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1. Select I don t have disc show me other options and then select Browse my computer for driver software Specify the location of the driver and click Next If you are using the RocketRAID 3530 3540 software CD the drivers are located in RR3xxx_4xxx Windows Driver 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 3530 3540 will be available for use after Windows reboots Weigh Potrdd 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 3530 3540 device entry is not displayed or there are or V marks displayed near the RocketRAID 3530 3540 entry the driver has not been installed properly Delete the entries and reinstall the driver lt i Point Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation The RocketRAID 3540 and 3530 host adapters are fully GPL compliant and are natively support by Linux kernel2. see 5 Maintaining Arrays Spare Disks for more information 6 Block Size This option allows you to specify the block size also known as stripe size for specific array types RAID 0 3 5 6 10 and 50 You can specify block sizes ranging from 16 KB to 1024 KB This allows you to tailor the array for specific applications A balanced block size of 64 in KB is recommended for most applications Hypon ee RocketRAID BIOS Utility 7 Create Cancel Use Tab or arrow keys to highlight the Create or Cancel options and press Enter Selecting Cancel will stop the creation process Selecting Create will create an array based on your selections and open the Sector Size window 2 Sector Size Also known as VSS Variable Sector Size this option allows you to specify the sector size of the array for use With Windows operating systems Older 32 bit versions of Windows do not support volumes over 2TB in size unless the sector size is altered This option is not needed for Windows XP 64 Win2003 SP1 Windows 2008 or Windows Vista These operating systems support larger volumes and introduce a partitioning method known as GPT GUID Partition table Use GPT when creating arrays over 2TB in size For Windows 2000 or 32 bit versions of XP refer to the following chart 512B Default sector size supports up to 2TB Use this setting for Windows OS that support GPT 1K Supports arrays up to 4T
3. Once all target disks have been selected select Array from the tool bar then highlight Create and press Enter Disk Channel ty FreeSpace WCache Model Number lt 2 gt 2 9G 469 49G On HDS 724646KLSA8B lt 3 3 2G 767 92G On WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 lt 4 9G 469 49G On HDS 724846KLSA8B lt 5 z AS 767 92G On WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 lt 6 gt i IHG 469 49G On HDS 724846KLSA8B lt art J 2G 767 92G On WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 lt 8 gt EHG 469 49G On HDS 724846KLSA8B Array Capacity Status OSNane HighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility This will open the RAID creation Menu 2 Progress 1 Array Type First use the Tab or arrow keys to highlight the desired RAID level and press the Spacebar to select the Array Type The RocketRAID 3530 3540 host adapters support RAID 0 1 3 5 6 10 50 and JBOD 2 Cache Policy Specify the Cache Policy of the array a None No cache policy set b Write back utilizes disk cache Default setting optimal for performance c Write through data is written directly to disk More secure than Write back but will perform slower 3 Init Method For redundant arrays RAID 1 3 5 6 10 and 50 specify the RAID Initialization method a Quick init use this option if you want to quickly create an array for testing purposes This will clear all previous data and will not build parity Do not use this method if data integrity is priority b Foreground this will instruc
4. Install HighPoint RR3xxx 4xxx RAID Controller _ Installation completed successfully Introduction Destination Installa Installation Sum i Install Succeeded n The software was successfully installed apanan sj Click Restart to finish installing the software Click Restart after OS X reboots the card will be recognized by the system Config ure arrays using the Web RAID Management interface User guides for the Web inter face are available from http www hptmac com Check the product page for the RocketRAID 3530 or 3540 and click on the Download Center link HighPoint 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 Technologies Inc product feel free to contact our Customer Support Department Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department e Make sure the latest BIOS driver and HighPoint RAID Management soft ware has been installed for the host adapter The latest updates are available 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 WighPotad gag Customer
