event log for easy RAID management 11 Plug and play H Piet Chapter 2 Installation of Driver 2 1 Introduction 2 2 Windows 98 ME 2 3 Windows N 14 0 2 4 Windows 2000 High Po ast 2 1 Introduction After the RAID adapter card is well installed on your computer you shall install its driver 2 2 Windows 98 ME Automatic Installation After the computer start up Windows system will find the newly installed RAID adapter and ask you to install its driver Please follow the prompt to finish the driver installation Manual Installation If Windows can
4. Spare icon on the tool bar 3 In the popup dialog box select Add or Remove operation then click Next button 4 If the user is to add the spare disk select the hard disk to be used in the follow on dialog box and then click Finish button 5 If the user is to remove the spare disk click Finish button in the follow on dialog box BEE AD 3 6 Synchronize Validate Verify Mirror Array Synchronize Mirror After the completion of creating mirror array the data on the source disk has not been copied tothe mirror disk The data on the source disk and the mirror disk do not keep identical yet The user should synchronize mirror by which the data on the source disk will be fully copied to the mirror disk Thus the data on the disks in the mirror array become identical Once the creation of the mirror array is finished the user will be asked whether to synchronize mirror at once or not Select Yes to begin the synchro nize operation or No to skip Congratulations EZ Create mirror anay succeeded KI Tou must synchronize mirar to keep data conformity between source disk and mirror disk Do vou want to synchronize it now The status of the mirror array will remain locked if No selected to skip the synchronize operation The user may at any time synchronize mirror which is in either locked status or normal status The detailed steps to synchronize mirror are as follows 1 Right click the mirror array to be synchronized LJ
5. disks the mirror disk will actually be the second stripe array composed of two hard disks 3 The capacity of the stripe array as the source disk shall be not larger than that of the stripe array as the mirror disk 4 The capacity of the 0 1 array is equal to that of the stripe array as the source disk 5 Version 1 11 RAID Administrator does not support disk hotswaping of RAID 041 array User must replace the failed disk after the com puter is turned off and then rebuild the 0 1 array in BIOS Suggestion 1 In order to avoid the capacity waste please use hard disks with the identical capacity to create the 0 1 array 39 AD Warning 1 The data on all member disks will be destroyed after creatng the 0 1 array 3 9 Remove Disk Array The following steps shall be taken to remove disk array 1 Select the disk array to be deleted in the disk tree 2 Click Remove icon on the tool bar 3 Inthe popup dialog box select Yes to confirm the remove operation select No to cancel the remove operation Congratulations i i x a Remove operation succeeded A You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect Do vou want to restart the computer now 4 After the remove operation is complete shut down all other programs Then click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later Note 1 Remove mirror array operation will generate two
6. down all other programs And then click Yes to restart the computer The user may also select No to restart the computer later Note 1 At least two hard disks are needed in the creation of the span array Disks can be connected at any cable and setted as either master or slave device Warning 1 In the creation of the span array only the data on the first member disk will be preserved while the data on others will be completely destroyed High Patat _ 38 3 8 Create 0 1 Array The following steps shall be taken to create the 0 1 array 1 Click 041 icon on the tool bar 2 Select the strip size 3 In the popup dialog box select the hard disks to be used and add them into Source Disks column or Mirror Disks column Please select the disks for creating 0 1 Array Available Disks Source Disks ST343214 57343134 Mirror Disks S Maxtor 54098U8 Maxtor 92739U6 Capacity 26127MB Location Adapter Channel2 Devicel lt lt Back Cancel 4 Click Create button to create or Cancel button to cancel the cre ation If the user selects Cancel the system will remain unchanged 5 When the creation is complete the program will ask the user to restart the computer Note zma Four hard disks are needed in the creation of the 0 1 array 2 Inthe creation of the 0 1 array the source disk will actually be the first stripe array composed of two hard
7. drive please F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears lf it is to type Winnt and install after files have been copied and the computer restarted press F6 key when the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears 2 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears 3 In the follow on window of device type please select Other and press Enter to continue 4 Insert the floppy disk of driver then press Enter to continue 5 The system will ask whether to install driver under WinNT or under Win dows 2000 please select to install driver under Windows 2000 6 The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item should be included If users want to install other devices please operate at this time If all devices have been successfully installed please go to next Kipi polt 94 7 Press Enter to continue Windows 2000 setup Verify Installation When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted zdi xi 1 Right click My Computer icon ser maal select Property item in the 5G 1 OEL4B15B86 popup menu ml Computer 3 Disk drives Display adapters Z DYD CD ROM drives 55 Floppy disk controllers ED Floppy disk drives 53 IDE ATAJATAPI controllers Keyboards a Mice an
8. menu zone select 7 Set Boot Disk item press Enter to confirm this operation and go to next 2 Inthe validated channel status zone use the arrow key to select the boot device and press Enter to confirm Chame I Dr ive Name Mode Size M Status www highpoint tech com Note 1 The Set Boot Disk item appears on condition that no hard disk is con nected to IDE on motherboard 2 After the boot disk is set its status will become Boot PGP 60 a m a a 45 Appendix Contact Technical Support MighPoint Contact Technical Support HighPoint provides users with quick and satisfied support service If there is any question when using when using our products you may get help though the following ways First please read this manual carefully Second please visit our website www highpoint tech com for the latest product information If you cannot solve the problem through the above ways please feel free to contact our Technical Support Departmentl support highpoint tech com Thank you for choosing HighPoint products Weight Probie EE i
9. not find new hardware the driver can be installed through the following steps 1 Shut down all programs 2 Click Start gt Setup gt Control Panel then double click on Add New Hardware icon 3 Click Next in the popup window to continue 4 Adialog box will appear and ask whether to let windows search new hardware Select No l want to select the hardware form a list and then click Next to continue 5 Hardwares of different types will be shown in the follow on window Select SCSI Controllers and then click Next to continue 6 Insert the floppy disk of driver into the floppy drive then click Have Disk 7 A dialog box will pop up input the path of driver A Win9X Then click OK to continue 8 Inthe follow on window select HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Con troller then click Next to continue 9 Follow the system prompt to install driver When finished restart the computer Verify Installation When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted 1 Right click My Computer icon on desktop and then select Property item from the popup menu 2 Select Device Manager item from the popup window If there are two device items under SCSI Controllers it indicates that the driver has been installed properly a epi System Properties EIE General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection m Computer HEY Disk drives H mj Display adapters
10. stripe array 3 For the consinderation of performance if two hard disks are used please connect them to different IDE channels respectively Warning 1 The data on all disks will be destroyed after the creation of the stripe array 83 RAD 3 4 Create Mirror Array The following steps shall be taken to create the mirror array 1 Click Mirror icon on the tool bar 2 In the follow on dialog box select hard disks from Available Disks column add them into Source Disk column or Mirror Disk column respectively by clicking the corresponding arrow button 3 If the user wants to use a spare disk please select Use Spare Disk item Then select hard disks from Available Disks column and add it into Use Spare Disk column Create Mirror Array Ed Please select the disks for creating Mirror Array Available Disks Source Disk est ened 97342214 gt Mirror Disk 57343134 lt a IV Use Spare Disk pe Maxtor 92739U6 Capacity 26127MB Location Adapterl Channel2 Devicel NA Create x Cancel 4 Click Create to begin the creation or Cancel to exit If you select the cancel operation the system will remain unchanged Congratulations Create miror aray succeeded ou must synchronize miror to keep data conformity between source disk and mirror disk Do pou want to synchronize it now 5 After the creation is complete the program will promp
11. 6 EE NE EE ED 1 1 Main Features 8 Benefits ee 1 1 Chapter 2 Installation of Driver HPO UIC HOU ARE RE EE OE SN Ee 2 1 Windows 98 ME nn 2 1 Windows N TA sk sae RE SE eg ee reli de vesi 2 2 Windows ZOO ee Ve EE ee RE EE Ee 2 3 Chapter 3 Use RAID Administrator Install RAID Administrator ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 1 Run RAID Administrator ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 2 Create Stripe Array rrrrrrrnnnnrrvrrnnnnnnrrvrrnnnnnennnnnnnnssennnnnnnee 3 3 Create Mirror Array 3 4 Add Remove Spare Disk 3 5 Synchronize Validate Verify Mirror Array 3 6 Create Span Array see ee EE Ee ee Ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee 3 8 Create 0 1 Array eresien n EE ee ee ee ee 3 9 Remove Disk Array 3 10 Set MANSION MOJO nn EE EER OE EE Nar EE SE We EE He 3 11 BET SEO sites eN EG ea GE N 3 12 Hot swapping Hard Disks of Mirror Array 3 13 EL 3 14 Vi poi nt i Chapter 4 BIOS Configuration Enter into BIOS Configuration Utility 4 1 EE oer oe Re ED RE Re ee ee ei 4 2 Delete RAID ES ee ee ee ana 4 3 Rebuild Mirror Array iese ee ee EE ee RE ee ee ee ee ee 4 3 Add Spare DISK EE 4 4 Remove Spare Disk 4 4 SO DISK MOJE Lane 4 4 Set Boot Disk 4 5 Appendix Contact Technical Support iii Pott Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Main
12. E Addi Remove Spare Remove Synchronize Mirror Validate Mirror 2 Select Synchronize Mirror item from the popup menu The mirror array being synchronized is labeled at locked status By selecting this disk array the user can see the progress of synchronizing mirror High Poat 36 Th RAID Administrator l Ioj x Configuration View Help V DDDEX 8 0 1 Spare Remove Set Mod Mirror Span Stripe ode View Log ml My Computer X view by Devices Array Information Device Type Mirror Array Capacity 9787 MB Working Status Being Synchronized QUANTUM Time remaining 00 10 51 Cancel 44 Completed 573204244 ak jet View by Adapters gt Validate Mirror The user can validate the locked mirror array through the following steps 1 Right click the locked mirror array 2 In the popup menu select Validate Mirror item Once the mirror disk is validated it will be implicit by the program that the data on the mirror disk is the same with that on the source disk And the program will no longer ask the user to synchronize mirror If the user wants to copy the data from the source disk to the mirror disk he has to synchronize mirror manually Verify Mirror The operation of the verify mirror will compare the data on the source disk and that on the mirror disk If any discrepancy is found between them the program will ask the user to
13. Mode 4 8 Set Boot Disk High Poist 4 1 Enter into BIOS Configuration Utility When the following information is displayed on screen during the system start ing press ctrl H key to enter into BIOS configuration utility The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below 1 Create RAID Create a Disk Array with the hard disks attached to the HPT37 Channel Drive Mame Mode Size M Status Wwuww highpoint tech com Menu It displays all items of the operating command Help It displays the illustrating information of the current selection and the avail able operation prompts Channel Status It displays the status information of all devices in connection When it is active users can select the device to be operated High Potet 4 4 2 Create RAID The following steps shall be taken to create RAID in BIOS 1 Use the arrow key to select 1 Create RAID 2 Press Enter to confirm and go to next 3 Select 1 Array Mode in the popup subinterface and press Enter 4 Select the intended RAID level in the popup selection box and press Enter 5 Select 2 Select Disk Drives in the previous subinterface and press Enter 6 Select the disks to be used for creating the disk array and press Enter to confirm in the channel status zone 7 Select 3 Start Creation Process and press Enter except that in the selection box you have selected Stripping RAID 0 for Perfor mance 8 Press Y to
14. RAID Administrator User s Manual Migh Do at Revision 1 2 Date June 2001 HighPoint Technologies Inc Copyright Copyright by HighPoint Technologies Inc HighPoint 2001 This manual contains materials protected by International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or tran scribed in any form for any purpose without the express written permission of HighPoint 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 companies Notice Every 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 HighPoint provides this manual as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss or profits or for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of HighPoint E Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started g 114616 bej
15. continue when the warning message appears Note 1 2 If you have selected Stripping RAID 0 for Performance in the popup subinterface after the operation of 1 Array Mode you should direct go to 3 Strip Size 64K and then select 4 Start Creation Process The default strip size is 64K Different warning messages appear according to different RAID levels MH MG 4 3 Delete RAID The following steps shall be taken to delete RAID 1 In the menu zone select 2 Delete RAID press Enter to confirm this operation and go to next 2 In the validated channel status zone use the arrow key to select 3 the disk array to be deleted and press Enter to confirm Press Y when warned re you sure you want to remove the disk array 4 4 Rebuild Mirror Array The following steps shall be taken to rebuild the mirror array 1 2 3 Inthe menu zone select 3 Rebuild Mirror Array press Enter to confirm this operation and go to next In the menu zone of the popup subinterface select 1 Select Source Disk None and press Enter to confirm In the validated channel status zone select the source disk of the mirror array and then press Enter In the menu zone of the popup subinterface select 2 Select Target Disk None and press Enter to confirm In the validated channel status zone select the target disk of the mirror array and then press Enter In the menu zone of the popup s
