Manual easyRAID ER-M2X2S/B internal RAID System for 2x 2.5
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1. LO lN olalalwlnia In the RAID 1 array commonly referred to as mirroring array hard disks are paired up each of the two disks contains identical data As data is written into the mirroring array it will be written at once and read simultaneously Mirroring array is highly reliable Because it will not fail until the paired hard disks fail at the same time For instance in a mirroring array of five pair hard disks even as many as five hard disks fail the array still can maintain the data integrity as long as each pair has one good hard disk left The comparisons of these two levels are as follows Basic Operation Hard Disk Available Data Transfer Minimum Number RAID Level Method Capacity Data Relability Speed of Hard Disks Striping Total capacity data across each of all the drive hard disks Half of total capacity of all the hard disks Mirroring For more information of RAID refer to our website at www easy RAID com 8 RAID Introduction Chapter 2 Features and Specifications 2 1 Features of Hardware The easyRAID ER M2X2S B has a patented design that allows two 2 5 SATA drives to be fitted into one 3 5 drive space It s equipped with optional RAID 0 to combine the capacities of both drives and enhance the speed of transfer compare to a regular standard hard drive or switch to RAID 1 for true real time drive synchronization backup that brings 100 data security IvVv r ozm Product Feat2. Enhance The Speed Further Using two ER M2X2S B with all drives inputted into the devices preset both to RAID 0 and then install them like standard 3 5 hard drives into yet another preset RAID 0 device you will again add greater throughput speed to the overall configuration Note The degree of throughput increased will depend on the actual hard drives used in the configuration 10 Features and Specifications Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Accessories Check After opening the box you should find the following items e ER M2X2S B unit e User Manual e Accessory Kit Should any of the above accessories be missing or the main unit is damaged prior to initial use please contact your distributor or supplier Front View Removable HDD Tray Removable HDD Tray Lock HDD Tray Ejection button LED Indicators Description of LED Indicators Illuminates purplish color Source Drive Rebuilding RAID 1 Flashes between purplish and red colors Target Drive HDD Idling Illuminates blue color Illuminates blue color Source Drive HDD Verifying llluminates purplish color Target Drive Rear View EE eee SATA Connector RAID Mode Selection Switch Installation 11 3 2 Environment Requirements and Precautions 1 It is best to use the exact same brand and specification of drives to obtain the best RAID storage performance Remember for RAID 1 the capacity of the target drive has to either be the same or gr
3. ER M2X2S B internal RAID System for 2x 2 5 SATA HDDs User Manual www easyRAID com Forewords About this manual Thank you for using products from easyRAID This manual will introduce the easyRAID M2X2S B product Before using easyRAID M2X2S B you are advised to read this manual first All information contained in this manual has been carefully confirmed before printing but the actual product specifications shall be in accordance with those at the time of delivery any update to product specifications or relevant information may be found on www easyRAID com and no separate notification will be made If you have any query regarding the products of easyRAID or you would like the latest product information please contact us at www easyRAID com and we shall give you a reply as soon as possible Note easyRAID will only provide technical support and services on products purchased directly from the company General consumers and third party buyers who did not purchase from the company should contact their distributor or supplier directly to receive faster support and response If you did not purchase products directly from our company please avoid contacting our company directly because your support and response may be delayed to your satisfaction Copyright easyRAID 2008 All rights reserved ER M2X2S B Quick Installation Guide 1 Package Contents After you open the outer package make sure that the following items ar
4. Step 4 Remove the safety support bracket on the removable HDD tray prior to mounting the hard drive The bracket will no longer be used after the drive is mounted to the tray it s only used as a support to avoid damages to the tray Step 5 Mount and stabilize the hard drive onto the removable tray to avoid unnecessary drive movements Please refer to accessory bag H7 16 14HDD00007 and use the enclosed M3 4 screws to mount Step 6 Re insert the removable tray when completed and make sure the tray is securely inserted into the appropriate position Step 7 When hardware installation is complete you can turn on the power of the main unit to proceed with relevant settings and applications Installation completed Your operating system should automatically detect the hard drives within Please proceed to format the drives Once formatting complete you may then start to operate the device 2 Hardware Installation Please follow the following procedures to complete the hardware installation of ER M2X2S B Step 1 Open outer packaging and retrieve the main unit Please check whether the associated accessories and product itself is damaged or missing and contact your distributor or sales representative if you encounter any problems at h Step 2 The manufacturer has the device defaulted at RAID 1 mode Make the switch if you prefer RAID 0 preference Step 3 Install the ER M2X2S B unit into the housing and hook up