5. 2 6 25x Linux distributions that utilize this kernel and all later releases will automatically recognize the host adapter and do not require driver installation In addition 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 same support page RocketRAID 3530 http highpoint tech com USA bios_1r3530 htm RocketRAID 3540 http highpoint tech com USA bios_1r3540 htm A appicatons Paces System QB rooms 7 Welcome to HighPoint RockettAD Terabyte Storage Technologies Morilia Firefox 3 Beta 5 De Con yew Hyory Gockrmarts pois tiep eo O Bre rewerpecrencncom iG OSmar Bookmarks gt Macaret Mined hut Magazine Mines Hat Network Med Hat Support _SuSE f Kos s anarisar sea nisma se treso orror Mac nea vern A L ere Gite Man Contacts Comenerts Curia amp Restor Ambato erm agron taranga om x fing Match case Done O a lrome iocanost vwekome to HghPont RecketRAD Terabyte Storage wc E ME Q Wight Point gin Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Several driver sets are included with the RocketRAID 3530 3540 Software CD Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide pdf format Linux Driver sets RR3xxx_4xxx Linu
6. window highlight the target disks using the arrow keys then select using Enter A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk 2 Once all target disks have been selected select Disk from the tool bar then highlight Initialize and press Enter 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 Disks only need to be initialized once Disks do not have to be re initialized after an array is deleted or before creating a new array HighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility Creating Arrays From the Disk window highlight the target disks using the arrow keys then select using Enter A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk To de select a disk highlight the target disk and press Enter once more Channel Status p Capacity FreeSpace WCache Model Number lt i Normal E 767 926 767 92G Oi WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 lt 2 Nornal 2 489 49G 489 49G HDS 724646KLSA8B lt 3 gt 3 Nornal 767 92G 267 92G WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 lt 4 Nornal 7 409 49G 489 49G HDS 724846KLSA8B C5 S Nornal E 767 92G 2767 92G WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 lt 6 gt Normal B 489 49G 489 49G HDS 724846KLSA8B lt 2 7 Nornal B 767 92G 767 92G UD 7S BAYSY WD RE2 Array Capacity Status OSNane
7. B 2K Supports arrays up to 8TB 4K Supports arrays up to 16TB Highlight the appropriate Sector Size and press Enter to create the array hate RocketRAID BIOS Utility 3 Deleting Arrays From the Array window highlight the target array and press Enter Highlight Array from the toolbar Channel HDS 724646KLSA8G6 WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B 5 Array Capacity Status OSNane a Progress Select Delete and press Enter The utility will display a warning message Press Y yes to delete the array or select N no to cancel a k Con c re c Channel Status WCache Model Nunber Normal i 489 49G TA Normal 767 92G 358 WD S BAYSY WD RE2 Nornal 489 49G x HDS 72404 KLSA8 767 92G 358 WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 489 49G 8 866 HDS 224648KLSA8B AYSY WD RE2 48KLSA8B Are you sure to delete the selected array Yes a No a Capacity Status OSName Task Warning all data stored on the array will be lost do not delete if the array contains critical data HighPoint 23 RocketRAID BIOS Utility 4 Monitoring the Host Adapter Arrays and Devices The BIOS Settings Utility allows the Administrator to check the status of the RocketRAID host adapter and any devices hard disks and arrays hosted by the adapter Disk Array Status To check the status of any disk or array use Tab to select the Disk or Array Wind
8. D to the desktop of the Linux operating system The rpm file is located in HighPoint RAID Management Software WebGUI RR3xxx_4xxx_OBM Inband_service Linux 2 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 rpm i hptsvr https 1 4 8 i386 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 runtime libraries installed If you use the x86_64 rpm package please make sure the controller driver has 64 bit ioctl support 44 high Point 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 usr bin hptsvr service program etc hptcfg service config f
9. D Management Windows Driver Installation Win2000 XP Win 2003 Before installing the RocketR AID 3530 3540 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 3530 3540 driver for an existing Windows system After the operating system has booted Windows will automatically detect the RocketRAID 3530 3540 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 3530 3540 software CD the drivers are located in RR3xxx_4xxx Windows Driver Windows then select the appropriate folder 3 Windows may display a warning message that states the driver has not been s
10. RocketRAID 3530 3540 SATAIT Host Adapter User s Guide 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 HighPoint Table of Contents Table of Contents Congratulations 1 Features and Specifications e cesssesescesescesesesessnesosessnsesoseecesesonse
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12. WD RE2 8 49G WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 6 866 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S AYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B 8 WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 8 HDS 724846KLSA8B Aa Capacity Status Task To remove a spare follow the same procedure From the Disk window select the target Spare disk and press Enter Highlight Disk from the toolbar select Toggle Spare and press Enter EN Di Channel Status Normal Empty gt gt HDS 724846KLSA8B Nornal Empty 767 92G 767 92G WD7S GAYSY WD RE2 Nornal Empty HDS 724646KLSA8B Nornal Empty 767 gt 767 92 WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 Nornal Empty HDS 72404 KLSA8 Nornal Empty 7 92G 7 92G WD7SOBAYSY WD RE2 Nornal Empty S HDS 724646KLSA8B Array Capacity Status OSNane A E ST 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 assigned to act as a spare disk 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 HighPoint 30 RocketRAID BIOS Utility 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 allows these disks to be set as spares for a separate redundant array that meets
13. attery provides additional data security in case of a critical system failure Data normally lost during a major system fault such as a power outage or CPU failure which was in transit at the time of the failure stored in the card s onboard cache will remain viable for up to 72 hours The battery unit can be attached to the card using the BBU CONN Attach the BBU into J18 of RocketRAID 3530 3540 using the cable included with the BBU unit illustration shows RocketRAID 3540 TY PCI Express siot 0O Voa RocketRAID BIOS Utility RocketRAID BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 3530 3540 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 3530 3540 BIOS utility is an interface that provides management commands and controller related settings Channel Status Type 2 Normal New 30G HDS 724646KLSA8B 3 Normal New 768 WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 Normal New 680G HDS 724846KLSA8B Nornal New 768 x VD7S BAYSY WD RE2 Nornal New Nornal New Normal New gt x HDS 724648KLSA8B Capacity Status as Progress HighPoint 13 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Using the BIOS Utility The following keys are utilized by the RocketRAID 3530 3540 BIOS utility F10 press F10 to highlight the tool bar Menu Arrow keys use these to move between different menu items Enter Open the selected t
14. e Installation Note Make sure the system is powered off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter 1 Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI Express x8 2 Remove the PCI slot cover 3 Gently insert the RocketRAID card into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis illustration shows RocketRAID 3540 4 After installing the adapter attach the Mini SAS connectors to the RocketRAID Card s Mini SAS port and to chassis backplane Each Mini SAS cable supports up to 4 hard drives Consult the chassis manual for proper installation procedures 5 Close and secure the system chassis TY Ril Poit Hardware Description and Installation 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 boot up 2 Press Ctrl H to access the RocketRAID BIOS Utility The BIOS Utility will display information about hard drives attached to the adapter Make sure all attached drives 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 5 Battery Backup A battery backup option will be available as an optional add on component The b
15. elete Delete the selected RAID array Unplug Remove the selected RAID array safe removal of disk members of the target array hot swap lt lt igh ote RocketRAID BIOS Utility Verify Verify the selected array checks for parity errors Start Task End Task Stop Pause current task Controller Information View information about the RocketRAID host adapter Eventlog View event log entries Setting View and configure host adapter settings Network View and configure host adapter network configuration Window Maximize enlarge the selected Window Restore restore Windows sizes to default setting 1 Disk toggle select the Disk Window 2 Array toggle select the Array Window Refresh updates on screen information Help About BIOS utility Company information TEA Point T RocketRAID BIOS Utility 2 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 Channel Status Capacity FreeSpace WCache Model Number lt i Nornal 768 88G 88G On WD7SOBAYSY WD RE2 Normal BAG HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B VD7SOBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7SOBAYSY WD RE2 Nornal Normal Normal Nornal Normal eeooceoecooe 1 2 3 4 5 6 Array Capacity Status OSNane as Progress 1 From the Disk
16. gs Highlight Controller from the toolbar select Settings and press Enter Sassen Disk feras controtir inden te WD RE2 isk lt minutes gt automatic rebuild ld priority lovest 1 2 3 4 5 6 v4 8 KLSA8B Progress Use the tab and arrow keys to select each item and the Spacebar to enable disable the target option e Enable Audible Alarm enables disables card s alarm beeper e Enable Staggered drive spinup enable disable staggered drive spin up Dis abled by default If enabled the host adapter will spin disks in sequence one disk every x of seconds enter the desired value Some hard disks do not support this setting consult the hard disk s documentation for more information e Spin down idle disk If enabled the host adapter will power down idle inactive disks arrays based on the allotted time Specify the value in minutes e Rebuild Priority This option is provided for redundant arrays This setting determines the priority of rebuilding arrays in regards to other system tasks e Provide INT13 support enable or disable INT 13 the host adapter s boot function Disabling this setting may resolve motherboard BIOS related issues in cases where the card cannot be loaded into memory properly option ROM out of memory errors CDu iph Doin RocketRAID BIOS Utility e Use Single BCV Entry also related to motherboard BIOS settings troubleshooting e Sto