16. d other pointing devices m Monitors ki Ports COM amp LPT amp SCSI and RAID controllers amp Highpoint RCM Device GIHPT370 UDMAJATA100 RAID Controller i Sound video and game controllers m System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 2 In the popup window select Hardware item and then click Device Manager button e FE TREES EF T E If there is HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item in the popup Device Manager window it indicates that the driver has been successtully installed Otherwise please reinstall the driver WighPoiut Chapter 3 Use RAID Administrator 3 1 Install RAID Administrator 3 2 Run RAID Administrator 3 3 Create Stripe Array 3 4 Create Mirror Array 3 5 Add Remove Spare Disk 3 6 Synchronize Validate Verify Mirror Array 3 7 Create Span Array 3 8 Create 0 1 Array 3 9 Remove Disk Array 3 10 Set Transfer Mode 3 11 Device Status 3 12 Hot swapping Hard Disks of Mirror Array 3 13 Event Log High Pout 3 1 Install RAID Administrator Please take the following steps to install RAID Administrator 1 Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Enter Windows Explorer find and double click the setup promgram file of the corresponding language version Setup Program of Chinese Version ChineselSetuplsetup exe Setup Program of English Version English Setup set
17. of mirror array with the special hard disk swap ping box 313 a De 3 13 Event Log Event Log window will be opened by clicking View Log icon on the tool bar Event Log Joj x Description 0118 2001 11 00 45 Add spare disk succeeded Array HO Spare disk at Adapter1 Chanmell Devi 01 18 2001 12 36 57 Synchronize mirror array succeeded Array HO 01 18 2001 14 22 15 Create mirror array succeeded Array 0 Source disk at Adapter Channel2 01 18 2001 15 05 28 Create mirror array succeeded Array HO Source disk at Adapterl1 Channell 01 18 2001 15 29 32 Remove miror array succeeded Array 0 01 18 2001 15 33 46 Create stripe array succeeded Array HO Disk 1 Adapter Channell Devicez 0118 2001 15 42 58 Create span array succeeded Array 0 Disk 1 Adapterl Channel1 Device2 Event log window lists all the historical operation information including event time amp description thereby providing reference for solving the problems in the operation of RAID Administrator Event log menu provides users with functions as follows Set Log File Set the log file for recording the events Clear Log Clear all the current records in the file Print Log Print the log Exit shut the event log window 3 14 WighPoiut Chapter d BIOS Configuration 4 1 Enter into BIOS Configuration Utility 4 2 Create RAID 4 3 Delete RAID 4 4 Rebuild Mirror Array 4 5 Add Spare Disk 4 6 Remove Spare Disk 4 7 Set Disk
18. ow on Device Type window select Other item then press Enter to confirm 4 The installation program will prompt users to insert the floppy disk of driver Please insert it and then press Enter to confirm MADE 22 5 In the follow on window select HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Control ler then press Enter to confirm 6 The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item should be included If users want to install other devices please operate at this time If all devices have been successfully installed please go to next 7 Press Enter to continue the installation of Windows NT4 0 Verify installation When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted 1 Click Start gt Setup gt Control Panel and then double click SCSI Adapter item 2 If there is HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item in the popup window it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed Otherwise users need to reinstall the driver SCSI Adapters Devices Drivers KE SCSI adapters and connected devices are listed below 48 IDE CD ROM ATAPI 1 2 Dual channel PCI IDE Controller kg HPT 370 UDMA ATATOO RAID Controller i Properties 2 4 Windows 2000 Install driver under Windows 2000 Automatic Installation Start the computer and enter the operating system of Windows 2000 the system will automatically detect new hardware and p
19. physical disks with the identical data on each 2 Remove 0 1 array operation will generate two stripe arrays with the identical data on each Warning 1 Remove stripe array operation will lead to the data on the striping disks all destroyed 2 Remove span array operation will lead to the data on the first disk reserved while the data on other disks will be all destroyed APE m 3 10 3 10 Set Transfer Mode The following steps shall be taken to set transfer mode of hard disk 1 Select the hard disk in the disk tree 2 Click Mode icon on the tool bar 3 In the popup Set Transfer Mode window select the mode to be set Set Transfer Mode Ei Transfer Mode Ultra Dia Transfer Rate D PIO D UDMA Mode D 16 7MBytes s O MW DMA I UDMA Mode 1 25MEBytez zi Ultra DMA UDMA Mode Z 33 3IMBytes s D ULMA Mode 3 44 4MBytes s UDMA Mode 4 66 MEytez z O UDMA MODE 5 100 MBytes 3 Cancel 4 Click OK button to finish or click Cancel button to cancel If Cancel button is clicked the system will remain unchanged 5 The setting will take effect only after the restart of computer Suggestion 1 BIOS and driver of RAID Adapter can automatically detect the opti mum transfer mode supported by the corresponding hard disk Usu ally no need to change the transfer mode 2 If the option box of transfer mode is gray it means such mode is not supported by this hard disk and can not be set 310
20. r Array During the working process of the mirror array if there is failure of either the source disk or the mirror disk and the spare disk has not been set the user can remove the failed hard disk while the computer is still on and hot plug in a new one The program will automatically detect the plug in of the new hard disk and prompt the user whether to add the newly plugged hard disk into the failed mirror array see below Add physical disk to mirror array x Please select the miror array Array HO Mirror Cancel Select OK to add it into the failed mirror array the newly plugged hard disk and the left normal member disk will generate a new mirror array that will be automatically synchonized to keep the data on its member disks identical Hot swapping hard disks of mirror array can quick recover the failed mirror array without a shut down of the computer or a break off of the work thereby providing users with the maximum data security and the easiest operation Note 1 The hard disk used to be a subsitute for the failed one must keep the same connection to IDE and setting of jumper to that of the failed one For example if the failed hard disk is connected to IDE2 and set as master its subsitute must be connected to IDE2 and set as master Warning 1 In order to avoid any possible damage to both the system and the device by the manual hot swap of power and cable Please operate hot swapping hard disks
21. rompt users to install the driver Please insert the floppy disk of driver and follow the system prompt to finish the driver installation and restart the computer za ee RD Manual Installation If Windows can not find new hardware the driver shall be installed through the following steps 1 Click Start gt Setup gt Control Panel select Add Remove New Hardware In the follow on window Click Next to continue 2 Inthe follow on window select the first item Add Troubleshoot a device then click Next to continue 3 Inthe follow on device list select the first item Add New Device then click Next to continue 4 Then the system will ask Did you want Windows to search for your new hardware Please select No want to select the hardware from a list then click Next to continue 5 In the follow on window of device types select SCSI and RAID controllers then click Next to continue 6 Inthe follow on window select Have Disk 7 Please insert the floppy disk of driver and input path name A Win2k into Copy manufacturer s files from column then click OK 8 Inthe follow on type column select HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controllers 9 Follow the system prompt to finish the installation and restart the computer Install driver in the process of Windows 2000 installation 1 If Windows 2000 is installed from the floppy drive please let the install ing program run automatically If Windows 2000 is installed from the CD ROM
22. synchronize mirror to keep the data in the mirror array identical The detailed steps to verify mirror are as follows 1 Right click the mirror array to be verified 2 In the popup menu select Verify Mirror item By selecting this disk array the user can check the verification progress at the status pane Suggestion 1 After the creation of the mirror array if the user wants to keep the source disk data preserved he shall select Yes when the program asks him whether to synchronize mirror or not 37 Dott 3 7 Create Span Array Please follow the steps below to create the span array 1 Click Span icon on the tool bar 2 Inthe popup window select hard disks from Available Disks colume Add them into Span Array Member Disks colume by clicking the corresponding arrow Then click Next to continue 3 Inthe follow on confirmation dialog box please click Create button to start the creation or click Cancel button to cancel the creation If the user selects Cancel the system will remain unchanged Create Span Array Wizard will create new span array with the following specifications You have selected the following disks ST343214 57343134 Maxtor 54098U8 Maxtor 92739U6 Waring Data on the first disk will be reserved while data on other disks will be destroyed lt lt Back Cancel 4 After the create operation is complete please shut
