Promise Technology FastTrak SX4100 Manual de usuario

FASTTRAK SX4100USER MANUALVersion 2.2

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual2Product OverviewFastTrak SX4100 is a Serial ATA RAID controller. When used with WebPAM software, the FastTrak RAID Control

3Chapter 2: Installation• Package list, below• Installing the FastTrak Card (page 4)• Installing the Disk Drives (page 5)• Create a Logical Drive (pag

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual4Installing the FastTrak CardThe FastTrak RAID Controller card fits into any available PCI slot.1. Remove the cover of your

Chapter 2: Installation5Installing the Disk DrivesThe FastTrak SX-Series RAID Controller card supports only 1.5 Gb/s Serial ATA disk drives. For optim

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual6 2. Attach one Serial ATA data cable to each disk drive. Then attach the other ends of the cables to the connectors on the

Chapter 2: Installation7Create a Logical DriveYou will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility to create a logical drive with the attached drives.

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual83. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display the Define LD Menu (below).4. Press the arrow keys to highlight an logical d

Chapter 2: Installation9• Initialize logical drive, zero the disk drives. RAID 1, 5 or 10 only. • Stripe Block Size, the default 64KB is best for most

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11 Chapter 3: FastBuild™ UtilityFastTrak BIOSThis section explains the information that you can obtain from the FastTrak BIOS.When the FastTrak BIOS l

FastTrak SX4100 User ManualiiCopyright© 2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Copyright by Promise Technology, Inc. (Promise Technology).

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual12Offline – The logical drive is no longer operational and the FastBuild utility cannot rebuild it. You must identify and r

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility13View Drive AssignmentsFrom the Main Menu screen, press 1 to see the View Drive Assignments screen (below). This screen

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual14Create a Logical Drive1. From the Main Menu screen, press 2 to display the Define LD Menu (below).2. Press the arrow keys

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility154. Press the arrow keys to move to the next option. Option choices depend on the RAID Level you selected. • Initialize

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual16Two Logical DrivesContinued from Create Logical Drive step 7, above.1. Press Ctrl-Y to allocate a portion of the disk dri

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility173. Press the up and down arrow keys to select an available logical drive number and press Enter.4. Choose the RAID leve

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual18View Drive Assignments, Split Disk DrivesAfter you create two logical drives from the same set of disk drives, press 1 on

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility19Delete Logical DriveTo delete a logical drive:1. From the Main Menu screen, press 3 to display the Delete LD Menu (belo

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual203. Press Ctrl-Y to confirm and complete logical drive deletion. The screen returns to the Delete LD Menu. Press Esc to re

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility21Halt On ErrorThe Halt On Error function causes the FastTrak controller to stop the boot process at the FastTrak BIOS sc

NoticesiiiRadio Frequency Interference StatementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual22When you boot your system, the FastTrak BIOS screen informs you if there is a critical or offline logical drive. If you e

Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility23 4. In the Define LD Menu screen, compare the number of drives assigned to the logical drive (Total Drv) with the disk

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25Chapter 4: Installing Software DriversFollowing are driver installation procedures for the FastTrak SX4100 RAID Controller card. Download the latest

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual26Windows Server 2003 Install Driver During New OS Installation 1. Start the installation: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 a

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers275. Under Install from Disk, type A:\wnet wnet and click OK. 6. Under Select the device driver you want to inst

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual28Note: If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified,

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers293. Click on the System icon. 4. Choose the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button. 5. Click th

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual302. Insert the Promise FastTrak Driver diskette in the A: drive. 3. Under Install Hardware Device Drivers, select Search f

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers317. Scroll down to the Promise FastTrak SX4100 (tm) Controller and click OK. 8. When the Installer displays Pro

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FastTrak SX4100 User Manual323. When the boot: prompt appears on the bottom of the screen, type acpi=oldboot into the lower input box. 4. Press the le

