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Table of Contents

1 WELCOME ........................................................................................................................................................4

1.1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................4

1.2 PRECAUTION ................................................................................................................................................4

1.3 FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................................4

1.3.1 DATA SECURITY ........................................................................................................................................4

1.3.2 DATA PERFORMANCE ..............................................................................................................................5

1.3.3 DATA VERSATILITY ..................................................................................................................................5

1.4 EASE OF USE .................................................................................................................................................5

1.5 SPECIFICATIONS .........................................................................................................................................5

1.6 SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................5

1.6.1 PC SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................................................5

1.6.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................................6

1.7 PRODUCT CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................6

2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID .....................................................................................................................7

2.1 RAID VOLUMES............................................................................................................................................7

2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS ..................................................................................................................................7

2.3 RAID LEVELS ................................................................................................................................................8

2.3.1 DISK STRIPING (RAID 0)............................................................................................................................8

2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING (RAID 1).......................................................................................................................8

2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING (RAID 10).........................................................................................8

2.3.4 PARITY RAID (RAID 5)...............................................................................................................................9

2.3.5 CONCATENATION (COMBINE DRIVE) ...................................................................................................9

2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT .......................................................................................................................9

2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS ...........................................................................................................................10

3 INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................11

3.1 COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................11

3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE.......................................................................................................................11

3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 2000...........................................................................................................11

3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER .................................................................................11

3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ......................................................................................................15

3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ......................................................................................................................19

3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION ......................................................................................................................19

3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP .............................................................................................................25

3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER .................................................................................25

3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ......................................................................................................26

3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ......................................................................................................................30

3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT ......................................................................30

3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT ......................................................................36

3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003..........................................................................................42

3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER .................................................................................42

3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ......................................................................................................44

3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ......................................................................................................................47

3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ....................................................................................................................47

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3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA.......................................................................................................54

3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER .................................................................................54

3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ......................................................................................................55

3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ......................................................................................................................59

3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ....................................................................................................................59

3.7 INSTALLING ON MACINTOSH OS X .....................................................................................................64

3.7.1 RELEASE NOTES ......................................................................................................................................64

3.7.2 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER AND SATARAID5 UTILITY ................................64

3.7.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ......................................................................................................................68

3.7.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ....................................................................................................................68

4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER.................................................................................................. ..............73

4.1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................73

4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS .......................................................................................................................74

4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS.................................................................................................................74

4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS ..........................................................................................................74

4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS ..........................................................................................................................75

4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS......................................................................................................................75

4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS.....................................................................................................76

4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS ............................................................................................................................76

4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW .....................................................................................................................77

4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS.........................................................................................................78

4.3.1 CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................................................79

4.3.2 EXIT.............................................................................................................................................................81

4.3.3 CREATE SPARE .........................................................................................................................................82

4.3.4 DELETE SPARE .........................................................................................................................................82

4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER ....................................................................................................................................83

4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN .....................................................................................................................................83

4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU ...................................................................................................................................83

4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................84

4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP .............................................................................................................................85

4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP..........................................................................................................................85

4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP............................................................................................................................86

4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE...............................................................................................................86

4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................86

4.3.14 TASK MANAGER ....................................................................................................................................87

4.3.15 EVENT LOG..............................................................................................................................................89

4.3.16 RESOURCES.............................................................................................................................................90

4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP ..........................................................................................................91

4.3.18 HELP TOPICS ...........................................................................................................................................91

4.3.19 ABOUT ......................................................................................................................................................91

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1 WELCOME

1.1 INTRODUCTION

DAS401 enhances your data storage by combining advanced RAID

features typically seen on high-end data systems with low cost/high capacity Serial ATA drives. By using industry standard SATA drives and Silicon Image Host Bus Adapters, you can achieve extraordinarily low costs while remaining assured that your data is protected against hardware failure.

