Rosewill RSV-S8 Ease Of Use, Specifications, Supported Operating Systems, Product Contents

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Server RSV-S8		User Manual

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Redundant Array of Independent Devices, a method of combining drives to provide better protection and/or performance.

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Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Testing.

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For 3132, this requires the use of a Port Multiplier device to access more than one disk per SATA channel.

1.3 EASE OF USE

The RSV-S8 utility offers an easy to use utility for creating and managing your storage. It also supports the latest SATA enhancements including SATA-II Port Multiplier support, and up to 3Gbit/sec transfer rates on controllers that support that speed. Creating and deleting volumes is also possible without requiring a restart of the operating system and rebuilds never require the data to be taken off-line.

Drives can also be moved between controllers without losing the data.

1.4 SPECIFICATIONS

zTwo eSATA host ports to 8 SATA 3.5-inch hard disks, with hard disk trays & door cover.

zPower and host status LED, and devices status and activity LED.

zMetal chassis (SECC) and plastic panel frame (ABS) design.

z150 (W) x 340 (H) x 340 (D) mm, NW: 5.5 Kgs, GW: 7.6Kgs.

zDesign based on the Silicon Image SiI3726 Port-Multiplier with SiI3132R5 PCI-Express 1X HBA.

zSupport Striped (RAID 0), Mirrored (RAID 1), Mirrored Striped (RAID 10), Parity RAID (RAID 5) modes,

and hot spare on Mirrored (RAID 1), Mirrored Striped (RAID 10) and Parity RAID (RAID 5) modes.

zSupport Contiguous (Single Drive) & Concatenation (Combined Drives) modes.

z300 watts, 90 to 264Vac / 47~63Hz with VCCI/ FCC/ UL-1950/ C-UL/TUV/ CB/ CCC requirement.

zSingle packing (color box) and 2 in 1 outer box.

1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

The following operating systems are supported by the RSV-S8 software driver.

zWindows 2000

zWindows XP, 32/64-bit

zWindows Server 2003, 32/64-bit

zWindows Vista, 32/64-bit

1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS

The following parts are content.

zSiI3726 Port-Multiplier Box

zSiI3132R5 PCI-Express 1X HBA

zeSATA Cable

zAC Cable

zHDD Screw x 32

zSetup and Installation Driver Repository CD

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Contents Server RSV-S8 User Manual 1 WELCOME 3 INSTALLATIONContent 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 1.2 FEATURES 1.1 PRECAUTION1 WELCOME 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS 1.4 SPECIFICATIONS1.3 EASE OF USE 1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMSCONFIGURED AS 2.1 RAID VOLUMES2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID 2.3 RAID LEVELS2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID 2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID2.3.5 CONCATENATION 2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT STATUS3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.1 COMPONENTSClick 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 folderSelect Typical, than click Next When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPSelect 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 FinishThe 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-BITWhen the installation has completed, click Finish Double-click the utility file 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYClick 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 SATARaid5Manager3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPDo 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 ManualWhen 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-BITUser 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-S8Select Typical, than click Next 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPSelect 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-S8User Manual Server RSV-S8Select the partition to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskServer RSV-S8 User ManualAssign 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 ManualWhen 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-BITInsert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next When the installation has completed, click Close3.6.2 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-S8Select 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 GROUPS4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPSFIELD 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEWDEFINITION RAID LevelFile 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDSDevice RAID GroupLog File Tab 4.3.1 CONFIGURATIONPopup Tab EXPLANATION Advanced OptionsFEATURE 4.3.2 EXIT 4.3.3 CREATE SPAREPARAMETER DESCRIPTION4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY File OptionsSorting ExitFields 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINEFile 4.3.14 TASK MANAGEROptions Task OpenModify CancelSuspend ResumeThis command closes the Event Log window 4.3.15 EVENT LOGFile Display 4.3.16 RESOURCES4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS