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Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Content 1 WELCOME .................................................................................... 3 1.1 PRECAUTION ............................................................................................
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.5.1 INST ALLIN G SA T A RAID HOST BU S ADAPTER...................................................................... 40 3.5.2 INST ALLIN G SA T ARAID5 UTILITY ...................................................
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 1 WELCOME RSV -S8 enhances your data storage by combini ng advanced RAID1 featur es typicall y seen on high-end data systems with low cost/h igh capacity Serial A T A drives.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 1 Redundant Array of Independent Devi ces, a metho d of combining drives to pr ovide be tter pr otection and/or performance. 2 Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T esting. * For 3132, this re quires the use of a Po rt Multiplier de vice to access mor e than one dis k per SA T A cha nnel.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.1 RAID VOLUMES RAID technology allo ws one or mor e disks to be co mbined into a logical volu me which provides greater performance and/or p rotection tha n standard di sk drives.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 2.3 RAID LEVELS 2.3.1 DISK STRIPING (RAID 0) Striping is a performance- oriented, non-redund ant data mapping technique. While St riping is discussed as a RAID Grou p type, it is does not pr ovide any faul t tolerance.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Parity RAID uses less capacity for pr otection and is the pr eferr ed method to r educe the co st per megabyte for lar ger installations. Mirr oring req uires 100% incr ea se in capaci ty to protect the data whereas the abo ve example using thr ee har d drives only re quires a 5 0% incr ease.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3 INST ALLA TION 3.1 COMPONENTS There a re thr ee separate step s that must be install or se tup for RSV -S8 to function. These components ar e the HARDW ARE, SA T A RAID5 HBA DRIVER, and SA T A RAID5 Utility . The steps on how to setup these packages is described in the following sections.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select Search for a suitable driver for my devic e (recommended) , than cli ck Next>. Select Specify a location , than click Next> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click Next> to install the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Contr oller driver . Click Ye s to pass the Microsof t digital signatur e and continue the installatio n.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Windows will find the Silicon Image’ s Pseudo Pro cessor Device ha rdw are , c lic k Next>. Select Search for a suitable driver for my devic e (recommen ded), than click Next>. Select Specify a location , than click Next> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click Browse… to select to driver path , than click OK . Click Next> to install the Silicon Image’ s Pseudo Processor Device driver . When the Silicon Image’ s Pseudo Processor Device installati on has completed, click Fini sh .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.3.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open the Setup and Install ation Repository CD and select t he SA T ARAID5 Array Manager softwar e from the Utility folder .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select Place shortcut on Desktop , than click N ext> to create a shortcut on the desktop. Click N ext> to use the default installation folder .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When SA T ARAID5 installation has completed, click C lose to exit. Select I a gree the terms in the license agr eement , than click N ext> to begin the Java platform installation. Select T ypical , than click N ext> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When Java platform insta llation has completed, click F inish to exit. Select Start > Programs > Silicon Image > SA T ARaid5Manager to sta rt the Array Manager softwar e. 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. When Write Signatu re and Upg rade Disk Wizar d appears, cli ck N ext>.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, t han click Next> . When the Write Signature and Up grade Disk Wizar d has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition… fr om the pop-up menu.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to creat e a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition type you w ant to cr eate, than click Next> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Assign the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next> . Click Format this partition with the followin g settings and Perform a Quick Format , setup the File system to use, Allocation unit size, V olume label , than click Next>.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l The status of the newly cr eated partitio n in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage compl ete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minut es.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4 INST ALLING ON WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT) 3.4.1 INST ALLING SA T A RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e setup. Insert the Setup and In stallation Repositor y CD in the CD-ROM drive.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select Sear ch for the best driver in ther e location, Include this locatio n in the search, and click Brow se to select the dri ver path, than click Next>.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SA T ARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to begin setup. Select I A gree , than click N ext> . Select Place shortcut on Desktop , than click N ext> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to use the default installation folder . Click N ext> to begin the install ation. When SA T ARAID5 installation has completed, click C lose to exit.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select I a ccept the terms in the licen se agreem ent , than click N ext> to begin the Java platform installation. Select T ypical , than click N ext> . When Java platform insta llation has completed, click F inish to exit.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4. 3.4.4 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS ON WIN DOWS XP 32-BIT Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When Initialize and Convert Di sk Wizar d appears, click N ext> . Select the new disk to initialize, than click N ext> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l W h e n t h e Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click N ext> to cr eate a partition on a basi c disk.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select the partition type you w ant to cr eate, than click Next> . Specify the partition size y ou want to create, than click Nex t> . Assign the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click Format this partition with the following setti ngs and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, V olume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l The status of the ne wly creat ed partition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatti ng and the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4.5 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS ON WIN DOWS XP 64-BIT Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility . Once the sets have been creat ed, allow the system to load Windows.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When Initialize and Convert Di sk Wizar d appears, click N ext>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click N ext> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizar d has completed, click Finish. Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume gr eater than 2TB. Right-click on the Basic disk and sel ect Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click N ext> to cr eate a partition on a basi c disk.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Specify the partition size yo u want to create, than click Nex t> . Assign the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . The status of the ne wly created pa rtition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatting an d the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the part ition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Repeat the above pr ocedur e as neede d for any other partitions. Close the Data Mana gement window by clicking on the small boxe d “X” in the top right corner of the window . Click on the “My Comp uter” icon on the Desktop.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select Install fr om a list or specific location (Advanced), than clic k Next>. Select Search for the best driver in t here locatio n, Include this location in the sear ch, and click Brow se to select the drive r path, than click Next>.