Mini-EPICa SATA II-to-SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem - i-Stor
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1. 28 A 28 4 1 1 RAID and Disk Informationr rettet teret 28 t 31 413 32 A caeeated 36 4 2 1 Email Notification and Event Settings tenete treten tenete ttna ntes 36 422 Advanced Raid COMPU EOI eerte oreet Ef DU 37 47 5 NAT passa 41 2 24 43 Chapter 5 Additional Information ccce 44 3 L Support Tor Over 2 a 44 EE User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Preface About this manual his manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the SATA 11 to SATA 11 Internal RAI D subsystem This document also describes how to use the storage management software Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy but not for product warranty because of the various environment OS settings Information and specifications will be changed without further notice This manual uses section numbering for every topics being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user s needs The following icons are being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual NOTES These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention2. RAID Levels 0 1 3 5 10 LARGE CLONE a Environment Monitor Auto Spare Support Over 2TB Support Environmental Relative Humidity 10 85 Non condensing Operating Temperature 10 40 C 50 F 104 F Weight 1 43Kg without disk Specification is subject to change without notice User Manual NE SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 1 2 Identifying Parts of the RAI D Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem 1 2 1 Front View Fan Fail LED Over Temp LED j e Power On LED Disk Tray Tray Latch HDD Status Indicator Slot 2 Slot 4 Slot 1 Slot 3 Slot 0 EX User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 1 2 1 1 Disk Drive Carrier HDD Status Indicator HDD Access LED HDD Fault LED HDD Access LED HDD Fault LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is busy or being accessed Green LED means HDD is good Red LED indicates hard drive has failed No LED light means no hard drive in the slot 1 2 1 2 LED Indicators Fan Fail LED Over Temp LED Power On LED LED is off means Fan is good Red LED means Fan has failed LED is off means Temperature is normal Red LED means Temperature exceeded normal range White LED means RAID subsystem is powered on User Manual rmm SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 1 2 2 Rear View Power So
3. Advanced RAID Configuration Controller 1 No Raid Raid Level Capacity Disk Configure RAID No RAID Create RAID Delete RAID Disk1 Basic Mode Create RAID Disk RAID 1 465 75 O LARGE RAID 3 CLONE RAIDS Disk4 RAID 10 232 88 GB Disk3 232 88 GB Support Password Disk5 COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Advanced Mode 232 88 Cancel Advanced Raid Configuration Options Configure RAID Select option whether to Create RAID or to Delete RAID When Create RAID is selected the RAID Level options are displayed When Delete RAID is selected the list of available RAIDs that can be deleted is displayed Create RAI D Select the RAID Level from the list of options and select the disk drives in the right pane When the minimum number of disk drives for the RAID Level has been selected the Apply and Cancel buttons will become active and can be used Delete RAI D Select the RAID from the list of RAIDs displayed and click Apply to delete the selected RAID Support Password This option provides RAID security When this option is enabled and a password is entered in the corresponding box deleting the RAID will require the password to be entered Using a wrong password will not allow the RAID to be deleted The password can be up to 8 characters Advanced Raid Configuration Buttons Apply Save the configuration and create the RAID
4. Disk Information Disk1 n WDC Model Name WDC WDSODOBEVT 0DAO3TO WDC WDS000BE Serial Number WD WXFDASSP1471 51925031545 Firmware Version 01 01401 51925031545 Capacity 465 75 GB 51925031545 Unreleased Capacity 465 75 GB 100 Basic 3HT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Advanced COPYRI Disk Information Disk drive is Unreleased or not a RAID member 28 User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem EQ Q pm gp j d RAID Disk Information ac Controller 1 RAID Information RAID Level RAID 5 MO WOC 050 Status Mormal 5792503154 Capacity 698 53 GB 2 519250315 Plugged Member s M1 2 M3 WDC WDSOC c S0 ST9250315A5 Disk2 E 465 72 GB Disk3 232 84 GB Disk4 232 84 GB Disk1 465 72 a Lu gt cc LJ lu 24 4 E lt k s n 3 OPYRII RAID Information Disk Drives RAID 5 member RAID Information RAI D Level Shows the RAID Level of the RAID Status Shows the current status of the RAID Status can be Normal No failed disk drive Degrade One or more disk drives failed in a RAID Level with data redundancy The data is still accessible Broken One or more disk drives failed in a RAID Level The number of allowable failed disk drives in the RAID Level has
