HighPoint RocketRAID 3G mini SAS HBA Series User manual

RocketRAID3GminiSASHBASeriesBootCamp
InstallationGuide.
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Overview:Thisinstallationguideprovidesstepandstepinstructions
onhowtoconfiguretheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASstoragetosupport
BootCamp.Thisguidealsoprovidestroubleshootingtipswhen
problemsoccur.
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Part1–WhatisaBootCamp?
Part2–Pre‐requisiteforBootCampConfiguration
Part3–HardwareInstallationStepsandVerificationSteps
Part4–SoftwarePackageInstallationandVerificationGuide
Part5‐ReadyfortheExperience
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Part1–WhatisaBootCamp?
BootCampissoftwareincludedwithMacOSX10.5Leopardthatletsyourun
compatibleversionsofMicrosoftWindowsonanIntel‐basedMac.BootCamp4.0is
thelatestversionofBootCamp.YoucanuseMicrosoftWindows7HomePremium,
MicrosoftWindows7Professional,orMicrosoftWindows7UltimatewithBoot
Camp.64‐bitversionsofWindows7aresupported.
Note:BootCampreleasesbefore4.0support32and64‐bitreleasesofWindows
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Part2–PrerequisiteforBootCampConfiguration
SystemRequirements
MacHardware:Intel‐basedMacwithanavailablePCIe2.0or1.0slotcapableof
supportinganx8(8‐lane)lengthPCIecard.Foroptimalperformance,atleastusea
PCIe1.0slotrunningatx8speedsorgreater.
SlotrecommendationsfortheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontroller.
MacProModel Core/CPUSpeedGHz EFI SlotNumber
2006 QuadCore/2.0,2.66,3.0 32‐bit 3,4
2006 EightCore/3.0 32‐bit 3,4
2008 QuadCore/2.8 64‐bit 2,3,4

2008 EightCore/2.8,3.0,3.2 64‐bit 2,3,4
2009 QuadCore/2.66/2.93/3.33 64‐bit 2,3,4
2009 EightCore/2.26,2.66,2.93 64‐bit 2,3,4
2010 QuadCore/2.9,3.2 64‐bit 2,3,4
2010 SixCore/3.3 64‐bit 2,3,4
2010 EightCore/2.4 64‐bit 2,3,4
2010 TwelveCore/2.66,2.93 64‐bit 2,3,4
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OperatingSystem:MacOSX10.5.x,10.6.x,and10.7.x
HardwareInstallation
Before,installingtheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontrollermakesurethe
computeristurnedoffandunpluggedfromitspowersource.Takeappropriate
electrostaticdischargeprecautions:
Yourcomputerisastatic‐sensitivedevice.Itissusceptibletoinvisibledamageifnot
protectedduringinstallation.
Werecommendpropergroundingbyusingagroundingstrap.Makesuretoworkin
acleanandstatic‐freearea,andavoidwearingclothingthatretainsstaticcharges.
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RAIDBasics?
RAIDstandsforRedundantArrayofIndependentDrives.Thismeanstaking
multiplematchingdrivesandarrangingthemtogethertoachievelargestorage

space,speed,dataprotection,oranycombinationofthethree.TheRocketRAID3G
mini‐SASseriescontrollersupportsthefollowingRAIDtypes:
RAID0“Stripe”
Speed:Dataisalternatedacrosstwoormoredrivestogainspeedbyessentially
distributingtheworkload.
Protection:Nobuilt‐inprotection.
Capacity:Usablespaceisthecombinedcapacityofallthedrives.
RAID5“Stripe&Protection”
Speed:DataisstripedlikeinaRAID0,sosignificantspeedgainsareseen.
Protection:Utilizesmathematicalparitytoachievedataprotectionwhiletakingup
aminimumofspace.Onedrivecanfailandalldatawillstillbeaccessible.
Capacity:Allbutonedriveworthofcapacityisusable.Minimumthreedrivesare
neededtocreateaRAID5array.InathreedriveRAID5array,thereistwodrives
worthofusablespace.
RAID6“EnhancedRAID5”
Speed:DataisstripedlikeinaRAID0,sosignificantspeedgainsareseen.
Protection:Utilizesmathematicalparitytoachievedataprotectionwhiletakingup
aminimumofspace.Twodrivescanfailandalldatawillstillbeaccessible.
Capacity:Allbuttwodrivesworthofcapacityisusable.Minimumfourdrivesare
neededtocreateaRAID6array.InafourdrivesRAID6array,thereistwodrives
worthofusablespace.
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CombinedRAIDs:RAID10/50
Speed:CombinesmultipleRAID1orRAID5setsbyusingRAID0“Striping”togain
speed.
Protection:TherearetwoRAID1or5“Mirrored”setsusedinordertotolerate1‐2
drivesfailingdependingonwhichdrivestheyare.

Capacity:ForRAID10itsusablespaceishalfofthecombinedcapacityofallthe
drivesused,whileforRAID50itsusablespaceiseachRAID5capacity*RAID5
number.
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RAID1“Mirror”
Speed:Nospeedbenefitsgained.
Protection:Onedrivecanfailandalldatawillstillbeaccessible.
Capacity:Onedriveworthofusablespaceoutofthetwototaldrivesused.
JBOD(IndependentDriveModes)
Speed:Nosignificantspeedgains.
Protection:Nobuilt‐indataprotection.
Capacity:InJBODmode,thecapacitiesarecombined.Whensetupasindependent
drives,eachdrivepresentsitsstatedcapacityforuse.
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Part3HardwareInstallationStepsandVerificationSteps
BeforeinstallingtheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontroller
•Makesurecomputeristurnedoffandunpluggedfromitspowersource
•Takeappropriateelectrostaticdischargeprecautions:.
RemovethePCIeslotcover.
GentlyinserttheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontrollerintothePCIeslotand
securethebrackettothecomputerchassisaccordingtoyourchassisspecifications.
AfterinstallingtheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontroller,startyourcomputer.
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Part4SoftwarePackageInstallationandVerificationGuide
InstallingBootCamp
UsetheMacOSXBootCampAssistanttoprepareyourharddriveforafresh
Windowsinstallation.

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OncetheWindowsinstallationfinishesyouwillneedtoinstalltheWindowsdriver
fortheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontroller.
BootupintoWindowsandfollowthedriverinstallationprocedureforthe
RocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontroller.
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DriverInstallation
TheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontrollerWindowsdriversareavailableonthe
http://www.highpoint‐tech.com.

Windows7(Versions)
OnceyouhaveinstalledtheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontrollerand
downloadedthesoftwarepackage,bootintoWindowsandfollowtheseinstructions
toinstallthedevicedrivers:
1.GotoControlPanelandnavigatetoDeviceManager
2.Double‐clickontheentryRAIDControllers
3.Followtheon‐screenstepstocompletetheinstallationandyouwillbeprompted
torestartyourMacProsystem.
DriverVerification
Verifythatthedriverhasinstalledcorrectlybyfollowingthesesteps.
1.GotoControlPanelandnavigatetoDeviceManager
2.Right‐clickontheentrySCSIandRAIDControllersandselectthepropertyitem.
3.YoushouldseetheentryfortheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontroller
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Part5ReadyfortheExperience
SoftwareInstallation
Oncethedriververificationhaspassed,youcanproceedtoinstalltheHighPoint
RAIDmanagementwebGUI.TheWindowwebGUIcanbedownloadedfromthe
HighPointwebsitehttp://www.highpoint‐tech.com/,lookfortheproduct
RocketRAID4322.
LogintowebGUI
OncetheWindowswebGUIisinstalledyoucanenterthewebGUItocreateaRAID
arrayormanagethestorageattachedtotheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseries
controller.
LogintothewebGUIbyenteringopeningabrowserandenteringthefollowingURL
http://localhost:7412
UserName:RAID
Password:hpt
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TroubleshootingTip:IfyouarenotabletologintotheURL,pleasecheckprevious
troubleshootingstepstoverifythatthedriverisinstallandthattheRocketRAID3G
mini‐SASseriescontrollerisdetected.

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OnceyouhavesuccessfullyloggedintothewebGUI,youcancreateanysupported
RAIDarrayorcheckanyoftheHDDattributes.
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Note:AnysingleHDDattachedtotheRocketRAID3Gmini‐SASseriescontrollerwill
bedetectedautomatically.