Highpoint RocketRAID 2220 Guia do Utilizador

1 RocketRAID 2220 SATAII Host Adapter User’s Guide Revision: 1.0 Date: March 2005 HighPoint Technologies, Inc

10 2 - LED Connections D1 through D8 represent SATA channels SATA1 through SATA8 respectively. The following diagrams describe the connector pin d

11 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 2220 Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 2220 host adapter. Th

12 4 - Verifying Installation Once the RocketRAID 2220 host adapter and hard disks have been installed into the chassis, boot-up the system to veri

13 RocketRAID 2220 BIOS Utility

14 RocketRAID 2220 BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 2220's BIOS Utility can be accessed using the "Ctrl+H" command. This command should b

15 Devices – displays information about hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 2220. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk, and

16 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 use

17 RocketRAID 2220 Driver and Software Installation Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, 2003 Server)

18 Windows Driver Installation Before installing the RocketRAID 2220 device driver, make sure the RocketRAID 2220 host adapter and all required har

19 Installing the RocketRAID 2220 driver during a fresh Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation 1. After booting from the Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD-ROM, w

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20 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

21 3 - Creating an Array To create an array: 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, then select the "Array Management” function. 2. Click the

22 Note: The selection sequence is important - the order in which the disks are selected will determine the disk sequence of the array. 7. Select

23 6 - Recovering/Verifying Arrays When an array member (hard disk) of a redundant array fails, the array will be marked as "broken". B

24 5. The interface is very similar to the Array Creation Wizard interface. Select the type of array you wish to change the existing array into, t

25 Renaming an Array 1. Highlight the "Management" menu, and select the "Array Management” function. 2. Highlight the array you wa

26 To add a Recipient: 1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Event Notification” function. 2. Click the “Add” button on the toolbar

27 Task Management (continued) The Task Schedule list displays all of the tasks assigned to the selected remote system. To view detailed informa

28 New Task Wizard (continued Select the task type and the array that you want to verify or rebuild, then click “Next”. 1. Enter a name for

29 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 Tas

3 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ...3 ABOUT THIS

30 Modify a Connection This command modifies connection information for a remote system. To modify a connection: 1. Highlight the “File” menu an

31 Connect to a Remote System (Continued) Note: The initial user name/password for a remote system is RAID/hpt. You are free to modify the user

32 System Configuration (Continued) Event Port - The client software will retrieve events through this port. The default value is 7403. The System

33 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

34 Linux Driver Support

35 1 – Fedora Core 3 Linux installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2220 Adap

36 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 2220 driver for an Existing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the RocketRAID 2

37 # ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver (continued) # ln –sf /e

38 1 - Red Hat Enterprise 3 Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the RocketRAID 2220 Adapter on a Re

39 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 2220 driver for an Existing System Note: If a SCSI adapter is used to boot the system, make sure the RocketRAID 2

4 3 - Creating an Array... 21 4 - Deleting an Arr

40 Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by modi

41 1 – SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installation Overview This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the R

42 3 - Installing the RocketRAID 2220 Driver on an Existing System If you are currently running SLES and would like to access drives or arrays att

43 1. To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk /dev/sda” command. 2. Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1” c

44 4 – Updating the Driver To update the driver, simply reinstall the driver following the steps in previous section, " Install RocketRAID 222

45 Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID 2220, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint pro

46 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 digit

5 About this Guide The RocketRAID 2220 SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information about the functions and capabilities of the host ada

6 Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the functions of the RocketRAI

7 Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) This feature allows disks to be added to existing RAID arrays, in order to increase the array’s capacity, witho

8 RocketRAID 2220 Hardware Description/Installation

9 RocketRAID 2220 Hardware 1 – RocketRAID 2220 Adapter Layout Port1- Port8 These represent the RocketRAID 2220’s eight SATA channels. The SATA