HighPoint RocketStor 6418AS User manual

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RocketStor 6418AS
8-Bay Hardware RAID Tower Enclosure
Quick Installation Guide
V 1.3

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Product Overview
The RocketStor 6418AS includes an 8-Bay enclosure and a
HighPoint RocketRAID 4522 HBA (Host Bus Adapter). This
pamphlet gives you a brief overview of the components you
should find in your package as well as the basic steps for getting
set up.
Kit Contents
Item
Count
RS6418S Enclosure
1
HighPoint RocketRAID 4522
1
Low Profile Bracket
1
Disk Trays
8
Mini-SAS (SFF-8088) Cables
2
Power Cord
1
3.5” HDD mounting screws
32
2.5” SSD mounting screws
32
Operating Systems Supported
Windows 2008, Windows 7 and later
Linux: RedHat Enterprise, OpenSUSE, Fedora Core, Debian,
and Ubuntu (drivers embedded in kernel 3.9.4 and later)
FreeBSD (9.3 and later)
Mac OSX 10.6 and later (drivers are embedded in OSX 10.9
and later)
Note:
The HBA has installed non-bootable BIOS. Users require to download
the bootable BIOS if bootable RAID is needed.

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Hardware Installation
Set up the Enclosure
1. Place the Enclosure on a flat surface
2. Press then pull the blue tab on each disk tray to unlock and slide out
each tray.
3. Place physical drives in each disk tray (up to 8).
4. Mount your drives in each tray using the provided screws, then place
disk trays back into enclosure.
Figure 1. SSD mount points (bottom) Figure 2. HDD mount points (side)
5. Connect the enclosure to the power cord.
Set up HBA
1. Insert the included RocketRAID 4522 into an available PCIe 2.0 x8 or
compatible PCIe slot on your PC/Mac motherboard
Connect the HBA and enclosure together with a mini-SAS to mini-SAS
connector (SFF-8088)

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Driver and WebGUI Installation
The latest drivers and WebGUI versions are found online at our
website:
Windows/Linux/FreeBSD: www.highpoint-tech.com
Mac: www.hptmac.com
Direct Links to RR4522 download page provided below (subject
to change):
Windows/Linux/FreeBSD: http://highpoint-
tech.com/USA_new/series_rr4520-Download.htm
Mac: http://www.hptmac.com/product-
Introduction.php?_index=93&view_type=download
Creating RAID Arrays (Supported RAID Levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 6,
and JBOD)
Login to WebGUI (Default user: RAID / pass: hpt) > Click Logical
Tab > Click Create Array. (For more information, refer to the
RS6418AS user manual posted online)
Have problems, questions, or comments?
Contact Us:
Online Support
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/
Phone Support
[phone]
Dec 03, 2015
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