17. igned Select Continue Anyway then click Finish when prompted When windows asks to reboot the system choose No 4 Remove the Driver Installation diskette from the floppy drive then Shut down and restart the computer Wigh Poin e Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Installation Verification After the driver has been installed and the system has been restarted Click the Start button then right click the My Computer icon Select the Properties item from the pop up menu In the popup window click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager button Double click the SCSI and RAID controllers entry If the RocketRAID 3530 3540 device entry is not displayed or there are or the RocketRAID 3530 3540 entry the driver has not been installed properly marks displayed near Delete 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 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 Next the setup program will prompt for the insertion of the dri
18. ile 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 hptiop 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 3530 3540 High Post lt Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Mac OS X Driver and Web based RAID Management Utility The driver and software package for the RocketRAID 3530 3540 includes both the device driver for OS X and a copy of the Web RAID Management utility Please check http www hptmac com for the latest software driver packages Driver updates are posted on the card s product page under the Download Center section The latest package is posted towards the right hand side of the page under Mac Driver On the left hand side of the page there is a section devoted to user documentation The latest versions of the Product and Web based RAID Manage ment Manuals are posted here 88 gt igh Poin
19. o communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 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 Poteet s Thank You Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 3530 3540 SATAII RAID Host adapter We appreciate your support and welcome any questions c
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21. oolbar command execute the selected command Esc move back to the previous menu cancel the selected operation Tab Switch between Disk and Array menus move to next Menu item Space Bar select an item when selecting Block Size for a RAID configuration for example BIOS Menu Shortcuts The BIOS interface can also be navigated using key stroke combinations Alt X When viewing the interface letters highlighted in red represent the X values S System D Disk A Array C Controller wW Window H Help X Exit ih Peter RocketRAID BIOS Utility Logging In The BIOS Utility has two interface modes User and Supervisor The User mode can only view information about the RocketRAID card disks and arrays The Supervisor mode is used to create delete arrays and configure RocketRAID related settings Supervisor mode requires a password this is the same password that you will need in order to use the Web Management interface Press F10 this should bring you to the System toolbar command Press Enter Arra Capacity Status 00G 80G 88G 80G On On On OSNanme HDS 724646KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724648KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B Progress To log on as a User use the arrow keys to highlight User mode and press Enter To log on a
22. ows highlight the target disk array and press enter Array Information this will display the array s Name RAID type Block size Sector size member hard disks and status Y WD RE2 Array Nane RAID type WD 75S AYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S AYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS724646KLSA86 SIMON RW OVANA WN Progress Disk Information this will aieplay the disk Model Number serial number firmware revision capacity and various disk related settings NCQ TCQ Read Ahead Write Cache and Staggered Drive spinup mode Channel ber i Y WD RE2 Device Type dis Model Number iDS724040KLSASB Y He RE2 Serial Nunber Firmware Revision Capacity 880886888 sectors Write cache Q KLSA8B Read ahead Spin up node Progress Alternately highlight the PE Hake then highlight either Disk or Array from the tool bar select Information and press Enter 24 HighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility Controller Information Highlight Controller from the toolbar select Information and press Enter Product ID Rocket RAID 2 PCI Location Bus 1 Device 1 Function 6 IOP Model SDRAM size Firmware Ver Battery Inst Battery MB I OYANAN Battery Stat Charging 85x Battery Voltage Nornal Battery Tenperature Normal Serial Nunber 123456789 ABCDEP Progress Ei 5 switch windo This option will display information about the ho
