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SATARaid Controller Manual  

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4.  At the end, the utility will ask “Are You Sure?” before executing the new configuration. 

Confirm to finish. 

(Mirrored) 

Auto Configuration? 

Manual Configuration? 

Source Drive? 

0 PM 
1 SM 

Disk Copy? 

Yes 

No 

Online Copy? 

Offline Copy? 

Target Drive? 

0 PM 
1 SM 

Select the target drive. There will 
actually only be one option here and 
the option that displays will depend on 
your selection in the previous 
question. 

Select whether you would like to 
perform a disk copy. This is only 
required when the source drive 
already contains data and you need 
to initialize the target drive with the 
same data. 

Select whether you would like to 
perform the disk copy offline or online. 

Select either manual or auto 
configuration.  Note that you must use 
“Manual” if you are installing a disk 
that already contains data. 

Choose the source drive as the primary 
or secondary drive. “0 PM” represents 
the connector “SATA1” on the 
mainboard. “1 SM” represents SATA2” 
on the mainboard. 

Manual 

Содержание SIL 3112

Страница 1: ...SATARAID SIL 3112 CONTROLLER USER S MANUAL 120410056E1N ...

Страница 2: ...demarks All trademarks are the property of their respective holders Important data protection information You should back up all data before installing any drive controller or storage peripheral We are not responsible for any loss of data resulting from the use disuse or misuse of this or any other product Notice Although we have attempted to ensure the accuracy of the content of this manual it is...

Страница 3: ...TING RAID SETS 4 Creating RAID Sets 4 Deleting RAID Sets 7 Rebuild Mirrored Sets 7 Resolving Conflict 7 Low Level Format 7 CREATING NAMING PARTITIONS 8 Creating Partitions in Windows XP 2000 Operating Systems 9 Creating Partitions in Windows 98 Me Operating Systems 16 USING SILICON IMAGE SATARAID GUI 24 SATARaid Configuration Tool 30 ...

Страница 4: ... Mirroring enables users to enjoy the confidence of continued data availability regardless of a disk failure by simultaneously writing the data to two drives note that Striping and Mirroring cannot be simultaneously configured Standard with SATARaid software is a Graphical User Interface GUI that provides easy to use configurations for the different RAID Sets supported SATARaid Features RAID 0 and...

Страница 5: ...nce With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology multiple I O operations can be done in parallel enhancing performance Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk This figure shows a stripe set using two disks with stripe zero written to disk one stripe one to disk two and so forth Disk Mirroring RAID 1 With Disk Mirroring there is a redundant disk that mirrors the main d...

Страница 6: ...rdware drivers for the RAID controller as shown below Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced option and then click Next On the next screen check the Include this location in the search box Click the Browse button search for the path d nForce Raid note that drive letter may be different on your system in the location text box and then click Next to install the driver Finally c...

Страница 7: ...ctions and comments for the user The bottom right portion lists the command keys Creating RAID Sets This mainboard supports only two SATARaid drives and so configuring RAID Sets is a relatively simple procedure 1 From the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility select Create RAID Set 2 Choose either a Striped or Mirrored RAID Set note that a Striped Set and a Mirrored Set cannot be configured concurrently...

Страница 8: ...rst Drive 0 PM 1 SM 2nd Drive 0 PM 1 SM Chunk Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K Choose whether the first drive is the primary or secondary drive 0 PM represents the connector SATA1 on the mainboard 1 SM represents SATA2 on the mainboard Choose whether the second drive is the primary or secondary drive There will actually only be one option here and the option that displays will depend on your selection ...

Страница 9: ...n your selection in the previous question Select whether you would like to perform a disk copy This is only required when the source drive already contains data and you need to initialize the target drive with the same data Select whether you would like to perform the disk copy offline or online Select either manual or auto configuration Note that you must use Manual if you are installing a disk t...

Страница 10: ...ludes drive connection information Primary Channel Secondary Channel If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata specifically in reference to the drive connection information If so this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function properly this old ...

Страница 11: ...st partition the disks That is divide the space on the RAID set into several logical drives e f g etc The creation and naming of partitions is something that is done within the Windows operating system Windows XP 2000 both use the Disk Management utility Windows 98 Me uses the fdisk utility Windows 98 ME fdisk utility Windows XP 2000 Disk Management Utility ...

Страница 12: ...ndow Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Storage Disk Management 2 If this is the first time using the Disk Management Utility after configuring the RAID Set in BIOS you will be prompted with the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard as shown below Click Next 3 Check the box next to the RAID Set in this case Disk 1 that needs initialization and click Next Note Before creating any p...

Страница 13: ...SATARaid Controller Manual 10 4 Check the box next to the RAID Set in this case Disk 1 that needs conversion and click Next 5 On this next screen click Finish to complete ...

Страница 14: ...ed and available disks SECTION 2 This section reports on each disk set DISK 1 in this example represents two 112 GB physical disks setup as a Striped RAID Set in the BIOS RAID Utility Note that all of the disk space for the two striped disks are reported here On mirrored disks however only the disk space for one of the two disks are reported SECTION 3 This section displays all of the partitions fo...

Страница 15: ...structions below to change it to Basic If the disk reports as Unknown right click on the disk in SECTION 2 and click on Write Signature At this point a window will appear with the disk in question all Unknown disks may appear in this window Make sure the box next to each disk is checked then click OK If a disk reports as Dynamic right click on SECTION 2 of that disk and click on Return disk to Bas...

