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Array of Independent Disks (RAID) on HP Compaq dc5750 Business PCs Using ATI Array Management Software (WebPAM) Introduction 2 Mirroring and Parity 2 Disk Striping 2 Basics of RAID Technology 2 Definitions 2 Basic RAID Types 4 RAID 0 with two hard drives (Striped 4 RAID 1 with two hard
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system boards often have RAID controllers. RAID technology takes advantage of Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) and the integration of RAID into ATI's Radeon Xpress 1150 chipset with SB600 technology. The HP Compaq dc5750 Business PC products incorporate RAID drive support through factory
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going horizontally across all the hard drive members of a RAID 0 volume. Table 2 RAID Drives Mode Purpose RAID 0 Striped for Performance. RAID 1 Mirrored for Protection. RAID 0 + 1 Mirrored and Striped. * Not supported on HP Compaq dc5750 Business PCs. Minimal HDD Required 2 2 4* 3
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Types This section provides a brief explanation of the supported RAID configurations for HP Compaq dc5750 Business PCs. RAID 0 with two hard drives (Striped) Even though HP supports RAID 0, it is not the recommended configuration for business PC users. Lack of redundancy causes less than half the
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- RAID 0 with two hard drives The HP Compaq dc5750 Microtower also allows for RAID 0 with three hard drives. However, reliability is less than a RAID 0 configuration with two hard drives. RAID 0 with three hard drives is shown in the following figure: Figure 2 RAID 0 - Three hard drives 5
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a great value proposition, RAID 1 is the only RAID configuration that HP preconfigures for HP Compaq dc5750 Business PCs. RAID 1 provides high availability with minimal performance impact, as well as greater reliability compared to a single hard drive configuration. RAID 1 has redundancy and hence
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support is present to take advantage of the future Microsoft Vista operating system. HP Compaq dc5750 Business PCs are based on the ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 chipset, which is a combined hardware and software RAID solution. The Radeon mass storage controller allows all drives to operate in IDE or RAID
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system on the hard drive is unaware of this new mass storage controller. If the operating system does not have the RAID drivers enumerated and PnP for the RAID controller, the operating system will fail to boot (blue screen) when Microsoft XP Professional (SP2) attempts to boot. HP Backup and
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SATA optical drives. • Three hard drive configuration (only on HP Compaq dc5750 Microtower). • Three equal size/type SATA hard drive RAID configurations in RAID 0. • Maximum of one SATA optical drive. Unsupported configurations The HP Compaq dc5750 Business Desktop PC products only support the best
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you will first need to update your system. 1. To download the latest BIOS softpaq go to the dc5750 software and drivers website at http:// h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/locate/64_6313.html#0. To verify your system's version of BIOS: 1. Turn on or restart the computer by clicking Start
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following: • Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM and Product Key. • RAID driver floppy. To create one, go to www.hp.com/support. Select your country and language, select Download drivers and software, enter the model number of the computer, and press Enter. Download SP33899 to create the driver floppy. You
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below displays briefly during boot up. The RAID configuration utility is English only. To configure RAID in other languages, use the Web-based RAID configuration utility. For more information refer to the comprehensive WebPAM User Manual. Configuring RAID Volume using the Option ROM Once you are
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or any other key to abort. Repeat until all drives are deleted. Press Esc to return to the main menu. 2. Press 1 to access the View Drive Assignments screen. The screen displays a detailed description of available physical drives, including channel, size and status. Press Esc to exit and return to
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and press Enter. The following screen appears. RAID 1 configurations should accept HP default settings. For all other configurations: • Use the drive(s). • Press Ctrl + Y to save your settings. • At the prompt, press Ctrl + Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity
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Windows XP CD-ROM and Product Key. • RAID driver floppy. To create one, go to www.hp.com/support. Select your country and lan- guage, select Download drivers and software, enter the model number of the computer, and press Enter. Download SP33899 to create the driver floppy. 1. Insert the Windows XP
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Press S at the prompt to Specify Additional Device. 4. Insert the RAID driver floppy and press ENTER to select the RAID driver. 5. Press ENTER to complete the Microsoft Windows installation. WARNING: Customer-created images MUST account for the RAID controller. Failure to install and enumerate the
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hard drive is unaware of this new mass storage controller. If the operating system does not have the RAID drivers enumerated and PnP for the RAID controller, the operating system will fail to boot (blue screen) when Microsoft XP Professional (SP2) attempts to boot. Additional technical information
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under Administrative Tools, click on the User Management icon. 2. In the Management Window, click on the admin link. 3. Click on the Settings tab. 4. If you want to change the default password, type the new password into the New Password field. Use up to 8 letters and numbers but no spaces or other
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events by their severity, check one of the four Select Events boxes at the top of the window. 10. Click the Submit button. For more information about Event Notification, see the WebPAM User Manual. Utility Configuration If you plan to set up Event Notification, you must make these settings. 1. In
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A comprehensive WebPAM User Manual is available at www.hp.com/support. Select your country and language, select See support and troubleshooting information, enter the model number of the computer, and press Enter. In the Resources category, click Manuals (guides, supplements, addendums, etc

