Highpoint RocketRAID 2680
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1. The RocketRAID 2680 BIOS utility is an interface that provides management com mands and controller related settings RocketRAID 2688 BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 c 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc All rights reserved No Array Name RAID Level Capacity lt GB gt Status OCE ORLM el Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt to run BIOS Setting Utility Using the BIOS Utility The following keys utilized by the RocketRAID 2680 BIOS utility Alt press Alt to highlight the tool bar Arrow keys use these to move between different menu items Enter Open the selected toolbar command execute the selected command Esc move back to the previous menu cancel the selected operation or exit the BIOS Utility Wigh Point a 13 RocketRAID BIOS Utility BIOS Commands RocketRAID 2688 BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 Create this command is used to open the RAID Creation menu Delete this command will delete the selected RAID array Add Remove Spare this command is used to assign hard disks to function as spare disks The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild broken or faulted RAID arrays Settings this command opens the settings menu selecting the boot disk array staggered drive spinup View this command is used to select between two views Devices HARD DISKS and Arrays configured RAID arrays Initialize this command is used to prepare disks for use with RAID arrays Dis2. Extract the tbz file to the desktop and browse to the appropriate rpm file there are 32 and 64 bit options Double click the rpm file this should open the operating systems software installer Enter the Administrative password when prompted and proceed with installation The package can also be installed manually using a terminal Lon in as root open a terminal and browse to the location of the rpm file Run the following command f rpm i hptsvr https 1 4 8 1386 rpm or hptsvr https 1 4 8 x86 64 rpm Note The i386 rpm package can also work on 64 bit systems if you have 32 bit runtime libraries installed If you use the x86 64 rpm package please make sure the controller driver has 64 bit ioctl support Wigh Pole ai Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Debian Ubuntu Linux Distributions Installing the Web based Management Utility For Debian Ubuntu Linux distributions you can use alien to convert the rpm pack ages to a deb package then use dpkg i command to install each package Some script files may be lost during the conversion process from rpm to deb so you may need to make manual corrections The following files will be installed configured fusr bin hptsvr service program etc hptcfg service config file etc rc d init d hptdaemon service control script lusr share hpt webguiroot data files If there is no etc hptcfg present you can add it manually using by usi
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4. FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation European Union Compliance Statement This Information Technologies Equipment has been tested
5. M A R T Kigh Point Congratulations Operating System Support e Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 32 and 64 bit versions e Linux Fedora Core Red Hat Enterprise CentOS SuSE Debian Ubuntu e MacOS X 10 4 x and above FreeBSD e Freebsd Physical Specifications Size 79 3mm 65mm 3 12 L x 2 56 W EMI FCC Part 15 Class B and CE Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics Work Temperature Range 5 C 55 C Relative Humidity Range 5 60 non condensing Storage Temperature 20 80 C MTBF 920 585 Hours Electrical Characteristics pcr av 6W max 0 5W max Kit Contents RR2680 Host Adapter 2 Internal Mini SAS to Mini SAS cables Low profile bracket User Manual HighPoint Products Software CD Kigh Do at Hardware Description and Installation Hardware Description and Installation 1 RocketRAID 2680 Host Adapter layout RocketRAID 2680 m Ww PORTZ vw M Fi 9Cc3099009909 990900000900 J1 A2 F2 zone IJ pe mas RocketRAID 2680 m dmm PORT Port1 Port2 These represent the RocketRAID 2680 s 2 Internal Mini SAS ports Each port can direct connnect up to 4 SATA SAS hard disks BEEPI alarm speaker the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of disk array failure J1 This jumper is the SAF TE connector port for disk enclosures chassis 7 PCI E x1 37 PCI E x4 c90 OC 123 123 J7 This jumper is used to select the PCI Expr
6. N no key to cancel the creation process 3 Deleting Arrays Highlight the Delete command from the toolbar and press Enter The BIOS utility will display a list of available RAID arrays Select the array you wish to delete and press Enter RocketRAID 2688 BIOS Setting Utilit v1 8 BET Adi Renove Spare Settings lt Uiew gt lt Initialize RAID 8 ripins gt 8 9 o Array Name Capacity lt GB gt Status OCE ORLM Nornal RAIDS 8 S 440 09 Uninitialized Help Delete a RAID array attached to RocketRAID 2688 fi e Next Item Enter Select ESCI Backward RocketRAID BIOS Utility The utility will display a warning message Press Y yes to delete the array or select N no to cancel RocketRAlD 2688 BIOS EFTUETT Utility vl lt Add Remove Spare lt Set S Uieus Cinitializes ee E gt c The data will be lost fire No Array Name to delete it OCE ORLM 1 RAID 8 8 Yes or Nco to confirn 2 RAID S 8 Help Delete a RAID array attached to RocketRAlD 2688 uL Next Item Enter J Select ESCI Backward Warning all data stored on the array will be lost do not delete if the array contains critical data 4 Adding Remove Spare Disks This Add Remove Spare command is used to assign a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays RAID 1 5 10 in the case of disk failure As with creating RAID arrays disks must be initial ized before they
7. can be used as spares To set a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk use the arrow keys to select the target disk from the list of initialized disks and press Enter To remove the Spare Disk setting from a hard disk highlight the spare disk and press Enter e Asti AJ BIOS Es ERECT vi Add R ings lt Uiew gt lt Initialize Capac it y lt GB gt Mode Status 46 s 3 Initialized S Initialized Initializ Initial Initial Initialized ob Help Create or delete a spare disk Tive Next Iten EnterJ Select ESCI Backvard RocketRAID BIOS Utility Generally single disks are designated to act as spares disks that are not configured into RAID arrays However in some instances disks that are members of RAID arrays may also be designated to act as a spare If the disks in question are part of a RAID array that did not utilize the full available capacity at the time of creation these disks may be used as spares For example a RAID 0 array was created between two 200GB hard disks but only 200GB of space out of a grand total of 400GB was assigned to that array In this example 200GB of disk space remains unallocated This unallocated space would allow these disks to be set as spares for a separate redundant array that falls into the same capacity range 200GB 5 Settings To access the Settings menu highlight the Settings command from the toolbar and press Enter RAID 2688 BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 Spare ROSSOI lt Ui
8. using a copy from our website locate the downloaded dmg package Open the dmg file and double click RR2680 to begin installation c B wrmuo ZA c 105 inci MATE ARANDO ga readme txt Untitled 1 a uninstall command 478 26 6 M8 IM Click Continue to proceed with installation O00 9 Install HighPoint RR2680 RAID Controller Welcome to the HighPoint RR2680 RAID Controller Installer Welcome to the Mac OS X Installation Program You will be Introduction guided through the steps necessary to install this software Select Destinatic installatior e install MighPoint Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Select the installation destination 000 Install HighPoint RR2680 RAID Controller Select a Destination Select a destination volume to install the HighPoint RR2680 RAID Controller software 4 L B ED MAC 10 5 232GB 216GB Free 1 9GB 1 7G8 Free 232GB 216C8 Free Install e Finish Installing this software requires 3 6MB of space You have chosen to install this software on the volume UNTITLED J A Click Restart after OS X reboots the card will be recognized by the system You can configure arrays using the Web RAID Management interface 000 Install HighPoint RR2680 RAID Controller Introduction Click Restart to finish installing the software A Device Dri
9. you can find information on all of HighPoint s prod ucts with FAQ s online manuals BIOS and driver updates Specifications and Features Host Adapter Architecture e PCI Express x4 Compatible with PCI Express x8 x16 slots A jumper is used to select between x1 or x4 default is x4 e 8 Internal SAS SATA 3Gb s Device Ports e Directly supports up to 8 3Gb s SAS or SATA hard drives and up to 128 3Gb s SAS or SATA hard drives via SAS Expander e NVRAM for write journaling e NCO Native Command Queuing e LowProfile e RoHS compliant Advanced RAID Features e Supports RAID 0 1 5 10 50 and JBOD e Multiple RAID array support e Multiple logical drive support Kigh Po ni Congratulations e BIOS booting support e Online Array roaming e Automatic hard drive insert remove detection e Automatic RAID rebuild e 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume Array Monitors Alerts and Indicators e Hard Drive LED Indicators Activity and Failed e Email Notification e Alarm Buzzer alerts for drive array failure e SAF TE I2C and SGPIO enclosure management RAID Management e Online Capacity Expansion OCE and Online RAID Level Migration ORLM e Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration e Write Back and Write Through support e API library for customization e CLI Command Line Interface e Web GUI RAID management local and remote monitoring e SHI Drive analysis driven from S
10. RocketRAID 2680 SAS SATAII Host Adapter User s Guide Date August 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc Kigh Po ni Copyright Copyright O 2008 HighPoint Technologies Inc This document contains materials protected by International Copyright Laws All 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 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 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 profits or for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint s products or manuals Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of HighPoint Notice Reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate HighPoint assumes no liability for technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors contained herein HighPoint Table of Contents Table of Contents Congratulations Specifications and Peatutres z ti acie etie hs her edel batte ei iawn
11. and found to comply with the following European directives European Standard EN55022 1998 Class B European Standard EN55024 1998 Pf oit c Thank You Thank you for purchasing the RocketRAID 2680 SATAII SAS RAID Host adapter We appreciate your support and welcome any questions comments or product suggestions you may have
12. displayed Press ENTER if you wish to use all available space If you wish to reserve disk space for additional arrays single disks use the keyboard to input the amount of space in GB you wish to set aside for this particular array and press Enter Note Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another array set as a spare disk or partitioned to act as a single disk by the operating system Kigh Po ni RocketRAID BIOS Utility 6 Enter For redundant RAID arrays RAID 1 5 10 select the Cache Policy RAID 5 Array Name RAID 5 8 Select Devices 08 Selected RAIDS member count N A Capac it yyCGB 1826 89 Cache Policy Write Back Sector Size 512B Start Creation Create Write Back utilizes disk cache higher performing Write Through writes directly to the disks may reduce the risk of data loss during a critical failure but at the cost of lower performance 7 Sector Size Also known as Variable Sector Size Use this option if you are using an older 32 bit Windows operating system This allows older operating systems to support volumes over 2TB in size Do not use if the operating system already supports large volumes such as GPT 8 Tocomplete the creation procedure use the arrow key to highlight the Start Creation item and press Enter Press the Y yes key to create the array or
13. er RAID 5 JBOD lt Volunme gt Help Por high performance usage Reg Tle Next Item Enter S etRAID 2686 BIOS S Remove Spare ID a Selected Polic Vrite Back 512B t Creation Create and Maximum name length 15 Enter Select CES Backward High Pott rig RocketRAID BIOS Utility 2 Usethe arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press Enter The array name dialogue box will appear Use the keyboard to input a new Array Name and press the Enter key Note the Array Name command is optional it is not necessary to name the array The array can be named at a later time and the name of the array can be changed at any time 3 On the Create menu use the arrow keys to highlight the Select Devices item and press Enter A device list will appear and display all available hard disk drives RocketRAID 2688 BIOS Setting Utility v1 6 idd Renove Spare Settings lt Uiew gt lt Initialize Channel Model Nunber Capacity lt GB gt Status 1 1 ST3146 s 146 81 Next Iten Enter Select Backvard 4 Highlight the target disks that you want to use and press Enter to select them A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk This number designates disk order After all of the disks have been selected and press the ESC key to return to the Create Menu 5 Next Use the J arrow key to highlight the Capacity GB option and press Enter The total available capacity will be
14. ess bus speed Pin Description HOO 2 GND SDA Pt OO Hardware Description and Installation 2 LED Connections LED connectors Drive activity Drive failure LED support is discussed in greater detail in the LED Connection section The RocketRAID 2680 host adapter has 4 LED connectors that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard drives to the card s 8 SATA SAS channels Active and Failure LED A1 A2 provides LED support for Drive Activity while F1 F2 supports Drive Failure Pin Number Pin Pin3 Al A2 F1 F2 Connections Boo 1934 F2 Drives Drives Drave Drive aR ote Hardware Description and Installation 3 Hardware Installation Note Make sure the system is powered off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter The RocketRAID 2680 include both standard and low profile brackets It may be necessary to attach the low profile bracket in place of the standard bracket depend ing upon the chassis design Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI Express x4 1 Remove the PCI slot bracket cover 2 Gently insert the RocketRAID card into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis illustration shows RR2680 ES l PCI Express slol EDot dib Hardware Description and Installation 3 After installing the adapter attach hard drives to the