23. t you to synchronize mirror slect Yes to begin or No to cancel 6 After your selection of either the program will prompt you to restart your computer If the user has set a spare disk when the read write failure of either the source disk or the mirror disk the program will automatically use the left normal disk and the spare disk to rebuild the mirror array thereby providing dual security for data Ki Point 34 Note 1 At least the source disk and the mirror disk are needed in the creation of the mirror array The spare disk is optional Disks can be connected at any cable and setted as either master or slave device 2 The capacity of either the mirror disk or the spare disk shall be no less than that of the source disk 3 The capacity of the mirror array is equal to that of the source disk Suggestion 1 In order to avoid the capacity waste please use hard disks with the identical capacity to create mirror array Warning 1 The creation of the mirror array will make only the data on the source disk be preserved while the data on both the mirror disk and the spare disk destroyed 3 5 Add Remove Spare Disk If the user does not want to set a spare disk during the creation of mirror he can add the spare disk into the mirror array later The user can also remove the spare disk that has been set The steps to add remove the spare disk are as follows 1 Select the mirror array to be add remove the spare disk 2 Click
24. the infromation and working status of selected hard disks or disk arrays WighPoiut 3 2 3 3 Create Stripe Array The following steps shall be taken to create the stripe array 1 Click Stripe icon on the tool bar 2 Select the strip size in the follow on window and then click Next button Select strip size Please select the strip size from below 3 In the follow on dialog box select hard disk from Available Disks column Add them into Stripe Array Member Disks column by clicking the corresponding arrow button hen click Next button 4 Inthe follow on dialog box click Create button to create stripe array or click Cancel button to cancel this creation If the cancel opera tion has been selected the system will remain unchanged 5 After the completion of creating stripe array shut down all other programs Then click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later Note 1 At least two hard disks are needed to create the stripe array Disks can be connected at any cable and setted as either master or slave device 2 The capacity of the stripe array is eaqual to the product of the number of total hard disks and the smallest HD capacity Suggestion 1 When selecting the strip size if the user does not know which one is suitable please select the default size 64K 2 In order to avoid the capacity waste try to use hard disks with the identical capacity to create
25. ubinterface select 3 Start Duplica tion Process and press Enter to confirm Press Y when asked The last time rebuild not completed Continue High Point a i 483 4 5 Add Spare Disk The following steps shall be taken to add the spare disk 1 In the menu zone select 4 Add Spare Disk and press Enter to confirm 2 In menu zone of the popup subinterface select 1 Select Mirror Array None and press Enter to confirm 3 In the validated channel status zone select the mirror array and press Enter to confirm 4 In the menu zone of the popup subinterface select 2 Select Spare Drive None and press Enter to confirm 5 In the validated channel status zone select the spare disk to be added and press Enter to confirm 4 6 Remove Spare Disk The following steps shall be taken to remove the spare disk 1 In the menu zone select 5 Remove Spare Disk and press Enter to confirm 2 The 1 Select Mirror Array None item appears in the menu zone of the popup subinterface 3 In the validated channel status zone select the spare disk to be removed and press Enter to confirm 4 7 Set Disk Mode The followng steps shall be taken to set the disk mode 1 Select 6 Set Disk Mode in the menu zone and press Enter to confirm 2 Select the disk mode to be set in the popup selection box and press Enter to confirm MA Ki Pritt 4 8 Set Boot Disk The following steps shall be taken to set the boot disk 1 In the
26. up exe 3 Click OK button follow the program prompt to finish the installation 4 After the installation is complete restart the computer With the implicit option the setup program will create program group Start gt Program gt RAID Administrator This program group contains the follow ing contents RAID Administrator running program RAID Help help file Uninstall RAID uninstalling program see 3 2 Run RAID Administrator The following steps should be taken to run RAID Administrator 1 Click Start gt Program gt RAID Administrator gt RAID Administra tor the below welcome interface will come up 2 The above interface stays only for a while Coming up is the main interface of RAID Administrator see below Menu RAID Administrato Tool Bar of x Configuration View Help x ev m i Mirror Span Stripe 0 1 Spare Remove Set Mode View Log My Computer al Array Information sg View by Devices Device Type Mirror Array BET Capacity 9787 MB Working Status Normal QUANTUM F 573204244 ar je i by Adapters wy haha tech com a MIE gt Ready Mi Disk Tree Status Pane Tool Bar It provides shortcut way to execute the common commands Commands shown by Tool Bar can also be found under Configuration menu Disk Tree It shows the connecting information of all hard disks in two ways View by Device and View by Adapter Status Pane It lists
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