Rosewill RSV-S8 user manual Advanced Options, Feature, Explanation

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Advanced Options

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)	When this feature is selected, Legacy Support menu will be available in the menu bar.
Support	Enables the Legacy Support menu to support RAID functions for legacy RAID groups
	(available on Windows platforms only). See Legacy Support menu options.

Delete Member Support	When this feature is selected, Delete Member menu item will be available under the
	Device menu. Enables the Delete Member option on the Device menu to delete a
	member from RAID 1 (Mirrored), RAID 5 (Parity RAID), and RAID 10 (Striped and
	Mirrored) groups. See Delete Member menu option.

Advanced RAID	When this feature is selected and user selects to create RAID group, if the RAID group to
Features	be created is fault tolerance group (RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10), user will be able to
	select Improper Shutdown Policy in the Create RAID Group dialog box. Enables the
	selection of an Improper Shutdown Policy (including Check-Pointing and Dirty Parity
	handling) in the Create RAID Group dialog box when the selected RAID Group type is a
	fault-tolerant configuration (Mirrored, Mirrored/Striped and Parity RAID). This feature is
	not supported for Legacy RAID groups.

Resources Info Support	When this feature is selected, Resources menu item will be available under the Window
	menu. Enables the Resources option on the Window menu for debugging purposes. See
	Resources menu option.

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Contents Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3 INSTALLATION 1 WELCOMEContent 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 1.1 PRECAUTION 1.2 FEATURES1 WELCOME 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY1.4 SPECIFICATIONS 1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS1.3 EASE OF USE 1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS2.1 RAID VOLUMES CONFIGURED AS2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS2.3 RAID LEVELS 2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID 2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS 2.3.5 CONCATENATION2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT STATUS3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE 3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.1 COMPONENTSSelect Specify a location, than click Next Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OKPage Select Specify a location, than click Next Click Next to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file Click Next to begin setupSelect I Agree, than click Next Click Next to use the default installation folder Click Next to begin the installationWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Select Typical, than click Next3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP 3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONWhen Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drivesSelect the new disk to write a signature, than click Next Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk Select the partition type you want to create, than click NextSpecify the partition size you want to create, than click Next When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click NextThe 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 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32/64-BIT 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTERWhen the installation has completed, click Finish 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Double-click the utility fileClick Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Click Next to use the default installation folder Select Start All Programs Silicon Image SATARaid5Manager to begin the Java platform to start the Array Manager software3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BITWhen Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next Select the new disk to initialize, than click NextDo not click any disk to convert, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk Server RSV-S8User Manual Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish Server RSV-S8 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB Select the partition 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 NextServer RSV-S8 User ManualWhen the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32/64-BIT 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTERServer RSV-S8 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Server RSV-S8User Manual Click Next to use the default installation folder Click Next to begin the installationWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONSWhen Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next Select the new disk to initialize, than click NextDo not click any disk to convert, than click Next Server RSV-S8Server RSV-S8 User ManualClick Next to create a partition on a basic disk Select the partition to create, than click NextServer RSV-S8 User ManualSpecify the partition size you want to create, than click Next Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click NextServer RSV-S8 User ManualWhen the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32/64-BIT 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTERWhen the installation has completed, click Close Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Server RSV-S8User Manual Click Next to use the default installation folder Click Next to begin the installationWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP 3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONSPage Click Next to create the partition When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish Server RSV-S8User Manual Server RSV-S8 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 4.1 OVERVIEWCOLOR 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS 4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS 4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW FIELDDEFINITION RAID Level4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS FileDevice RAID Group4.3.1 CONFIGURATION Log File TabPopup Tab Advanced Options FEATUREEXPLANATION 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE 4.3.2 EXITPARAMETER DESCRIPTION4.3.4 DELETE SPARE 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN 4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY File OptionsExit SortingFields 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY4.3.14 TASK MANAGER FileOptions Task OpenCancel ModifySuspend Resume4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command closes the Event Log window4.3.16 RESOURCES File Display4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS