Setting up the RA4000e Series
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1. e E RA4000e Series eSATA to Serial ATA Disk Array System User Manual Ver1 0 RA4000e Series User manual Preface Notice Product features and specifications described in this manual are subject to change without notice The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage or for the loss of information resulting from the performance or use of the information contained herein Trademarks This manual has been checked for accuracy but no guarantee is given that the contents are correct Information and specifications can change without notice AVerMedia is not responsible for data loss or other consequences caused by the use of this manual Copyright 2008 AVerMedia Technologies Inc All rights reserved Manual version 1 0 N Caution Before starting any kind of hardware installation please ensure that all power switches have been turned off and all power cords disconnected to prevent personal injury and damage to the hardware Preface Regulatory information C 3 For Europe This equipment is in conformity with the EMC directive Fc Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules Those limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates use2. marked unallocated dem El Local Users and Groups Other disks attached to the host machine 9 such as the main drive of the machine will HH EH Removable Storage have an assigned letter e g C for the la Services and Applications parts of the disk partitions that are accessible to the operating system These are listed in the upper right part of the dialog box You must partition the disk and make it accessible to the operating system Properties cuu Bl Unallocated ll Primary Partition Help Chapter 5 Partitioning the array 6 Right click on the disk representing the m men FP array and select Create Partition Follow Partition the wizard to create one or more partitions on the array ZPDisk 0 Basic 37 27 GB Online PDisk 1 Basic 111 83 GB Online Properties cnn fey n Unallocated lg id Primary Partition Help 1 o Computer Management 7 When you have completed creating a pergere partition the array will appear as a disk in Ez 1 omputer Management Local EI c Partition the disk management section of the ib Seen tad TR 1 Event Viewer Computer Management dialog box Qi System Information gi Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders 48 Device Manager Local Users and Groups E Sg Storage 3 Disk Management Bb Disk Defragmenter 3 Logical Drives Removable Storage ic C Ea Services and Applications z 14 65 GB
3. Hard drive hot swapping Hot swapping allows for the removal and installation of disk drives without the need to power down the system while the system is in use Auto disk shut down when over heat The RA4000e Series will shut down disks automatically when temperature is over 55 C to prevent the damage of DISK and DATA loss UE Note This manual contains the information necessary to set up each of the two available hardware configurations of the RA4000e Series Where procedures for the configurations differ they are described separately and clearly marked Warranty Two years warranty RA4000e Series User manual Specifications Available host intefaces and transfer speeds eSATA 1 5Gb Disk Interface Support Four SATA disk interfaces compatible with SATA2 3Gb disks RAID Function Support e Hardware RAID level 0 5 0 1 5 spare by switch setting e Hot swappable disk Automatic on line rebuilding RA4000e Series Function Support e bDriverless e Plug amp Play e Multiple operating system support Mac OS 9 X 10 2 8 amp 10 3 Windows 2000 2003 XP Windows Vista Linux 7 3 and later Fedora 6 7 GUI support for system status monitoring 9999 Support over 2TB RAID capacity Windows Vista only On board 2MB buffer cache size LCD panel for operation status display Event notification through audible alarm or e mail Alarm mute switch Memory for RAID level status One RS 232 port for terminal or GUI con
4. RA4000e Series User manual Setting RAID 0 1 Ensure the RA4000e Series is turned off 2 Move both selector switches 1 and 2 to ON as shown Setting RAID 0 1 1 Ensure the RA4000e Series is turned off 2 Move selector switch 1 to ON and 2 to OFF as shown Setting RAID 5 1 Ensure the RA4000e Series is turned off 2 Move both selector switch 1 and 2 to OFF Setting RAID 5 spare 1 Ensure the RA4000e Series is turned off 2 Move selector switch 1 to OFF and 2 to ON I j Note Initially in a R5 spare array the drive in the bottom drive carrier is the hot spare and its status indicator will be shown amber for notification In a RAID 0 1 array disk 1 2 and disk 3 4 are two independent RAID 1 group This allows one disk from each separate H1 group to fail simultaneously Chapter 4 Setting up an array Creating an array Create a new RAID 1 Ensure that four drives are installed 2 Ensure that the RAID level selectors are correctly positioned for the desired RAID level 3 Connect a power cable 4 Turn on the power switch 5 Install drives to begin initialization g f 1 a at 4 Power code Power Switch The RA4000e Series will check the status of the installed drives If all of four drives are brand new or never been used in RA4000e Series then the initialization of the desired RAID level array will begin automatically If any one of disks you installed