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When the installation has completed, click Finish . 3.5.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and selec t the SA T ARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to begin setup. Select I A gree , than click N ext> . Select Place shortcut on Desktop , than click N ext> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to use the default installation folder . Click N ext> to begin the install ation. When SA T ARAID5 installation has completed, click C lose to exit.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select I a ccept the terms in the license agr eement , than click N ext> to begi n the Java platform installation. Select T ypical, than click Next >. When Java platform insta llation has completed, click F inish to exit.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4. 3.5.4 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility . Once the sets have been creat ed, allow the system to load Windows.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When Initialize and Convert Di sk Wizar d appears, click N ext>. Select the new disk to initialize, than click N ext> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizar d has completed, click Finish. Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later system supports GPT disk which suppo rts disk volu me gre ater than 2TB. Right-click on the Basic disk and sel ect Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click N ext> to cr eate a partition on a basi c disk.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Specify the partition size y ou want to create, than click Nex t> . Assign the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next> . Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setu p the File system, Allocation unit size, V olume label, than click Next>.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . The status of the ne wly created pa rtition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatting an d the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Repeat the above pr ocedur e as neede d for any other partitions. Close the Data Mana gement window by clicking on the small boxe d “X” in the top right corner of the window . Click on the “My Comp uter” icon on the Desktop.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Insert the d isc that came with your RAID Contr oller , than click Ne xt . When the installation has completed, click Close .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.6.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and selec t the SA T ARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to begin setup. Select I A gree , than click N ext> . Select Place shortcut on Desktop , than click N ext> to create a shortcut on the desktop.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to use the default installation folder . Click N ext> to begin the install ation. When SA T ARAID5 installation has completed, click C lose to exit.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Select I a ccept the terms in the license agr eement , than click N ext> to begi n the Java platform installation. Select T ypical , than click N ext> . When Java platform insta llation has completed, click F inish to exit.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4. 3.6.4 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility . Once the sets have been creat ed, allow the system to load Windows.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l When Initialize Disk Wi zard appears, select Disk 1 and GPT (GUID Partition Table) , than click OK. Windows Vista system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Single V olume… from the pop-up menu.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click N ext> to create the partition. Specify the partition size y ou want to create, than click Nex t> . Assign the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next> .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Click Format this partition with the following setti ngs and Perform a quick format , setup the File system, Allocation unit size, V olume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l The status of the ne wly created pa rtition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatting an d the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the part ition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4 SA T ARAID5 ARRA Y MANAGER 4.1 OVERVIEW The SA T ARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphi cal User Interfa ces (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The Manager initia lly sho ws two windows as se en below .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2 CREA TING RAID GROUPS T o begin creating a new RAID Gr oup, select “Cr eate RAID Gr oup” from the RAI D Group men u or right click on a controller in the.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 2 or more disks for ea ch member of the volume. Enter the desired values and pr ess Create to cr eate the RAID Group (Example below).
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID G ROUPS Mirror ed Striped RAID G roups allo w the user to select minimum of 4 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and pr ess Create to cr eate the RAID Group (Example below).
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW RAID Groups allow Enter valu es in all fields and click Create to cr eate the RAID Group. FIELD DEFINITION RAID Group Label Enter an identifi able name for the RAID group. This value can be any string (up to 8 characters inclu ding blank spaces) to help users iden tify this volume.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS The Main menu commands ar e shown below File Device RAID Group Window Legacy Suppo rt Help Configuration… Create Spare Create RAID.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.1 CONFIGURA TION SA T ARAID5 configuration options includ e customization of the set tings for Log File , Popup , and Advanced Options .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Popup T ab SA T ARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in popup wi ndows. Use the slider control to set the event level for popups .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Advanced Options The Advanced Optio ns tab is used to contr ol advanced featu res of the RAID driver . By default, all these advanced option s are disa bled. The Advanced Options tab allo ws you to enable the following advanced features.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.2 EXIT This command terminates the SA T ARAID5 program. 4.3.3 CREA TE SP ARE This command displays a dialog b ox to let user cr eate spar e drive, use r need.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.4 DELETE SP ARE This menu option displays a dialog box to select (h ighlight) on e or more spar e drives to delete. 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER This menu option displays a dialog box to select (hig hlight) RAID g roup members to delete.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN This menu option displays a dialog box to select (hig hlight) orph an segments to delete. An orphan segment is part of a RAID group th at cannot access other segments within the same RAID gr oup.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Exit This command closes the T ask Summary window . Sorting This command sorts th e rows b ased on the selected fi eld. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which field s will be shown in the Segment Summary window .
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog b ox to let user choose a r eplacement segmen t to rebuild a non-fault tolerant RAID group. 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog b ox to let user choose RAID gr oups to delete.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE This menu option is not available in thi s product. 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMAR Y This command displays a dialog b ox to show all RA ID group s’ group ID, configuration, and statu s.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.14 T ASK MANAGER This command displays the T ask Manager window . The T ask Manager window lists all RAID and di sk management task s that have been started and/or done.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l Modify This command allows user to modify parameters of the selected task items. The following is an example of changing r ebuild priority for a rebuild task. Suspend This command allows user to suspend the selected t ask items.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command displays the Event Log window . The Event Log window displ ays SA T A device-related events that occur while SA T ARAID5 is running.
Server R S V - S 8 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.16 RESOURCES This command displays the Resour ce Information wi nd ow . This feature is for debugging purpose onl y .
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