1.2 PRECAUTION

Please read the safe precautions carefully before you using DAS401 storage appliance. Ensure that you use the product correctly according to the procedure described in this guide. The following safety precautions are intended to remind you to operate the product safely and correctly. Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to the other sections of this guide.

Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the product that is not describe in this guide.

Do not allow the product to come into contact with water or other liquids. In the event that water or other

liquids enter the interior, immediately unplug the product from the computer. Continued use of the product may result in fire or electrical shock. Please consult your product distributor or the closest support center.

Do not handle the product near a heat source or expose them to direct flame or heat.

Never place the product in close to equipment generating storage electromagnetic fields. Exposure to

strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt data.

Can’t operate properly under Windows 3.x/ 95 / 98SE/ ME/ NT.

Hard disk drive is not including.

1.3 FEATURES

1.3.1 DATA SECURITY

The DAS401 software driver includes support for monitoring to predict suspect drives. DAS401 provides our highest commitment to data security through the use of RAID architecture to back up and protect data. RAID levels 1, 10, and 5 provide data security. DAS401 supports sophisticated sparing support so that hardware failure risk can be minimized by automatically regenerating the failed disk’s data on a backup disk. The DAS401 software driver includes support for Self- Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.

) to predict disk failures. Drives can be moved between

controllers without losing data.

Redundant Array of Independent Devices, a method of combining drives to provide better protection and/or

performance.

Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Testing.

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1.3.2 DATA PERFORMANCE

The DAS401 can also increase storage throughput by combining the throughput of multiple drives into a single volume. RAID levels 1, 10, and 5 support this ability. Furthermore, each volume can be tailored to provide the best performance for the data contained on that disk.

1.3.3 DATA VERSATILITY

The DAS401 software driver also supports Contiguous and Concatenated drives for applications which do not require increased security or performance.

1.4 EASE OF USE

The DAS401 utility offers an easy to use utility for creating and managing your storage. It also supports the latest SATA enhancements including SATA-II Port Multiplier support, and up to 3Gbit/sec transfer rates on controllers that support that speed. Creating and deleting volumes is also possible without requiring a restart of the operating system and rebuilds never require the data to be taken off-line. Drives can also be moved between controllers without losing the data.

1.5 SPECIFICATIONS

A single eSATA host port to 4 SATA 3.5-inch hard disks, with tool-less screws & door cover.

Power and host status LED, and devices status and activity LED.

Metal chassis (SECC) and plastic panel frame (ABS) design.

135 (W) x 180 (H) x 255 (D) mm, NW: 2.7 Kgs, GW: 3.1Kgs.

Design based on the Silicon Image SiI3726 Port-Multiplier with SiI3132R5 PCI-Express 1X HBA.

Support Striped (RAID 0), Mirrored (RAID 1), Mirrored Striped (RAID 10), Parity RAID (RAID 5) modes, and

hot spare on Mirrored (RAID 1) and Parity RAID (RAID 5) modes.

Support Contiguous (Single Drive) & Concatenation (Combine Drives) modes.

150 watts, 100 & 240 Vac / 50~60Hz with FCC, CE requirement.

Single packing (color box with handle) and 4 in 1 outer box.

1.6 SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS

1.6.1 PC SYSTEMS

• Intel Pentium-III 500MHz equivalent or faster

• Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Windows Vista with the latest Service Packs

• CD-ROM drive

• 64 MB of RAM (minimum)

• 250 MB of free disk space

• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution display with at least 256 colors

• Mouse or compatible pointing device

• SATA connection: Host Bus Adapter card (controller number Sii3124 or Sii3132) and associated software

drivers with Port Multiplier support

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1.6.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS

• PowerMac G5, MacBook Pro or Mac Pro

• MacOS X, 10.4.8 (or later)

• CD-ROM drive

• Mouse or compatible pointing device

• SATA connection: Host Bus Adapter card (controller number Sii3124 or Sii3132) and associated software

drivers with Port Multiplier support

1.7 PRODUCT CONTENTS

The following parts are content.

