RocketRAID 174x SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.1 Date: Dec. 2006 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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Table ot Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction About this Guide ....................................................................................................... 1-1 Introducing the RocketRAID 174x Host Adapter ....................................................... 1-1 Product Features ........................................................................................................1-1 Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology .....................................................
Table ot Contents (2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions, Vista) Driver and Software CD ............................................................................................. 4-1 Windows Driver Installation ......................................................................................4-3 1- Web RAID Management Interface .........................................................................4-4 2 - Preparing Hard disks ..........................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Contents of this Chapter: About this guide Introducing the RocketRAID 174x Host Adapter Product Features Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology
Introduction About this Guide The RocketRAID 174x SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information about the functions and capabilities of the RR174x series of host adapter cards, and instructions for installing, configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by these adapter. Introducing the RocketRAID 174x Host Adapter The HighPoint RocketRAID 174x series are 4-channel PCI to Serial ATA II RAID controllers.
Introduction • • • • • • Web browser-base software (Web GUI) Command Line Interface (CLI) SMTP email notification for events and error reporting Remote array management through (Web GUI, RAID GUI and CLI) 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 174x Host Adapter.
Introduction When you create a redundant array using the RocketRAID 174x controller’s BIOS Configuration Utility, it will create the array in un-initialized state. The initialization process can be completed after installing the driver and management software. When creating an array using the HighPoint RAID Management Console software, you can specify an initialization option (Skip initialization, foreground and background).
Introduction Online RAID Level Migration This term describes the ability to change one type of array (RAID level), into a different type of array (changing a RAID 1 array into a RAID 10 array for example). Data is still accessible during the migration process, and a base level of security is still active. OCE, ORLM and the RocketRAID 174x The RocketRAID 174x supports both Online Capacity Expansion (OCE), and Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM).
Chapter 2 RocketRAID 174x Hardware Description/Installation Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 174x Hardware 1 - RocketRAID 174x Adapter Layout 2 - LED Connections 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 174x Host Adapter 4 - Verifying Installation
RocketRAID 174x Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 174x Hardware 1 – RocketRAID 174x Adapter Layout RocketRAID 1740 Adapter Layout RocketRAID 1742 Adapter Layout 2-1
RocketRAID 174x Hardware Description/Installation Port1- Port4 These represent the RocketRAID 174x’s 4 SATAII ports. Depending upon the model, these ports utilize standard SATA or eSATA (external SATA) connectors. CONN1, CONN3 These LED connectors can be used to configure Disk Failure (CONN3) and Disk Activity (CONN1) indicators for each individual disk attached to the RocketRAID 174x. BEEP1 - Speaker Alarm (speaker): The speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure.
RocketRAID 174x Hardware Description/Installation CONN1 – Hard disk Activity LED’s. CONN3 – Hard Disk Failure LED’s. Note: The RR1740 LED’s utilize right-angle connectors, but functions in the same manner as the other 174x host adapters. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 174x Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 174x host adapter. The RocketRAID 174x includes both standard and low-profile brackets.
RocketRAID 174x Hardware Description/Installation 4. 5. 6. After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the RocketRAID 174x using the appropriate data cable. SATA cables have universal connections – either end can be attached to the adapter or hard disk. Each RocketRAID 174x included two standard SATA cables, for the internal ports (Port 3 and Port 4). The eSATA ports are designed for use with external disk enclosures that utilize eSATA connectors.
RocketRAID 174x Hardware Description/Installation 4 - Verifying Installation Once the RocketRAID 174x 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 174x BIOS Utility will be displayed during bootup. 2. Press Ctrl+H to access the RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility.
Chapter 3 RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility 1 - BIOS Command Overview 2 - Creating RAID Arrays 3 - Adding/Removing Spare Disks 4 - Updating the BIOS
RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 174x’s BIOS Utility can be accessed using the “Ctrl+H” command. This command should be displayed automatically when the RocketRAID 174x’s BIOS screen appears during the system’s boot up procedure. 1 - BIOS Command Overview The RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility provides a wide selection of RAID related commands. These commands are displayed towards the top of the utility’s interface.
RocketRAID 174x 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 Set Boot Mark - this function is used to designate a particular disk or RAID array to function as the RocketRAID 174x’s boot device.
RocketRAID 174x 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. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk(s) and press ENTER.
RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility 6. Next, Use the ↓ arrow key to highlight the Capacity (GB) option and press 7. 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.
RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility not utilize the full available capacity at the time of creation, these disks may be used as spares. For example: a RAID 0 array was created between two 200GB hard disks, but only 200GB of space (out of a grand total of 400GB), was assigned to that array. In this example, 200GB of disk space remains unallocated. This unallocated space would allow these disks to be set as spares for a separate redundant array that falls into the same capacity range (200GB).
RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility 4) 5) 6) Select the “Browse the CD” option, and access the directory provided for the RR174x host adapter. Open the “BIOS” directory, and double click the “hptflash.exe” icon. This will start the BIOS flash utility: Select the RR174x 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.
RocketRAID 174x BIOS Utility 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) If you are booting from a CD image, you will need to add these files to the CD. Insert the boot image media into the appropriate drive, and boot the system. Once the A:\> 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).
Chapter 4 RocketRAID 174x 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 174x Driver and Software Installation Driver and Software CD The RocketRAID 174x 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 174x Driver and Software Installation 6. Click on the “OK” button to create the driver diskette. To install the RAID software: 1. Click on “Install RAID Management Software”. 2. Select the desired software from the drop down menu, and click on the “OK” button.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation Windows Driver Installation Before installing the RocketRAID 174x device driver, make sure the RocketRAID 174x host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system’s chassis (refer to the Hardware Installation section, page 2-3).
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation 3. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry. If the RocketRAID 174x device entry is not displayed, or there are “?” or “!” marks displayed near the RocketRAID 174x entry, the driver has not been installed properly. Delete the entries and reinstall the driver.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation Note: the login information is saved in /etc/hptuser.dat. If you forget the password you can remove this file to reset the password. If you can’t connect to the local system, please check and make sure a process named hptsvr is running. If hptsvr is not running, you can start it manually by using the following command (from a terminal window) “/Library/Startup Items/Hptsvr/hptsvr”.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation 3 Array Management Creating an Array To create an array: 1) 2) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu. Click the Create Array button. The create array page will appear. 3) 4) Choose the array type you want to create from the drop-down list. Enter a name for the array (this is optional) 5) If you are creating a redundant RAID array (RAID1, 5, 10), select an initialization option for the array.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation Write-through When the write-through setting is selected, writes to the array are always passed directly to the disks. Subsequent reads may still be completed from the cache, if appropriate. 7) 8) 9) Select disks from the Available Disks list. Enter a capacity for the array, or use the default value (the maximum capacity for the array). Click Create. If you have specified an initialization option, the initialization process will start automatically.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation Adding Disks to an Array When an array member in a redundant array fails, the array will be listed as broken. A broken array will be automatically rebuilt using available-spare disks. However, if you have no spare disks configured, you can still rebuild by manually adding an Available Disk to the array. To add a disk to a broken array: 1) 2) 3) Select menu “Manage - Array”. Click the Maintenance button. Click the Add Disk button.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation 1) 2) 3) Select menu “Manage - Array”. Click the “Maintenance” button. Click the “Rebuild” button. The rebuild process should begin. Expanding/Migrating an Array With the OCE/ORLM function, you can migrate an array from one RAID level to another RAID level and/or expand the array dynamically, even under I/O load. This function implements both Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM).
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation Renaming an Array To rename an array: 1) 2) 3) 4) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu. Click on the Maintenance button. Enter a new name for the array. Click the Rename button. Note: An array running background tasks cannot be renamed. 4 Device Management Select the “Manage | Device” function to access the device management page.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation S.M.A.R.T Status You can view S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data about a particular hard disk to help troubleshoot problems that occur. You can also setup periodically S.M.A.R.T. status checking to send notification messages when S.M.A.R.T. thresholds are exceeded. To view the S.M.A.R.T status of a hard disk: 1) Select “Manage | Device” from the menu. 2) Click the “SMART” link to display the S.M.A.R.T information page.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation To rescan the devices: 1) Select menu “Manage | Device”. 2) Click “Rescan Devices” button. Note: When you are hot-plugging an entire array, run rescan only after all array members (hard disks) have been physically plugged or unplugged from the system. You can rescan all the devices at once using the Rescan function on the Array Management page.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation 6 Managing Events and Tasks The HighPoint Web RAID Management Software automatically logs all controller related events that have occurred (for all controllers/cards managed by the software). In addition you can configure E-mail Notification to receive information about these events (see Section 7 Settings) View Events To view logged events, Please select “Event” from the menu. The Event Management page will be displayed.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation Scheduling a Task To add a task schedule: 1) 2) 3) 4) Select the array that you want to verify or rebuild. Enter a name for the task. Configure the frequency for the task. Check the Submit button. Delete a Scheduled Task To delete a task schedule: 1) Select a task from the Tasks List. 2) Click the Delete button.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation 7 Settings Select the “Settings” option to access Settings page. Enable Audible Alarm This setting enables and disables the RR174x’s alarm. Listening Port Change Listening Port This is the TCP port number utilized by the HighPoint RAID Management Service in order to communicate with the management console and web browser software. When you connect to the service, the port value you enter must be in accordance with the system port value on the service.
