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Rosewill RSV-S8 user manual Raid Groups Overview, Field, Definition, RAID Level, Min # of Disks

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Server RSV-S8 User Manual 3 INSTALLATION 1 WELCOMEContent 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 1.1 PRECAUTION 1.2 FEATURES1 WELCOME 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY 1.4 SPECIFICATIONS 1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS1.3 EASE OF USE 1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS 2.1 RAID VOLUMES CONFIGURED AS2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS 2.3 RAID LEVELS 2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID 2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID 2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS 2.3.5 CONCATENATION2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT STATUS 3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE 3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS3.3.1 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 OKPage Select Specify a location, than click Next Click Next to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver Select I Agree, than click Next 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYDouble-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file Click Next to begin setup Click Next to use the default installation folder Click Next to begin the installation When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Select Typical, than click Next 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP 3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskSelect the partition type 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 Next 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 When the installation has completed, click Finish 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Double-click the utility file Click 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 software 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect the new disk to initialize, than click Next User Manual Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskServer RSV-S8 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 Manual 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 Server RSV-S8 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Click Next to use the default installation folder Click Next to begin the installationWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8 When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit 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 NextDo not click any disk to convert, than click Next Server RSV-S8 Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk Select the partition to create, than click NextServer RSV-S8 User Manual 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 Manual 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 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Click Next to use the default installation folder Click Next to begin the installationWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8 When 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 User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click FinishServer RSV-S8 Server RSV-S8 COLOR 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER4.1 OVERVIEW 4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS4.2.1 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 FIELDDEFINITION RAID Level 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS FileDevice RAID Group 4.3.1 CONFIGURATION Log File Tab Popup Tab EXPLANATION Advanced OptionsFEATURE 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE 4.3.2 EXITPARAMETER DESCRIPTION 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN 4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY File Options Exit SortingFields 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 4.3.14 TASK MANAGER FileOptions Task Open Cancel ModifySuspend Resume 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command closes the Event Log window 4.3.16 RESOURCES File Display4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS