HighPoint RocketStor 6314A User manual

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RocketStor 6314A/6318A
Setup Guide
(Windows)
Mar. 10, 2016
Revision v1.00

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Install and Update Drivers
Drivers provide a way for your operating system to communicate with your new hardware.
Update to the latest driver to ensure you have the latest performance and stability updates.
Check if drivers are currently installed
1. Install and verify motherboard Thunderbolt™ drivers are functional
2. Click Start
3. Click Control Panel
4. Click Hardware and Sound
5. Under Devices and Printer, Click Device Manager
Note: Alternatively, you can search for Device Manager using your start menu search bar.
6. Click the Storage controllers tab
If driver is installed it will show RocketRAID 4520 SAS Controller,
If driver is not installed it will be located in Other devices as RAID Controller

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Right-click RAID controller and select Properties, then click the Driver Tab to check the
driver version.
Figure 1. Driver version 1.4.74.22 (version may vary)

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Install/Update Drivers on existing operating systems
For Windows Platforms:
1. Download the latest drivers from the product software download page:
RocketStor 6314A
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-rs6314a-download.htm
RocketStor 6318A
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-rs6318a-download.htm
2. Once downloaded, click setup.exe
3. Follow the on-screen instructions until prompted to reboot

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4. After rebooting, check to make sure the drivers were installed properly using Device
Manager.
Alternate Install Method:
1. Obtain the latest driver software from our website: http://www.hptmac.com/series-
rs6318A-resources.php or http://www.hptmac.com/series-rs6314A-resources.php
Extract the download to a location of your choice, then open Windows Device Manager.
Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click Hardware and Sound
Under Devices and Printer, Click Device Manager
Note: Alternatively, you can search for Device Manager using your start menu search bar.
2. Under Other Devices, right click on RAID controller
3. On the drop down menu, click Update Driver Software

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4. When prompted, select Browse my computer for driver software
5. Locate the driver files you downloaded and select them.
6. Press next and follow the on screen instructions
7. Click Close to complete driver installation.

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Uninstall Drivers
1. Open Windows Device Manager
Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click Hardware and Sound
Under Devices and Printer, Click Device Manager
Note: Alternatively, you can search for Device Manager using your start menu search bar.
2. Click the Storage controllers tab
3. Right click RocketRAID 4520 SAS Controller
4. Click Uninstall
5. Reboot your PC to allow the changes to take effect.
Installing HighPoint WebGUI
HighPoint Web RAID Management Software (WebGUI) is used to monitor and configure your
hard disks and RAID arrays hosted by to HighPoint RAID controllers and solutions.
The software package must be installed on the system that is hosting the RAID solution, and the
device driver must be loaded to run the service. A web browser with XML support is required on
the client side, e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla, FireFox or Google’s Chrome.
New features are continually added to the interface; update to the latest version at
http://www.hptmac.com/series-rs6318A-resources.php or http://www.hptmac.com/series-
rs6314A-resources.php
1. Locate the HighPoint WebGUI Setup on our website and download the file.
2. Extract the files from the archive.
3. Double click on “HighPoint RAID Management.exe”.
4. Follow the on screen steps to install our software.
5. Log in the WebGUI by double clicking the desktop icon created or by typing
http://localhost:7402 in your preferred browsers address line (we recommend using the
latest version of your browser).

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Quick Way to build RAID 5 Storage Array
1. Double-click the RAID management software ICON on the desktop to log into the
WebGUI.
2. Click on the Logical tab at top of the interface menu –this will display a list of
available drives (Physical Device Information). Make sure all installed drives are
properly detected.
Note:
Single or new (unused) drives will be labeled as Legacy disks. Legacy disks can be
used to create a new RAID array.

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3. Click Create Array
Specify the RAID Level (RAID 5 or 6) using the Array Type drop-down menu. Next,
select Quick Init. from the Initialization Method drop-down menu. Leave all other
parameters at the Default setting, and click the Create button to create the array.
Note:
Quick Initialization is the best option for creating arrays with new or unused drives.

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4. Once the array has been created, a new device should be displayed under
Logical Device Information.
5. Right Click the start button or bottom-left window. Select the Disk Management to run
the Windows Disk Management Utility.

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6. Disk Management will ask to initialize unknown disks either in MBR format or GPT.
(Windows) Disk Management asks to initialize the disks before use. As a general rule,
select MBR for disks less than 2TB and GPT for disks greater than 2TB.
7. Right click the unallocated space and click New Simple Volume.
Right Click unallocated space, then click New Simple Volume.

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8. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure and format the drive.
9. Once finished, the new volume will receive a drive letter and be available for use.
RAID array is now formatted as NTFS and drive letter E:
Contacting Technical Support
If you require assistance, or have questions about any HighPoint product or solution, please
submit a support ticket online at http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/ .
You may also call us during our regular business hours:
Monday –Friday (Excluding Holidays), 9 AM to 6 PM
Phone: [phone]

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