Rosewill RSV-S8 user manual Create Spare, Exit, Parameter, Description

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4.3.2 EXIT

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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 for all RAID groups in the system.
	• Dedicated - If the spare drive is dedicated to the specified RAID group.

Capacity	If you select Global for the Spare Type, current options from a list of capacity
	are from 128 MB to 100 GB, HALF and MAX.

RAID Group	If you select Dedicated for the Spare Type, please selected RAID group to
	which this spare drive is dedicated.

Device Segment	Select one device segment from the available spare type only.

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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 Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file Click Next to begin setup 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYSelect I Agree, than click Next 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 Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect the new disk to write a signature, than click Next Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskSpecify the partition size 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 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-S8 Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskUser Manual 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 Server RSV-S8 Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextUser Manual 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 Server RSV-S8 Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextUser Manual 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 Server RSV-S8 When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click FinishUser Manual User Manual 4.1 OVERVIEW 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGERCOLOR 4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS4.2.2 CONCATENATED 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 FEATURE Advanced OptionsEXPLANATION 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