23. p on Error Enabled by default If disabled the host adapter BIOS menu will bypass array or device errors when booting the system e NCQ enable disable NCQ native command queuing Device Settings These options allow the administrator to enable or disable hard disk cache related settings From the Disk Window highlight the target disk and press Enter Highlight Disk from the toolbar Space WCache Model Nunber 8 49G On WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 49G WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WAYSY WD RE2 S724846KLSA8B D7SBBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B Progress Turn on Write cache enables the use of the hard disk cache This is the recom mended setting Turn off write cache disable the use of the hard disk cache Use this setting for troubleshooting hard disks or for testing purposes Disabling disk cache will lower performance HighPoint 29 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Spare Disks Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays 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 switch to the Disk window use the arrow keys to select the target disk from the list of initialized disks and press Enter Highlight Disk from the toolbar then select Toggle Spare and press Enter Systen Array Controller Window Help Channel Space WCache Model Number lt 1 8 49G 0 WD7SBBAYSY
24. provides 3 LED connectors for each function A1 A3 F1 F3 J17 This jumper can be used to enable or disable the card s alarm BEEP1 The alarm is enabled by default the jumper is attached To disable the alarm remove the jumper J4 This jumper supports SAF TE interface 12C J18 BBU connector Connector for battery backup unit optional part Ethernet Port Ethernet port U32 for Out of Band Management support Net Time Protocol PEAP on 0 Hardware Description and Installation 2 LED Connections LED connectors Drive activity Drive failure The RocketR AID 3530 3540 host adapters have multiple LED connectors that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard drives to the card s SATA channels Active and Failure LED Connectors A1l A4 provides LED support for Drive Activity while connectors F1 F4 indicate Drive Failure ACT LED and Fail LED have 5 pins while we just explain 4 pin s function A1 A2 A3 A4 F1 F2 F3 F4 Commection COCO fost fins foams ie ose Ds pama fne e mooo oa oina Dans oma ne moo ons oins Dam Dane no o Prd Ded Damn De we O oe ime Damis Damis ne J4 This jumper is the SAF TE interface port for disk enclosures chassis SAF TE jumper has 4 pins while we just explain 3 pin s function ae SCL maa ond rae no ih otet Hardware Description and Installation 3 Hardwar
25. pter 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 Click on the Please Select a Product drop down button and select the appro priate host adapter model from 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 xj Flosse select the dskene you want to croone Windows or p Coa J om j HighPoint e Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management 2 Device Driver Installation We recommend visiting the RocketRAID download pages for the latest Windows Device Driver updates RocketRAID 3540 http highpoint tech com USA bios_1r3540 htm RocketRAID 3530 http highpoint tech com USA bios_1r3530 htm RR BWeicome re phon RockaPAD Tersbyte Dt Dime OD Tooke UEak Furmaare Oownioed RAO Uanagement uann nisn serce woga ai 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 WighPoint Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAI
26. s Supervisor select Supervisor Mode and press Enter est is Channel Status Normal Nornal Normal Normal Normal Normal Nornal Type irray Controller Windor Disk Capacity FreeSpace WCache Model Number 469 68G 768 88G 469 68G 768 88G 86G 88G 88G You will be asked to enter the Supervisor password The default password is hpt HighPoint On On On On HDS 724646KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7SOBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B Progress 15 RocketRAID BIOS Utility BIOS Commands Disk S Controller Window gt n System User Supervisor modes interface modes Change password for Supervisor mode Exit the utility quit and exit the RocketRAID BIOS utility Disk Information displays information about the select hard disks Initialize initialize the selected disks required in order to use new hard disks for creating RAID arrays disk replacement or configuring spare disks Toggle Spare configure spare disks Unplug remove the selected disks hot swap Turn on write cache enable write cache for the selected disks Turn off write cache disable write cache for the selected disks Rescan prompts the RocketRAID card to scan for new hard disks Array Information displays information about the selected RAID array Create Create a RAID array using the selected disks D
27. sesenensesenenes 6 Pr Kit Contents 5 s scosestssshessnss ibskebdesdeansees r Ere Eon EEn E Ee Eo R ERR ERTE EE EEEE EARS RE E E 8 Hardware Description and Installation 1 RocketRAID 3540 3530 Host Adapter layout sssessesseeeseesssrsesereresreersrrerereereseses 8 2 LED Conmections ssccssestscesveeesdeces Avasiaest dani ea e eae aT a eia 10 3 Hardware Installation cise ccsissceiccscticeekegeat sei cebeeusegs ibs vaceativievlwaaiegectedeatlasensgeresesoeheaes 11 4 Verity ine Install ation sssi t sscisi seve acloui abeesdatisesetatuiab dees aeie eaS aE SEES EKRE REER 12 gt Battery BACKUP s cssesdeisscosacsesssecasencocesvgsvessd esdedecngevddeesscenubesnoaseasessecssnsanenesiesns teens 12 RocketRAID BIOS Utility 1 BIOS Command Overview sicrete ee ei a EEE EEEE EEE 13 2 Creating RAID Arrays scisscvesciscessevssgstsevensszstdetensendesedoeeeetavsnpenstiscurneuscgsteensveroautenes 18 3 Deleting ATAY S nres eoet ene eeaeee eT RE e a E iae a Erne aeie EEs 23 4 Monitoring the Host Adapter Arrays and Devices sesssseserereesesrerrsrrrrsrrererreres 24 5 Maintaining ATTAYS sisiss sssveccedsesecuteosssescbatd Sheed canastata ae eieaa ies o aeaiiai 27 6 Additional Functions and Settings esessesseseseseerssssreresrerrsreerrreererrerreresreresreeenreet 32 PhP O Table of Contents Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Manage ment 1 Creating a Driver Diskette o cscc scscecsscossssesvestgesiveresssenscsevsse eeen ear ne
28. ssa ap siias 35 2 Device Driver Installation kisss e ee eR nsi a EER EE Eoia 36 3 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM sseesssssseessseesserssrsresreesrerrsreersreeses 43 Customer Support Troubleshooting Checklist cccceececssecesceceseeeneecencecaeeeaeeceeeeeaeceeneesaeeeeaecneeeaeensees 49 Contact US accesses teaeeserpepencanceostafeciantsceain emaciated 50 iho Congratulations Congratulations You have purchased one of the highest performing and SATA hardware RAID controllers available The RocketRAID 3500 series offers the performance and data protection features for homogeneous storage environments The RocketRAID 3500 series meets the bandwidth requirements 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 products with FAQ s online manuals BIOS and driver updates 1 Features and Specifications Host Adapter Architecture e TerabyteStream for Blazing Performance e TerabyteSaver and TerabyteGuard for Data Protection and Reliability e Intel IOP 81341 800MHz e PCI Express x8 compatible with x16 slot e 256 MB of DDR II memory with ECC protection e RocketRAID 3530 3540 support up to 12 16 SATAII drives e Multi adapter support up to 4 adapters e Intel RAID 6 P Q for large capacit
29. st adapter s model Product ID PCI E bus location IO Processor model memory firmware revision serial number and the status of the BBU battery backup unit Event Log The RocketRAID host adapter automatically generates Event Log entries during the case of routine administration creating arrays or in the case of a critical error disk or array failure Highlight Controller from the toolbar select Event Log and press Enter System Disk Array Controller Window He Filter X Description Varning Test eventlog Error Test eventlog Info Test eventlog Varning Test eventlog Error Test eventlog Info Test eventlog Warning Test eventlog Error Test eventlog Info Test eventlo KOODAA WN 8 Use this option to view Event Log information including Errors disk or array failure Warnings problems such as disk sector or Smart issues and Information such as the creation or deletion of arrays HighPoint 25 RocketRAID BIOS Utility This option will display information about the host adapter s model Product ID PCI E bus location IO Processor model memory firmware revision serial number and the status of the BBU battery backup unit You can filter displayed events by using Tab to highlight the Information Warning and Error options towards the top of the window Enable or disable these filter options using the Spacebar Use the Clear option to delete all Event Log entries Use
30. swap capable drive bays wait several seconds to allow the disks to fully power on before using the Rescan command HighPoint 33 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Window Menu The Window menu provides several view options __systen Disk Controller Channel Status lt i gt Normal Capac WCache Model Nunber Spare 767 Q WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 S covovrryrs 222222 WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724848KLSA8B WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S8BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B 22222 222 55555359595 r Normal Array Capacity Status OSNane Progress e Maximize enlarge viewing area of the selected window Disk or Array e Minimize reduce the viewing area of the selected window e Disk selects the Disk window e Array selects the Array window e Refresh scans for any hardware changes used when adding arrays or disks to the card 34 HighPoint Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management 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 ada
