User manual HIGHPOINT ROCKETRAID 2240

[. . . ] RocketRAID 2240 SATAII Host Adapter User' Guide s Revision: 1. 0 Date: April 2005 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. Copyright Copyright © 2005 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. This document contains materials protected by International Copyright Laws. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed in any form and for any purpose without the express written permission of HighPoint Technologies, Inc. Trademarks Companies and products mentioned in this manual are for identification purpose only. Product names or brand names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners. [. . . ] Array/Device Options Device Management The Device Management window provides configuration information about controllers (the RocketRAID 2240 and other HighPoint host adapters), channels and hard disks. To access the Device Management window, highlight the " Management"menu, and select the " Device Management"function. 4-13 RocketRAID 2240 Driver and Software Installation Changing Device Settings Depending upon the hard disk in question, and support provided by the current device driver, you can adjust settings for disk: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and NCQ. Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually. S. M. A. R. T Status You can view S. M. A. R. T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data about a drive to help troubleshoot any problems that occur. Highlight the " Management"menu, and select the "Device Management" function. Select the " SMART"command from the " Operation"menu, or click on the button to display the S. M. A. R. T status/settings window. SAF-TE Management This feature allows the administrator to view and monitor a variety of SAF-TE related attributes, such as chassis temperature readings, disk failure, and the status of the chassis cooling apparatus (cooling fans). 4-14 RocketRAID 2240 Driver and Software Installation Note: This feature is dependent upon the system chassis ­this function will not be available unless the chassis supports SAF-TE. Renaming an Array 1. Highlight the " Management"menu, and select the " Array Management" function. Click the Rename button on the toolbar or select the " Rename"command from the " Operation"menu. Enter a new name for the array using the keyboard, and press the OK button to confirm your selection. Note: An array running background tasks cannot be renamed. 9 - Managing Events The HighPoint RAID Management Console will log all events that have occurred on any host adapter under its control. Viewing Logged Events To view logged events: 1. Highlight the " View"menu, and select the " Event View"option. In the Event View window, you can filer events, clear events, and save events to a file. Configuring E-mail notification To enable E-mail notification: 1. Highlight the " Management"menu, and select the " Event Notification"function. Click the Setting button on the toolbar or select " Setting"option from the " Operation"menu. Next, enter the necessary information in the E-mail Notification Setting window. 4-15 RocketRAID 2240 Driver and Software Installation Note: The current software does not support SMTP servers that require user authentication. Highlight the " Management"menu, and select the " Event Notification"function. Click the " Add"button on the toolbar or select " Add"command from the " Operation"menu. Enter the necessary information in the Add recipient window. 4. The recipient will be listed in the main window. You can use Modify or Delete button on the toolbar to modify or delete the recipient. 4-16 RocketRAID 2240 Driver and Software Installation To test E-mail notification: 1. Highlight the " Management"menu, and select the " Event Notification" function. Click the Test button on the toolbar or select the " Test"command from the " Operation"menu. The software will send a " test"e-mail message to the selected recipient. Managing Tasks The RAID management Console can be used to setup routine, periodical backgroundrebuild or verify tasks that will help maintain the integrity of RAID arrays attached to the RocketRAID 2240. [. . . ] On the driver diskette, there is a setup script labeled 6-3 FreeBSD Driver Support 2 - Installing RR2240 Driver on an Existing System If you are currently running FreeBSD and would like to access drives or arrays attached to the RR2240 Controller, follow the steps outlined below: Step 1 Copy the Driver Module If you have made FreeBSD drivers into a diskette, you can insert the driver diskette to floppy drive, then using the following commands to copy the driver module: For FreeBSD 4. x: # mount ­o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt # cp /mnt/hptmv6-xxx. ko /modules/hptmv6. ko # umount /mnt For FreeBSD 5. x: # mount ­o ro /dev/fd0 /mnt # cp /mnt/hptmv6-xxx. ko /boot/kernel/hptmv6. ko # umount /mnt Alternately, it is possible extract the files from the . img files directly, without using a floppy diskette: For FreeBSD 4. x: # vnconfig vn0c freebsd_xxx. img # mount /dev/vn0c /mnt # cp /mnt/hptmv6-xxx. ko /modules/hptmv6. ko # vnconfig ­du vn0c myfilesystem mount=/mnt For FreeBSD 5. x: # mdconfig ­a ­t vnode ­f freebsd_5. x. img ­u 0 # mount /dev/md0 /mnt # cp /mnt/hptmv-xxx. ko /boot/kernel/hptmv6. ko # umount /mnt # mdconfig ­d ­u md0 6-4 FreeBSD Driver Support Step 2 Test the Driver Module Test the driver module to ensure that it works with the system, by loading it during bootup. If the module has been loaded successfully you should see the RR2240 banner and a display screen of the attached drives. Note: If you have no other SCSI device, the first device is /dev/da0, then /dev/da1, etc. ). [. . . ]