5. e Inherent fault tolerance e Hot Swap capability e Auto Rebuild of data e Hot Spare drive e On line capacity expansion 1 3 RAID O vs RAID 1 ER M2X2S B provides two application modes RAID 0 Striping and RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 0 Striping fast has no fault tolerance requires at least two hard disks Logical Drive Physical Disks P Block 1 4 Block 3 Block 5 Block 7 RAID Introduction 7 In the RAID 0 array the data of the hard disks in the entire array is scattered or disassembled Fora server concerned the array is considered as a large hard disk of which the capacity is approximately equal to the sum of all physical disks capacity Because multiple read write can be operated with parallel method the import export efficiency of the array is much better than that of the single physical disk The RAID 0 array does not backup data so it is not regarded as a real RAID application If one of the hard disks is damaged the entire array will fail and all data in the array will be lost Therefore the fault tolerance of RAID 0 is lower than that of any hard disk in the array However RAID 0 is still the term widely used to describe these arrays It is because that its basic idea is similar to real RAID application RAID 1 Mirroring slow has fault tolerance and requires at least two hard disks Logical Drive Physical Disks Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block
6. e 1 For the utmost performance of RAID it is recommended that you install hard drives that are identical in model 2 RAID 0 and RAID 1 cannot be simultaneously used Only one mode can be selected 3 Whenever replacing an old drive with a new one always remember that it s best to use the exact same drive or one that s bigger in capacity than the one drive that s already in the device The capacity of the target drive has to be the same or bigger than the source drive 3 4 1 The RAID 1 mode default setting Please refer to the following installation instructions 1 With the power turned off install two hard drives into each tray of the ER M2X2S B and then insert them into the device 2 Turn on the power and the system will automatically detect the status of each drive and set HDD 0 as the source drive The capacity amount for storage will be based on the smaller one of the two drives 3 After detection please use the disk management of your operating system to complete initialization and formatting of the hard drives Please refer to Section 3 5 4 Installation complete You can now use the ER M2X2S B as your RAID 1 storage A Note 1 If you turn on the power without installing either drives the device will idle without any functionality 2 If you install only one drive into the device please insert the drive to the HDD 0 position otherwise your system will display error 3 Whenever replacing an old drive wi
7. e contained in the package e ER M2X2S B product body e User Manual e Accessory Kit Should any of the above accessories be missing or the main unit is damaged prior to initial use please contact your distributor or supplier Front View Removable HDD Tray Removable HDD Tray Lock HDD Tray Ejection button LED Indicators Description of LED Indicators Rebuilding RAID 1 i Flashes between purplish and red colors Target Drive HDD Idling Illuminates blue color Illuminates blue color Source Drive HDD Verifying Illuminates purplish color Target Drive Rear View deo eee eu UD Bee tle SATA Connector RAID Mode Selection Switch 2 Hardware Installation Please follow the following procedures to complete the hardware installation of ER M2X2S B Step 1 Open outer packaging and retrieve the main unit Please check whether the associated accessories and product itself is damaged or missing and contact your distributor or sales representative if you encounter any problems at h Step 2 The manufacturer has the device defaulted at RAID 1 mode Make the switch if you prefer RAID 0 preference Step 3 Install the ER M2X2S B unit into the housing and hook up the relevant cables to the relevant connectors Please refer to accessory bag and use the enclosed 6 32 5 screws to mount the ER M2X2S B unit into the system housing hard drive es SCEw positions to mount like a floppy drive
8. eater than the source drive 2 Please make sure that hard drives are free of bad tracks before using otherwise it may cause system crash in turn resulting in data loss 3 It is recommended that the mode of RAID 0 or RAID 1 is determined prior to use Once the system starts to operate and the RAID initializes any data stored may be lost or damaged 3 3 Hardware Installation Please follow the following procedures to complete the hardware installation of ER M2X2S B Step 1 Open outer packaging and retrieve the main unit Please check whether the associated accessories and product itself is damaged or missing and contact your distributor or sales representative if you encounter any problems h Step2 The manufacturer has the device defaulted at RAID 1 mode Make the switch if you prefer RAID 0 preference e Ie RAID 0 RAID 1 Step 3 Install the ER M2X2S B unit into the housing and hook up the relevant cables to the relevant connectors Please refer to accessory bag C5 16 14CASE0005 and use the enclosed 6 32 5 screws to mount the ER M2X2S B unit into the system housing 12 Installation X Mounting Positions a a E es Screw positions to mount like a 3 5 hard drive EScrew positions to mount like a floppy drive Step 4 Remove the safety support bracket on the removable HDD tray prior to mounting the hard drive The bracket will no longer be used after the drive is mounted to the tray it s only used as a support
