Highpoint RocketU 1144CM
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1. Ga ono sei Verify Use this option to manually verify the selected RAID 1 array This wil scan the RAID ks for bad sectors and wil ensure that party is consistent Rename You are fee to rename any RAID array at any time Note the name is limited to 8 characters or less 7 62 Maintenance and Rebuilding a Critical RAID Array A redundant array RAID 2 may become Critical fone af the disks falls ar drops offline The RAID status Wil change to Critical Clk Maintenance for more Information The missing falled disk wil be reported as an Offline Disk mm nn A 7 6 3 Add Disk Ifa spare disks not available you can physically install a new disk and use ito rebuild the critical array To rebuild the array cick on Maintenance Net cick Add Disk The following menu wil be displayed Check the empty circle before the new disk and dick Submit 7 6 4 Rebuild RAID Array Once a disk has been added the Web GUI wil automatically start the rebuild process Once complet the status wll change to Normal n SSS 7 1 Web GUI Icon Definition List The definitions of each ICON used by the RAID Management interface are listed below Description The array status is Normal The array status Critical L a sig from the RAID aay The array satus Venting This Indicates that the array i running a data Integrity check The array satus Is Rebulding This o2. 3 0 connectivity 1 Make sure the Rocket 1144CM has been installed into your Mac 2 Connect the enclosure or hard disk to the RocketU 1144CM with USB 3 0 cables 3 Allow the drives enclosure to spin up for a few moments Once the devices are ready they wil be recognized by the operating system and can be accessed as needed se 2 0 external Hard Drive 7 Web RAID Management Interface High oin s web based RAID Management Software also known simply as the Web GUI is used to monitor and configure hard disks and RAID arrays attached to HighPoint Rocket host adapters The sofware package must be installed on a system with supported HighPoint Rocket controllers installed and the device driver must be loaded to run the service A web browser with XML support is required on the cient side eg Safari Mozila or Google s Chrome 7 1 Running the Web RAID Management Software To run the Web GUI start your browser and enter the following URL address or lik an the shortcut icon on the desktop hp flocanose 7402 lt e an aa oo de The RAID Management Interface will display information about any hard disks and SSD s attached to the RocketU 1144CM HBA 7 2 Web RAID Management Manage Three options are provided by the Manage Tab Device Array and Spare Pool ETES mag Hem remet En TP me pr Gear a w ornano mo Device Displays all hard drives and SSD s attached to the Rocket 1144CM HBA Araye Create and
3. Delete RAID arrays Spare Pool When creating RAID 1 arrays a Spare HDD can be configured to automaticaly help rebuild the array in the case of disk failure 7 2 1 Manage Devices Manage Device displays information about each hard disk and SSD hosted by the RocketU 1244CH HBA Including the device s Model Number Serial Number Firmware version Tatal Capacity and port number which port the device Is attached to aon ro Beneo RAID amp cc nen 1 7 22 Manage Array Create Array The Rocket 1144CM allows you to configure RAID arrays using SATA HDD and SSD s attached to any of its four USB 3 0 parts Three types of RAID configurations known as RAID levels are supported Note The requirements for creating a RAID array are below 100 Also known as Just a Bunch Of Disks Requires one or more devices Select this array type if maximum storage capacity is priority The capacity of a JBOD array is the sum total of each devices available capacity Also known as a Stripe array Requires one or more devices Configure a RAID O array speed is priority t is the fastest RAID leve The capacity of a RAID O array is equal to the smallest device multiplied by the tatal number of devices for example a 2 disk RAID 0 array created between a 3T8 and 4TB hard drive results In 6TB of available capaci Also known as Mirroring Requires 2 devices Select this RAID level if security is priority The target device s capac
