Rosewill RSV-S5 manual

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Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Content 1 WELCOME .................................................................................... 3 1.1 PRECAUTION ................................................................................................................. ...................... 3 1.2 FEA TURES ......................................[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 68 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMAND S ................................................................................................... . 69 4.3.1 CONFIGURA T ION ......................[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 1 WELCOME RSV -S5 enhances your data storage by combini ng advanced RAID1 featur es typicall y seen on high-end data systems with low cost/h igh capacity Serial A T A drives. By using industry standard SA T A drives and Silicon Image Host Bus Adapters, you can achieve extr aor dinarily low costs while r emaini[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 1.3 EASE OF USE The RSV -S5 utility offers an easy to use utility for cr ea ting and managing your stor age. It also supports the latest SA T A enhancements including SA T A-II Port Multiplier support, and up to 3Gbit/sec tr ansfer rates on contr ollers that support th at speed. Cre ating and deleting vol umes[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.1 RAID VOLUMES RAID technology allo ws one or mor e disks to be co mbined into a logical volu me which provides greater performance and/or p rotection tha n standard di sk drives. These volumes, also know n as RAID Group s, appear like r egular disk drives to the operating system an[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l F i g u r e 1 : D i v i d i n g D i s k s i n t o M e m b e r s 2.3 RAID LEVELS 2.3.1 DISK STRIPING (RAID 0) Striping is a performance- oriented, non-redund ant data mapping technique. While St riping is discussed as a RAID Grou p type, it is does not pr ovide any faul t tolerance. With modern SA T A and A T A[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l requir es four drives . The drives are assigned as two sets of str iped pairs. The data is written to RAID Gr oup A, which is mirror ed (RAID 1) and provi des data redundan cy . Alternating blocks of data ar e then striped acr oss anothe r RAID 1 mirror ed set, shown as S et B in the figure abo ve. This provid[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT The single drive i s a virtual disk that can either be an entir e disk drive or a segm ent of a single disk d rive. Single drive is the “Contig uous” configuration opti on when creating RAID Groups (or sets) in the SA T ARAID5 software. 2.4 RAID VOLUME ST A TUS A RAID volume ca[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l gentl y insert the drive unti l the drive is fully insert ed, and shut the tray handl e to seat the drive se curely . Atta ch one end of the AC powe r cord to RSV -S5 and the other end to the pr oper AC rec eptacle. T urn on RSV -S5, than turn on the host computer . 3.3 INST ALLING ON WINDOWS 2000 3.3.1 INST A[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select Specify a location , than click Next> . Click Brows e… to select to driver path , than click OK. Click Next> to install the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Contr oller driver . 10[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Ye s to pass the Microsoft digital signa ture and continue th e installation. When the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller install ation has completed, click Finish , and begin to the Silicon Image’ s Pseudo Processor Device driver installation. Windo ws will find the Silicon Image’ s Pseudo [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select Search for a suitable driver for my devic e (recommen ded), than click Next>. Select Specify a location , than click Next> . Click Browse… to select to driver path , than click OK. 12[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Next> to install the Silicon Image’ s Pseudo Processor Device driver . When the Silicon Image’ s Pseudo Processor Device installati on has completed, click Fini sh. 13[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.3.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open the Setup and Install ation Repository CD and select t he SA T ARAID5 Array Manager softwar e from the Utility folder . Double-click the 3132-W-I 32-R.exe file. Click Next> to begin se[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select Place shortcut on Desktop , than click Next> to create a shor tcut on the desktop. Click Next> to use the default installation folder . Click Next> to begin the installatio n. 15[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When SA T ARAID5 installation has completed, click Clos e to exit. Select I agree the terms in the license agr eement, than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Ty p i c a l , than click Next>. 16[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When Java platform insta llation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > Programs > Silicon Image > SA T ARaid5Manager to start the Ar ray Manager softwa re. 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4. 3.3.4 ALLOCA TING P A RTITION Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. When Write Signatur e and Upgrade Disk Wizar d appears, click Next>. Selec t the new disk to write a signatur e, than click Next> . 18[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Do no t click any disk to upgrade to dynamic di sk, than click Next> . When the Write Signature and Up grade Disk Wizar d has completed, click Finish. Right-cli ck on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition … from the pop-up menu. 19[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Next> to create a p artition on a basic disk. Selec t the partition type y ou want to cr eate, than click Next> . Specify t he partition size yo u want to cr eate, than c lick Next>. 20[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Assig n the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next> . Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a Quick Format , setup the File system to use, Allocation unit size, V olume label, than click Ne xt>. When the Create Partition Wizard has compl eted, click Finish[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l The sta tus of the newly cr eated p artition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage compl ete will be displayed. Depending upon the si ze of the partition, the format process may take several minut es. When complete, the stat us will change to “Healthy ＂ and the nam e [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4 INST ALLING ON WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT) 3.4.1 INST ALLING SA T A RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e setup. Inse rt the Setup and Installa tion Repository CD in the C D-ROM drive. When start the Wi ndows O/S, ne w har dware will be found; Select No, not th[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select Sear ch for the best driver in ther e location, Include thi s location in the sear ch, and click Brows e to select the drive r path, than click Next>. When the installation has completed, click Finish. 24[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open t he Setup and Installation Repository CD an d select t he SA T ARAID5 Array Manager softwar e from the Utility folder . Doubl e-click the utility file. 25[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 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. 26[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Next> to use the default installation folder . Click Next> to begin the install ation. When SA T ARAID5 installation has co mp leted, click Close to exit. 27[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select I accept the terms in the license agr eement , than click Next> to begin the Ja va platform installation. Select Ty p i c a l , than click Next>. When Java platform insta llation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SA T ARaid5Manager to start[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4. 3.4.4 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS ON WIN DOWS XP 32-BIT Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility . Once the sets have been creat ed, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Com[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When Initialize and Convert Disk Wi zard appears, click Next> . Select the new di sk to initialize, than click Next>. Do no t click any disk to convert, th an click Next>. 30[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-cli ck on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition … from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to cre ate a partition on a basic disk. 31[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Selec t the partition type y ou want to cr eate, than click Next>. Specify t he partition size y ou want to create, than click Next>. Assig n the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next>. 32[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocatio n unit size, V olume label , than click Nex t> . Whe n the N ew Partition Wizar d has completed, click Finish. 33[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l The status of the ne wly created pa rtition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatting an d the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy ＂ and the name an[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.4.5 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS ON WIN DOWS XP 64-BIT Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility . Once the sets have been creat ed, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Di[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When Initialize and Convert Disk Wi zard appears, click Next>. Select the new di sk to initialize, than click Next> . Do no t click any disk to convert, th an click Next>. 36[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 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-cli ck on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu. 37[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Right-cli ck on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition … from the p op-up menu. Click Next> to cre ate a partition on a basic disk. Select the p artition to create, than click Next>. 38[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Specify t he partition size yo u want to cr eate, than c lick Next>. Assig n the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format , setup the File system, Allocatio n unit size, V olume label, than click Next>[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. The status of the ne wly created pa rtition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatting an d the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the part ition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes. When comple[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Repeat the above pr ocedur e as neede d for any other partitions. Close the Data Mana gement window by clicking on the small boxe d “X” in the top right corner of the window . Click on the “My Comp uter” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and prop erly nam ed. The new disk s ar e avail[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select Install from a list or speci fic location (Advanced), than clic k Next> . Select Search for the best driver in t here locatio n, Include this location in the sear ch , and click Brow se to select the driver pa th, than click Next> . 42[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When the installation has completed, click Finish. 3.5.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open the Setup and Install ation Repository CD and select t he SA T ARAID5 Array Manager softwar e from the Utility folder . Double-cli ck th[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 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. 44[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Next> to use the default installation folder . Click Next> to begin the install ation. When SA T ARAID5 installation has completed, click Clos e to exit. 45[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select I accept the terms in the license agr eement , than click Next> to beg in the Java platform installation. Select Ty p i c a l , than click Next>. When Java platform insta llation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SA T ARaid5Manager to start[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4. 3.5.4 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility . Once the sets have been creat ed, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When I nitialize and Convert Disk Wi zard appears, click Next>. Select the new di sk to initialize, than click Next>. Do no t click any disk to convert, th an click Next>. 48[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Windo ws Server 2003 SP1 or later system supports GPT disk whi ch supports disk volume gr eater than 2TB. Right-cli ck on the Basic disk an d select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu. 49[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Right-cli ck on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition … from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a p artition on a basic disk. Select the p artition to create, than click Next> . 50[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Specify t he partition size y ou want to create, than click Next>. Assig n the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next>. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format , setup the File system, Allocatio n unit size, V olume label, than click Next>.[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. The status of the ne wly created pa rtition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatting an d the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes. When complet[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Repea t the above pr ocedur e as needed for an y other partition s. Close the Data Managem ent window by clicking on the small boxe d “X” in the top right corner of the window . Click on the “My Comp uter” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and prop erly nam ed. The new disk s ar e ava[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Insert the disc that cam e with your RAID Co ntrolle r , than click Next. When the installation has completed, click Clo se. 54[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.6.2 INST ALLING SA T ARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descripti ons below , and step by step to complete th e installation. Open t he Setup and Installation Repository CD an d select t he SA T ARAID5 Array Manager softwar e from the Utility folder . Doubl e-click the utility file. 55[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 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. 56[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Next> to use the default installation folder . Click Next> to begin the installatio n. When SA T ARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit. 57[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Select I accept the terms in the license agr eement, than click Next> t o begin the Java platform installation. Select Ty p i c a l , than click Next>. When Java platform insta llation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SA T ARaid5Manager to start [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please r efer to the chapter 4. 3.6.4 ALLOCA TING P A RTITIONS Before cr eating an y partitions, RAID gr oups must first b e created using the SA T ARaid5Manager utility . Once the sets have been creat ed, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer ic on and select[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l When Initialize Disk Wizar d appears, sel ect Disk 1 and GPT (GUID Partition T able), than click OK. Windows V ista system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-cli ck on the Unallocated partition and select New Single V olume … from the pop-up menu. 60[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Next> to create the partition. Specify t he partition size y ou want to create, than click Next>. Assig n the drive letter or path you want to cr eate, than click Next>. 61[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Click Format this partition with the following setti ngs and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocatio n unit size, V olume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. 62[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l The status of the ne wly created pa rtition in the Disk Managem ent window should change to Formatting an d the per centage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format pr ocess may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy ＂ and the name an[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4 SA T ARAID5 ARRA Y MANAGER 4.1 OVERVIEW The SA T ARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphi cal User Interfa ces (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The Manager initia lly sho ws two windows as se en below . The RAID Gr oups window identifies SA T A host adapte rs and configur ed RAID group s. [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2 CREA TING RAID GROUPS T o begin creating a new RAID Gr oup, select “Cr eate RAID Gr oup” from the RAI D Group men u or right click on a contr oller in the RAID Gro ups window and sel ect “Create RAI D Group” fr om the pop-up menu. This will cause the Create RAID Gr oup dialog to appear . Note: The [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 2 or more disks for ea ch member of the volume. Enter the desired values and pr ess Create to cr eate the RAID Group (Example below). 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID G ROUPS Mirror ed RAID Gr oups allow the user to select 2 disks for each me[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID G ROUPS Mirror ed Striped RAID G roups allo w the user to select minimum of 4 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and pr ess Create to cr eate the RAID Group (Example below). 4.2.6 P ARITY RAID GROUPS Parity RAID Gr oups allow the u ser to select minimum of[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OV ERVIEW RAID Groups allow Enter values in all fie lds and click Cr eate to cr eate the RAID Gr oup. FIELD DEFINITION RAID Group Label Enter an identifiable name for the RAID gr oup. This value can be any string (up to 8 characters in cluding blank space s) to help users identify thi s volum[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l RAID Level Min # of Disks 0 2 1 2 5 3* 10 4* Contiguous 1 Concatenated 1 Once all parameters have been selected, se lect “Cr eat e” to create the RAID Group. When finished, pr ess Cancel to exit the Cr eate RAID Group Dial og. 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS The Main menu commands ar e shown below File Device[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.1 CONFIGURA TION SA T ARAID5 configuration options includ e customization of the set tings for Log File, Popup, and Advanced Options . This command displays a dialog box to let user set dif fer ent configurations for SA T ARAID5 with the following thr ee tabs: Log File T ab The Log File tab allows you to d[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l - Error Level - The following even ts will trigger a popup window: Erro rs - Disable All - No events will trigger a popup window . Advanced Options The Advanced Optio ns tab is used to contr ol advanced featu res of the RAID driver . By default, all these advanced option s are disa bled. 71[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l The Advanced Optio ns tab allows you to enable the following ad vanced feature s. FEA TURE EXPLANA TION 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 functio ns for legacy RAID groups (ava ilable [...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.4 DELETE SP ARE This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) one or mor e spare drives to delete. 73[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER This menu option displays a dialog box to select (hig hlight) RAID g roup members to delete. Because RAID 0 is not fault tolerant, RAID 0 members ar e not shown i n the list. Note: Deleting members will demote the RAID gr oup to a non-fault-tolerant RAID gr oup. 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN This men[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMAR Y This command displays the Segmen t Summary wind ow to show all physical de vices’ segment s. The Segment Summary window has it s own menu bar . All options available via the menu bar ar e shown below File Options Exit Sorting… Fields… Exit This command closes the T ask Summary windo[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.9 CREA TE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog b ox to let user verify a raid type than display C reate RAID Gr oup dialog box. 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog b ox to let user choose a r eplacement segmen t to rebuild a non-fault tolerant RAID group. 76[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog b ox to let user choose RAID gr oups to delete. 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE This menu option is not available in thi s product. 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMAR Y This command displays a dialog b ox to show all RA ID group s’ group ID, configuration, and sta[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choo se which fields will be shown in the RAID Gr oup Summary window . 4.3.14 T ASK MANAGER This command displays the T ask Manager window . Th e T ask Manager window lists all RAID and disk management task s that have been started and/or done. Thi s window[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Exit This command closes the T ask Summary window . Sorting This command displa ys a dialog box to let u ser choose up to 3 it ems to sort task item s in the task li st. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choo se which fields will be shown in the task list. Modify This command allows user to[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Delete This command displays a dialog b ox to let user delete the selecte d task items fr om the tas k list in T ask Summary window . The following dialog box will po p up to get confirmati on fr om the user . 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command displays the Event Log window . The Event Log window displays SA T A de[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choo se which fields will be shown in the event log. 4.3.16 RESOURCES This command displays the Resour ce Informa tion wi ndow . This feature is for debugging p urpose only . The Event Log window has it’ s own menu bar . All options available via the menu[...]

Server R S V - S 5 U s e r M a n u a l 4.3.19 ABOUT This command displays a dialog b ox with mor e information about the SA T ARAID5 program, including the revisi on level. Thank you for pur chasing a quality Rosewill Pro duct. Please reg ister your pro duct at : www .r osewill.com for complete warranty info rmation and futur e support for your pr [...]