HighPoint RocketRAID 152x Host Adapter User manual

RocketRAID 152x
SATA HostAdapter
User’s Guide
Revision:1.2
Date: Dec. 2006
HighPointTechnologies,Inc.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
About this Guide .......................................................................................................1-1
Introducing the RocketRAID 152x HostAdapter.......................................................1-1
Product Features........................................................................................................1-1
Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology .....................................................1-2
Chapter 2
RocketRAID 152x Hardware Description/Installation
1-RocketRAID 152x Hardware ..................................................................................2-1
2 - RocketRAID 152xAdapter Layout ........................................................................2-1
3 - Installing the RocketRAID 152x HostAdapter......................................................2-2
4 - Verifying Installation .............................................................................................2-3
Chapter 3
RocketRAID 152x BIOS Utility
RocketRAID152xBIOSUtility
1- BIOSCommand Overview .....................................................................................3-1
2 - Creating RAIDArrays ...........................................................................................3-2
3 - Recovering RAID 1 arrays ....................................................................................3-3
4 - Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................3-4
Chapter 4
RocketRAID 152x Driver and Software Installation
Microsoft Windows(2000, XP, 2003 Server, x64,Vista)
Table of Contents
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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 ........................................4-5
3 - Creating anArray ..................................................................................................4-7
4 - Deleting anArray ..................................................................................................4-8
5 - Recovering/VerifyingArrays.................................................................................4-8
6 - Misc. Array/Device Options .................................................................................4-9
7 - Managing Events................................................................................................4-10
8 - Configuring Remote Systems ..............................................................................4-14
9 - Configuring Users and Privileges .......................................................................4-18
Chapter 5
LinuxDriverSupport
1 - Fedora Core 6 Linux installation Overview............................................................5-1
2 - Installing Fedora Core 6 on the RocketRAID 152x HostAdapter .........................5-1
3 - Installing the RocketRAID 152x driver for an Existing System..............................5-2
3 - Updating the Driver ..............................................................................................5-4
4 - Uninstalling the Driver ..........................................................................................5-4
Chapter 6
SuSE Linux 10.1(Open and Novell) Driver Support
1 - SuSE Linux 10.1 installation Overview ..................................................................6-1
2 - Installing SuSE Linux on the RocketRAID 152x HostAdapter..............................6-1
3 - Installing the RocketRAID 152x Driver on an Existing System .............................6-2
4 - Updating the Driver ..............................................................................................6-5
5 - Installing the RAID Management Software ..........................................................6-5
6 - Uninstalling the Driver ..........................................................................................6-5
Chapter 7
FreeBSD Driver Support
1 - Installing FreeBSD on the RocketRAID 152x Controller .......................................7-1
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2 - Installing the RocketRAID 152x Driver on an Existing System .............................7-4
3 - Updating the Driver ..............................................................................................7-7
4 - Installing the RAID Management Software ..........................................................7-7
5 - Uninstalling the Driver ..........................................................................................7-7
Appendix
CustomerSupport
Customer Support .................................................................................................... A-1
III

Chapter 1
Introduction
Contents of this Chapter:
About this guide
Introducing the RocketRAID 152x HostAdapter
Product Features
Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology

Introduction
About this Guide
The RocketRAID 152x eSATAHost Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information
about the functions and capabilities of the RocketRAID 1522A and RocketRAID 1520
host adapters, and instructions for installing, configuring and maintaining RAID
arrays hosted by these adapters.
Introducing the RocketRAID 152x Host Adapter
The HighPoint RocketRAID 152x series of host adapter cards are 2-channel PCI SATA
RAIDcontrollers. TheRocketRAID 152x solutionsareideal for homecomputingsystems,
small home/office servers, and removable storage/backup applications.
ProductFeatures
•PCI32bit@33/66Mhz
•2 SATAports at 1.5Gb/s (RR1522Amodel utilizes external, eSATAports)
•Up to 2 SATA I (compatible with SATAII) Hard Drives
•Compatible with eSATAenclosures(RR1522Amodel)
•Supports RAID 0, 1, and JBOD
•BIOS Booting (INT13) to RAID array
•Hot swap and hot spare
•Online array roaming
•Web browser-base software (Web GUI)
•CommandLineInterface (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 and Vista), Linux and FreeBSD
•RoHSCompliant
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Introduction
Understanding RAID Concepts and Terminology
The following concepts and terminology is commonly used when describing the
functions of the RocketRAID 152x HostAdapter.
Disk Status
Available The disk can be used for array creation.
Configured The disk has been assigned to one or more arrays, or configured as a
spare disk.
Arrayinitialization/Duplication
A redundant array (RAID1) needs to be initialized to ensure full performance and
reliability. Non-redundant arrays (RAID0, JBOD) do not need to be initialized.
A RAID 1 array may also be created using a disk that already contains data. This data
is duplicated to the second disk during the creation process.
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Chapter 2
RocketRAID 152x
Hardware Description/Installation
Contents of this Chapter:
RocketRAID152xHardware
1 - RocketRAID 152xAdapter Layout
2 - Installing the RocketRAID 152x HostAdapter
3 - Verifying Installation

RocketRAID 152x Hardware Description/Installation
RocketRAID 152x Hardware
RocketRAID 152x Adapter Layout
1 – RocketRAID 1522AAdapter Layout
SATA1- SATA2
These represent the RocketRAID 152x’s two eSATA ports.
These ports are designed for use with eSATA (external SATA) enclosures, and are
compatible with SATA and SATAII hard disk drives.
2 – RocketRAID 1520Adapter Layout
2-1