5. Select Yes to proceed Advanced RAID Configuration specifying RAID configuration will result in the volumes on the specified disks being deleted and the data will be lost D o you want to continue it Yes Information Message Doing RAID Configuration need some time Please vvait User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 7 An information message will be displayed Click OK Information Information Message Controller 1 0 5Bays H W RAIDS U04WKCOUMGKYSIRQZ276H is created 8 The RAID is created successfully The RAID will be available to the Host Server immediately and a new disk device will be detected 0 p M M OR lt To E 1 a US M N EN JE Advanced RAID Configuration o Raid Name Raid Level Capacity Disk No Configure RAID 5 RAIDS RAIDS 696 53 GB D2 D3 D4 D1 Create RAID Delete RAID Basic Mode Disk1 Create RAID 465 72 GB RAID 0 Disk RAID 1 465 72 GB LARGE A 5 Disk3 mummy 232 84 GB CLONE RAID 10 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3 232 84 GB Advanced Mode e 4 8 Support Password Disk5 232 88 io Apply NOTE Any unreleased disk s will automatically become hot spare disk s The status of a hot spare disk will be shown as SO for first host spare S1 for second hot spar
6. mini RaidAPTitle bmp Raidlogo png speed left gif speed right gif Linux miniEPICaRaidSetup selected 9 6 MB This example is from Fedora Core 9 Another way is to open terminal window then at the command prompt type miniEPI CaRaidSetup After running the Application Program the mini EPICa main screen will be displayed cte ee A A V A Basic RAID Configuration Controller 1 Raid Name Raid Level Capacity Disk Configure RAID No RAID i RADO RAID 1 Basic Mode Disk1 O LARGE 465 RAID 3 p Dis CLONE 465 RAIDS Disk3 RAID 10 232 DELETE ALL RAID 5 COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Disk4 Support Password 232 88 GB Advanced Mode Apply Cancel User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 3 3 Starting the AP in Mac OS To configure the RAID subsystem when connected to Mac OS X Server go to the directory where the Application Program is saved and open the Application Program eoo E gt mjm DEVICES m E Server HD 2 Server HDI Sy server HD 2 center gif Company bmp miniEPICaRaidSetup 8 iDisk _ NO NAME ye a SHARED EA All RaidAPTitle bmp Raidlogo png speed left gif PLACES e root 5 Applications SEARCH FOR speed right gif JM cfg Today Yesterday Past Week sx All Images 1 of 8 selected 420 6 MB available PA
7. Cancel Undo the current operation User Manual E SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem To create a RAID using Advanced Raid Configuration In the Configure RAID option select Create RAID 2 Select the RAID Level you want for the RAID 3 Select the disk drives you want to become member of the RAID emm ry ry Advanced RAID Configuratior Controller 1 Raid Name Raid Level Capacity Configure RAID New Volume RAIDS 698 53 GB D2 D3 D4 D1 Create RAID O Delete RAID Diski Create RAID e 465 72 GB Basic Mode HTS RESERVED R AID 0 e Disk2 RAID 1 465 72 GB LARGE Di sk3 Miei te ES KRR ALLRI E b Sj b 5 Si DK EMA B NN ONCOL MEI I REIMER NN NN Patin eerta 2 S d E at epe d CLONE PAKAKAK RAID 5 Disk 4 ETAO T Med p sasos 232 54 GB RAID 10 s es EE amp e 2 un 0905 ES be b 905 OOoOOOOO _ support Password Disk5 232 58 Advanced you want security for the RAID enable Support Password and enter a password 5 Click Apply to save the RAID configuration A dialog box will be displayed
8. Internal RAID Subsystem To upgrade firmware 1 Select Browse and locate the firmware file 2 Select Update to proceed with firmware upgrade BIG Firmware Information Controller 1 Firmware Information 1 Product Name 5 Bays RAID 2 Firmware Version 0 955 6 11 Basic Mode 3 Manufacturer 4 Flash Number Select Firmware are iniEpica Firmw Update reJ COPYRIGHT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Advanced Mode 3 The firmware will be upgraded Click OK 4 To reboot the RAID subsystem uninstall the disk drive from the host system then power cycle the RAID subsystem The new firmware will be loaded in the RAID controller User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 4 2 4 RAID Settings The RAID Settings provides options such as RAID Stand by Timer and RAID Rebuild Priority m Q E rr rm gp Gum MN RAID Settings Controller 1 5 H W RAIDS PO RAID Stand by Timer Settings Please enter a value between O and 10922 minutes 0 minute s Basic Mode RAID Rebuild Priority Settings Please select a value from the slider HT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Low re lt B Zz 72 c c 0 5 c COPYRI ny RAI D Stand by Timer Settings Use this option to select time option in minutes before the RAID comes into stand by mode When there is no host access
