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3 INSTALLATION
1 WELCOME
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2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID
4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER
1.1 PRECAUTION
1.2 FEATURES
1 WELCOME
1.2.1 DATA SECURITY
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS
1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS
1.3 EASE OF USE
1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
2.1 RAID VOLUMES
CONFIGURED AS
2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID
2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS
2.3 RAID LEVELS
2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID
2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID
2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID
2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS
2.3.5 CONCATENATION
2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT
STATUS
3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE
3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS
3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER
3.1 COMPONENTS
Select Specify a location, than click Next
Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK
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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 setup
Select I Agree, than click Next
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Click Next to use the default installation folder
Click Next to begin the installation
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When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
Select Typical, than click Next
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3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP
3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION
When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next
Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives
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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Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk
Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next
Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next
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When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish
Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next
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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 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32/64-BIT
3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER
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When the installation has completed, click Finish
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3.4.2 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 use the default installation folder
Click Next to begin the installation
When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
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Select Start All Programs Silicon Image SATARaid5Manager
When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit
Select Typical, than click Next
to begin the Java platform to start the Array Manager software
3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP
3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT
When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next
Select the new disk to initialize, than 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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Select the partition type you want 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 Next
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When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish
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3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT
Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives
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When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next
Select the new disk to initialize, than 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
Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk
Select the partition to create, than click Next
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Specify the partition size 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
3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32/64-BIT
3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER
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3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY
When the installation has completed, click Finish
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 use the default installation folder
Click Next to begin the installation
When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
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When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit
Select Typical, than click Next
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3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP
3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS
When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next
Select the new disk to initialize, than 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
Select the partition to create, than click Next
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Specify the partition size 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
3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32/64-BIT
3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER
When the installation has completed, click Close
Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next
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3.6.2 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 use the default installation folder
Click Next to begin the installation
When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit
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When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit
Select Typical, than click Next
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3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP
3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS
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Click Next to create the partition
Specify the partition size 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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4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER
4.1 OVERVIEW
COLOR
STATUS
4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS
4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS
4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS
4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS
4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS
4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS
4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS
4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEW
FIELD
DEFINITION
RAID Level
4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS
File
Device
RAID Group
4.3.1 CONFIGURATION
Log File Tab
Popup Tab
EXPLANATION
Advanced Options
FEATURE
4.3.3 CREATE SPARE
4.3.2 EXIT
PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
4.3.4 DELETE SPARE
4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER
4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN
4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU
4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY
File Options
Exit
Sorting
Fields
4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP
4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP
4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP
4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE
4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY
Exit
Sorting
4.3.14 TASK MANAGER
File
Options Task
Open
Cancel
Modify
Suspend
Resume
4.3.15 EVENT LOG
This command closes the Event Log window
Exit
Sorting
4.3.16 RESOURCES
File Display
4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP
4.3.18 HELP TOPICS
