Rosewill RSV-S4-6G storage enclosure
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1. 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0 1 10 5 JBOD SUB SYSTEM w OG PCIe Card RSV S4 6G User Manual Content T Eed ORE OT EE ii OR IT 4 Ti PRECAUTION nn M A AN is 4 12 FEXTURES lt a E ile Oe tetes ti Ge se Eg 5 EL DADAS eto 5 1 2 DATAPERFORMANC E RS ES da Ee no ta mt ic 5 1 DA EAN ERS IEP dd Do EE EE ee 5 LS TASTE OPUS ER RE is 6 14 PEEITEIE SIGNS 2 RI WS De N Se EG ED 2 ED 6 1 5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS ccccccssscccscscccscscccsccccssccccssccccscccccscccesscccess 7 6 PRODUCTCONTEN TS rs aa do ED 7 1 7 RAID CARD INERODUETION id ii 8 Er FEATURES AND SPECIFIC A PIONS De ee RL un 8 2 RAID CARD INSTALLATION Gi 11 2 1 ROCKETRAID 622 ADAPTER LAYOUT 2 cccccsccccssccocsccscccssccccoccccssccevcnesccccosccossscescccsscceens 11 2 2 INSTALLING THE ROCKETRAID RR622 HOST ADAPTER ccccscccccccccccccccccccccccoscees 12 2 3 VERIFYING INSTALLATION Gt de 12 24 ROCKETRAID BIOS UTILITY oi ii is 13 24 1 BIOS SETTINGS OVERVTE Wir o nee 13 DAD USING THEBIOS UTILITY eis es ee id Ne N OD ee Ge De ns 14 243 BOS COMINEAINDD S SR iss lolita de ae EE Gee 14 24 4 CREATING RAID ARRA Y Si a ed ee nt 14 ZAS JIDEDE TING BRA YS dali ao ed aplicados 17 2 436 ADDING REMOVE SPARE DISKS a a ab 19 Dad SETTING SEG EG GE A A TR 20 3 ROSEWILL SOFTWARE CD ona A AI 21 3 1 DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION ccccssscccscsccssccccssscccscccccscscccscccccscccccscccccsccccscccccscsccscccess 21 3 2 ROCKETRAID RR622 WINDOWS DRIVER INSTALLATION2. Power Saving Spin down of idle disks MAID This feature allows the card to safely power down RAID arrays when not in use Allowing idle disks to spin down minimizes the power consumption of the system s storage devices In addition to saving energy spinning down unused disks reduces mechanical wear and the buildup of waste heat which in turn can greatly prolong the life of the system s storage hardware over the long term Click on the drop down menu provided for Spin down idle disk minutes and select a time in minutes This determines when Host Adapter will power down idle hard disks Click the Submit button to activate this feature SAF TE This setting is related to the system chassis The RR622 models do not support this option Listeneing Port This item is the card s port address 7402 is the default setting Password Use this feature to change the Administrator s password The default password is hpt 4 13 Web GUI Event Notification The RocketRAID RR622 host adapters will record Administrator activity or RAID related errors to the Web GUI s Event Log Data recorded to the event log 1s classified as an event From the toolbar click Event Manage S Setting Logout Clear Next Event View 1 Date Time Description Plugging device detected Hitachi HOT7210105LA360 STF604MHOX3KWB at Controller1 Channeli Device2 Plugging device detected CHitachi HD
3. always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer Yes search online this time only Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Don t search online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software Please read Microsoft s privacy statement 4 Select I don t have disc show me other options Found New Hardware SCSI Controller d x E Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Insert the disc that came with your SCSI Controller If you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows will automatically search the disc for driver software Idon t have the disc Show me other options Cancel 5 And then select Browse my computer for driver software E Found New Hardware SCSI Controller E Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Windows couldn t find driver software for your device Check for a solution Windows will check to see if there are steps you can take to get your device working Browse my computer for driver software advanced Locate and install driver software manually 6 Browse to the location of the driver and click Next Found New Hardware SCSI Controller FI Go 2 Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Browse for driver software o
4. gt settings lt U gt lt I Channel Model Number Capacity CGR Mode Status 1 1 WO 7SHHAYSY WD REZ 758 868 SATA 2 6 Initialized 12 WO 7SHHAYSY WD REZ 758 86 SATA 2 8 Initialized Tlse Next Item Enter Select LESC Backward 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 Next Use the arrow key to highlight the Capacity GB option and press Enter The total available capacity will be displayed Press ENTER if you wish to use all available space If you wish to reserve disk space for additional arrays single disks use the keyboard to input the amount of space in GB you wish to set aside for this particular array and press Enter Note Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another array set as a spare disk or partitioned to act as a single disk by the operating system 6 For redundant RAID arrays RAID 1 5 10 select the Cache Policy RAID 5 Array Name RAID_5_H Select Devices HB Selected RAIDS member count MA Start Creation Create e ER AAAA AAAA Capac itytGH gt 1026 89 Cache Policy Urite Hack Write Back Sector Size 512B Write Through Write Back utilizes
5. gt 00808 Computer Management Local volume Layout Type File System Status Capacity Free Space E N System Tools la Event viewer Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard El Shared Folders F Local Users and Groups Welcome to the Initialize and 48 Performance Logs and Alerts Corwert Disk Wizard N Device Manager o oe E y Storage This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert N EE empty basic disks to dynamic disks Disk Defragmenter ou can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID 3 Disk Management volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or Th Services and Applications spanned across multiple disks You can also expand single disk and spanned volumes without having to restart the computer After you convert a disk to dynamic you can only uie Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows on any volume of that disk To continue click Next 8 Sele File Action View Window Hep x E Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status Capacity Free Space ls E System Tool HE 5 4 E E eb do Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Ed y Shared Folders Select Disks to Initialize E Local Users and Groups Tou must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it 3 Performance Logs and Alerts led Device Manager El Storage 3 re Removable Storage Select one or mor
6. 5 6 Copyright c 1996 2010 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Click OK when the pop up window 1s displayed This will add the disk to the Spare Pool To remove a Spare Disk from the Spare pool click the box before the target Spare Disk and click the Remove Spare button ANS IGITAL Manage Event Setting S Logout Spare Pool M 3 Device_1_2_3 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z3A0 WD WCATRO292410 1 00 TB O ay Device_1_2_4 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z3A0 WD WCATR1781497 1 00 TB a Windows Internet Explorer ES AA 1 disk s will be removed from the spare pool Do you want to contine Sans Digital Web RAID Management 1 5 6 Copyright c 1996 2010 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved The disk will be moved to the Available Disk Section 4 10 Web GUI Recovering an Array When a redundant array s status is Critical fault tolerance is disabled The array is can be used in this format but should be rebuild as soon as possible If a Spare disk was configured the RocketRAID 620 will use this disk to automatically rebuild the array If a spare 1s not available the array can be rebuilt manually If Auto Rebuild is enabled simply install a new disk the RocketRAID 620 will initialize the drive and initiate the rebuild process If the setting is not enabled follow the steps below Manage as Setting Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy Bl
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8. Name filed optional 3 When creating a Redundant Array RAID 1 3 5 10 50 specify an initialization method Select Background of Foreground from the drop down menu Array Type RAID 5 v Array Name Default Initialization Method Foreground No Initialization Foreground Background Cache Policy No Initialization Not recommended for most configurations This option will not build parity Select this when testing storage The array must be verified manually if this option is selected Foreground The RAID initialization process will be set as high priority The array cannot be utilized this procedure 1s complete but the build process will take considerably less time as the host adapter will dedicate it s resources to completing this task This is most secure option Background This option lowers the priority of RAID initialization This option will start to build parity like the Foreground option but at a lesser rate of speed This option allows the array to be accessed immediately However as a result protection against data loss is much lower compared to the Foreground option 4 Ifyou are creating a Redundant Array RAID 1 5 10 specify the array s Cache Policy If you are creating a JBOD or RAID 0 array skip to step 6 Select Write Back or Write Through from the drop down menu Array Type RAID 5 v Array Name Default Initialization Method Foreground M Cache Policy Write Back x Wri
9. The GUI will ask that you enter a new name for reference the previous RAID configuration will be displayed until the procedure is complete The name can be changed after the array has been fully expanded migrated 2 Specify the Cache policy Write Back is default 3 Specify the block size note not available for all controller models check the product documentation 4 Select the existing RAID disks and the disks you wish to add to the array 5 Specify the capacity Maximum all available space assigned to the array is default 6 Click Create to start the expansion migration process The Web GUI will notify you when the process starts A progress bar will be displayed under the Status column of the Manage Array menu 4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3 5 HDD RAID Storage System RSV 54 6G User Manual Logical Device Information Name Tvpe Capacity care BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status i Expanding Migrating Y RAID_5_0 or 0 99 GB mobi 64k 512B eg DISK eu Maintenance sa KI Windows Internet Explorer xj RAID jrating Y RAID_1_0 1 00 OCE ORLM destination RAID 1 Array RAID_1_0 has been created Maintenance A successfully Disk 1 Hitachi HDS7210 10CLA332 JP2921HQ24K03A 1 1 1 Disk 2 Hitachi HDT7210 10SLA360 STF604MHOX3KWB 1 1 2 Create Array Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Free 1 1 1 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24K03A 1 00 TB 0 00 GB 1 1 2 Hitachi HDT721010S
10. Uninitialized Maintenance Create Array 2 Click the Initialize Devices button towards the top of the screen rig WEWENI Event Task Setting Logout IGITAL Rescan Devices Initialize Devices 3 This will open a small menu Check the box before the disk you wish to initialize and press Submit The initialized disk can now be added to the array Note initializing disks will delete all data from the selected disks 4 8 2 Create an Array To create an array select Manage Array from the Web RAID Management Utility s toolbar This will open the Manage Array menu Array Type RAD5 y Array Name Default Initialization Method Foreground Cache Policy Write Back y Block Size 64K Select All Location Model Capacity Max Free ES 1 1 1 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24K03A 1 00 TB 1 00 TB xI Available Disks xl SJ 1 1 2 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MHOX3KWB 1 00 TB 1 00 TB a 1 1 3 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA 1 00 TB 1 00 TB a 4 E 1 1 4 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MHOJX72B 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Capacity According to the max free Maximum MB space onthe selected disks Sector Size BES To create an array 1 Select the desired RAID level from the Array Type drop down menu Array Type RAID 0 v Array Name ee RAID 1 0 JBOD Volume Initialization Method Cache Policy 2 Name the array enter a name for the array using the Array
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12. profile bracket 2 RAID Card INSTALLATION 2 1 RocketRAID 622 Adapter Layout T J CH LE 2 i Pockel 621 EO Le ns i RocketR AID 62 62 terme ele a AAA TT EAN AP eSATA Ports eSATA Ports These represent the RocketRAID 620 s 2 External SATA eSATA ports Each port can support up to 1 SATA 3 0 gb s or 6 0 gb s hard disks using standard enclosures or up to 5 disks 1f attached to a port multiplier enclosure 2 2 Installing the RocketRAID RR622 Host Adapter Note Make sure the system 1s powered off before installing the RocketRAID RR622 host adapter 1 Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI E 2 0 or 1 0 x1 x4 x8 or x16 slot 2 Remove the PCI slot cover 3 Gently insert the RocketRAID RR622 into the PCI E slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis 4 After installing the adapter attach the SATA cables to the RocketRAID 62x s SATA ports and to the hard disks PCI Express slot Gen 2 0 1 0 5 Close and secure the system chassis 2 3 Verifying Installation Once the RocketRAID host adapter and hard drives have been installed into the chassis boot up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized 1 Power on the system If the system detects the presence of the adapter the RocketRAID BIOS Utility will be displayed during boot up 2 Press Ctrl H to access the RocketRAID BIOS Utility The BIOS Utility will display information about
13. restart the computer Click Finish to complete Setup 4 6 Starting the Web GUI 1 Double click the Rosewill Web RAID Management Icon on the the Desktop to start the Web GUI The system s default Web Browser will open the following page gt Sans Digital Web RAID Management Login Windows Internet Explorer Kel N We Sans Digital Web RAID Management Login ai Manage sk Setting Logout IGITAL Please Login User Name RAID Password eee Login Sans Digital Web RAID Management 1 5 6 Copyright c 1996 2010 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved 2 Type in the default username and password to start the Web GUI Username RAID Password hpt Note The password can be changed using the Settings menu from the toolbar 3 Click Login The Manage Array screen will be displayed ANS Manage Event Setting Logout Help IGITAL Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status Create Array Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Free ES 1 1 1 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24KO03A 1 00 TB 1 00 TB sas 1 1 2 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MHOX3KWB 1 00 TB 1 00 TB ss 1 1 3 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA 1 00 TB 1 00 TB ss 1 1 4 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MH0JX72B 1 00 TB 1 00 TB SJ 1 2 1 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z23A0 WD WCATR1767998 1 00 TB 1 00 TB ES 1 2 2 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z3A0 WD WCATRO25200
14. 1 1 Hitachi HD p TB 999 62 GB By 1 1 2 Hitachi HD TB 0 00 GB a 1 1 3 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA 1 00 TB 999 62 GB SJ 1 1 4 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MH0JX72B 1 00 TB 999 62 GB 4 The Web GUI will initiate the rebuild procedure and display a progress bar 4 11 Web GUI Maintaining RAID Arrays Regular scheduled RAID Maintenance is essential to data security We recommend routine RAID verification sessions to ensure the parity of redundant arrays is properly synchronized Unsynchronized arrays face an elevated risk of data loss in the event of hardware failure even if the array itself is left intact To schedule maintenance sessions or Tasks select the Task option from the utility toolbar This will open the Tasks List and Health Inspector Scheduler page Manage as Setting Logout Tasks List New Verify Task O RAID_5_0 Task PO Name e HOE vit 2010 fo fi aafe 23 E Occurs every 1 Day s gt on Sunday 7 at 16 23 5 pes 2010 ho f C End date 2010 fo f No end s date Schedule Health Inspector Scheduler Task Name Select a Schedule Daily Weekly Bi Weekly Monthly Select a time Sunday f 16 23 E 4 11 1 Scheduling Tasks 1 Entera name for the task in the Task Name field 2 Specify the frequency of this task Click the open circle before the desired frequency Daily Weekly Bi Weekly or Monthly 3 Specify the time Sel
15. 1 RAID controller x1 eSATA Cable x1 AC Cable x1 Screw set x 1 Quick Installation Guide x1 Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD x1 1 7 RAID CARD INTRODUCTION SATA Revision 3 0 provides dramatically improves performance by doubling the bandwidth available for storage devices to 600MB s The RR622 is the premier SATA 3 0 RAID host adapter for connecting internal or external SATA devices The RR622 is designed to optimize storage performance and redundancy with RAID levels 0 1 5 10 and JBOD Storage connected directly to the RR622 data ports delivers the highest performance while external disk enclosures with port multiplier device enable higher storage capacities The RR622 is accompanied by the Rosewill RAID Web Management interface a smart and user friendly application designed to manage and maintain storage in Windows Linux FreeBSD or Mac OS X operating systems 1 7 1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS Host Adapter Architecture o PCI Express 2 0 x1 compatible with PCI Express 1 0 O 600MB s per port Supports up to 2 SATA 6Gb s or 3Gb s hard disks up to 10 HDDs w port multiplier support Multi adapter support up to 4 adapters RoHS compliant Advanced RAID Features O Supports RAID 0 1 and JBOD RAID 5 and 10 if port multiplier enclosure is available XOR RAID Engine Multiple RAID array support Multiple Logical Drive Support BIOS booting support BIOS PnP and BBS BIOS boot specification supp
16. 6 1 00 TB 1 00 TB SJ 1 2 3 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z23A0 WD WCATRO292410 1 00 TB 1 00 TB ES 1 2 4 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z3A0 WD WCATR1781497 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Rescan Beeper Mute Sans Digital Web RAID Management 1 5 6 4 7 Web GUI Icon Definitions The Rocket RAID Web GUI uses a variety of Icons to represent various states or functions The following 1s a list of common icons and their definitions 1 Critical broken status Fault tolerance is disabled The array requires a replacement disk in order to rebuild parity 2 ri Verifying status The controller is checking the consistency of RAID data 3 Rebuilding status The controller is rebuilding the array 4 Critical status may also be listed as degraded If displayed above an Array the array needs to be rebuilt If displayed above a Device disk this device is a member of the array that needs to be rebuilt 5 EX Disabled status An array or device marked as disabled has experienced a major hardware or parity error and is hidden from the operating system 10 11 amp This icon is shown when an array 1s being initialized There are two types of RAID initialization The first is known as foreground the controller will write O s to the array disks The array cannot be used until this procedure is complete The second is background the card will rebuild the parity data while enabling ac
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18. J 462111 FP 440632 3 Disk 4 SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111FPFA50886 4 4 9 Web GUI Configuring Spare Disks The term Spare Disk refers to a hard disk or dedicated disk space that 1s used to rebuild a RAID array in the case of hard disk failure If free ports channels are available spare disks are ideal for minimizing g downtime the administrator does not have to work directly with the storage devices nor install or remove any additional hardware in order to rebuild parity Spare disks can be created from available hard disks disks that have been initialized or free disk space unallocated space on a set of RAID disks leftover space not assigned to an active array To configure Spare Disks select Manage Spare from the utility tool bar 1 ANS IGITAL Manage Setting S Logout Remove Spare Available Disks C El Device 123 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z3A0 WD WCATRO292410 1 00 TB C Ed Device 124 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z3A0 WD WCATR1781497 1 00 TB Add Spare 4 9 1 To assign a Spare disk Click on the box displayed before the target disk entry under the Available Disks section and click the Add Spare button ANS IGITAL ME UE Te CE Event Setting Logout Help Spare Pool Remove Spare Available Disks M Device_1_2 3 WDC WD1002FAEX 00Z3A0 WD WCATRO292410 1 00 TB TR x Pa i M 5 1 A EE 2 disk s will be added to spare pool Do you want to contine Sans Digital Web RAID Management 1
19. K to continue Click the Create button once more to create the array 3 The Web GUI will notify you that the array has been successfully created Click OK to confirm Microsoft Internet Explorer A RAID O Array RAID O_O has been created successfully Disk 1 54D1000FYPS 01ZKB0 440 4530425955 1 1 Disk 2 01 O000FYPS 01ZEB0 4424510423510 1 2 Disk SAMSUNG HELO3SUI 515V 7100200464 1 3 Disk 54MSUNG HE10307 51 34110200349 1 4 4 After creating the array access the Windows Disk Management utility Click the Start button and select Control Panel dd Internet p My Documents Internet Explorer 3 My Recent Documents E mail Outlook Express 2 My Pictures SN Par My Music pa 43 My Computer Windows Media Player gp Control Panel d Windows Messenger Provides options For vou to customize the appearance and Functionality of your computer add or remove programs and set up network connections and user t accounts Defa ES Prin 10 Files and Settings Transfer PY Wizard Help and Support Y Paint pe Search All Programs D Tour Windows lt P P Log OFF o Turn OFF Computer ig Start 3 HighPoint Web RAID 5 Double click Administrative Tools E Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back Df O Search ln Folders Address VE Control Panel Accessibility Add Hardware Add or eS Automatic Date and Time Display g Switch to Category vi
20. LA360 STF604MHOX3KWB 1 00 TB 0 00 GB 1 1 3 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA 1 00 TB 999 62 GB a 1 1 4 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MH0JX72B 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Rescan Beeper Mute 5 After the expansion migration process is complete Disk Management should recognize the additional capacity You are free to create a second partition or expand the existing partition Notes o Bootable volumes should not be expanded beyond 2TB Windows will not recognize the additional capacity O Older 32 bit versions of Windows 2000 XP limit capacity to 2TB unless the VSS option is used If the VSS option is not already enabled do not use the OCE ORLM function the operating system will not recognize the additional space You will need to start from scratch backup the data on the current array and create a new array using the VSS option O Make sure to enable GPT when initializing partitioning arrays for use with Windows 2003 Vista 2008 and using the Windows Disk Management utility This feature supports volumes over 2 TB in size and allows for future capacity upgrades 62 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0 1 10 5 JBOD SUB SYSTEM w 6G PCIe Card RSV S4 6G User Manual 5 Mac OS X Driver and Web based RAID Management Utility The RR6221s compatible with Mac OS X The OS X software package includes the driver and Web GUI management utility 5 1 Mac OS X Driver and RAID Management Installation The driver and software package
21. S721010CLA332 JP2921HO24TYSA at Controller1 Channeli Device3 Disk Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA at Controlleri Channeli Device3 failed A 2010 10 1 16 23 40 A 2010 10 1 16 21 50 3 2010 10 1 16 21 30 The Event Log records and presents three types of Events Information Information data includes all general user administrator activity creating deleting arrays configuring spares rebuilding arrays configuring event notification and maintenance tasks etc A Warning Warning data includes alerts issued by the Host Adapter SMART SHI warnings including temperature and sector alerts unresponsive hard disks unsynchronized parity due to a verification failure etc eo Error Error data includes instances of hardware related problems such as hard disk failure broken arrays card related problems BBU memory failure Note Press the Clear button to delete the current event log 4 13 1 Configuring SMTP E mail Notification The Web GUI provides an SMTP notification system this feature can be used to instruct the Web GUI to send Event data to an Email address This feature 1s useful for remote maintenance sessions To configure E mail notification select Settings Email from the utility toolbar SMTP Setting Enable Event Notification Server Address name or IP Mail From E mail address Login Name Password SMTP Port 25 Change Setting E mail Name Event Lev
22. ata on the selected hard disks Only initialize disks that do not contain critical data Creating Arrays 1 Select Create from the toolbar and press Enter Rocket RAID 620 BIOS Setting Utility ui H 1 Mirroring irh Striping over Mirroring 5 Striping with Rotating Parity OH Striping over RAID 5 Uo lume gt For high performance usage KRequires at least 2 disks Tie Mext Item LCEnterl elect ESC Backward 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level and press ENTER 7 RocketRAID 626 BIOS Setting Utility vi Caples lt Delete gt lt Add Remove Spare gt Settings lt Uieu gt lt Initialize gt RAID 1 Mirr q RAID 1 0 Striping over Mirroring RAID 5 Striping with Rotating Parity JBOD Uo lume gt or high performance usage Requires at least 2 disks The Next Item Enter Select LESC 1 Backward 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 1s optional 1t 1s 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 RocketRAID 620 BIOS Setting Utility vi lt Delete gt lt Add R
23. b RAID Management package from the Software CD to the desktop of the Linux operating system 2 Extract the tbz file to the desktop and browse to the appropriate rpm file there are 32 and 64 bit options 3 Double click the rpm file this should open the operating systems software installer Enter the Administrative password when prompted and proceed with installation 4 The package can also be installed manually using a terminal Log on in as root open a terminal and browse to the location of the rpm file Run the following command 5 Frpm i hptsvr https 1 4 10 1386 rpm or hptsvr https 1 4 10 x86_64 rpm Note The 1386 rpm package can also work on 64 bit systems if you have 32 bit runtime libraries installed If you use the x86 64 rpm package please make sure the controller driver has 64 bit 1octl support 4 3 Debian Ubuntu Linux Distributions Installing the Web based Management Utility For Debian Ubuntu Linux distributions you can use alien to convert the rpm packages to a deb package then use dpkg 1 command to install each package Some script files may be lost during the conversion process from rpm to deb so you may need to make manual corrections The following files will be installed configured usr bin hptsvr Service program etc hptcfg service config file etc rc d init d hptdaemon service control script usr share hpt webguiroot data files If there 1s no etc hp
24. cess to the array LU Uninitialized status If displayed above an Array this Array requires initialization see number 6 above If it appears above a Device the disk is considered new it must be initialized before it can be used to create an array YY This shows that Array 1s performing an OCE ORLM procedure M This shows the OCE ORLM procedure has been stopped or paused L This icon is displayed above Legacy Disks non RAID disks 5 The controller will assign this status to disks that contain valid partition tables and or useable data This icon is displayed above spare disks The controller will use spare disks to automatically rebuild a critical array 4 8 Web GUI Configuring an Array This guide assumes that the hard disks have already been installed into the external chassis and attached to the card These hard disks must be initialized before they can be configured as arrays 4 8 1 Initializing a new hard drive Use the Initialize Devices option to prepare hard disks for use creating arrays rebuilding arrays expanding arrays Spare disks 1 Open the Web GUI interface log on and select Manage then Device from the toolbar WEEN Event Task Setting Logout IGITAL Array Device Spare Pool Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status w RAID_5_0 RAIDS 7 00 TB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISKO_O
25. d to RocketRAID 628 The Next Item CEnterl elect CESC1 Backuard Warning all data stored on the array will be lost do not delete 1f the array contains critical data 2 4 6 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 initialized before they can be used as spares To set a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk use the arrow keys to select the target disk from the list of initialized disks and press Enter To remove the Spare Disk setting from a hard disk highlight the spare disk and press Enter ket RAID 62H BIG R Spare gt Channel Model Number Capac it y GH gt Mode Status i l WD7SABAYS Y UD REZ 750 00 SATA 2 6 Initialized 1 2 WD SABAYS Y WD REZ 750 00 SATA 2 8 Configured lt 5 pare gt Create or delete a spare disk The Next Item CEnterl elect LESC 1 Backward Generally single disks are designated to act as spares disks that are not configured into RAID arrays However in some instances disks that are members of RAID arrays may also be designated to act as a spare If the disks in question are part of a RAID array that did not utilize the full available capacity at the time of creation these disks may be used as spares For example a RAID 0 array was created between two 200GB hard dis
26. 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 T 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 To complete the creation procedure use the arrow key to highlight the Start Creation item and press Enter Press the Y yes key to create the array or N no key to cancel the creation process 2 4 5 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 k RocketRAID 626 BIOS Setting Utilit lt Create KA lt Add Remove Spare gt lt Settings gt lt Ui Status E OCE ORLH Mad i LE al Uninitialized elp Delete a RAID array attached to RocketRAlID 628 A ia Item Enterl Select ESC 1 Backward The utility will display a warning message Press Y yes to delete the array or select N no to cancel Rocket RAID 624 BIOS Setting Utilit dd R 5 gt oetti gt Ui Warning The data will he lost Are No Array you sure to delete it 1 R E Press Ytes or Nco to confirm elp Delete a RAID array attache
27. dure described in this guide The following safety precautions are intended to remind you to operate the product safely and correctly Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to the other sections of this guide Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the product that is not describe in this guide Do not allow the product to come into contact with water or other liquids In the event that water or other liquids enter the interior immediately unplug the product from the computer Continued use of the product may result in fire or electrical shock Please consult your product distributor or the closest support center Do not handle the product near a heat source or expose them to direct flame or heat O Never place the product in close to equipment generating storage electromagnetic fields Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt data O Can t operate properly under Windows 3 x 95 98SE ME NT Redundant Array of Independent Devices a method of combining drives to provide better protection and or performance O Hard disk drive is not including 1 2 FEATURES 1 2 1 DATA SECURITY The RSV S4 6G software driver includes support for monitoring to predict suspect drives RSV S4 6G provides our highest commitment to data security through the use of RAID architecture to back up and protect data RAID levels 1 10 and 5 provide data security RSV S4 6G s
28. e 2 0 x1 RAID controller card for over 200MB s RAID 5 performance Power and host status LED and devices status and activity LED Metal chassis SECC and plastic panel frame ABS design 5 3 W x 7 1 H x 10 0 D Weight 5 9 lbs Dual port RocketRAID 622 eSATA 6Gb s PCIe 2 0 x1 RAID controller supports up to 2 units or 8 hard drives in a single or multiple RAID array Backward compatible with PCle 1 0 Supports RAID 0 1 10 5 5 spare spanning and JBOD Supports online expansion to expand capacity without the need to recreate the RAID volume and erase the existing data Built in real time hard drive health monitoring and e mail notification for critical events Supports PC Linux and MAC OS including Windows 7 and Snow Leopard Accesses four hard drives using only one cable Host interface eSATA with Port Multiplier Drive interface 4 x 3 5 SATA I SATA Il 150 watts 100 amp 240 Vac 50 60Hz with FCC CE requirement Single packing color box with handle and 4 in 1 outer box 1 5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS The following operating systems are supported by the RSV S4 6G software driver Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista Windows 2008 Windows 7 32 and 64 bit versions Linux Fedora Core Red Hat Enterprise CentOS SuSE Debian Ubuntu Mac OS X 10 5 x and above RocketRAID 622 FreeBSD 1 6 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are content RSV S4 6G x1 Dual port RocketRAID 622 eSATA 6Gb s PCIe 2 0 x
29. e 24 193 193 OK 4 Start Stop Count 0 100 100 OK 5 Reallocated Sector Ct 5 100 100 OK 7 Seek Error Rate 67 100 100 OK 8 Seek Time Performance 20 132 132 OK 9 Power On Hours 0 100 100 OK a Spin Retry Count 60 100 100 OK C Power Cycle Count 0 100 100 OK co Power Off Retract Count 0 100 100 OK ci Emergency Retract Cycle Ct 0 100 100 OK c4 Reallocated Event Count 0 100 100 OK c5 Current Pending Sector 0 100 100 OK c Offline Uncorrectable 0 100 100 OK C7 UDMA CRC Error Count 0 200 200 OK HDD Temperature Threshold Set harddisk temperature threshold F 140 Set SMART attributes vary based on the disk model and manufacturer This information is reported by the drives themselves SHI simply displays and organizes this data If any attribute is reported to have failed or generated an error we would recommend contacting the disk manufacturers for additional technical support and service recommendations 4 12 Web GUI Safeguarding your Array The RocketRAID Host Adapter provides a number of innovative maintenance and notification features designed to help streamline the administration of critical data storage and minimize downtime in the case of a major hardware failure To access these features select Settings System from the utility toolbar Manage Event Setting SHI Logout Auto Rebuild M Enable auto rebuild Change Continue Rebuilding on error I Enable Continue Rebuilding on error Change Audible Alarm T E
30. e disks to initialize Disk Defragmenter Disks Disk Management El Fes Services and Applications 9 Click Finish to continue Fx File Action View Window Help e ame E E Computer management aca voume Layout Type Fie System status cp Fes space Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Shared Folders EE AE tociens and Groups Completing the Initialize and El og Performance Logs and Alerts Convert Disk Wizard Device Manager Storage ou have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert E Removable Storage Disk Wizard Disk Defragmenter Disk Management ou selected the following settings Services and Applications Initialize Disk 1 Convert None Ta close this wizard click Finish 10 Right click the Unallocated box and select New Partition Computer Management SaR El File Action View Window Help la x e 002 Bee Computer Management Local KAR KIE EIEN capea treo space AE Er DEE 1 i System Tools SD C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 465 69GB 462 33 GB m Yo No Event Viewer io Folders led Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts 2 Device Manager 8 Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management Services and Applications S ZADisk 0 Basic C 465 76 GB 465 69 GB NTFS DIe Online ety System Unallocated BDisk 1 L Basic i 97257468 fara
31. ect the day from the drop down menu then enter the desired time in the provided fields Note the Health Inspector Scheduler works from a 24 hr clock 3PM is represented as hour 15 for example 4 Once the task has been named and scheduled click the Submit button to add the task to the Task List ANS Manage Setting Logout IGITAL Name Description M tasdi Check all disks every week on Sunday at 16 23 5 Delete 4 11 2 Removing Tasks Setting gt Logout Help Name Description M tasdi Check all disks every week on Sunday at 16 23 5 Delete From the task List Check the box before the target Task and click Delete 4 11 3 SHI Storage Health Inspector The Storage Health Inspector section provides real time device related information including temperature readings bad sector counts and access to SMART data ANS IGITAL Setting Schedule Controller ID Port Device Serial Number RAID oF ser ae Device Status Found amp Repaired 1 2 JP2921HQ24K03A RAID 5 0 87 1 OK SMART 1 E2 STF604MHOX3KWB None 39 None OK SMART 1 EN JP2921HQ24TYSA RAID_5_0 87 None OK SMART 1 a STF604MHOIX7 2B RAID_5_0 93 None OK SMART Set harddisk temperature threshold F 140 Set Click SMART besides each disk to see its SMART attribute status SMART Attributes ID Name Threshold Worst Value Status 1 Raw Read Error Rate 16 100 100 OK 2 Throughput Performance 54 136 136 OK 3 Spin Up Tim
32. el Add Recipient E mail Name Event Level Fl Information Wa ming E Error E Enable event notification click on the box provided before Enable Event Notification Enter the E mail Server Address ES T Specify the E mail From address Specify the user login name y Specify the user s password this is required by some E mail servers consult your IT department or E mail service provide fore more information 6 Specify the SMTP port 25 is default 7 Click the Submit button to save the SMTP settings 8 Enter the recipient addresses under Add Recipient and click the Submit button to save these settings Additional options Test Recipient You can test a recipient s address using this option this will send a default test message to the selected E mail address and display a Pass Fail message If it is unable to send a message Fail double check the SMTP and recipient settings Delete recipient to remove an E mail recipient check the box provided before the target E mail address and click the Delete button 4 14 Web GUI Advanced RAID Functions Windows VSS OCE ORLM 4 14 1 VSS Variable Sector Size Variable Sector size allows you specify the sector size when creating a RAID array This feature allows older 32 bit versions of Windows 2000 and XP to support volumes over 2TB This feature is limited to data volumes boot v
33. es for the latest Windows Device Driver updates 3 2 RocketRAID RR622 Windows Driver Installation 3 2 1 Windows XP 2003 Installing the RocketRAID driver for an existing Windows system After the operating system has booted the Hardware Wizard will detected the card and request that the Device Driver be installed 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears and asks to search online select No not this time Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows wall search for current and updated software by looking on Your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only CO Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Nest to continue 2 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps vou install software for SCSI Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD lt or floppy disk insert it now What do vou want the wizard to da Install the software automatically Recommended 8 Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 3 Click on the Include this location in the search option and click Browse F
34. ew Options Rermow ols Updates en i ks sy n EY C4 Configure administrative settings For your computer See Also x Folder Options Fonts Game Internet Keyboard Mouse Network p Windows Update Controllers Options Connections Help and Support N N a Y 3 B Network Setup Phone and Power Options Printers and Regionaland Scanners and Scheduled wizard Modem Faxes Language Cameras Tasks Q Ory n BB Security Sounds and Speech System Taskbar and User Accounts Windows Center Audio Devices Start Menu Firewall N pi Wireless Network Set 6 Double Click Computer Management Administrative Tools File Edit View Favorites Tools Help zack hi O JP search gt Folders EP Address Hg Administrative Tools Component Services EE Management File and Folder Tasks ADR Shortcut 2 KB mil Rename this File iy Move this File Data Sources ODBC Event Viewer oe g Shortcut Shortcut Copy this File EP op gt EB ES Publish this File to the Web A a Local Security Policy 1 Performance 2 E mail this File Shortcut EIE Shortcut RM Delete this file 2KB EJE Ay FE Services a Shortcut Other Places TE FL Ceankeal Daral 7 Under Storage click on the folder icon labeled Disk Management Disk Management should open the Disk Wizard Click Next to initialize the new volume Disk Management Computer Management a mlx m File an View ine Help MEA