15. ew gt lt Initializ Select Boot Device Staggered spin up Disabled Select Boot Device select which disk or array will act as the boot disk if the motherboard BIOS instructs the card to act as the boot device Staggered Drive Spinup This option is disabled by default Enabling this setting will instruct the card to power up the hard disks sequentially one disk approximately every 2 seconds Not all disk support this setting consult the disk documentation for more information WighPotet O Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Device Drive CD and HighPoint RAID Man agement Each retail box includes a copy of the HighPoint Products Software CD This CD can be used to generate driver diskettes and install the HighPoint RAID Management Utility Suite for a variety of operating systems 1 Creating a driver diskette Windows 2000 2003 and several distributions of Linux and FreeBSD require driver diskettes when installing the operating system directly to a disk or array hosted by the Rocket RAID host adapter To create a driver floppy diskette l Insertthe CD into the system s CD DVD drive The program should start automatically 2 Inserta blank floppy diskette into the system s floppy drive Click on Create Driver Diskette 4 Click on the Please Select a Product drop down button and select the appro priate host adapter model from the list 5 Click on the Please Select the Diskette y
16. he design and manufacturer of HBA Host Bus Adapters and HighPoint RAID IP Intellectual Property HighPoint provides a broad range of scalable hardware HB A s that meet the storage requirements from Enterprise to SMB Small Medium Sized Business to PC enthusiast The HighPoint RAID IP includes TerabyteArchitecture for Performance Protec tion and Prevention TerabyteStream leverages the built in Intel Xscale XOR Engine to deliver unprec edented RAID 5 and 6 performances TerabyteGuard prevents data lose and increases data reliability with advanced hard drive inspection features utilizing bad sector repair and remapping TerabyteSaver optimizes data protection with a battery backup and with write journaling thus preventing data loss Wigh Poin OT Congratulations Congratulations You have purchased one of the highest performing and most cost effective 8 channel SAS RAID controllers available The RocketR AID 2680 offers the flexibility to support both the highest performing SAS 15 000 RPM hard drives and larger capacity cost sensitive SATA hard drives in homogeneous and heterogeneous storage environments The RocketRAID 2680 has the versatility to meet the bandwidth requirements for high performance applications like video capture and editing CAD CAM and digital graphics Remember to visit the HighPoint websites at http www highpoint tech com and http www hptmac com There
17. host adapter using the data cable The RocketR AID 2680 model utilizes 2 Mini SAS to Mini SAS Cables are included in each retail box This card can support up to 8 3Gb s SAS or SATA Hard Drives directly or upto 128 3Gb s SAS or SATA Hard Drives via SAS Expander Note Many server level chassis include hard disk hot swap bays For these system chassis cables are attached to the chassis backplane rather than directly to each individual hard disk Consult the chassis s manual for proper installation procedure 4 Close and secure the system chassis 4 Verifying Installation Once the host adapter and hard disks have been installed into the chassis boot up the system to verify that the hardware is properly recognized l Poweron the system If the system detects the presence of the adapter the RocketRAID BIOS Utility will be displayed during bootup 2 Press CtrlHH to access the RocketRAID adapter s BIOS Utility The BIOS Utility will display information about hard disks attached to the adapter Make sure all attached disks are detected by this utility If any of the hard disks are not detected power down the system and check the power and cable connections i ote RocketRAID BIOS Utility RocketRAID BIOS Utility The RocketRAID 2680 card will display it s BIOS screen during the system s boot process Press Control H when prompted to access the BIOS settings Menu 1 BIOS Settings Overview
18. ks must be initialized before they can be used to create arrays 2 Creating RAID Arrays Initializing Disks Before creating a RAID array the disks must be initialized Disk initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard disks Select the Initialize command from the toolbar and press ENTER Rocket RAID 2688 BIOS Setting Utility v1 8 lt Create gt lt Delete gt lt Add Reno pare lt Settings gt lt Uiew BA URtareeey Capacity lt GB gt Mode Status New Warning All data on the selected New d will be lost Are you sure to do New this New Press YCes gt or NCo to confirn New New He 1p Initialize di Ti Next Iten WighPoint RocketRAID BIOS Utility Highlight the target disks using the arrow keys then select using Enter A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk Once all target disks have been selected press ESC The utility will display a warning and ask you to press Y yes to initialize or N no to cancel Once initialized these disks can be used to create RAID arrays Warning Initialization will destroy all pre existing data on the selected hard disks Only initialize disks that do not contain critical data Creating Arrays Select Create from the toolbar and press Enter Rocket RAID 2688 BI lt Delete gt lt Add Renove Spare gt trig 4 Mirroring RAID iping over Mirroring RAID triping with Rotating Parity RAID 5 triping ov
