Benutzeranleitung / Produktwartung RocketRAID 2642 des Produzenten Highpoint
Zur Seite of 35
RocketRAID 264x SAS/SA T AII Host Adapter User ’ s Guide Revision: 1.0 Date: October 2008 HighPoint T echnologies, Inc. 1.
Copyright Copyright © 2008 HighPoint T echnologies, Inc. This document contains materials protected by International Copyright Laws. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed in any form and for any purpose without the express written permission of HighPoint T echnologies, Inc.
T able of Contents CONGRA TULA TIONS Specifications and Features .......................................................................................... 6 1 - RocketRAID 264x (2640X4, 2640X1 and 2642) Host Adapter layout ........................ 9 2 - LED Connections .
CUST OMER SUPPOR T Troubleshooting Checklist ......................................................................................... 3 2 4 T able of Contents CONT ACT US ...............................................................................
HighPoint T echnologies, Inc. HighPoint T echnologies, 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).
Congratulations Congratulations Y ou have purchased one of the highest performing and most cost effective 4 channel SAS RAID controllers available. The RocketRAID 264x offers the flexibility to suppor.
Congratulations • BIOS booting support • Online Array roaming • Automatic hard drive (insert / remove) detection • Automatic RAID rebuild • 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume Arra.
Congratulations Physical Specifications RR2640X4 / RR2640X1 Size: (87.8mm X 64.3mm) 3.45”L x 2.53”W RR2642 Size: (79.4mm X 67.5mm) 3.13” L x 2.66” W EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B and CE Thermal and.
Congratulations 1 – RocketRAID 264x (2640X4, 2640X1 and 2642) Host Adapter layout RocketRAID 2640X4 Port1- Port4 Port1 – Port4 represent the RocketRAID 2640X4’ s 4 Internal SAS channels. 9 Port1- Port4 Port1 – Port4 represent the RocketRAID 2640X1’ s 4 Internal SAS channels.
Congratulations 10 Port1- Port4 Port1,Port2 represent the RocketRAID 2642’ s 2 External SAS channels. Port3,Port4 represent the RocketRAID 2642’ s 2 Internal SAS channels . 2 – LED Connections LED connectors (Drive-activity/Drive-failure): LED support is discussed in greater detail in the LED Connection section.
Congratulations BEEP1-Speaker Alarm (speaker): this speaker emits an audible alarm in the case of Drive/array failure. J7 (RR2640X4 and RR2640X1) This jumper supports the SAF-TE interface (I2C). J1 (RR2642) This jumper supports the SAF-TE interface (I2C).
Congratulations 12 3 – Hardware Installation Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter. The RocketRAID 264x include both standard and low-profile brackets. It may be necessary to attach the low-profile bracket in place of the standard bracket, depend- ing upon the chassis design.
Congratulations 3 . After installing the adapter, attach hard drives to the host adapter using the appropriate data cable. These host adapters can support up to 4 3Gb/s SAS or SA T A hard drives directly . Note: Many server-level chassis include hard-disk hot-swap bays.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility RocketRAID BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 264x card will display its 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 264x BIOS utility is an interface that provides management com- mands and controller related settings.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility BIOS Commands Create - this command is used to open the RAID Creation menu. Delete - this command will delete the selected RAID array. Add/Remove Spare - this command is used to assign hard disks to function as spare disks. The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild broken or faulted RAID arrays.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility Highlight the tar get disks using the arrow keys, then select using Enter . A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk. Once all target disks have been selected, press ESC. The utility will display a warning, and ask you to press Y (yes) to initialize, or N (no) to cancel.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility 3 . Highlight the target disks that you want to use, and press Enter to select them. A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk. This number designates disk order . After all of the disks have been selected and press the ESC key to return to the Create Menu.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility 3 – Deleting Arrays Highlight the Delete command from the toolbar, and press Enter. The BIOS utility will display a list of available RAID arrays. Select the array you wish to delete, and press Enter. 6. Sector Size – Also known as “V ariable Sector Size”.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility The utility will display a warning message. Press Y (yes) to delete the array, or select N (no) to cancel. W arning: all data stored on the array will be lost – do not delete if the array contains critical data.
RocketRAID BIOS Utility 5 - Settings T o access the Settings menu, highlight the Settings command from the toolbar , and press Enter. Generally, single disks are designated to act as spares (disks that are not configured into RAID arrays). However, in some instances, disks that are members of RAID arrays may also be designated to act as a spare.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD HighPoint RAID Management and Device Drive CD Each retail box includes a copy of the HighPoint Products Software CD. This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes, and install the HighPoint RAID Management Utility Suite for a variety of operating systems.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 22 2 - Device Driver Installation Windows Driver Installation (Win2000, XP, Win 2003) Before installing the RocketRAID 264x host adapter ’ s device driver , make sure the host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system’ s chassis/ disk enclosure.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 23 Installation V erification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: 1 . Click the Start button, then right-click the “My Computer” icon. Select the Properties item from the pop up menu.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 24 Windows V ista/2008 Driver Installation Installing the driver during a fresh Windows Vista/2008 installation 1 . Boot from W indows V ista DVD. 2 . When the screen “ where do you want to install Windows ” appears, click “ Load driver ” and browse for the driver location.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 25 Installation V erification After the driver has been installed, and the system has been restarted: 1 . Click the Start button, then right-click My Computer icon. Select the Properties item from the popup menu.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 26 Several driver sets are also included with the RocketRAID 264x Software CD. Each binary driver and source package includes an installation guide (.pdf format). Linux Driver sets: RR264x/Driver/Linux directory.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 27 3 - HighPoint RAID Management Utilities (HRM) T o install the W eb RAID Management Utility for W indows Operating Systems: Click on “ Install RAID Management Software ”. Select the desired software from the drop down menu, and click on the “OK” button.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 28 4 . The package can also be installed manually, using a terminal. Log in as “root”, open a terminal, and browse to the location of the .rpm file. Run the following command: 5 . # rpm -i hptsvr-https-1.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 29 RAID Management - CLI Command Line interface versions of the RocketRAID management utilities are available for Linux and FreeBSD operating systems. These packages are posted on the HighPoint T echnologies, Inc.
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 30 4 - Mac OS X Driver and RAID Management Installa- tion The driver and software package for the RocketRAID 264x includes both the device driver for OS X, and a copy of the W eb RAID Management utility .
HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD 31 Select the installation destination: Click “ Restart”. After OS X reboots, the card will be recognized by the system. Configure arrays using the W eb RAID Management interface. User guides for the W eb interface are available from http://www.
Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department.
Customer Support 33 Contact Us HighPoint Corporate Headquarter USA Address 1161 Cadillac Ct. Milpitas, CA, 95035 W ebsite: http://www .highpoint-tech.com Phone: 1-408-942-5800 (9 am ~ 6 pm PST, M-F) Fax: 1-408-942-5801 E-mail: sales@highpoint-tech.com Support: support@highpoint-tech.
FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Thank Y ou Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 264x SA T AII/SAS RAID Host adapter . W e appreciate your support, and welcome any questions, comments or product suggestions you may have.
Ein wichtiger Punkt beim Kauf des Geräts Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 (oder sogar vor seinem Kauf) ist das durchlesen seiner Bedienungsanleitung. Dies sollten wir wegen ein paar einfacher Gründe machen:
Wenn Sie Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 noch nicht gekauft haben, ist jetzt ein guter Moment, um sich mit den grundliegenden Daten des Produkts bekannt zu machen. Schauen Sie zuerst die ersten Seiten der Anleitung durch, die Sie oben finden. Dort finden Sie die wichtigsten technischen Daten für Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 - auf diese Weise prüfen Sie, ob das Gerät Ihren Wünschen entspricht. Wenn Sie tiefer in die Benutzeranleitung von Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 reinschauen, lernen Sie alle zugänglichen Produktfunktionen kennen, sowie erhalten Informationen über die Nutzung. Die Informationen, die Sie über Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 erhalten, werden Ihnen bestimmt bei der Kaufentscheidung helfen.
Wenn Sie aber schon Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 besitzen, und noch keine Gelegenheit dazu hatten, die Bedienungsanleitung zu lesen, sollten Sie es aufgrund der oben beschriebenen Gründe machen. Sie erfahren dann, ob Sie die zugänglichen Funktionen richtig genutzt haben, aber auch, ob Sie keine Fehler begangen haben, die den Nutzungszeitraum von Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 verkürzen könnten.
Jedoch ist die eine der wichtigsten Rollen, die eine Bedienungsanleitung für den Nutzer spielt, die Hilfe bei der Lösung von Problemen mit Highpoint RocketRAID 2642. Sie finden dort fast immer Troubleshooting, also die am häufigsten auftauchenden Störungen und Mängel bei Highpoint RocketRAID 2642 gemeinsam mit Hinweisen bezüglich der Arten ihrer Lösung. Sogar wenn es Ihnen nicht gelingen sollte das Problem alleine zu bewältigen, die Anleitung zeigt Ihnen die weitere Vorgehensweise – den Kontakt zur Kundenberatung oder dem naheliegenden Service.
