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1. 4 System Tools C C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition 3906 pig Management LL Task Scheduler gt Gl Event Viewer More Actions gt i Shared Folders gt dB Local Users and Groups gt Performance di Device Manager 4 amp Storage Ge Disk Management gt Bs Services and Applications m J n CSDisk0 Basic 3 37261 GB 39 06 GB NTFS 33355 GB Online Healthy System Boot Page File Activ C3Dikl Basic 139725 GB Orie New Simple Volume New Spanned Volume Scp romo New Striped Volume mom New Mirrored Volume No Media New RAID 5 Volume Properties Help ail ii I Unallocated Wl Primary partition 137 2010 05 14 3 Format 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 7 From the New Volume Wizard click Next r New Simple Volume Wizard e Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard This wizard helps you create a simple volume on a disk A simple volume can only be on a single disk To continue click Next ex Jens r New Simple Volume Wizard Specify Volume Size Choose a volume size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maximum disk space in MB 1430781 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Simple volume size in MB 1430781 lt Back I Next gt l Cancel 50 3 Format Ee V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 iil
2. B http 192 168 50 210 8 amp xFly2 A220110 SNMP Parameters V5S ibara SNMP Trap Server 1 255255255255 SNMP Trap Server 2 255 255 255 255 XFly2 A220110 Save SNMP Parameters XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f Event Level Critical v SelectLevel RAD Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data 2 Setup and Monitoring 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 1 You can set up the IP address of your SNMP server in the SNMP Trap Server 1 and SNMP Trap Server 2 fields If the server is not located within LAN please enter the same IP address as your Gateway Click Save SNMP Parameters to save these IP addresses 2 Set up the level of status monitor by selecting one of the three categories in the Event Level field Critical Warning Notification 3 Click Send Test Trap to test whether it works Additional Parameters Click Additional Parameters on the main menu to show the Additional Parameters page GOs rvnasw Bex Spam Management XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f RAD Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data V L Additional Parameters Flush Cache Command Ignore v Recover Pace 5Min GBRate Write Back Max Size 4MB Channel v Sequential Read Ahea
3. 9 46 EI BES xS amp Computer Management Local 4 System Tools 3 Task Scheduler Event Viewer E Shared Folders Local Users and Groups amp Performance g Device Manager 4 Storage Disk Management 4 se XF3 A123456 7 Computer 4 cs Disk drives ics EVS XFLD 1S USB Device ccs LSIMR9361 8i SCSI Disk Device ccs LSIMR9361 8i SCSI Disk Device VK Display adapters 5 Human Interface Devices Keyboards P Mice and other pointing devices Actions b ar More Actions M Monitors KP Network adapters gt Ports COM amp LPT BD Processors X Sound video and game controllers lt gt Storage controllers gM System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Es Services and Applications If you do not see XFly2 here please check below e Is the host HBA recognized by OS or not Please consult with your HBA vendor if not e Was XFly2 normally started and connected Partition Creation and Formatting 1 Click Start 2 Right click Computer and select Manage The Computer Management window opens Click Disk Management under Storage 4 Right click Not initialized disk DISK1 then select Initialize Disk Computer Management File Action View Help e gt 27 BE Ds E Volume Layout Type File System Status Cap Actions Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition 39 06 ics c Scheduler
4. Monitor Mode amp xFly2 A220110 Operation Mode Changed To Management Menu XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f nitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Logged Data 2 Setup and Monitoring Ee V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 a 3 Click the To Management Menu link to switch to Management Mode Setup of eMail Notification Mail Parameters Click Mail Setup on the main menu to show the Mail Parameters B http 192 168 50 210 xFly2 A220110 E wv p Mail Parameters Sender N A220 Management ender Name XFly2 A220110 192 16850 210 Mail Address 1 support evs com XFly2 A220110 SMTP Server 1 255255 255 255 XFLD 1S 3t Ver 1 33f Mail Address 2 SMTP Server 2 255255255255 RAID Monitor Save Mail Parameters Basic Parameters Additional Puer Event Level Critical X Select Level Network Parameters Send Test Mail Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data From this window you can change email notification parameters Sender Name Up to 63byte alphabet number and is allowed Two byte characters such as Chinese are not allowed Receiver Addresses Up to two receiver addresses are allowed For users who want to have more than 2 receivers you need to setup aliases on assigned email server Allowable characters are the same as for Sender Name SMTP Server Address Set up the I
5. Factory and Default Settings q Note q Some parameters are preset by EVS for optimal performance In such cases these factory values differ from the default values got when resetting the parameter 2 Setup and Monitoring USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 Parameter Disk Size RAID Mode Drive Mode Sector Size LUN Size LUN Mode Parity Stripe SATA3 Host USB3 Host Recover Rate Cache Size Write Mode Verify Wait Read Ahead Firmware Vendor ID Model No Serial No IP Address Address Mask Parity Host Rate Default DISK size RAID 6 10 512B FULL LUN DIRECT no BIAS 2 MB DRIVE Enabled Disabled 5Min GB 512 MB ALL PENDING 0 1Sec VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE 64 KB Ver X XXX EVS Product ID is XFLD 1S Serial No ID XXXXXXXX 192 168 50 210 255 255 255 0 ENABLE 6Gb s 2 Setup and Monitoring EVS Factory 2TB or4TB RAID 5 512B FULL LUN DIRECT no BIAS 2MB DRIVE Enabled Enabled 5Min GB 512 MB ALL PENDING 0 1Sec VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE 64 KB Ver X XXX EVS XFLD 1S XXXXXXXX ARTEX 255 255 255 0 ENABLE 3Gb s v 5 Notes 2TB 4TB are the only disks qualified by EVS SINGLE DRIVE RAID 1 RAID 0 2 RAID 1 3 RAID 10 RAID 6 RAID 0 RAID 3 RAID 5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 512B 4K FULL MAX 2TB 1 2 DIV 64GB ALL 64GB MAX 2TB 256GB ALL 1TB ALL 2TB ALL DIRECT NO BIAS SWAPPED NO BIAS DIRECT for MBR SWAP
6. 3 Format From the Assign Drive Letter or Path window choose the drive letter you wish then click Next Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition e E Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Browse Do not assign a drive letter or drive path 10 From the Format Partition window choose the proper formatting settings then click Next Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this volume 9 Format this volume with the following settings Beaten Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume V Perform a quick format E Enable file and folder compression Note It is recommended to change Allocation Unit Size from Default to 64K for better performance 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3 3 52 Issue 1 00 B September 2014 11 Check the Settings and click Finish l New Simple Volume Wizard Ee Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard You have successfully completed the New Simple Volume Wizard You selected the following settings isk selected Di Volume size 1430781 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default gt To close this wizard clic
7. Alternate DNS server 7 Validate settings upon exit 6 Set Internet Protocol Properties as follows Select Use the following IO address Considering RAID IP ADDRESS is 192 168 50 210 set as follows IP address 192 168 50 XXX replace XXX by unused address Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Click OK Q Note q Make sure the IP address used here is not used by another device or it may not work properly 7 Check the change a Click Start gt Run and enter cmd exe to open the command prompt window b Enteripconfig renew c Enteripconfig all d Checkifthe IP Address has changed correctly 42 2 Setup and Monitoring E V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS 2 3 2 IP Setup for Linux 1 Opena Terminal window 2 Enter ifconfig eth0 192 168 50 X replace X by unused address 3 Enter sudo dhclient then press ENTER 4 Enter ifconfig to confirm the changed IP address 2 3 3 IP Setup for MAC OS X 1 Click System Preferences The System Preferences window opens eoo System Preferences Personal Appearance Desktop amp Dock Expos amp International Security Spotlight Screen Saver Spaces Hardware Bluetooth CDs amp DVDs Displays Energy Keyboard amp Print amp Fax Sound Saver Mouse Internet amp Network MobileMe Network QuickTime Sharing System ih 1 keg 2 c Q BH e Accounts Date amp Time Software Speech Startup Disk Time Machine Universal Update Access Other globalSAN iS