DAS401 x 1

SiI3132R5 PCI-Express 1X HBA x 1

eSATA Cable x 1

Power Cable x 1

Tool-less Screw x 8

Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD x 1

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2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID

2.1 RAID VOLUMES

RAID technology allows one or more disks to be combined into a logical volume which provides greater performance and/or protection than standard disk drives. These volumes, also known as RAID Groups, appear like regular disk drives to the operating system and can be partitioned, formatted and used just like any other normal disk. The complexity of the RAID is hidden within the driver.

There are several different methods of combining disks, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Each method is referred to as a RAID “level” such as RAID 1, or RAID 5. The details of each level are summarized below and detailed in the following sections.

RAID LEVEL

CONFIGURED AS ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

0 Striped Excellent performance, low cost No data protection 1 Mirrored Excellent data protection High cost 10 Mirrored Striped High performance, excellent data

protection.

High cost.

5 Parity RAID Good data protection, good value Some performance degradation

for writes.

Combination Concatenated Good performance, low cost, large

Volume size

No data protection

Single Drive / Segment Contiguous Same as single disk Same as single disk

2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS

For increased versatility, the SATARAID5 software allows individual disks to be divided into smaller segments which can then be combined into different volumes. As an example, if a user has one set of data that must be protected at all costs, another set of data which should be protected at reasonable cost and another set that doesn’t need any protection at all; the user can divide three disks into sections as shown in Figure 1. The yellow regions define the high security v olu me, the greem section is the middle security volume and the light blue shows the unprotected area.

Figure 1: Dividing Disks into Members

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2.3 RAID LEVELS

2.3.1 DISK STRIPING (RAID 0)

Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. While Striping is discussed as a RAID Group type, it is does not provide any fault tolerance. With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology, multiple I/O operations can be performed in parallel, enhancing data throughput. Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk. The figure below illustrates a three-disk stripe set. Stripe one is written to disk one, stripe two to disk two, and so forth. RAID 0 sets can be comprised of two, three, or four drives. If the sizes of the disk segments are different, the smallest disk segment will limit the overall size of the RAID Group.

Stripe0 Stripe1 Stripe2

Stripe3 Stripe4 Stripe5

Stripe6

Stripe9

Stripe7

Stripe10

Stripe8

Stripe11

2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING (RAID 1)

Disk mirroring creates an identical twin for a selected disk by having the data simultaneously written to two disks. This redundancy provides instantaneous protection from a single disk failure. If a read failure occurs on one drive, the system reads the data from the other drive. RAID 1 sets are comprised of two drives, and a third drive can be allocated as a spare in case one of the drives in the set fails. If the sizes of the disk segments are different, the smallest disk segment will limit the overall size of the RAID Group.

Block 0

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 0

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING (RAID 10)

RAID 10 combines the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 1. Performance is provided through the use of Striping (RAID 0), while adding the fault tolerance of Mirroring (RAID 1). The implementation of RAID 10 requires four drives. The drives are assigned as two sets of striped pairs.

The data is written to RAID Group A, which is mirrored (RAID 1) a nd provides data redundancy. Alternating blocks of data are then striped across another RAID 1 mirrored set, shown as Set B in the figure above. This provides improved speed. Under certain circumstances, a RAID 10 set can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures.

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2.3.4 PARITY RAID (RAID 5)

Parity or RAID 5 adds fault tolerance to Disk Striping by including parity information with the data. Parity RAID dedicates the equivalent of one disk for storing parity stripes. The data and parity information is arranged on the disk array so that parity is writte n t o diff ere nt dis k s . Ther e are at le a st 3 memb e rs t o a P arit y R AID set. The following example illustrates how the parity is rotated from disk to disk. The following example illustrates how the parity is rotated from disk to disk.

Parity RAID uses less capacity for protection and is the preferred method to reduce the cost per megabyte for larger installations. Mirroring requires 100% increase in capacity to protect the data whereas the above example using three hard drives only requires a 50% increase. The additional required capacity decreases as the number of disks in the group increases (i.e., 33% for four drives or 25% for five drives). In exchange for low overhead necessary to implement protection, Parity RAID degrades performance for all write operations. The parity calculations for Parity RAID may result in write performance that is somewhat slower than the write performance to a single disk.

