HighPoint RocketRAID 432x User manual

RocketRAID 432x
SAS/SATAII HostAdapter
User’s Guide
Revision:1.0
Date:November2008
HighPointTechnologies, Inc.
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accurate. HighPoint assumes no liability for technical inaccuracies, typographical, or
other errors contained herein.
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Table of Contents
HIGHPOINTTECHNOLOGIES,INC.....................................5
CONGRATULATIONS
1 - Specifications and Features .....................................................................................6
2 - Kit Contents .............................................................................................................8
HARDWARE--DESCRIPTIONANDINSTALLA-
TION
1 - RocketRAID 4320Adapter layout ............................................................................9
2 - RocketRAID 4322Adapter layout ..........................................................................11
3 - Verifying Installation ..............................................................................................14
4 - Battery Backup.......................................................................................................14
ROCKETRAIDBIOSUTILITY
1 - BIOS Setting Overview ..........................................................................................15
2 - Creating RAIDArrays ............................................................................................19
3 - DeletingArrays ......................................................................................................24
4 - Monitoring the Host Adapter, Arrays and Devices ...............................................25
5 - MaintainingArrays ................................................................................................28
6 - Additional Functions and Settings ........................................................................33
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HIGHPOINTRAIDMANAGEMENTANDDE-
VICEDRIVERCD
1 - Creating a Driver Diskette ......................................................................................36
2 - Device Driver Installation ......................................................................................37
3 - HighPoint RAID Management Utilities (HRM) ......................................................43
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Troubleshooting Checklist .........................................................................................49
CONTACTUS......................................................................................................50
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HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
HighPoint Technologies, long recognized as a leader in mass storage technologies
specializes in the design and manufacturer of HBA (Host Bus Adapters) and
HighPoint RAID IP (Intellectual Property). HighPoint provides a broad range of
scalable hardware HBA’s that meet the storage requirements from Enterprise to SMB
(Small Medium Sized Business) to PC enthusiast.
The HighPoint RAID IPincludes TerabyteArchitecture™ for (Performance, Protec-
tion and Prevention).
TerabyteStream™ - leverages the built-in Intel Xscale XOR Engine to deliver unprec-
edented RAID 5 and 6 performances.
TerabyteGuard™ - prevents data lose and increases data reliability with advanced
hard drive inspection features utilizing bad sector repair and remapping.
TerabyteSaver™ - optimizes data protection with a battery backup and with write
journaling thus preventing data loss.
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Congratulations
Congratulations
You have purchased one of the highest performing and SAS/SATA hardware RAID
controllers available. The RocketRAID 4300 series offers the performance and data
protection features for homogeneous storage environments. The RocketRAID 4300
series meets the bandwidth requirements for high performance applications like video
capture and editing, CAD/CAM and digital graphics.
Remember to visit the HighPoint websites at http://www.highpoint-tech.com and
http://www.hptmac.com. There you can find information on all of HighPoint’s prod-
ucts with FAQ’s, online manuals, BIOS and driver updates.
1 - Specifications and Features
HostAdapterArchitecture
•TerabyteStream™ for Blazing Performance
•TerabyteSaver™ and TerabyteGuard™ for Data Protection and Reliability
•IntelIOP81348(1.2GHz)
•PCI-Express x8 (compatible withx16 slot)
•256MB(RocketRAID4320)/512MB(RocketRAID 4322)ofDDRIImemory
with ECC protection
•RocketRAID 432x directly support up to 8 SAS/SATAII drives
•Multi adapter support up to 4 adapters
•Intel RAID 6 (P+Q) for large capacity RAID arrays
•NVRAM for write journaling
•Battery Backup Unit (BBU) Optional
•RoHScompliant
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Congratulations
Advanced RAID Features
•SupportsRAID 0,1,3,5,6,10,50 and JBOD
•Multiple RAID array support
•Multiple logical drive support
•BIOS booting support
•BIOS PnP and BBS (BIOS boot specification)support
•Write through and write back cache
•OnlineArray roaming
•Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM)
•Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration
•Automatic RAID rebuild
•64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume
•S.M.A.R.T monitoring hard drive status for reliability
•Staggered Drive Spinup
•(MAID) spin down drives in array when idle
•ATA pass-through mode support
•Firmware update while running the Operating System
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Array Monitors,Alerts and Indicators
•SMTP for email notification
•Hardware Monitor function
•Alarm / Buzzer alerts for drive failure
•SAF-TE (I2C) and SGPIO enclosure management
•SNMP for remote management
•Ethernet port for (OBM) Out of Band Management
•NTP (Network Time Protocol)
•Intelli-VRM.(Intelligent Virtual RAID Management)
•SHI – Storage Health Inspector (S.M.A.R.T. and disk maintenance)
HighPoint RAID Management (HRM)
•Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS
•Web browser-base RAID management software
•CommandLine Interface (CLI)
•API library for customizingAP

