RocketRAID 231x SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.1 Date: January 2007 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 - About this Guide ................................................................................................... 1-1 2 - Introducing the RocketRAID 2310, 2312 and 2314 Host Adapters ........................ 1-2 3 - Product Features ................................................................................................... 1-3 4 - Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology ................................................
Table of Contents (2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions of XP/2003, Vista) Driver and Software CD ............................................................................................. 4-1 Windows Driver Installation ......................................................................................4-3 1 - Installing the RAID Management Console/ Interface Overview ........................... 4-4 2 - Software Interface - Overview of commands/functions ........................................
Table of Contents 1 - Installing the driver and RAID utility ....................................................................7-1 2 - Arrary Management........................................................................................................7-3 3 - Preparing Hard disks ............................................................................................. 7-3 4 - Device Management .............................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Contents of this Chapter: About this guide Introducing the RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter Product Features Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology
Introduction About this Guide The RocketRAID 231x SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information about the functions and capabilities of these host adapter products, and instructions for installing, configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by these adapter cards. Introducing the RocketRAID 2310, 2312 and 2314 Host Adapters The HighPoint RocketRAID 2310, 2312 and 2314 host adapters are 4-channel PCI-Express x4 to SATA II RAID controllers.
Introduction Quick and Background initialization for quick RAID 5 configurations BIOS boot support (INT13) Command Line Interface for RAID management (CLI) Graphical RAID Management Software (RAID Management Console) Web-based RAID Management Software Automatic RAID rebuild SMTP support for email notification Windows/Win x64, Mac, Linux and FreeBSD support Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the functions of t
Introduction 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). 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.
Introduction Spare disk A spare disk is a single disk that can be used to automatically rebuild a redundant array in case of drive failure. Spare disks may also be members of a RAID array. Any available space on these disks may be used to rebuild other broken arrays. Legacy disk Disks attached to the host adapter that contain valid partition tables will be identified as “legacy” disks.
Chapter 2 RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 231x Hardware 1 - RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter Layout 2 - LED Connections 3 - Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter 4 - Verifying Installation
RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation 1 – RocketRAID 231x Host Adapter layout RocketRAID 2310 Port1- Port4 These represent the host adapter’s four SATAII channels J3, J4 These LED connectors can be used to configure Disk Failure (J3) and Disk Activity (J4) indicators for each individual disk attached to the RocketRAID 2310. These connections are ideal for server chassis that utilize removable drive bays. JP3 This jumper can be used to enable or disable the card’s alarm (BEEP1).
RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 2312 SATA1, SATA2 These represent the host adapter’s two internal SATAII channels SATA3, SATA4 These represent the host adapter’s two external SATAII (eSATA) channels J3, J4 These LED connectors can be used to configure Disk Failure (J3) and Disk Activity (J4) indicators for hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 2312’s internal SATA channels (SATA 1 and 2). These connections are ideal for server chassis that utilize removable drive bays.
RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation RocketRAID 2314 SATA 1- SATA 4 These represent the RocketRAID 2310’s four external SATAII (eSATA) channels BEEP1 - Speaker Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure. 2 - LED Connections LED Connections –RR2310 The RocketRAID 2310 host adapter has two LED jumpers that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard disks attached to the card’s four SATAII channels.
RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation The following diagram describes the connector pin definitions for both of these LED connectors. J3 provides LED support for Disk Failure, while J4 supports Disk Activity. Pins 1-4 represent each SATAII channel/port (Pin 1 = Port 1, Pin2 = Port 2, etc.). Pin 5 is for power (VCC, 3.3v) Note: these LED connectors were designed for use with SATA and SATAII backplanes (typically used in hot-swap enclosures or drive bays designed for use with server chassis).
RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation 3- Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter. The RocketRAID 2310 and 2312 models include both standard and low-profile brackets. It may be necessary to attach the low-profile bracket in place of the standard bracket, depending upon the chassis design. The RocketRAID 2314 is a fullheight card, and is not designed for use with low-profile chassis. 1.
