Creating Raid Groups, Contiguous Raid Groups | Rosewill RSV-S8

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Rosewill RSV-S8 user manual Creating Raid Groups, Contiguous Raid Groups, Concatenated Raid Groups

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Server RSV-S8 User Manual 1 WELCOME 3 INSTALLATIONContent 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 1.2 FEATURES 1.1 PRECAUTION1 WELCOME 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY 1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS 1.4 SPECIFICATIONS1.3 EASE OF USE 1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS CONFIGURED AS 2.1 RAID VOLUMES2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS 2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID 2.3 RAID LEVELS2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID 2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID 2.3.5 CONCATENATION 2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT STATUS 3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.1 COMPONENTS Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK Select Specify a location, than click NextPage Select Specify a location, than click Next Click Next to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver Select I Agree, than click Next 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYDouble-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file Click Next to begin setup Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folder Select Typical, than click Next When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit 3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskSelect the partition type you want to create, than click Next Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next When the Create 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 take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32/64-BIT When the installation has completed, click Finish Double-click the utility file 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Click Next to begin the installation to begin the Java platform to start the Array Manager software Select Start All Programs Silicon Image SATARaid5Manager 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect the new disk to initialize, than click Next User Manual Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskServer RSV-S8 Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish User Manual 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB Select the partition to create, than click Next Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextServer RSV-S8 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32/64-BIT User Manual 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folderWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8 Select Typical, than click Next 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextDo not click any disk to convert, than click Next Server RSV-S8 User Manual Server RSV-S8 Select the partition to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskServer RSV-S8 User Manual Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextServer RSV-S8 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32/64-BIT Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next When the installation has completed, click Close 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folderWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8 Select Typical, than click Next 3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPPage Click Next to create the partition User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click FinishServer RSV-S8 User Manual COLOR 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER4.1 OVERVIEW 4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS 4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS FIELD 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEWDEFINITION RAID Level File 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDSDevice RAID Group Log File Tab 4.3.1 CONFIGURATION Popup Tab EXPLANATION Advanced OptionsFEATURE 4.3.2 EXIT 4.3.3 CREATE SPAREPARAMETER DESCRIPTION 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE 4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY File Options Sorting ExitFields 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE File 4.3.14 TASK MANAGEROptions Task Open Modify CancelSuspend Resume This command closes the Event Log window 4.3.15 EVENT LOG File Display 4.3.16 RESOURCES4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS