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Server RSV-S8 User Manual Content 1 WELCOME .................................................................................... 3 1.1 PRECAUTION....................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 FEATURES........
Page 4 - WELCOME; Hard disk drive is not including.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 1 WELCOME RSV-S8 enhances your data storage by combining advanced RAID1 features typically seen on high-end data systems with low cost/high capacity Serial ATA drives. By using industry standard SATA drives and Silicon Image Host Bus Adapters, you can achieve extraordinaril...
Page 5 - SPECIFICATIONS
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 1 Redundant Array of Independent Devices, a method of combining drives to provide better protection and/or performance. 2 Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Testing. * For 3132, this requires the use of a Port Multiplier device to access more than one disk per SATA cha...
Page 6 - AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID; RAID LEVEL; SEGMENTING DISKS
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.1 RAID VOLUMES RAID technology allows one or more disks to be combined into a logical volume which provides greater performance and/or protection than standard disk drives. These volumes, also known as RAID Groups, appear like regular disk drives...
Page 8 - RAID VOLUME STATUS; STATUS
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Parity RAID uses less capacity for protection and is the preferred method to reduce the cost per megabyte for larger installations. Mirroring requires 100% increase in capacity to protect the data whereas the above example using three hard drives only requires a 50% increas...
Page 9 - INSTALLATION; INSTALLING HARDWARE; Turn off your host computer.; INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 COMPONENTS There are three separate steps that must be install or setup for RSV-S8 to function. These components are the HARDWARE, SATA RAID5 HBA DRIVER, and SATARAID5 Utility. The steps on how to setup these packages is described in the following section...
Page 10 - Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended); Select; Specify a location; Click; Browse...; to select to driver path, than click; OK
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) , than click Next>. Select Specify a location , than click Next> . Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK . 9
Page 11 - Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next> to install the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller driver. Click Yes to pass the Microsoft digital signature and continue the installation. When the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller installation has completed, click Finish , and begin to th...
Page 12 - Windows will find the; Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Windows will find the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device hardware, click Next>. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next>. Select Specify a location , than click Next> . 11
Page 14 - I Agree
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file. Cl...
Page 15 - Place shortcut on Desktop
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Place shortcut on Desktop , than click Next> to create a shortcut on the desktop. Click Next> to use the default installation folder. Click Next> to begin the installation. 14
Page 16 - When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click; Close; I agree the terms in the license agreement; to begin the Java platform; Typical
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit. Select I agree the terms in the license agreement , than click Next> to begin the Java platform installation. Select Typical , than click Next> . 15
Page 17 - When Java platform installation has completed, click
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION Before creatin...
Page 18 - Disk Management; under; Storage; to view the disk drives.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next>. Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next> . 17
Page 19 - Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click; Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard; has completed, click; Unallocated; partition and select; Create Partition...
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next> . When the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition… from the pop-up menu. 18
Page 21 - Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, 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, Volume label , than click Next>. When the Create Partition W...
Page 22 - and the name and
Server RSV-S8 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to...
Page 23 - INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER; Select Install; from a list; or
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT) 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup. Insert the Setup and Installation Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive. When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be ...
Page 24 - Browse; to select the driver path, than click; Finish
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select Search for the best driver in there location, Include this location in the search, and click Browse to select the driver path, than click Next>. When the installation has completed, click Finish . 23
Page 25 - Setup and Installation Repository CD; and; select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software; from the Utility folder.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the utility file. 24
Page 26 - to create a shortcut on the desktop.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 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. 25
Page 29 - Please refer to the chapter 4.; My Computer; icon and select; Manage
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Window...
Page 30 - When; Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard; Select the new disk to initialize, than click
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next> . Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next> . Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next> . 29
Page 32 - Select the partition type you want to create, than click
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next> . Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next> . Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next> . 31
Page 33 - Format this partition with the following settings; Perform a quick format, setup the File; than click; New Partition Wizard
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . 32
Page 34 - and the name and drive
Server RSV-S8 User Manual The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to...
Page 38 - Right-click on the; New Partition...
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next> to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition to create, than click Next> . 37
Page 39 - Specify the partition size you want to create, than click; Perform a quick forma
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next> . Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next> . Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick forma t, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, V...
Page 40 - When the
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may ta...
