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1. 2 Device Driver Installation misseri erroreen von se avsanvacsieasse ea EE E ea 23 3 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM ssesssssseessseesseresrsrssrrrrsrerrsreersreeses 32 CUSTOMER SUPPORT Troubleshooting Checklist s sssssesseseesessesrcsoescsovsersescesteoeusensesevoeseoseseesevesosessosescses 35 CONTACT US iiss 36 lt lt ih Pott HighPoint Technologies Inc HighPoint Technologies long recognized as a leader in mass storage technologies specializes in the design and manufacturer of HBA Host Bus Adapters and HighPoint RAID IP Intellectual Property HighPoint provides a broad range of scalable hardware HBA s that meet the storage requirements from Enterprise to SMB Small Medium Sized Business to PC enthusiast The HighPoint RAID IP includes TerabyteArchitecture for Performance Protec tion and Prevention TerabyteStream leverages the built in Intel Xscale XOR Engine to deliver unprec edented RAID 5 and 6 performances TerabyteGuard prevents data lose and increases data reliability with advanced hard drive inspection features utilizing bad sector repair and remapping TerabyteSaver optimizes data protection with a battery backup and with write journaling thus preventing data loss FEAP ont 0T Congratulations Congratulations You have purchased one of the highest performing and most cost effective 8 channel SAS RAID controllers available RocketRAID 2
2. 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc All rights reserved No Array Nane RAID Level Capacity lt GB gt Status OCEZORLM elp Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt to run BIOS Setting Utility Using the BIOS Utility The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID 268x BIOS utility Alt press Alt to highlight the tool bar Arrow keys use these to move between different menu items Enter Open the selected toolbar command execute the selected command Esc move back to the previous menu cancel the selected operation or exit the BIOS Utility Kph Point 0O RocketRAID BIOS Utility BIOS Commands pocket ast ET BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 0 ings lt Uiew Initiali Create this command is used to open the RAID Creation menu Delete this command will delete the selected RAID array Add Remove Spare this command is used to assign hard disks to function as spare disks The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild broken or faulted RAID arrays Settings this command opens the settings menu selecting the boot disk array staggered drive spinup View this command is used to select between two views Devices HARD DISKS and Arrays configured RAID arrays Initialize this command is used to prepare disks for use with RAID arrays Disks must be initialized before they can be used to create arrays 2 Creating RAID Arrays Initializing Disks Before crea
3. choose No 4 Remove the Driver Installation diskette from the floppy drive then Shut down and restart the computer hoe Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Installation Verification After the driver has been installed and the system has been restarted 1 Click the Start button then right click the My Computer icon Select the Properties item from the pop up menu 2 Inthe popup window click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager button 3 Double click the SCSI and RAID controllers entry If the RocketRAID 268x c6 ag device entry is not displayed or there are or RocketRAID 268x entry the driver has not been installed properly Delete the marks displayed near the entries and reinstall the driver Installing the RocketRAID driver during a fresh Windows installation 1 After booting from the Windows CD or DVD ROM when the Windows 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 s
4. the following link http www highpoint tech com PDF RR26xx RR268x UM EN pdf hone Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product feel free to contact our Customer Support Department Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department e PCI Express x4 Compatible with PCI Express x8 x16 slots A jumper is used to select between x1 or x4 default is x4 e Make sure the latest BIOS driver and HighPoint RAID Management softto ware has being installed for the host adapter The latest updates are avail able from our website e Prepare a list of the computer system s hardware and software motherboard CPU memory other PCI E devices host adapters operating system applications Contact Information E mail address support highpoint tech com Phone 408 240 6119 9 00AM 5 00PM Pacific Standard Time Additional information about HighPoint products is available from our web site http www highpoint tech com Kigh Point 0T Customer Support Contact Us HighPoint Corporate Headquarter USA Address 1161 Cadillac Ct Milpitas CA 95035 Website http www highpoint tech com Phone 1 408 942 5800 9 am 6pm PST M F Fax 1 408 942 5801 E mail sales highpoint tech com Support support highpoint tech com Support Phone 1 408 240 6108
5. 68x offers the flexibility to support both the highest performing SAS 15 000 RPM hard drives and larger capacity cost sensitive SATA hard drives in homogeneous and heterogeneous storage environments RocketRAID 268x has the versatility to meet the bandwidth require ments for high performance applications like video capture and editing CAD CAM and digital graphics Remember to visit the HighPoint websites at http www highpoint tech com and http www hptmac com There you can find information on all of HighPoint s prod ucts with FAQ s online manuals BIOS and driver updates 1 Specifications and Features Host Adapter Architecture e PCI Express x4 Compatible with PCI Express x8 x16 slots Note A jumper is used to select between x1 or x4 default is x4 RockerRAID 2680 e 8 Internal SAS SATA 3Gb s Device Ports RocketRAID 2680 1 Internal SAS SATA Device Port and 1 External SAS SATA Device Port RocketRAID 2684 e Directly supports up to 8 3Gb s SAS or SATA hard drives e LowProfile e RoHS compliant MighPotnt Congratulations Advanced RAID Features e Supports RAID 0 1 5 10 50 and JBOD e NCQ Native Command Queuing e Multiple RAID array support e Multiple logical drive support e BIOS booting support e Online Array roaming e Automatic hard drive insert remove detection e Automatic RAID rebuild e 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume Array Monitors Alerts and Indicators e Hard
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7. Drive LED Indicators Activity and Failed e Email Notification e Alarm Buzzer alerts for drive array failure e SAF TE I2C and SGPIO enclosure management RAID Management e Online Capacity Expansion OCE and Online RAID Level Migration ORLM e Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration e Write Back and Write Through support e API library for customization e Online Array roaming e CLI Command Line Interface e Web GUI RAID management local and remote monitoring e SHI Drive analysis driven from S M A R T Kigh Point Congratulations 2 Operating System Support e Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 32 and 64 bit versions e Linux Fedora Core Red Hat Enterprise CentOS SuSE Debian Ubuntu e FreeBSD 3 Physical Specifications Size 79 3mm 65mm 3 12 L x2 56 W RocketRAID 2680 79 3mm 67mm 3 12 Lx 2 64 W RocketRAID 2684 EMI FCC Part 15 Class B and CE Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics Work Temperature Range 5 C 55 C Relative Humidity Range 5 60 non condensing Storage Temperature 20 80 C MTBF 920 585 Hours Electrical Characteristics Pct 33V 4 Kit Contents Host Adapter 2 Internal Mini SAS to Mini SAS cables RocketRAID 2680 Low profile bracket User Manual HighPoint Products Software CD Kigh Po ni Hardware Description and Installation Hardware Description and Installation 1 RocketRAID 268x Host Adapter
8. ENTER if you wish to use all available space If you wish to reserve disk space for additional arrays single disks use the keyboard to input the amount of space in GB you wish to set aside for this particular array and press Enter Note Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another array set as a spare disk or partitioned to act as a single disk by the operating system HighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility 6 Enter For redundant RAID arrays RAID 1 5 10 select the Cache Policy RAID 5 Array Name Select Devices RAIDS member count Capac it y lt GB gt Cache Policy Sector Size Start Creation RAID_5_ 8 Selected N A 1626 89 Write Back 512B Create Write Back Write Through Write Back utilizes disk cache higher performing Write Through writes directly to the disks may reduce the risk of data loss during a critical failure but at the cost of lower performance 7 Sector Size Also known as Variable Sector Size Use this option if you are using an older 32 bit Windows operating system This allows older operating systems to support volumes over 2TB in size Do not use if the operating system already supports large volumes such as GPT 8 To complete the creation procedure use the arrow key to highlight the Start Creation item and press Enter Press the Y y
9. Fedora Core Drivers are also available for several FreeBSD revisions and are available from the same support page Driver updates are typically posted as tgz archive files RR2680 _http highpoint tech com USA bios_rr2680 htm RR2684 _http highpoint tech com USA bios_1r2684 htm Rigen Moon tate B Loom e i tt Yeo Mpory ieee Dee ive O06 ree owen eg pere tee com Gr Omet Soomer neina Preda Meparee Enor na nemot Ener ia apport tg to ceed cimae y SuSE m stach Cane Dore S a mapen e a a E Several driver sets are also included with the RocketRAID 268x Software CD Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide pdf format Linux Driver sets RR268x Driver Linux directory FreeBSD Driver sets RR268x Driver FreeBSD directory lt lt Vot Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management 3 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM The HighPoint RAID Management Utility Suite also known as HRM includes several user interface options The latest version of the Web Management utility user manual is available from the following link http www highpoint tech com PDF RR26xx RR268x UM EN pdf Windows Operating Systems Installing the Web based Manage ment Utility Click on Install RAID Management Software Select the desired software from the drop down menu and click on the OK button HighPoint Products Software CD ReadMe First Cr
10. RocketRAID 268x SAS SATAIT Host Adapter User Manual HighPoint Technologies Inc HighPoint Copyright Copyright 2008 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 MighPoint Table of Contents Table of Contents CONGRATULATIONS 1 Specifications and Features c 15 ciscc sees tecabeaseealosseddenevenssarsesusviedenelonsete
11. SAS cable can direct connect up to 4 hard drives Consult the chassis manual for proper installation procedures Note Many server level chassis include hard drive hot swap bays For these system chassis cables are attached to the chassis backplane rather than directly to each individual hard drive Consult the chassis manual for proper installation procedures 5 Close and secure the system chassis 4 Verifying Installation Once the 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 BIOS Utility will be displayed during bootup 2 Press Ctrl H to access the RocketRAID adapter s 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 cable connections 6 hott RocketRAID BIOS Utility RocketRAID BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 268x card will display it s BIOS screen during the system s boot process Press Control H when prompted to access the BIOS settings Menu 1 BIOS Settings Overview The RocketRAID 268x BIOS utility is an interface that provides management com mands and controller related settings RocketRAID 2686 BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 lt c
12. e libraries installed If you use the x86_64 rpm package please make sure the controller driver has 64 bit ioctl support Wigh Pot Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Debian Ubuntu Linux Distributions Installing the Web based Management Utility For Debian Ubuntu Linux distributions you can use alien to convert the rpm pack ages to a deb package then use dpkg i command to install each package Some script files may be lost during the conversion process from rpm to deb so you may need to make manual corrections The following files will be installed configured ast bin hptsvr service program etc hptcfg service config file etc rc d init d hptdaemon service control script usr share hpt webguiroot data files If there is no etc hptcfg present you can add it manually using by using the echo command on the driver file name to etc hptcfg For example echo 1r26xx ko gt etc hptcfg Uninstalling the Utility Open a terminal and use the following command rpm e hptsvr https Linux Distributions Command Line Interface CLI Command Line interface versions of the RocketRAID management utilities are available for Linux and FreeBSD operating systems These packages are posted on the HighPoint Technologies Inc website under the BIOS amp Driver downloads page for the RocketRAID 268x The latest version of the CLI user manual is available from
13. e 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 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 High P otot ap Thank You Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 268x SATAII SAS RAID Host adapter We appreciate your support and welcome any questions comments or product suggestions you may have
14. eate Driver Diskette Install Management Software Please select the sofware to install m HighPoint Web RAIO Management Sofware for RocketRAID Dox HighPoint Web RAID Management Sofware for RocketRAID 3120 3510 3520 HighPoint in Bond Management Service tor RocketRAID Joa dox with OBM lt hr Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Red Hat Enterprise CentOS Fedora Core Open SuSE Installing the Web based Management utility Linux operating systems that support rpm packages allow you to double click the HighPoint Web RAID Management rpm file to start the installation process 1 Copy the Web RAID Management package from the RR268x Software CD to the desktop of the Linux operating system The rpm file is located in HighPoint RAID Management Software RR2xxx Linux WebGui Linux tbz Extract the tbz file to the desktop and browse to the appropriate rpm file there are 32 and 64 bit options Double click the rpm file this should open the operating systems software installer Enter the Administrative password when prompted and proceed with installation The package can also be installed manually using a terminal Lon in as root open a terminal and browse to the location of the rpm file Run the following command rpm i hptsvr https 1 4 8 1386 rpm or hptsvr https 1 4 8 x86_64 rpm Note The i386 rpm package can also work on 64 bit systems if you have 32 bit runtim
15. er Rocket RAID 2 A BIOS sree USS ETETA lt Delete gt lt Add Remove Spare lt Settings gt lt Uiew gt lt Initialize gt RAID 3 8 lec ted N 8 Write Back 512B rt Creation Create and Maximum name length is 15 Enter Select ESC Backvard Kippo e RocketRAID BIOS Utility 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press Enter The array name dialogue box will appear Use the keyboard to input a new Array Name and press the Enter key Note the Array Name command is optional it is not necessary to name the array The array can be named at a later time and the name of the array can be changed at any time 3 On the Create menu use the arrow keys to highlight the Select Devices item and press Enter A device list will appear and display all available hard disk drives Channel Model Number Capac ity lt GB gt Mode 1 1T3146855SS 146 81 SAS 3 S 3 SAS 3 SAS 3 SAS 3 3 3 3 3 SAS 3 SAS 3 SAS 3 Sas Help di a a aa a o rcnaete 4 Highlight the target disks that you want to use and press Enter to select them A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk This number designates disk order After all of the disks have been selected and press the ESC key to return to the Create Menu 5 Next Use the J arrow key to highlight the Capacity GB option and press Enter The total available capacity will be displayed Press
16. es key to create the array or N no key to cancel the creation process 3 Deleting Arrays Highlight the Delete command from the toolbar and press Enter The BIOS utility will display a list of available RAID arrays Select the array you wish to delete and press Enter Array Name RAID_8_8 RAID_S_6 RAID Level Capacity lt GB gt St 586 79 440 09 Status Norna OCE ORLM Uninitialized Help Delete a RAID array attached to RocketRAID 2680 Tive Next Item Enter Select CESC Backward RocketRAID BIOS Utility The utility will display a warning message Press Y yes to delete the array or select N no to cancel RocketRAID 2686 BIOS Setting Utility vi Warning The data will be lost fire No Array Name you sure to delete it OCE ORLM i RAID_6_8 Press YCes gt or NCo gt to confirn 2 RAID_S_ lized Delete a RAID array attached to RocketRAID 2686 Tie Next Item Enter Select ESC Backward Help Warning all data stored on the array will be lost do not delete if the array contains critical data 4 Adding Remove Spare Disks This Add Remove Spare 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 in the case of disk failure As with creating RAID arrays disks must be initial ized before they can be used as spares To set a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk use the arrow k
17. everal driver options Please select the driver for the corresponding operating system and press ENTER to continue W igh Pott e Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Windows Vista 2008 Driver Installation Installing the driver during a fresh Windows Vista 2008 installation 1 2 Boot from Windows Vista DVD When the screen where do you want to install Windows appears click Load driver and browse for the driver location Windows Vista will accept install drivers from various sources floppy diskette USB flash disk or CD If you are using the RocketRAID 268x software CD the drivers are located in RR268x Driver Windows VistaWin2008 32 or 64 if you are running a 64 bit version of the operating system Select the RocketRAID 268x controller driver and click Next The driver is now installed you can now commence with the standard OS installation procedures Installing the driver for an existing Windows Vista 2008 system Install the RocketRAID 268x host adapter into the PC then boot up Windows Windows should automatically detect the card and display the Found New Hardware wizard pop up window Select Locate and install driver software When Windows asks Windows needs your permission to continue select continue Select I don t have disc show me other options and then select Browse my computer for driver software Specify t
18. eys to select the target disk from the list of initialized disks and press Enter To remove the Spare Disk setting from a hard disk highlight the spare disk and press Enter RocketRAID 2686 BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 lt Create gt Delete KOTLU T TAI tes lt Settings gt View lt Initializey ennn Capac it y lt GB gt 146 Initial Initial Initial Initializ Initialize Initialize Initializ nf igured lt Sp 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 sesocoo He lp Create or delete a spare disk tive Next Iten Enter Select ESC Backward RocketRAID BIOS Utility Generally single disks are designated to act as spares disks that are not configured into RAID arrays However in some instances disks that are members of RAID arrays may also be designated to act as a spare If the disks in question are part of a RAID array that did not utilize the full available capacity at the time of creation these disks may be used as spares For example a RAID 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 space remains unallocated This unallocated space would allow these disks to be set as spares for a separate redundant array that falls into the same capacity range 200GB 5 Settings To access the Settings menu highlight the Settings command from the toolbar and press Enter RAID 2686 BIOS Setting U
19. he location of the driver and click Next If you are using the RocketRAID 268x software CD the drivers are located in RR268x Driver Windows VistaWin2008 32 or 64 if you are running a 64 bit version of the operating system When asked Would you like to install this driver software select Install Reboot the system when prompted The RocketRAID 268x will be available for use after Windows reboots igh Point Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Installation Verification After the driver has been installed and the system has been restarted 1 Click the Start button then right click My Computer icon Select the Properties item from the popup menu 2 Inthe popup window select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button 3 Double click the Storage Controllers entry If the RocketRAID 268x device coy entry is not displayed or there are or marks displayed near the RocketRAID 268x entry the driver has not been installed properly Delete the entries and reinstall the driver PhP O Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation Visit our website for the latest Linux and FreeBSD related driver and software updates http www highpoint tech com Binary and source driver updates are routinely posted for a variety of Linux operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise CentOS OpenSuSE and
20. indicate the activity and failure status of hard drives to the card s 8 SATA SAS channels Active and Failure LED A1 A2 provides LED support for Drive Activity while F1 F2 supports Drive Failure Pin Number Al A2 F1 F2 Consections RocketRAID 2684 LED connectors Drive activity Drive failure LED support is discussed in greater detail in the LED Connection section The RocketRAID 2684 host adapter has 2 LED connectors that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard drives attached to the card s 4 SATA SAS channels A1 F1 A1 provides LED support for Drive Activity while F1 supports Drive Failure A1 F1 Hoos 1234 Pin Connections represent SATA SAS channel port antitheses table Drive2 Drive3 Khod a Hardware Description and Installation 3 Hardware Installation RocketRAID 2680 Note Make sure the system is powered off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter The RocketRAID 2680 include both standard and low profile brackets It may be necessary to attach the low profile bracket in place of the standard bracket depend ing upon the chassis design Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI Express x4 1 Remove the PCI slot bracket cover 2 Gently insert the RocketRAID card into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis illustration shows RR2680 lt a PCI Express slot 3 After insta
21. ketRAID 268x host adapter s device driver make sure the host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system s chassis disk enclosure If you are working with a supplied driver or driver download you will want to extract the contents directly to a directory of your choice or device You will need to browse to this location in order to load the driver see step 2 below Installing the RocketRAID 268x driver for an existing Windows system After the operating system has booted Windows will automatically detect the RocketRAID 268x host adapter 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 insert the Driver Installation diskette into the system s floppy drive or select Browse and browse to the location of the driver If you are using the RocketRAID 268x software CD the drivers are located in RR268x Driver Windows Windows then select the appropri ate folder 3 Windows may 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
22. layout RocketRAID 2680 J7 Al F1 Of 19408 2586 OSO F288 S088 Ji A2 F2 teers PORT2 MNO CTO PORT1 RocketRAID 2680 L Port1 Port2 These represent the RocketRAID 2680 s 2 Internal Mini SAS ports Each port can direct connnect up to 4 SATA SAS hard disks BEEP1 alarm speaker the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk array failure J7 This jumper is used to select the PCI Express bus speed J PCI E x1 37 PCI E x4 GIO 9 123 123 J1 This jumper is the SAF TE connector port for disk enclosures chassis Pin Description Hoo 2 GND 3 SDA PhP gay Hardware Description and Installation RocketRAID 2684 y i e re RocketRAID 2684 ii PORT we NONI C Port1 Port2 These represent the RocketRAID 2684 s 2 Mini SAS ports Each port can direct connect up to 4 SATA SAS hard disks Port is an Internal Mini SAS port Port2 is an External Mini SAS port BEEP1 Speaker Alarm speaker the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of Drive array failure J1 This jumper supports SAF TE interface I2C mm fa Ji hott Hardware Description and Installation 2 LED Connections RocketRAID 2680 LED connectors Drive activity Drive failure LED support is discussed in greater detail in the LED Connection section The RocketRAID 2680 host adapter has 4 LED connectors that are used to
