SiliconImage SATARaid_Manual_Rev092
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1. SaATARaid Windows 98 Me Operating System Windows 9x doas not have a Disk Administrator or Disk RAID sets using he BIOS RAID uly booting Windows 12 START but 2 Run Type tsk les OK The folowing window wil probably appear Enter for yes SaTARaid The FDISK Options window appear The Curent Fixed D Deve normaly in order o cre he press Enter SaATARaid Je set at the disk needing parttioned Select 1 and press Enter Paes neela ae al The flowing window w ilies a SATARaid SaATARaid FDISK is now a logical SaTARaid REM Press Enter and he folowing Ps eter and size Press Ese SaTaRaid Aor restarting computer and booting Windows x double click onthe My Computer on each new drive and select Format FULL format wii be accepted at this point Select enter the Label Name for the drive RAID set f desired and ick Once the dive has boon formated rapeat for each now drive The new drives should now be ready to be used 5 USING SI2. vt hk E Sioa UP E EE TS 53 SArARaid Selecting Sets the Sets in configuration tree and provides information on RIO Version HES n B pease POTN Quse Secondary uso DES specife RAID set such as Set 0 the type of RAID ee the number of members and SE ene ty Ds Pak tees SATARaid Wes ae rt Marber np dp e devcs ene The Devise Location refers to ow sach physical disk was reported in BIOS RAID The Members tab af this window reports device identification coresponding with the Information in the BIOS and he Siate of each device Besides reporting infomation the Members tab of a Mirored set allows the user to remove a specie tive fom tht set as well as add designated Spare a Mirored sel fat has experienced ature A driva can NOT be removed fom a set as this would destroy af data Note that hen a Mirrored Set f frs created Siate of tha destination ceva may report ae for as much as 30 00 minutes depending on he size ofthe disk i ET 5S SArARaid SMART and Cooliguration information as wall as identification aga p
3. Notification When dieron of events occur SATARaid may be configured 1o send sees to assigned individual e mail addresses Using the Nontication tab ema addresses desired a the may be entered Event Level There are diferent pos of e mai notifications that may be sent which aro set wah the Event Level tab The diferent levels Disabled No event logs be ser Informational The eventa wii sent intrmatonal T Wamings Warning The folowing events wil bo sent Errors The following events il be sent Lore SMTP om Madero Log File Th log is used to store event information received fram al the Slicon Image RAID dr The og is a tox le can be viewed Wih Notepad or SATARaid Use Pe Log tab whore na should be stored andthe of he as wel Audio The user may set dierent audio alerts for the ferent levels of vents eure v mm 55 ste Poe meson EE amp Popup pum The popup window is a vsus notification that an n vert occured The popup window canbe da i Malim abies or set 1 popup for only ceram event ark cT levels The le
4. Most floppy disk dives are confgurad as A Choose the A drive in your browser and the Sattarinf forthe 5 3112 Select fle and cick Open that tne directiy ine window is A and click OK Now window verfyng that the Driver for the board has been property installed Cc Finish itis always good to Restart the compu after an instalation When asked ta do so Ck Yes To install use Windows InstallShield by performing the fotowing 1 computer restarts insert odin disk drive 2 Double click on Install SATARald exe 3 on screen instructions to complete installation Note Do NOT intl in the Start Up folder Choose the Default folder normaly Accessories Adminsratve Tools some hing semiar Windows NT Operating System The divers on the provided dis insert the lappy inthe disk drive and eck Have Disk The next window is asking for the locaton of he driver Most drives are confoured as A To vari cick on Browse The window varies that tho appropriate is located on Select the Oemsetupinf and icx Open 1A should appear in the window The next window you to select which driver ta Only one ever should appear in this win Select 3112 Raid Controller and lex on OK tis good Restart computer afer an installation Click Yes i TE e 2 SArARaid To in
5. 3 Report of parition status dsk letter and volume name Initial Window n SECTION 2 every disk shouid report as Basie Disk Size the actual avallable disk space wil be reported here Instead of Basia disk may also report as ether Unknown or Dynamic disk reports as Unknown right ick on the disk SECTION 2 and cick on Write Signature Atthis point a window wili appe Gow Make sura box next to w h disk in question al Unknown disks may appear in ts win ioh checked then clk OK Tho disk should now report Basie disk repons as Dynami on SECTION 2 of that dis and cick on Return disk to Basic Wine seconds the disk shouid report as Basle Creating Partitions in SECTION 2 the dak order corresponds dra to the order the Sets appear in BIOS Therefore ho frst Unallocated Parton represents Set 1 and soon At ihis point there shou be three diska with Unallocated partons Right cick on parton of the irst disk and eck on Crete Parton Tha Create Paton Waanf shouid appear 1 Tho fest window is an introductory window to tne Wizard Next 2 The second window designates te parition as a primary pation Next 3 The thea window designates te parition siza Since this is a Striped RAID set utilizing 2 drives the siza ofthe partion should be approximately doubla the size of a single drive assuming al diska are
6. System 6 USING SILICON IMAGE SATARald GUI Overview SATAR Configuration Window EI 1 12 21 21 22 E 45 E E 57 SaTARaid SATARaid Manual Revision History Revision 0 90 internal release Revision 0 91 and 0 92 Minor edis SarARaid Product Overview Sticon SATARaic provides Serial ATA Sofware faa ny sg norton are pace with the increasing portormance demands computer systems improving disk throughout and providing data accessibility in face of hard dk fares Wah the S 2712 Serial ATA host contrer and SATARad bol ot problems are solved RAID Siiping greatly improves hard disk lO perfomance by concurrently Striping data across mut pla dies RAID Miroring enables users to enjoy the confidence of data aval regales at singe disk falure as data is simultaneously wren 1o two doves Standard wih SATARald software is Graphical User nace GUI that provides easy to use coni rans for the diferent RAID Sets supported SATARaid Features TRAD Oana 1 Hot Spare and Orio Mirror System GUI Manitoring DispaysiogsiAlors Users ta Vital RAID Set Information Manages RAID Set Funcions configures rebuilds stc RAID Set Accommodates Size HDDS Function Normaly When Not in RAID Sets Adjustable Size for RAID Aut
7. ar used in another system 1 may have conficting metadata in reference to ho drive connection information is wil prohi RAID set being ater creto or n order the RAID sett function prope a old metadata must be frst overran with the new metadata To resolve tnis select Reach and the correct metadata Including e commi drive connection informaton wil be written t the replacement disk SarARaid 4 CREATING NAMING PARTITIONS lanagement window here ar enough Windows XP 2000 p Windows NT Windows SATARaid Windows 2000 Operating System Before creating any partons RAID sts must frst be rreatedidesoived using the BIOS RAID Once completed continue Windows Once Windows is runing open the Disk Management window located Control Pane Administrative Toole Computer Management Storage Disk Management Something similar to 1e folowing window shouid appear ww ec mm 0 mee Deme 73 Fest Ey SECTION ET fee SECTIONS E mas SarARaid This window has three main sections SECTION 1 System Ising of ali formatted and availabie disks RAID Sets SECTION 2 Report of physical comecton f ska RAID Sas SECTION
8. these disks i desired it SarARaid Windows NT Operating System Before creating any partons RAID sets must frst be cestedidesolved using the BIDS RAID Uta Once completed cortina boating Windows Once Windows i running open the Disk Administrator window The Disk Administrator window is located at Siart Programs Disk Administrator Common Something simlar tothe folowing window shouid appear moa 4 Er etn LES SarARai However hs White Signature window may appear frst DINER IE 772 GFN apostles unc Lai answer YES for each disk reported with no signature found Afterwards something simlar folowing shou appear Ver ene i SATARaid Button 1 opens the Disk Administrator Volumes window which ats the recognizable Volumes their free space of format eie Button 2 opens the Disk Configuraten window shown above dealing al disks or RAID Ses parti tions and allows he suer to format and each parition and volume Section 1 reports size af each disk or RAID Sel Section 2 reports on each partion and allows the user to format or delete partons Creating Partitions any disk besides tha SY