Page 41 - INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The n...
Page 43 - When the installation has completed, click; and select the; SATARAID5 Array Manager; software from
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When the installation has completed, click Finish . 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utilit...
Page 53 - INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The n...
Page 54 - Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click; Next
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next . When the installation has completed, click Close . 53
Page 55 - Open the
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the utility file. 54
Page 60 - Initialize Disk Wizard
Server RSV-S8 User Manual When Initialize Disk Wizard appears, select Disk 1 and GPT (GUID Partition Table) , than click OK. Windows Vista system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Single Volume… from the pop-up menu...
Page 62 - Perform a quick format
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format , setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . 61
Page 64 - SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER; COLOR STATUS
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 4.1 OVERVIEW The SATARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The Manager initially shows two windows as seen below. The RAID Groups window identifies SATA host adapters and conf...
Page 65 - CREATING RAID GROUPS; create more than one RAID volume, but; five disk drives is the limitation for each RAID volume
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS To begin creating a new RAID Group, select “Create RAID Group” from the RAID Group menu or right click on a controller in the RAID Groups window and select “Create RAID Group” from the pop-up menu; you can create more than one RAID volume, but five ...
Page 68 - RAID Groups allow Enter values in all fields and click; Create; to create the RAID Group.; FIELD
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW RAID Groups allow Enter values in all fields and click Create to create the RAID Group. FIELD DEFINITION RAID Group Label Enter an identifiable name for the RAID group. This value can be any string (up to 8 characters including blank spaces) to he...
Page 69 - ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS; The Main menu commands are shown below; The commands are documented on the pages that follow.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS The Main menu commands are shown below File Device RAID Group Window Legacy Support Help Configuration… Create Spare Create RAID Group Task Manager Create Legacy RAID Group Help Topics Exit Delete Spare Rebuild RAID Group Event Log Rebuild Legac...
Page 71 - Popup Tab
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Popup Tab SATARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in popup windows. Use the slider control to set the event level for popups to occur: - Information Level - The following events will trigger a popup window: Informational Warnings Errors - War...
Page 72 - The; Advanced Options; tab allows you to enable the following advanced features.; FEATURE
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver. By default, all these advanced options are disabled. The Advanced Options tab allows you to enable the following advanced features. FEATURE EXPLANATION Legacy (Bootable) Suppo...
Page 73 - PARAMETER
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.2 EXIT This command terminates the SATARAID5 program. 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE This command displays a dialog box to let user create spare drive, user needs to select the following parameters: PARAMETER DESCRIPTION Spare Type Choose one of: • Global - If the spare drive is fo...
Page 75 - This menu option is not available in this product.; File Options; Exit Sorting...
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) orphan segments to delete. An orphan segment is part of a RAID group that cannot access other segments within the same RAID group. When a member of a RAID group fails in a severe manner (such a...
Page 76 - Exit; This command closes the Task Summary window.; Sorting; This command sorts the rows based on the selected field.; Fields
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Exit This command closes the Task Summary window. Sorting This command sorts the rows based on the selected field. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the Segment Summary window. 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP This command dis...
Page 78 - File; This command closes the RAID Group Summary window.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE This menu option is not available in this product. 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY This command displays a dialog box to show all RAID groups’ group ID, configuration, and status. The RAID Group Summary window has its own menu bar. All options avail...
Page 80 - Modify; This command allows user to suspend the selected task items.; Resume; This command allows user to resume the suspended task items.; Cancel; This command allows user to cancel the selected task items.; Delete
Server RSV-S8 User Manual Modify This command allows user to modify parameters of the selected task items. The following is an example of changing rebuild priority for a rebuild task. Suspend This command allows user to suspend the selected task items. Resume This command allows user to resume the s...
Page 81 - This command closes the Event Log window.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command displays the Event Log window. The Event Log window displays SATA device-related events that occur while SATARAID5 is running. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Exit ...
Page 82 - File Display; Exit Suspend Alt+S; This command closes the Resources window.; Suspend; This command is to suspend the resources informantion.; This command is to resume the resources informantion.
Server RSV-S8 User Manual 4.3.16 RESOURCES This command displays the Resource Information window. This feature is for debugging purpose only. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Display Exit Suspend Alt+S Resume Alt+R Exit This comm...