4. Contents a 4 Hardware Description and installation 4 1 Rocket 114CM Host Adapter Board Layout 42 Installing the RocketU 1144CM Host Adapter 5 RocketU 1144CM Host Adapter Driver 5 Driver Installation 5 2 Verify Installation of the Software station 6 Connect Hard Disk to Rocket 1144CM Host Adapter 7 Web RAID Management interface 7 Running the Web RAID Management software 7 2 Web RAID Management Manage 7 2 1 Manage Devices 722 Manage Array ee 7 23 Manage Spare Pool 7 3 Web RAID Management Event 7 4 Web RAID Management Task 7 5 Web RAID Management Setting 7 6 Maintaining and Rebuilding a RAID Array 7 6 1 Maintenance and Verity 7 62 Maintenance and Rebuilding a Critical RAID Array 7 63 Add Disk 7 54 Rebuild RAID Array 7 7 Web GUI icon Definition List Thank You 9 customer Support nn HighPoint RocketU 1144CM Quad 5Gb s Ports USB 3 0 Superspeed RAID HEA HighPoint sRacketU 1144CM 3rd Generation PCI E 2 0 x USB 3 0 HBA designe for Apple Mac Pros and Mac OSX RocketU 1244CM HBAs benefit from a 2 ounce oz copper PCB layer for robust transfer performance and Improved energy efficiency The four Dedicated 5Gb s USB Ports deliver 20Gb s of transfer bandwidth The Rocket 144CM is optimized for today s fastest USB 3 0 HDD and SSD s storage docks and enclosures Buitin RAID technology and an intuitive Web based Management interface support a variety of storage configurations including RAID
5. Kigh Polat Technologies Inc RocketU 1144CM Host Controller 4 Port USB 3 0 PCI Express 2 0 x4 RAID HBA for Mac User s Guide Revision 1 0 Dec 13 2012 HighPoint Technologies Inc Copyright Copyright 2013 HighPoint Technologies inc This document contains materials protected by International Copyright Laws AlI rights reserved 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 nc 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 Backup your important data before using HighPoint s products and use at your own risk In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss of profis or for direct Indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint s products or manuals Information n this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of HighPoint Reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate HighPoint assumes no lability for technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors contained herein Table of Contents 1 Features and Specifications 2 Physical Specifications 3 Kit
6. O 1 and JBOD 1 Features and Specifications Host Adapter Architecture PCI Express 20x4 Quai Port Four USB 3 0 ports with type A connectors for easy data access Superspeed USB 3 0 Gb per USB port 206b s transfer bandwidth Support RAID 0 1 and J800 Optimized for external USB drives and drive enclosures Backwards compatible with USB 2 0 8 1 1 Hot swap and Hot Plug Compliant with xHC Extensible Host Controller Interface Specification Support SMTP Email notification Mac OSX 106 and newer 2 Physical Specifications Host Adapter Dimensions Size 96mmx95 0mm x 19mm em EMI FCC Part 35 Class Band CE Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics Work Temperature Range 5 55 C Relative Humidity Range SX 60 non condensing Storage Temperature 20 C 80 C MTBF 920 585 Hours Electrical Characteristics Par av N Power aw ma max 3 Kit Contents RocketU 114CM USB 3 0 HBA CD Driver Software Quick installation Guide 4 Hardware Description and Installation 4 1 RocketU 1144CM Host Adapter Board Layout Rocket 1144CM il E pement Rocket 1144CM 4 2 Installing the RocketU 1144CM Host Adapter Note Make sure the system is powered off before Installing the Rocket host adopter 4 2 3 n 5 s Open the system chassis Locate an unused PCI Express x16 slt Remove the PCI Express slot cover Gently insert the RU series into the PCI Express slat and secure the bracket t
7. ccurs when the data verification Tals or when adding a new diek into the Critical array The array status is Critical This indicates that current array needs rebuild The status of the Array or Device is Disabled The array is initializing lt 000S Tis kon means the RAID array PORT on i displayed Y the Quick Ta option is used when first creating an array or if the Initialization process was interrupted CRE The array has stopped Initializing Current status is Uninitialized The device status Legacy An existing fle system has been created on the HDD Dries The device Ta Spare W Ts used to replace the Taled RAID disk member o rebuid automatically Information Colca Eror 8 Thank You Thank you for purchasing the Rocket 1144CM Host adapter We appreciate your support and welcome any questions comments or product suggestions you may have 9 Customer Support Ifyou encounter any problem while utilizing Rocket series Host Adapters or have any questions about this or any other HighPaint Technologies Inc product feet free to contact our Customer Support Department HighPoint Technologies Inc websites tto une iahpoint rech com Web Support ita an highpoint rec com websuppart tw Wghooine teh com