9. been exceeded and data is not accessible Rebuilding 96 The RAID is in rebuilding state The completed rebuilding percentage is shown Capacity Shows the capacity of the RAID Plugged Member s Shows the disk drive slots which are member of the RAID RAID and Disk Information E Controller 1 Disk Information Disk3 e gj Po tn woe wos Model Name ST9250315A5 Serial Number 5VC3SGBK 5792 Firmware Version 000150 1 5192503154 Capacity 232 84 GB e M3 WDC WDSOC Unreleased Capacity 0 00 GB 0 Advanced 50 57925031545 Basic Mode RAID 5 232 84 GB 5 COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Advanced Mode Disk Information Disk drive is a RAID member User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem NOTE In the left panel of the RAI D and Disk Information the status of a hot spare disk will be shown as SO for first host spare S1 for second hot spare and so on Disk I nformation Model Name Shows the disk drive model Serial Number Shows the disk drive serial number Firmware Version Shows the disk drive s firmware version Capacity Shows the capacity of the disk drive Unreleased Capacity Shows the amount of unused or unreleased capacity in the disk drive Disk Information Advanced This will show SMART information of the selected disk drive if SMART function
10. is Supported by the disk drive NOTE The SMART information will be shown only if a RAID is already created Advanced Information SMART Information 51925031545 ID Attribute Name Value Threshold Worst a 1 Raw Read Error Rate 114 6 99 Spin up Time 100 0 99 Start Stop Count 100 20 100 Reallocated sectors Count 100 36 100 Seek Error Rate 78 30 60 Power On Hours 39 29 Spin Retry Count 100 97 100 Controller 1 Controller Information Advanced This will show the System Information screen contains hardware information about the RAID subsystem such as temperature fan speed and voltage levels Advanced Information System Information Temperature 30 Celsius Normal Fan Speed 3308 RPM Normal Voltage 3 3 3 216V Normal Voltage 5 5 016 Normal Voltage 12V 11 856V Normal x EE User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 4 1 2 Event Log Viewer The RAID controller event log can be viewed from this menu It will show the Number of Events the Issued Module Date Type and Message tant Event Log Viewer Issued Module Controller 1 0 SBays H W RAIDS 60P3PQ89IBATSQHSFOWS 2009 11 03 17 41 51 Info SBays H W RAIDS 6 Controller 1 0 2 SBays RAIDS 004WKCOM6KY9IRQ2Z276B 2009 11 04 10 39 10 Info SBays H W RAIDS 0 Basic Mode 3 gt COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED fiduanced Mode Save To File Event L
11. normally it is 25 Sender E mail Enter the sender s email address Sender Username Enter the sender s username Sender Password Enter the sender s password which is authenticated by the specified mail server Recipient E mail s Enter one or more recipient email addresses Multiple email addresses are separated by Select event s for notification Tick the events which you want to be included in the list of events for email notification When selected events happen the email recipient s will receive the event notification Email Notification Buttons Send Mail Test Use this send a mail to the specified recipient s for testing Load From Profile Use this button to load mail settings from a profile Save To Profile Use this button to save the mail settings to a profile Apply Use this button to apply changes to the configuration Cancel Undo any changes made Check Mark Select all events X Cross Mark Clear all events EE User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 4 2 2 Advanced Raid Configuration This function provides option to customize RAID configuration and select disk drive members x NOTE Advanced Raid Configuration will automatically set any unreleased disk s as hot spare disk s Any unreleased disk s can still be used to create another RAID The RAID subsystem supports up to 2 RAI Ds Or Ay C r N WAS UU
12. will enter in on line rebuild mode automatically Besides if there is only partial defect in a hard disk the RAID controller will read data from the other healthy hard drive Stripe Mirror RAI D 10 for High Performance and High Security RAID subsystem could be configured to support Stripe and Mirror at the same time i e RAID 10 Take four hard drives in RAID 10 as an example Hard drive O and hard drive 1 could act as Mirror 1 Hard drive 2 and hard drive 3 act as Mirror 1 too The RAID controller then configures these two Mirrors as Stripe At least two drives either one in each Mirror can be allowed to fail without any impact to RAID data access If two drives from the same Mirror are failed the RAID data is not accessible and becomes invalid CLONE CLONE Clone s action is similar to RAID 1 However all of the hard disks will be the mirrors For example in a four hard drives Clone environment data in each hard drive will be the same This mode is useful especially when users would like to copy data from a hard drive to several hard drives at the same time The number of allowed failed drives is the total number of drives in the RAID Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 minus one a2 User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Concatenating Large This mode is also named Large In this mode the RAID controller will concatenate all of the hard drives into a single hard drive
