EXSYS EX-3515 RAID controller
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1. MRU periodically scans for hot and cold files at the file system level 6 Configuring a SATA Disk Array Turn on your computer and press lt Ctrl gt and lt M gt keys to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Information Vendor ID A 1B4B Device ID i 91A3 al Disk Revision ID 3 B1 DC WD800JD 22L BIOS Version z 1 0 0 1006 PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Firmware Version 2 1 0 1314 PCle Speed rate 2 56Gbps Configure SATA as IDE Mode Help Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return 6 1 Create a Disk Array Under Free Physical Disks use the lt Space gt key to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array The selected hard drive will be marked with an asterisk After selecting the hard drives press lt Enter gt to proceed 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Information Vendor ID gt 1B4B Device ID 91A3 il Disks Revision ID Bl DC WD800JD 22L BIOS Version d 1 0 0 1006 Firmware Version 2 1 0 1314 PCIe Speed rate 2 56Gbps Configure SATA as IDE Mode Help Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array To further configure the disk array use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item in the right block of the screen and press lt Enter gt Set the required items in2. EX 3515 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card It is designed to support up to 2 SATA3 ports in RAID O and RAID 1 modes and HyperDuo modes for SSD Solid State Drive and hard drive combination It supports SATA3 SSD and hard drives with up to 6 0Gbps data rate It is an ideal solution to add new SATA3 SSD and hard drives for your system Features Supports 1 lane 5 0Gb s PCI Express Gen 2 Data Transfer Rate Built in 2 Internal SATA3 Ports Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 HyperDuo Safe or Capacity Modes Supports Windows based RAID GUI Marvell Storage Utility MSU Supports SATA3 transfer rate up to 6 0Gb s 600Mbytes sec Supports RAID 1 Rebuild by BIOS Setup Utility Supports Windows 2003 2008 XP Vista and Win 7 2 Board Layout NAR SR J1 J2 SATA3 SATA3 Channel 0 Channel 1 Extra secure mounting holes JP1 BIOS Enable Disable Jumper 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card 3 Jumper Settings The JP1 can be used to disable the BIOS on the card for some critical applications please leave the jumper at ENA all the time JP1 BIOS Enable Disable Jumper BIOS Enabled Jumper Installed at ENA Default ENA O BIOS Disabled ENA Dis Jumper Installed at DIS 4 Hardware installation Power down the computer remove the computer cover 2 Choose an unused PCI Express bus slot unscrew and rem
3. ase note that you cannot rebuild a broken RAID O in any case 10
4. e Delete option Press lt Enter gt When prompted press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel 7 Installing RAID Drivers and GUI MSU With the Marvell Storage Utility RAID GUI you can setup a disk array or view the current array status in the operating system To install the utility insert the supplied driver CD folders as the following picture E Drivers 3 31 L SATA3 Jo 88SE9128 88SE9130 d Drivers d storport d Ultility Please follow the following steps l Run the driver installer drvSetup exe in the folder SATA3 88 E9130 Drivers to install the RAID drivers 2 Reboot the system to let the drivers take effect 3 Run the RAID GUI installer SATA3 88SE9130 Utility MRUSetup exe to install the RAID Utility F Note After the installation you must login the utility with the same account name and password that you use to login the operating system If you did not set the account password before click Login to enter the Marvell Storage Utility MSU directly 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card Username brian PC brian Domain UserName Password L Remember password A Log in A OF Note Please refer to the manual file of Marvell Storage Utility MSU on the CD in the same folder as the drivers for more detail operations 8 Troubleshooting Tips Q What should I do if my disk array is broken If a disk array is broken please don t open the computer case immediately t
5. mode Single Disk Mode This mode is the Single Disk mode Each disk drive will be treated as one disk volume in the operating system 5 3 Striping RAID 0 Read and write sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives When any disk member fails it affects the entire array Performance is better than a single drive since the workload is balanced between the array members This array type is for high performance systems Identical drives are recommended but not necessary if the sizes differ it will truncate the bigger drive so the sizes match it will Cause a waste for performance as well as data storage efficiency The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the smallest member capacity Stripe member 1 Write data Streams Read data Streams sede SA Sees A seb Oneal 2 Stripe member 2 5 4 Mirroring RAID 1 Writes duplicate data on to a pair of drives while reads are performed in parallel The RAID controller performs reads using advanced data handling techniques that distribute the workload in a more efficient manner than using a single drive When a read 3 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card request is made the RAID controller selects the drive positioned closest to the requested data then looks to the idle drive to perform the next read access If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical or did not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Mir
