HighPoint SSD7103 User manual

SSD7103 Linux Debian10.4.0 Installation Guide
HighPoint NVMe RAID Controller
SSD7103 Linux Debian 10.4.0
Installation Guide
Version 1.0
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All rights reserved.
Last updated on July 31, 2020

SSD7103 Linux Debian10.4.0 Installation Guide
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Table of Contents
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................1
2 Installing Linux Debian on SSD7103 controller........................................................................1
Step 1 Prepare Your Hardware for Installation .........................................................................1
Step 2 Check System EFI Settings............................................................................................1
Step 3 Flash UEFI Rom to SSD7103........................................................................................3
Step 4 Create Array...................................................................................................................4
Step 5 Prepare the Driver Diskette............................................................................................5
Step 6 Install Linux Debian.......................................................................................................5
3 Installing RAID Management Software.....................................................................................8
4 Trouble Shooting..........................................................................................................................8

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1 Overview
The purpose of this document is to provide clear instructions on how to install Linux
Debian on the SSD7103 controller.
For Debian-10.4.0 (kernel: 4.19.0-9-amd64)
Mirror link:
https://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/debian-10.4.0-amd64-DVD
-1.iso
MD5: c8597441c2ec85871c25dd415813d1de
2 Installing Linux Debian on SSD7103 controller
If you would like to install Linux Debian onto drives attached to SSD7103 controller,
please perform the following operations:
Step 1 Prepare Your Hardware for Installation
After you attach your NVMe SSD to SSD7103 controller, you can use SSD7103 EFI
Utility to configure your NVMe SSD as RAID arrays, or just use them as single disks.
Before installation, you must remove all the NVMe SSD, which are not physically
attached to SSD7103 controller, from your system.
Note
SSD7103 only support EFI boot. If you have other SCSI adapters installed, you must
make sure the SSD7103 controller EFI will be loaded firstly. If not, try to move it to
another PCI slot. Otherwise you may be unable to boot up your system.
Step 2 Check System EFI Settings
In your system EFI SETUP menu, change Boot Sequence in such a way that the system
will first boot from EFI CDROM, and then from SSD7103 RAID. Refer to your
motherboard EFI manual to see how to set boot sequence.
If your EFI settings do not support such a boot sequence, you can first set it to boot from
EFI CDROM.After you finish installation, set SSD7103 RAID as the first boot device to
boot up the system.
1. Set UEFI setting with SuperMicro X11DPi-NT motherboard as an example:
a. Set ‘Boot mode select’ to ‘UEFI’;

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b. And ‘Advanced->PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration CPU Slot PCI-E OPROM’ to
‘EFI’. If the SSD7103 has been connected to the motherboard CPU1Slot2 PCI-E
X16, you should set "CPU1Slot2 PCI-E X16 OPROM" to "EFI";
c. Disable ‘Secure Boot’, set ‘Secure Boot’ to ‘Disabled’;
2. Set UEFI setting withASUS PRIME X299 -DELUXE motherboard as an example
a. Set " Boot->CSM->Boot from Storage Devices" to "UEFI driver first";

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b. And " Boot->CSM->Boot Device Control" to "UEFI Only" or "UEFI and Legacy
OPROM";
c. Set " Boot->Secure Boot->OS Type" to "Other OS".
Step 3 Flash UEFI Rom to SSD7103
a. Unzip SSD7103 UEFI package to root dir (/) of a USB flash driver, and insert the
USB flash drive to the motherboard;
b. Booting from the UEFI USB flash and enter the UEFI environment;
c. Command with “SSD7103.nsh”, flash UEFI rom to SSD7103 Controller and
reboot;

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Step 4 Create Array
a. Attach four NVMe SSD to SSD7103 Controller;
Note
Make sure your USB flash partition format is FAT32.
b. Boot, in the presence of the motherboard Log screen, there will be NVMe SSD
information：
c. Enter the motherboard’s Boot List and select start from UEFI USB flash:
d. Command ”Arraycreate.efi” to enter the Utility:
e. Command “create RAID0 ”.
Create RAID0 array with all disks and with maximum capacity.

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f. Command “exit”；
g. For more command usages, refer toAppendixA.
Step 5 Prepare the Driver Diskette
Extract HighPoint_NVMe_Debian_10.4.0_x86_64_vx.x.x_xx_xx_xx.tar.gz to top(/)
directory of an USB flash drive. It will look like:
Step 6 Install Linux Debian
a. Please confirm the status of the network environment before performing the following
operations. In order to ensure normal installation, it is recommended to install the system
in an environment without a network.
b. Insert the USB flash drive to the target system.
c. Booting from Installation DVD disc (EFI mode).
d. When the Installation screen appears,select"Grahical install"or"Install".Then press ‘e’ to
edit boot command line option. The following shows the Graphical install.
On the edit command window, move the cursor to the end of line "linux
/install.amd/vmlinuz... ", and append "modprobe.blacklist=nvme" (double quotation
mark are not include).

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Press "CTRL+X" or F10 to start the system.
e. When the screen shows that" Select a language ".
Press "CTRL+ALT+F2"(Install please press"ALT+F2") to switch to the shell on console
2, and the then execute following commands to copy the driver contents:
# modprobe vfat ← Load vfat module
# mkdir /hptdd ← Create mount point for USB flash drive
# mount /dev/sda1 /hptdd/ ← Mount the USB flash drive to /hptdd
#cp -a /hptdd/hptdd /tmp/ ← Copy driver installation file to system temporary
directory
# umount /hptdd ← Umount the USB flash drive
When the USB flash drive is unmounted, please unplug the USB flash drive from the
mainboard.And then execute following command to install driver to install the Linux
Debian.
# sh /tmp/hptdd/preinst.sh ← Load SSD7103 driver.
f. Then press "ALT+F5" (Install please press"ALT+F1")to switch back to installation
screen and continue the installation as usual.

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g. When the screen shows that" Finish the installtion ",
press " CTRL+ALT + F2"(install please press"ALT+F2") to the shell and type the
following commands:
# sh /tmp/hptdd/postinst.sh ← Install SSD7103 driver.
A message will be displayed that the driver has been installed successfully.
h. Press "ALT+F5"(install please press"ALT+F1") to switch back to installation screen
and finish the installation.
i. Open source driver needs to be installed after system installation.
Linux open source driver link:
http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7103-download.htm
Run the .bin file to install the driver package.
sh hptnvme_g5_linux_src_vxx.x.x_xx_xx_xx.bin
j. Follow the prompts to complete the driver installation.

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k. After the installation is complete, you can perform system update operations.
3 Installing RAID Management Software
HighPoint RAID Management Software is used to configure and keep track of your hard
disks and RAID arrays attached to SSD7103 controller.
Please refer to HighPoint RAID Management Software documents for more information.
4 Trouble Shooting
If you do not install the system or update the kernel according to the installation manual,
the system will crash and you will not be able to enter. Please follow the steps below.
a. Select the default (kernel: 4.19.0-9-amd64)and enter the system.
b. Install Linux open source driver.
Linux open source driver link:
http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7103-download.htm
Run the .bin file to install the driver package.
sh hptnvme_g5_linux_src_vxx.x.x_xx_xx_xx.bin
c. The driver installation is complete, and the reboot can enter the system where the
new kernel is located.