RocketRAID 174x Driver and Software Installation Enter a new port number and click the “Change Port” button to change the listening port. Restrict to localhost access If this option is selected, the HPT Web RAID Management Service will refuse any Remote Access request. Please connect to the local machine by entering “localhost” in the URL bar.” Change Password This setting allows you to alter the default password (when logging on).
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 174x Adapter on a Fedora Core 6 Linux system. 2 - Installing Fedora Core 6 on the RocketRAID 174x 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 174x 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 174x driver automatically. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 174x driver for an Existing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the RocketRAID 174x 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 rr174x.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 (rr174x.o or rr174x.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 RR174x controller.
Linux Driver Support 1 - Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 174x Adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 4 Linux system. 2 - Installing Red Hat Enterprise 4 (AS, ES, WS) Linux on the RocketRAID 174x controller To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 174x: Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette The driver is provided in a floppy diskette image file format.
Linux Driver Support Continue the installation as normal. You can refer to Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation guide. Note: The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID 174x 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 rr174x.
Linux Driver Support 4 - Updating the Driver If you are not booting from disks attached to RocketRAID 174x controller, you can update the driver just by reinstalling it following the procedure outlined in the previous section, “Installing the RocketRAID 174x driver for an Existing System”. If you are running the system installed to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 174x: First, obtain the new driver module “rr174x.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 174x Adapter on a SuSE (SLES) Linux system. 2 - Installing SLES Linux on the RocketRAID 174x 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 174x 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 Step 4 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver To avoid typing in “insmod rr174x.o” each time the operating system is booted, the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup. To install the module, type in the following commands (first change to the directory where the proper rr174x.ko file is located): 1. Edit the file “/etc/sysconfig/kernel”, and add the rr174x module to the line “INITRD_MODULES=…” Example: INITRD_MODULES=”reiserfs rr174x” 2.
Linux Driver Support 5 - Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 174x driver Note: The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID 174x. To uninstall the driver, remove the lines added to /etc/modules.conf and /etc/fstab.
Chapter 6 FreeBSD Driver Support Contents of this Chapter: 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 174x Controller 2 - Installing the RocketRAID 174x Driver on an Existing System 3 - Updating the Driver 4 - Uninstalling the Driver
FreeBSD Driver Support 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 174x Controller If you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the RocketRAID 174x 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 174x, you must prepare a RocketRAID 174x driver diskette before starting the installation procedure. First, obtain the driver diskette image file from the driver package.
FreeBSD Driver Support FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8 (mailto:jkh@narf.osd.bsdi.com, Sat Apr 21 08:46:19 GMT 2001) Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds… <-press SPACE key A prompted label “ok” will appear at the bottom of the screen. 4. Insert the RocketRAID 174x driver diskette into floppy drive. Type in “load diskx: rr174x-x.x” (without quotation marks), and then press enter. for FreeBSD 4.
FreeBSD Driver Support for FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr174x-4.11.ko for FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr174x-5.0.ko for FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr174x-5.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr174x-5.2.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr174x-5.3.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr174x-5.4.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr174x-5.3-amd64.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr174x-5.4-amd64.ko 5. 6.
FreeBSD Driver Support 7. Before exiting installation, an additional step must be taken to copy the RocketRAID 174x 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/rr174x-xxx.ko /modules/rr174x.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/rr174x-xxx.ko /boot/kernel/rr174x.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 /kernel text=0x24f1db data=0x3007ec+0x2062c - <- 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 rr174x /modules/rr174x.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 RocketRAID 174x, 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 RocketRAID 174x. Updates are available from our website.
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