9. ialize the formatting of the drive m L mpirtti Miniemen BI pie Aban Wew Wind Hep Dmee Ags Comtaber Pikia La amp Sritam Tiii i E Evini Virverr E d Shared Fad A Loca Lisers and Groups Perfcetarace Logi and Aerts Dniie Maiar Sra bane bap pe Fir Sen Saare Cagrcity Free Space 3h Free Fok Tolerance Gverhead ics Patton Dase HIPS Hesthy Dysam Aera ATL HA W Fh Eim Paton Basy NTFS Hesithy Bw 47s we fe yh E j Panon Mei u a 1th ISG 100 h irai E2 Farke ate Appii Es 7 97 GB NTS Heallfine Suber Installation 17 Step 6 Once the formatting is completed you should be able to see the drive under Disk Management and the My Computer windows A arp Tipe Fle Sete SE oypedy A Frese Epa Sr Eres Felt Tobera gaerha E fi Shen Tok EF ic Partition Beic HITS Hasbi Be TAT Go TL Ge w Ha Ps E i Evert varar Peart oe Lin MiGs nire har in H ag Shared Fokis E Leca limin arai Groupe Partiion i i F aap BN Unalcatec fj Firany paiiar E Extarcded pation fE Logical de Fie Edt Wem Fooie Toso Heb u O fst fre i akies H re Computer ol Ces Para Tma Toim Soe Pepen Coser Gsen Co Pile Poder Chimio Firade Hird Dink Beires aoc OC bio LEE aT cajou ik Ts wAn abe LET EE lea TEs TE EE Ta Sina E Installation complete You can now start to use your newly added drive 18 Installation Appendix A Frequently A
10. oss If HDD fail indicator indicates failure how may recover A If under a RAID 0 environment you may not recover any of the original data However you may form a new RAID 0 drive by first shutting down the system and find out exactly which of the two drive had failed and replace it with a brand new drive But since the old RAID 0 data is completely destroyed you will need to form a new one for use Refer back to 3 4 RAID level setup and Application know how to set the new RAID Under the RAID 1 environment if a drive fail indicator illuminates during operation you will not need to shut down the system but may continue to find out exactly which of the two drive had failed and replace it with a brand new one Once inserted the new the RAID 1 device will start the rebuilding process to backup and synchronize the original data from the source drive In this state of rebuilding do not remove either drive until the process is complete to maintain the integrity of the data in both drives Appendix 19
11. properly the system will start auto detection of drive Once the detection is complete the notification area display as such se J Found New Hardware Your new hardware is installed and ready to use Step 2 Please go to Device Manager and you should see the newly added drive te DE re oain Vie Wines Han t Dmg Be Coenpute aage aa akwa Let Type Pia Syota tau paciy Pram Space Froe Pat Tolerance Ceartmad Beste Took SBTC Patino Bade MIE Heathen eG Bae kt Alo re LW Beant hiene MSR D Parton Save APS Healhe TAGE aT cH ILe Pio Ph F Shred Fiodders Local Liss end Groupe An Perfomance Loge end Wert 3 BB Cevite Manages 4 if Servers and Aookcatiors A Note After the detection is complete you will find two newly added drives However one of them will show only a capacity 1MB which cannot be used for initialization and formatting this condition is considered normal Installation 15 Step 3 Go to Disk Management and select the newly added hard drive First you ll need to Initialize the hard drive and then Format the drive according to your preferences of use But prior to formatting you may wish to create partitions for the drive If so right click and select Partition of New Disk as shown below BB rie fection vew Winch tep 8 5 e Be fas Li Cowcuter nant Loos ckarwe Layout Typa Pile Syabers Sea
12. sked Questions Q A Q Can RAID 1 function be used for drive backup Level 1 RAID performs drive mirroring function which means two drives must be used in order to obtain data backup There has to be a source drive original data drive which could contain the operating system as well that should be placed into the HDD 0 position during initial use Then a target drive is required to be placed into the HDD 1 position during the initial use The target drive is where the data of the source drive will be duplicated to and be in synchronization with the source However if either one of the drive has failed or is damaged the good drive then becomes the source drive simply remove it and insert a new drive and then the RAID 1 device will automatically rebuild or synchronize the data from the source drive Cana single drive be used under RAID 1 Itis acceptable to have one drive running under the RAID 1 function however the primary purpose of the RAID will be absent and the risk of data lost then becomes greater Please note if the one drive used was an original drive used in the device then either HDD 0 or 1 position can be used If it s an entirely brand new drive you must position it at HDD 0 in order to use the drive or else the system will display error Despite that only one drive can be used under RAID 1 functionality it is strongly encouraged that it not be used in this way due to the great risk of 100 data l
13. th a new one always remember that it s best to use the exact same drive or one that s bigger in capacity than the one drive that s already in the device The capacity of the target drive has to be the same or bigger than the source drive 3 4 2 RAID 0 Mode If you select the RAID 0 mode please read the following carefully 1 After you have completed the installation and turned on the power the operating system will automatically 14 Installation detect the drives Once detected the new drives will show up in the Device Manager as one storage drive 2 You can partition or directly format the drive and then start using it once completing the task s Please refer to Section 3 5 3 Under the RAID 0 mode if one of the drive is to fail or is damaged then all the data will be lost entirely 4 Under the RAID 0 mode if the two inserted drives have different capacities then the capacity of the smaller drive will be used as base for the two drives to be added together to form the big drive i e multiply that base by two and you ll get the final capacity usable for storage 3 5 Formatting the Drive After you properly complete the hardware installation and turn on your system the operating system should automatically recognize the device as a storage drive You will need to format the drive before storing data into it Please follow the procedures below to format the drive if you are using Windows Step 1 After the computer boots