9. LICON IMAGE SATARaid GUI Overview The GUI ofer the ihe to easly monitor your RAD Set lunch the GUL simply douti ciek on the located in the bottom ight hand comet of Desktop Ithe doss not appear the boron night hand comer of e desktop find where appi salon vas saved and launch fom tere Upon launching GUI the t frst window which identies the computer running SATARaid shouid appear similar the folowing Save configuration to button Contguration Tree About 2 EI The Events iab reports L ge ire events l 51 SaTARaid Pinay Secondary T Hem o Selecting aspect channel ether Primary or Secondary the flowing information reported n 8 ree aroman B icu Ree 7 uos pom EFA eles Fro por 52 m SarARaid Selecting a speci drive reports al pertinent information to that dive including Configuration and Disk efernaton Wee a EEUU Pod SS Piney m EI Esa Aimee tees EE Grav Daa Seat
10. STEM DISK appear 1o be formated right lek on Pat parton Section 2 and NEVER CHANGE Select Delete DELETE THIS DISK OR PARTITION 2 ali disks are reporting as Free Space htc on each parition and select Create mary Partition window should appear 4 Conti 5 Repeat tis stop for cach disk 8 on the frst disk and select Mark Active T window wil appear stating that this vil iake pace on the next reboot Cick OK 8 Repeat this stap for aach disk 2 Close window Confrm saving changes Clk Yes 10 Disk Administrator wil raport that the disks were updated successful OK 11 Re open Disk Administrator 12 on the frst sk this should now be the Striped Set Select Format SarARaid Something simlar to the folowing window shouid appear pe 6 o deseri ad While Capacity can not be changed make sure that Flle System has NTFS selected don t change Default Allocation Size and since 1 the Stiped Set hati being formatted anter Striped Set for Volume Label Make sure tht Quick Format is selected as he Format Option 15 Repeat this procedure for the other two disks but name them something eise 16 Close Disk Administrator and open My Computer con shouid be on Daskiop 17 The new disks should now appear in My Computer window 18 Close all windows and applications and Restart computer
11. SaTARaid SATA RAID SOFTWARE to be used with the Sil 3112 User s Manual August 28 2002 Revision 0 92 PRELIMINARY Silicon Image Trademarks and Copyright E2002 Siicon image Inc righi reserved Image the Silicon mage logo SI SH 3112 and SATARa are vademams or rademari of Soon image Inc in United Sales and ather counties Other trademarks are property of er respective holders Copyright 2002 5 mage Inc Al rights reserved image reserves right to make changes this manual andthe described in tha manual wihout noce Sion Image has made reasonable efforts ensure Ihat the infomation in manua TS accurate and completa Slicon image wil not be table however for any achricl or errors or omissions in hs manual or no ental spacial or consequential damage of whatsoever ao from ine turishing of us manual or operation and pacarmance ot equipment in connection wih tis manual SATARaid OVERVIEW Product Over RAD Explained 3 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE Windows XP 2000 Operating System Windows NT Operating System Windows 9Me Operating System 4 CREATINGIDELETING RAID SETS Creating RAID Sets Deleting RAID Sets 5 CREATINGINAMING PARTITIONS Windows XP 2000 Operating System Windows NT Operating System Windows Operating
12. af identical sio Click Next 4 The fourn window designates th drive later ofthe pariton 4 5 The fith window allows the user to label volume name and choose the type of format ing to take upon the creation af the partion Choose wich ever drive lentar is ested ha value automatically entered amo the volume whatever is desired suggestions being something generc such as STRIPED SET ce something spect ic io use such as FINANCIAL CRITICAL MISCELLANEOUS ez then check ne box naxt to quick format Clk Next The sth window is a summary window listing of e selections made Cikk Finish Depending on the size of the disk tives Included in the partition the pation should change Unallocated to Healy wih ts and dive ater reported as wel iN a matter of minutes or Do not attempt cresta patton fr ne next disk unti disk curenty baing formated complete and raporte Healthy note that once the disk reports Healthy it appears in the listing in SECTION 1 wit al of its pert ment information wal 2 Repeat procedure for the parition ofthe second and hird disk 3 Close Data Management window by clicking on the smali boxed X in the tap right comer of the window 4 on the Computer ion on the Desktop The thee new dives shoud now be vibe and Properly named Data may now be sored each af
13. and down are Select keya ESC takes user to the previous menu Enter selects the user s exis Creating RAID Sets Bacunse SATARald supports wo drives creating RAID Sets simple procedure 1 Select Create RAID Set 2 Choose ether or RAID Select you want the uly Configure the RAID Set or if you want to manualy configure RAID Set For Sets you can change chunk size Marorod Sats you assign Which the Source and Target ves as as if you want Disk What is Disk Copy f the disk assigned as the source disk already has been partion and has date stared on 1 and then second ds is added or redundancy fe data on the soures dewe can copied ta fne destination drive so tne disks are dentia and ai subsequent data be writen o bah drives as sat however ha source disk doesnot have data already stored On Ie there need for Disk 4 The uty wil ask Are You Sure before completing the configuration ases TE 3 SArARaid Deleting RAID Sets 1 Ta remove one or more RAD sets select Delete RAID Set 2 Select desired set and press when asked Are You Sure Resolving Conflict When RAID set is created the metadata writen to the disk includes drive connection Information Primary Chanel Secondary Chonnal afer a disk ate tho replacement disk was previously part RAID set
14. omateaty Selects Highest Avalabe Transfer Speed for ATA and ATAPI Devices Supports UDMA up to 15 AI UDMA and PIO Modes Up ta 2 SATA devices ACPI and ATAIATAPIS M ases TE 31 RAID Explained RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks technology manages disk cres 1o enhance performance and prove redundnoy in er to the faure of any dual member without oss of data provides two RAID Set types Striped RAID 0 and Mirrored RAID 1 Disk Striping RAID 0 pefomance arenlad non redundant daa mapping technique While Siping s discussed Set ype tis actualy doas not provide faloerance Wih modam SATA and ATA bus mas tering technology multiple IO operators can be een This figure shows a stripe set using three disks with smes mig 9 ire writen ta one spe va to two and so forh Disk mirroring RAID 1 Disk mirroring creates an twn for a selected disk by having the ata simultaneously writan to two diska This redundancy provides instare taneous protection sgl disk ature Ia read taure occurs on one drive the system raada the data from ha other drive SATARaid Windows 2000 Operating System Tha located on the provided dk Insert the dsk into the dsk drive and Browse
15. rovided foreach Set ust ene BSeconcay Samy mee E ind len oret spare of be o iit p Wes ne ous tore Sie ae a 000 200 400 020 E SATARaid SATARaid Configuration Menu elg on the in the tap left of GUI window on the cor dicio in bottom right of he computor screen wih other start up cane Ine user may configure SATAR Including customizing the settings or SMTP E mal Noblicabon Event Level Log Fi and Popup sure The SMTP server is the server that is used to send emalis Normaly the network administra ior xnowe what vs name Both the and must be entered Email The curent SATARaid coniguration may be sent via emat Using the emal ub in the SATARad Configuration Meru the user may sat the defaut address and subject ine 1 Whore the configuration would be sent Thi however can be overridden at the time of send Ing the amai NE EE ve den E Eel Menon Denies Duero I aa id Coo Core ET SaTARaid
16. stall he SATARaid GUI use Windows by performing the folowing tar computer restarts insert in disk drive 2 Double click on Install SATARaid exe 3 onscreen instructions complete installation Note Do NOT intl inthe Start Up folder Choose the Default folder normaly Accessories or Administrative Tool or some hing Windows 98 Me Operating System the instructions in each window using the driver instalation fles onthe provided floppy as necessary To instali the SATARad use Windows instale by performing following 1 Mar computer restarts insert cd in disk drive 2 Doubie cick on Install exe 3 Falow onscreen instructions t complet installation Note Do NOT instal in the Start Up folder Choose the fier normaly Accessories or Administrative Tool or same thing SATARaid Creating and deleting RAID sets is function found In the BIOS During bootup the fotowing message vil appear pausing for a few moments o alow the user to choose what An easy to use screen wil appear wih the choles in the top left Creste RAID Sat Delete RAD Set Rebult RAID Set Rescive Contes Belon this wil be listed he drives curently installed on the system The top right half ot he sereen displays drectons and comments for the user The bottom right half ists the command keys rows up
17. vels sre opio wi onse d Informational The popup window deployed or he Toteming med Wink d iran Tre paap nate Warning The popup window wi be for the folowing waning Errors The popup window wil be splayed owing Eror so
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