19. ng system When asked Would you like to install this driver software select Install Reboot the system when prompted The RocketRAID 2680 will be available for use after Windows reboots ae eter Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Installation Verification After the driver has been installed and the system has been restarted 1 Click the Start button then right click My Computer icon Select the Properties item from the popup menu 2 Inthe popup window select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button 3 Doubleclick the Storage Controllers entry If the RocketRAID 2680 device sep entry is not displayed or there are or marks displayed near the RocketRAID 2680 entry the driver has not been installed properly Delete the entries and reinstall the driver Pago M O Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation Visit our website for the latest Linux and FreeBSD related driver and software updates http www highpoint tech com Binary and source driver updates are routinely posted for a variety of Linux operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise CentOS OpenSuSE and Fedora Core Drivers are also available for several FreeBSD revisions and are available from the same support page Driver updates are typically posted as tgz archive files http highpoint tech com USA bios rr2680 htm Pe j
20. ng the echo command on the driver file name to etc hptcfg Forexample echo rr26xx ko gt etc hptcfg Uninstalling the Utility Open a terminal and use the following command rpm e hptsvr https Linux Distributions Command Line Interface CLI Command Line interface versions of the RocketRAID management utilities are available for Linux and FreeBSD operating systems These packages are posted on the HighPoint Technologies Inc website under the BIOS amp Driver downloads page for the RocketRAID 2680 The latest version of the CLI user manual is available from the following link http www highpoint tech com PDF RR26xx RR2680 UM EN pdf lt lt hte Customer Support Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID host adapter or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint product feel free to contact our Customer Support Department Troubleshooting Checklist Before contacting our Customer Support department e PCI Express x4 Compatible with PCI Express x8 x16 slots A jumper is used to select between x1 or x4 default is x4 e Make sure the latest BIOS driver and HighPoint RAID Management softto ware has being installed for the host adapter The latest updates are avail able from our website e Prepare a list of the computer system s hardware and software motherboard CPU memory other PCI E devices host adapters operating system ap
21. oad you will want to extract the contents directly to a directory of your choice or device You will need to browse to this location in order to load the driver see step 2 below Installing the RocketRAID 2680 driver for an existing Windows system After the operating system has booted Windows will automatically detect the RocketRAID 2680 host adapter and request that a device driver be installed To install the device driver follow the steps outlined below 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears select Install from alist or specific location Advanced and click Next to continue 2 Click on the Include this location in the search option and select the system s floppy drive generally Disk A Next insert the Driver Installation diskette into the system s floppy drive or select Browse and browse to the location of the driver If you are using the RocketRAID 2680 software CD the drivers are located in RR2680 Driver Windows Windows then select the appropri ate folder 3 Windows may display a warning message that states the driver has not been signed Select Continue Anyway then click Finish when prompted When windows asks to reboot the system choose No 4 Remove the Driver Installation diskette from the floppy drive then Shut down and restart the computer ae hone Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Installation Verification After
