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HighPoint RocketRAID 2640X1 User Manual Download Page 30

HighPoint RAID Management and Device Driver CD

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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 Web RAID Management utility.

Copy the Mac driver and software package from the RR264x Software CD, to the Mac

Desktop.

Open the .dmg file, and double click “RR26xx” to begin installation.

Click “Continue” to proceed with installation

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Summary of Contents for RocketRAID 2640X1

Page 1: ...RocketRAID 264x SAS SATAII Host Adapter User s Guide Revision 1 0 Date October 2008 HighPointTechnologies Inc 1...

Page 2: ...t be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners Backup your important data before using HighPoint s products and use at your own risk In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any...

Page 3: ...Installation 13 ROCKETRAIDBIOSUTILITY 1 BIOS Command Overview 14 2 Creating RAIDArrays 15 3 Deleting Arrays 18 4 Adding Remove Spare Disks 19 5 Settings 20 Table of Contents 3 HIGHPOINTRAID MANAGEMEN...

Page 4: ...CUSTOMER SUPPORT Troubleshooting Checklist 32 4 Table of Contents CONTACTUS 33...

Page 5: ...to SMB Small Medium Sized Business to PC enthusiast The HighPoint RAID IP includes TerabyteArchitecture for Performance Protec tion and Prevention TerabyteStream leverages the built in Intel Xscale X...

Page 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...IO enclosure management RAID Management Online Capacity Expansion OCE and Online RAID Level Migration ORLM Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration Write Back and Write Throu...

Page 8: ...3 45 Lx2 53 W RR2642Size 79 4mmX67 5mm 3 13 Lx2 66 W EMI FCC Part 15 Class B and CE Thermal andAtmospheric Characteristics Work Temperature Range 5 C 55 C Relative Humidity Range 5 60 non condensing...

Page 9: ...4 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...

Page 10: ...t is discussed in greater detail in the LED Connection section The RocketRAID 264x host adapter has 2 LED connectors that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard drives attached t...

Page 11: ...RR2640X1 This jumper supports the SAF TE interface I2C J1 RR2642 This jumper supports the SAF TE interface I2C J3 RR2640X4 and RR2640X1 This jumper is SGPIO signal The following diagram describes the...

Page 12: ...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 Open the system chassis and locate an unuse...

Page 13: ...and secure the system chassis 4 Verifying Installation Once the host adapter and hard disks have been installed into the chassis boot up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized 1...

Page 14: ...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 264x BIOS utility Alt press Alt to...

Page 15: ...e settings menu selecting the boot disk array staggered drive spinup View this command is used to select between two views Devices HARD DISKS and Arrays configured RAID arrays Initialize this command...

Page 16: ...at do not contain critical data CreatingArrays Select Create from the toolbar and press Enter 1 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level and press ENTER 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Array...

Page 17: ...reserve disk space for additional arrays single disks use the keyboard to input the amount of space in GB you wish to set aside for this particular array and press Enter Note Multiple arrays can be c...

Page 18: ...as Variable Sector Size Use this option if you are using an older 32 bit Windows operating system This allows older operating systems to support volumes over 2TB in size Do not use if the operating s...

Page 19: ...s used to assign a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays RAID 1 5 10 in the case of disk failure As with creating RAID arrays disks must...

Page 20: ...B was assigned to that array In this example 200GB of disk space remains unallocated This unallocated space would allow these disks to be set as spares for a separate redundant array that falls into t...

Page 21: ...installing the operating system directly to a disk or array hosted by the Rocket RAID host adapter To create a driver floppy diskette 1 Insert the CD into the system s CD DVD drive The program should...

Page 22: ...nd request that a device driver be installed To install the device driver follow the steps outlined below 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears select Install from a list or specific loc...

Page 23: ...l the driver Installing the RocketRAID driver during a fresh Windows installation 1 After booting from the Windows CD or DVD ROM when the Windows Setup blue screen appears look towards the bottom of t...

Page 24: ...andard OS installation procedures Installing the driver for an existing Windows Vista 2008 system 1 Install the RocketRAID 264x host adapter into the PC then boot up Windows 2 Windows should automatic...

Page 25: ...Computer icon Select the Properties item from the popup menu 2 In the popup window select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button 3 Double click the Storage Controllers entry If the RocketR...

Page 26: ...ver FreeBSDdirectory Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation Visit our website for the latest Linux and FreeBSD related driver and software updates http www highpoint tech com Binary and source d...

Page 27: ...ystems that support rpm packages allow you to double click the HighPoint Web RAID Management rpm file to start the installation process 1 Copy the Web RAID Management package from the RR264x Software...

Page 28: ...resent you can add it manually using by using the echo command on the driver file name to etc hptcfg Forexample echo rr26xx ko etc hptcfg Uninstalling the Utility Open a terminal and use the following...

Page 29: ...ent 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 Technologies Inc website...

Page 30: ...tware package for the RocketRAID 264x includes both the device driver for OS X and a copy of the Web RAID Management utility Copy the Mac driver and software package from the RR264x Software CD to the...

Page 31: ...t After OS X reboots the card will be recognized by the system Configure arrays using the Web RAID Management interface User guides for the Web interface are available from http www hptmac com Check t...

Page 32: ...lect between x1 or x4 default is x4 Make sure the latest BIOS driver and HighPoint RAID Management soft ware ware has being installed for the host adapter The latest updates are available from our web...

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Page 34: ...ry to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into...

Page 35: ...ThankYou Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 264x SATAII SAS RAID Host adapter We appreciate your support and welcome any questions comments or product suggestions you may have...

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