2.3.5 CONCATENATION (COMBINE DRIVE)

The Concatenated mode combines multiple disks or segments of disks into a single large volume. It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover space on disks. Concatenation allows the segments that make up the volume to be of different sizes.

2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT

The single drive is a virtual disk that can either be an entire disk drive or a segment of a single disk drive. Single drive is the “Contiguous” configuration option when creating RAID Groups (or sets) in the SATARAID5 software.

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2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS

A RAID volume can be in any one of the following statuses.

STATUS

MEANING

Good All disks are currently functioning as normal.

Reduced

For RAID levels that provide data protection, one or more disks have failed but the data is still available via the RAID algorithms. The failed disk should be replaced as soon as possible to avoid loss of data.

Rebuilding

A failed disk drive has been replaced and the data is being regenerated on the replacement disk. When complete, the RAID Group will return to Good status.

Resynchronizing

An error has occurred and RAID algorithms be regenerated on this RAID Group. When complete, the RAID Group will return to Good status.

Failed

One or more disks have failed and RAID algorithms can no longer regenerate the data. The minimum number of failures required to reach this state depends on the RAID level:

RAID 0, Concatenated, Contiguous: Single disk failure.

RAID 1, 10, and 5: Two disk failure.

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3 INSTALLATION

3.1 COMPONENTS

There are three separate steps that must be install or setup for DAS401 to function. These components are the HARDWARE, SATA RAID5 HBA DRIVER, and SATARAID5 Utility. The steps on how to setup these packages is described in the following sections.

3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation.

Turn off your host computer.

Install the SiI3132 PCI-Express 1X SATA RAID5 HBA into a PCI-Express slot (1X ~ 16X), than connect one

end of the eSATA cable to the eSATA connector on the Sil3132 PCI-Express 1X SATA RAID5 HBA.

Connect the other end to the eSATA connecter on DAS401.

If hard disk drives are not installed in DAS401, insert the drives most of the way into bay 1 to

4 in order (from the bottom to top); gently insert the drive until the drive is fully inserted, and twist the toolless screw shut to seat the drive securely.

Switch the VAC to the correct position (For example, 115 for Japan, and 230 for UK) attach one end of the

AC power cord to DAS401 and the other end to the proper AC receptacle.

Turn on DAS401, than turn on the host computer.

3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 2000

3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup.

Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive.

When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found, click Next.

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Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next.

Select CD-ROM drives, than click Next.

Click Next to search the driver of RAID Controller.

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When the RAID Controller installation has completed, click Finish, and begin to the Pseudo SCSI

Processor Device installation.

Windows will find the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device hardware, click Next.

Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next.

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Select CD-ROM drives, than click Next.

Click Next to install the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device driver.

When the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device installation has completed, click Finish.

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3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation.

Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software

from the Utility folder.

Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.msi file (Located at: E:\ Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\2k\3132-W-I32-R.msi; PS:

"E:" = CD-ROM drive letter).

Click Next to begin setup.

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Select I Agree, than click Next.

Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next.

Click Next to use the default installation folder.

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Click Next to begin the installation.

When Digital Signature Not Found message pop-out, click Yes to continue the installation.

When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java platform

installation.

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Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next.

Select Typical, than click Next.

When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit.

Select Start > Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.

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3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP

Please refer to the chapter 4.

3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION

Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.

Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.

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When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next.

Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next.

Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next.

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When the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish.

Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition… from the pop-up menu.

Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk.

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Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next.

Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next.

Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next.

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Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a Quick Format, setup the File

system to use, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next.

When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.

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The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be

updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well.

Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use.

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3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP

3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup.

Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive.

When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select No, not this time, than click Next.

Select Install the software automatically (Re co mmended), than click Next.

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When the installation has completed, click Finish.