22. ou want to create drop down button and select the desired operating system from the list 6 Click on the OK button to create the driver diskette Pesos seinci the Grhate you wort t conte 0 iho Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management 2 Device Driver Installation We recommend visiting the RocketRAID 2680 download page for the latest Windows Device Driver updates http highpoint tech com USA bios rr2680 htm Go e peterem Pepe tech com 9 X Love f LES RB wecoma to MAR eet Recht Teratyte LX O Technologies Inc Company Products News amp Review Wheretobuy Support Mac Support D Support gt Bos Orwer gt SAS KAJO Rocket 2680 BOS Driver LAS RAD MO S Oowennet Mo bo MAD 2600 gt Sascaas Mearan Senses Dace Creer Vacrosoft Wesce rece Dover Downioad Drivers are posted in zip archive format Most Windows operating systems will recognize this archive format natively Double click the driver download to view and extract their contents Drivers can be extracted and or copied to various media 21 WighPoint Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Windows Driver Installation Win2000 XP Win 2003 Before installing the RocketRAID 2680 host adapter s device driver make sure the host adapter and all required hard disks have been installed into the system s chassis disk enclosure If you are working with a supplied driver or driver downl
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24. river Installation Installing the driver during a fresh Windows Vista 2008 installation 1 2 Boot from Windows Vista DVD When the screen where do you want to install Windows appears click Load driver and browse for the driver location Windows Vista will accept install drivers from various sources floppy diskette USB flash disk or CD 7f you are using the RocketRAID 2680 software CD the drivers are located in RR2680 Driver Windows VistaWin2008 32 or 64 if you are running a 64 bit version of the operating system Select the RocketRAID 2680 controller driver and click Next The driver is now installed you can now commence with the standard OS installation procedures Installing the driver for an existing Windows Vista 2008 system Install the RocketRAID 2680 host adapter into the PC then boot up Windows Windows should automatically detect the card and display the Found New Hardware wizard pop up window Select Locate and install driver software When Windows asks Windows needs your permission to continue select continue Select I don t have disc show me other options and then select Browse my computer for driver software Specify the location of the driver and click Next If you are using the RocketRAID 2680 software CD the drivers are located in RR2680 Driver Windows VistaWin2008 32 or 64 if you are running a 64 bit version of the operati
25. the driver has been installed and the system has been restarted l Click the Start button then right click the My Computer icon Select the Properties item from the pop up menu 2 In the popup window click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager button 3 Double click the SCSI and RAID controllers entry If the RocketRAID 2680 LI rt device entry is not displayed or there are or RocketRAID 2680 entry the driver has not been installed properly Delete the marks displayed near the entries and reinstall the driver Installing the RocketRAID driver during a fresh Windows installation 1 After booting from the Windows CD or DVD ROM when the Windows Setup blue screen appears look towards the bottom of the screen Windows will prompt you to press the F6 key if you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Press the F6 key at this time 2 The setup procedure will continue and will later instruct you to press the S key to specify additional adapters Press the S key as instructed 3 Next the setup program will prompt for the insertion of the driver diskette Please insert the driver diskette and then press ENTER to continue 4 Thenext window will display several driver options Please select the driver for the corresponding operating system and press ENTER to continue PI Point O Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Windows Vista 2008 D
26. ver CD and HighPoint RAID Management 3 HighPoint RAID Management Utilities HRM The HighPoint RAID Management Utility Suite also known as HRM includes several user interface options The latest version of the Web Management utility user manual is available from the following link http www highpoint tech com PDF RR26xx RR2680 UM EN pdf Windows Operating Systems Installing the Web based Manage ment Utility Click on Install RAID Management Software Select the desired software from the drop down menu and click on the OK button MighPoint Products Software CD ReadMe First Create Driver Diskette install Management Software Please select the sofware to install HighPoint Web RAIO Management Sofware for RocketRAID dux HighPoint Web RAIO Management Sofware for RocketRAID 3120 3510 3520 HighPoint In Band Management Service for RocketRAID 30x 4xxx with OBM OF ae ii ihe Device Driver CD and HighPoint RAID Management Red Hat Enterprise CentOS Fedora Core Open SuSE Installing the Web based Management utility Linux operating systems that support rpm packages allow you to double click the HighPoint Web RAID Management rpm file to start the installation process 1 Copy the Web RAID Management package from the RR2680 Software CD to the desktop of the Linux operating system The rpm file is located in HighPoint RAID Management Software RR2xxx Linux WebGui Linux tbz
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