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1. as dev sdc etc When creating mount points boot must be mounted on dev sda 2 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 Driver on an Existing System If you are currently running SLES and would like to access drives or arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2340 controller follow the steps outlined below Note If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system make sure the RocketRAID 2340 controller BIOS loads posts after the SCSI adapter s BIOS It may be necessary to move the adapter s to another PCI slot Step 1 Update Grub If you are running an SLES 9 SMP System you must first update the boot grub menu lst Example default 0 timeout 8 title Linux kernel hd0 1 vmlinux root dev hdal acpi off initrd hd0 1 initrd Reboot the system to allow the new kernel parameters to take effect High Paint lt i iii 5 11 Linux Driver Support Step 2 Install the Driver Module Extract the module file from the file linux suse arch version install update tar gz from the driver disk using the following commands mount dev fd0 media floppy cd tar xfz media floppy linux suse i386 sles9 install update tar gz The driver modules will be extracted to the directory lib modules kernel ver kernel drivers scsi After you have extracted the driver module you can load it by following commands modprobe sd_mod insmod lib modules uname 1 kernel drivers scsi 1r2340 ko Then you can access the arra
2. boot BTX loader 1 00 BTX version is 1 01 Console internal video keyboard BIOS driver A is disko BIOS driver C is disk2 BIOS 636kB 74512kB available memory FreeBSD i386 bootstrap loader Revision 0 8 mailto jkh narf osd bsdi com Sat Apr 21 08 46 19 GMT 2001 Loading boot defaults loader conf kernel text 0x24f1ldb data 0x3007ec 0x2062c Kigh Poi gt FreeBSD Driver Support lt For FreeBSD 5 1 and later select 6 on Welcome to FreeBSD screen Hit Enter to boot immediately or any other key for command prompt Booting kernel in 9 seconds lt press SPACE key Type for a list of commands help for more de tailed help ok load rr2340 modules rr2340 ko text 0xf571 data 0x2c8 0x254 ok autoboot Note If you have configured a RAID 10 using 4 disks it will be registered to system as device dev da0 You can use stand sysinstall to create partitions and disklabels like da0sle on da0 Then create a new filesystem using newfs dev da0sle Now you can mount dev da0sle to somewhere to access it Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in load rr2340 each time the operating system is booted the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup To configure the system to automatically install the module type in the following commands echo rr2340 load YES gt gt boot d
3. legacy disk must be initialized before assigning it to an array HighPoint ap_ Chapter 2 RocketRAID 2340 Hardware Description Installation Contents of this Chapter RocketRAID 2340 Hardware 1 RocketRAID 2340 Adapter Layout 2 LED Connections 3 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 Host Adapter 4 Verifying Installation WighPoint RocketRAID 2340 Hardware Description Installation RocketRAID 2340 Hardware 1 RocketRAID 2340 Adapter Layout r JPI 3 3 313 J10 Peed Oat esses ce FORT 2 PORT 1 i J7 J4 J12 J11 kad esses cseee cesee ce JP3 RocketRAID 2340 H E as COND eee PORT 4 PORT 3 J J Port1 Port4 These represent the RocketRAID 2340 s 4 Mini SAS SATA connectors Each of these 4 connector s hosts up to 4 SATA disks for a total of 16 hard disk drives These disks are referred to as Port or channels 1 16 J3 J4 J7 J8 J10 13 LED connectors disk activity disk failure Each Mini SAS port utilizes two of these connectors J3 4 7 and 8 are for use with hard disk failure LED s while J10 13 provides disk activity LED support LED support is discussed in greater detail in the LED Connection section page 2 2 and in a separate document the RocketRAID LED guide which discusses LED installation for specific server chassis and will be available in downloadable form from our website JP1 SAF TE connector connection between chassis and host ada
4. skip to step 6 For RAID 1 and RAID 10 arrays the default initialization method is No initialization For RAID 5 arrays the default initialization method is Foreground If you are creating RAID 5 or RAID 50 array you will be asked to specify a cache policy Kpina RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Write back when the write back setting is selected all write requests sent to the array are cached This will result in higher performance but data loss may occur in case of a power failure Write through when the write through setting is selected all write requests sent to the array are passed directly to the disks However subsequent reads may still be completed from the cache if appropriate 6 Select which disks are to be used to create the array Highlight the desired disk from the left side of the interface available disks then click on the button to move the disk to the right side of the interface selected disks Disks must be selected one a time If you wish to remove a selected disk highlight it from the selected disk section and use the button to move it to the available disk section Note The selection sequence is important the order in which the disks are selected will determine the disk sequence of the array 7 Select the capacity the RocketRAID 2340 can create multiple arrays on the same set of drives Asa result of this feature you have the option of assigning a phys
5. BIOS download step 1 OS iil 8 RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility Highlight the image file and click the Flash button The utility will update the card then verify the update Once complete click on the Exit button to close the utility Shutdown and reboot the system Note the Backup button will save a copy of the card s current BIOS to the direc tory of your choice For other operating systems In order to update the BIOS the system must be booted into DOS mode using a DOS boot diskette or CD image 1 2 3 4 Copy the load exe and the bios image file to the bootable floppy diskette you may need to use a different floppy depending upon how much space is available on the boot diskette this can vary If you are booting from a CD image you will need to add these files to the CD Insert the boot image media into the appropriate drive and boot the system Once the A gt prompt has appeared insert the media that contains the required BIOS files and type the following command load xxx xxx Then press enter Note xxx xxx the name of the BIOS image file type it exactly as it appears The utility will scan for the controller and ask if you want to backup the BIOS save a copy of the current BIOS to a floppy diskette This is optional you can answer No and continue Note This option will not function if the system was booted from CD The utility will then ask if you wan
6. assign the privileges for the selected user 4 Click OK to apply your selections nhi OO Chapter 5 Linux Driver Support Contents of this Chapter Fedora Core 3 Linux installation Overview Red Hat Enterprise 3 Overview SuSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES installation Overview WighPoint Linux Driver Support Fedora Core 3 Linux installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2340 Adapter on a Fedora Core 3 Linux system 1 Installing Fedora Core 3 on the RocketRAID 2340 Host Adapter Note If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver the precompiled drivers cannot be used A driver can be built for this kernel using the Open Source package for the RocketRAID 2340 controller This package is available from our website and is posted on the BIOS Driver page for the RocketRAID 2340 To install Fedora Linux onto hard disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 2340 controller follow the steps outlined below Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette The driver is contained in a floppy diskette image file On a DOS or Windows system a Fedora driver diskette can be generated using rawrite exe This utility is included on the Fedora Linux CD under dosutils Run rawrite exe using a command prompt window and follow the directions it provides On a Linux system use the dd command to generate a boot diskette Insert a
7. insert the Driver Installation diskette into the system s floppy drive 3 At the Hardware Wizard screen select the floppy drive as the source then click the Next button Select the appropriate operating system folder then click the Next button 4 Windows will display a warning message that states the driver has not been signed Select Continue Anyway then click Finish when prompted When windows asks to reboot the system choose No 5 Windows will then display a second Found New Hardware Wizard window repeat steps through 4 6 Remove the Driver Installation diskette from the floppy drive then Shut down and restart the computer Installation Verification After the driver has been installed and the system has been restarted 1 Click the Start button select Settings and then select Control Panel Double click the System icon 2 In the pop up window select the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button Khia RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 3 Double click the SCSI and RAID controllers entry two RocketRAID 2340 entries should be present If either one of the RocketRAID 2340 device entries is not displayed or there are or marks displayed near the RocketRAID 2340 entries the driver has not been installed properly Delete the entries and reinstall the driver Installing the RocketRAID 2340 driver during a fresh Wi
8. 1 01 Console internal video keyboard BIOS driver A is disko BIOS driver B is diskl BIOS driver C is disk2 BIOS 636kB 74512kB available memory gt High Dott FreeBSD Driver Support FreeBSD i386 bootstrap loader Revision 0 8 mailto jkh narf osd bsdi com Sat Apr 21 08 46 19 GMT 2001 Hit Enter to boot immediately or any other key for command prompt Booting kernel in 9 seconds lt press SPACE key A prompted label ok will appear at the bottom of the screen 4 Insert the RocketRAID 2340 driver diskette into floppy drive Type in load diskx rr2340 x x without quotation marks and then press enter for FreeBSD 4 3 RELEASE ok load kernel ok load disk1 rr2340 4 3 ko for FreeBSD 4 4 RELEASE ok load kernel ok load disk1 rr2340 4 4 ko for FreeBSD 4 5 RELEASE ok load disk1 rr2340 4 5 ko for FreeBSD 4 6 2 RELEASE ok load disk1 rr2340 4 6 2 ko High Poi gt FreeBSD Driver Support for FreeBSD 4 7 RELEASE ok load disk1 rr2340 4 7 ko for FreeBSD 4 8 RELEASE ok load disk1 rr2340 4 8 ko for FreeBSD 4 9 RELEASE ok load disk1 rr2340 4 9 ko for FreeBSD 4 10 RELEASE ok load disk1 rr2340 4 10 ko for FreeBSD 4 11 RELEASE ok load disk1 rr2340 4 11 ko for FreeBSD 5 0 RELEASE ok load disk0 rr2340 5 0 ko for FreeBSD 5 1 RELEASE ok load disk0 rr2340 5 1 ko for FreeBSD 5 2 1 RELEASE ok load disk0 rr2340 5 2 1 ko for FreeBSD 5 3 RELEASE ok load d
9. 2340 controller follow the steps outlined below Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette The driver is contained in a floppy diskette image file slesdd img On a DOS or Windows system a driver diskette can be generated using rawrite exe This utility is included on the SLES Linux CD under dosutils Run rawrite using a command prompt window and follow the directions it provides On a Linux system use the dd command to generate a boot diskette Insert a floppy disk into the floppy drive and type the following command dd if SLESdd img of dev fd0 Step 2 Install SLES Linux Start the install procedure by booting from SLES installation CD 2 After the CD boots select the Installation option and press F6 to load the driver 3 Insert the Driver Diskette when it displays Please insert the Driver Update floppy 4 When the Diver Update Menu is displayed press OK and back for back to installer 5 10 Wih Point Linux Driver Support 5 Next Select back to return to the installer 6 Installation will now proceed normally Refer to SLES Linux documents for additional OS installation procedures Additional Installation Notes The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Setting Utility If no other SCSI adapters are installed the device marked as BOOT or HDDO will be identified as dev sda HDD1 as dev sdb HDD2
10. RAID_1_0 r Frequency Occurs one time on 27 4 2005 24 at 3 41 09 P C Occurs every fi 4 Day s z M Duration Start date 2 2005 C End date No end date IV Enable the task x Cancel lt lt Back os 4 17 HighPoint RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Enter a name for the task Configure the frequency for the task Set the duration for the task Check the Enable the task option to activate this task Click Finish UF wWN mr Modify a Scheduled Task This command is used to change settings for a scheduled task To Modify a Task Schedule 1 Select a task from the Task schedule list 2 Click the Modify button on the toolbar and modify the task settings in the pop up window Delete a Scheduled Task This command is used to delete a Scheduled Task for the selected remote system To delete a Task Schedule 1 Select a task from the Task schedule list 2 Click the Delete button on the toolbar 10 Configuring Remote Systems Then HighPoint RAID Management Console manages a RAID controller through a connection to the HighPoint RAID Management Service which runs on the system where the RAID host adapter is physically installed This type of system is referred to as a remote system Note What the software classifies as a remote system may not always be an actual remote computer In some configurations
11. Server x64 versions Khon E Table of Contents Driver and Software CD 0 cessecssssssecesseseeeeeseseeseseseceesceeseeeeseseseeseueseneeeeseneeeeseneneesees 41 Windows Driver Installation cscsssscsecsessseceseceeeceeseeesecusecscacaeseessusececseessneeeeeaees 43 1 Installing the RAID Management Console Interface Overview s s s 44 2 Software Interface Overview of commands functions 0 0 0 eeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 5 3 Creating an Array si cies mana os as RE R EREE E EE da dre 47 4 Deleting an Array oo ceececcccescssseseseseseseseseseecsesesesesescsesesesesceesessesnseececaeseseesaeseseseaeees 49 5 Configuring Spare Disks 0 cssessessesseceseceteeseseesseseesescesseeeeseseeeaeensseeeneesaneeneaes 49 6 Recovering Verifying Arrays scessecesssesecseseseseseeecsescaeseacseeeeecnseesencaeesaneneeeneees 49 TOCE OREM ien aedes ae ae E LEES ES ENES E SSR 8 Misc Array Device Options 9 Managing Events cen E Eee 10 Configuring Remote Systems ccseccssssessesseseseeesseeesesescecaeseeeeeseseseeeeeeeeeeeees 4 18 11 Configuring Users and Privileges s ssnssessseeseseesereesrstesrssesreseereseeseseerrsresesses 4 22 Chapter 5 Linux Driver Support Fedora Core 3 Linux installation Overview 0 c sesecssesseesteceseeeseeeeeenceeneseseessneeeeeees 5 1 Red Hat Enterprise 3 Overview se esecessesseseceeeceeseseseesseeneseseeeseensscecasaesneeeeeaeeeanereees 5 5 SuSE
12. described below Stop on Error disabling this option will prompt the card to automatically skip error messages during bootup broken array warnings if the administrator does not input the Ctrl H command to access the BIOS menu Reallocate EBDA this function refers to Extended BIOS Data Area Disabling this feature may remedy boot problems associated with motherboards that halt after the RocketRAID 2340 BIOS screen is displayed INT13 This option is required for booting from the controller Disabling this feature removes the card s ability to boot the system This may be useful for systems that utilize multiple bootable controllers some motherboards may not be able to load the BIOS of each device during bootup which may impair the system s ability to boot from a specific device Time waiting for Ctrl H The time period the BIOS will wait for a Ctrl H key command before it starts hard disk scanning detection This may be useful for hard disks that require a longer spin up time Khia Chapter 4 RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Microsoft Windows 2000 XP 2003 Server x64 versions Contents of this Chapter Driver and Software CD Windows Driver Installation WighPoint RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Driver and Software CD The RocketRAID 2340 retail box includes a Driver and Software CD This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes an
13. floppy disk into the floppy drive and type the following command dd if fc3 i386 img of dev fd0 Note The driver disk image file depends on your core version and hardware Step 2 Install Fedora Linux Installation steps for Fedora Core 3 1 Boot from the Fedora Installation CD and start the install procedure 2 At the Welcome to Fedora Linux installation screen a prompt labeled boot will appear at the bottom of the screen Type in linux dd then press Enter boot linux dd High Poteet lD Linux Driver Support 3 When prompted Do you have a driver disk select Yes At the Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue prompt insert the driver diskette in the floppy drive and then select OK 4 The system will now load the RocketRAID 2340 driver automatically 2 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 driver for an Existing System Note If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system make sure the RocketRAID 2340 controller BIOS loads posts after the SCSI adapter s BIOS It may be necessary to move the adapter s to another PCI slot Step 1 Obtain the Driver Module Extract the module file from the file modules cgz from the driver disk using the following commands mount dev fd0 cd tmp gzip dc media floppy modules cgz cpio idumv Driver modules for all supported kernel versions will be extracted The driver module for the active kernel is located under the directo
14. interface is very similar to the Array Creation Wizard interface Select the type of array you wish to change the existing array into then set any corre sponding parameters cache options capacity if relevant Notes 1 When expanding a JBOD array all the original disks must be included in the target array and these disks must be selected in the same order as the original array If you want to migrate a JBOD array to another RAID level only the first member disk can be included in the target array For example a JBOD comprised of 3 disks 1 2 3 can only be migrated using disk 1 Disks 2 and 3 cannot be used disk 1 would have to be combined with other disks attached to the RocketRAID 2340 4 5 6 7 8 2 You cannot change an array to another type of array with a smaller capacity In some cases a disk may need to be added to the RocketRAID 2340 High Paint i i i 411 RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 3 During the OCE ORLM procedure the redundancy level of the array will be the lowest of the source and target arrays e g if you ORLM a RAID 0 array to a RAID 1 array the array will be non redundant until the procedure is complete 4 The OCE ORLM process can be aborted and continued at later time However you should always stop the transform progress from the RAID Management software 5 An unexpected system crash may result in data loss while performing OCE ORLM on an array We strongly rec