13. 0 232 34 T DELETE ALL RAID Disk4 3 Ses C support Password A 252 54 GB TP P e RARIK fiduanced Mode P 5 232 84 GB A AEEA EEA AAAA EEEE en a dialog box is displayed select Yes to confirm creating RAID Basic RAID Configuration Specifying a basic RAID configuration will result in all previous volumes being deleted and the data will be lost D o you want to continue it Doing RAID Configuration need some time Please wait User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 4 An information message will be displayed Click OK information information Message Controller 1 0 5Bays H W RAIDS 6OP3PQS9IBATSQH5FOWY is created 5 The RAID is created successfully The RAID will be available to the Host Server immediately and a new disk device will be detected MIG J U U U 11 b i Basic RAID Configuration Controller 1 Raid Name Raid Level Capacity Disk No Configure RAID 1 SBays H W RAIDS RAIDS 931 38GB D1 02 03 04 05 Disk1 465 72 GB i Disk2 CLOR 465 72 GB nom Disk3 RAID 10 252 54 GB DELETE ALL RAID Support Password guum 232 05 GB 0 MES 232 54 GB Basic Mode COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Adv
14. 5 Capacity 465 75 GB E P4 5T9250315A5 Unreleased Capacity 465 75 GB 100 Basic Mode 2 COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED fiduanced Mode Note that the AP is still running in the background To exit the AP right click the mini EPICa icon in the task bar then select Quit from the pop up menu About Proware miniEPICa Open window gt Close window Quit User Manual 25 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem About button Used to display the current mini EPICa AP version pem Gm iu U I J UU 20 2 amp RAID and Disk Information 4 Controller 1 Disk Information Disk1 PO WDC WDSOOOBE Model Name WDC WDSODOBEVT 00AO3TO lal Number WD WXFDAS9P1471 5 P2 51925031545 Firmware Version 01 01A01 c P4 ST9250315A5 Unreleased Capacity 465 75 GB 100 Basic Mode isk LInreleased 465 75 GB ALL RIGHTS RESERVED fiduanced Mode COPYRIGHT 5 About Version 0 09 54 A Copyright C All rights e Disk Information Disk1 reserved WDC WDSODOBEVT 00AO3TO WD WXFDAS9P1471 01 01A01 465 75 GB 465 75 GB 100 Basic Mode Disk Unreleased 465 75 GB COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED fiduanced Mode User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Turn Off the Buzzer Use this to silence the alarm buzzer efe re
15. Mini EPI Ca SATA I1 to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem User Manual Revision 1 3 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Contents dic M 3 Before You eI E DUNS MAE RUDI RIEN REIN MS IEEE 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 11 eee Lee eee LLLI esee serene eese eren eese etae tasses 6 NM RE Tet 7 12 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem sese tte tette tette tete tisse tate e stets 8 NC FON E 8 Disk Drive 9 LED INOC OE 9 L Qi m 10 O 11 131 of RAID Wey GIS 11 132 RAID Levels 14 Chapter 2 Gening Started 15 AL DIVES 15 2 2 Preparing the RAID Subsystem sagdi RA SR ni 17 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility 1 ecce eee eee 18 3 1 Installing the AP in Microsoft Windows essent treten ttn ttti rettet 20 ie ad ae oet T ernie Wee toner NIRE UMEN MEM P ME 22 es ames i 23 34 Mini EPICa Management GUI cccsssesesssesssessssssessssssssesssssessesesesessssesessssesesesssseseescsssessseaceeseessensess 24 3 4 1 Other Buttons of the mini EPICa Management 1 25 Chapter 4 RAID
16. OPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED fiduanced Mode Basic Raid Configuration Options Configure RAI D Select the RAID Level from the list of options The RAID Levels that can be selected for the number of available disk drives are enabled When there is an existing RAID the DELETE ALL RAID S option is enabled Support Password This option provides RAID security When this option is enabled and a password is entered in the corresponding box deleting the RAID will require the password to be entered Using a wrong password will not allow the RAID to be deleted The password can be up to 8 characters Basic Raid Configuration Buttons Apply Save the configuration and create the RAID Cancel Undo the current operation NOTE The RAID subsystem supports up to two RAIDs 32 User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem To create a RAID using Basic Raid Configuration In the Configure RAID option select the RAID Level you want for the RAID Click Apply to save the RAID configuration Controller 1 RaidLevel Capacity Configure RAID RAIDS 931 38GB 01 D2 D3 04 DS RAID 0 ins e Diski LARGE 465 72 GB Sore RAID 3 Basic Mode Disk2 Sm CLONE E 465 72 G6 09 D SRA RN LL RIGHTS RESERVED COO RAID 5 SEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE Disk3 HERTS 15 2 20000000000 RAID 1
17. SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Mac X Server 10 5 4 Fedora 8 Linux 2 6 23 1 42 32bit SUSE 10 3 Linux 2 6 22 5 31 64bit Ubuntu 8 10 Linux 2 6 27 7 64bit Legend OK Support Over 2TB FAIL Does not support over 2TB NA No Testing Done X Intel controller is not available User Manual a5