33Chapter 5: Concepts• About FastTrak, below• Introduction to RAID, below• Choosing a RAID Level (page 39)• Other Logical Drive Features (page 41)Abou

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual34RAID 0 – StripeWhen a logical drive is striped, the read and write blocks of data are interleaved between the sectors of

Chapter 5: Concepts35RAID 1 – MirrorWhen a logical drive is mirrored, identical data is written to a pair of disk drives, while reads are performed in

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual36RAID 5 – Block Striping with Distributed ParityRAID level 5 organizes data across the disk drives of the logical drive, a

Chapter 5: Concepts37RAID 10 – Mirror / StripeMirror/Stripe combines both of the RAID 0 and RAID 1 logical drive types. It can increase performance by

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual38About Dual Data RedundancyOne unique (though rarely occurring) feature of RAID 10 is dual fault tolerance. In some cases,

Chapter 5: Concepts39JBOD – Single DriveAn alternative to RAID, JBOD capacity is equal to the size of the disk drive itself. JBOD appears in the User

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual40RAID 1Recommended Applications for RAID 1• Accounting•Payroll•Financial• Any application requiring very high availability

Chapter 5: Concepts41RAID 10Recommended Applications for RAID 10• Imaging applications • Database servers • General fileserverJBODRecommended Applicat

vContentsChapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual42• If your data retrieval consists of fixed-size data blocks, such as some database and video applications, choose that da

Chapter 5: Concepts43Spare Drives are automatically added to an logical drive once a disk member of the logical drive has been detected as failed. To

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual44Expansion takes place on an existing Functional logical drive without disturbing the existing data. While the logical dri

Chapter 5: Concepts45 Ranges of Disk Logical Drive ExpansionThere are limitations to how large you can expand a logical drive, depending on the size o

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual46As a result, there are range limits imposed upon logical drive expansion as shown in the table above. For example:• You c

47Chapter 6: Troubleshooting & TipsThis section is used to assist with troubleshooting conflicts and FastTrak SX4100 installation problems. Also r

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual48System locks up during boot up or when Windows startsThere may be a possible IRQ conflict with an ISA card. Identify what

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting & Tips49Powering the system off and on once to reset the drive. Also confirm that cables are properly attached and the

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual50For Windows 2000, XP and 2003 Server, Promise recommends a clean install of the Operating System. This action restores th

51Chapter 7: Support• Frequently Asked Questions, below• Contact Technical Support, page 55• Limited Warranty, page 57• Return Product for Repair, pag

FastTrak SX4100 User ManualviWindows 2000Install Driver During New OS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Install Driver in an Existing S

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual52How can I change the resources that the FastTrak uses? The FastTrak SX4100 is fully PnP. This means all the resources tha

Chapter 7: Support53I already have an array on an older FastTrak controller. Can I move that array to my new FastTrak SX4100 controller? Yes. All Fas

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual54How do I partition/format my FastTrak SX4100 RAID logical drive? The FastTrak Controller represents the logical drive as

Chapter 7: Support55Contact Technical SupportPromise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information and up

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual56Europe, Africa, Middle East GermanyTaiwan E-mail Support [email protected] Technical Support +31 (0) 40 256 94

Chapter 7: Support57China Limited WarrantyPromise Technology, Inc. (“Promise”) warrants that for three (3) years from the time of the delivery of the

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual58Disclaimer of other warrantiesThis warranty covers only parts and labor, and excludes coverage on software items as expre

Chapter 7: Support59Your ResponsibilitiesYou are responsible for determining whether the product is appropriate for your use and will interface with y

FastTrak SX4100 User Manual60You must follow the packaging guidelines for returning products:• Use the original shipping carton and packaging• Include

ContentsviiChapter 6: Troubleshooting & Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Motherboard Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1Chapter 1: Introduction• About This Manual, below• Product Overview (page 2)• WebPAM Management Software (page 2)Thank you for purchasing one of Prom