15. on an Existing System 3 Updating the Driver 4 Uninstalling the Driver WighPoint FreeBSD Driver Support 1 Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 2340 Controller If you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2340 host adapter please follow the steps below Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette When installing FreeBSD to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 2340 you must prepare a RocketRAID 2340 driver diskette before starting the installation procedure First obtain the driver diskette image file from the driver package In a DOS or Windows system create the boot diskette using the rawrite exe utility This utility can be found on the FreeBSD CD under tools Run it under a DOS Prompt window and follow it s prompt On a FreeBSD system use the dd command to make the driver diskette For example Insert a floppy disk into the floppy drive and type the following command if you are installing FreeBSD 5 x versions dd if freebsd_5 x img of dev fd0 Step 2 Install FreeBSD Start the FreeBSD installation procedure by booting from installation CD 2 If you are installing FreeBSD 5 0 or earlier versions skip this step When the Welcome to FreeBSD screen appears select 6 3 When the Hit enter to boot immediately or any other key for command prompt screen appears press the SPACE key to stop the loader from autobooting BTX loader 1 00 BTX version is
16. 4 Click Finish Delete a User This function deletes a user s account on the connected remote system To delete a user 1 Select the target user ID from the User list displayed in the User Management window 2 Click Delete to remove the selected user Click Yes to delete the item Select No to cancel this command Note An active user user currently utilizing the software cannot be deleted from the console Set Password The Administrator uses this function to set a user s password the password allows a user to log on to a remote system and utilize the RAID Management Console To set password for a user 1 Select the target user ID from the user list displayed in the User Management window 2 Click the Set Password option and enter the password for the user Click OK to apply your selections Set Privilege The Administrator uses this function set a user s privileges for the selected remote system To set privileges for a user 1 Select the target user ID from the user list displayed in the User Management window 2 Click the Set Privilege option 4 24 WighPoint RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Add New User Set user privileges L User management C Array management C Device management L Spare Management L Notification E mail setting L Clear events L Configure system parameters L Task management 3 In the pop up window
17. 7403 The System Port value must differ from the value assigned to the Event Port After you reset a system s configuration you should restart the service on that system for the changes to take effect 5 Click OK to apply the changes 11 Configuring Users and Privileges The RAID Management Console allows the Administrator to manage user accounts in its own database You can setup multiple users and assign different privileges levels for the purpose of RAID management Users can be assigned to each individual Remote System controlled by the RAID Management Console Highlight the File menu and select the User Management function to configure User related options for the selected remote system 4 22 igh Pritt RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation User Management User name The user management window lists all users assigned to the selected remote system The current active user will be designated with an icon Add a User This function adds a user account to the connected remote system To add a user 1 Click the Add button in the User Management window 2 In the pop up window enter the user name enter and confirm the password and then click Next Add New User Name Password Confirm x Cancel Bact High Paint 4 3 RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 3 Select the appropriate privileges for the user
18. AS connectors to the RocketRAID 2340 s Mini SAS ports and to chassis backplane Each Mini SAS cable sup ports up to 4 hard disk drives Consult the chassis s manual for proper installa tion procedures 5 Close and secure the system chassis Fylke OO RocketRAID 2340 Hardware Description Installation 4 Verifying Installation Once the RocketRAID 2340 host adapter and hard disks have been installed into the chassis boot up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized 1 Power on the system If the system detects the presence of the adapter the RocketRAID 2340 BIOS will be displayed 2 Press CtrI H to access the RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility The BIOS Utility will display information about hard disks attached to the adapter Make sure all attached disks are detected by this utility If any of the hard disks are not detected power down the system and check the power and Mini SAS cable connections Make sure the hard disk in question is securely installed into the corresponding removable drive tray S Vn Chapter 3 RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility Contents of this Chapter RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility 1 BIOS Command Overview 2 Creating RAID Arrays 3 Adding Removing Spare Disks 4 Updating the BIOS 5 BIOS Additional Settings WighPoint RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 2340 s BIOS Utility can be accessed using the CtrI H command This com
19. Enterprise Linux 4 0 driver x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 0 driver x86_64 SuSE Linux Enterprise 9 driver SuSE Linux 8 x driver SuSE Linux 9 0 driver SuSE Linux 9 1 driver SuSE Linux 9 2 driver 6 Click on the OK button to create the driver diskette To install the RAID software 1 Click on Install RAID Management Software HighPoint Products Software CD ReadMe First Create Driver Diskette Browse the CD Exit 2 Select the desired software from the drop down menu and click on the OK button 4 2 Kigh Point RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Windows Driver Installation Before installing the RocketRAID 2340 device driver make sure the RocketRAID 2340 host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system s chassis refer to the Hardware Installation section page 2 3 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 driver for an existing Windows XP 2003 x64 system After the operating system has booted Windows XP 2003 will automatically detect the RocketRAID 2340 and request that a device driver be installed To install the device driver follow the steps outlined below 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue 2 Click on the Include this location in the search option and select the system s floppy drive generally Disk A Next
20. Linux Enterprise Server SLES installation Overview cscesecesseseeeeeees 5 10 Chapter 6 FreeBSD Driver Support 1 Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 2340 Controller eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 1 2 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 Driver on an Existing System 2 6 5 3 Updating the Driver 555 lee china a ia dia een 6 8 4 Uninstalling the Driver scenerne nere renerne 6 8 Appendix Customer Support Customer SUppOrt ccceceesssseseseseeeessseseseseseeaesesescsceaeseecsceceacneseececenenenceeeeeneneneeeceenees A 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Contents of this Chapter About this guide Introducing the RocketRAID 2340 Host Adapter Product Features Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology WighPoint Introduction About this Guide The RocketRAID 2340 SATAII Host Adapter s User s Guide provides information about the functions and capabilities of the host adapter and instructions for installing configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by the adapter Introducing the RocketRAID 2340 Host Adapter The HighPoint RocketRAID 2340 is a 4 Port 16 hard disk Mini SAS Serial ATA TI RAID controller It utilizes a PCI Express x8 interface The RocketRAID 2340 solution is aimed at enterprise storage applications NAS storage workgroup and web servers video streaming video editing workstations back up and security systems Product Features PCI Express x8 4 Mini SAS connectors Supports up to 16 SATA
21. On The RAID Management Console requires that a user or Administrator log on The software is incapable of working with RAID arrays or hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 2340 until the user has logged on Login Form System Address System Port aes User Name Password X con Default Parameters System Address 127 0 0 1 Port 7402 User Name RAID Password hpt Note The password and user name fields are case sensitive The first time the software is used make sure to enter the information listed above After successfully logging on the software will ask you to alter the password as a security precaution Enter a password and press enter 2 Software Interface Overview of commands functions After logging on several new options will become available These commands are displayed towards the top of the interface window Klee RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation HighPoint RAID Management Console Array Management File Management View Operation Help P m PF F H Create Delete Rename Unplug OCE ORLM Rescan Overview of Function menus tabs File Remote Control View information about remote systems System Configuration Switch between available remote systems User Management Add or remove users edit user profiles Password Change the password Exit Exit the utility interface Management RAID Management Create delete maintain RAID arrays Device Mana
22. RocketRAID 2340 SATAII Host Adapter User s Guide HighPoint Revision 1 0 Date May 2006 HighPoint Technologies Inc Copyright Copyright 2006 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 Migh Part Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction About this guide cecccccsecscesssssesesescecsesesescs
23. a particular disk or RAID array to function as the RocketRAID 2340 s boot device Note This setting is only relevant if the motherboard s BIOS has set the RocketRAID 2340 to function as the system s primary boot device Staggered spin up This function is used to enable or disable staggered drive spin up support Staggered drive spin up by default is disabled When enabled the RocketRAID 2340 will power up the hard disks one at a time approximately every two seconds View this command is used to select between two views Press the ENTER key to change the view Devices displays information about hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 2340 Use the J arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk and press ENTER to view the information RAID arrays displays information about RAID arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2340 Use the T J arrow keys to highlight the target array and press ENTER to view the information Initialize this function is used to prepare disks for use with RAID arrays Note Arrays cannot be created between disks that have not been initialized 2 Creating RAID Arrays Initializing Disks Before creating a RAID array the disks must be initialized Khia RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility Initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disk Use the lt arrow keys to select the Initialize command and press ENTER Warning Initialization will destroy all pre e
24. ch can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e 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 the 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 European Standard EN55022 1998 Class B European Standard EN55024 1998
25. d install the RAID Management software for a variety of operating systems To create a driver diskette 1 Insert the CD into the system s CD DVD drive The program should start automatically 2 Insert a blank floppy diskette into the system s floppy drive 3 Click on Create Driver Diskette t HighPoint Products Software CD ReadMe First Install RAID Management Software Browse the CD Exit 4 Click on the Please Select a Product drop down button and select RocketRAID 2340 from the list t HighPoint Products Softwa Create driver diskette x Please select a product RocketRAID 2340 x Please select the diskette you want to create Windows driver 4 1 Kigh Po ni RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 5 Click on the Please Select the Diskette you want to create drop down button and select the appropriate OS from the list reate driver diskette Please select a product JRocketRAID 2340 x Please select the diskette you want to create Windows driver z Fedora Core 1 1386 driver Fedora Core 2 i386 driver Fedora Core 2 x86_64 driver 1 2 2 Fedora Core 3 i386 driver 3 4 Fedora Core 3 x86_64 driver Fedora Core 4 i386 driver Fedora Core 4 x86_64 driver Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 0 driver x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 0 Update 1 driver x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 0 driver x86_64 Red Hat
26. e Spare Pool list box To remove a spare disk select it from the Spare Pool list box and click the button to remove the disk from the Spare Pool list box 6 Recovering Verifying Arrays When an array member hard disk of a redundant array fails the array will be marked as broken Broken arrays can be automatically rebuilt using hot spare disks see page 4 9 However if there are no available spare disks you can still rebuild the array by adding a new disk to it To add a disk to a broken array Khia gt RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 1 Highlight the Management menu and select the Array Management function 2 Highlight the broken array that needs to be rebuilt Click the Add Disk button on the toolbar or select Add Disk command from the Operation menu 4 If the disk is successfully added to the array rebuild process will start automatically Note In some instances a failed array will not rebuild automatically To manually start the rebuild process for a broken critical array 1 Highlight the Management menu and select the Array Management function 2 Highlight the array that needs to be rebuilt Click the Rebuild button on the toolbar or select the Rebuild command from the Operation menu Verifying an Array For a RAID 1 or RAID 10 array the verify process compares the data of one mirror pair with the other single hard disk i
27. e 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 4 Updating the BIOS BIOS updates are released periodically and posted on our website for download There are several ways to flash the RocketRAID 2340 BIOS For Windows based operating systems 1 Download the desired BIOS update from the Support section provided for the RocketRAID 2340 host adapter Extract the download to the directory of your choice Aske o RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility 2 Insert the Driver and Software CD included with the RocketRAID 2340 retail box into the system s CD ROM or DVD drive 3 The CD should autorun and display the following screen HighPoint Products Software CD x ReadMe First Create Driver Diskette Install RAID Management Software 4 Select the Browse the CD option and access the directory provided for the RocketRAID 2340 host adapter 5 Open the BIOS directory and double click the hptflash exe icon This will start the BIOS flash utility t HighPoint Flash Utility Controller 0 RocketRAID 2340 Controller BIOS Image Open Contig Flash Model WINBOND W39L020 0xB5DA4 Flash Backup Exit 6 Select the RocketRAID 2340 from the drop down menu labeled Controller and press the Open button this will allow you to browse to the extracted
28. e the module configuration depmod 3 Next run the mkinitrd command to update the initrd file mkinitrd 4 If you are using the lilo boot loader run lilo again lilo Step 5 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array s during startup by modifying the file etc fstab For example add the following line to tell the system to mount dev sdal to location mnt raid after startup dev sdal mnt raid ext2 defaults 00 3 Updating the Driver To update the driver simply reinstall the driver following the steps in previous section Install RocketRAID 2340 Driver on an Existing System Note If the driver is loaded in initrd when system is installed onto a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 2340 you need to run the mkinitrd command to update the initrd file If you are using the lilo boot loader run lilo again lilo High Paint lt 5 13 Linux Driver Support 4 Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 2340 driver Note The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 2340 To uninstall the driver remove the lines added to etc modules conf and etc fstab 5 14 igh Proiet Chapter 6 FreeBSD Driver Support Contents of this Chapter 1 Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 2340 Controller 2 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 Driver
29. efaults loader conf This command will instruct the loader to load the rr2340 module together with the kernel After using this command reboot the system The 1r2340 module should now automatically load each time the operating system starts up Note When using FreeBSD 4 x type in the following command to configure the system mknod dev rr2340 c 200 0 Then check to make sure the node dev rr2340 is present in the dev directory Kigh Po ni FreeBSD Driver Support Step 4 Configure the System to Mount Volumes at Startup Instruct the system to automatically mount the array by modifying the file etc fstab Example Add the following line to instruct the system to mount dev dalsle to location mnt hpt after startup dev dalsle mnt hpt ufs rw 0 0 3 Updating the Driver To update the driver with a newer revision simply reinstall the driver following the steps discussed in the previous section Install the driver on an existing system 4 Uninstalling the Driver The driver can only be uninstalled when the system is not booting from devices attached to the RocketRAID 2340 controller To uninstall remove the line 112340 _load YES located in boot defaults loader conf and then delete the driver module modules rr2340 ko or boot kernel rr2340 ko Rl Pt EN Appendix Customer Support WighPoint Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the Rocke
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31. gement Check information or change settings for host adapters and hard disks Spare management Create and assign spare disks SAF TE Management Monitor and view SAF TE related attributes Event Notification Set up system notification options Task Schedule Management Configure automated RAID management features View Event view Views the event log Icon view View icon descriptions legend Operation This menu will list all available commands for the selected Function menu These commands are also represented in icon button form below the function menu tabs selections Hegh Po ni RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Help Search through help topics related to the RAID Management Console software 3 Creating an Array To create an array 1 Highlight the Management menu then select the Array Management function Click the Create button on the toolbar or select the Create command from the Operation menu The array creation wizard will appear HighPoint RAID Management Console Array Manageme File Management View HSRNS GRT Help p m m Ss Name Status Rescan System OS Select the desired RAID level from the drop down list Enter a name for the array using the keyboard this is optional and click the Next button If you are creating a redundant array RAID 1 5 10 50 select an initialization option If you are creating a RAID 0 or JBOD volume
32. gement Console can be used to setup routine periodical background rebuild or verify tasks that will help maintain the integrity of RAID arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2340 High Paint 4 15 RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation To setup and schedule tasks highlight the Management menu and select the Task Management function to open Task Management window Task Management x Task schedule list etail Name TaskType__ Create datetime Last modify date The Task Schedule list displays all of the tasks assigned to the selected remote system To view detailed information about a specific task highlight and Double click the task s name Add a Scheduled Task This command is used to add a Scheduled task for the selected remote system To add a new scheduled task Click the New button on the toolbar The new task schedule wizard will appear 4 16 igh Pritt RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation New task schedule wizard Please select task type Bebuild Please select an array that you want to verify or rebuild Available arrays g RAID_1_0 X Cancel Back _New gt Select the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild then click Next New task schedule wizard 3 Connected system current date time 8 2 2005 7 10 15 PM Array Name RAID_1_0 Task Type Verify Task name Verify
33. he changes Note The System Address cannot be modified If you insist on modifying this item you must first delete this connection and then add a new connection In addition the connected system cannot be modified you must first disconnect from this system Delete a Connection This command deletes a remote system from the connection list To delete a connection 1 Highlight the File menu and select the Remote Control function 2 Highlight the system you want to delete 3 Click the Delete button on the toolbar or select the Delete command from the Operation menu 4 A warning message will be displayed Click Yes to delete the item Select No to cancel this command Connect to a Remote System This command establishes a connection to a remote system for RAID management To connect to a remote system l 2 3 Highlight the File menu and select the Remote Control function Highlight the remote system you to establish a connection with Click the Connect button on the toolbar or select the Connect command from the Operation menu Enter the appropriate Login information in the pop up window 4 20 Wih Poit RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Login Form System Address System Port 7402 User Name Password X cw Note The initial user name password for a remote system is RAID hpt You are free
34. ical disk to multiple RAID arrays Press Enter to use the default value the maximum capacity for the array or specify the desired value using the keyboard and press Enter to confirm this selection Then click the Finish button Note If you have specified an initialization option the initialization process will start automatically A progress bar will be displayed towards the bottom of the interface window and will indicate completion and provide an estimate of the time needed to complete the initialization procedure 0 Vt RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 4 Deleting an Array To delete an array 1 Highlight the Management menu then select the Array Management function 2 Highlight the array you want to delete then click on the Delete Icon or select the Delete command from the Operation menu 3 A warning message will appear Click Yes to delete the array Click No to stop this procedure Note An array in use by the operating system cannot be deleted Any data stored on a deleted array will be inaccessible 5 Configuring Spare Disks Spare disks can be used to rebuild redundant RAID arrays in the case of failure To configure spare disks highlight the Management menu and select the Spare Management function The Spare Management window will appear To add a spare disk select it from the Available Disk list box and click the button to add the disk to th
35. irectory that matches the kernel version tmp uname r rr2340 0 After you have extracted the driver module you can load it by following commands modprobe sd_mod cd tmp uname r insmod 11r2340 0 Arrays attached to the adapter can be accessed as SCSI devices e g dev sda 0O Vhia Linux Driver Support Step 2 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Example A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks This array will be registered to the system as device dev sda To create a partition on this array which will listed as dev sda1 use the fdisk dev sda command Next use the mkfs dev sdal command to setup a file system on this partition Use the command mkdir xxxx to create a mount point for the RAID array Then mount dev sdal xxxx in order to access it Note xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in insmod 1r2340 0 each time the operating system is booted the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup To install the module type in the following commands first change to the directory where the proper 112340 0 file is located install d lib modules uname 1 kernel drivers scsi install c rr2340 0 lib modules uname 1 kernel drivers scsi Then instruct the system to load the module when booting Use the follo
36. isk0 rr2340 5 3 ko High Pat FreeBSD Driver Support for FreeBSD 5 4 RELEASE ok load disk0 rr2340 5 4 ko for FreeBSD 5 3 AMD64 RELEASE ok load disk0 rr2340 5 3 amd64 ko for FreeBSD 5 4 AMD64 RELEASE ok load disk0 rr2340 5 4 amd64 ko 5 After the driver has been loaded remove the floppy diskette from the floppy drive 6 Type in boot and continue with installation as normal Refer to FreeBSD installation guide for additional information ok boot Note On some systems when ACPI is enabled FreeBSD may not function properly Try disabling ACPI in the motherboard s BIOS settings or type the command set hint acpi 0 disabled 1 under the boot prompt in order to solve the problem 7 Before exiting installation an additional step must be taken to copy the RocketRAID 2340 driver module to the system On the driver diskette there is a setup script labeled postinstall which will complete this task Before rebooting the system press Alt F4 to enter the command shell and type the following commands mount o ro dev f d0 mnt sh mnt postinstall umount mnt Then press Alt F1 to return to the setup screen and choose X Exit Install to finish setup Kigh Poi gt FreeBSD Driver Support 2 Installing RocketRAID 2340 Driver on an Existing System If you are currently running FreeBSD and would like to access drives or arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2340 Cont
37. lp Temperature Fan Speed Temperature Limit Slot A Fail LED Slot B Fail LED Slot C Fail LED Slot D Fail LED Connected system OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional System LocalHost connected This feature allows the administrator to view and monitor a variety of SAF TE related attributes such as chassis temperature readings disk failure and the status of the chassis cooling apparatus cooling fans Note This feature is dependent upon the system chassis this function will not be available unless the chassis supports SAF TE Renaming an Array 1 Highlight the Management menu and select the Array Management function 2 Highlight the array you want to rename Click the Rename button on the toolbar or select the Rename command from the Operation menu 4 Enter a new name for the array using the keyboard and press the OK button to confirm your selection Note An array running background tasks cannot be renamed WighPoint 4 13 RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 9 Managing Events The HighPoint RAID Management Console will log all events that have occurred on any host adapter under its control Viewing Logged Events To view logged events 1 Highlight the View menu and select the Event View option 2 Inthe Event View window you can filer events clear events and save events to a file Configuring E mail notification To enable E
38. mail notification Highlight the Management menu and select the Event Notification function 2 Click the Setting button on the toolbar or select Setting option from the Operation menu 3 Next enter the necessary information in the E mail Notification Setting window E mail notification setting X Cancel Mail From SMTP Server Port Note The current software does not support SMTP servers that require user authentication ER ighDoint RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation To add a Recipient 1 Highlight the Management menu and select the Event Notification function 2 Click the Add button on the toolbar or select Add command from the Operation menu 3 Enter the necessary information in the Add recipient window Add recipient OK X Cancel Name Notification Options Information Warning v Error 4 The recipient will be listed in the main window You can use Modify or Delete button on the toolbar to modify or delete the recipient To test E mail notification L Highlight the Management menu and select the Event Notification function Select one recipient from the main window Click the Test button on the toolbar or select the Test command from the Operation menu The software will send a test e mail message to the selected recipient Managing Tasks The RAID mana