18. This example is from Mac OS X Server version 10 5 4 After running the Application Program the mini EPICa main screen will be displayed f mA JL Iw A NANA N M M J Basic RAID Configuration Controller 1 Raid Raid Level Capacity Disk Configure RAID No RAID RAIDO RAID 1 Basic Diski f O LARGE RAID3 Disk2 CLONE 165 75 RAIDS Disk3 RAID 10 xd DELETE ALL RAID Disk4 E 232 88 COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Support Password 1 PN 232 88 GB Advanced Mode Apply Cancel User Manual 23 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 3 4 Mini EPI Ca Management GUI The mini EPICa management GUI contains the following menu options Basic Mode RAI D and Disk Information Event Log Viewer Basic Raid Configuration Email Notification and Event Settings Advanced Raid Configuration Firmware nformation RAI D Settings Provides information about RAID and disk drives This also have Advanced information which shows System Information such as temperature fan speed and voltage levels This can also display SMART information of disk drives after RAID is created Shows the RAID controller event log Provides function for creating basic RAID configuration This function will use all available disk drives This function prov
19. anced Mode 6 Check the new disk drive in your Host Server User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem NOTE If your RAI D subsystem s host interface is SATA you can create up to two RAIDs If the SATA controller in your host system supports SATA port multiplier the two RAI Ds will be detected For example Silicon I mage Sil 3132 chip supports port multiplier Over 2TB RAID via SATA host interface is supported only in latest OS Please refer to 2TeraByte Limitation in the next chapter User Manual 35 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 4 2 Advanced Mode 4 2 1 Email Notification and Event Settings This function provides option to configure email for sending event notifications when events happen SMTP Server Hame SMTP Server Port Sender E mail Sender Username Basic Mode Sender Password Recipient E mail s Select event s for notification RAID in broken mode Rebuilding process fails Data Read write Fails RAID in degrade mode The temperature is abnormal The voltage is abnormal The fan speed is abnormal Send Mail Test Load From Profile Save To Profile Apply COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Uv 5 D Email Notification Options SMTP Server Name Enter the SMTP Server name or IP address SMTP Server Port Enter the SMTP Server port number
20. are miniEPICa Installation Wizard The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation Click Cancel exit the wizard Install 20 User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 3 Click Finish to exit the wizard The application will be launched immediately Proware miniEPICa Installation Wizard fr The Installation Wizard has successfully installed the driver Click Finish to exit the wizard gt Launch the application right now The mini EPICa Application Program main screen will be displayed a aA Ya uL WU UU t E RAID and Disk Information NS controller Information 0 ws ga WDC WDSODOBEVT 00A03TO 465 75 GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT 22ZATO 465 75 GB ST9250315AS 57925031545 232 88 57925031545 57925031545 232 88 51925031545 51925031545 232 88 Advanced ERVED Basic Mode HTS RES Disk1 465 75 GB tO Disk2 465 75 GB COPYRIGHT ALL RI Disk3 232 88 GB Disk4 232 fiduanced Mode Disk5 232 38 GB User Manual pum SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 3 2 Starting the AP in Linux To configure the RAID subsystem when connected to Linux system go to the directory where the Application Program is saved and open the Application Program Hle Edit View Places Help center gif Company bmp miniEPICaRaidSetu p
21. c Mode f COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Advanced Mode 18 User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem I MPORTANT When hard disks are inserted in the disk slots the first hard disk is assigned Port 0 Port 0 is the in band channel that will be used by mini EPI Ca AP to manage the RAID controller Other hard disks will be assigned Port1 Port 2 etc If the first hard disk assigned as Port O is removed the AP cannot access and manage the RAID controller When a RAID Set is already created the first hard disk that was inserted and assigned Port 0 whether or not it is part of the RAID Set can then be removed and the AP can still manage the RAID controller User Manual 19 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 3 1 Installing the AP in Microsoft Windows 1 To install mini EPICa AP for Windows OS copy the installation files to a local directory and open the setup exe program File Folder 5 38 PM 2 exe 904 KB Application 112212009 12 13 PM C setup ini 1 KB Configuration Settings 1 21 2009 9 52 PM 5 SetupCHs dll 44 KB Application Extension 10 14 2008 4 29 PM dll 44 KE Application Extension 9 4 2008 12 17 SetupENU dil 44 KB Application Extension 9 4 2008 12 15 SetupJPN dll 44 KB Application Extension 10 14 2008 8 36 PM 2 Click Install to begin the installation The setup wizard will start installing _ Prow