RocketRAID 231x Hardware Description/Installation 4. After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the host adapter using the data cable. The RocketRAID 2310 model utilizes standard SATA cables – four are included in each retail box. This card can support up to four SATA or SATAII hard disk drives. The RocketRAID 2312 includes 2 standard SATA cables, and 2 eSATA cables. It can support up to four hard disk drives, and the internal and external channels can be used simultaneously.
Chapter 3 RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility Contents of this Chapter: RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility 1 - BIOS Command Overview 2 - Creating RAID Arrays 3 - Adding/Remove Spare Disks 4 - Updating the BIOS 5 - BIOS – Additional Settings
RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility RocketRAID BIOS Utility Access the RocketRAID host adapter’s BIOS utility using the “Control + H”. This command should be displayed automatically when the host adapter’s BIOS screen appears during the system’s boot up procedure. 1 - BIOS Command Overview The BIOS Utility provides a wide selection of RAID related commands. These commands are displayed towards the top of the utility’s interface.
RocketRAID 231x 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 host adapter’s boot device.
RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility 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. Next, press the Y (yes) key to initialize the selected disk(s), or N (no) key to cancel the initialization process.
RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility Note: Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives. The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another array, set as a spare disk, or partitioned to act as a single disk (by the operating system). 8. To complete the creation procedure, use the ↓ arrow key to highlight the Start Creation item and press ENTER. Press the Y (yes) key to create the array, or N (no) key to cancel the creation process.
RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility For Windows based operating systems: 1) Download the desired BIOS update from the Support section provided for the host adapter. Extract the download to the directory of your choice. 2) Insert the Driver and Software CD included with the retail box into the system’s CD-ROM or DVD drive. The CD should autorun, and display the following screen: 3) 4) 5) Select the “Browse the CD” option, and access the directory provided for the RR231x host adapter.
RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility 6) 7) 8) Select the appropriate model 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 231x BIOS Utility 5) 6) 7) The utility will then ask if you want to flash the controller (upgrade the BIOS). Select Y for yes. The utility will display a progress bar during the flash procedure, then will attempt verify the update. Once complete, the system can be rebooted. 5 - BIOS – Additional Settings The RocketRAID host adapter’s BIOS utility has several other configurable settings that can be accessed when flashing the BIOS. Using the hptflash.
RocketRAID 231x BIOS Utility A BIOS menu similar to the BIOS setup utility will be displayed. This sub-menu allows the administrator to enable/disable various controller functions. Several of the more common functions are described below: Keyboard Timeout (diag.exe) / Stop on Error (hptflash.exe) – disabling this option will prompt the card to automatically skip error messages during bootup (broken array warnings), if the administrator does not input the “Control + H” command to access the BIOS menu.
Chapter 4 RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions of XP/2003,Vista) Contents of this Chapter: Driver and Software CD Windows Driver Installation
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Driver and Software CD The 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. 3. Insert a blank floppy diskette into the system’s floppy drive. Click on “Create Driver Diskette”. 4.
RocketRAID 231x 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”. 2. Select the desired software from the drop down menu, and click on the “OK” button.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Windows Driver Installation Before installing the RocketRAID host adapter’s device driver, make sure the RocketRAID host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system’s chassis/disk enclosure (refer to the Hardware Installation section).
