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HP FastRAID Installation and Configuration Guide

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing HP FastRAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Configuring HP FastRAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the HP RAID Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Optimizing Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Resolving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Technical Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

HP Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Regulatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Страница 1: ...Installation and Configuration Guide HP FastRAID ...

Страница 2: ...tt Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett Packard This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard Company Adaptec ArrayC...

Страница 3: ...ation Guide Introduction 2 Installing HP FastRAID 3 Configuring HP FastRAID 4 Installing the HP RAID Device Manager 8 Optimizing Performance 9 Resolving Problems 18 Frequently Asked Questions 20 Technical Information 22 HP Hardware Warranty 23 Regulatory 24 ...

Страница 4: ...1 HP FastRAID Installation and Configuration Guide ...

Страница 5: ...sory Kit The HP FastRAID Accessory Kit provides the components necessary to implement FastRAID on suitably equipped PCs or PC Workstations The HP FastRAID accessory kit includes the following components an Adaptec ARO 1130 PCI RAIDportTM adapter CI OTM Array Management software 3 HP RAID Device Manager diskettes an ArrayConfig utility diskette and an Array 1000 Family manager drivers diskette You ...

Страница 6: ... with your PC or PC Workstation if necessary 3 Unscrew and remove the slot cover If the slot cover is hard to remove loosen the screws on the adjacent slots 4 Hold the adapter board horizontally by its top edge Slide it into the board guide of the RAIDport socket Do not bend the board 5 Align the board s connector with the slot s socket Firmly press the board into the socket Make sure that the boa...

Страница 7: ...e e e e FASTRAID ArcfgDRV directory on the Drivers and Utilities CD ROM c Double click on the file DISKIMG BAT The ArrayConfig bootable utility diskette has been created 2 Create an Array 1000 Family driver diskette from the HP Kayak XU XW PC Workstation Drivers and Utilities CD ROM a Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and a blank formatted diskette into the floppy disk ...

Страница 8: ...hen used with drives other than HP accessory drives 4 Make sure that when you install a new drive you assign the drive a unique SCSI ID This can be checked through the SCSISelect Utility by selecting SCSI Disk Utilities Creating a New Array You can create a new array using either of the following options Express Setup use this if you want to create an array up to two drives quickly and easily Arra...

Страница 9: ... appears select the type of array you want to create Select Optimized for Performance if you want the fastest possible data input and output from the new array This type of array does not have special data protection features however Select Optimized for Data Protection if your main concern is to protect the files on the array from disk failure This type of array safeguards files in the array even...

Страница 10: ...tomatically be the boot drive 9 When you have finished all these menu selections wait while ArrayConfig creates the array This may take up to 30 minutes especially if the disk drives are large A message appears when the array has been created An error message appears if the ArrayConfig encounters some problems for example an array already exits If this happens run ArrayConfig again and use the Cus...

Страница 11: ...ect the Adaptec Array1000 driver 20 When the driver has finished loading press to continue installing Windows NT 21 At the prompt re insert Setup Disk 3 and press 22 Continue installing Windows NT following the on screen instructions 23 When prompted insert your drivers diskette into drive A and press When the driver has finished loading you can continue with the Windows NT installation For more i...

Страница 12: ...tory on the CD ROM and double click on setup exe 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen 4 When the installation is complete reboot your computer From the Start menu select HP RAID Device Manager to display the HP RAID Device Manager tools Select RAID Device Manager to start the program The HP RAID Device Manager the title bar displays Adaptec CI O Workstation Array Management Software...

Страница 13: ...he HP RAID Device Manager from the Drivers and Utilities CD ROM or the HP Web site The first time you use the HP RAID Device Manager no password is set When requested to enter the Old Password press TAB to go to the New Password box 1 In the Storage Configuration window select the RAID icon 2 In the window that appears select Operations and then Optimize Performance If an Adaptec software window a...

Страница 14: ...hen you see the Setup Type Selection Menu select Custom Setup Then wait while ArrayConfig scans your system for information about your host adapter and SCSI devices 4 When the Main Menu appears select Disk Array Operations 5 Select Create New Array from the Disk Array Operations menu 6 Type a name for the array and press The name can be up to 15 characters long and can include spaces and any other...

Страница 15: ...es of selected drives appear in the box on the right side of the screen To select drives on a different channel if necessary press to select another channel and then select the drives from the SCSI IDs on Channel menu To deselect the drive you most recently added press CAUTION A warning appears if you select a disk that has partitions Do not select disks with partitions if they contain data you wa...