22. cket Fan SATA Port SATA Port The RAID subsystem has one 3Gbps SATA port for connecting to host system server Fan The fan provides proper ventilation for the RAID subsystem Power Socket The RAID subsystem has two power sockets to plug in power connectors 10 User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 1 3 RAID Concepts The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive The RAID subsystem provides data striping mirroring XOR calculation and data verification It supports RAID levels 0 1 3 5 10 LARGE and CLONE All RAID levels capacity can exceed 2 Terabytes The RAID subsystem behaves as a full 48 bit addressing RAID drive and is 100 ATA compliance From PC host controller each logical device RAID volume controlled by the RAID system acts just the same as single regular hard disk although a RAID system generally consists of more than one hard disk drives Therefore no extra BIOS driver or software is needed 1 3 1 Definition of RAI D Levels RAID 0 Disk 0 Disk 1 1 Disk 0 Disk 1 Striping RAID O for High Performance Striping or 0 is the segmentation of logically sequential data such as a single file so that s
23. contents of the carton are damaged Ifany damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions 4 User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Subsystem The package contains the following items Internal RAID subsystem unit SATA cable Installation Reference Guide CD Spare screws etc User Manual ONE SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Introduction The Internal RAID Subsystem Unsurpassed Value Most cost effective SATA II RAID subsystem Compact Desktop size with stylish design Application Flexibility Extends useful life by adapting to future IT SOHO requirements Easy Installation amp Maintenance Provide a fast and easy way to install and manage the storage Low Power Consumption Cable less backplane with integrated RAID processor No more unnecessary components inside Features SATA II 3GBps host interface Over 2TB support Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Local event notification Easy management via In Band data bus Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems RAI D Management Real time drive activity and status indicators Graphical User Interface GUI management utility EN User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 1 1 Technical Specification RAID Processor Integrated Micro processor
24. e and so on Hot spare disk status can be viewed using RAID and Disk Information User Manual 39 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 9 Check the new disk drive in your Host Server NOTE If your RAI D subsystem s host interface is SATA you can create up to two RAIDs If the SATA controller in your host system supports SATA port multiplier the two RAI Ds will be detected For example Silicon I mage Sil 3132 chip supports port multiplier Over 2TB RAID via SATA host interface is supported only in latest OS Please refer to 2TeraByte Limitation in the next chapter EFI User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 4 2 3 Firmware Information Shows information about current firmware and provides function to upgrade the firmware version e e Firmware Information Controller 1 Firmware Information Product Name 5 Bays RAID Firmware Version 0 955 6 11 Basic Mode Manufacturer Flash Number 2 Update 5 2 COPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Advanced Mode Firmware nformation shows the Product Name Firmware version Manufacturer and Flash Number Firmware Upgrade Buttons Browse Use this button to browse and select the firmware file After selecting the firmware file the Select Firmware box will show the selected firmware file Update Use this button to upgrade the selected firmware file User Manual ar SATA II to SATA II
25. egment can be assigned to multiple hard disks in a round robin fashion and thus written concurrently Advantage of 0 is to achieve high performance by accumulating each individual hard disk performance However if any one hard disk gets defective information stored in this RAID O will become invalid The RAID subsystem will just make use of the same disk space for each hard disk under RAID 0 condition For example if a RAID 0 consists of 5 different size hard disks the total usable space of this RAID 0 will be capacity of smallest size hard disk the number of hard disks in this 0 Mirror RAI D 1 for High Security Mirror or RAID1 is the replication of data onto separate hard disk in real time to ensure continuous availability In a RAID 1 system with two hard disks the data in one hard disk will be exactly the same as the data in the other hard disk The RAID subsystem will also make use of same size disk space in each hard disk in RAID 1 That is the RAID controller will write data to the same disk space in each hard disk When reading data the RAID controller will read data from a specified hard disk User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Failure in a hard disk will cause the RAID controller to enter into degraded mode The host controller can still read write data to the RAID without knowing any hard disk defect Users have to replace the hard disk then the RAID controller