31. t Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Mac OS X Driver and RAID Management Installation The driver and software package for the RocketRAID 3530 3540 includes 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 rr3xxx_4xxx to begin installation RRIK AK mac r3 xxx _4xxx 2 2 feadme tat gt SEARCH FOR instal MacOSX RRI 4x xx 4 tems 25 9 MB satidie Click Continue to proceed with installation i gt vovas Bucs Sou E ARSY readme txt uninstall command gt PLACES install HighPoint RR Ixu 4100 RAID Controller gt SEARCH FOR Welcome to the HighPoint RR3xxx 4xxx RAID Controller installer Introduction You will be guided through the steps necessary to etina A install this software tallats WighPoint Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Select the installation destination Select a Destination Select the volume where you want to install the HighPoint RR3xxx 4xxx RAID Controller software Introduction Destination Installat installati n MAC 10 5 216 GB available 232 GB total ee 4 installing this software requires 1 2 MB of space ye ve You have chosen to install this software on the volume MAC 10 5 J 4 Click Continue 090
32. t the host adapter BIOS utility to start the initialization process immediately after creating the array This option is recommended for data security c Background this will instruct the host adapter to initialize the array in the background after the operating system has booted Consider this option if you need to install an operating system to the array this allows the array to be used immediately HighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility d Keep old data this will only write RAID configuration data to the disks Use this option when attempting to recover lost arrays Note Make sure the array is re created using the same settings disk order RAID level Block size Capacity Sector Size If the settings differ from the original configuration the array will not be accessible and data may be lost 4 Name Use the Tab or arrow keys and highlight Name This feature allows you to name an array for reference This is an optional setting Press Enter to use the default name or type in the desired name and press Enter 5 Capacity GB The adapter will display the full available capacity by default If you want to specify the size of the array type in the desired capacity in Gigabytes and press Enter Specifying the capacity allows you to create multiple arrays using the same set of disks Any free disk space can be used to create additional arrays or used as a Spare disk if the available capacity meets the requirement
33. the Prev and Next option to scroll through log entries Select Cancel or press Esc to exit the window lt lt igh ote RocketRAID BIOS Utility 5 Maintaining Arrays The BIOS Settings Utility provides several RAID and device related maintenance functions including device and controller settings Network Configuration settings for managing the host adapter remotely and rebuilding broken degraded RAID arrays Network Settings This option allows the Administrator to configure Network Settings for use with the RocketRAID host adapter s Out of Band OOB and In Band IB Management functions Highlight Controller from the toolbar select Network and press Enter Systen Disk Array Controller winder is 767 92G 358 49G WD7SOBAYSY WD RE2 Ne two tting HDS 724846KLSA8B IX Use automatic config WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B OLDANA WN Ze2zzzz z 555553555 vyvyvyvvyvyvv Nornal Progress This option will display information about the host adapter s network settings By default these settings are configured automatically based on information provided by the local network To manually configure these settings use the Tab or arrow keys and highlight Use automatic config and press the Spacebar Type in the appropriate network settings highlight OK and press Enter WighPoint 27 RocketRAID BIOS Utility Controller Settin
34. the capacity requirement 200GB or less Verifying Arrays Routine RAID verification is essential for maintaining the integrity of data stored on redundant RAID arrays The RocketRAID BIOS utility allows you to manually verify RAID arrays From the Array window highlight the target array and press Enter Highlight Array from the toolbar select Verify and press Enter Disk Channel S ty FreeSpace WCache Model Nunber HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 36G HDS 724846KLSA8B 358 49G WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 6 866 HDS 724846KLSA8B Array Capacity Status OSName Progress Progress will be displayed towards the lower right hand corner of the screen percent complete To stop or pause the verification process select Stop Task from the same menu To continue the verification process select Start Task 31 HighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility 6 Additional Functions and Settings Set Boot Highlight the target array from the Array window and press Enter Highlight Array from the toolbar SUSEN Channel Array Capacity Status OSNane SS Note Use this optio will act as the boot disk if the motherboard s BIOS instructs the card to act as TT n to set an array to act as the boot device The selected array the system s boot device Hot Swap The BIOS utility provides several options that allow the administrator to add or remove disks and arrays without po
