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HighPoint RocketRAID 2240 User Manual

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Add/Remove Spare

- this command is used to assign hard disks to function as

spare disks. The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild

broken or faulted RAID arrays.

Page 3-4 discusses this command in detail.

Settings

Set Boot Mark - this function is used to designate a particular disk or RAID array to

function as the RocketRAID 2240’

s boot device.

Note: This setting is only relevant if the motherboard’s BIOS has set the

RocketRAID 2240 to function as the system’s primary boot device.

Staggered spin up

This function is used to enable (or disable) staggered drive

spin up support. Staggered drive spin up, by default, is disabled. When enabled, the

RocketRAID 2240 will power up the hard disks one at a time, approximately every two

seconds.

View

this command is used to select between two views. Press the ENTER key to

change the view.

Devices – displays information about hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 2240.

Use the

↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk, and press ENTER to view

the information.

RAID arrays – displays information about RAID arrays attached to the RocketRAID

2240. Use the

↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target array, and press ENTER to view

the information.

Initialize

- this function is used to prepare disks for use with RAID arrays.

Note: Arrays cannot be created between disks that have not been initialized.

Section x - 2 discusses this command in detail.

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