3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation.

Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software

from the Utility folder.

Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\3132-W-R.msi; PS: "E:" =

CD-ROM drive letter).

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Click Next to begin setup.

Select I Agree, than click Next.

Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop.

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Click Next to use the default installation folder.

Click Next to begin the installation.

When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java platform

installation.

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Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next.

Select Typical, than click Next.

When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit.

Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.

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3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP

Please refer to the chapter 4.

3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT

Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.

Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.

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When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next.

Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next.

Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next.

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When the 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 Next to create a partition on a basic disk.

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Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next.

Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next.

Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next.

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Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File

system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next.

When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.

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updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well.

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3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT

Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.

Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.

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When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next.

Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next.

Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next.

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When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish.

Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB.

Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.

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Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu.

Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk.

Select the partition to create, than click Next.

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Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next.

Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next.

Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File

system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next.

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When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.

updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well.

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3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003

3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup.

Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive.

When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select No, not this time, than click Next.

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Select Install the software automatically (Re co mmended), than click Next.

When the installation has completed, click Finish.

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3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation.

Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software

from the Utility folder.

Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\3132-W-R.msi; PS: "E:" =

CD-ROM drive letter).

Click Next to begin setup.

Select I Agree, than click Next.

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Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop.

Click Next to use the default installation folder.

Click Next to begin the installation.

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When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java installation.

Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next.

Select Typical, than click Next.

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When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit.

Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.

3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP

Please refer to the chapter 4.

3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS

Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.

Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

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Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.

When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next.

Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next.

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Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next.

When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish.

Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB.

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Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu.

Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu.

Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk.

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Select the partition to create, than click Next.

Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next.

Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next.

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Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File

system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next.

When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.

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3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA

3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup.

Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive.

When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select Locat and install driver software

(recommended).

Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next.

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When the installation has completed, click Close.

3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation.

Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software

from the Utility folder.

Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\3132-W-R.msi; PS: "E:" =

CD-ROM drive letter).

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Click Next to begin setup.

Select I Agree, than click Next.

Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop.

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Click Next to use the default installation folder.

Click Next to begin the installation.

When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java installation.

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Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next.

Select Typical, than click Next.

When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit.

Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software.

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3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP

Please refer to the chapter 4.

3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS

Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.

Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.

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When Initialize Disk Wizard 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 Volume… from the pop-up menu.

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Click Next to create the partition.

Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next.

Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next.

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Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File

system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next.

When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish.

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3.7 INSTALLING ON MACINTOSH OS X

3.7.1 RELEASE NOTES

This is the premier release for the Silicon Image SATARaid5 Storage Solution for Macintosh, the follow ing issues are known to exsit in this version.

# These issues are expected to be fixed in the next relea se.

3.7.2 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER AND SATARAID5 UTILITY

Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup.

Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive.

When start the Mac O/S, double-click on the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD icon.

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Double-click the siliconimage3132r5.mpkg file to begin the installation

(Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Macintosh\siliconimage3132r5.mpkg; PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter).

Once started, the following dialog screens will appear, Click Continue.

Read the Software License Agreement, than click Continue.

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Click Agree to continue the installation.

Select a destination volume to install the software, than click Continue.

Click Install to begin the installation.

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Enter the Administrative Password for your system, than click OK.

Click Close to complete the installation.

Select Go > Computer > Applications > Utilities > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the

Array Manager software.

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3.7.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP

Please refer to the chapter 4.

3.7.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS

Click Go, than click on Utilities.

Double-click Disk Utility to go to Disk Utility.

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Select the disk you want to partition (On left side of the window).

Click Partition to go to partition window (On right side of the window).

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Select Volumes Scheme.

Enter Volumes Information, than click Partition.

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Confirm to partition the disk by click Partition.

The new Striped disk has complete.

Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other disks.

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Close the Disk Utility window after complete setting.

The new disks will appear on the desktop and ready for use..

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4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER

4.1 OVERVIEW

The SATARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The Manager initially shows two windows as seen below.