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 3. Double click the “SCSI and RAID controllers” entry. If the RocketRAID device entry is not displayed, or there are “?” or “!” marks displayed near the RocketRAID entry, the driver has not been installed properly. Delete the entries and reinstall the driver. Installing the RocketRAID driver during a fresh Windows installation 1.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation The software is incapable of working with RAID arrays or hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 231x until the user has logged on. Default Parameters: System Address: 127.0.0.1 Port: 7402 User Name: RAID Password: hpt 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.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Overview of Function-menus (tabs) File Remote Control - view information about remote systems System Configuration - switch between available remote systems User Management - Add or remove users, edit user profiles Password - change the password Exit - exit the utility interface Management RAID Management – Create/delete/maintain RAID arrays Device Management - check information or change settings for host adapters, and hard disks Spare management - create a
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 3 - Creating an Array To create an array: 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, then select the “Array Management” function. 2. Click the Create button on the toolbar or select the “Create” command from the “Operation” menu. The array creation wizard will appear. 3. 4. Select the desired RAID level from the drop-down list. Enter a name for the array using the keyboard (this is optional), and click the Next button.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Write-through - when the write-through setting is selected, all write requests sent to the array are passed directly to the disks. However, subsequent reads may still be completed from the cache if appropriate. 6. Select which disks are to be used to create the array. Highlight the desired disk from the left-side of the interface (available disks), then click on the button to move the disk to the right side of the interface (selected disks).
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation Note: An array in use by the operating system cannot be deleted. Any data stored on a deleted array will be inaccessible. 5 - Configuring Spare Disks Spare disks can be used to rebuild redundant RAID arrays in the case of failure. To configure spare disks, highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Spare Management” function. The Spare Management window will appear.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 3. Click the Rebuild button on the toolbar or select the “Rebuild” command from the “Operation” menu. Verifying an Array For a RAID 1 or RAID 10 array, the verify process compares the data of one mirror pair with the other (single hard disk in the case of RAID1, and a paired set of disks for RAID 10). For RAID 5, the verify process calculates RAID5 parity and compares it to the parity data on the array. Verification checks each sector on a given disk.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 3. 4. 5. Click the button on the toolbar or select “OCE/ORLM” command from the “Operation” menu. The OCE/ORLM window will appear. The interface is very similar to the Array Creation Wizard interface. Select the type of array you wish to change the existing array into, then set any corresponding parameters (cache/ initialization options, capacity, if relevant). Notes: 1.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation To access the Device Management window, highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Device Management” function. Changing Device Settings Depending upon the hard disk in question, and support provided by the current device driver, you can adjust settings for disk: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and NCQ. Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually. S.M.A.R.T Status You can view S.M.A.R.T.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation This feature allows the administrator to view and monitor a variety of SAF-TE related attributes, such as chassis temperature readings, disk failure, and the status of the chassis cooling apparatus (cooling fans). Note: This feature is dependent upon the system chassis – this function will not be available unless the chassis supports SAF-TE. Renaming an Array 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Array Management” function. 2.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 3. Next, enter the necessary information in the E-mail Notification Setting window. 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.
RocketRAID 231x 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 231x Driver and Software Installation 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 231x 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 231x Driver and Software Installation Connection: 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 231x Driver and Software Installation 4. Enter new connection information in the popup window, and click OK to apply the changes. 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.
RocketRAID 231x 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 231x Driver and Software Installation System Port - This is the TCP port number that the RAID Management Service uses to communicate with RAID Management Console. When you connect to the service, the port value you enter must be in accordance with the system port value on the service. The default value is 7402. 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.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation The user management window lists all users assigned to the selected remote system. The current/active user will be designated with an icon. Add a User This function adds a user account to the connected remote system. To add a user: 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”.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 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. Click Delete to remove the selected user. Click “Yes” to delete the item. Select “No” to cancel this command. Note: An active user (user currently utilizing the software) cannot be deleted from the console.
RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation 3. In the popup window, assign the privileges for the selected user. 4. Click OK to apply your selections.
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 host adapter on a Fedora Core 6 Linux system. 2 - Installing Fedora Core 6 on the RocketRAID 231x 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 host adapter.
Linux Driver Support 3) 4) 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 and then select “OK”. The system will now load the RocketRAID driver automatically. 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x driver for an Existing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the RocketRAID host adapter BIOS loads/posts after the SCSI adapter’s BIOS.
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 rr2310_00.
Linux Driver Support 4 - Updating the Driver 1. If the original driver is installed in the system’s initrd (Initial RAM Disk) file (when using a system installed to RockeRAID host adapter, for example), the driver module in the initrd file should be updated using the mkinitrd command (or extract the initrd file and replace the driver module manually). 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.