35. hard disks attached to the adapter Make sure all attached disks are detected by this utility If any of the hard drives are not detected power down the system and check the cable connections to both the card and enclosure 2 4 RocketRAID BIOS Utility The RocketRAID RR622 card will display it s BIOS screen during the system s boot process Press Control H when prompted to access the BIOS settings Menu 2 4 1 BIOS SETTINGS OVERVIEW The RocketRAID RR622 BIOS utility is an interface that provides management commands and controller related settings Rocket RAID 620 BIOS Setting Utility vi c gt 2669 HighPoint Technologies Inc All rights reserved elp Press lt Ctrl gt H gt to run BIOS Setting Utility 2 4 2 USING THE BIOS UTILITY The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID RR622 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 2 4 3 BIOS COMMANDS RAID 620 BIOS Setting Utili ove Spare settings lt U Create lt Delete gt 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 br
36. his program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to ther maximum extent possible under law 4 Click Yes to install the Management utility Sans Digital Web RAID Management Service x Al Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement Sans Digital Inc License Agreement SINGLE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT for Sans Digital SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This software End User License greement EULA is a legal AGREEMENT between you as 4 registered individual user and on behave of single entity and Sans Digital Inc For RAID Administrator software product identified above which product includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online electronics documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the term of this EULA If vou do not agree to the term of this ELUA then DO NOT install or use Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To install Sans Digital Web RAID Management Service you must accept this agreement lt Back No 5 Specify the Destination folder and click Next Sans Digital Web RAID Manage
37. ks 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 2 4 7 Settings To access the Settings menu highlight the Settings command from the toolbar and press Enter 105 Setting Utility vi B AA ES Die lt Initialize gt Select Boot Device 3 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 Warning Western Digital hard disks do not support this setting Enabling this setting 1s not recommended If enabled these disks may not be detected by non RAID controllers 3 Rosewill Software CD Each retail box includes a copy of the Rosewill Products Software CD This CD contains drivers for different operating systems and installing the Rosewill RAID Management Utility Suite for a variety of operating systems 3 1 Device Driver Installation We recommend visiting the Rosewill download pag
38. ment Service xl Setup will install Sans Digital Web RAID Management Service in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install Sans Digital Web RAID Management Service by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder CA ASans Digital RAID Management Browse lt Back Cancel 6 Confirm the install location and click Next x Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing Folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Existing Folders Administrative Tools Extras and Upgrades HighPoint RAID Management Software Maintenance Startup 7 Choose to enable or disable Remote Access Remote access allows the card to be managed via a Web browser from a separate system ET Sans Digital Web RAID Han Sans Digital Web RAID Management Service Set Connection Options Restrict to localhost access 8 Specify the listening port 7402 is the default setting and recommended for most systems slal x Sans Digital Web RAID Management Service Enter Information You can specify new listening port coca 9 Click OK to complete the installation procedure Setup Complete Setup has finished installing Sans Digital Web RAID Management Service on your computer fou need not to
39. n your computer Search for driver software in this location C Users Administrator Desktop IV Include subfolders 7 When asked Would you like to install this driver software select Install 8 Found New Hardware SCSI Controller re x e Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Jrctsallina denne entrara Pl Windows Security Would you like to install this device software Mame HighPoint Storage controllers 4 Publisher HighPoint Technologies Inc Always trust software from HighPoint Technologies E Don t Install ine F You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can I decide which device software is safe to install Reboot the system when prompted The RocketRAID host adapter will be ready for use after Windows reboots d Found New Hardware RocketRAID 2680 SAS Controller e I Found New Hardware RocketRAID 2680 SAS Controller The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device RecketRAlD 620 SATA Controller The hardware you installed will not work until you restart your computer Installing the driver during a fresh Windows 7 2008 Vista installation 1 Boot from the Windows Installation DVD 2 When the screen where do you want to install Windows appears click Load driver and browse for the driver location Windows can in
40. nable audible alarm Change EventLog Path Set EventLog Path C Windows Change Rebuild Priority Set Rebuild Priority Medium Change 4 12 1 Automatic RAID Rebuilding Automatic RAID rebuilding can save an administrator considerable time when servicing a failed redundant array virtually eliminating downtime This feature instructs the Host Adapter to automatically initiate a rebuild procedure for a failed redundant array when the Administrator inserts a new hard disk using the card s Hot Swap Recan options Simply inset the new hard disk and click Rescan from the Manage Array page The host adapter will handle the rest Click on the drop down menu provided for Auto Rebuild Select Enabled and click on the Submit button Enable Audible Alarm enable or disable the card s alarm The alarm will sound if the disk or array stops responding Event Log Path Use this to select the location of the Web GUI s event log Enable Continue to Rebuild on Error this setting is disabled by default We do not recommend using unless replacement disks are unavailable or 1f recommended by a Customer Support technician Set Rebuild Priority The default setting 1s Medium Alter this setting to lower or raise the priority of an Initialization Rebuild or Verification session A lower setting devotes resources to other systems tasks A higher setting prioritizes the RAID maintenance session
41. ne New Partin ee p nalocated AAA dddddddlill ASSIS IS AAR III Properties cD ROM 0 DYD D Help No Media 11 Partition and format the array as desired 4 14 2 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration OCE ORLM OCE ORLM allows you to add hard disks to an existing RAID array and or convert the array to another RAID level Data stored on the array 1s not lost during this procedure The procedure described below documents the expansion of a 3 disk 2TB RAID 5 array to a 4 disk 3TB RAID 5 array NOTE OCE ORLM will not work with Mac OS X this operating system will be unable to expand the partitions of expanded migrated RAID arrays 4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3 5 HDD RAID Storage System RSV 54 6G User Manual 1 Start the Web GUI and logon Click Maintenance to the right of the target array ANS Manage Task Setting Logout Help IGITAL Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status RAID_5_0 RAIDS 0 99GB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISK 0_0 Normal Create Array Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Free E 1 1 1 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24K03A 1 00 TB 999 62 GB sas 1 1 2 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MHOX3KWB 1 00 TB 999 62 GB SJ 1 1 3 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA 1 00 TB 999 62 GB a 1 1 4 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MHO0JX72B 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Rescan Beeper Mute 2 Select the desired RAID level from the drop d
42. ockSize SectorSize OS Name Status Y RAID5 0 RAID5 0 99GB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISK 0_0 Critical Maintenance Create Array Physical Device Information Location Model Capacity Max Free EK 1 1 1 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24K03A 1 00 TB 999 62 GB SJ 1 1 3 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA 1 00 TB 999 62 GB Rescan Beeper Mute 4 10 1 To rebuild an array 1 Click Maintenance towards the right of the target array ANS Manage Setting Logout IGITAL Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status Y RAID_5_0 RAID5 0 99GB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISKO 0 Critical Maintenance Array Information Location Model Capacity Max Free Sa 1 1 1 Hitachi 1 00 TB 999 62 GB SJ 1 1 3 Hitachi 1 00 TB 999 62 GB Rescan Beeper Mute 2 Click Add Disk ANS Manage i Setting S IGITAL Add Disk To Array Array Name RAD 5 0 Model Location Capacity Max Free Cc 1 1 4 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MH0JX72B 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Available Disks 3 Select the desired drive and click submit Manage sk Setting S Logout Logical Device Information Name Tvpe Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status Y RAID_5_0 RAIDS 0 99 GB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISKO o Rebuilding 0 maintenance 4 Windows Internet Explorer ES PS A Disk Device_1_1_4 Location 1 1 4 has been added to array RAID_5_0 successfully Location Model acity Max Free SJ 1
43. oken 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 4 4 CREATING RAID ARRAYS Initializing Disks Before creating a RAID array the disks must be initialized Disk initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disks Select the Initialize command from the toolbar and press ENTER Rocket RAID 620 BIOS Setting Utility ui H Create lt Delete gt Add Remove Spare lt Settings gt lt Uiew gt Model Number CapacityiGB gt Mode Status 5T31 New ST31 Warning All data on the selected New disks will be lost Are you sure to do this Press Yes or Nco to confirm P Initialize disks to create arrays Tize Next Item CEnter Select ESC 1 Backward 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 d
44. oller OS X should report Yes under Driver Installed 65 4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3 5 HDD RAID Storage System RSV 54 6G User Manual Ano Mac Pro HPTUSA s Mac Pro 11 18 09 11 50 AM Contents Card A Type Driver Installed Bus Slot Y Hardware NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 display Yes PCI Slot 1 ATA pcilb4b 91a4 IDE Controller No PCI Slat 3 Audio Built In pcil103 620 RAID Controller Yes PCI Slot 3 Bluetooth Diagnostics Disc Burning Ethernet Cards Fibre Channel FireWire Graphics Displays Hardware RAID Memory pcil 103 620 PCI Cards Parallel SCSI Type RAID Controller Power Driver Installed Yes Bus PCI Print dy ees Slot Slot 3 en Vendor ID 0x1103 Serial ATA Device ID 0x0620 USE Subsystem Vendor ID 0x1103 T Network subsystem ID 0x0001 AirPort Revision ID 0x0001 eee Link Width xl Firewall Link Speed 5 0 GT s Locations Configure arrays using the Web GUI the interface is universal please refer to the Web GUI chapter for more information Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product Please register your product at www rosewill com for complete warranty information and future support for your product 66
45. olumes are still limited to 2TB in size In addition some types of data management or backup software may not recognize the array properly as they were designed to work with the default Window s sector size of 512B Using VSS LL NS AET GAOL ZLOTY wien Im Array Type RAID O Y Array Name Default Initialization Method Quick Init M Cache Policy Block Size BAK w Number of RAIDS member disks Select all Location Model Capacity Max Free 3 1 1 WD1000FYPS 01ZKB0 WCASJ0428955 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Available Disks 3 1 2 WD1000FYPS 01ZKB0 WCASJ0423510 1 00 TB 1 00 TB 3 1 3 SAMSUNG HE103UJ 513YJ10Q0200464 1 00 TB 1 00 TB 3 1 4 SAMSUNG HE103UJ 13 J10Q200349 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Capacity According to the max free Maximum MB space on the i selected disks Sector Size 512B v 512B 1k 4k HighPoint Web RAID Management 1 5 0 Copyright c 1996 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved 1 The VSS option is provided towards the bottom of the Create Array menu In this example a 4 disk RAID 0 array was created using 1T B hard disks A sector size of 1K is required for array with a capacity of 1 4TB 2 After selecting the block size the Web GUI will display a warning message Microsoft Internet Explorer Using a sector size other than 512 bytes may cause compatibility issues and result in restricted Functionality Do you wank to continue Select O
46. ort Write through and write back cache Online array roaming Online capacity expansion OCE and Online RAID level migration ORLM Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration Automatic RAID rebuild 64b1t LBA support greater than 2TB per volume S M A R T monitoring hard drive status for reliability Staggered Drive Spin up MAID spin down drives in array when idle ATA pass through mode support Firmware update while running the Operating System Array Monitors Alerts and Indicators O SMTP for email notification Oo Alarm Buzzer alerts for drive failure o SHI Storage Health Inspector S M A R T and disk maintenance RAID Management HRM Hot key ctrl h boot up RAID manager via BIOS Web browser base RAID management software Web GUI O Command Line Interface CLI Operating System Support Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista Windows 2008 Windows 7 32 and 64 bit versions O Linux Fedora Core Red Hat Enterprise CentOS SuSE Debian Ubuntu O Mac OS X 10 5 x and above RocketRAID 622 o FreeBSD Physical Specifications Operating Temperature o Working Temperature 5C 40C Storage Temperature 40C 60C O Relative Humidity Range 20 80 non condensing Operating Voltage o PCI 3 3V 3 3A Power 10W Dimensions o 67 5 H x 72 0 L mm o 2 66 H x 2 84 L inch Kit Contents O RocketRAID Host Adapter User s Guide RAID Management and Device Driver CD 2 SATA cables Low
47. ound New Hardware Wizard Please choose pour search and installation options 2 Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search CA Documents and Settings HighPomt DesktopsAA a Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver vou choose will be the best match for your hardware 4 Browse to the location of the driver and click Next 5 Windows will display a warning message that states the driver has not been signed Select Continue Anyway Found New Hardware Wizard Hardware Installation A The software you are installing for this hardware RocketRAID 620 Controller has not passed Windows Logo testing to venly its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing STOP Installation 6 Click finish when prompted When Windows asks to reboot the sy
48. own menu select the existing RAID level if you only want to add hard disks to the array Click the OCE ORLM button ANS Manage Setting Logout Help IGITAL Logical Device Information Name Type Capacity Cache Policy BlockSize SectorSize OS Name Status Y RAID S O0 RAIDS 0 99GB Write Back 64k 512B HPT DISK 0_0 Normal Array Information Create Array Maintenance Location Model Capacity Max Free Es 1 1 1 Hitachi Change Cache Policy 1 00 TB 999 62 GB SJ 1 1 2 Hitachi 1 00 TB 999 62 GB 3 1 1 3 Hitachi JBOD Volume 1 00 TB 999 62 GB By 1 1 4 Hitachi JBOD Volume 1 00 TB 1 00 TB RAID 0 Rescan Beeper Mute 3 The Web GUI will display the Array Transforming menu similar to the create array menu Array transform transforming Menu 60 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0 1 10 5 JBOD SUB SYSTEM w 6G PCIe Card RSV S4 6G User Manual Array transform transforming Source Name Target Type RAID 1 Target Name RAD 10 Select All Location Model Capacity Max Free TE 1 1 1 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24K03A 1 00 TB 999 62 GB Available Disks TE 1 1 2 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MHOX3KWB 1 00 TB 999 62 GB TE 1 1 3 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 JP2921HQ24TYSA 1 00 TB 999 62 GB a a 1 1 4 Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MHOJX72B 1 00 TB 1 00 TB Capacity According to the max free space on the Maximum om selected disks Maximum MB and source array capacity 999MB Create 1 Target Name
