RocketRAID 1720 SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.0 Date: April 2007 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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Table ot Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 - About this Guide ................................................................................................... 1-1 2 - Introducing the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter.........................................................1-1 3 - Product Features ................................................................................................... 1-1 4 - Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology .............................................
Table ot Contents Windows Driver Installation ......................................................................................4-3 1 - Installing the RAID Management Console/ Interface Overview ........................... 4-6 2 - Software Interface - Overview of commands/functions ........................................ 4-7 3 - Creating an Array ..................................................................................................4-8 4 - Deleting an Array .................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Contents of this Chapter: About this guide Introducing the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter Product Features Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology
Introduction About this Guide The RocketRAID 1720 SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information about the functions and capabilities of the host adapter, and instructions for installing, configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by the adapter. Introducing the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter The HighPoint RocketRAID 1720 is a 2-channel PCI to Serial ATA II RAID controller.
Introduction • • Support Windows (XP, 2000, Server 2003, Vista), Linux and FreeBSD RoHS Compliant Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the functions of the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter. Disk initialization Initializing a disk writes necessary RAID configuration information to that disk. Disks must be initialized before configuring them into RAID arrays. The initialization process will destroy all data on the disk.
Introduction Foreground initialization Foreground initialization will zero-out all data on the array. The array is not accessible by the operating system until initialization is complete. Background initialization Background initialization allows the array to be used immediately. For RAID1 arrays, initialization will results in data being duplicated identically to the mirror pair. Note: An un-initialized RAID1 array can still provide redundancy in case of a disk failure.
Chapter 2 RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 1720 Hardware 1 - RocketRAID 1720 Adapter Layout 2 - LED Connections 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter 4 - Verifying Installation
RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 1720 Hardware 1 – RocketRAID 1720 Adapter Layout Port1- Port2 These represent the RocketRAID 1720’s two SATAII channels. BEEP1 - Speaker Alarm (speaker): The speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure. CON1 LED connectors for hard disk activity, and hard disk failure. 2 - LED Connections The RocketRAID 1720 provides one LED connector, which supports Disk Activity and Disk Failure LED’s.
RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation Disk Activity (Pins 1 and 2) Pin 2 represents SATA Port 1 Pin 1 represents SATA Port 2 Disk Failure (Pins 3 and 4) Pin 3 represents SATA Port 1 Pin 4 represents SATA Port 2 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 1720 host adapter. The RocketRAID 1720 includes both standard and low-profile brackets.
RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation 4. After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the RocketRAID 1720 using an SATA data cable. SATA cables have universal connections – either end can be attached to the adapter or hard disk. Each RocketRAID 1720 included four SATA cables, and supports up to four separate hard disks drives. 5. Many server-level chassis include hard-disk hot-swap bays.
RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation 4 - Verifying Installation Once the RocketRAID 1720 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 1720 BIOS Utility will be displayed during bootup. 2. Press Ctrl+H to access the RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility.
Chapter 3 RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility 1 - BIOS Command Overview 2 - Creating RAID Arrays 3 - Adding/Removing Spare Disks 4 - Updating the BIOS
RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 1720’s BIOS Utility can be accessed using the “Ctrl+H” command. This command should be displayed automatically when the RocketRAID 1720’s BIOS screen appears during the system’s boot up procedure. 1 - BIOS Command Overview The RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility provides a wide selection of RAID related commands. These commands are displayed towards the top of the utility’s interface.
RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility Add/Remove Spare - this command is used to assign hard disks to function as spare disks. The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild broken or faulted RAID arrays. Section 3 discusses this command in detail. Settings Select Boot Device - this function is used to designate a particular disk or RAID array to function as the RocketRAID 1720’s boot device.
RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility 2 - Creating RAID Arrays Initializing Disks: Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized. Initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disk. Use the ← →arrow keys to select the Initialize command, and press ENTER. Warning: Initialization will destroy all pre- existing data on the selected hard disks. This procedure will not be completed by the BIOS. The RAID Management Console software will initialize the array.
RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility 6. 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. 7. 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.
RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility 3 - Updating the BIOS BIOS updates are released periodically, and posted on our website for download. There are several ways to flash the RR1720 BIOS. For Windows based operating systems: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Download the desired BIOS update from the Support section provided for the RR1720 host adapter. Extract the download to the directory of your choice. Insert the Driver and Software CD included with the RR1720 retail box into the system’s CD-ROM or DVD drive.
RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility 6) 7) 8) Select the RR1720 from the drop down menu labeled “Controller”, and press the “Open” button – this will allow you to browse to the extracted BIOS download (step 1). Highlight the image file, and click the “Flash!” button. The utility will update the card, then verify the update. Once complete, click on the “Exit” button to close the utility. Shutdown and reboot the system.
RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility 3) Once the A:\> prompt has appeared, insert the media that contains the required BIOS files, and type the following command: loadxxx.xxx Then, press enter. Note: xxx.xxx = the name of the BIOS image file (type it exactly as it appears). 4) The utility will scan for the controller, and ask if you want to backup the BIOS (save a copy of the current BIOS to a floppy diskette). This is optional - you can answer No, and continue.
Chapter 4 RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions, Vista) Contents of this Chapter: Driver and Software CD Windows Driver Installation
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Driver and Software CD The RocketRAID 1720 retail box includes a Driver and Software CD. This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes, and install the RAID Management software for a variety of operating systems. To create a driver diskette: 1. Insert the CD into the system’s CD/DVD drive. The program should start automatically. 2. Insert a blank floppy diskette into the system’s floppy drive. 3. Click on “Create Driver Diskette”. 4.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 5. Click on the “Please Select the Diskette you want to create” drop-down button, and select the appropriate OS from the list. 6. Click on the “OK” button to create the driver diskette. To install the RAID software: 1. Click on “Install RAID Management Software”.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 2. Select the desired software from the drop down menu, and click on the “OK” button. Windows Driver Installation Before installing the RocketRAID 1720 device driver, make sure the RocketRAID 1720 host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system’s chassis (refer to the Hardware Installation section).
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation windows asks to reboot the system, choose No. 5. Windows will then display a second “Found New Hardware Wizard” window – repeat steps 1 through 4. 6. Remove the Driver Installation diskette from the floppy drive, then Shut down and restart the computer. Installation Verification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: 1. Click the Start button, then right-click My Computer icon.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Installing the RocketRAID 1720 driver during a fresh Windows Vista installation 1. Boot from Windows Vista DVD. 2. When the screen “where do you want to install Windows” appears, click “Load driver” and browse for the driver location. Windows Vista can install drivers from several media types: floppy diskette, USB flash disk or CD. 3. Select the RocketRAID 1720 controller driver, and click “Next”. 4.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 2. In the popup window, select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry. If the RocketRAID 1720 device entry is not displayed, or there are “?” or “!” marks displayed near the RocketRAID 1720 entry, the driver has not been installed properly. Delete the entries and reinstall the driver. 1 - Installing the RAID Management Console/ Interface Overview To install the RAID software, locate the setup.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Default Parameters: System Address: 127.0.0.1 Port: 7402 User Name: RAID Password: hpt Logging On (continued) Note: The password and user name fields are case sensitive. The first time the software is used, make sure to enter the information listed above. After successfully logging on, the software will ask you to alter the password (as a security precaution). Enter a password, and press enter.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Device Management - check information or change settings for host adapters, and hard disks Spare management - create and assign spare disks System Notification - Set up system notification options View Event view - Views the event log Icon view - view icon descriptions (legend) Operation This menu will list all available commands for the selected Function menu.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 3. Select the desired RAID level from the drop-down list. 4. Enter a name for the array using the keyboard (this is optional), and click the Next button. 5. If you are creating a redundant array (RAID 1), select an initialization option. If you are creating a RAID 0 or JBOD (volume), skip to step 6: For RAID1 arrays, the default initialization method is “No initialization”. 6. Select which disks are to be used to create the array.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Press Enter to use the default value (the maximum capacity for the array), or specify the desired value using the keyboard, and press Enter to confirm this selection. Then, click the Finish button. Note: If you have specified an initialization option, the initialization process will start automatically.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation as “broken”. Broken arrays can be automatically rebuilt using hot-spare disks. However, if there are no available spare disks, you can still rebuild the array by adding a new disk to it. To add a disk to a broken array: 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Array Management” function. 2. Highlight the broken array that needs to be rebuilt. 3. Click the Add Disk button on the toolbar or select “Add Disk” command from the “Operation” menu.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 7 – OCE/ORLM The RR1720 supports both OCE (online capacity expansion) and ORLM (Online RAID Level Migration). This allows you to convert a RAID array to another type of RAID array (ORLM), or add additional space to an existing RAID array (OCE). The RAID software provides support for these features through a single function, known as OCE/ORLM.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation However, you should always stop the transform progress from the RAID Management software. 4. An unexpected system crash may result in data loss while performing OCE/ ORLM on an array. 8 - Misc. Array/Device Options Device Management The Device Management window provides configuration information about controllers (the RocketRAID 1720 and other HighPoint host adapters), channels and hard disks.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Renaming an Array 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Array Management” function. 2. Highlight the array you want to rename. 3. Click the Rename button on the toolbar or select the “Rename” command from the “Operation” menu. 4. Enter a new name for the array using the keyboard, and press the OK button to confirm your selection. Note: An array running background tasks cannot be renamed.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Note: The software does not support SMTP servers that require user authentication. To add a Recipient: 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Event Notification” function. 2. Click the “Add” button on the toolbar or select “Add” command from the “Operation” menu. Enter the necessary information in the Add recipient window. 3. 4. The recipient will be listed in the main window.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation To test E-mail notification: 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Event Notification” function. 2. Select one recipient from the main window. 3. Click the Test button on the toolbar or select the “Test” command from the “Operation” menu. 4. The software will send a “test” e-mail message to the selected recipient.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation To add a new scheduled task: Click the “New” button on the toolbar. The new task schedule wizard will appear. Select the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild, then click “Next”.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 1. Enter a name for the task. 2. Configure the frequency for the task. 3. Set the duration for the task. 4. Check the “Enable the task” option to activate this task. 5. Click “Finish”. Modify a Scheduled Task This command is used to change settings for a scheduled task. To Modify a Task Schedule: 1. Select a task from the Task schedule list. 2. Click the “Modify” button on the toolbar, and modify the task settings in the popup window.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 1. Highlight the “File” menu, and select the “Remote Control” function. 2. Click the Add button on the toolbar or select the “Add” command from the “Operation” menu. 3. Enter the system address, name, and port information in the popup window. The system address can be a host name, or an IP address. The default system port is 7402. 4. Click “OK” to finish adding the new connection.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Note: The System Address cannot be modified. If you insist on modifying this item, you must first delete this connection and then add a new connection. In addition, the connected system cannot be modified – you must first disconnect from this system. Delete a Connection This command deletes a remote system from the connection list. To delete a connection: 1. Highlight the “File” menu and select the “Remote Control” function. 2.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Note: The initial user name/password for a remote system is RAID/hpt. You are free to modify the username and password after the connection is established. If the connection is successful established, the application will retrieve the event logs from the remote system, then switch to Array Management view. Disconnect Remote System This function closes the connection from a connected system. To disconnect a remote system: 1.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation Event Port - The client software will retrieve events through this port. The default value is 7403. The System Port value must differ from the value assigned to the Event Port. After you reset a system’s configuration, you should restart the service on that system for the changes to take effect. 5. Click “OK” to apply the changes.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 1. Click the “Add” button in the User Management window. 2. In the popup window, enter the user name, enter and confirm the password, and then click “Next”. 3. Select the appropriate privileges for the user. 4. Click “Finish”. Delete a User This function deletes a user’s account on the connected remote system. To delete a user: 1. Select the target user ID from the User list displayed in the User Management window. 2.
RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation 2. Click the “Set Password” option, and enter the password for the user. 3. Click OK to apply your selections. Set Privilege The Administrator uses this function set a user’s privileges for the selected remote system. To set privileges for a user: 1. Select the target user ID from the user list displayed in the User Management window. 2. Click the “Set Privilege” option. 3. In the popup window, assign the privileges for the selected user. 4.
Chapter 5 Linux Driver Support Contents of this Chapter: Fedora Core 6 Linux installation Overview Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview
Linux Driver Support 1 – Fedora Core 6 Linux installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 1720 Adapter on a Fedora Core 6 Linux system. 2 - Installing Fedora Core 6 on the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver, the precompiled drivers cannot be used. A driver can be built for this kernel using the OpenSource package for the RocketRAID 1720 controller.
Linux Driver Support 3) When prompted “Do you have a driver disk?”, select “Yes”. At the “Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue” prompt, insert the driver diskette in the floppy drive and then select “OK”. 4) The system will now load the RocketRAID 1720 driver automatically. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 1720 driver for an Existing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the RocketRAID 1720 controller BIOS loads/posts after the SCSI adapter’s BIOS.
Linux Driver Support Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array. Then mount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access it. Note: xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point. Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in “insmod rr172x.ko” each time the operating system is booted, the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup.
Linux Driver Support 2. If the original driver is installed in the /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/ scsi/ directory, and loaded by the script file (Example /etc/init.d/hptdriver) during the init process, or the configure file (Example /etc/modules.conf), please replace it with the new driver (rr172x.o or rr172x.ko). 5 - Installing the RAID Management Software The HighPoint RAID Management Software is used to configure and keep track of your hard disks and RAID arrays attached to RR1720 controller.
Linux Driver Support 1 - Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 1720 Adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 4 Linux system. 2 - Installing Red Hat Enterprise 4 (AS, ES, WS) Linux on the RocketRAID 1720 controller To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 1720: Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette The driver is provided in a floppy diskette image file format.
Linux Driver Support the system be to boot from the RocketRAID 1720. Continue the installation as normal. You can refer to Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation guide. Note: 1. The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Setting Utility. If no other SCSI adapters are installed, the device marked as “BOOT” or “HDD0”will identified as /dev/sda, “HDD1” as /dev/sdb, “HDD2” as /dev/sdc, etc. When creating mount points, /boot must be mounted on /dev/sda.
Linux Driver Support To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk / dev/sda” command. Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1” command to setup a file system on this partition. Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array. Then, mount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access it. Note: xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point. Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in “insmod rr172x.
Linux Driver Support 4 - Updating the Driver If you are not booting from disks attached to RocketRAID 1720 controller, you can update the driver just by reinstalling it following the procedure outlined in the previous section, “Installing the RocketRAID 1720 driver for an Existing System”. If you are running the system installed to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 1720: First, obtain the new driver module “rr172x.ko”. Refer to the previous section “Obtain the Driver Module”.
Linux Driver Support 1 – SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 1720 Adapter on a SuSE (SLES) Linux system. 2 - Installing SLES Linux on the RocketRAID 1720 Host Adapter Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the precompiled driver, the precompiled drivers cannot be used.
Linux Driver Support 4. 5. 6. When the “Diver Update Menu” is displayed, press “OK” and “back” for back to installer. Next. Select “back” to return to the installer. Installation will now proceed normally. Refer to SLES Linux documents for additional OS installation procedures. Additional Installation Notes: The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Setting Utility.
Linux Driver Support title Linux kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinux root=/dev/hda1 acpi=off initrd (hd0,1)/initrd Reboot the system to allow the new kernel parameters to take effect. Step 2 Install the Driver Module Extract the module file from the file /linux/suse /[arch]-[version]/install/update.tar.gz (from the driver disk), using the following commands: # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy # cd / # tar xfz /mnt/floppy/linux/suse/i386-sles9/install/update.tar.
Linux Driver Support 3. Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array. Then, mount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access it. Note: xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point. Step 4 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in “insmod rr172x.o” each time the operating system is booted, the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup.
Linux Driver Support 4 – Updating the Driver To update the driver, simply reinstall the driver following the steps in previous section, “ Install RocketRAID 1720 Driver on an Existing System “. Note: If the driver is loaded in initrd (when system is installed onto a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 1720), you need to run the mkinitrd command to update the initrd file. If you are using the lilo boot loader, run lilo again (# lilo).
Chapter 6 FreeBSD Driver Support Contents of this Chapter: 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 1720 Controller 2 - Installing the RocketRAID 1720 Driver on an Existing System 3 - Updating the Driver 4 - Uninstalling the Driver
FreeBSD Driver Support 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 1720 Controller If you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the RocketRAID 1720 host adapter, please follow the steps below. Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette When installing FreeBSD to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 1720, you must prepare a RocketRAID 1720 driver diskette before starting the installation procedure. First, obtain the driver diskette image file from the driver package.
FreeBSD Driver Support BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memory FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8 (mailto:jkh@narf.osd.bsdi.com, Sat Apr 21 08:46:19 GMT 2001) Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds… <-press SPACE key A prompted label “ok” will appear at the bottom of the screen. 4. Insert the RocketRAID 1720 driver diskette into floppy drive. Type in “load diskx:rr172x-x.x” (without quotation marks), and then press enter. for FreeBSD 4.
FreeBSD Driver Support for FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr172x-4.10.ko for FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr172x-4.11.ko for FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr172x-5.0.ko for FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr172x-5.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr172x-5.2.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr172x-5.3.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr172x-5.4.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr172x-5.3-amd64.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr172x-5.
FreeBSD Driver Support 7. Before exiting installation, an additional step must be taken to copy the RocketRAID 1720 driver module to the system. On the driver diskette, there is a setup script labeled “postinstall”, which will complete this task. Before rebooting the system, press Alt-F4 to enter the command shell, and type the following commands: # mount –o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt # sh /mnt/postinstall # umount /mnt Then, press Alt-F1 to return to the setup screen, and choose [X Exit Install] to finish setup.
FreeBSD Driver Support For FreeBSD 4.x: # vnconfig vn0c freebsd_xxx.img # mount /dev/vn0c /mnt # cp /mnt/rr172x-xxx.ko /modules/rr172x.ko # vnconfig –du vn0c myfilesystem mount=/mnt For FreeBSD 5.x: # mdconfig –a –t vnode –f freebsd_5.x.img –u 0 # mount /dev/md0 /mnt # cp /mnt/rr172x-xxx.ko /boot/kernel/rr172x.ko # umount /mnt # mdconfig –d –u md0 Step 2 Test the Driver Module Test the driver module to ensure that it works with the system, by loading it during bootup.
FreeBSD Driver Support <- For FreeBSD 5.1 and later: select “6” on “Welcome to FreeBSD” screen. Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds… <-press SPACE key Type ’?’ for a list of commands, ’help’ for more detailed help. ok load rr172x /modules/rr172x.ko text=0xf571 data=0x2c8+0x254 ok autoboot Note: If you have configured a RAID 10 using 4 disks, it will be registered to system as device /dev/da0.
FreeBSD Driver Support Step 4 Configure the System to Mount Volumes at Startup Instruct the system to automatically mount the array by modifying the file /etc/fstab. Example: Add the following line to instruct the system to mount /dev/da1s1e to location /mnt/hpt after startup: /dev/da1s1e /mnt/hpt ufs rw 0 0 3 - Updating the Driver To update the driver with a newer revision, simply reinstall the driver following the steps discussed in the previous section, “Install the driver on an existing system”.
Appendix Customer Support
Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID1720, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department: Make sure the latest BIOS, driver and RAID Software have been installed for the RocketRAID1720. Updates are available from our website.
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