8. K Remote Desktop Connection AT Sticky Notes Q Snipping Tool Computer Calculator 105 Viewer dip Windows Fax and Scan Control Panel hd ETE ELM Change settings and customize the functionality of your computer Default Programs amp Magnifier Help and Support gt All Programs Emea m Lr 2 Setup and Monitoring Ee V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 a 2 From the Control Panel window navigate to Network and Internet gt Network and Sharing Center The following window displays SS gt Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center 4 Control Panel He En MM View your basic network information and set up connections See full ma Change adapter settings EM e Q imp Change advanced sharing 3X WAS eet Sardi This computer View your active networks Connect or disconnect e Network Accesstype Internet Work network Connections Local Area Connection Change your networking settings digi Setup a new connection or network Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a router or access point P Connect to a network Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection Choose homegroup and sharing options Access files and printers located on other network computers or change sharing settings B Troubleshoot problems Diagnose and repair network problems or get troubleshooting information 3 Click Chang
9. This parameter is used to set the number of drives in use Parameter Function Memo DRIVE MODE 3 3 Disks DATA PARITY Mode DRIVE MODE 4 4Disks DATA PARITY Mode DRIVE MODE 5 5 Disks DATA PARITY Mode EVS factory value DRIVE MODE 6 6 Disks DATA PARITY Mode Not applicable DRIVE MODE 7 Not applicable DRIVE MODE 8 Not applicable DRIVE MODE 9 Not applicable DRIVE MODE 10 Not applicable Sector Size Setup The LCD shows SECTOR SIZE 512B This parameter is used to set the sector size of disk For new Advanced Format HDD you need to set up 4KB for better performance on sequential Write access 2 Setup and Monitoring EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 LUN Size Setup The LCD shows LUN SIZE FULL Parameter LUN SIZE FULL LUN SIZE MAX 2TB LUN SIZE 1 2 DIVISION LUN SIZE 64GB ALL 64GB Max2TB LUN SIZE 256GB ALL 1TB ALL 2TB ALL Function Memo Configures all capacities to Single LUN size EVS factory Depends on host Operating System LUN over 2TB value size might not be recognized One LUN only and size is set to 2TB as some Operating Systems only support less than 2TB LUN size Two LUNs each will be assigned half of total capacity Sets up one LUN as 64GB and the rest of all as 2nd LUN e or 2nd LUN maximum is 2TB Sets up one LUN as 256GB 1TB or 2TB and the rest of all capacities as 2nd LUN For LUN mapping to host port please refer to LUN MODE p
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11. 3 MIN 5 MIN Cache Memory Check Timing Setup This setting specifies the speed of the background cache memory check to take place at the system power up initialization The LCD shows CHECK CACHE FAST Possible values NORMAL FAST NO If the cache memory onboard is large the check will take some time So if you wish to Speed up the process please set this to FAST If set to NO no cache check will take place If you ll be doing mainly performance measurements then set this to NO for the purpose The actual cache during operation will not be affected by this setting 2 Setup and Monitoring pu VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS 2 1 4 HDD Patrol Mode Setup The LCD shows AUTO HDD PATROL Possible values e NO no auto patrol e AUTO Auto Patrol ON The surface scan will start from LBA 0 of the disk between host commands Normally the surface scan of HDD will be executed in background This is not applicable for RAID O If there is any failure on read sector the recovery sector generated by other disks will be written to the disk for recovery Rewrite Function PATROL Mode can be changed during operation Patrol Time Setup This parameter is used to specify the period of doing patrol The LCD shows SYSTEM PATROL 30 DAYS CYCLE Possible values 10S 5S 3S 5 DAYS CYCLE 10 DAYS CYCLE 20 DAYS CYCLE 30 DAYS CYCLE You can setup 10S 5S 3S to perform one time patrol or you can setup 5 DAYS CYCLE 10 DAYS CY
12. Cache Buffer Manager Memory Error Queue Error Cache Buffer Error OGEHHHHHE Buffer Size Error Buffer Manager Link Error Appendix B Error Messages Shown on LCD Meaning Error occurred at starting dispatch function in dispatch routine Flash EPROM check sum error System halted Working area DRAM error System halted A zero denominator error Error not defined specifically System break error Exception error occurred on scheduled command Address exception error Undefined Trap process error Cache buffer manager error Access error while cache buffer check Data inconsistent during cache buffer check Cache buffer manager error v 5 Notes Host access is disconnected upon all Controller errors Contact support for necessary actions Usually happened upon powering up Host access is disconnected upon all Cache errors Contact support for necessary actions 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Extra Error Codes Shown on ONE DOWN SYSTEM DOWN Drive Error Hardware Errors Code Meaning IDE register read write disk dma time out no pend in exe auto bad block detected uncorrectable error detected data transfer requested m o o WwW gt IDE drive busy in start ID not found data address mark not found Disk Time out in write sequence command aborted Time out to data shortage IDE drive ready time out unable to find track 0 dummy
13. busy time out or so disk not present in write N j lt 4 0 nW o 10 2 z Not Ready in Command other error N L Capacity error Ww Disk Not Ready in command begins X disk not present in operation without write When S or Z or z is appended there is high possibility that drive failed Please contact technical support before taking any action Software Errors Code Meaning U undefined command error E chip busy soft error 56 Appendix B Error Messages Shown on LCD pum y 3 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 Extra Information for Retry Detection and Drive SENSE DATA Introduction A Retry mark will be displayed when retry occurred Although XFly2 is designed to isolate a failed drive to avoid data corruption it is necessary to check drive for permanent failure or occasional failure by several retries on Write or Read Related Codes A Retry mark can be seen next to the RAID x Normal display if retries occured While controller operates in normal mode pressing MODE and SELECT button will allow you to check and clear the retry mark The retry mark is shown after NORMAL in the following cases RAID 5 NORMAL Code Code Meaning G Host write data transmission error P Host bus parity error before data out process ending Q Host bus parity error in middle of data out process R Host bus parity error on data in phase Sequencer interrupt on Initiator error Data out transmission error detected abortion of condition chec
14. Message display screen Shows the status of the system and the parameters during configuration 2 Power LED Power ON LED indicator 3 Access LED Host Access LED indicator 4 Fail LED Controller error LED indicator 5 Mode button 1 Parameter initialization Power up initialization Parameters configuration See section Setup and Monitoring on page 5 3 Stopalarm buzzer Buzzer stops immediately by pushing once 6 Select button Setup parameters Us Power switch Power up down switch 8 Power input AC inlet 9 eSATA3 eSATA host connector connector 1 Outline 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Area Name Description 10 USB3 USB3 host connector connector 1H Ethernet port RJ45 Fast Ethernet port for Web GUI management Both eSATA and USB3 cannot be applied to same LUN at the same time For simultatneous usage of eSATA and USB3 two LUN mapping and SWAP mode should be configured 1 5 Connection eSATA or USB 3 Host Computer 1 Connect eSATA cable or USB3 cable from host to the system included in the package 2 Touse web based GUI connect the Ethernet cable between LAN connector and host 4 1 Outline pum V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 Setup and Monitoring Setup and Monitoring LCD Front Panel Monitoring and Setup Setup Overview To simplify the setup process XFly2 is designed to support all the setup options from the LCD screen an
15. RAID 5 RAID 3 RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID10 Dual Host Interface eSATA3 6Gbps and USB 3 0 bGbps Original FPGA RAID 6 Engine with real time parity generation and high speed DMA switching Spot error recovery greatly reduces HDD error and rebuild probability Automatic Rebuild at adjustable Rebuild Rate Maintain same performance upon drive failure and little impact at recovery RAID 3 5 6 LCD and keypad operation for status monitoring and system configuration Web GUI status monitoring and system configuration Functions Main Functions Two independent or single LUN support for eSATA3 and USB Configurable write cache mode Configurable verify mode Data read ahead size Write retry mode Buffer segment size adjustment Starting time of retry Sequential list size Time out interval for low speed drive detection Power on standby time Drive ready waiting time Cache memory check interval HDD patrol time and mode EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 3 1 4 Auxiliary Functions Performance Data Transfer Speed display on LCD Event display on LCD Email notification support Web based status monitor SNMP notification Packing Contents XFly2 storage system AC power cord USB3 cable 1 meter USB IF certified eSATA cable 1 meter eSATA cable Hardware Components Front View Issue 1 00 B September 2014 1 Outline V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 i Rear View Area Name Description il LCD display
16. change it is required to re create new partition and format the data volume 2 Setup and Monitoring 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 38 Basic Parameters Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Click Basic Parameters on the main menu to show the Basic Parameters page e emana p rox omanmn V5 Setup Mode XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33 Critical Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password Basic Parameters eSATA3 Host Enable v lusas 0 Host Enable v Host Speed 3Gbps v Native Command Queuing Read Priority v Read Ahead Cache 64KB Sequential List Size 8Streams Write Cache Mode 0 1Sec Pending All Verify Mode Verify No Read after Write v Write Retry Mode Enable v Parity Check Enable v Disk Speed 6Gbps v Buffer Segment Size 64KB CH v Cache Size 512MB Power Unit Fan 3 Mode Single Power withoutFan3 v Change Parameters 1 Change the parameter needed and then click the Change Parameters button 2 Reboot the system to make new parameters effective Network Parameters Click Network Parameters on the main menu to show the Network Parameters page GOs wre BCX Samm x VS Setup Mode XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33 Critical Parameters Basic Param
17. launch the web browser with the preset IP address http lt IP Address The Web GUI will be displayed as below for Monitor mode A http 192 168 50 210 E XFly2 A220110 V EVS Disk Array Monitor Monitor Mode XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f Current Operating Mode RAID Monitor BID Mode s Total Drives 5 Basic Parameters Cont Temp 47 0 deg C Additional Fan 1 4 444 rpm Parameters Fan 2 4 285 rpm Network Parameters Logged Data Interval 30 Sec Login for Management Mode The left hand side lists the main menu items and the right side displays detail items or information associated with the selected menu item The Monitor mode can be used to check the status and or to change the RAID parameters 28 2 Setup and Monitoring pu z VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS XFly2 Status Monitor Click RAID Monitor on the main menu to check the enclosure status The refreshing interval can be changed by specifying the requested time and apply Change Refresh Interval Drive status is differentiated by color Color Meaning Green Normal Red One Down Two Down System Down Yellow Recovering Verifying White Not installed Basic Parameters Click Basic Parameters on the main menu to show basic RAID parameters E 9 B http 192 168 50 210 P ROX S xy 1220110 wv p Basic Parameters Disk Size 4TB Monitor Mode R
18. of stripe width faster transfer speed can be achieved for sequential read or write Usually 2MB DRIVE setup will give a good performance but it depends on the host application Setup of e SATA Host The LCD shows eSATA3 Host Enabled Parameter Function Memo Default eSATA3Host Enables eSATA host channel Enabled eSATA3 Host Disables eSATA host channel Disabled 2 Setup and Monitoring EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Setup of USB3 Host The LCD shows USB3 Host Enabled Parameter Function Memo USB3 Host Enables USB3 host channel EVS factory value Enabled USB3 Host Disables USB3 host channel Default Disabled Recovery Rate Setup The LCD shows RECOVER RATE 5Min GB Recovery Rebuild operations utilize free time between host data access without interrupting the current host application Therefore data read write priority can be adjusted through different recovery rate setting User can choose the timing to execute recovery operations as described below Parameter RECOVER WAIT TIME 0 Sec RECOVER WAIT TIME 0 1 Sec Function Memo Recovery request will be processed immediately between host commands Recovery will always be processed therefore host access will be slow down Select this mode if you want the recovery have high priority Continuous host commands will be processed first Recovery operation will be taken into account when the interval between host commands is l
19. operational parameters and find the one you want to modify The LCD shows the next parameter item To modify the parameter displayed on screen press the SELECT button 4 Save your change by pressing both the MODE button and the SELECT button The selected parameters will be written to internal non volatile memory The LCD shows the following message POWER DOWN PLEASE To cancel the change power down before saving to memory The settings will be reverted to the values they had upon the last save e Reboot the system or press the SELECT button for 3 seconds to make new parameters effective Warning It is mandatory to initialize the controller based on configured parameters To do so hold down the MODE button while powering up This action will force failed drive or rebuilding status to become Normal If it is not performed the system will raise an alarm and some disks will be identified as bad Please DO NOT do this if your system was in degraded mode and need to be recovered After powering up the LCD should show its RAID mode and Normal status RAID 5 NORMAL 2 Setup and Monitoring 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 RAID Operational Parameters Introduction This section explains each RAID parameter and the associated function of the XFly2 system See section Factory and Default Settings on page 24 for default and factory parameter values q Note q It is recommended to
20. transmission error The LCD screens displays Error Retry Now Don t Power off Warning Do not power down the RAID system at this point Instead retry again without rebooting the system If the process still fails please contact our support staff Change Password Click Change Password on the main menu to show the Change Password page This allows you to change the password of Management Mode 2 Setup and Monitoring 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 3 2 3 1 40 Issue 1 00 B September 2014 V5S Setup Mode XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33 Critical P Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Mail Setup i mre Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password B http 192 168 50 210 B xely2 A220110 Change Password New Password LLLLII Confirm Password secece Change Password To do so proceed as follows 1 2 3 4 Enter the new password Max 6 digits in the New Password field Enter the new password again in the Confirm Password field Click the Change Password button to save the change Reboot the RAID system to make the change effective What if forgot my password User can set up a new password without entering an old password Host LAN Configuration IP Setup for Windows 1 Click Start Control Panel gt e Paint 4l Getting Started n Connectto a Projector
21. 1 Click Login for Management Mode on the main menu of the Monitor Mode xFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f Logged Data VS Monitor Mode From Last Log or Reset 0007F2BE Seconds in Hex Check Sum 01FF XFIy2 A220110 0000 0001 8002 3528 1510 1CO1 296A 0000 0005 1C04 O5AO 1CO1 1C8C 3626 1612 1CO1 296A 0000 0004 1CO4 0638 1CO1 1C8C 1717 1C00 9234 1C00 91E8 1CO1 28AA 1CO1 1C8C 0000 0001 8013 2022 0000 FFFF Logged Data XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF Most Delay Channel RAD Monitor nne Basic Parameters Additional Parameters The server 192 168 50 210 at Login for Management Mode requires a username and password Network Parameters BEES Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection Login for Management Mode Pa User name m m Remember my credentials Cancel 2 Enterthe default password passwd leave the User Name field empty and click OK 32 Note To change the password see section Change Password on page 39 The following window is displayed on screen and indicate that the operation mode has changed hal 28 vos mzw
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23. ANUAL XFly2 1 0 ii 3 2 3 Format Formatting Partition Created mke2fs command root sheep root f mke2fs dev sdal mke2fs 1 29 24 Sep 2002 for EXT2 FS 0 5b 95 08 09 Filesystem label OS type Linux Block size 4096 log 2 Fragment size 4096 10g 2 183140352 inodes 366279984 blocks 18313999 blocks 5 00 reserved for the super user First data block 0 11178 block groups 32768 blocks per group 32768 fragments per group 16384 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks 32768 98304 163840 229376 294912 819200 884736 1605632 2654208 4096000 7962624 11239424 20480000 23887872 71663616 78675968 102400000 214990848 Writing inode tables done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information done root sheep root f Mounting File system root sheep root mount dev sdb1 RAID dev sdb1 is Device partition you are mounting and RAID is the mount point Windows 7 The section explains how to use with Windows 7 for reference Please refer to Windows 7 user guide for details Confirming the Connection 1 Connect and power up XFly2 then starts with host computer 2 Click Start 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 3 Right click Computer and select Manage The Computer Management window opens 4 Click Device Manager and then click Disk Drives Check that XFly2 has been registered 2 Computer Mai File Action View Help
24. B September 2014 Notes No queuing read priority no reorder no priority 3Gb s 6Gb s 20 deg C 30 deg C 40 deg C 45 deg C 50 deg C 55 deg C 60 deg C Enable Ignore 64KB 128KB 256KB 512KB 1MB 2MB 4MB NO WRITE RETRY WRITE RETRY Single Power with fan 3 Dual Power with fan 3 Single Power without fan 3 Dual Power without fan 3 8KB CH 16KB CH 32KB CH 64KB CH 258 108 58 18 0 1S8 8 16 32 64 128 8 TIMES 16 TIMES 32 TIMES 2 TIMES 4 TIMES ENABLE DISABLE NONE 0 18 0 58 1S 5S 1S 5S 10S 15S 20S 1MIN 3MIN 5 MIN NORMAL FAST NO AUTO NO WAIT 108 5S 3S 5 10 20 30 DAYS CYCLE 2 Setup and Monitoring Ee V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 Web Based Monitoring and Setup Setting the IP Address To monitor XFly2 via the Web management GUI you can connect the Ethernet cable toa host computer Ethernet parameter must be configured correctly before launching a Web browser Such as Internet Explorer To set up the IP address please follow the steps below 1 Press and hold both the MODE button and the SELECT button while powering up The LCD screen shows the message indicating that the system enters the Parameters Setting mode ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING 2 Press SELECT then MODE until the IP address is displayed Note A The IP address has been set by EVS to a value such as 1 1 X X based on the XFly2 serial number How
25. CLE 20 DAYS CYCLE 30 DAYS CYCLE to perform whole capacity patrol The length of one patrol depends on this setting and the Buffer Segment Size Quick Overview of Front Panel Buttons Operations Item Operation Force Reset MODE POWER ON Mute Buzzer MODE 2 Setup and Monitoring 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 1 5 24 Parameter Setup Status Information Item Start Jump to Next Item Change the Setting Save the Setting Cancel the Change Browse Parameters Check Error Status Cancel RETRY Display Performance Information Cache Memory Confirmation Slow Drive Confirmation PATROL Mode Change Auto Force No Address confirmation MAC Address IP Address Address Mask Gateway Address Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Operation MODE SELECT POWER ON After parameter setup MODE After parameter setup SELECT After parameter setup MODE SELECT Power down during the parameter change During operation MODE SELECT Press MODE to move to next parameter During operation MODE Press MODE SELECT to cancel During operation press MODE SELECT twice After browsing parameters press SELECT Use MODE to check each drive Press MODE after Performance Information Press MODE after Cache Confirmation Press MODE after Slow Drive Confirmation SELECT switch among settings MODE SELECT to set the change Press MODE after PATROL Mode Change Use MODE to check each address
26. CSI 2 Setup and Monitoring 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 Click Network The Network window opens Network Location Automatic Ethernet 1 d Connected Ethernet 2 ANS Norconneces lt gt Bluetooth Inactive Configur FireWire IP Addres Inactive Subnet Mas Route DNS Serve Search Domains Pa usa uu n id Click the lock to prevent further changes 3 4 Enterthe IP address r Status Connected Ethernet 1 is currently active and has the IP address 192 168 50 51 Using DHCP Using DHCP with manual address Using BootP Off Create PPPoE Service bios co jp Canea 9 Assist me Revert Apply In the Configure field select Manually Location Automatic Ethernet 1 Load Connected 3 e Ethernet 2 Not Connected enn FireWire IP Address Inactive Subnet Mask Router DNS Server Search Domains gt 8 n id Click the lock to prevent further changes 5 Click Apply Note Make sure the IP address used here is not used by another device 44 Status Connected Ethernet 1 is currently active and has the IP address 192 168 50 51 Manually 255 255 255 0 192 168 50 88 192 168 50 88 bios co jp Ciara Assist me Revert Apply Issue 1 00 B September 2014 2 Setup and Monitoring pu VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS 3 3 1 3 Format
27. Drive Error RAID 5 TWO DRIVE DOWN SYSTEM DOWN RAID 10 MULTIPLE DOWN Most Delay Channel X CH x RCV in PTR YYYYYYYYYYYYY YYY FANx STOP NORMAL Enclosure Error FANx OVERFLOW ALL FAN STOP NORMAL PSx DOWN NORMAL All POWER DOWN NORMAL 54 Meaning One drive down and host accessible status Two drives down and host accessible status System not reliable anymore due to multiple drive down Multiple drives down and host accessible status X is empty if there is no delay channel Drive x is recovered by rewrite at Patrol scan on LBA yyyyyy Fan x stopped and host accessible Fan x speed is gt 90 000RPM All fans stopped and host accessible Notes To know exactly which drive is down find the Drive Faulty LED on the system front panel Press SELECT can also show which drive is down Same as above Same as above Press MODE to mute buzzer Check user manual to know which fan failed Press MODE to mute buzzer Power Supply x failed Only for redundant PSU and host accessible All Power modules failed and host accessible Appendix B Error Messages Shown on LCD USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 Category LCD Text Controller Dispatch Error Nesting Error Code ROM Error System Halted Work RAM Error System Halted Divide or FPP or Invalid Code Err SYSTEM INTERRUPT Error SYSTEM SBI INT Occur SYSTEM RIE INT 0x000 SYSTEM AE INT 0x000 SYSTEM TRAP Error
28. Event Viewer E Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Management Bs Services and Applications m y jC EE Basic 37261 GB 39 06 GB NTFS 33355 GB Online Healthy System Boot Page File Activ Unallocated Cox A Unknown 139725GB 1397 25 GB Notinitislzed Unallocated Initialize Disk eCD RQ offline DVD Dj Properties No Media Help IM Unallocated Ill Primary partition eis la ta 2010 05 14 RETE EJ The Initialize Disk window opens 48 3 Format pem V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 iil 5 Select the disk to be initialized and click OK to move on to the formatting You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Use the following partition style for the selected disks MBR Master Boot Record GPT GUID Partition Table Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows It is recommended for disks larger than 2TB or disks used on Itanium based computers Note If XFly2 has capacity over 2TB in Volume then choose GPT Disk label here to able to use disk over 2TB 6 From the Computer Management window right click the disk you wish to edit and select New Simple Volume File Action View Help es BEJB sg Bf Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status Cap Actions
29. Format Linux The section explains how to use with Linux Please refer to Linux OS user guide for details Login as Superuser Handling a disk is a privileged function for Superuser only Please login as a Superuser a k a root lt Host name gt login root Password Last login XXX XXX XX XX XX XX root lt Host name root Partition Creation and Formatting fdisk command Starting fdisk Example below is when XFly2 is recognized as dev sdb root sheep root fdisk dev sdb 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 46 Creating partition Example below is when creating one partition takes whole disk spaces Command m for help n n fdisk command Command action e extended p primary partition 1 4 p Partition number 1 4 1 First cylinder 1 182399 default 1 1 Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK 1 182399 default 182399 182399 Command m for help p p fdisk command Disk dev sda 255 heads 63 sectors 120130 cylindersUnits cylinders of 16065 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id Ststem dev sda1 1 182399 1465119936 83 Linux Command m for help w w fdisk command The partition table has been altered Calling ioctl to re read partition table Syncing disks WARNING If you have created or modified any DOS 6 x partitions please see the fdisk manual page for additional information 3 Format e V5 USER M
30. ID Bode rons XFly2 A220110 Active Drive Count 5 HDD LUN Size Full XFLD 1S LUN Mode and Bias Direct Mode No Bias Ver 1 33 F arity Stripe Size 2MB Drive RAID Monitor Physical Sector Size 512B E senate anata ie eSATA3 Host Enable Basic Parameters USB3 0 Host Enable Additional Host Speed sGbps Parameters Native Command Queuing Read Priority Network Parameters Read Ahead Cache 64KB Sequential List Size 8 Streams Logged Data Write Cache Mode 0 1Sec Pending All Loginfor Verify Mode Verify No Read after Write Management Mode L i Write Retry Mode Enable Parity Check Enable Disk Speed 6Gbps Buffer Segment Size 64KB CH Cache Size 512MB Power Unit Fan 3 Mode Single Power without Fan 3 See section RAID Operational Parameters on page 8 for an explanation of each parameter Additional Parameters Click Additional Parameters on the main menu to show additional RAID parameters They correspond to the background parameters displayed on the LCD screen 2 Setup and Monitoring 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 See section Background Parameters on page 17 for an explanation of each parameter e wonmanw BCX Surya V lL Additional Parameters tose nee Flush Cache Command Ignore Mastar Mass Recover Pace 5 Min GB Rate XFly2 A220110 Write Back Max Size 4MB Channel X i M u
31. P address of SMTP server 255 255 255 255 will prohibit emails to be sent out 1 Directly set up the IP address to SMTP server This is the most effective way to issue email alert However Gateway address might be necessary if SMPT server is not within the same LAN domain See section Basic Parameters on page 38 At the same time this will expose the XFly2 to external network environment which results in security issue 2 Setup and Monitoring 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 34 2 Assign local SMTP Server If there is no need for authentication you can forward relay from XFly2 notification by setting up the local SMPT server For Windows OS you can set up the IP address of XFly2 on SMPT which has the RELAY function Send Test Mail Button By clicking the Send Test Mail button once Mail Parameters have been entered you can senda test email to the receiver address for confirmation Sending Test Mail is shown on the screen during email transmission The log will record a message if the test mail was sent out If the Send Test Mail operation fails after retrying an error log will be recorded e 0020 SMTP was not found e 0021 Gateway was not found e 0022 SMTP did not respond It might take up to 10 minutes for the retrial if the mail could not be sent The following screenshot shows the message displayed with a bad address A B http 192 168 50 210 amp xr
32. PED for MBR 2 MB 1MB 256 KB 128 KB Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled TIME 0Sec TIME 0 1Sec TIME 1Sec TIME 10Sec 2Min GB 5Min GB 10Min GB 20Min GB 64 MB 128MB 256MB 512MB WAITING BUFFERD PENDING 0 1Sec 1 Sec ALL PENDING 0 1Sec 1Sec VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE VERIFY WAIT NO READ aft WRT NO VERIFY READ aft WRITE NO VERIFY NO READ aft WRT 0KB 8KB 64 KB 256 KB 1MB 4MB Change if firmware is upgraded Vary as different models See section Background Parameters on page 17 Can be changed with SELECT Button Can be changed with SELECT Button ENABLE DISABALE 3Gb s 6Gb s 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Parameter NCQ Mode Disk Speed Fan Speed Temperature Flush Cache Back Write Size Write Retry No of power and fan setup Buffer Segment Retry Time Sequential List Size Sequential Read Ahead DPO FUA Check Drive Delay Power On Wait Drive Wait Ready Check Cache Auto Patrol Patrol Wait Time 26 Default Read Priority 3Gb s 45 deg C Enable 2MB CH WRITE RETRY Dual Power with fan 3 64KB CH 5S 8 8 TIMES Disable 1S 5S 1 MIN NORMAL AUTO HDD PATROL 30 DAYS CYCLE EVS Factory READ Priority 6Gb s 45 deg C Enable 2MB CH WRITE RETRY Single Power without fan 3 64KB CH 5S 8 8 TIMES Disable 1S 5S 1 MIN FAST AUTO HDD PATROL 30 DAYS CYCLE Issue 1 00
33. Possible values 64KB 128KB 256KB 512KB 1MB 2MB 4MB Write Retry Mode Setup This parameter is used to enable or disable the write retyr mode when an error is detected during RAID 3 5 write operation 2 Setup and Monitoring 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 20 The LCD shows WRITE RETRY MODE Possible values NO WRITE RETRY MODE WRITE RETRY MODE If NO WRITE RETRY MODE is set an error will move the XFly2 status to ONE DOWN Number of Power and Fan Setup This parameter is used to setup the number of power good detection and fan detection This should not be altered unless reconfiguring the hardware on purpose The LCD shows SINGLE POWER Without FAN 3 Possible values Single Power with fan 3 Dual Power with fan 3 Single Power without fan 3 Dual Power without fan 3 Buffer Segment Size Setup This parameter is used to setup the buffer segment size per drive channel This is the size of data block for one command For large sequential data access the bigger size can give better performance On the contrast for random access the smaller size can give better performance The LCD shows BUFFER SEGMENT SIZE 64KB CH Possible values 8KB CH 16KB CH 32KB CH 64K B CH Wait Time of Retry Setup This parameter is used to setup the interval between drive time out and retry The actual processing time will take 2 or 3 times of the setting OS might need to setup a longer time out interv
34. REED c EE 37 2 3 Host LEAN Configuration ue Ln enu encer beer y emciztuecemeccricibuste 40 2 3 1 IP Setup for Windows sssssssssssssssssIIIIIIsllsllIl 40 2 3 2 IP Setup for Linux escrase cinan reetan aapt e cece ea a 43 2 3 8 IP Setup for MAC OS X 0 00 22 eee cece cece eee ceeeeeeeeeess 43 3 FORMAT eee eoo t Rea Ode dese cote ase dedu eT 45 RIMIS MIEL DRM VN 45 hoy E E 47 3 3 Other Operating Systems 200 002 e cece cece cece cece eieaa 52 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Safety Warning In order to avoid injury to oneself please heed the following instructions The following indications explain the degree of physical danger possible by ignoring the proper usage directions WARNING This symbol and waning is used to indicate sections that may result in a serious injury or even death CAUTION This symbol and caution is used to indicate sections that only pose a risk of minor injury or physical damage The various types of warning symbols are listed in the following picture This symbol means that you should pay extra caution S This symbol indicates something you absolutely must not do This symbol indicates something you must do IV Safety Warning pu VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS 1 1 1 1 2 1 Outline Outline Features Support up to 5 hot swap SATA HDD Hard Disk Drive Support different RAID modes including RAID 6
35. USER MANUAL Version 1 0 September 2014 V5 E V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2014 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter pu VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ___
36. a Sequential Read Ahead B Times XFLD 1S DPO FUA Mode Disable Ver 133f Time Out for Retry 5 Sec RAID Monitor Check Drive Delay 1 Sec EE Power on Wait 5 Sec Basic Paruneters Wait HDD Ready 1 Min Check Cache Mode Fast HDD Patrol Mode Auto Patrol Patrol Pace 30 Days Cycle Lass Tas Fan Speed Temp 50 deg C Login for Management Mode Network Parameters Click Network Parameters on the main menu to show network related parameters Semen BCX Sam gt V lL Network Parameters Mision Mod MAC Address 00 08 23 09 90 4B parar Mode IP Address 192 168 50 210 XFly2 A220110 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Gate Way 255 255 255 255 XFLD 1S Sender Name XF1y2 A2201108 192 168 50 210 Ver 133f Mail Address 1 support evs com RAID Monitor SMTP Server 1 255 255 255 255 Mail Address 2 sic Parameters SMIP Server 2 255 255 255 255 Additional Mail Level Critical Bamas SNMP Trap Server 1 255 255 255 255 Network Parameters SNMP Trap Server 2 255 255 255 255 Trap Level Critical Logged Data Login for Send Test Mail Management Mode Send Test Trap 30 2 Setup and Monitoring pum V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 E Logged Data Click Logged Data on the main menu to show log data of the storage E B http 192 168 50 210 amp xFly2 A220110 V p XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f Logged Data 7 From Last Monitor Mode Log or 0007F2BE Se
37. ackground Parameters Press the MODE button to move from one item to the next one IP Address Setup The LCD shows for example IP Address 192 168 50 210 Press the SELECT button to increase the IP address The longer you hold the SELECT button the faster the number is increased Q Note q The IP address has been set by EVS to a value such as 1 1 X X based on the XFly2 serial number However the default IP address is 192 168 50 210 Address Mask Setup The LCD shows for example Address Mask 255 255 255 0 2 Setup and Monitoring 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Press the SELECT button to increase the address mask The longer you hold the SELECT button the faster the number is increased Parity Mode Setup This parameter is used to enable or disable the cache memory parity Similar to ECC function The LCD shows ENABLE PARITY Possible values ENABLE DISABLE Maximum Negotiable Speed of Host Channels The LCD shows Host Rate 3Gb s Possible values 3Gb s 6Gb s Note q It is important to note that the XFly2 eSATA speed is not auto negotiable Most of eSATA rate of host computer is auto negotiable so this parameter has to be equal to or smaller than the eSATA rate of host computer It is set to 3 Gb s by the EVS NCQ Mode This parameter is used to set up NCQ Native Command Queue support The LCD shows NCQ MODE READ Priority Possible values are No Queuin
38. al because of the longer retry processing on storage system The LCD shows RETRY MAXIMUM TIME 5S Possible values 25S 10S 5S 1S 0 18 1S 0 1S are used for testing only 2 Setup and Monitoring pu VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS Sequential List Size Setup This parameter is used to setup the number of sequential access streams The system maintains a table of recording sequential streams It depends on simultaneous number of sequential streams and size of cache memory The LCD shows SEQUENTIAL LIST SIZE 8 Possible values 8 16 32 64 128 Sequential Read Ahead Multiplier Setup One time data read size depends on the bigger value between READ Ahead Size parameter and access size multiplies this Sequential Read Ahead TIMES Cache memory will be quickly consumed if the large size is setup Usually the size should be set up small when host performance is low or vice versa The LCD shows SEQUENTIAL READ AHEAD 8 TIMES Possible values 2 TIMES 4 TIMES 8 TIMES 16 TIMES 32 TIMES Cache Control Setup This parameter is used to enable or disable the cache control flag of SCSI standard The LCD shows DPO FUA BIT DISABLE Possible values ENABLE DISABLE e DPO Disable Page Out depends on the execution of command DPO allows to discard the data in the cache by other commands e FUA Force Unit Access during command execution it forces the drive access For details please refer to SCSI 2 standard Slow Dri
39. arameter for details LUN Mode Setup The LCD shows LUN DIRECT No BIAS Parameter LUN DIRECT No BIAS LUN SWAPPED No BIAS LUN DIRECT for MBR 1 Function Memo LUN Direct Both eSATA and USB3 hosts will be Default mapped to first LUN LUN SWAPPED first host will be mapped to eSATA and 2nd LUN will be mapped to USB3 1Please refer to below explanation 2 Setup and Monitoring v 5 Memo USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 Parameter Function LUN 1Please refer to below explanation SWAPPED for MBR 1 LUN 1Please refer to below explanation SWAPPED for MBR 1 Sector management of RAID differs between NO BIAS and for MBR 1 or 1 Depending on host OS used the beginning sector address of disk partition is different and the setting might affect the performance The setting should not be changed during operation and disk format is necessary if changed Please refer to MBR related information in Appendix A Parity Stripe Width Setup The LCD shows PARITY STRIPE 2MB DRIVE This parameter is used to choose stripe width of RAID 5 6 LUN Parameter Function Memo PARITY Setup stripe width of each drive channel Default STRIPE When the host issues a command and the parity is to 2MB DRIVE 2MB DRIVE be written the command is divided up into two or more 1MB DRIVE operations A relatively big stripe width is setup to 256KB DRIVE reduce the overhead of continuous operation 128KB DRIVE The bigger size
40. conds in Hex Check Sum 01FF Reset XFly2 A220110 0000 0001 8002 3528 1510 1C01 296A 0000 0005 1C04 O5A0 1CO1 1C8C 3626 1612 1CO1 296A 0000 0004 i Logged Data 1C04 0638 1CO1 1C8C 1717 1C00 9234 1C00 91E8 1C01 28AA 1C01 1C8C 0000 0001 8013 2022 0000 FFFF XFLD 1S paa FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF Ver 1 33f FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF Most Delay RAID Monitor Ichanne Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Logged Data Login for Management Mode Log data shows the events history since starting First item on top of the log table shows either the lapse of last log or the lapse time since starting Time is shown in Second by hexadecimal The checksum value on its right side is only for firmware identification It varies between each firmware version The number 0020 0022 has special meaning for email notification error See section Setup of eMail Notification on page 33 for explanation The logged data is not intended to be examined by end users and should be reported to technical support staff whenever it is required 2 Setup and Monitoring 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 2 4 Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Management Mode Management Mode Login The Management mode is used to configure additional parameters email notification and SNMP traps To access the Management mode you need to log in
41. d DPO FUA Mode 8Times v Disable ow Time Out for Retry 5Sec v Check Drive Delay 1Sec v Power on Wait 5Sec v Wait HDD Ready 1Min v Check Cache Mode Fast Y HDD Patrol Mode Patrol Pace Auto Patrol 30 Days Cycle v Fan Speed Temp 50degC v Change Parameters Parameter settings under additional parameters can be changed without affecting data on the RAID system ZWVE XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33 RAID Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Netwoi ters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data 36 Additional Parameters Flush Cache Command Ignore v Recover Pace 5 Min GB Rate bd Write Back Max Size 4MB Channel v Sequential Read Ahead DPO FUA Mode Time Out for Retry Check Drive Delay 8 Times 7 16 Times 32 Times 2 Times 4 Times Power on Wait 5Sec v Wait HDD Ready 1Min v Check Cache Mode Fast HDD Patrol Mode Auto Patrol v Patrol Pace 30Days Cycle Fan Speed Temp 50 deg C Change Parameters 2 Setup and Monitoring pu V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 ii 2 2 5 Scroll to the parameter value you wish to change then click the Change Parameters button to save the change Setup Mode Introduction Powe
42. d buttons on the front panel The factory RAID level is RAID5 for highest reliability To prevent malfunction parameters cannot be changed from normal operation mode Critical parameters include number of drives capacity and RAID mode They should be set up before you start to work with the unit Setting RAID Operational Parameters LCD Toggle Rolling Setup Flowchart This section shows all the settings which follow one another on the LCD display during the setup process EVS Broadcast Equipment SA In most of the cases users do not need to change the default settings Please make sure you understand the function before making any change ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Initial display Hard Disk Capacity setup RAID mode setup Number of drives setup SECTOR size setup LUN size setup LUN mode setup STRIPE size setup SATA USB host Enable Disable Recovery Rebuild rate setup Cache size setup Write delay time setup Write verify setup Read ahead size setup 2 Setup and Monitoring pu VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 ii How to Set RAID Operational Parameters The modification of parameters can be done from the Parameters Setup mode 1 Press and hold both the MODE button and the SELECT button while powering up The LCD shows the message indicating that the system enters the Parameters Setup mode ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING 2 Press the MODE button to roll among the RAID
43. d data is frequenty changed across different directories The read ahead size is 8KB i e one page same as buffer segment size This might be effective for general random operation This will read ahead multiple pages following the Default current one This is effective for general sequential read Compared to 64KB one more page or 256KB will be prefetched depend on page size This is effective for sequentical access especially video data 1MB or multiple page read ahead depend on page size It will be effective if the data size is times of MBs 4MB size read ahead This might be effective if the application reads directly block data without through file system EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 2 1 3 Setting Product Information and Background Parameters Introduction IP address of GUI fan speed control and other details for the system are called Background parameters in the contrast to RAID operational parameters described in section RAID Operational Parameters on page 8 You can change these parameters from the LCD operation panel See section How to Set up Background Parameters on page 16 Web UI is usually recommended for such action if accessible See section Factory and Default Settings on page 24 for default and factory parameter values q Note q It is recommended to write a memo if you change parameters from their factory values Factory setting is always recommended unless t
44. e adapter settings 4 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window opens Networking Sharing Connect using VY Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethemet configure This connection uses the following items v 0 Client for Microsoft Networks IE QoS Packet Scheduler V JB File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks M 4 Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 El intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver M 4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder uma Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks 2 Setup and Monitoring 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP Ipv4 then click the Properties button The following window displays Op Fai ad General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 50 24 Subnet mask 255 258 sows 0 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server
45. eters Additional Parameters zi Z lv SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password Network Basic Parameters Mac Address 00 08 23 09 90 4B Current IP 192 168 50 210 rew IP Address 192 168 50 210 net Mask 255 255 255 0 l cate Way 255 255 255 255 i 1 Change the parameter needed and then click the Save Parameters button 2 Reboot the system to make new parameters effective 2 Setup and Monitoring V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 i Update Firmware Click Update Firmware on the main menu to update the firmware e hitp 192 168 50 210 xrya A220110 V L Update Firmware Setup Mode Firm File Browse XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f Critical Parameters Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password Browse to the firmware file and click the Update Firmware button to start the update process Once the firmware update successfully starts the screen shows Flash PROM Write Started and the front LCD display shows the following message Please Wait Firm Updating Upon completion LCD message will show Power off Now Firm Update OK Reboot the system to make new firmware effective If the update process failed for any reason a message will be shown on screen Wrong firmware file or
46. ever the default IP address is 192 168 50 210 3 Press the SELECT button to increase the IP address The longer you hold the SELECT button the faster the number is increased 4 Press MODE to move to the next field Save your change by pressing both the MODE button and the SELECT button for at least 3 seconds The LCD shows the following message POWER DOWN PLEASE 6 Shut down and power up so the new IP address will be effective Overview of the Functions Available for each Mode with the Web GUI Monitor Mode Management Mode Setup Mode Menu IEEE esa RA NEIN E SNNT EET eee s NE REN Read Modify Read Modify Read Modify RAID Monitor Y X Y X X X Basic Parameters V X v X Y V Additional Parameters V X V V y y Critical Parameters X X X X V V 2 Setup and Monitoring 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Monitor Mode Management Mode Setup Mode Menu a ERES EET ae SS eae ST Read Modify Read Modify Read Modify Network Parameters V X V X V Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Login for Management Mode DONE Bs SNE Bs Ss X e KI KI XK es 26 ox eme ms gt es ee ees ee eee EIE amp amp amp eS lt lt RE Change Password Read you can see the items Modify you can modify the parameters or execute the operation 2 2 3 Monitor Mode Introduction When the Ethemet cable is connected and the machine is powered up
47. g no queuing Native Command Queuing supports usually have dependency on host Operating System and SATA drive When any abnormal behavior is encountered please set this parameter to NO Queueing To support NCQ host has to set up operating mode of connecting sata port as AHCI mode Read Priority NCQ ON higher priority for READ command NO Reorder Queuing ON command executed as first in first out e NO Priority Queuing ON command executed as possible re order without special priority 2 Setup and Monitoring pu VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 ii Maximum Negotiable Speed of Drive Channels The LCD shows Disk Speed 6Gb s Possible values 3Gb s 6Gb s Fan Speed Control Temperature This parameter is used to set up temperature criteria for fan speed control The LCD shows FAN SPEED TEMP 45 deg C Possible values 20 deg C 30 deg C 40 deg C 45 deg C 50 deg C 55 deg C 60 deg C When the detected temperature RAID Core chip is higher than the FAN SPEED TEMP the fan will be turned into high speed XFly2 is shipped with 50 degrees set in advance Flush Cache Command Setup The LCD shows ENABLE FLUSH CACHE Possible values ENABLE IGNORE Background Write Setup This parameter is used to set up the size of data stored in cache for sequential write When data size written to cache is bigger than the setup size data will be partitioned to parts The LCD shows WRITE BACK MAX SIZE 2MB CH
48. here is special requirement for the change How to Set up Background Parameters Please make sure you understand exactly the purpose why you change the default parameters Product information will be shown first while you go through background parameter settings 1 Press and hold both the MODE button and the SELECT button while powering up to enter the Parameters Setup mode The LCD displays ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING 2 Press the SELECT button The LCD displays the firmware version Firmware is Ver X xxx The content can be rolled among by pressing the MODE button 3 Press the SELECT button The LCD displays the vendor ID Vendor ID is EVS 2 Setup and Monitoring pum V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 Sa 4 Press the SELECT button The LCD displays the product ID Product ID is XFLD 1S 5 Press the SELECT button The LCD displays the Serial number of XFly2 Serial No ID XXXXXXXX 6 Press the SELECT button The LCD indicates End of Fixed Parameters 7 Press the MODE button to enter the Background Parameters mode You can also get into the Background Parameters mode by pressing the MODE button when one of the following items is displayed Firmware Version Vendor ID Product ID or Serial Number eo Press the MODE button to roll among the background parameters For some parameters you will need to confirm the current setup by pressing both the MODE button and the SELECT button at the same time B
49. k Data write recovered by retry Read error occurred on parity generation read operation Recovery was taken The retry mark is shown before NORMAL in the following cases RAID 5 Code NORMAL Code Meaning Data in transmission error detected abortion of condition check Data read recovered by retry Data read recovered by Rewrite and Read Retry on Patrol operation Appendix B Error Messages Shown on LCD 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 58 Retrieving Retry Information During READ or WRITE operations if Retry occurs Drive access retry press the SELECT button to bring up retry details Read Retry in CH Err Code x Write Retry in CH Err Code x HRead Retry in CH Err Code x refers to the drive number from 0 to 9 If there is a Drive down error on LCD press SELECT to see extra error information Channel Occur error x refers to the drive number from 0 to 9 x refers to the drive fault reason Pressing MODE SELECT twice will clear the retry mark but extra error information will be shown If the same error occurred twice or more then the drive or host is considered as problematic Appendix B Error Messages Shown on LCD Sa V To learn more about EVS go to www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Li ge Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4
50. k Finish The format will begin Close the Computer Management window as soon as the format is completed Then you can use the disk Other Operating Systems Please refer to the user manual of associated vendors 3 Format pum VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 OS Win7x64 Win7x86 WS2008R2 VistaSP1x86 VistaSP 1x64 WS2008x86 WS2008x64 WS2003R2x86 WS2003R2x64 WinXPx86 WinXPx64 Appendix A MBR of Different Operating Systems Since first LBA of LUN partition is not always aligned with data buffer size an unaligned LUN might impact the performance of data access Especially this happens on earlier Windows Operating Systems In LUN MODE setup parameter there are different offset options to adjust the alignment at LUN creation Please refer to the table below for different combinations MBR GPT DL H 6 de Note First LBA Alignment First LBA Alignment 206848 Y 264192 y 206848 y 264192 y 206848 y 264192 y 2048 y 264192 y 2 2048 Y 264192 y 2048 Y 264192 y 2048 y 264192 y 63 X 262178 X MBR MBR 1 GPT MBR 2 63 x 262178 x MBR MBR 1 GPT MBR 2 63 x N A x MBR MBR 1 63 X 262178 X MBR MBR 1 GPT MBR 2 Aligned X Needs alignment Appendix A MBR of Different Operating Systems 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Appendix B Error Messages Shown on LCD Category LCD Text RAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN
51. ly2 A220110 V l Send Test Mail Bad Gate Way Address Management XFly2 A220110 XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f RAID Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Note q There might be cases when SMTP do respond but with wrong answer We suggest trying a different SMTP server under such situation Mail Format The mail format looks as follows From XFly2 A220110 192 168 50 210 To support evs com Subject Alert from XFly2 2 Setup and Monitoring pu z VE USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 SS Alert Condition of EVS XFly2xx xxx6 Ver x Xxx Serial Number xxxxxxxx Alert Reason Test of Send Mail From Mail sender this machine To Receiver e Subject e Alert Condition of vendor name device name and version Serial Number the serial number of this device e Alert Reason Cause of this email sent Conditions of Mail Notification The mail will be sent under the following conditions Drive failure One Drive Down Two Drives Down System Down Completion of Drive Recovery Recover Finished e System Power Off Power Unit Down Fanis failed Fan Unit Down If the event remains the same email will be sent again upon the power recycling If there are more than two events happening at the same time only the first one will be sent SNMP Setup Click SNMP Setup on the main menu and follow the steps below to configure SNMP
52. onger than 0 1 sec The next host command has to wait till one recovery task is completed except READ WRITE or READ Cache command which will be executed immediately 2 Setup and Monitoring E V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 ii Parameter Function Memo RECOVER WAIT TIME This can be used when host access are 1 Sec not concentrated The wait interval following the last host command is 1 sec On this mode the recovery operation will not be processed if the host commands are continuous with less than 1 sec internal RECOVER WAIT TIME Usually this should not be used Probably 10 Sec this mode can be applied if there is very little host access RECOVER RATE This is to assign the recovery time for 1GB Default 2Min GB capacity despite of interval to wait 5Min GB 5Min GB between host commands There is 10Min GB possibility 1GB recovery cannot be 20Min GB completed within assigned interval Cache Size Setup The LCD shows CACHE SIZE 512MB This parameter is only for DEBUG usage Users should NOT alter this setting Parameter Function Memo CACHE SIZE Cache Buffer Error will be shown if the selected cache Default 64MB size does not match the installed cache memory 512MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Write Cache Mode Setup The LCD shows WRITE ALL PENDING 0 1Sec The controller needs more time than writing to single drive to generate parity while doing RAID 3 5 6 WRITE Therefore Write Cache is enabled in such situation This pa
53. rameter defines the timing of flushing cache contents into disks 2 Setup and Monitoring 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 Parameter Function WRITE MODE _ Under this setting the Write operation will not be WAITING acknowledged as Completed till data is written into disks This means no caching is used during data write The performance is slower compared to WRITE MODE PENDING mode READ speed is not affected WRITE MODE Write command is acknowledged as Completed right BUFFERED after data is written into cache and cached data starts to be moved into disks at the same time WRITE MODE After caching the first host WRITE the cache content will PENDING only be flushed into disk if there is more than 0 1 sec host 0 1Sec idle or cache threshold is met When doing sequential writes cache will be filled by multiple write command and data can be written once to save total write time WRITE MODE Similar to PENDING 0 1 sec the wait interval is one PENDING 1 second Sec Verify Mode Setup The LCD shows VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE Verify Mode allows you to setup the action for ATA WRITE VERIFY command No Verify will take WRITE VERIFY command as a simple WRITE without waiting verification to be completed Upon READ request aftera WRITE command NO READ aft WRITE means to use cached content to respond a READ command after WRITE READ aft WRITE means cache data was disgarded and controller has to read da
54. ring down and up the RAID storage is necessary to get into the Setup mode From the Setup mode you can change all kinds of parameters for the controller 1 Press and hold both the MODE button and the SELECT button while powering up to enter the Parameters Setting mode The LCD displays ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING 2 Launch the web browser with the preset IP address http IP Address The Web GUI displays Critical Parameters Click Critical Parameters on the main menu to show the Critical Parameters page D http 192 168 50 210 xriya A220110 Critical Parameters V p No Data Compatibility in these Parameters Logical Format Required after the Change Setup Mode XFly2 A220110 miak diz 4TB y RAID Mode RAID 5 bd XFLD 1S Ver 1 33f Active Drive Count 5HDD Um LUN Size Full Critical Parameters LUN Mode and Bias Direct Mode No Bias h Basic Parameters Parity Stripe Size 2MB Drive v Additional Parameters Physical Sector Size 512B v Network Parameters Change Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password 1 Change the parameter needed and then click the Change Parameters button Reboot the system to make new parameters effective While powering up hold down the MODE button at the same time to initialize the controller based on configured parameters q Note q Changing any critical parameters will result in whole data loss After
55. ta from disk Parameter VERIFY WAIT Read aft Write VERIFY Function The Write Verify command cannot be completed at the time data is written into cache It has to wait till verification is completed The written data in cache will be discarded The data will be read from the disk when a read request comes in The Write Verify command cannot be completed at NO READ aft WRT the time data is written into cache It has to wait till verification is completed and use the written data in cache for following READ command usage Memo Write Through Write Back Default Memo Default 2 Setup and Monitoring USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 Parameter NO VERIFY Read aft Write NO VERIFY v 5 Function Memo The Write Verify command is treated as Write without verification The written data in cache will be discarded The data will be read from the disk when a read request comes in The Write Verify command is treated as Write NO READ aft WRITE without verification and use the written data in cache for following READ command usage Read Ahead Setup The LCD shows READ AHEAD 64KB This parameter is used to set size of data to prefetch into cache for read operation Parameter READ AHEAD 0KB READ AHEAD 8 KB READ AHEAD 64 KB READ AHEAD 256 KB READ AHEAD 1 MB READ AHEAD 4MB 2 Setup and Monitoring Function Memo Does not do read ahead You might like to use this setting if rea
56. ve Detection Time Setup This setting defines how long to wait for the drive response The LCD shows CHECK DRV DELAY TIME 1S Possible values NONE 0 1S 0 5S 1S 5S 2 Setup and Monitoring 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 00 B September 2014 22 0 1S and 0 5S are used for testing only This function does not work when the system is under NONE or ONE DOWN or SYSTEM DOWN If there is a certain process and it causes data retries within a certain disk or media or the time needed to write to another drive takes a long time then entire performance is slowed down Transfer speed will suffer It is an early indication to warn for replacing slow drives The slow disk channel warning will be displayed on the LCD Power on Standby Time Setup Sometimes drives are not immediately accessible to host after power up For this period specified the RAID controller will return to host access with such not ready status For example Not Ready is responded to Test Unit Ready command The LCD shows WAIT POWER ON TIME 5S Possible values 1S 5S 10S 15S 20S Drive Ready Wait Time Setup This parameter is used to set up time to wait for drive getting ready Usually the drive is judged as DOWN if it is not ready after a certain period after power up but some high speed and high capacity drive will need a longer WAIT time period to get ready The LCD shows HDD WAIT READY TIME 1 MIN Possible values 1 MIN
57. write a memo if you change parameters from their factory values Factory setting is always recommended unless there is special requirement for the change Disk Size Setup The LCD shows DISK Size xxB This parameter is used to specify the capacity of the drive you want to use The size will be applied to all drives Usually the system was configured with exact drive size of inserted disks You should not change the drive size unless you want to reconfigure and change it Parameter Function Memo Test 1GB Set DISK size to 1GB Test only 120GB 160GB 250GB Set DISK size to the selected value 400GB 500GB 750GB 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB Warning STB 6TB 7TB 8TB EVS qualified disks are 2TB and 4TB Performance is not ensured with other disks CAUTION Please do not change the factory setting If actual drive size was smaller than setup value error such as ONE DOWN L SYSTEM DOWN L might happen and buzzer will be fired 8 2 Setup and Monitoring V5 USER MANUAL XFly2 1 0 RAID Mode Setup The LCD shows RAID MODE RAID 5 This parameter is used for RAID mode selection Supported RAID modes are RAID 6 RAID 5 RAID 3 RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID 1 Three Drive RAID 10 Single Drive RAID 1 Three Drive means that the same data is written to three drives and data might be read from any drive RAID10 works as a pair of Drive 0 1 Drive 2 3 Drive 4 5 etc Drive Mode Setup The LCD shows DRIVE MODE 5

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