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SuperTrak66™ User's Manual

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Other Operating Systems

Other operating systems may or may not provide an OSM driver for IO

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sufficient to attach to SuperTrak66 arrays. However, Promise is not officially supporting any alternative operating system at this time.

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Promise Technology 66 Pro user manual Other Operating Systems

Contents

Version Important Data Protection Info Table of Contents Using SuperCheck SuperCheck Setup Console Functions Enclosure Functions88 RAID Setup Troubleshooting Vii Viii Common identifiers KeyCommon expressions Page Promise Technology, Inc What is SuperTrak66? Key Features Windows 95/98 System RequirementsOperating System Support Windows NT Other Operating Systems Unpacking SuperTrak66 Getting Started Cables SuperTrak66 Controller Card Quick Installation Checklist Hardware InstallationSoftware Installation Hardware Installation Firewall Software InstallationBios Utility Network Connections Chapter Driver Installed Screen in Existing NT Driver Installation for Existing Windows NT 4.0 System Driver Installed Screen in New NT Driver Installation During New Install of Windows NT SuperCheck Installation Chapter Setup Task Quick Reference Setup ChecklistCommon Tasks Creating an array from the View / Define Array screen Entering the Bios SuperBuild utilityCreating a disk array from the Auto Setup screen Setting the Halt On Error option Track-Mapping SuperTrak Bios ReferenceMode Size Offline StatusFunctional Critical Optimize Array for Auto SetupAuto Setup Options Menu RAID Level Mode Array Disk Capacity Auto Setup ConfigurationSpare Drive Drives Used In Array Capacity MB View Drive AssignmentsChannel ID Drive Model Total Drv View / Define ArrayArray No RAID Level Define Array Definition Menu screen Define Array Definition Menu Creating a RAID 1 Array Creating a RAID 0 ArrayChanging Stripe Block Size Assigning Drives to a RAID 0 Array Creating a Mirroring Array with an Existing Data Drive Assigning Drives to a RAID 3 Array Assigning Four Drives to a Mirroring ArrayCreating a RAID 3 Array Changing Stripe Block Size for RAID 3 Array Creating a Spanning Array Creating a RAID 5 ArrayChanging Stripe Block Size for RAID 5 Array Assigning Drives to a RAID 5 Array Setting a Disk Array As Bootable Assigning Drives to a Spanning ArrayHot Spare Drives Delete Array Disk Array Recognition OrderSaved Disk Array Information Delete Array Dialogue Box Controller Configuration Driver Version Number of ChannelsProcessor Memory SuperCheck Setup Chapter All Scenarios SuperCheck InstallationInstallation Scenarios To access a SuperTrak system locally To access a SuperTrak system remotely on a WAN To access a SuperTrak system remotely across a LAN Common Component Installation Choose Destination Location window Select Program Folder window Chapter Chapter Adding/Deleting New Users SuperCheck AdministrationSetting Up a New Array Creating Message Servers & Agents Setting Up Email Notification Array Administration Identifying Problems SuperCheck Quick Reference To Create a New Message ServerCreating a New User Accessing Message Agent Deleting an Existing UserCreating a New Array Setting Up E-mail Alert Notification Deleting an Existing ArrayAdding an User to an Email Receiver List Adding/Removing Events to/from Email Alert Notification Removing an User From an Email Receiver List Main Window Using SuperCheck Renaming Displayed Levels Using Tree ViewExpanding/Collapsing Tree View Items Hiding/Displaying Tree View Refreshing SuperTrak Monitoring Using Information View Using Object View Using Status Bar Using Pull-Down Menu ItemsSuperCheck Pull-Down Menu/Toolbar Connect Using View Pull-Down MenuUsing Connection Pull-Down Menu New Server Viewing Autodemo FontBackground About SuperCheck Contents Find Using Help Find Window Using SuperCheck Toolbar Chapter Creating a New Message Server Console Functions Viewing Console Object icons Labeling New Message Server Disconnecting a Message Server Message Server FunctionsDeleting a Message Server Connecting The Message Server Switching to Another Server Connecting Message Server pull -down Server Name Viewing Message Server Object iconsViewing Message Server Information Label Confirm / Reset IP AddressVersion Information Message Agent Functions Chapter Setting Up E-mail Alert Notification Removing an User From an Email Receiver List Scheduling Array Synchronization Message Agent Information View Viewing Message Agent Object icons Save User Password Email Alert on ErrorDNS Name, IP Address & Version Info Current Recipients List Smtp ServerEmail ID Alert Recipients Email Address List Schedule Array Synchronization Alert Events User Management Functions Changing Passwords Viewing User/Admin Object iconsAssigning User Rights User Information View PasswordConfirm Password Array Administration Rights Adapter Maintenance Rights Commit / ResetUser Account Rights I2O RAID Functions Viewing I2O RAID Object iconsInformation View Labeling New Array window IOPx Functions Read/Clear Events pull-down Reading/Clearing Events from SuperTrak Memory Buffer Changing Flush Memory Timing Using The Event Viewer Changing Dirty Threshold Flush Start Setting Changing Dirty Threshold Flush Stop SettingViewing IOPx Object icons System Information IOPx Information View Total cache size MB Flush frequency timer secSystem Cache Policy Cache block size KB Viewing Channel Object icons Channel chx Functions Hard Drive Functions Enclosure Functions Enabling Rebuild/Synchronization BeeperViewing Enclosure Object icons Enclosure Information View Array Functions Rebuilding An Array Rebuild Wizard Step Using Rebuild Wizard Step Array Rebuild Progress Bar Array Synchronization To Stop Rebuild Halting Synchronization Array Synchronization pull-down Turning On Read Cache Turning Off CachingTurning On/Off Write Back Cache Viewing Array Object icons Viewing Cache Memory Statistics Array Information View Read cache Cache Policy SettingsName Block Size KB RAID access write Cache access readCache access write RAID access read 101 RAID Setup Windows NT File Server Application ScenariosHigh Performance Desktop PCs Working With Large Files Corporate Desktop PC Requiring Data Protection Mid-Sized Windows NT Application Server RAID Implementation Largest Storage Capacity RequiredStriping RAID Mirroring RAID Striping/Mirroring RAID 0+1Data striping with dedicated parity drive RAID Spanning Block and parity striping RAID Partitioning & Formatting Arrays Rebuilding/Synchronizing Fault Tolerant ArraysRAID Management & Operation Critical & Offline Arrays Fault Tolerance Configuration Ideas Buzzer Alarms Troubleshooting LED Display Codes SuperTrak66 Bios Error Messages Message Problem is detected with ArrayMessage No Array is defined… Message Installation & Runtime ProblemsEvent SuperTrak66 Bios does not show up Event No LEDs on card light up RAID 0 Striping Technology Background RAID 0 Striping Mirroring RAID RAID 1 Mirroring Figure A3 RAID 0+1 striping and mirroring of two drive pairs Striping/Mirror RAID 0+1 Block Striping with Parity Drive RAID Appendix a Block and Parity Striping RAID Figure A6 Spanning uses full capacity of drives Spanning I2O technology Appendix a Performance-Related Features Data Protection FeaturesHost Interface Support Monitoring toolsPhysical & environmental What kind of hard drives can I use for a SuperTrak66 array? Can I use Atapi devices on the SuperTrak66 controller?Does the SuperTrak66 controller work with my system’s APM? Drive Issues Can I make an array on the SuperTrak66 bootable? Why doesn’t Windows NT see my SuperTrak66 controller? Post-Installation Why can’t I see the drives on the SuperTrak66 under FDISK? Appendix C USA Tech Support Center Contacting Technical Support European Tech Support Pacific Rim Sales OfficeChina Office Appendix D Limited Warranty Appendix E Returning Product For Repair Your Responsibilities Bit BootBootstrap Array Appendix G Hot spare FlashFlush Geometry Appendix G Partial read cache hit Appendix G Index Cmos Setup Hardware LED Indicators Assigning drives to C6101ST66000000