The RAID Groups window identifies SATA host adapters and configured RAID groups. For systems with more than one Silicon Image Host Bus Adapter installed, you can switch between cards by selecting the desired card in the RAID Groups Window. When a controller is selected, the RAID Groups currently defined on that controller are also shown in the RAID Groups Window. Selecting a specific RAID Group will highlight the segments associated with that volume in the Device Configuration Window. The Device Configuration window identifies all physical drives and their partitions. Throughout the Manager, different colors are used to indicate the status of the components. The meanings of the colors are:

COLOR STATUS

Green Good. The component and all subcomponents are okay. Yellow Warning. This component or at least one subcomponent has become

degraded and requires service.

Red Failed. This component or at least one subcomponent has failed. Grey Unused.

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4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS

To begin creating a new RAID Group, select “Create RAID Group” from the RAID Group menu or right click on a controller in the RAID Groups window and select “Create RAID Group” from the pop-up menu. This will cause the Create RAID Group dialog to a ppear.

Note: The term “right-click” refers to using the secondary button on your mouse to perform the indicated

operation. On a Windows system, use the mouse button that you have defined to be the secondary button (by default, that button is on the right side of the mouse, unless you have reconfigured the primary and secondary mouse buttons using Control Panel > Mouse). On a Macintosh system, press and hold the Command (Apple) key and click the mouse.

4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS

Contiguous RAID Groups allow the user to select a segment of disk drive or a disk drive. Select the disk and enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS

Concatenated RAID Groups allow the user to select different sized se gme nts for each mem b er of the vol u me. For Concatenated volumes only, a dialog box will appear allowing the user to select the individual segment sizes from each disk. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

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4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS

Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 2 or more disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS

Mirrored RAID Groups allow the user to select 2 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

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4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS

Mirrored Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 4 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS

Parity RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 3 or more disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below).

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4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW

RAID Groups allow Enter values in all fields and click Create to create the RAID Group.

FIELD

DEFINITION

RAID Group Label

Enter an identifiable name for the RAID group. This value can be any string (up to 8 characters including blank spaces) to help users identify this volume.

RAID Group

Select a Group ID from the available ID list. The maximum number of RAID Groups per controller is 8, so Group ID can be any number between 0 and 7, inclusive.

Configuration

Select which RAID level is to be used to configure these members:

• Contiguous (for virtual disk).

• Concatenated (for multiple concatenated segments).

• Striped (for RAID 0)

• Mirrored (for RAID 1)

• Mirrored Striped (for RAID 10)

• Parity RAID (for RAID 5)

Capacity

Select a value to define the total usable capacity of the RAID Group or manually enter the volume size in gigabytes (GB). Selecting MAX will create the largest RAID set possible with the drive(s) selected.

Chunk Size

Select a value to define the chunk size (stripe size) for performance tuning. In general, large stripe sizes are best for large files that are accessed sequentially (for example, media streaming files) and smaller sizes are better for randomly accessed data like databases. This parameter is not used for Contiguous (JBOD), Concatenated, and Mirrored configurations.

Rebuild Priority

Select a value to identify how quickly the controller should rebuild data on a disk after a hardware failure. A value of 1 is the lowest priority and will take the longest to rebuild. A value of 10 is the highest priority and will rebuild the fastest, but may require more CPU resources, which might affect the computer’s performance. This parameter is not used for Contiguous (JBOD), Concatenated, and Striped configurations.

Check Pointing

Click the On or Off button to enable or disable the Check Pointing feature. When Check Pointing is enabled, restoring data is very fast after an unexpected power loss, although normal performance may be slightly reduced. When Check Pointing is disabled, normal performance is improved, but restores can take a long time to complete. This selection is only available when the selected RAID configuration is Mirrored, Mirrored Striped or Pari ty RAID, and the “Advan ced RAID Features” checkbox in the Configuration/Advanced Options dialog is checked.

Parity

Click the On or Off button to enable or disable the ability to return “dirty” data after an unexpected power loss and all of the data could not be written to disk, rather than taking the volume off-line. This selection is only available when the selected RAID configuration is Parity RAID and the “Advanced RAID Features” checkbox in the Configuration/Advanced Options dialog is checked.

Devices

Select the RAID member devices from the available device segment grid. Up to five members can be selected for Contiguous, Concatenated, Mirrored, Striped or Parity RAID modes (although Mirrored RAID Groups will typically contain only two members). Exactly four members must be selected for Mirrored Striped mode.

RAID Level Min # ofDisks

0 2 1 2 5

Contiguous 1

Concatenated 1

Once all parameters have been selected, select “Create” to create the RAID Group. When finished, press Cancel to exit the Create RAID Group Dialog.

For 3132, this requires the use of a Port Multiplier device to access more than one disk per SATA channel.

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4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS

The Main menu commands are shown below

File Device RAID Group Window Legacy Support Help

Configuration… Create Spare

Create RAID Group

Task Manager Create Legacy RAID Group

Help Topics

Exit

Delete Spare

Rebuild RAID Group

Event Log

Rebuild Legacy RAID Group

About

Delete Member

Delete RAID Group

Resources

Delete Legacy RAID Group

Delete Orphan

Bring RAID Group Online

Convert Legacy RAID Group

Make Pass-Thru RAID Group Summary

Bring Legacy RAID Group Online

Device Summary

Create Legacy Spare Delete Legacy Spare Convert Legacy Spare

The commands are documented on the pages that follow.

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4.3.1 CONFIGURATION

SATARAID5 configuration options include customization of the settings for Log File, Popup, and Advanced Options. This command displays a dialog box to let user set differe nt configurations for SATARAID5 with the following three tabs: Log File Tab The Log File tab allows you to define the location and name of the log file. The log file is used to store event information received from all Silicon Image RAID drivers. The log file is a text file and can be viewed with any text viewer (such as “Notepad” on Windows platforms) or with the Event Log window of the SATARAID5 Manager. Use the Log File tab to set the location and the desired filename for the log file.

To specify whether the Log File is generated, click on either the Disabled or Enabled radio button. If Log File generation is enabled, you can click the Browse button to specify the file name and location of the Log File. You can also use the Purge button to delete the conten ts of the Log Fil e .

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Popup Tab SATARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in popup windows. Use the slider control to set the event level for popups to occur:

- Information Leve l - The following events will trigger a popup window:

Informational

Warnings

Errors

- Warning Level - The following events will trigger a popup window:

Warnings

Errors

- Error Level - The following events will trigger a popup window:

Errors

- Disable All - No events will trigger a popup window.

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Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver. By default, all these advanced options are disabled.

The Advanced Options tab allows you to enable the following advanced features.

FEATURE

EXPLANATION

Legacy (Bootable) Support

When this feature is selected, Legacy Support menu will be available in the menu bar. Enables the Legacy Support menu to support RAID functions for legacy RAID groups (available on Windows platforms only). See Legacy Support menu options.

Delete Member Support

When this feature is selected, Delete Member menu item will be available under the Device menu. Enables the Delete Member option on the Device menu to delete a member from RAID 1 (Mirrored), RAID 5 (Parity RAID), and RAID 10 (Striped and Mirrored) groups. See Delete Member menu option.

Advanced RAID Features

When this feature is selected and user selects to create RAID group, if the RAID group to be created is fault tolerance group (RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10), user will be able to select Improper Shutdown Policy in the Create RAID Group dialog box. Enables the selection of an Improper Shutdown Policy (including Check-Pointing and Dirty Parity handling) in the Create RAID Group dialog box when the selected RAID Group type is a fault-tolerant configuration (Mirrored, Mirrored/Striped and Parity RAID). This feature is not supported for Legacy RAID groups.

Resources Info Support

When this feature is selected, Resources menu item will be available under the Window menu. Enables the Resources option on the Window menu for debugging purposes. See Resources menu option.

4.3.2 EXIT

This command terminates the SATARAID5 program.