39. mand should be displayed automatically when the RocketRAID 2340 s BIOS screen appears during the system s boot up procedure 1 BIOS Command Overview The RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility provides a wide selection of RAID related commands These commands are displayed towards the top of the utility s interface Rocket RAID 2348 BIOS Setting Utility v1 lt c 2606 HighPoint Technologies Inc All rights reserved elp rer lt Ctr13CH to run BIOS Setting Utility Use the arrow keys to scroll through the various commands and the T J arrow keys to browse through the corresponding command menus Use the ENTER key to execute the selected command The ESC button can be used to cancel the selected command or return to the previ ous command menu Create this command is used to create RAID arrays Page 3 2 discusses this command in detail Delete this command will delete the selected RAID array Warning This command may result in permanent data loss it should only be used if data stored on the target array is no longer relevant or has been backed up to an alternate storage device iio RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility 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 Page 3 4 discusses this command in detail Settings Set Boot Mark this function is used to designate
40. n the case of RAID 1 and a paired set of disks for RAID 10 For RAID 5 or 50 the verify process calculates RAID parity and compares it to the parity data on the array Verification checks each sector on a given disk Periodic verification of an array allows the disk drive firmware to take corrective actions on problem areas on the disk minimizing the occurrence of uncorrectable read and write errors To verify an array 1 Highlight the Management menu and select the Array Management function Highlight the array you want to verify Click the Verify button on the toolbar or select the Verify command from the Operation menu 4 Verify process will start V RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation 7 OCE ORLM The RocketRAID 2340 supports both OCE Online Capacity Expansion and ORLM Online RAID Level Migration The RAID software provides support for these features through a single function known as OCE ORLM With the OCE ORLM function you can transform an array from one RAID level to another RAID level and or resize the array dynamically even under I O load To perform OCE ORLM on an array 1 Highlight the Management menu and select the Array Management function 2 Highlight the array you want to alter 3 Click the bl button on the toolbar or select OCE ORLM command from OCE ORLM the Operation menu 2 The OCE ORLM window will appear 3 The
41. ndows 2000 XP 2003 x64 installation 1 After booting from the Windows 2000 XP 2003 CD ROM when the Windows XP Setup blue screen appears look towards the bottom of the screen Windows will prompt you to press the F6 key if you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Press the F6 key at this time 2 The setup procedure will continue and will later instruct you to press the S key to specify additional adapters Press the S key as instructed 3 Next the setup program will prompt for the insertion of the driver diskette Please insert the driver diskette and then press ENTER to continue 4 The next window will display several driver options Please select the RocketRAID 2340 Controller for the corresponding operating system and press ENTER to continue 1 Installing the RAID Management Console Interface Overview To install the RAID software locate the setup exe file located on the floppy diskette labeled DISK 1 or the Disk1 folder if the software was downloaded Double click this file to start the Installation Wizard Note If the system chassis supports SAF TE make sure to select the corresponding chassis type manufacturer when prompted There is no need to restart the system after installing the software To start the software click on the Start button select Programs and click on the HPT Management Console Silo RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Logging
42. nsert the driver diskette into the system s floppy drive and select OK 5 The system will now load the RocketRAID 2340 driver automatically Khia Linux Driver Support 6 When prompted Where do you want to install the boot loader in the Boot Loader Configuration dialog select Master Boot Record MBR to instruct the system be to boot from the RocketRAID 2340 Continue the installation as normal You can refer to Red Hat Enterprise Linux installa tion guide Note The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Setting Utility Ifno other SCSI adapters are installed the device marked as BOOT or HDDO will identified as dev sda HDD1 as dev sdb HDD2 as dev sdc etc When creating mount points boot must be mounted on dev sda 2 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 driver for an Existing System Note If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system make sure the RocketRAID 2340 controller BIOS loads posts after the SCSI adapter s BIOS It may be necessary to move the adapter s to another PCI slot Step 1 Obtain the Driver Module Extract the module file from the file modules cgz from the driver disk using the following commands mount dev fd0 cd tmp gzip dc mnt floppy modules cgz cpio idumv Driver modules for all supported kernel versions will be extracted The driver module for the active kernel is located under the d
43. ommend backing up data before starting the OCE ORLM process 8 Misc Array Device Options Device Management The Device Management window provides configuration information about control lers the RocketRAID 2340 and other HighPoint host adapters channels and hard disks To access the Device Management window highlight the Management menu and select the Device Management function Changing Device Settings Depending upon the hard disk in question and support provided by the current device driver you can adjust settings for disk Read Ahead Write Cache TCQ and NCQ Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually S M A R T Status You can view S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology data about a drive to help troubleshoot any problems that occur You can also setup periodical S M A R T status checks that send notification messages when S M A R T thresholds are exceeded 4 12 igh Poit RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation To view the S M A R T status of a hard disk 1 Highlight the Management menu and select the Device Management function 2 Highlight the disk you want to examine 3 Select the SMART command from the Operation menu or click on the a button to display the S M A R T status settings window SAF TE Management HighPoint RAID Management Console SAF TE Enclosure Management DER Fie Management View He
44. on is finished Online Capacity Expansion OCE This feature allows disks to be added to existing RAID arrays in order to increase the array s capacity without fear of data loss Any number of disks can be added to an array at any time Data can be accessed and utilized even while being redistributed Online RAID Level Migration This term describes the ability to change one type of array RAID level into a different type of array changing a RAID 1 array into a RAID 10 array for example Data is still accessible during the migration process and a base level of security is still active iit Introduction OCE ORLM and the RocketRAID 2340 The RocketRAID 2340 supports both Online Capacity Expansion OCE and Online RAID Level Migration ORLM Both features are supported by a single function an array can be transformed from one RAID level to another RAID level while simulta neously being resized even under I O load Spare disk A spare disk is a single disk that can be used to automatically rebuild a redundant array in case of drive failure Spare disks may also be members of a RAID array Any available space on these disks may be used to rebuild other broken arrays Legacy disk Disks attached to the RocketRAID 2340 that contain valid partition tables will be identified as legacy disks A legacy disk attached to the RocketRAID 2340 can be accessed by the operating system but cannot be used to create RAID arrays A
45. or SATAII hard disk drives RAID 0 1 5 10 50 and JBOD Online Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration OCE ORLM Native Command Queuing NCQ Hot swap and hot spare support SAF TE Enclosure management ready Staggered drive spin up support Hard disk activity and failed hard disk LED support Write through and Write back cache support S M A R T monitoring of hard disk status for reliability Automatic RAID rebuild BIOS booting support INT13 Online array roaming Quick and Background initialization for quick RAID configuration Supports 64 bit LBA for over 4TB partition Web based RAID management software Command Line Interface CLI for Linux and FreeBSD operating systems SMTP support for email notification Operating systems support for Windows Linux and FreeBSD gg igh Doin Introduction Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the functions of the RocketRAID 2340 Host Adapter Disk initialization Initializing a disk writes necessary RAID configuration information to that disk Disks must be initialized before configuring them into RAID arrays The initialization process will destroy all data on the disk Disk Status New The disk contains no data and has not been initialized Initialized The disk has been initialized and can be used for array creation Configured The disk has been assigned to one or more arrays or configured a
46. pter Mhi OO RocketRAID 2340 Hardware Description Installation Speaker BEEP1 Alarm the speaker emits an audible alarm in the case of disk array failure JP3 This jumper is used to enable and disable the card s alarm BEEP1 The default position is enabled 1 2 2 LED Connections The numbered pins represent each SATA channel 1 16 The term Port refers to the RocketRAID 2340 s Mini SAS connectors Connectors J11 13 provide hard disk activity LED support HDD failure LED connectors Port 4 Port 1 s m m m u u s3 m m mjm a 33v 16 15 14 13 s4 4 3 2 1 Port 3 Port 2 7 m m u u a fle 33v 12 11 10 9 sk 8 7 6 Connectors J3 J4 J7 and J8 provide hard disk failure LED support HDD Activity LED connectors Port 4 Port 1 3 mmm mm soleil 33v 16 15 14 13 av 4 3 2 1 Port 3 Port 2 12 m jm m m a ost mm mm 33v 12 11 10 9 33v 8 7 6 5 0 Vh RocketRAID 2340 Hardware Description Installation 3 Installing the RocketRAID 2340 Host Adapter Note Make sure the system is powered off before installing the RocketRAID 2340 host adapter Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI Express slot 2 Remove the PCI slot cover Gently insert the RocketRAID 2340 into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis T pin 75 f Rs gt 7 ze 4 ee ua d a Tey ei I _ Le PCI Express slot 4 After installing the adapter attach the Mini S
47. r chmod 755 etc init d hptdriver In sf etc init d hptdriver etc rc d rc3 d SO1hptdriver In sf etc init d hptdriver etc rc d rc4 d S01hptdriver In sf etc init d hptdriver etc rc d rc5 d SO1hptdriver Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array s during startup by modifying the file etc fstab For example add the following line to tell the system to mount dev sdal to location mnt raid after startup dev sdal mnt raid ext3 defaults 00 Khia Linux Driver Support 3 Updating the Driver 1 Ifthe original driver is installed in the system s initrd Initial RAM Disk file when using a system installed to RocketRAID 2340 controller for example the driver module in the initrd file should be updated using the mkinitrd command or extract the initrd file and replace the driver module manually 2 If the original driver is installed in the lib modules uname 1 kernel drivers scsi directory and loaded by the script file Example etc init d hptdriver during the init process or the configure file Example etc modules conf please replace it with the new driver 112340 ko 4 Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 2340 driver Note The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 2340 To uninstall the driver remove the lines added to e
48. roller follow the steps outlined below Step 1 Copy the Driver Module If you have made FreeBSD drivers into a diskette you can insert the driver diskette to floppy drive then using the following commands to copy the driver module For FreeBSD 4 x mount o ro dev d0 mnt cp mnt rr2340 xxx ko modules rr2340 ko umount mnt For FreeBSD 5 x mount o ro dev d0 mnt cp mnt rr2340 xxx ko boot kernel rr2340 ko umount mnt Alternately it is possible extract the files from the img files directly without using a floppy diskette For FreeBSD 4 x vnconfig vn0c freebsd xxx img mount dev vn0Oc mnt cp mnt rr2340 xxx ko modules rr2340 ko vnconfig du vn0c myfilesystem mount mnt For FreeBSD 5 x mdconfig a t vnode f freebsd _5 x img u 0 mount dev mdO mnt 6 5 Hegh Po ni FreeBSD Driver Support cp mnt rr2340 xxx ko boot kernel rr2340 ko umount mnt mdconfig d u md0 Step 2 Test the Driver Module Test the driver module to ensure that it works with the system by loading it during bootup Ifthe module has been loaded successfully you should see the RocketRAID 2340 banner and a display screen of the attached drives You can now access the drives as a SCSI device Note If you have no other SCSI device the first device is dev da0 then dev dal etc Example F1 FreeBSD Default F1 gt gt FreeBSD i386 BOOT Default 0 ad 0 a boot loader
49. rrays 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 or set as a spare disk S ilo RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility 8 To complete the creation procedure use the 4 arrow key to highlight the Start Creation item and press ENTER 3 Adding Removing Spare Disks This command is used to assign a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays RAID 1 5 10 50 in the case of disk failure To set a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk use the T4 arrow keys to select a disk and press ENTER To remove the Spare Disk setting from a hard disk highlight the spare disk and press ENTER 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 Ifthe 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 0 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 spac
50. ry that matches the kernel version tmp uname r 1686 112340 ko After extracting the driver module load it using the following commands modprobe sd_mod cd tmp uname r insmod 11r2340 ko Arrays attached to the adapter can be accessed as SCSI devices e g dev sda Step 2 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Example A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks This array will be registered to the system as device dev sda ile Linux Driver Support To create a partition on this array which will listed as dev sda1 use the fdisk dev sda command Next use the mkfs dev sdal command to setup a file system on this partition Use the command mkdir xxxx to create a mount point for the RAID array Then mount dev sdal xxxx in order to access it Note xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in insmod rr2340 ko each time the operating system is booted the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup To install the module type in the following commands first change to the directory where the proper 1r2340 ko file is located cp 1r2340 ko lib modules uname r kernel drivers scsi depmod Then instruct the system to load the module when booting Use the following commands echo modprobe 1r2340 gt etc init d hptdrive
51. s a spare disk Legacy The disk was used on other controllers before use with the RocketRAID 2340 see legacy disk below Array initialization A redundant array RAID 5 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 50 needs to be initialized to ensure full performance and reliability Non redundant arrays RAID 0 JBOD do not need to be initialized When you create a redundant array using the RocketRAID 2340 controller s BIOS Configuration Utility it will create the array in un initialized state The initialization process can be completed after installing the driver and management software When creating an array using the HighPoint RAID Management Console software you can specify an initialization option Skip initialization foreground and background Kip Pat o Introduction Foreground initialization Foreground initialization will zero out all data on the array The array is not accessible by the operating system until initialization is complete Background initialization Background initialization allows the array to be used immediately For RAID 1 and RAID 10 arrays initialization will results in data being duplicated identically to the mirror pair For RAID 5 and RAID 50 arrays initialization will result in parity being generated from all array members Note An un initialized RAID 1 or RAID 10 array can still provide redundancy in case of a disk failure ARAID 5 or RAID 50 array however is not fault tolerant until initializati
52. t o loop tmp initrd ext2 mnt initrd cp tmp rr2340 0 mnt initrd lib 1r2340 0 umount mnt initrd gzip c tmp initrd ext2 gt boot initrd xxx img If you are using lilo to boot the system use lilo to reinstall the RAM disk lilo Update rr2340 0 in lib modules cp tmp rr2340 0 lib modules uname 1 kernel drivers scsi 1r2340 0 Reboot your system to allow the new driver take effect ii Linux Driver Support 4 Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 2340 driver Note The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 2340 To uninstall the driver remove the lines added to etc fstab and remove the files created in the etc init d directory ppo E Linux Driver Support SuSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2340 Adapter on a SuSE SLES Linux system 1 Installing SLES Linux on the RocketRAID 2340 Host Adapter Note If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver the precompiled drivers cannot be used A driver can be built for this kernel using the Open Source package for the RocketRAID 2340 controller This package is available from our website and is posted on the BIOS Driver page for the RocketRAID 2340 To install SLES onto hard disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID
53. t to flash the controller upgrade the BIOS Select Y for yes The utility will display a progress bar during the flash procedure then will attempt verify the update Once complete the system can be rebooted Khia RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility 5 BIOS Additional Settings The RocketRAID 2340 BIOS utility has several other configurable settings that can be accessed when flashing the BIOS Using the hptflash exe utility from within a Windows operating system Click on the Configure button from the main interface window The following window will appear Load Utility for Flash EPROM 2 5 50120 COFNIG xj r Config Parameters Time waiting for CTRL H key seconds Reattocate EBDA m I naa Enable INT 13 Support s ss Enable BBS validation Disable Stop on error m men e a Enable Boot disk hook last pisable gt PEIVGte Stack SALE ai ay a a ia Maximum array count ie Use the drop down menus to enable or disable controller functions Kigh Po ni RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility Using the DOS mode utility load exe Load xxx xxx C Note xxx xxx refers to the BIOS image file A BIOS menu similar to the BIOS setup utility will be displayed This sub menu allows the administrator to enable disable various controller functions Several of the more common functions are
54. tRAID 2340 or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product feel free to contact our Cus tomer Support Department Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department Make sure the latest BIOS driver and RAID Software have been installed for the RocketRAID 2340 Updates are available from our website Prepare a list of the computer system s hardware and software motherboard CPU memory other PCI devices host adapters operating system applications Contact Information E mail address support highpoint tech com Phone 408 942 5800 request for support 9 00AM 6 00PM Pacific Standard Time Additional information about HighPoint products is available from our web site http www highpoint tech com kue O 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 interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence to radio or television reception whi
55. tc fstab and remove the files created in the etc init d directory 0 Vhia Linux Driver Support Red Hat Enterprise 3 Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2340 Adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 3 Linux system 1 Installing Red Hat Enterprise 3 AS ES WS Linux on the RocketRAID 2340 controller To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 2340 Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette The driver is provided in a floppy diskette image file format On a DOS or Windows system a driver diskette can be generated using rawrite exe This utility is included on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD under dosutils Run rawrite using a command prompt window and follow the directions it provides On a Linux system use the dd command to generate a boot diskette Insert a floppy disk into the floppy drive and type the following command amd64 driver for example dd if rh3 dd amd64 img of dev fd0 Step 2 Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Start installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux by booting from the installation CD 2 At the Welcome to Red Hat Linux installation screen a prompt labeled boot will appear at the bottom of the screen Type in linux dd then press Enter boot linux dd When prompted Do you have a driver disk Select Yes 4 When prompted Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue i
56. the local computer hosts both the RAID host adapter and Management Service The local system in these cases is still generically referred to as a remote system eo Vor RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Add a Connection This command is used to add new connection to a remote system To Add a Connection Highlight the File menu and select the Remote Control function 2 Click the Add button on the toolbar or select the Add command from the Operation menu 3 Enter the system address name and port information in the pop up window Add Connection System Address X Cancel System Name System Port 7402 The system address can be a host name or an IP address The default system port is 7402 4 Click OK to finish adding the new connection Modify a Connection This command modifies connection information for a remote system To modify a connection Highlight the File menu and select the Remote Control function 2 Highlight the system you want to modify Click the Modify button on the toolbar or select the Modify command from the Operation menu High Paint i i ii 4 19 RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation Modify Connection System Address EZAMA X Cancel System Name Local HostYhpimv6 System Port 7402 4 Enter new connection information in the pop up window and click OK to apply t
57. to modify the username and password after the connection is established If the connection is successful established the application will retrieve the event logs from the remote system then switch to Array Management view Disconnect Remote System This function closes the connection from a connected system To disconnect a remote system 1 Highlight the File menu and select the Remote Control function 2 Highlight the system you want to disconnect from 3 Select the Disconnect command from the Operation menu System Configuration This function is used to modify the service configuration on a remote system To change the service configuration 1 Highlight the File menu and select the Remote Control function 2 Highlight the remote system you want to modify 3 Select the System Configuration option from the Operation menu 4 Modify the information in the pop up window Khia RocketRAID 2340 Driver and Software Installation System Configuration Lv x System Port P N X Cancel Event Pott 7403 System Port This is the TCP port number that the RAID Management Service uses to communicate with RAID Management Console When you connect to the service the port value you enter must be in accordance with the system port value on the service The default value is 7402 Event Port The client software will retrieve events through this port The default value is
58. wing commands echo modprobe 1r2340 gt etc init d hptdriver chmod 755 etc init d hptdriver In sf etc init d hptdriver etc re d rc3 d SO1hptdriver In sf etc init d hptdriver etc rc d rc4 d S01hptdriver In sf etc init d hptdriver etc re d rc5 d SO1hptdriver Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array s during startup by modifying the file etc fstab High Poin lt Linux Driver Support For example add the following line to tell the system to mount dev sdal to location mnt raid after startup dev sdal mnt raid ext2 defaults 00 3 Updating the Driver If you are not booting from disks attached to RocketRAID 2340 controller you can update the driver just by reinstalling it following the procedure outlined in the previous section Installing the RocketRAID 2340 driver for an Existing System If you are running the system installed to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 2340 First obtain the new driver module rr2340 0 Refer to the previous section Obtain the Driver Module In following steps we assume it has been copied to emp tr2340 0 Replace rr2340 0 in the boot RAM disk image boot initrd xxx img where xxx is the kernel version Example 2 4 21 4 EL for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 0 gzip dc boot initrd xxx img gt tmp initrd ext2 mkdir mnt initrd moun
59. xisting data on the selected hard disks Use the T 4 arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk s and press ENTER Next press the Y yes key to initialize the selected disk s or N no key to cancel the initialization process Once initialized these disks can be utilized to create RAID arrays To create an array 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Create command and press ENTER to open the Create Menu 2 Use the T J arrow keys to select the appropriate RAID level then press ENTER Next use the 4 arrow key 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 4 On the Create menu use the J arrow key to highlight the Select Devices item and press ENTER A device list will appear and display all available hard disk drives 5 Highlight the target disks that you want to use and press ENTER to select them After all of the disks have been selected press the ESC key to return to the Create Menu 6 Next Use the J 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 7 Ifyou wish to reserve disk space for additional a
60. ys attached to the controller as SCSI devices e g dev sda Step 3 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Note Many versions of SuSE include YAST YAST is a graphical configuration utility that is capable of executing the commands described below We recommend using YAST if available as it may help simplify the installation process Example A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks This array will be registered to the system as device dev sda 1 To create a partition on this array which will listed as dev sdal use the fdisk dev sda command 2 Next use the mkfs dev sdal command to setup a file system on this partition 3 Use the command mkdir xxxx to create a mount point for the RAID array Then mount dev sdal xxxx in order to access it Note xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point 5 12 igh Pritt Linux Driver Support Step 4 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in insmod rr2340 0 each time the operating system is booted the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup To install the module type in the following commands first change to the directory where the proper 112340 ko file is located 1 Edit the file etc sysconfig kernel and add the rr2340 module to the line TNITRD_MODULES Example NITRD_MODULES teiserfs 112340 2 Run the depmod command to updat

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