Section	Page
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) on HP Compaq dc5750 Business PCs	1
Using ATI Array Management Software (WebPAM)	1
Introduction	2
Mirroring and Parity	2
Disk Striping	2
Basics of RAID Technology	2
Definitions	2
Table 1 Basic RAID Definitions	2
Table 2 RAID Drives	3
Basic RAID Types	4
RAID 0 with two hard drives (Striped)	4
Table 3 RAID 0 with two hard drives (Striped)	4
Figure 1 Performance - RAID 0 with two hard drives	5
Figure 2 RAID 0 - Three hard drives	5
RAID 1 with two hard drives (Mirror)	6
Table 4 RAID 1 with two hard drives (Mirror)	6
Figure 3 Reliability: RAID 1 - Mirroring	7
Configurations	7
Recommended configurations	7
HP Backup and Recovery interactions	8
1. Click Start > Search.	8
2. Click All files and folders.	8
3. Type supp*.ini in the name field.	8
4. Enter the drive letter of the HP Recovery partition and \\isos. Example: d:\\isos.	8
5. Click Search. Search results may locate more than one .ini file. Double click to open the .ini files until you locate the file containing HP Backup and Recovery.	8
Table 5 HP Backup and Recovery	9
Other supported configurations	9
Unsupported configurations	9
Configuring RAID on non-factory preinstalled configurations	10
Required BIOS Version	10
1. To download the latest BIOS softpaq go to the dc5750 software and drivers website at http:// h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/locate/64_6313.html#0.	10
1. Turn on or restart the computer by clicking Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.	10
2. Press F10 as soon as the monitor light turns green. If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer, and then press F10 again to access the utility.	10
3. Select your language from the list, and then press Enter.	10
4. Select File > System Information and press Enter.	10
Enabling RAID through F10 System BIOS	10
1. Turn on or restart the computer by clicking Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.	10
2. Press F10 as soon as the monitor light turns green.	10
3. Select your language from the list, and then press Enter.	10
4. Use the arrow keys to select Storage.	10
5. Use the down arrow key to select Storage Options, and then press Enter.	11
6. On the Storage Options menu, use the down arrow key to select SATA Emulation.	11
7. Press the right arrow key until RAID displays, and then press F10 to accept.	11
8. To apply and save changes, select File > Save Changes and Exit.	11
Configuring RAID Option ROM	11
1. Turn on or restart the computer by clicking Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.	11
2. Press Ctrl + F as soon as the monitor light turns green to enter the RAID configuration utility. If you do not press Ctrl + F at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer, and then press Ctrl + F again to access the utility.	11
Configuring RAID Volume using the Option ROM	12
1. From the Main Menu press 3 to access the Delete LD screen. Use the arrow keys to select the drives. Press Del or Alt + D to d...	13
2. Press 1 to access the View Drive Assignments screen. The screen displays a detailed description of available physical drives, including channel, size and status. Press Esc to exit and return to the main menu.	13
3. Press 2 to access the Define LD screen. This screen allows you to configure RAID settings and assignments.	14
4. Use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired LD number and press Enter. The following screen appears. RAID 1 configurations should accept HP default settings. For all other configurations:	14
5. Press Esc to exit. At system prompt, press Y to reboot or any other key to go back.	14
Select boot order	15
1. Turn on or restart the computer by clicking Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.	15
2. Press F10 as soon as the monitor light turns green.	15
3. Select your language from the list, and then press Enter.	15
4. Use the arrow keys to select Storage.	15
5. Use the down arrow key to select Boot Order, and then press Enter.	15
6. Use the down arrow key to select ATAPI CD-ROM Drive, and then press Enter. Press the arrow key up to the desired position in the boot order. Press Enter again and F10 to accept the change.	15
7. To apply and save changes, select File > Save Changes and Exit.	15
Notes for operating system installation	15
1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM and reboot the computer.	15
2. Press F6 at the prompt to begin installation.	15
3. Press S at the prompt to Specify Additional Device.	16
4. Insert the RAID driver floppy and press ENTER to select the RAID driver.	16
5. Press ENTER to complete the Microsoft Windows installation.	16
ATI Array Management Software (WebPAM)	17
Java Runtime Environment	17
Console Software Installation	17
1. Double-click on the WebPAM icon on your desktop.	17
2. When the opening screen appears, type admin in the Login ID field. Type admin in the Password field. Note: The WebPAM login and password are case sensitive.	17
3. Click the Sign in button.	17
Recommended Initial Settings	18
Administrator’s Settings	18
1. In Tree view, under Administrative Tools, click on the User Management icon.	18
2. In the Management Window, click on the admin link.	18
3. Click on the Settings tab.	18
4. If you want to change the default password, type the new password into the New Password field.	18
5. Type the same password into the Retype Password field.	18
6. If you plan to set up Event Notification, type the Administrator’s email address in the Email field.	18
7. Click on the Submit button. If the action was successful, the Management Window will display the message “Update Success.”	18
8. If you plan to set up Event Notification, click on the Events tab.	19
9. Check the boxes of the notification events that you want to have reported to you via email and popup messages. To select events by their severity, check one of the four Select Events boxes at the top of the window.	19
10. Click the Submit button. For more information about Event Notification, see the WebPAM User Manual.	19
Utility Configuration	19
1. In Tree View, under Administrative Tools, click on the Utility Configuration icon.	19
2. Enter the Sender’s address in the Email Sender field. Be sure the sender has an account in your email system.	19
3. Enter your email server in the Email Server field.	19
4. Keep or change the Email Subject line.	19
5. Click the Submit button when you are done.	20
Degradation	20

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Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) on HP Compaq

dc5750 Business PCs

Using ATI Array Management Software (WebPAM)

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Mirroring and Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Disk Striping

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Basics of RAID Technology

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Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Basic RAID Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

RAID 0 with two hard drives (Striped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

RAID 1 with two hard drives (Mirror)

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Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Recommended configurations

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HP Backup and Recovery interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Other supported configurations

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Unsupported configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Configuring RAID on non-factory preinstalled configurations

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Required BIOS Version

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Enabling RAID through F10 System BIOS

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Configuring RAID Option ROM

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Configuring RAID Volume using the Option ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Select boot order

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Notes for operating system installation

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ATI Array Management Software (WebPAM)

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Java Runtime Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Console Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Log-in to WebPAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Recommended Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Degradation

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