RocketRAID 4460
PCI-Express 2.0 SAS/SATA
Hardware RAID Controller
User’s Guide
Revision: 1.0
Date: July 2009
HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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AboutThisGuide.................................................................................................. |
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Congratulations |
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Specifications and Features..................................................................................................... |
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HARDWARE -- DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLA-
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1 - RocketRAID Adapter layout .................................................................................. |
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2 - Installing the RocketRAID HostAdapter...................................................................... |
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-VerifyingInstallation.......................................................................................................... |
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ROCKETRAID BIOS UTILITY |
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-CreatingRAIDArrays........................................................................................................ |
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4 - Monitoring the Host Adapter, Arrays and Devices ............................................... |
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- MaintainingArrays............................................................................................................ |
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6 - Additional Functions and Settings.................................................................................. |
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HIGHPOINT RAID MANAGEMENTAND DE- |
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1 - Creating a Driver Diskette................................................................................................. |
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2 - Device Driver Installation................................................................................................. |
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3 - HighPoint RAID Management Utilities (HRM)............................................................. |
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT |
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Troubleshooting Checklist ................................................................................................... |
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CONTACTUS...................................................................................................... |
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HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
HighPoint Technologies, long recognized as a leader in mass storage technologies specializes in the design and manufacturer of HBA (Host Bus Adapters) and HighPoint RAID IP (Intellectual Property). HighPoint provides a broad range of scalable hardware HBA’s that meet the storage requirements from Enterprise to SMB (Small Medium Sized Business) to PC enthusiast.
The HighPoint RAID IP includes TerabyteArchitecture™ for (Performance, Protection and Prevention).
TerabyteStream™ - leverages the built-in Intel Xscale XOR Engine to deliver unprecedented RAID 5 and 6 performances.
TerabyteGuard™ - prevents data lose and increases data reliability with advanced hard drive inspection features utilizing bad sector repair and remapping.
TerabyteSaver™ - optimizes data protection with a battery backup and with write journaling thus preventing data loss.
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About This Guide
The RocketRAID 4460 SAS Host Adapter’s User’s Guide provides information about the functions and capabilities of the host adapter, and instructions for installing, configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by the adapter.
The RocketRAID 4460 Host Adapter
The HighPoint RocketRAID 4460 is the world’s fastest hybrid RAID controller utilizing Intel IOP348 processor.The RocketRAID 4460 is the latest product in storage technology, leveraging the storage performance in SAS and supporting the fastest available throughput while supporting enterprise level features such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ),staggered drive spin-up and SAF-TE (I2C) enclosure management support.
PCI-Express 2.0
HighPoint RocketRAID 4460 PCI Express 2.0 SAS/SATA RAID solution double the bandwidth of the existing PCI Express bus enabling the fastest throughput and enhances system performance. PCI-Express 2.0 provides 4GB/s of throughput which doubles that of PCI-Express 1.0 at 2GB/s.
Intel 81348 I/O Processor and SDRAM
The RocketRAID 4460 RAID Controller has an integrated hardware I/O processor for RAID 6 parity calculations. With the new I/O processor the system CPU is free to perform other important tasks. There is also 1GB DDR2 533 that allows for upgrading up to 4GB of memory,with DIMM socket, support ECC protection on the RocketRAID 4460 RAID Controller for improved performance.
Comprehensive OS Support
HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server compatibility. Drivers are available for all major operating systems, including Windows , Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD. GPL Licensed Linux drivers into main Linux kernel help customers easily install and configure the RocketRAID 4460.
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HighPointRAIDManagement
HighPoint RAID Management software offers a user friendly interface to create, manage and maintain your storage solutions. Email notification and remote are some of the advance features that the RAID Management software has to offer.
Onboard Cache and Optional Battery Backup for optimal performance and added
security
1GB DDR2 533,with DIMM socket, support ECC protection on board of the RocketRAID 4460 for improved performance, and provides additional security in the case of critical system failure, when used in conjunction with the optional battery back up unit.
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Congratulations
You have purchased one of the highest performing and SAS/SATA hardware RAID controllers available. The RocketRAID 4460 offers the performance and data protection features for homogeneous storage environments. The RocketRAID 4460 meets the bandwidth requirements for high performance applications like video capture 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 products with FAQ’s, online manuals, BIOS and driver updates.
1 - Specifications and Features
Host Adapter Architecture
•TerabyteStream™ for Blazing Performance
•IntelIOP81348(1.2GHz)
•PCI -Express gen2 x8
•One DIMM Socket with default 1GB of DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection, upgrade to 4GB
•Out of Band Management (Independent RAID Module
•10M/100M Ethernet Port for out band management
•Automatic detect 24 internal ports or 20 internal & 4 external ports
•Multi adapter support up to 4 adapters
•Support Security MCU
•NVRAM for write journaling
•Battery Backup Unit (BBU) Optional
•RoHS compliant
Advance RAID Features
•Support RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6,10, 50 and JBOD
•Multiple RAID support
•Multiple Logical Drive Support
•BIOS booting support
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•BIOS Booting (INT13) to RAID array for better redunancy
•Write through and write back cache
•Online array roaming
•Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM)
•Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration
•Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuild
•64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume
•S.M.A.R.T monitoring hard drive status for reliability
•Staggered Spinup with user selection in BIOS
Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators
•SMTP for email notification
•Hardware Monitor function
•Alarm / Buzzer alerts for drive failure
•SAF-TE (I2C) and SGPIO enclosure management SES-2 enclosure management
•SNMP for remote management
•NTP (Network Time Protocol)
•Hardware Monitor to monitor the voltage, temperature and fan speed
RAID Management
•Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM)
•Online array roaming
•Multiple Logical Drive Support
•Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID access
•API library for customizing AP
•Command Line Interface (CLI)
•Web browser-base RAID management software
•Disk scrubbing to prevent degraded RAID arrays
•SHI – Storage Health Inspector (S.M.A.R.T. and disk maintenance)
Operating System Support
•Windows (2000, XP, 2003,2008,Vista and Windows 7 capable)
•Linux
•VMWare ESX Server
•FreeBSD
•Mac OS X
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PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Size:(265mmx111 mm)10.44”Lx4.38”W
WEMI : FCC Part 15 Class B and CE
Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics:
Work Temperature Range : +5 C ~ + 55 C
Relative Humidity Range : 5% ~ 60% non condensing
Storage Temperature : -20 C~ +80 C
MTBF: 920,585 Hours
Electrical Characteristics:
PCI-E |
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Hardware - Description and Installation
1-RocketRAID Adapter layout
Port1 to Port6
These represent RocketRAID 4460’s 6 Internal Mini-SAS ports. Each port can direct connect up to 4 hard drives.
