HighPoint HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 Series User manual

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RocketRAID 2700 PCI-Express 2.0 x8
HBA series
SAS/SATA 6Gb/s RAID Host Adapters
User’s Guide
Revision: 2.3
Jul. 23, 2015
HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 4
2 Physical Specifications........................................................................................................................... 5
3 Kit Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 5
4 Hardware Description and Installation.................................................................................................. 6
4.1 RocketRAID 272x/271x Host Adapter board layout ....................................................................... 6
4.2 Connector and Jumper description: ............................................................................................... 7
4.3 Installing the RocketRAID Host Adapter......................................................................................... 7
4.4 Verifying Installation ..................................................................................................................... 8
5 RocketRAID BIOS Utility ........................................................................................................................ 9
5.1 BIOS Settings Overview ................................................................................................................. 9
5.2 Using the BIOS Utility..................................................................................................................... 9
5.3 BIOS Commands ............................................................................................................................ 9
5.4 Creating RAID Arrays.................................................................................................................... 10
5.5 Deleting Arrays ............................................................................................................................ 13
5.6 Adding/Remove Spare Disks ........................................................................................................ 13
5.7 Settings........................................................................................................................................ 14
6 HighPoint Software CD........................................................................................................................ 15
7 RocketRAID 272x/271x Driver Installation .......................................................................................... 16
7.1 Driver installation -Windows ....................................................................................................... 16
7.2 Driver installation -Linux and FreeBSD......................................................................................... 19
8 HighPoint Web RAID Management software ...................................................................................... 20
8.1 Installing the Web RAID Management software .......................................................................... 20
8.2 Installing OS X Driver and Web RAID Management Software ...................................................... 21
8.3 Starting Using the Web RAID Management Software .................................................................. 21
9 Thank You ........................................................................................................................................... 22
10 CUSTOMER SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................ 23
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HighPoint RocketRAID 272x/271x – PCI-Express 2.0
RocketRAID 272x/271x Host Adapters
The RocketRAID 272x/271x host adapters are high-performance SAS RAID solutions, delivering reliability
to demanding data-intensive applications such as tiered storage environments, security and surveillance,
video editing, and digital content creation.
Support for both 6Gb/s SAS and SATA drives on the same controller maintains configuration optimization
for performance based on the characteristics of SAS and SATA drives available today.
HighPoint RAID Management HighPoint RAID Management software offers a user friendly interface to
create, manage and maintain your storage solutions. Email notification and remote are some of the
advance features that the RAID Management software has to offer.
1 Features and Specifications
Host Adapter Architecture
•PCI-Express x8 (Gen2)
•Support up to 4/8 SAS/SATA drives
•1 Internal Mini-SAS Connectors (SFF-8087) (RocketRAID 2710)
•1 External Mini-SAS Connector(SFF-8808) (RocketRAID 2711)
•2 Internal Mini-SAS Connectors (SFF-8087) (RocketRAID 2720)
•1 External Mini-SAS Connector (SFF-8088) / 1 Internal Mini-SAS Connector (SFF-8087) (RocketRAID
2721)
•2 External Mini-SAS Connectors (SFF-8088) (RocketRAID 2722)
•Hot Swap and hot plug
•Low Profile
•RoHS complaint
Advanced RAID Features
•Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,50 and JBOD
•NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
•Auto detect of unplug/plug SAS/SATA hard drive for RAID auto rebuild
•Staggered drive spin up
•HDD bad sector repair and remapping
•Support Disk Scrubbing
•BIOS Booting (INT13) to RAID array for better redundancy
•64bit LBA for RAID arrays greater than 2TB single partition
•S.M.A.R.T array monitoring for hard drive status and reliability
Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators
•Hard Drive LED Indicators (Activity and Failed) (except RocketRAID 2711/2722)
•SMTP email notification for events and error reporting
•Alarm/Buzzer alerts for drive/array failure
•SAF-TE (I2C) and SGPIO enclosure management
RAID Management
•Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM) for
Windows/Linux/FreeBSD
•Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID access
•API library for customization
•CLI (Command Line Interface) for Linux and FreeBSD
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•Web GUI RAID management (local and remote monitoring)
•Online array roaming
•SHI (Drive analysis driven from S.M.A.R.T)
HighPoint RAID Management (HRM)
•Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS
•Web browser-based RAID management software (Web GUI)
•Command Line Interface (CLI)
Operating System Support
•Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 / Windows Server 2008, 2012
•Linux (Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise / CentOS, SuSE, Debian, Ubuntu)
•FreeBSD
•OS X (for RocketRAID 2711, 2721 and 2722 only)
2 Physical Specifications
Dimensions:
Size: 96.3mm X 65.0mm (RocketRAID 2710/2720)
Size: 120.0mm X 68.0mm (RocketRAID 2711/2721/2722)
EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B and CE
Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics:
Work Temperature Range: +5 C ~+ 55 C
Relative Humidity Range: 5% ~ 60% non-condensing
Storage Temperature: -20 ~ +80 C
MTBF: 920,585 Hours
Electrical Characteristics:
PCI-E 3.3V 12V
Power 4W max 1W max
3 Kit Contents
•RocketRAID Host Adapter
•Quick Installation Guide
•HighPoint Software CD
•Low-profile bracket
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4.2
C
Connector
/
description
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A1 or A2
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2
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A
larm buzzer
SFF-8087
D
on chassis.
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n
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2721
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&
SFF-8088
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or detail LED
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at
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Onc
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that
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a
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c
V
erifying I
n
e
the host ada
the hardware
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e
w
ill be displa
y
P
ress “Ctrl”+”
g
the adapter
,
v
er-level chas
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chassis backp
p
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n
c
ure the syste
m
n
stallation
pter and har
d
is properly r
e
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system. If th
e
y
ed during bo
o
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,
attach hard
d
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n
procedures.
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chassis.
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drives have
b
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cognized.
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system det
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t up.
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rives to the
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r
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cts the prese
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ss the Rocke
t
h
ost adapter.
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ap bays. For
o
each individ
u
into the chas
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ce of the ad
a
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RAID adapte
r
these system
u
al hard drive
.
sis, boot-up t
h
a
pter, the Roc
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’s BIOS Utilit
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chassis, cabl
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c
h
e system to
v
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y
.
e
s are
c
hassis
v
erify
Utility
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5 R
o
The
R
BIOS
driv
e
chec
Pres
s
.
5.1
B
The
R
and
c
5.2
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The
f
Alt
–
Arro
w
Ente
r
Esc
–
5.3
B
Crea
t
Dele
t
Add
/
capa
Setti
Vie
w
o
cketRAI
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R
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7
Utility will di
s
e
s are detecte
k the power a
s
“Ctrl”+”H” k
e
B
IOS Settin
R
ocketRAID 2
7
c
ontroller rel
a
U
sing the
B
f
ollowing key
s
–
press Alt to
h
w
keys – use
t
r
– Open the
s
–
move back t
o
B
IOS Com
m
t
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m
t
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m
/
Remove Spa
r
ble of using s
p
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m
w
– this comm
D
BIOS Ut
i
7
2x/271x con
t
s
play informa
t
d by this utili
t
a
nd cable con
n
e
y combinati
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gs Overvie
w
7
2x/271x con
t
a
ted settings.
B
IOS Utility
s
utilized by th
h
ighlight the t
o
t
hese to mov
e
s
elected tool
b
o
the previou
s
m
ands
m
and is used t
m
and will dele
r
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m
p
are disks to
a
m
mand opens
t
and is used t
o
i
lity
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roller will dis
p
t
ion about ha
r
t
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e
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ections.
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n to access t
h
w
t
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t
e RocketRAID
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ol bar.
e
between dif
f
b
ar command
/
s
menu, canc
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o open the R
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te the selecte
m
and is used t
o
a
utomatically
t
he settings
m
o
select betw
e
9
p
lay its BIOS s
r
d drives atta
c
e
hard drives
a
h
e RocketRAI
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t
ility is an int
e
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2700 BIOS u
t
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erent menu i
t
/
execute the s
e
l the selected
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ID Creation
m
d RAID array.
o
assign hard
rebuild broke
n
m
enu (selectin
g
e
en two view
s
creen during
t
c
hed to the a
d
a
re not detec
t
D
adapter’s BI
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e
rface that pr
o
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ility:
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ems
elected com
m
operation, o
r
m
enu.
disks to funct
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n
or faulted R
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g
the boot di
s
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A
t
he system's
b
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apter. Make
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and.
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exit the BIO
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on as spare d
A
ID arrays.
s
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g
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RD DISKS), a
n
b
oot process.
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s
ure all attac
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wn the syste
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ment comm
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isks. The con
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n
d Arrays (co
n
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he
h
ed
m
and
a
nds
t
roller is
i
nup)
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figured
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Initi
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they
5.4
C
Initi
Befo
r
conf
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High
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and
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crea
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disk
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Cre
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arrays).
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lize - this co
m
can be used
t
C
reating R
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alizing Dis
k
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e creating a
i
guration info
E
R.
light the targ
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selected dis
k
a
sk you to pr
e
t
e RAID array
s
n
ing: Initializa
s
that do not
c
a
ting Array
s
c
t Create fro
m
m
mand is use
d
t
o create arra
y
A
ID Arrays
k
s:
RAID array,
rmation to t
h
e
t disks using
t
k
. Once all ta
r
e
ss Y (yes) to
s
.
tion will dest
r
c
ontain critica
l
s
:
m
the toolbar
a
d
to prepare
d
y
s.
the disks m
h
e hard disks
.
t
he arrow ke
y
r
get disks hav
e
initialize, or
N
r
oy all pre- ex
i
l
data.
a
nd press Ent
e
10
d
isks for use
w
ust be initial
.
Select the I
n
y
s, then select
e
been select
e
N
(no) to can
c
i
sting data on
e
r.
w
ith RAID arra
y
ized. Disk ini
n
itialize com
m
using Enter.
A
e
d, press ESC.
c
el. Once init
i
the selected
h
y
s. Disks mus
t
tialization w
r
m
and from t
h
A
numeral wil
The utility
w
i
alized, these
hard disks. O
n
t
be initialize
d
r
ites necessa
r
h
e toolbar, an
l be displaye
d
w
ill display a
w
disks can be
n
ly initialize
d
before
r
y RAID
d press
d
before
w
arning,
used to
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