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1 AMD SP5100 Dot Hill SATA RAID Users Manual V100

10 View Disk Details Select the “View Disk Details” option and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu allows you to view details of th

11 View Array Details Select the “View Array Details” option and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu allows you to view the details of

12 Rescan All Channels Select the “Rescan All Channels” option and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu. This option allows you to rescan all channels

13 Continue to Boot Choose this option once you are finished configuring your array(s). The firmware will save all changes and proceed to boot to yo

14 Section 2: Installing the RAIDCore Management Software Within your Windows operating system, unzip the .zip file which includes the RAIDCore man

15 Read and accept the license agreement and click “NEXT” to proceed.

16 Management Suite with Drivers vs. Management Suite There are two options at this point: Management Suite with Drivers or Management Suite • Mana

17 Select the desired directory to install the software. Click “NEXT” to proceed. You may choose to install shortcuts to your start menu, desktop,

18 The installation will begin.

19 If you selected “Management Suite with drivers”, you will be prompted once again to install the RAID drivers to the operating system. Click “Insta

2 Table of Contents Section 1 – Dot Hill Firmware Overview Firmware Overview Page 3 Firmware Option Rom/Firmware Overview Pa

20 RAIDCore Licensing Overview The AMD SP5100 Chipset with DotHill SATA RAID based motherboard(s) ships with a 30-day trial license that can be activ

21 Activation Key An Activation Key is required to use the Dot Hill RAID software for more than 30 days. The activation key is included with both

22 Trial License If no Activation Key is entered, you can still setup a full RAID solution for 30-days. After the 30-day trial, the RAID array will

23 Section 3: Using the RAIDCore Management Software How to replace a failed drive in a RAID 1 array: Note: This procedure only applies when there

24 Insert the new disk drive. A pop-up will be displayed indicating that a drive has been inserted into the system. A second pop-up will indica

25 Once the rescan is complete, the inserted drive is automatically brought back into the array set. This can only occur because there were no wri

26 How to replace a failed drive in a RAID 1 array: Note: This procedure only applies when I/O occurs from the time the failed disk was removed to t

27 There will also be a pop-up showing the drive disconnection. Insert the new (replacement) disk drive. This screen shows the log file pop-up sh

28 This is followed up with the pop-up indicating that a Rescan is required to bring the inserted drive into RAIDCore. After the rescan, there wil

29 The array is critical and the re-inserted drive is shown in the Disk List. To rebuild the array first click on the array in the Array list to hig

3 Section 1: Dot Hill Firmware Overview The RAID controller must be enabled in the BIOS before it can be used. The RAID controller setting is loca

30 When the rebuild completes a pop-up will indicate the completion.

31 How to replace a failed drive in a RAID 5 array: Note: This procedure only applies when there is no I/O from the time the failed disk was removed

32 After the pop-up messages are cleared the array view will show the RAID-5 in Critical state and the Removed disk drive will no longer be displaye

33 There will also be a pop-up indicating that a rescan is required to being the reinserted disk into RAIDCore. Click on RESCAN. After the rescan

34 You can then return to the disk management window to reassign a drive letter to the array. All files previously loaded on to the file system are

35 How to replace a failed drive in a RAID 5 array: Note: This procedure only applies when I/O occurs from the time the failed disk was removed to t

36 Insert the new (replacement) disk drive. A log file pop-up will indicate that a disk insertion occurred. Click on OK. A second pop-up indicat

37 The rescan will trigger another log message indicating that the array is now in Critical state. After the rescan is executed and pop-up message

38 To initiate the rebuild operation click on the critical array in the Array List to highlight it then right click on the reinserted disk in the Dis

39 Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) If I mistakenly get a 30-day trial license, how do I recover? When no license key has been applied to a host syst

4 Firmware Menus The main screen of the firmware is entered by pressing <CTRL + R> as the screen on the previous page is displayed during POS

5 Initialize Disks Menu Select the “Initialize Disks” option and press Enter to enter the sub-menu. You must first initialize one or more disks so

6 The text under the Disks section should turn green to indicate the drive is ready to be initialized. Press < C > to confirm initializ

7 Create Array Menu Select the “Create Array” option and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu allows you to create an array. After you

8 The firmware will state the size of your array. Verify this is correct, and then press ENTER to continue. You are able to choose between three d

9 Delete Array(s) Menu Select the “Delete Array” option and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu allows you to delete an existing array