Port7
This represents RocketRAID 4460’s additional External Mini-SAS port. With the automatic port selection funtion, Port7 can be used when Port1 has no disks attached during power up,this port can direct connect up to 4 hard drives.
Note : Only Port1(/Port7) and Port2 support SAS expander.
U12
The connector represents one DDR2-533 DIMM socket that allows for upgrading up to 4GB of memory. By default,it supports 1GB of ECC DDR533 SDRAM memory.
A1-A6, F1-F6
A1-A6 are Disk Activity LED’s; F1-F6 are Disk Faliture LED’s.
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J1
This jumper supports SAF-TE interface(I2C).
J2
LCD connector for LCD Panel and Push Button
J3 (BBU connector)
Connector for battery backup unit (optional part).
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BEEP1 – Speaker
Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk/array failure.
Ethernet Port
Ethernet port(J4) for Out of Bound Manegement, support Net Time Protocol.
Cable – Internal Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
The integrated RocketRAID 4460 includes 6 Internal Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS cables.
2 - Installing the RocketRAID 4460 Host Adapter
Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 4460 host adapter.Be sure of the cache memory module is present and seated firmly in the DIMM socket (DDR2-533) for RocketRAID 4460.
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1GB, 2GB, 4GB |
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DDR2, 240Pin, ECC, Unbuffered or Registered |
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6.Close and secure the system chassis.
3 - Verifying Installation
Once the RocketRAID 4460 host adapter and hard disks have been installed into the chassis, boot-up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized.
1.Power on the system. If the system detects the presence of the adapter, the RocketRAID 4460 BIOS Utility will be displayed during bootup.
2.Press Ctrl+H to access the RocketRAID 4460 BIOS Utility.
The BIOS Utility will display information about hard disks attached to the adapter. Make sure all attached disks are detected by this utility. If any of the hard disks are not detected, power down the system and check the cable connections to both the card, and enclosure.
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4 - Battery Backup
A battery backup option will be available as an optional add-on component. The battery provides additional data security in case of a critical system failure.
Data normally lost during a major system fault, such as a power outage or CPU failure, which was in transit at the time of the failure (stored in the card’s onboard cache), will remain viable for up to 72 hours.
The battery unit can be attached to the card using the BBU CONN.
Attach the BBU into J3 of RocketRAID 4460 using the cable included with the BBU unit:
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RocketRAID BIOS Utility
The RocketRAID 4460 card will display it’s BIOS screen during the system’s boot process.
Press Control + H when prompted, to access the BIOS settings Menu.
1 - BIOS Settings Overview
The RocketRAID 4460 BIOS utility is an interface that provides management commands and controller related settings.
Using the BIOS Utility
The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID 4460 BIOS utility:
F10 – press F10 to highlight the tool bar Menu.
Arrow keys – use these to move between different menu items
Enter – Open the selected toolbar command/execute the selected command.
Esc – move back to the previous menu, cancel the selected operation.
Tab – Switch between Disk and Array menus, move to next Menu item.
Space Bar – select an item (when selecting Block Size for a RAID configuration, for
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BIOS Menu Shortcuts
The BIOS interface can also be navigated using key stroke combinations (Alt +” X”). When viewing the interface, letters highlighted in “red” represent the “X” values: “S” – System
“D” – Disk
“A” – Array
“C” – Controller
“W” – Window
“H” – Help
“X” - Exit
Logging In
The BIOS Utility has two interface modes: User and Supervisor
The User mode can only view information about the RocketRAID card, disks and arrays.
The Supervisor mode is used to create/delete arrays, and configure RocketRAID related settings. Supervisor mode requires a password – this is the same password that you will need in order to use the Web Management interface.
Press F10 – this should bring you to the “System” toolbar command. Press Enter.
To log on as a User, use the arrow keys to highlight “User mode”, and press Enter. To log on as Supervisor, select “Supervisor Mode”:, and press Enter.
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RocketRAID BIOS Utility
You will be asked to enter the Supervisor password.
The default password is “hpt”.
BIOS Commands
System
User/Supervisor modes – interface modes
Change password - for Supervisor mode
Exit the utility – quit and exit the RocketRAID BIOS utility
Disk
Information – displays information about the select hard disks
Initialize – initialize the selected disks (required in order to use new hard disks for creating RAID arrays, disk replacement, or configuring spare disks.
Toggle Spare – configure spare disks.
Unplug – remove the selected disks (hot-swap)
Turn on write cache – enable write cache for the selected disks
Turn off write cache – disable write cache for the selected disks
Rescan – prompts the RocketRAID card to scan for new hard disks.
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