HighPoint SSD7103 Service Manual

SSD7103

4x M.2 Port to PCIe 3.0x16 NVMe RAID Controller

User Guide

V1.01

Table of Contents

System Requirements ........................................................................................................... 3

PC Requirements ................................................................................................................ 3

SSD7103 Hardware .............................................................................................................. 3

NVMe Drive Installation: ..................................................................................................... 4

Setting up the SSD7103 for a Windows operating system .................................................... 8

Using the HighPoint RAID Management ........................................................................... 10

Starting the HighPoint RAID Management ...................................................................... 10

Verify the Controller Status .............................................................................................. 11

Creating an Array .............................................................................................................. 12

Adding Spare Disks .......................................................................................................... 16

Obtaining Logical Device Information ............................................................................. 18

Array Information &Maintenance Options: Normal Status.............................................. 19

Array Information & Maintenance Options: Critical Status ............................................. 20

Array Information & Maintenance Options: Disabled Status........................................... 21

Physical Device Information............................................................................................. 22

System Setting .................................................................................................................... 23

System Setting .................................................................................................................. 24

Password Settings ............................................................................................................. 25

Email Setting ..................................................................................................................... 25

Event Tab ........................................................................................................................... 28

SHI (Storage Health Inspector) .......................................................................................... 28

How to Enable SMART Monitoring................................................................................. 29

How to Use the Health Inspector Scheduler ..................................................................... 30

How to Create a New Verify Task .................................................................................... 31

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 32

Handling Critical Arrays ................................................................................................... 33

Rebuilding Stops Due to Bad Sectors ............................................................................... 34

Critical array becomes disabled when you removed faulty disk ...................................... 34

Handling Disabled Arrays .................................................................................................. 35

Help .................................................................................................................................... 37

Table 1.HRM Icon Guide ................................................................................................... 38

Table 2. RAID Level Reference Guide ............................................................................... 41

HighPoint Recommended List of Hard Drives ................................................................... 42

Contacting Technical Support............................................................................................ 42

System Requirements

PC Requirements

 System with an empty x16 PCIe 3.0 slot

(Please refer to the SSD7103 compatibility list.)

 Windows 10 and Windows Sever 2016 or later  Linux Kernel 3.10 later

SSD7103 Hardware

Front View

NVMe Drive Installation:

Step 1. On the rear of the SSD7103, remove the six screws that secure

the unit’s front panel to the PCB.

After removing the screws, carefully remove the front panel from the SSD7103.

Step 2. These 4 screws are used to install the NVMe SSD’s.

Step 3. The SSDs should be installed from top to bottom.

Remove the top screw.

Step 4. Gently insert the SSD into the slot.

Step 5. Refasten the screw to secure the SSD.

Repeat Steps 3 to 5 to install the remaining SSDs.

Take four Samsung SSD 960 EVO as an example. SSD7103 installs all SSDs and the connected port numbers as shown below.

Step 6. Replace the front panel after installing all SSDs Step 7. On the rear of the SSD7103, refasten the 6 screws that

were removed in step 1.

Bootable RAID Installation

1. Bootable RAID Windows Installation, please refer to the manual

from the HighPoint Website:

a. http://www.highpoint-

tech.com/PDF/NVMe/SSD7103/SSD7103_Windows_Installation _Guide_v1.00_19_6_11.pdf

2. Bootable RAID Linux Installation, please refer to the manual from

the HighPoint Website:

a. http://www.highpoint-

tech.com/PDF/NVMe/SSD7103/SSD7103_Linux_Installation_G uide_v1.00_19_6_18.pdf

Setting up the SSD7103 for a Windows operating

system

1. Verifying Installation

After booting Windows, open Device Manager, and expand Disk drives. The installed NVMe drive should be displayed:

Take four Samsung SSD 960 EVO as an example：

2. Driver Installation

1) Download the Windows driver package from the HighPoint

website:

http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7103-download.htm

2) Once downloaded, locate the folder you downloaded the driver to.

Extract the driver package and double click the setup.exe file to start the driver installation.

3) Follow the wizard and reboot system to complete the driver

installation.

4) Rebooting. A HighPoint NVME RAID Controller and four

HighPoint NVMe Controller entry should be displayed under Storage Controllers:

Take four Samsung SSD 960 EVO as an example：

3. Installing the HighPoint RAID Management

The HighPoint RAID Management is used to configure and monitor the SSD7103 driver. Download the HighPoint RAID Management software package from the HighPoint website:

http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7103-download.htm

1) Extract the package and double-click the HighPoint RAID

Management program to install the software.

2) The HighPoint RAID Management will configure the SSD7103

NVMe drive automatically after installation is completed.

3) Open Windows Disk Management and check to make sure the SSD

drive is configured:

4) Create and format the partition using Disk Management and start

using the SSD7103 drive.

Using the HighPoint RAID Management

Starting the HighPoint RAID Management

Double click the Desktop ICON to start the Web browser. It will automatically log-in to the HighPoint RAID Management .

The password can be set after the first log-in. To change the password, select Setting>Security from the menu bar (see page 23 for more information).

Verify the Controller Status

The Global View Tab will display the overall status of the controller. The Virtual Disk is listed under Logical Device Information. The individual M.2 SSDs are listed under Physical Device Information.

Creating an Array

To create an array:

1. Log into HRM

2. Select the proper controller from the drop down on the top left

3. Click Logical

4. Click Create Array

Array Type:

An array is a collection of physical disks that will be seen as one virtual drive by your Operating System (OS).

The SSD7103 is capable of creating the following array types:

 RAID 0 — Striping  RAID 1 — Mirroring

 RAID 10 — Striping Mirrored array

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