Congratulations
OperatingSystem Support
•Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 (32 and 64-bit versions)
•Linux (Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise / CentOS, SuSE, Debian, Ubuntu)
•Mac OS X 10.4.x and above FreeBSD
•Freebsd
•GPL licensed driver into Linux Kernel 2.6.25
2 - Kit Contents
•RocketRAID HostAdapter
•User’s Guide
•HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD
•Internal Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS cables (RR4320)
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Physical Specifications
Size:(163.0mmx68.0mm)6.42”Lx2.68”W
WEMI : FCC Part 15 Class B and CE
ThermalandAtmosphericCharacteristics:
Work Temperature Range: +5 C ~+ 55 C
Relative Humidity Range: 5% ~ 60% non condensing
Storage Temperature: -20 ~ +80 C
MTBF:920,585Hours
ElectricalCharacteristics:

Hardware - Description and Installation
1 – RocketRAID 4320 Adapter layout
Port1- Port2 - These represent the RocketRAID 4320’s 2 Internal Mini-SAS ports.
Each port can support up to 4 SAS/SATA hard disks.
J9,J10,J11,J12
J9,J10 are DiskActivity LED’s; J11,J12 are Disk Failure LED’s.
Hardware – Description and Installation
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Hardware – Description and Installation
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Pin - SAS/SATA channel/port stable:
Pin definitions:
Pin1: SCL; Pin 2: GND;Pin 3:SDA.
J14(BBUconnector)
Connector for HPTBBU-03. (optional part).
J16
This connector supports SAF-TE interface (I2C).
BEEP1– Speaker
Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits an audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure.
EthernetPort
Ethernet port for Out of Bound Management, support Net Time Protocol.
Cable–InternalMini-SAS to Mini-SAS
The RocketRAID 4320 includes 2 Internal Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS cables.
Each cable can support 4 SAS hard disks.

Hardware – Description and Installation
2 – RocketRAID 4322 Adapter layout
Port1,Port2
These represent the RocketRAID ’s 2 External Mini-SAS ports. Each port can directly
support up to 4 SAS/SATA hard drives.
J3(Battery connector)
Connector for the HPTBBU-03 (see “Battery Backup” for details).
BEEP1– Speaker
Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits an audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure.
J4(HighPointEthernetBoardconnector)
Connector for HighPoint Ethernet Board ( see “Installing the HighPoint Ethernet
Board” for details)
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Hardware – Description and Installation
2.1 – Installing the RocketRAID 4320 HostAdapter
Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 4320
host adapter.
1. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-E x8 or x16 slot.
2. Remove the PCI slot cover.
3. Gently insert the RocketRAID 4320 into the PCI-E slot, and secure the bracket to
the system chassis.
4. After installing the adapter, attach the Mini-SAS cables to the RocketRAID
4320’s Mini-SAS port, and the chassis backplane. Each Mini-SAS cable supports
up to 4 hard disk drives. Consult the chassis’s manual for proper installation
procedures.
5. Close and secure the system chassis.
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Hardware – Description and Installation
2.2 – Installing the RocketRAID 4322 HostAdapter
Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 4322
host adapter.
1. Installing the HighPoint Ethernet Board – the following illustration shows the
HighPoint Ethernet Board.
U1 is the RJ45 connector. J1 is connector for connecting the HighPoint Ethernet
Board to the RocketRAID Host Adapter. If you want to use the Ethernet functions,
connect the HighPoint Ethernet Board to the RocketRAID Host Adapter via connec-
tors J4 through J1, and secure the two boards to the bracket. If you do not want to
use the Ethernet function, secure the RocketRAID Host Adapter to the bracket.
1. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-Express x8.
2. Remove the PCI slot cover.
3. Gently insert the RocketRAID 4322 into the PCI-Express slot, and secure the
bracket to the system chassis.
4. Close and secure the system chassis
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3 - Verifying Installation
Once the RocketRAID host adapter and hard drives have been installed into the
chassis, boot-up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized.
1. Power on the system. If the system detects the presence of the adapter, the
RocketRAID BIOS Utility will be displayed during bootup.
2. Press Ctrl+H to access the RocketRAID adapter’s BIOS Utility.
The BIOS Utility will display information about hard disks attached to the adapter.
Make sure all attached disks are detected by this utility. If any of the hard disks are
not detected, power down the system and check the power and cable connections.
4 - Battery Backup
A battery backup option is available as an optional add-on component. The battery
provides additional data security in case of a critical system failure. Data normally lost
during a major system fault, such as a power outage or CPU failure, which was in
transit at the time of the failure (stored in the card’s onboard cache), will remain viable
for up to 72 hours. The battery unit can be attached to the card using the BBU CONN.
Attach the BBU to the RocketRAID 432x, using the cable included with the BBU unit:
(illustration shows the RocketRAID 4322)
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Hardware – Description and Installation

RocketRAID BIOS Utility
RocketRAID BIOS Utility
The RocketRAID 432x card will display it’s BIOS screen during the system’s boot
process.
Press Control + H when prompted, to access the BIOS settings Menu.
1 - BIOS Settings Overview
The RocketRAID 432x BIOS utility is an interface that provides management com-
mands and controller related settings.
Using the BIOS Utility
The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID 432x BIOS utility:
F10 – press F10 to highlight the tool bar Menu.
Arrow keys – use these to move between different menu items
Enter – Open the selected toolbar command/execute the selected command.
Esc – move back to the previous menu, cancel the selected operation.
Tab – Switch between Disk andArray menus, move to next Menu item.
Space Bar – select an item (when selecting Block Size for a RAID configuration, for
example).
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RocketRAID BIOS Utility
To log on as a User, use the arrow keys to highlight “User mode”, and press Enter.
To log on as Supervisor, select “Supervisor Mode”:, and press Enter.
BIOSMenu Shortcuts
The BIOS interface can also be navigated using key stroke combinations (Alt +” X”).
When viewing the interface, letters highlighted in “red” represent the “X” values:
“S” – System
“D” – Disk
“A” –Array
“C” – Controller
“W” – Window
“H” – Help
“X”-Exit
LoggingIn
The BIOS Utility has two interface modes: User and Supervisor
The User mode can only view information about the RocketRAID card, disks and
arrays.
The Supervisor mode is used to create/delete arrays, and configure RocketRAID
related settings. Supervisor mode requires a password – this is the same password
that you will need in order to use the Web Management interface.
Press F10 – this should bring you to the “System” toolbar command. Press Enter.
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RocketRAID BIOS Utility
You will be asked to enter the Supervisor password.
The default password is “hpt”.
BIOSCommands
System
User/Supervisor modes – interface modes
Change password - for Supervisor mode
Exit the utility – quit and exit the RocketRAID BIOS utility
Disk
Information – displays information about the select hard disks
Initialize – initialize the selected disks (required in order to use new hard disks for
creating RAID arrays, disk replacement, or configuring spare disks.
Toggle Spare – configure spare disks.
Unplug – remove the selected disks (hot-swap)
Turn on write cache – enable write cache for the selected disks
Turn off write cache – disable write cache for the selected disks
Rescan – prompts the RocketRAID card to scan for new hard disks.
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RocketRAID BIOS Utility
Array
Information – displays information about the selected RAID array
Create – Create a RAID array using the selected disks
Delete – Delete the selected RAID array
Unplug – Remove the selected RAID array (safe removal of disk members of the target
array - hot-swap)
Verify – Verify the selected array (checks for parity errors)
Start Task – End Task – Stop/Pause current task
Controller
Information – View information about the RocketRAID host adapter
Eventlog – View event log entries
Setting – View and configure host adapter settings
Network – View and configure host adapter network configuration
Window
Maximize – enlarge the selected Window
Restore – restore Windows sizes to default setting
1.Disk – toggle/select the Disk Window
2.Array – toggle/select theArray Window
Refresh – updates on screen information
Help
About– BIOS utility/Company information
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RocketRAID BIOS Utility
2 - Creating RAID Arrays
Initializing Disks:
Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized. Disk initialization writes
necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disks.
1. From the Disk window, highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, then
select using Enter. Anumeral will be displayed before each selected disk.
2. Once all target disks have been selected, select Disk from the tool bar, then
highlight Initialize and press Enter.
3. The utility will display a warning, and ask you to press Y (yes) to initialize, or N
(no) to cancel. Once initialized, these disks can be used to create RAID arrays.
Warning: Initialization will destroy all pre- existing data on the selected hard
disks. Only initialize disks that do not contain critical data. Disks only need to
be initialized once.
Warning: Initialization will destroy all pre- existing data on the selected hard
disks. Only initialize disks that do not contain critical data. Disks only need to be
initialized once.
Disks do not have to be re-initialized after an array is deleted, or before creating a
new array.
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RocketRAID BIOS Utility
CreatingArrays:
From the Disk window, highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, then select
using Enter. Anumeral will be displayed before each selected disk. To de-select a
disk, highlight the target disk, and press Enter once more.
Once all target disks have been selected, select Array from the tool bar, then highlight
Create and press Enter.
This will open the RAID creation Menu.
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