Linux Driver Support 1 - Red Hat Enterprise 4 Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID host adapter on a Red Hat Enterprise 3 Linux system. 2 - Installing Red Hat Enterprise 4 (AS, ES, WS) Linux on the RocketRAID 231x controller To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux onto disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID host adapter: 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 host adapter. 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 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 Step 2 Mounting and Partitioning the Device Example: A RAID array has been configured between several hard disks. This array will be registered to the system as device “/dev/sda”. 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.
Linux Driver Support For example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 to location / mnt/raid after startup: /dev/sda1 /mnt/raid ext2 defaults 0 0 4 - Updating the Driver If you are not booting from disks attached to RocketRAID host adapter, you can update the driver just by reinstalling it following the procedure outlined in the previous section, “Installing the RocketRAID driver for an Existing System”.
Linux Driver Support 5 - Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the RocketRAID 231x driver Note: The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID host adapter. To uninstall the driver, remove the lines added to /etc/fstab, and remove the files created in the /etc/init.d directory.
Linux Driver Support 1 - SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID host adapter on a SuSE (SLES) Linux system. 2 - Installing SLES Linux on the RocketRAID 231x 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 5. Next. Select “back” to return to the installer. 6. 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 host adapter’s BIOS Setting Utility. If no other SCSI adapters are installed, the device marked as “BOOT” or “HDD0” will be identified as /dev/sda, “HDD1” as /dev/sdb, “HDD2” as /dev/sdc, etc.
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 (SLES 9 is used as an example): # 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 rr2310_00.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 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 host adapter), 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 231x Controller 2 - Installing the RocketRAID 231x Driver on an Existing System 3 - Updating the Driver 4 - Uninstalling the Driver
FreeBSD Driver Support 1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 231x Controller If you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the RocketRAID 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 host adapter, you must prepare a driver diskette before starting the installation procedure. First, obtain the driver diskette image file from the driver package.
FreeBSD Driver Support BIOS driver C: is disk2 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 driver diskette into floppy drive. Type in “load diskx: rr2310_00-x.
FreeBSD Driver Support for FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2310_00-4.10.ko for FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE ok load disk1:rr2310_00-4.11.ko for FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.0.ko for FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.2.1.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.3.ko for FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.4.ko for FreeBSD 5.3-AMD64-RELEASE ok load disk0:rr2310_00-5.3-amd64.ko for FreeBSD 5.
FreeBSD Driver Support 6. Type in “boot” and continue with installation as normal. Refer to FreeBSD installation guide for additional information. ok boot Note: On some systems, when ACPI is enabled, FreeBSD may not function properly. Try disabling ACPI in the motherboard’s BIOS settings, or type the command “set hint.acpi.0.disabled=”1”” under the boot prompt, in order to solve the problem. 7.
FreeBSD Driver Support For FreeBSD 5.x: # mount –o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt # cp /mnt/rr2310_00-xxx.ko /boot/kernel/rr2310_00.ko # umount /mnt Alternately, it is possible extract the files from the .img files directly, without using a floppy diskette: For FreeBSD 4.x: # vnconfig vn0c freebsd_xxx.img # mount /dev/vn0c /mnt # cp /mnt/rr2310_00-xxx.ko /modules/rr2310_00.ko # vnconfig –du vn0c myfilesystem mount=/mnt For FreeBSD 5.x: # mdconfig –a –t vnode –f freebsd_5.x.
FreeBSD Driver Support BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Console: internal video/keyboard BIOS driver A: is disk0 BIOS driver C: is disk2 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) Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf /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.
Linux Driver Support This command will instruct the loader to load the RocketRAID module together with the kernel. After using this command, reboot the system. The RocketRAID module should now automatically load each time the operating system starts up. Note: When using FreeBSD 4.x, type in the following command to configure the system: # mknod /dev/rr2310_00 c 200 0 Then, check to make sure the node “/dev/rr2310_00¡± , is present in the /dev directory.