6. o correct the problem before you backup all your important data It s because you are most likely to make a mistake in this abnormal condition PLEASE BACKUP YOUR DATA FIRST If your array is in RAID 1 mode or HyperDuo Safe mode that means your system is still running in the critical condition instead of dead If you backup your data by removable drives or network solution you will have a copy of up to date data away from this computer Then you are safe to correct the RAID problems even you open the computer case or change the hardware settings Some people destroyed the data on the good drive by accident mistake when they are changing drive or cables or modes And they lost their important data since they did NOT backup them first For RAID O mode please always backup the data since you will lost all data when the array is broken 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card Some broken array is caused by the connection problems To see if it is the problem please power off your computer and check the cable connections between the RAID card and SSD or hard drives Or change a new power or SATA cable then power on the computer again These may bring the broken array back to normal if the root cause is the connection problem If the above actions don t work then it may be the SSD or hard drive problem Please replace the defect drive with a good one The RAID card then will detect the new drive and rebuild the broken array RAID 1 Ple
7. ove the slot cover 3 Place the SATA3 RAID PCle Card into the slot Carefully press the board into the slot until it seats firmly 4 Secure the SATA3 RAID PCle Card with the slot cover screw 5 Install the SATA cables from the SATA connectors to your SATA devices 6 Carefully reinstall the computer cover Insert and tighten the computer cover screws 7 Power up the PC and observe the monitor The BIOS lists all Serial ATA devices attached to the SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card For example Marvell 88SE91xx Adapter BIOS Version X X X XXXX PCIe x1 5 0Gbps Mode CPU AHCI Virtual Disk No Virtual Disk Physical Disk ID DISK Name Size Speed 0 SATA ST32000641AS 1 83TB 6 0G 1 SATA ST32000641AS 1 83TB 6 0G Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt to enter BIOS Setup or lt Space gt to continue If the information displayed on your monitor is correct the installed devices are listed with the correct device name etc congratulations You have successfully installed the SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card in 2 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card your computer If you want to configure your RAID drives press and hold the 2 keys Ctrl and M to enter the BIOS Setup Utility for this card You can configure the SATA RAID or HyperDuo modes in the BIOS Setup 5 RAID and HyperDuo Modes 5 1 RAID Modes This chapter will help you to know the RAID and HyperDuo modes supported by the SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card 5 2 Non RAID
8. ror member 1 Original Read data Streams TIOE PE PA I Write data Streams PE ES 261 2 Mirror member 2 5 5 HyperDuo The HyperDuo mode in combination with a SATA HDD and a SSD offering a breakthrough embedded technology for new generation 6Gb s SATA controllers enabling 80 percent of the performance of a solid state drive SSD at one third the cost Configured with one hard drive and one SSD HyperDuo uses intelligent algorithms to automatically migrate hot data to the SSD while enabling all data to be safely stored on a larger capacity SATA HDD 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card SATA SATA SSD HyperDuo enables two modes Safe Mode and Capacity Mode Both modes automatically identify LBA ranges across both the SSD and HDD so that the user experience is exactly the same By allowing consumers to view the same single drive volume eg Data D as they do today HyperDuo requires no behavioral changes by consumers to maximize simplicity and eliminates user error 5 5 1 HyperDuo Safe Mode Safe Mode provides optimal data protection by mirroring data from the SSD to the hard disk for maximum resiliency Safe Mode Mirror SSD Data To HDD HDD Cold Files Hot Files ae 5 5 2 HyperDuo Capacity Mode Capacity Mode augments SSD and HDD capacity for the most cost effective configuration 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card Capacity Mode Add SSD and HDD Capacities Together HDD Cold Files
9. sequence and press lt Enter gt after each step 1 RAID Level Select a RAID level Options include RAID O Stripe and RAID 1 Mirror 2 Stripe Size Select the stripe block size Options include 32 KB and 64 kB 3 Gigabyte Rounding Select whether to permit the installation of a replacement drive that is smaller than the failed drive when performing a RAID 1 rebuild Options include None 1G and 10G 4 Quick Init Select whether to quickly erase old data on the hard drives when creating the array 5 VD Name Enter an array name with 1 10 letters letters cannot be special characters 6 Next After completing the settings above move to Next and press lt Enter gt to begin creating the array When prompted to confirm whether to create this array press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel 7 When completed you can see the new array under Topology Virtual Disks 8 Save the Settings and Exit After you complete the RAID configuration and before you exit the configuration screen be 2 Port SATA3 RAID HyperDuo PCle Card sure to press lt F10 gt in the main screen Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel 9 Now you may proceed to create the SATA driver diskette for AHCI mode and the installation of the SATA driver and operating system 6 2 Delete the Disk Array To deleted the existing array select the array on the main menu example VD 0 New_VD and press lt Enter gt to display th
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