49. s for the RR622includes both the device driver for OS X and a copy of the Web RAID Management utility Copy the Mac driver and software package from the Software CD to the Mac Desktop Open the dmg file and double click RR62x to begin installation ANOO __ RR62x XA items 30 4 MB available EF Install MacOSX RR6Zx pdf readme txt RR62 x SHELL uninstall command Click Continue to proceed with installation 63 4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3 5 HDD RAID Storage System RSV 54 6G User Manual CC ed ir Le r i LIE HA k x ek N RE LLLA Mas IR SE Rd E Welcome to the HighPoint RR62x RAID Controller MacOS X Driver Installer Introduction You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software Destination Self O Installatior Ad h gt Installation F gt 4 A a Summa Pa mynu il sy i i m pi MU y 0 E ID Select the installation destination es LIEB et DOC de DAIS Fanmtrallar fae OW Pieter E H Or El ONT ARDES MAILA E INTTONeFr la CLIS A river A AAA A MAA A SSA ALP PLR LE Select a Destination Select the disk where you want to install the HighPoint RR62x RAID Controller MacOS X Driver software Introduction Destination Sele O Installatior q O installations 4 Pp n Untitled USB DISK Summa 977 31 GB free 1 35 GB free 999 86 GE total 2 03 GB total ae ed Yo
50. stall drivers from several media types floppy diskette USB flash disk or CD 3 Select the RocketRAID RR622 controller driver and click Next 4 The driver is now installed the disk or array will be recognized as available disk space Windows setup will then proceed normally 3 3 Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation Binary and source driver updates are routinely posted for a variety of older Linux operating systems including past versions of Red Hat Enterprise CentOS OpenSuSE and Fedora Core Drivers are also available for several FreeBSD revisions and are available from the Rosewill support page Several driver sets are included with the Rosewill Software CD Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide 4 Rosewill RAID Management Utilities HRM Web GUI CLI The Rosewill RAID Management Utility Suite also known as HRM includes several user interface options The latest version of the Web Management utility user manual is available from our website 4 1 Windows Operating Systems Installing the Web GUI From the Software CD Please go to WebGUI Folder for the setup of the WebGUI files 4 2 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 Rosewill Web RAID Management rpm file to start the installation process 1 Copy the We
51. stem choose Yes Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for RockelR lD 620 Controles The hardware vou iretaled wil not wok umil pou restat vout compalber Chock Finish to close the wizard 3 2 2 Windows 7 Vista Windows 2008 Installation Installing the driver for an existing Windows 7 Vista and 2008 system 1 Install the RocketRAID host adapter into the PC then boot up Windows Vista 2 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 BN Found New Hardware xl Windows needs to install driver software for your SCSI Controller W Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software for your Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on yl Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software 3 When asked to search online select Don t Search Online Found New Hardware SCSI Controller i x alle Ky Found New Hardware SCSI Controller Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your SCSI Controller Yes
52. tcfg present you can add it manually using by using the echo command on the driver file name to etc hptcfg For example echo hptiop ko gt etc hptcfg Uninstalling the Utility Open a terminal and use the following command rpm e hptsvr https 4 4 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 Rosewill website under the download page for the products 4 5 Installing the Web GUI v1 5 Windows Operating Systems 2000 XP 2003 Vista 2008 Windows 7 1 After downloading the Web GUI double click the zip file to view the contents Double click Setup to start installation If you are running a 64 bit version of Windows 7 2008 or Vista you may need to right click the icon and select Run as Administrator lol J m OOB y GIE 2 File Edit View Tools Help Organize Views Open 23 Share Favorite Links Name Date modified Type INST321 EX_ 4 7 2009 3 38 PM EX File E Documents ISDel 4 7 2009 3 38 PM Application FE Pictures 3 Setup di 4 7 2009 3 38 PM Application Exte ie Music J sysl 4 7 2009 3 38PM Cabinet File I Recently C _ _sysi hdr 4 7 2009 3 38PM HDR File useri 4 7 2009 3 38PM Cabinet File H Searches A sa A _user 1 hdr 4 7 2009 3 38 PM HDR File LS de Public _ DATA TAG 4
53. te Back Block Size ME BEE Write Back this setting is best for optimal transfer rates and fully utilizes the available memory to enhance read and write performance However this option raises the risk of data loss in the event of hardware failure Write Through this option raises the level of data security Data is written directly to disk when this Cache Policy is enabled However this lowers the overall performance of the array when compared to Write Back 5 Assign hard disks to the array To add a hard disk to the array check the box displayed before each disk s entry You can also use the Select All button to quickly select all disks attached to the host adapter 6 Specify the capacity Manually enter the desired RAID capacity in MB If you wish to use all available hard disk capacity leave the Maximum entry in place and proceed to the next space If you choose to specify the capacity make a note that the remaining capacity unused space can be used to configure additional arrays or set to act as a spare disk 7 Once all of the RAID parameters have been specified click the Create button to create the array The utility will display a brief summary after successfully creating the array Windows Internet Explorer RAID 5 Array RAID 5 0 has been created successfully Disk L SAMSUNG HD103UJ 462111 FP 448051 1 Disk SAMSUNG HD103U 462111 FPB05184 2 Disk 3 S4MSUNG HD105U
54. u have chosen to install this software on the disk Untitled ii da N pp 2 Installing this software requires 3 1 MB of space ee Click Continue 64 4 Bay eSATA RAID 0 1 10 5 JBOD SUB SYSTEM w 6G PCIe Card RSV S4 6G User Manual ans Install HighPoint RR62x RAID Controller MacOS X Driver Custom Install on Untitled Package Name Action Size MI HighPoint RR62x MacOS X 10 6 Driver Install 942 KE M HighPoint Web RAID Controller Manag Upgrade 1 7 MB M HighPoint Web RAID Controller Manag Upgrade 483 KB amp Introduction Destination Sele installation Type O Installation Summa MEN TEER Wel LI lobes Space equired 3 1 MB Remaining 977 3 GB GoBack Continue Make sure all options are selected when installing for the first time ano Install HighPoint RR62x RAID Controller MacOS X Driver The installation was completed successfully Introduction Destination Sel a installation yp Installation The installation was successful EN LU EN LS 5 The software was installed veel i a Click Restart to finish installing the software FA Click Restart after OS X reboots the card will be recognized by the system After OS X reboots check System Profiler About This Mac More Information and click on PCI Cards The RR622should be recognized as a RAID contr
55. upports sophisticated sparing support so that hardware failure risk can be minimized by automatically regenerating the failed disk s data on a backup disk The RSV S4 6G software driver includes support for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T to predict disk failures Drives can be moved between controllers without losing data 1 2 2 DATA PERFORMANCE The RSV S4 6G can also increase storage throughput by combining the throughput of multiple drives into a single volume RAID levels 1 10 and 5 support this ability Furthermore each volume can be tailored to provide the best performance for the data contained on that disk 1 2 3 DATA VERSATILITY The RSV S4 6G software driver also supports Contiguous and Concatenated drives for applications which do not require increased security or performance Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Testing 1 3 EASE OF USE The RSV S4 6G utility offers an easy to use utility for creating and managing your storage It also supports the latest SATA enhancements including SATA II Port Multiplier support and up to 3Gbit sec transfer rates on controllers that support that speed Creating and deleting volumes 1s also possible without requiring a restart of the operating system and rebuilds never require the data to be taken off line Drives can also be moved between controllers without losing the data 1 4 SPECIFICATIONS Bundled with dual port eSATA 6Gb s PCI
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