Страница 16: ...lick Next 3 The next window allows you to set up the partition size of the partition that you are creating Since this is a Striped RAID set utilizing two 112 GB disk drives the largest partition that you can create is approximately 224 GB In the example below we are creating a 500 MB partition Click Next ...

Страница 17: ...the user to label the volume name and choose the type of formatting to take place upon the creation of the partition Name the volume we suggest a generic but descriptive name such as STRIPED SET or something specific to the usage such as FINANCIAL CRITICAL MISCELLANEOUS etc Check the box next to quick format Click Next ...

Страница 18: ...he size of the partition Do not attempt to create a partition for the next disk until the disk currently being formatted is complete and reports Healthy 7 Repeat this procedure for any remaining partitions you would like to configure When you have finished configuring your partitions close the Data Management window by clicking on the close button marked X in the top right corner of the window Cli...

Страница 19: ...partition its disks Partitioning the disks using the FDISK Utility 1 Click on the START button and select RUN 2 Select Run 3 Type fdisk 4 Click OK The screen below will appear Press Enter Note Before creating any partitions RAID sets must first be created deleted using the BIOS RAID Utility see Creating Deleting RAID Sets ...

Страница 20: ...rrent Fixed Drive will be set to the System Drive normally C In order to create partitions the current fixed drive needs to be changed Enter the choice 5 and press Enter 6 On this next screen enter the disk number that you want change to the current fixed drive and press Enter ...

Страница 21: ...aid Controller Manual 18 7 After returning to the FDISK Options screen enter the choice 1 and press Enter 8 The following window will appear Enter the choice 2 to create an extended partition and press Enter ...

Страница 22: ...SATARaid Controller Manual 19 The following window will appear with a progress indicator Wait until it finishes 9 This next window explains how much space will be available in the partition Press Enter ...

Страница 23: ...SATARaid Controller Manual 20 10 This next window shows that the partition has been successfully created Press Esc This next screen shows that FDISK is now creating a logical drive Wait until complete ...

Страница 24: ...SATARaid Controller Manual 21 11 The next screen reports partition size Press Enter 12 This window now displays the drive its drive letter and size Press Esc ...

Страница 25: ...another drive needs to be partitioned repeat the process starting by changing the fixed disk drive Press 5 If done press Esc 14 If you pressed Esc in the previous step the following window will display reminding you to reboot your system ...

Страница 26: ...icon 16 Right click on each new drive and select Format Only a FULL format will be accepted at this point Select Full Format enter the Label Name for the drive or RAID set if desired and click OK 17 Once the drive has been formatted repeat the procedure for each new drive after which the new drives will be ready for use ...

Страница 27: ...ed in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop If the icon does not appear in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop find where the application was saved and launch from there Upon launching the GUI the first window should appear as follows displaying basic system information Main Screen About SATARaid Help on SATARAID Send Configuration using Email Copy configuration to clipboard Save con...

Страница 28: ...SATARaid Controller Manual 25 Events Log Tab Main Screen Disk Storage Subsystem Level Clicking on a disk storage subsystem item will provide specific information for that component as shown below ...

Страница 29: ...el Selecting a specific channel either Channel 1 or Channel 0 will provide channel information Device Level Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent information for that drive including Configuration and Disk Identification information ...

Страница 30: ...SATARaid Controller Manual 27 Smart Configuration Tab Device Level Identify Data Tab Device Level ...

Страница 31: ...lecting the Sets item will provide information on the RIO Version as well as Array Conflict information Sets Detail Level By selecting a specific RAID set such as Set 0 the type of RAID set the number of members and capacity are reported Set Tab ...

Страница 32: ...e drive to a Mirrored set that has experienced a disk failure Removing a drive from a striped set is not allowed because it would destroy all the data Note that when a Mirrored Set is first created the State of the destination drive may report as Rebuild for as much as 30 90 minutes depending on the size of the disk SMART Configuration Tab Identity Data Tabs SMART and Configuration information as ...

Страница 33: ...h the SATARaid features implemented By clicking on the toolbox icon in the top left portion of the SATARaid GUI window you can access the SATARaid Configuration Tool The user may configure SATARaid features including customizing the settings for SMTP E mail Alerts Event Level alert notification Log File location Audio options and Popup Alerts SATA Configuration Tool SATARaid GUI window ...

Страница 34: ...c recipient Using the e mail tab in the SATARaid Configuration Menu the user may set the default e mail address and subject line to where the configurations should be sent You will be given the option however of changing the recipient when you invoke the Send Configuration function from the SATARaid GUI window Notification When certain events occur SATARaid may be configured to send notices to ass...

Страница 35: ...nt Informational Event Level Informational Warnings Errors Warning Event Level Warnings Errors Errors Event Level Errors Log File The log file is used to store event information received from all the Silicon Image RAID drivers The log file is a text file and can be viewed with Notepad or SATARaid Use the Log File tab to set where the log file should be stored as well as the name of the file Audio ...

Страница 36: ...t an event has occurred The popup window can be disabled or set to popup for only certain event levels The different levels are Disabled No popup windows will occur Informational Event Level Informational Warnings Errors Warning Event Level Warnings Errors Errors Event Level Errors ...

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