Highpoint RocketRAID 1720 User's Guide

RocketRAID 1720SATAII Host AdapterUser’s GuideRevision: 1.0Date: April 2007HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation2 -RocketRAID 1720 Hardware1 – RocketRAID 1720 Adapter LayoutPort1- Port2These represent the RocketRA

RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation2 -Disk Activity (Pins 1 and 2)Pin 2 represents SATA Port 1Pin 1 represents SATA Port 2Disk Failure (

RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation2 -4. After installing the adapter, attach hard disks to the RocketRAID 1720 using anSATA data cable.

RocketRAID 1720 Hardware Description/Installation2 -4 - Verifying InstallationOnce the RocketRAID 1720 host adapter and hard disks have been installed

Chapter 3RocketRAID 1720 BIOS UtilityContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility1 - BIOS Command Overview2 - Creating RAID Arrays3 - Adding/

RocketRAID 1720 BIOS UtilityThe RocketRAID 1720’s BIOS Utility can be accessed using the “Ctrl+H” command.This command should be displayed automatical

RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility3 -Add/Remove Spare - this command is used to assign hard disks to function asspare disks. The controller is capable of u

RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility3 -2 - Creating RAID ArraysInitializing Disks:Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized.Initialization w

RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility3 -6. Next, Use the ↓ arrow key to highlight the Capacity (GB) option and pressENTER. The total available capacity will b

RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility3 -3 - Updating the BIOSBIOS updates are released periodically, and posted on our website for download.There are several w

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RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility3 -6) Select the RR1720 from the drop down menu labeled “Controller”, and pressthe “Open” button – this will allow you to

RocketRAID 1720 BIOS Utility3 -3) Once the A:\> prompt has appeared, insert the media that contains therequired BIOS files, and type the following

Chapter 4RocketRAID 1720 Driver andSoftware Installation Microsoft Windows(2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64 versions, Vista)Contents of this Chapter:Driver

Driver and Software CDThe RocketRAID 1720 retail box includes a Driver and Software CD.This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes, and install t

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -5. Click on the “Please Select the Diskette you want to create” drop-down button,and select the app

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -2. Select the desired software from the drop down menu, and click on the “OK”button.Windows Driver

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 - windows asks to reboot the system, choose No.5. Windows will then display a second “Found New Hard

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Installing the RocketRAID 1720 driver during a fresh WindowsVista installation1. Boot from Windows

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -2. In the popup window, select Hardware tab and then click Device Managerbutton.Double click the “S

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Default Parameters:System Address: 127.0.0.1Port: 7402User Name: RAIDPassword: hptLogging On (cont

Table of ContentsChapter 1Introduction1 - About this Guide ...

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Device Management - check information or change settings for host adapters, andhard disksSpare mana

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -3. Select the desired RAID level from the drop-down list.4. Enter a name for the array using the ke

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Press Enter to use the default value (the maximum capacity for the array), orspecify the desired va

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -as “broken”.Broken arrays can be automatically rebuilt using hot-spare disks.However, if there are

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -7 – OCE/ORLMThe RR1720 supports both OCE (online capacity expansion) and ORLM (Online RAIDLevel Mig

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -However, you should always stop the transform progress from the RAID Manage-ment software.4. An une

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Renaming an Array1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Array Management”function.2. H

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Note: The software does not support SMTP servers that require user authentication.To add a Recipien

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -To test E-mail notification:1. Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Event Notification”

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 - To add a new scheduled task:Click the “New” button on the toolbar. The new task schedule wizard w

Windows Driver Installation ...4-31 - Installing the RAID Managemen

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -1. Enter a name for the task.2. Configure the frequency for the task.3. Set the duration for the ta

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -1. Highlight the “File” menu, and select the “Remote Control” function.2. Click the Add button on t

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Note: The System Address cannot be modified. If you insist on modifying this item,you must first d

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Note: The initial user name/password for a remote system is RAID/hpt. You are freeto modify the us

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -Event Port - The client software will retrieve events through this port. The defaultvalue is 7403.

RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation4 -1. Click the “Add” button in the User Management window.2. In the popup window, enter the user name

2. Click the “Set Password” option, and enter the password for the user.3. Click OK to apply your selections.Set PrivilegeThe Administrator uses this

Chapter 5Linux Driver SupportContents of this Chapter:Fedora Core 6 Linux installation OverviewRed Hat Enterprise 4 OverviewSuSE Linux Enterprise Serv

Linux Driver Support5 -1 – Fedora Core 6 Linux installation OverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize theRocket

Linux Driver Support5 -3) When prompted “Do you have a driver disk?”, select “Yes”. At the “Insert yourdriver disk and press OK to continue” prompt,

Chapter 1IntroductionContents of this Chapter:About this guideIntroducing the RocketRAID 1720 Host AdapterProduct FeaturesUnderstanding RAID Concepts

Linux Driver Support5 - Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array. Thenmount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access i

Linux Driver Support5 -2. If the original driver is installed in the /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/scsi/ directory, and loaded by the script

Linux Driver Support5 -1 - Red Hat Enterprise 4 OverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize theRocketRAID 1720 Ad

Linux Driver Support5 -the system be to boot from the RocketRAID 1720.Continue the installation as normal. You can refer to Red Hat Enterprise Linux i

Linux Driver Support5 - To create a partition on this array (which will listed as /dev/sda1), use the “fdisk /dev/sda” command. Next, use th

Linux Driver Support5 -4 - Updating the DriverIf you are not booting from disks attached to RocketRAID 1720 controller, you canupdate the driver just

Linux Driver Support5 -1 – SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) installationOverviewThis section provides instructions describing how to install and ut

Linux Driver Support5 -4. When the “Diver Update Menu” is displayed, press “OK” and “back” for backto installer.5. Next. Select “back” to return to th

Linux Driver Support5 -title Linuxkernel (hd0,1)/vmlinux root=/dev/hda1 acpi=offinitrd (hd0,1)/initrdReboot the system to allow the new kernel paramet

Linux Driver Support5 -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.No

Introduction1 -About this GuideThe RocketRAID 1720 SATAII Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides informationabout the functions and capabilities of the

4 – Updating the DriverTo update the driver, simply reinstall the driver following the steps in previoussection, “ Install RocketRAID 1720 Driver on a

Chapter 6FreeBSD Driver SupportContents of this Chapter:1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 1720 Controller2 - Installing the RocketRAID 1720 Dri

FreeBSD Driver Support6 -1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 1720 Con-trollerIf you would like to install FreeBSD onto arrays attached to the Roc

FreeBSD Driver Support6 -BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memoryFreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8(mailto:[email protected], Sat Apr 21 08:46

FreeBSD Driver Support6 -for FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASEok load disk1:rr172x-4.10.kofor FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASEok load disk1:rr172x-4.11.kofor FreeBSD 5.0-RELEA

FreeBSD Driver Support6 -7. Before exiting installation, an additional step must be taken to copy theRocketRAID 1720 driver module to the system. On t

FreeBSD Driver Support6 - For FreeBSD 4.x:# vnconfig vn0c freebsd_xxx.img# mount /dev/vn0c /mnt# cp /mnt/rr172x-xxx.ko /modules/rr172x.ko# vnconfig

FreeBSD Driver Support6 - <- For FreeBSD 5.1 and later: select “6” on “Welcome toFreeBSD” screen. Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any oth

Step 4 Configure the System to Mount Volumes at StartupInstruct the system to automatically mount the array by modifying the file /etc/fstab.Example:

AppendixCustomer Support

Introduction1 -• Support Windows (XP, 2000, Server 2003, Vista), Linux and FreeBSD• RoHS CompliantUnderstanding RAID Concepts and TerminologyThe follo

Customer SupportIf you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID1720, or have anyquestions about this or any other HighPoint product, feel

FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference statementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class Bdigital devi

Foreground initializationForeground initialization will zero-out all data on the array. The array is not accessibleby the operating system until initi

Chapter 2RocketRAID 1720Hardware Description/InstallationContents of this Chapter:RocketRAID 1720 Hardware1 - RocketRAID 1720 Adapter Layout2 - LED Co