5. MBR Master Boot Record 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 Cancel Aches Vies Hip e Gig EAR Bil Computer Management Local veluerse Layout Type File System Status Capacity Fre ii Svanem Took Sy Paben Base MTPS Healthy then Beat Page Fide Seite Cnah Dung 111706 04 3 Task Sehesdule DJ beet Viewer ig Saeed Folder Ln Leal Lares and Gites m Perkerenance nagreciti Device Manager 5i storage F Deck Management r arces dl p pet steers Shki Bass icy 111 73 6B 11179 GB MTFS Onkne Healthy eaten Boot Page Fig Bonk SES a 1235 54 G Unadicec ated FT Compre blanagerest File Actos Vies Map DH RBs eem Fr ili ete Took ED Parton Banc MIP Healthy then Best Page File Acte Ouah Dume 111 09 GB a Taak Shiller Sa Faren Base MTFS Healthy Zoe il 29 Event ewe Eg Phare Folders a Lead Lhe ond Citrus m Perkorenance higie Device Manager E 5 herbs E Deck Management lp feroces and Applemania Basix oc 011 Gli 111 79 G0 MTS Onkne Healthy item Boot Page file Actes Crash Dump ik 1 Es Basic ACS FYLDD DJ 1235 54 GB 123554 GB HTF5 Oning Healthy B8 U fansen Appendix A FAQ Appendix A F NG e e If you encounter a problem while using the RA4000e Series check this sectio
6. NTFS 22 62 GB Online Healthy System Unallocated Disk 1 Basic New Yolume E 111 83 GB 9 77 GB NTFS 102 06 GB Online Health Unallocated Y Miran a BB Unallocated JJ Primary Partition RA4000e Series User manual Partitioning the array Linux The array must be partitioned before it can be used To do this on a Linux operating system 1 Establish the array and connect to the host computer following the instructions in the preceding chapter Make sure no error messages are showing on the LCD display Turn on the host computer Check to confirm the operating system has detected the array type df The array will be listed as shown at a temporary location t mp The code given the array depends on the host interface type Arrays connected through a USB or IEEE 1394 interface will be assigned a code sda sdb sdc etc Arrays connected through a serial ATA interface will be assigned a code hde hdf hdg etc as in the example shown When you have confirmed that the array has been detected Enter the command to format the disk array fdisk directory device name e g fdisk dev hde When the disk is formatted you should partition the disk Call up the help screen as shown to identify the correct command to add a partition Enter the command to add a partition in the example given the command is n Enter the command to create a primary partitio
7. Series 3 Remove four screws from the tray and lift out the disk drive RA4000e Series User manual Connecting to a host computer Once the array is initialized you can connect the RA4000e Series to your host computer X Note The RAID cannot be recognized by Operating System before initialization complete To connect to the host 1 Power on RA4000e Series and follow the instructions earlier in this chapter to establish a RAID array pim 7 TAARA 2 Connect one end of the supplied eSATA Og Jo cable to the eSATA port and the other end e e ELI HO le to a spare eSATA port on your host po computer 3 The host computer should detect the presence of the RA4000e Series Turn to the next chapter for instructions on formatting your array eSATA port E n LI 1 f Note Advanced users wishing to remotely monitor the status of their array should connect RA4000e Series via an RS 232 cable to a terminal or computer hosting a terminal emulation program Chapter 4 Setting up an array Setting the Display Time amp Date Press down the right hand Enter button for over five seconds to enter or change the time and date displayed on the display When you release the button the date and time setting screen will show 1 First enter the year Change the displayed Y Y M M DD HH MM value by pressing the left hand Scroll button When the cor