Страница 16: ...not appear for RAID 1 arrays The default block size 64 KBytes gives the best overall performance The allowable block sizes are 8 16 32 64 and 128 KBytes 13 When you see the message Initialization of array name is complete press any key to return to the Disk Array Operations menu 14 To create additional arrays if disks are available return to Step 5 When all arrays are created exit from ArrayConfig...

Страница 17: ... driver has finished loading press to continue installing Windows NT 26 At the prompt re insert Setup Disk 3 and press 27 Continue installing Windows NT following the on screen instructions 28 When prompted insert your drivers diskette into drive A and press When the driver has finished loading you can continue with the Windows NT installation For more information refer to your operating system s ...

Страница 18: ...e boot order of a non striped SCSI disk drive see the Resolving Problems on page 20 for notes on booting from the Narrow SCSI BIOS If you want to do this create a one drive RAID 0 array from the disk Displaying Array Information Follow these steps to display information about existing arrays defined in your computer 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Custom Setup Main Menu 2 Select Display Ar...

Страница 19: ...t array 4 View information about the array and make sure you really want to delete it Press any key to continue 5 Type y to delete the array or n to cancel the operation 6 When the message Array name deleted appears press any key to continue The drives that were formerly part of the array can now be used as stand alone drives or as members of another array Deleting an array may change the boot ord...

Страница 20: ... some time up to 1 hour if the disks are large You cannot abort a low level format once it has started CAUTION Formatting or initializing an array erases all data on the array and cannot be aborted once it has started If the array contains data you want to keep be sure to back it up first Follow these steps to initialize an array 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu 2 Select Format In...

Страница 21: ... spares can be defined for each array If a disk in an array fails while the computer is running a spare is activated immediately to take its place The array software automatically reconstructs the necessary data on the new disk and array operation continues uninterrupted Adding a Dedicated Spare When you create an array you have the option of adding one or two dedicated spares You can also add ded...

Страница 22: ...ontain data you want to keep because any existing data will be erased Be especially careful not to select your boot disk as a spare 6 Press any key to continue Deleting a Dedicated Spare Follow these steps to delete a dedicated spare 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu 2 Select Add Delete Spare Drive from the Disk Array Operations menu 3 When the list of spare drives appears select t...

Страница 23: ...pter is already in position one then no changes are necessary Otherwise select the Array1000 Family Raid Adapter by using the up and down arrows then press the key to move it up the list Save your changes before you exit the Setup program 2 Check that the array has been selected as the boot device using the ArrayConfig utility a Insert the ArrayConfig utility disk in drive A b Reboot your computer...

Страница 24: ... connected to the Symbios controller to Wide SCSI devices 5 Ensure that you boot from the Windows NT diskettes provided and not from the CD ROM If you boot from the CD ROM the hard drive will not be found problem relating to Windows NT 6 Ensure that the FastRAID Array1000 drivers are installed To install these drivers a Shut down your PC Workstation remove the ARO 1130 adapter and restart your sys...

Страница 25: ...gured as a spare Or you could configure two arrays one with two drives and one with one drive Q Can I connect a third SCSI drive to the Narrow SCSI controller A You can connect a third drive to the Symbios controller but both the Symbios BIOS and FastRAID BIOS cannot be loaded at the same time That means that you cannot boot from both SCSI devices at the same time If you only need to boot from the...

Страница 26: ...he Include in BIOS Scan option move to the SCSI Device ID to be disabled and press the key Q After I installed the FastRAID card I could not boot Windows NT from my non striped wide SCSI drive I get a blue screen with the message BOOT DEVICE NOT FOUND A Even if the drive is not configured in a RAID array you can boot on it before installing the FastRAID card provided that the required SCSI drivers...

Страница 27: ... 7880 system board SCSI chip connected to RAIDport connector Array support 1 or 2 10 krpm drives can be configured for RAID levels 0 or 1 Additional drives can also be supported in non array configurations Operating system support Windows NT 4 0 Specification Description Dimensions 7 008 inches in length by 3 58 inches in height 17 8 cm in length by 9 1 cm in height Operating temperature 5o C to 5...

Страница 28: ... used together with an HP Vectra personal computer or an HP Kayak PC Workstation it will be covered by the warranty of this computer or workstation under the same conditions of service and duration Please refer to the warranty statement provided with your HP personal computer or PC Workstation for warranty limitations customer responsibilities and other terms and conditions FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIO...

Страница 29: ...ermined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged 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 the receiver connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technic...

Страница 30: ...Part Number D6690 90001 Revision 1 1 US only ...

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