26. ides option to configure email for sending event notifications when events happen This function provides option to customize RAID configuration and select disk drive members Shows information about current firmware and provides function to upgrade the firmware version Provides settings such as RAID Stand by Timer and RAID Rebuild Priority EE User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 3 4 1 Other Buttons of the mini EPI Ca Management GUI Minimize Window button Used to minimize the mini EPICa GUI into taskbar 9 gum HER m vrne N lt wm ILJ A Sn U U lt RAID and Disk Information Disk Information DIE S Model WDC 5 Serial Number WD WXF ASSP1471 51925031545 Firmware Version 01 01A01 51925031545 capacity 465 75 GB 51925031545 Unreleased Capacity 465 75 GB 100 0 WDC WDSODOOBE WDC WDSDOODOBE Basic Mode Disk Unreleased 465 75 GB 2 OPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Advanced Mode Close Windows button Used to close the mini EPICa GUI UU UU 1 ULE RAID and Disk Information Controller 1 Disk Information Disk1 n WDC WDSOOOBE Model Name WDC WDSOOOBEYT 00403TO Serial Number WD WXFOAS9P1471 Firmware Version 01 01401 5192503154
27. og Buttons Save To File This option allows the event logs to be saved as a log text file log Enter the filename you want for the log file and click Save save the event logs to file gt A Search File name Save as type Log file log txt Browse Folders Ba Clear Selecting this option will clear the event log When the dialog box shown below is displayed select Yes to delete all event logs Bl sent Log Viewer Pressing Clear button will result in all previous event logs being deleted permanently Do you want to continue it w User Manual 31 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 4 1 3 Basic Raid Configuration This menu provides function for creating basic RAID configuration This function will use all available disk drives in the RAID subsystem x NOTE If you want to create a hot spare disk use the Advanced Raid Configuration function a g _ i a all al 20 P aem f 00 LJ Basic RAID Configuration Controller 1 Raid Name Raid Level Capacity Disk No Configure RAID RAID RAIDO RAID 1 LARGE RAID 3 Disk2 CLONE 465 75 GB RAIDS Basic Mode Disk1 5 7 Disk3 RAID 10 232 8 DELETE ALL RAID Disk4 Support Password 232 88 GB C
28. proper location It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30 C Due to seasonal climate changes regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand Using anti static hand gloves is recommended In installing each component secure all the mounting screws and locks Make sure that all screws are fully tightened Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual for reliable performance Controller Configurations This RAID subsystem supports single controller configuration Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the
29. re UUU ow J 1939 7 RAID and Disk Information Turn off the buzzer Disk Information Disk1 Model Name WDC WDSODOBEVT 00AO3TO WDC WDSODOBE serial Number WD WXFOASSP1471 51925031545 Firmware Version 01 01401 51925031545 Capacity 465 75 GB 5T9250315A5 Unreleased Capacity 465 75 GB 100 0 WDC WDSOOOBE Basic Mode isk Unreleased 465 75 GB OPYRIGHT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED E Advanced Mode User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 RAI D Management This chapter provides details about configurations and options available in the RAID subsystem There are two modes of operation Basic Mode and Advanced Mode 4 1 Basic Mode Under Basic Mode there are three menu options that can be selected RAID and Disk Information Event Log and Basic Raid Configuration 4 1 1 RAID and Disk nformation RAID and Disk Information provides information about RAID and disk drives RAID and Disk Information controller Information 0 WDC WDSOOOBEYT 00403TO 465 75 GB WDC WDSOOOBEYT 2224T0 465 75 GB 57925031545 232 88 GB WDC WDSOOOBE WDC WDSOOOBE 51925031545 51925031545 57925031545 232 88 51925031545 57925031545 232 88 Advanced Basic Mode OPYRIGHT C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED fiduanced Mode P
30. stem 2 2 Preparing the RAI D Subsystem Here are the steps to prepare the RAID subsystem for use 1 Shutdown the host system 2 Install the Internal RAID Box into the host system and secure it by using screws on the sides 3 Connect the SATA cable from RAID subsystem to the SATA port on the host system 4 Connect two 4 pin power connectors to the two power sockets 5 Power on the host system User Manual HUNE SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The subsystem has a setup configuration utility containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the subsystem This chapter explains how to use and make changes to the setup utility Configuration Method The RAID subsystem can be configured using the Application Program provided with the subsystem There are three versions Microsoft Windows version Linux version and Mac OS version I MPORTANT The RAID subsystem must be connected to the Host system in order to configure the RAI D subsystem If the RAID subsystem is not connected to the Host system the Application Program will show No disks or RAI D NOTE At least disk drive must be inserted in the RAI D subsystem If there is no disk drive in the RAI D subsystem the Application Program will show No disks or RAI D RAID and Disk Information disks or RAID Basi
31. to RAID 0 in that it concatenates the capacity of all member drives The data is written linearly starting with the first disk drive When first disk drive becomes full the next disk drive is used Large can have 2 or more disk drives There is no data redundancy Clone provides multiple copies of data in a disk drive Clone can have 2 or more disk drives Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Getting Started This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running This also discusses on how to power on the subsystem in preparation for operation 2 1 Installing Hard Drives a Push the tray latch to release a disk tray c Place the hard drive in the disk tray Make sure the holes of the disk tray align with the holes of the hard drive User Manual 15 SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem d Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray f Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place User Manual SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsy
32. to in going through with the subsystem operation IMPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTI ON These are the cautions that user must be aware to prevent damage to the equipment and its components Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice User Manual a SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Before You Begin efore going through with this manual you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines Notes about the subsystem s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components Upon receiving of the product 4 the product in its
33. to the RAID after the preset time minutes the RAID will be in standby mode RAI D Rebuild Priority Settings Use this option to set the RAID Rebuild Priority which is the amount of system resource allotted to rebuilding process Low priority means rebuilding process will take less system resource and more time to complete and High priority means rebuilding process will be completed faster but access to RAID will be slower Apply Save the settings made Cancel Undo the changes made User Manual ra SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem Chapter 5 Additional Information 5 1 Support for Over 2TeraBytes Please take note of the following 2TB Limitations of the RAID controller when using different SATA controllers Note that most OS does not support installing the OS on disk volume over 2TB For OS installation the RAID Set must not be over 2TB For data use the RAID Set can be over 21B SATA controller SIL3512 SIL3132 SIL3124 JMB363 PCI Windows XP Professional FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL 5 2 32bit Windows XP Professional FAIL FAIL SP1 64bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise ME SP2 32bit Windows Storage Server 2003 FAIL FAIL R2 SP2 Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit Windows Vista Ultimate NA OK 64bit Windows NA OK 2008 Enterprise 32bit Windows 2008 N Enterprise 64bit User Manual
34. with larger capacity For example if three 500 hard disks are connected to the RAID subsystem in Large Mode user will get a single hard disk with capacity of 1 500GB If any one hard disk gets defective information stored in this LARGE RAID will become invalid Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Parity Protection RAI D 3 and RAID 5 The XOR engine in the RAID controller generates parity block In RAID 3 mode parity block will be stored in the same hard disk drive In RAID 5 mode parity block will be spread over all of the different hard drives The RAID controller will also make use of the same size disk space in each hard disk Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 under RAID 3 RAID 5 condition Failure in a hard disk will cause the RAID controller to enter into degraded mode Host controller still could rear write data thru the RAID normally without knowing any defects Users have to replace the defective hard disk The RAID controller will then enter into online auto rebuild mode automatically Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 User Manual Ia SATA II to SATA II Internal RAID Subsystem 1 3 2 RAID Levels Summary No of drives EI User Manual Block striping is provided and yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant RAID 1 if use 2 drives RAID 10 if use 4 drives is similar
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