8. e x lO 0 0i Sr idan 3 reid 000000 0090006 i DOG F Chapter 2 Before you begin The following cables Power cable RS 232 cable A eSATA cable SATA to eSATA bracket X Screws pack AverMedia CD kit containing RA4000e Series User s Manual this manual What else you need In order to setup a working system the following user supplied items are required e Host computer system with eSATA interface e Four disk drives N caution For non proprietary accessories such as cables etc ask your vendor to recommend compatible and reliable brands RA4000e Series User manual Pre installation planning Introduction to RAID levels The RA4000e Series can support the following RAID levels 0 0 1 and 5 with the additional option of RAID 5 hot spare Which is the right level for you The answer depends on the application it is used for RAID Level 0 offers high transfer rates and is ideal for large blocks of data where speed is of importance Computer Aided Design Graphics Scientific Computing Image and Multimedia applications are all good examples If one drive in a RAID 0 array fails however the data on the whole array is lost RAID Level 0 1 combines mirroring and striping functions on a minimum of four hard disks Mirroring provides full redundancy and protects data in case of multiple drive failure providing that data on one of each mirrored pair of drives is intact RAID Le
9. manual consists of the following sections Chapter 1 Introduction provides an overview of the as well as details of key features and a list of specifications Chapter 2 Before you begin provides a detailed illustrated package list This chapter also contains all the information you need to decide whether to set up a RAID 0 041 5 or RAID 5 spare array and lists important pre installation notices Chapter 3 Setting up the RA4000e Series gives a detailed overview of the RA4000e Series features and guides you through the process of installing hard disk drives into Chapter 4 Setting up an array explains how to set the RAID level create an array and connect to a host computer Chapter 5 Partitioning the array tells you how partition the array in Windows Linux or Mac OS X operating systems Appendix A FAQ helps you deal with encountered problems in the form of Q amp A Appendix B Glossary defines relevant technical terms used in this manual Appendix C LCD Display Messages lists all status and error messages that may be displayed on RA4000e Series built in display Appendix D Updating Firmware explains how to install new or updated firmware on RA4000e Series Preface Using this manual This guide contains all the information you need to set up and start using your RA4000e Series and to monitor its performance in real time The setup process will follow these steps p1 Prepare Familiarize yourself with the feature
10. or failed Solution Please contact with your distributor or vendor to change a new Fan Appendix B Glossary Appendix B Glossary Array See Disk Array Array Management Software The body of software that provides common control and management for a disk array Array Management Software most often executes in a disk controller or intelligent host bus adapter but may also execute in a host computer When it executes in a disk controller or adapter Array Management Software is often referred to as Firmware Cache Controller memory used to speed up data transfer to and from a disk Disk Array A collection of disks from one or more commonly accessible disk controllers combined with a body of Array Management Software Array Management Software controls the disks and presents them to the array operating environment as one or more virtual disks Firmware See Array Management Software Host Computer Any computer system to which disks are directly attached and accessible for I O Mainframes and servers as well as workstations and personal computers can all be considered host computers in the context of this manual as long as they have disks attached to them Parity Parity information is redundancy information calculated from actual data values If any single piece of data is lost the data remaining and the parity information can be used together to compute the lost data Parity information can either be stored
11. D display messages is given in Appendix C RA4000e Series User manual Removing replacing a drive What if a disk fails If a disk drive fails the disk status indicator of the disk carrier will light red and the alarm will sound When this happens you should replace the failed disk Note The failure or removal of a single drive ina RS array will not lead to failure of the array The failure or removal of a single drive in a RO array will lead to loss of all data on the array and the entire array must be re initialized There is no need to immediately replace a failed disk in a R5 spare array The hot spare disk will be brought on line automatically The alarm can be silenced by pressing the Enter Mute button to the right of the display Swapping drives The hot swap function for R5 arrays enables failed disks to be swapped while the array is powered on RAID rebuilding will be processed automatically in the background and the RA4000e Series will record its progress If the host system is shut down or powered off abnormally the RA4000e Series will continue the disk rebuilding process after power is turned on again T f Note A hard disk in a R5 array should not be replaced when the system is turned off Doing so may leads to loss of data Always hot swap disks in a R5 array Chapter 4 Setting up an array Removing a drive 1 Pullthe drive carrier handle 2 Slide the drive carrier out of the RA4000e
12. ailure or bad sectors detected RJAJLJD N T F a i je d D 2 B a d js je c t o r s gt System ready After the system is powered on with all 4 disks successfully initialized it will display the following message Where hh mm the hour and minutes of current time if being correctly set RAID and disk status messages Under system ready condition if user presses the MENU button one by one the LCD will display message in the following sequence RAID level Setting and Total RAID Capacity Ljevyjet 5 pot 1 1 1 lil l1 Disk information Vendor model for example Western Digital Caviar 7200rpm 120G RA4000e Series User manual Disk information mode Capacity Sie r i ja j Jalta B Repeat messages 6 2 5 1 to 6 2 5 3 until all 4 disks information being displayed System firmware version System serial number S e ir i a l N u m b e ir CoC CSc 0 EHE 0 PE 3 a E System fan speed and temperature F ja n 13 6 o oO r pim T e m jp je r ja t ju r je j4 o C Error and failure messages Error or failure messages will be displayed on LCD panel under the following conditions Disk failure message if one of the 4 disks fails in the operation DISK x bad Y It means disk x has Y bad sector Total bad xx it means total xx bad sectors had done If the DISK has remapped more than 8 sector th
13. array 8 Enter the command to create a Linux second extended file system on the array In the example the command is mke2fs directory device mke2fs dev hde 9 Assign the array a location Enter mount directory device location mount dev hde tmp RA4000e Series User manual Partitioning the array Mac OS X The array must be partitioned before it can be used To do this on a Mac operating system 1 Establish the array and connect to the host computer following the instructions in the preceding chapter Make sure no error messages are showing on the LCD display Turn on the host computer When the array is detected by system it will be shown as an untitled device on desktop Executing Disk utility to begin partitioning array Disk utility is located JOBS je lb Om Disk Utility T Applications Utilities The Disk utility dialog box appears and the array will appear in the left menu of window as an untitled disk Other disks attached to the host machine such as main drive of the machine will have an assigned name for the parts of the disk partition that are accessible to the operating system These are listed in the left hand menu of dialog box You must partition the disk and make it accessible to the operating system Choosing by click in left menu and click on tag partition to fill the name and size of the array The array could be created to be a
14. combinations of switch re position correspond to the four available RAID AA _ A settings 0 0 1 5 and 5 spare If the RAID level is not matched between the 4 disk setting and the RAID level selector setting the LCD will display the following two messages alternatively 1 RAID level Unmatched ck iB e 2 Current Rx gt 2 Original Rx Note Current Rx means the RAID level setting of RAID level selector Original Rx means the RAID level setting of current disks For example Supposed the RAID level selector is RO but the disk setting detected from disks is R5 the LCD will display the following two messages alternatively 1 RAID Level Unmatched 2 Current RO Original R5 Solution At this situation RAID cannot work users should choose one of the following options 1 Shut down the RA4000e Series and tune the RAID level selectors to R5 OR 2 Re plug the four disks and re create the Array to RO But data in the R5 disks will be lost due to the destructive initialization Chapter 4 Setting up an array et The RA4000e Series must be powered off to change RAID level To change RAID level 1 Power off Set the new RAID level using the RAID level selector Remove all four disks 2 3 4 Poweron 5 Install the four disks to start RAID initialization Caution Changing RAID level may lead to the loss of all data on the array