23. lling the adapter attach hard drives to the host adapter using the data cable The RocketRAID 2680 model utilizes 2 Mini SAS to Mini SAS Cables are included in each retail box This card can support up to 8 3Gb s SAS or SATA Hard lt lt ih Pole Hardware Description and Installation Note Many server level chassis include hard disk hot swap bays For these system chassis cables are attached to the chassis backplane rather than directly to each individual hard disk Consult the chassis s manual for proper installation procedure 4 Close and secure the system chassis RocketRAID 2684 Note Make sure the system is powered off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter The RocketRAID 2684 includes both standard and low profile brackets It may be necessary to attach the low profile bracket in place of the standard bracket depend ing upon the chassis design Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI Express x4 Remove the PCI slot bracket cover Gently insert the RocketRAID card into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis illustration shows RocketRAID 2684 TY a I A 5 Da PCI Express slot 9 p EA Poit Hardware Description and Installation 4 After installing the adapter attach hard drives to the host adapter using the data cable The RocketRAID 2684 model utilizes 1 Mini SAS to Mini SAS Cables are included in each retail box Each Mini
24. m the list 5 Click on the Please Select the Diskette you want to create drop down button and select the desired operating system from the list 6 Click on the OK button to create the driver diskette Pease setect he Grhete you wnt come fa fw DOs dme ih Ptet Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management 2 Device Driver Installation We recommend visiting the RocketRAID 268x download page for the latest Windows Device Driver updates RocketRAID 2680 http highpoint tech com USA bios_rr2680 htm RocketRAID 2684 http highpoint tech com USA bios_1r2684 htm o E repi remanapecet tencon gt 9 x Live Seance pe RB Weiceme to rigon RochetBAD Tecatyte DeD Pepe eG toot High Point Technologies Ime Company Products News amp Review Wheretobuy Support Mac D Support gt Bos Orhrer gt SAS RAID gt RnchatRAIO 2480 05 Doaniet Lacrosot Wedows Drw e Orver Downiont tesa 0A AP 22 Daga etat teas l been i Petecied Mode On Aim aasam dnni mkA A A aiana Drivers are posted in zip archive format Most Windows operating systems will recognize this archive format natively Double click the driver download to view and extract their contents Drivers can be extracted and or copied to various media WighPotnt 23 _ Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Windows Driver Installation Win2000 XP Win 2003 Before installing the Roc
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26. tility v1 6 7 Spare KONST lt Uicw gt lt Initialize Select Boot Device Staggered spin up Disabled Select Boot Device select which disk or array will act as the boot disk if the motherboard BIOS instructs the card to act as the boot device Staggered Drive Spinup This option is disabled by default Enabling this setting will instruct the card to power up the hard disks sequentially one disk approximately every 2 seconds Not all disk support this setting consult the disk documentation for more information WighPolet Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Device Drive CD and HighPoint RAID Man agement Each retail box includes a copy of the HighPoint Products Software CD This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes and install the HighPoint RAID Management Utility Suite for a variety of operating systems 1 Creating a driver diskette Windows 2000 2003 and several distributions of Linux and FreeBSD require driver diskettes when installing the operating system directly to a disk or array hosted by the Rocket RAID host adapter To create a driver floppy diskette 1 Insert the CD into the system s CD DVD drive The program should start automatically 2 Insert a blank floppy diskette into the system s floppy drive Click on Create Driver Diskette 4 Click on the Please Select a Product drop down button and select the appro priate host adapter model fro
27. ting a RAID array the disks must be initialized Disk initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disks Select the Initialize command from the toolbar and press ENTER AID 2686 BIOS Settin Utility v1 8 lt Create gt lt Delete gt lt Add Renove Spare lt Settings gt lt Vicu gt KILELE Channel Model Number Capac ity lt GB gt Mode 1 ST31 2 S Warning All data on the selected disks will be lost fre you sure to do 1 1 1 4 this 1 5 Press YCes gt or Nco to confira 1 s 1 1 ks to create Iten B RocketRAID BIOS Utility Highlight the target disks using the arrow keys then select using Enter A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk Once all target disks have been selected press ESC The utility will display a warning and ask you to press Y yes to initialize or N no to cancel Once initialized these disks can be used to create RAID arrays Warning Initialization will destroy all pre existing data on the selected hard disks Only initialize disks that do not contain critical data Creating Arrays Select Create from the toolbar and press Enter cketRAID 2686 BIOS Setting Utilit Melee ch add d Renove Spare gt Settings lt Uiews kan RAID Stripir RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 triping over Mirroring RAID S Striping with Rotating Parity RAID 570 Striping over RAID 5 JBOD lt Volune gt Help For nis performance usage Req Ti Next Iten Ent

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