8. i manans 292630 B manane znasa Ri ana ass A manans mains nase CEE A amnnenasss O mannen O mananan Deseration spades detected MMT 2105 1224547200 2 a Contr Carat De LORD 1 372 D AAS 2163123396700012 11 Dance Device 131 1 372 Nas Ben tes Davee Dec as heon inte ogg se ut GNT 2105 0002C0000001E00008 at Cn Dane gig dica eas RSL22R5122A0000 10 Corr Canne D 7 4 Web RAID Management Task The Task page allows you to schedule maintenance sessions for RAID Lara Regular maintenance IS highly recommended for any redundant RAID array and is essential for maintaining healthy reliable storage configurations The interface allows you to name each task and specify the frequency date hour minute and second for each session Fath managere 2 ee cca one neon TE TTT he coun Po TT Ben manha Ses 7 5 Web RAID Management Setting The Settings page provides various HBA related settings and options a sessed RAD Managemen fr ac Set rs ot an eve Abn nae Pr a fram a abe 1 pes 1 ECS 1 pr 1 re Comm 201 Haan Teo ne A Ran Reet RAID Management Ustening Port Email Notification setting When a RAID 1 array becomes critical and needs to be rebuilt the Rebuild Priority setting allows you to adjust how sytem resources are allocated to the rebuild procedure nic Rebuild Priori SPP cur Based RAID Management pre Lowe
9. ity must be equal to or larger than the source All data written to the source Is automatically duplicated to the target LITE Array Type The RocketU 1144CM supports RAID 0 1 and JBOD configurations Array Name Name the array this step is optional Initiazation RAID initialization is avaliable for RAID evel 1 RAID arrays RAD initialization wil Method ere out each device ensuring a healthy RAID array There are two initialization methods to choose from Foreground and Quick int Quick nt lip the initialization process and allow the user to immediately format and use the RAID array This method Is recommended only you plan on Verifying the RAID array at later time A RAID array that is not fully initialized may have problems rebuilding when a RAID array becomes critical Note A This option will delete all content on the disks 5 This option wil not perform disk array initialization When new HDD are used this option can be ignored since there is no data on the hard disks Foreground Wil zero out the RAID array The RAID array wil not be accessible during the initialization process and it wil only be available after initialization is complete initialization times are dependent the capacity ofthe RAID array A larger array wil take longer to initialize than a smaller aray Note A This option wil delete ali content on the disks B The initialization time will be shorter time compared to the Backgrou
10. nd option The logical disks will not be reported to the OS unti the initialization is complete I EE Select Seleetne number of HDD far the RAID array 7 2 3 Manage Spare Pool When creating redundant RAID arrays 1 a Spare HDD can be configured to automatically help rebuild degraded redundant RAD 1 You wil see the following window after clicking the Spare Pool option Ponant momes ad AO rarement ts 2 Check the box before each disk you want to assign to the Spare pool and cick Add Disk This wil open a pop up window Click OK to confiem a ran eee A mn Su fe nem 4 3 To remove disk from the Spare Pol check the box before the target disk and click Remove Spare Chek OK to continue or Cancel to retum to the menu i you select OK a second pop up window will open announcing that the disk has been removed rom the Spare Pool lick OK to confirm y Mtp iocahesez4o2 lt i el ene fn tm ot ed cancel ok S Itp iocalhost 7402 Dh Davis 11 Latin 11 1 bc beer emo om sare ea suc 7 3 Web RAID Management Event The Event tab will open the Event View interface Event View logs al RAID related actvty including administrative actions warnings and hardware failures cia lk Clear to remove al current entries from the Event View log A anzio asse A annie asse A anna O azionare B mannens R