35. tions Operating System Support e Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 32 and 64 bit versions e Linux Fedora Core Red Hat Enterprise CentOS SuSE e Mac OS X 10 4 x and above e FreeBSD Physical Specifications Size 202 0mm x 96 0mm 7 95 Lx 3 77 W 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 2 Kit Contents Host Adapter Mini SAS to SATA cables User Guide HighPoint Products Software CD Kigh Point Hardware Description and Installation Hardware Description and Installation 1 RocketRAID 3540 3530 Host Adapter layout RocketRAID 3540 E E 1 5i E E RocketRAID 3530 ie E o _ s 7 if 5 a iE hi otee Hardware Description and Installation Port1 4 These represent the RocketRAID 3530 3540 s Internal Mini SAS ports Each port can support up to 4 SATA hard disks The RR3530 is 3 ports and can support up to 12 disks The RR3540 is 4 ports and can support up to 16 hard disks BEEP1 alarm speaker the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk array failure A1 A4 F1 F4 LED connections A refers to the disk activity connectors and those marked F function as disk failure connectors Note The RocketRAID 3530 supports 12 disks and only
36. ver diskette Please insert the driver diskette and then press ENTER to continue The next window will display several driver options Please select the driver for the corresponding operating system and press ENTER to continue igh Doin Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Windows Vista 2008 Driver Installation Installing the driver during a fresh Windows Vista 2008 installation l 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 3530 3540 software CD the drivers are located in RR3xxx_4xxx Windows Driver VistaWin2008 32 or 64 if you are running a 64 bit version of the operating system Select the RocketR AID 3530 3540 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 l Install the RocketRAID 3530 3540 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
37. wering down the system Adding removing Disks To prepare a disk for removal first highlight the target disk using the Disk window and press Enter Highlight Disk from the toolbar select Unplug and press Enter WCache Model Nunber 1 8 49G O WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724846KLSA8B WD7S BAYSY WD RE2 HDS 724646KLSA8B Arra Capacity Status HighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility To add a disk install the hard disk then highlight Disk from the toolbar select Rescan and press Enter Note After installing the disk into the hot swap capable drive bay wait several seconds to allow the disk to fully power on before using the Rescan command Adding removing Arrays To prepare a RAID array for removal highlight the target array using the Array window and press Enter Highlight Array from the toolbar select Unplug and press Enter indow Disk Channel S ty FreeSpace WCache Model Nunber 2G 358 49G On WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 358 49G On WD7SOBAYSY WD RE2 8 3 HDS 724846KLSA8B 358 49G BBAYSY WD RE2 a gt HDS 724846KLSA8B 358 WD7SBBAYSY WD RE2 8 HDS 724846KLSA8B Arra Capacity Status Progress switch windo Enter Select The interface will notify you when the disk can be removed To add an array install all of the RAID hard disks then highlight Window from the toolbar Select Refresh and press Enter Note After installing the hard disks into the hot
38. xdirectory FreeBSD Driver sets RR3xxx_4xxx FreeBSDdirectory WighPoint 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 RR3530 3540 UM WebGUI Linux Aug232008 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 Create Driver Diskette Install Management Software Please select the sofware to install HighPoint Web RAID Management Sofware for RocketRAID Dox HighPoint Web RAID Management Sofware lor RocketRAID 3120 3510 3520 HighPoint in Bond Management Service tor RocketRAID Joudoux with OBM ay Wigh Pose e 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 RR3530 3540 Software C
39. y RAID arrays e NVRAM for write journaling e Battery Backup Unit BBU Optional e RoHS compliant Advanced RAID Features e Support RAID 0 1 3 5 6 10 50 and JBOD e Multiple RAID support e Multiple logical drive support WighPol gy Congratulations e BIOS booting support e BIOS PnP and BBS BIOS boot specification support e Write through and write back cache e Online array roaming e Online capacity expansion OCE and Online RAID level migration ORLM e Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration e Automatic RAID rebuild e 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume e S M A R T monitoring hard drive status for reliability e Staggered Drive Spinup e MAID spin down drives in array when idle e ATA pass through mode support e Firmware update while running the Operating System Array Monitors Alerts and Indicators e SMTP for email notification e Alarm Buzzer alerts for drive failure e SAF TE 12C and SGPIO enclosure management e SNMP for remote management e Ethernet port for OBM Out of Band Management e NTP Network Time Protocol e Intelli VRM Intelligent Virtual RAID Management e SHI Storage Health Inspector S M A R T and disk maintenance HighPoint RAID Management HRM e Hot key ctrl h boot up RAID manager via BIOS e Web browser base RAID management software e Command Line Interface CLI e API library for customizing AP Kigh Po ni Congratula
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