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4.3.3 CREATE SPARE

This command displays a dialog box to let user create spare drive, user needs to select the following parameters:

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION

Spare Type

Choose one of:

• Global - If the spare drive is for all RAID groups in the system.

• Dedicated - If the spare drive is dedicated to the specified RAID group.

Capacity

If you select Global for the Spare Type, current options from a list of capacity are from 128 MB to 100 GB, HALF and MAX.

RAID Group

If you select Dedicated for the Spare Type, please selected RAID group to which this spare drive is dedicated.

Device Segment Select one device segment from the available spare type only.

4.3.4 DELETE SPARE

This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) one or more spare drives to delete.

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4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER

This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) RAID group members to delete. Because RAID 0 is not fault tolerant, RAID 0 members are no t shown in the list. Note: Deleting members will demote the RAID group to a non-fault-tolerant RAID group.

4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN

This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) orphan segments to delete. An orphan segment is part of a RAID group that cannot access other segments within the same RAID group. When a member of a RAID group fails in a severe manner (such as a loss of power or a complete hard disk failure), it becomes an orphan. This command displays the Delete Orphan Segment window to show all orphan segments and allow user to delete selected orphan segm ents.

4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU

This menu option is not available in this product.

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4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY

This command displays the Segment Summary window to show all physical devices’ segments.

The Segment Summary window has its own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below

File Options

Exit Sorting…

Fields…

Exit This command closes the Task Summary window. Sorting This command sorts the rows based on the selected field.

Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the Segment Summary window.

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4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP

This command displays a dialog box to let user verify a raid type than display Create RAID Group dialog box.

4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP

This command displays a dialog box to let user choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non-fault tolerant RAID group.

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4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP

This command displays a dialog box to let user choose RAID groups to delete.

4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE

This menu option is not available in this product.

4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY

This command displays a dialog box to show all RAID groups’ group ID, configuration, and status.

The RAID Group Summary window has its own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below.

File Options

Exit Sorting…

Fields…

Exit This command closes the RAID Group Summary window. Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort RAID group items in the RAID

Group list.

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Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the RAID Group Summary window.

4.3.14 TASK MANAGER

This command displays the Task Manager window. The Task Manager window lists all RAID and disk management tasks that have been started and/or done. This window provides user the ability to schedule any RAID and disk management operat ions including RAID group creation, rebuild, and test.

The Task Manager window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below

File Options Task

Open… Sorting… Modify… Save… Fields… Suspend… Print…

Resume…

Exit

Cancel… Delete…

Open This option will be available in future revisions. Save This option will be available in future revisions.

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Print This option will be available in future revisions. Exit This command closes the Task Summary window. Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort task items in the task list.

Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the task list.

Modify This command allows user to modify parameters of the selected task items. The following is an example of changing rebuild priority for a rebuild task.

Suspend This command allows user to suspend the selected task items. Resume This command allows user to resume the suspended task items.

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Cancel This command allows user to cancel the selected task items.

Delete This command displays a dialog box to let user delete the selected task items from the task list in Task Summary window. The following dialog box will pop up to get confirmation from the user.

4.3.15 EVENT LOG

This command displays the Event Log window. The Event Log window displays SATA device-related events that occur while SATARAID5 is running.

The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below

File Options

Exit Sorting…

Fields…

Exit This command closes the Event Log window.

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Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort event items in the event log.

Fields

This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the event log.

4.3.16 RESOURCES

This command displays the Resource Information window. This feature is for debugging purpose only.

The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below

File Display

Exit Suspend

Resume

Exit This command closes the Resources window.

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Suspend This command is to suspend the resources informantion. Fields This command is to resume the resources informantion.

4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP

This menu option is not available in this product.

4.3.18 HELP TOPICS

This command opens an interactive help dialog using the standard Windows help interface. This option will be available in future revisions.

4.3.19 ABOUT

This command displays a dialog box with more information about the SATARAID5 program, including the revision level.

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