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1 WELCOME
3 INSTALLATION
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2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID
4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER
1.2 FEATURES
1.1 PRECAUTION
1 WELCOME
1.2.1 DATA SECURITY
1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS
1.3 EASE OF USE
1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
CONFIGURED AS
2.1 RAID VOLUMES
2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID
2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS
2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID
2.3 RAID LEVELS
2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID
2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID
2.3.5 CONCATENATION
2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS
2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT
STATUS
3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS
3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE
3.3.1 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 Next
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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 UTILITY
Select I Agree, than click Next
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Click Next to begin the installation
Click Next to use the default installation folder
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Select Typical, than click Next
When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
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3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION
3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP
Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives
When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next
Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next
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Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next
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Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next
Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk
Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next
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Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next
When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish
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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
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Double-click the utility file
3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY
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Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next
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Click Next to begin the installation
Click Next to use the default installation folder
When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
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When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit
Select Start All Programs Silicon Image SATARaid5Manager
Select Typical, than click Next
to begin the Java platform to start the Array Manager software
3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT
3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP
Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next
When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next
Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next
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Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk
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Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next
Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next
Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next
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When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish
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Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives
3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT
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Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next
When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next
Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next
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Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB
Select the partition to create, than click Next
Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk
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Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next
Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next
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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
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When the installation has completed, click Finish
3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY
Double-click the utility file
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Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next
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Click Next to begin the installation
Click Next to use the default installation folder
When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
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Select Typical, than click Next
When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit
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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 Next
Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next
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Select the partition to create, than click Next
Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk
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Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next
Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next
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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
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Double-click the utility file
3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY
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Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next
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Click Next to begin the installation
Click Next to use the default installation folder
When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
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Select Typical, than click Next
When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit
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3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS
3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP
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Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next
Click Next to create the partition
Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next
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When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish
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4.1 OVERVIEW
4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER
COLOR
STATUS
4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS
4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS
4.2.2 CONCATENATED 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 OVERVIEW
DEFINITION
RAID Level
File
4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS
Device
RAID Group
Log File Tab
4.3.1 CONFIGURATION
Popup Tab
Advanced Options
FEATURE
EXPLANATION
4.3.2 EXIT
4.3.3 CREATE SPARE
PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER
4.3.4 DELETE SPARE
4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU
4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN
4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY
File Options
Sorting
Exit
Fields
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
Exit
Sorting
File
4.3.14 TASK MANAGER
Options Task
Open
Modify
Cancel
Suspend
Resume
This command closes the Event Log window
4.3.15 EVENT LOG
Exit
Sorting
File Display
4.3.16 RESOURCES
4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP
4.3.18 HELP TOPICS