Chapter 7 Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Contents of this Chapter: 1 - Installing the driver and RAID utility 2 - Preparing Hard disks 3 - Array Management 4 - Device Management 5 - Configuring Spare Disks 6 - Managing Events and Tasks 7 - Settings
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 1 Installing the driver and RAID utility Installing the package 1) Double click the package labeled “rr2310_00-MacOSX-universal-vxxx.dmg” to start the installation process (“xxx” refers to the revision of the driver). This will open the driver and software packag. 2) Double click the “rr2310_00-MacOSX-universal-vxxx.dmg” file to start the installer: 3) When the Installer window opens, click the “Continue” button.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 6) You will then be notified that a reboot is needed to install the software. Click “Continue Installation”. 7) The driver will then be installed into the system. Click “Restart” to restart the system. After the system restarts, you can use a web browser to configure the controller and setup RAID arrays. Use the MacOSX Disk Utility to create partitions the RAID arrays.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Uninstalling To uninstall the driver and management software, double click the “rr2310_00MacOSX-universal-vxxx-” file. 1) Locate and double click the “uninstall.command” file. 2) This will initiate the uninstall script, and will open a Terminal window. Enter the administrator password when prompted, to delete the installed files 2 Preparing Hard disks Disks must be initialized before they can be configured into RAID arrays.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 3) Choose the array type you want to create from the drop-down list. 4) 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. Note: An un-initialized RAID1 or RAID10 array can still provide redundancy in case of a disk failure. A RAID5 array, however, is not fault-tolerant until initialization is finished.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 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. Deleting an Array To delete an array: 1) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu. 2) Click on the Maintenance button. An Array Information window will appear. 3) Click the Delete button.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 4) If the disk is successfully added to the array, rebuild process will start automatically. Note: If the system utilizes hot-swap capable enclosures, you can add new physical disks to the RocketRAID card in order to rebuild or modify an existing array, using the “Rescan” feature. Verifying an Array For a RAID 1 or RAID1/0 array, verify process compares the data of one mirror pair with the other.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software To expand/migrate an array: 1) Select “Manage - Array” from the menu. 2) 3) 4) Click the Maintenance button. Select the target array type. Click the OCE/ORLM button. 5) The OCE/ORLM page will appear. The interface is similar to the array creation wizard. Note: When expanding a JBOD array, all the original disks must be included in the target array, and these disks must be selected in the same order (as the original array).
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 4 Device Management Select the “Manage - Device” function to access the device management page. Change Device Settings Depending upon the capabilities RAID controller and hard disks drives in use, several configurable device settings may be available: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and NCQ. Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually, for each hard disk. S.M.A.R.T Status You can view S.M.A.R.T.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 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. Note: S.M.A.R.T attribute data is drive-specific. The software includes a list of definitions for popular drive models/manufacturers. Unknown S.M.A.R.T. attributes will be shown as “unknown”. You can add the attribute definitions for your drive in the file smart.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 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.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Adding a Spare Disk To add a spare disk, select a disk from the Available Disks list and click Add Spare button. This will add the disk to the Spare Pool list. Removing a Spare Disk To remove a spare disk, select it from the Spare Pool list and click the Remove Spare button. This will remove the disk from the Spare Pool list.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software Scheduling a Task To add a task schedule: 1) Select the array that you want to verify or rebuild. 2) 3) Enter a name for the task. Configure the frequency for the task. 4) 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.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software 7 Settings Select the “Settings” option to access Settings page. Enable Audible Alarm This setting enables and disables the RocketRAID host adapter’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.
Mac OSX Driver and RAID Management Software When you connect to the service, the port value you enter must be in accordance with the system port value on the service. The default value is 7402. 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.
Appendix Customer Support
Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department: Make sure the latest BIOS, driver and RAID Software have been installed for the RocketRAID host adapter. Updates are available from our website.
FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
