Highpoint ROCKETCACHE 3244X8 User manual

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User’sGuide

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RocketCache32xxSeriesHBA

AddSSDPerformancetoYourHDDStorage

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Contents 

HighPointRocketCache32xxSeries HostAdapter......................................................3

Kit Content……...........................................................................................................3

Hardware Installation................................................................................................4

RocketCache32xxAdapterBIOS…..............................................................................4

DriverInstallation(Windows7,Vista,2008)...............................................................5

RocketCachesoftwareutilityInstallation(Windows).................................................6

SoftwareInstallation(MacOSX)………………….............................................................7

UsingRocketCache softwareutility…….………………….................................................10

1. RocketCache ManagementSoftware Overview ………………............................10

2. Build RocketCache………………............................…..…………….......................... 11

3. CachingModelSelection ………………............................….…............................13

4. Manage RocketCache ………………..............................…….……….......................14

5. DeleteRocketCache/LogicalDevice……………….............................................18

6. ViewEventlog………………..............................…………….…...............................19

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Customer Support………………………………….................................................................20

FCC Part15 Class B Radio Frequency Interferencestatement.................................21

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HighPointRocketCache32xxSeriesHostAdapter

–AddSSDPerformancetoYourHDDStorage

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TheRocketCache32xxSeriesHBAisahigh‐performancePCI‐Express2.0

SAT/SAS6Gb/sHBAandisdesignedspecificallyforSSDCachingStorage

Applications.

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CombineyourharddisksandSSD’sintoasingle,high‐performance

RocketCacheDriveusingoneoffourspecializedCachingMethods.

TheeasytouseRocketCacheSoftware

Interfaceallowsyoutailor

Cachingconfigurationsthatarebestsuitedtoyourspecificapplications

andstoragerequirements.

Kitcontents

 RocketCache32xxcontroller

 SoftwareCD

 Mini‐SAS(SFF‐8087)toSATAcable

(Onlyforproductwithinternalconnecter)

 QuickInstallationGuide

 Lowprofilebracket

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HardwareInstallation

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InstallingtheRocketCache32xxHostAdapter 

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Note:Makesurethesystemispowered‐off beforeinstallingthe

RocketCache32xxhostadapter.

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1.OpenthesystemchassisandlocateanunusedPCI‐E(2.0or1.0)×8or

x16slot.

2.RemovethePCI‐Eslotcover.

3.Gentlyinsertthe

RocketCache32xxhostadapterintothePCI‐Eslot,

andsecurethebrackettothesystemchassis.

4.Afterinstallingtheadapter,attachtheharddisksordiskenclosureto

theRocketCache32xxhostadapterusingtheMini‐SAScable.

5.Closeandsecurethesystemchassis.

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RocketCache32xxAdapterBIOS

AfterinstallingtheRocketCache32xxhostadapter,andpoweronthe

system,theBIOSshouldpost.VerifytheBIOSinformationtocheckifthe

hostadapterisinstalledanddetectedcorrectly:

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DriverInstallation(Windows7,Vista,2008)

1. AfterinstallingtheRocketCache32xxhostadapter,boottothe

Windowsoperatingsystem.

2. Windowsshouldautomaticallydetectthehostadapter,and

displaysthe“FoundNewHardwareWizard”.Select“Locateand

installdriversoftware”.WhenWindowsasks:“Windowsneeds

yourpermissiontocontinue”,select“Continue”.

3. Whenaskedtosearch

onlineselect“Don’tSearchOnline”.

4. Select“Idon’thavedisc,showmeotheroptions”.

5. Select“Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware”.

6. Browsetothelocationofthedriverandclick“Next”.

Driverlocation(RocketCacheSoftwareCD):

/RC32xx/Driver/Windows

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7. Selectthedriverfolder.

8. Whenasked:

“Wouldyouliketoinstallthisdriversoftware?”

select“Install”.

9. Rebootthesystemwhenprompted.TheRocketCache32xxhost

adapterwillbereadyforuseafterWindowsreboots.

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RocketCacheManagementsoftwareInstallation(Windows)

RocketCacheSoftwareinstallation

FollowbelowstepstoinstalltheRocketCachemanagementsoftware

utility:

1. Browsetothelocationofthesoftwareutility:

Driverlocation(RocketCacheSoftwareCD):

/RC32xx/Utility/Windows

2. Doubleclickandrunthe“Setup”programtostartinstallation.

3. Followtheinstructionofthesoftwareinstallationwizard.

4. Afterthe

installationfinished,doubleclicktheshortcutonthe

desktoptostarttheRocketCachesoftware:

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RocketCacheSoftwareInstallation(MacOSX)

TheRocketCacheMacsoftwarecontainsoneinstallation

package,RC32XX.mpkg,whichcontainsdriverandHighPoint

BrowserCachingManagementservice.

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Installingthepackage:

1. Doubleclickthepackagetostarttheinstaller.

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ClickContinuebutton.

2. Youwillbepromptedthatclicktheinstallbuttonwillinstallabasic

installationofthesoftwarepackage.Andthatclickit.

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3. Youwillbepromptedthatarebootisneededtoinstallthe

software.Click“ContinueInstallation”.

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4. TheWebControllerManagementwillbeinstalledtosystem.Click

“Restart”torestartthesystem.

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5. Afterthesystemisrestarted,youcanuseawebbrowserto

configurethecontrollerandsetupHPTCaching,anduseMacOSX

DiskUtilitytocreatepartitionsontheHPT

Caching.

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UsingtheRocketCacheManagementsoftware

1. RocketCacheManagementSoftwareOverview

Note:Tousetheweb‐basedCachingmanagementinterface,aweb

browserwithXMLsupportisrequired,e.g.Safari2.0,InternetExplorer

6.0,MozillaorFirefox.Torunthemanagementinterface,startyour

browserandenterthefollowingURLaddress:

http://localhost:7402

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RocketCacheManagementSoftwareisawebbasedsoftwareutility.

Afterstartingthesoftwareitwillswitchtothe“Overview”tab.This

tabwillshowalltheSingleDrives’informantandtheRocketCache

HBA’sinformation.

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HBA’sBIOScanalsobeflashedfromthistab.BrowsetotheBIOS

binaryfileandclickSubmittoflashtheBIOS:

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2. BuildRocketCache

Clickthe“BuildRocketCache”buttontostartcreateRocketCache

virtualdisk.

RocketCache32xxprovidefourCachingModelsfordifferent

applications.TobuildRocketCache:

a. Chose andSelecttheCachingModel.

b. CheckandSelecttheHDDandSSD.

c. ClickCreatebuttontocompletetheRocketCacheBuilding.

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Note:IftheHDD/SSDstatusis“Legacy”mode,itcannotbeusedtobuild

RocketCache.Try“InitializeDevices”fromthe“Overview”tabbefore

buildingRocketCache.

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3. CachingModelSelection

MaximumPerformance‐ThiscachingmodeoptimizestheSSDand

HDDdevicesformaximumreadandwriteperformance.

MaximumPerformanceRequirements:

1ormoreHDD(s)+1ormoreSSD(s)

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HighPerformancewithCacheProtection‐Thiscachingmode

combinesultra‐fastdataaccesswithwriteprotection.Yourcachefilesare

writtendirectlytodisk.

HighPerformancewithCacheProtectionRequirements:

1ormoreHDD(s)+1ormoreSSD(s)

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HighProtectionandCachePerformance‐Thismodeprovides

high‐levelofdataprotectionwithimprovedaccessspeeds.Multiplecopies

ofeachfilearepermanentlystoredontheharddisks.

HighProtectionwithCachePerformanceRequirements:

2HDD(s)+1ormoreSSD(s)

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MaximumProtection‐Thiscachingmodeprovidesthemaximumdata

protection.Multiplecopiesofeachfilearewrittendirectlytodisk.

MaximumProtectionRequirements:

2 HDD(s)+1ormoreSSD(s)

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4. ManageRocketCache

RocketCacheStatusandmaintenance:

RocketCacheVirtualDevicestatus:

Normalstatus–RocketCacheisunderstandardnormal

situation:

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Non‐Cache‐TheSSDMemberoftheRocketCachevirtualdisk

hasbeenremovedorlost.TheSSDcacheoftheRocketCache

canberemovedifneeded.

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Add/RemoveSSDcache:

Toadd

theSSDcachetoanon‐CachemodeRocketCache

virtualdisk:

a. Switchtothe“ManageRocketCache”tab.

b. Chosethecachemode.

c. ChecktoselecttheSSD,thenclickthe”add”buttonto

addSSDcache:

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ToremovetheSSDcachefromaRocketCachevirtualdisk,switch

tothe“ManageRocketCache”tabandclickthe“RemoveCache”

button.OncetheSSDcacheisremovedtheRocketCachevirtual

diskmodewillchangetoNon‐Cachemode.

Note:TheRocketCachewithCacheProtectionmodewillbeNon‐Cache

modeIfSSDunexpectedlostoroff‐line.

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Criticalstatus‐RocketCachelostoneHDDmember.IftheHigh

Prot ectionandMaximumPr otectionmodelRocketCache

contenttwoHDDs,thetwoHDDswillbesetasmirroredmode

asthememberoftheRocketCache.IfoneofthemirroredHDD

lostor

off‐linetheRocketCachewillbeatCriticalstatus.

Criticalstatusisadegradestatusofprotectionmode;itis

stronglysuggesttorebuildtheRocketCacheatthissituation.

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ToRebuildtheCriticalRocketCache

a. InstallanewHDDtoreplacetheoff‐linedHDD/portofthe 

RocketCache32xx.

b. TheRocketCachemanagementsoftwarewillautomatic

detectthenewHDD.ThenewHDDwilllistunderthe

Overviewtable‐SinglediskasLegacymode.

c. ClickInitializebutton

toinitializethedisk.

d. SwitchtotheManageRocketCachetabandclickthe

MaintenancelinkfollowtheRocketCachedisk.

e. ClicktheAdddiskbuttonfromthepop‐upwindows.

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f. SelectthenewdiskandstartrebuildingRocketCache.

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Rebuildingstatus‐RocketCacheisreconstructionand

synchronizingdataoftheRocketCache’smirroredHDDs

member.Therebuildingpercentagecanbecheckedunderthe

“Overview”taboftheRocketCachesoftware.

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Disabledstatus‐HighPerformancemodelandCache

PerformancemodelRocketCachelosttheSSDunexpected.Or

theHighPerformancemodelRocketCachelost

HDDmember.

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Note:OncetheRocketCachebe“Disabled”statusallthedatawillbe

lost.

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5. DeleteRocketCache/LogicalDevice

TodeletetheRocketCacheorLogicalDevice

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a. SwitchtotheManageRocketCachetab.

b. Clickthe“Maintenance”linkfollowtheRock etCacheor

LogicalDevice.Itwillofthepop‐upthe“Management

Information”window.

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c. Clickthe“Delete”buttontodeletetheDevice.

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Note: All the data will be lost after delete the RocketCache or Logical

Device.

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6. ViewEventlog

Switchtothe“Log”taboftheRocketCacheManagementsoftware

toViewtheallEvent:

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CustomerSupport

If you encounter any problems while utilizing the Rocket series host

adapter, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint

Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support

Department.

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WebSupport:http://www.highpoint‐tech.com/websupport/

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HighPointTechnologies,Inc.websites:

http://www.highpoint‐tech.com

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