14. the relevant cables to the relevant connectors Please refer to accessory bag C5 16 14CASE0005 and use the enclosed 6 32 5 screws to mount the ER M2X2S B unit into the system housing hard drive Screw positions to mount like a floppy drive Chapter 1 RAID Introduction 1 1 What is RAID RAID redundant array of independent disks or redundant array of inexpensive disks Whenever wherever whichever hard drive is being utilized for data storage it is expected due to extensive use accidents or simply has reached its end of lifespan that a drive will begin to behave strangely become unresponsive and eventually die as a result By then all data stored within may be destroyed and become permanently irretrievable But with a RAID technology built infrastructure you can be carefree from the threats of ever losing your data again RAID redundant array of independent disks or redundant array of inexpensive disks implements a way of storing your data to multiple drives by dividing them up into segments in turn providing data redundancy and creating a fault tolerant environment for data storage With multiple drives used at least 2 in a RAID it increases storage capacity as well as enhance the speed of data transfer Be equipped with it and you ll never have to worry about the integrity of your data again because you ll be 100 protected 1 2 RAID Functions e Expand storage capacity e Increase data transfer speed e Economical cost
15. to avoid damages to the tray Step 5 Mount and stabilize the hard drive onto the removable tray to avoid unnecessary drive movements Please refer to accessory bag H7 16 14HDD00007 and use the enclosed M3 4 screws to mount gt Step 6 Re insert the removable tray when completed and make sure the tray is securely inserted into the appropriate position Installation 13 Step 7 When hardware installation is complete you can turn on the power of the main unit to proceed with relevant settings and applications Installation completed Your operating system should automatically detect the hard drives within Please proceed to format the drives Once formatting complete you may then start to operate the device 3 4 RAID level setup and Application know how ER M2X2S B is a RAID subsystem which supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Once RAID is set up switching to the other RAID mode in the duration of use will lead to data damage Before setting up the RAID level please consider what the purpose of your application is If you require 100 data backup security please use the RAID 1 mode if you require an expansion of data storage capacity by combining the capacities of both drives within the device and enhance the speed of data transfer then please set to the RAID 0 mode You can set the RAID level by using the RAID Mode Selection Switch located at the rear of the device Note that the manufacturer default is set at RAID 1 Not
16. ts Capacty Pree Space Pree Pa Tokrarce Overhead i Syste Toot 7 Ci Parton Gack MIF Heette Sesto PGE ATIG 4 No t Erot Viewer 0 Petan See NIPS Heatin Mmivce 40GB 16 fae oh ered Foiders Local Users end Grougs Perforeance Logs ond Ats BB Crevice Moneges Gig Storage Rerovetts Soaps Det Cefragrenter Ce Manepeeet H i Servies and Anpicatiors lt gt E Uhd 9 Pap potio BB Eindad pottin 9 Looe the Step4 After you have selected Partition of New Disk the New Partition Wizard window will appear to guide you through the process of partitioning the drive New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next 16 Installation New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 156328 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Hew Volume Clock Format res To close this wizard click Finish Step 5 When done partitioning the system will init
17. ures e Simultaneously supports two 2 5 SATA I or II hard drives in a 3 5 form factor e Dimensions matches exactly as a standard 3 5 hard drive e Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 applications e Auto detection by the operating system 2 2 Hardware Specifications Supports hot swap Yes Power Supply SATA 22 Pin LED Indicator Yes Product Size mm 101 7 W x 25 8 D x 147 L 2 3 Product Applications 2 3 1 RAID 1 s Instantaneous Data Backup Feature In choosing the RAID 1 functionality it can instantaneously backup all the data within the source hard drive to the targeted hard drive Thereafter both drives will be in sync with each other If one drive was to fail at random the secondary drive will automatically takeover and become the working drive without down time Backup Your Operating System Obtain original operation status if the original source drive fails by backing up your operating system Features and Specifications 9 Duplicate Your Files amp Data Avoid data loss due to random hard drive failures by synchronizing the data of the source amp the target drives via RAID 1 functionality 2 3 2 Increase Data Read Write Through the RAID 0 Feature With RAID 0 s data striping through the 2 drives inputted into the ER M2X2S B the data throughput efficiently increases its speed to the best when comparing to a standard 3 5 hard drive making it a perfect fitting solution for audio video editing applications
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