11. o the system chassis After installing the adapter attach the hard disks or disk enclosure to the RU series card using the USB ables Close and secure the system chassis 5 RocketU 1144CM Host Adapter Driver Installation 5 1 Driver Installation Once you have installed the Rocket 1144CM Card and booted your Mac follow these instructions to instal the drivers and the HighPoint Web Management Software 1 Click System information icon 2 Check PCI Cards Four PCI entre labeled pl2203 1042 wil be iplaved Driver Installed should be reported as No for these entries 200 te _ n ra Bron set Se 26008 Eewo sel faune 3 Insert the Rocket Series Software CD Into your Mac Pro s DVD drive and navigate to the Mac Software package folder Rocket RU1144CM Double click on the dg file to mount the disc image containing the Mac OS X software and divers e00 lt E Mi My Fies Dec 20 2006 9 43 AM 5 readme vt Yesterday 11 58 PM Airorop E Rocketstor Dec 12 2011 3 32 AM E Nemore 7 Gi Rocket Dec 12 2011 3 32 AM x Applications a RU10Z2A 114 Jun 8 2011 11 11 PM Da RON 4 2011 10 03 PM T peso pra Mau ram I Documents D Rusa Aug 27 2012 11 03 PM downloads y D ruus cu Yesterday 20 15 PM FE movies Bi RUTISACN M 0121130 0mg D c 13 701 2 19 AM JA Musie peurs B msa Gwse Eux 4 doublecckon the insater package able MB to stara the natation p
12. roce x asiago me auaa readme Er 5 Follow the on screen steps to complete the installation proces 1800 se stsl Hohen cher or Mac Some come to e Hohn Rocket US Fr Mac Software Ist Ying na e ri ea Gotach Comins fi After the instal has completed you will be prompted to restart your computer You will need to restart in order to use the Rock 1141CM Te station was compe sucess The installation was successful The ohare wa need Che estar to sh insane stare cora Enea 5 2 Verify Installation of the Software 1 Chek System Information icon 2 Clik PCI Cards Four PCI entries labeled pei1103 1042 wil be displayed Driver installed should be reported as Yes for these entries Degne Fore ans Graphics isole Mac Pro rea i De albe im Ser RAD Corl es ot 291000 RAD Cowl Vs St291100 RAD Contr Ve 5029900 nee TO o irane o Pe Garde gt pO IO 6 Connect Hard Disk to RocketU 1144CM Host Adapter The Rocket 11440 standard Type A ports accept stand alone USB 3 0 hard drive and SSD s kts as well as standard USB 3 0 enclosures and docking bays HighPoint Rocketstor 51228 USB 3 0 Storage docks are an ideal companion for the Rocket 1144CM HBA The innovative dual 5Gb s bay architecture provides an unprecedented level of transfer bandwidth for a USE based storage solution delivering the fastest SATA 6G performance posible through USB
13. st Lowest Priority when rebuilding arrays System resources wil be assigned to all other tasks fist Low Most af the systems tasks have priority over the rebuild procedure Medium Medium Priority is the defaut option system resources are equally distributed between the rebuild procedure and other system tasks High The majority of available system resources wil be directed towards the rebuild procedure Highest The HBA wil utlize all available system resources to rebuild the array The default stening port is 7402 no other application utlities wil use 7402 as stening part Restricting to localhost access port number means that remote network access of the RAID management utlity with the systems IP address will not work The RocketRAID HBA can be configured to send Event Lag entries to one ar more Mall addresses i ae me n one 7 6 Maintaining and Rebuilding a RAID Array 7 6 1 Maintenance and Verify From the Manage page dick the Maintenance Ink displayed near the arrays Status to see additional options and features for the selected array The following pop up window wil be displayed Array Information Delete WI delete the existing RAID array or single disk JBOD The HDD s will become legacy HDD s after rebooting Unplug Power down and power offal members of the RAID array For any hosted device not configured as an array this option is displayed beneath the Device name see Below
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