15. e UE Note HyperTerminal is bundled as standard with Microsoft Windows operating systems It will be found in the Communications folder The program can also be downloaded from Hilgraeve Software at http www hilgraeve com htpe 1 Ensure the RA4000e Series is turned off RS232 port 2 Connect one end of the supplied RS 232 de cable to the RS 232 port on the rear of zl SP Roa and connect the other end to one of the SELGE host computer s COM ports RA4000e Series User manual Launch Hyper Terminal from the desktop of the host computer Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal The Connection Description dialog box Pl pepe will appear if this is the first time you have niai sig run HyperTerminal you will first be prompted to enter information about your Enter name and choose an icon for the connection location Enter a name to identify the Nome connection e g and select an icon to en represent the connection Press OK New Connection Disconnected The Connect to dialog box appears Select COM1 or COM2 from the Connect ols esl T using dropdown menu depending on jr which port is linked to Click OK Country region United States of America 1 Area code 02 Phone number FEN Connect using 7 Disconnected Autet The COM Properties dialog box will ELLER appear Set the following values Bits per second 19 200 Port Settings Data bi
16. e The alarm will sound in case of RAID failure Press the Enter Mute button to the right of the display to silence the alarm Over 2TB capacity The RA4000e Series supports over 2TB capacity If your operation system e g Windows Vista that supports a SATA device with over 2TB capacity After create the array you can have the setting to enable over 2TB capacity by the scroll button The below steps will guide you to enable over 2TB capacity 1 Create a new RAID 2 Select scroll button to find the capacity setting item Enable over 2T on LCD panel Press ENT button to continue 3 Select YES to enable over 2TB capacity yo Note The device over 2TB capacity should be supported by Operation System e g Windows Vista Please refer to Chapter 5 Partitioning the array with over 2TB capacity to partition the device 3 Nole If system power is turned off midway through array initialization the process will continue from its point of interruption when power returns Chapter 4 Setting up an array Checking the status of RA4000e Series The status of the RA4000e Series is given by the LCD display Press the scroll button to the left of the display to scroll through information about the array The following information is available RAID level and Capacity Disk model Disk DMA mode and capacity Firmware Version Serial Number Fan Status and Temperature Status LI LILI m Note A full list of LC
17. e RA4000e Series will beep to let the user know how bad of the drive Appendix C LCD Display Messages D I S K X Fa i u r e Far t RGT 1 HE LE DISK x Fail Bad sector 10 It means if the bad sector count of DISK has more than 10 or equal 10 sectors the RA4000e Series will kick the DISK out DIIJ S K x Flajijtjujrijel Bjald sjejc tjoyj ry Y 11118 DISK x Fail Bad sector yy 15 It means DISK x has Y bad sectors and the number 15 means the total remapped area In the RA4000e Series remap policy when the total bad count to 15 the controller will start to compare each DISK of bad sectors count to determine which DISK has the maximum bad sectors and then the controller will kicked it out RAID failure message if the RAID crashes and the data cannot be recovered Code 0 represents not enough number of function disks for a RAID to operate Code 1 represents the disk sequence is wrong d current sequence displayed within lt gt Examples B lt 2134 gt disk 2 and disk 1 sequence is reversed B lt 13x4 gt the original disk 3 is put into tray 2 and the original disk 2 is not plugged or failed B lt 423s gt the spare disk is put in the tray 4 and original disk 4 is put in the tray 1 Code 2 represents the array has been failed but of 4 disk exist RA4000e Series User manual RAID configuration error message The following two messages will be displayed alternatively when the se
18. e drive carrier or is faulty Perform the next step gt Swap the position of the drive carrier that failed twice and turn on If the same drive carrier fails replace it If the failure reappears at the same drive carrier slot the RA4000e Series is faulty Perform the next step gt The RA4000e Series appears to have an internal malfunction Consults your dealer Appendix A FAQ 10 Two disks have failed What should I do gt Swap the positions of the failed disks with the remaining two disks If the same disks fail replace them If the failures reappear at the same drive carriers either the drive carriers or is faulty Perform the next step gt Swap the position of the drive carriers that failed twice with the working drive carriers and turn on If the same drive carriers fail replace them If the failures reappear at the same drive carrier slots the RA4000e Series is faulty Perform the next step gt The RA4000e Series appears to have an internal malfunction Consult your dealer 11 Three disks have failed What should I do gt Swap the single functioning disks with each of the failed disks in turn If the functioning disk continues to function at its new location the original disk was faulty and should be replaced If the functioning disk does not function at any of the three other locations the drive carriers for those location or the RA4000e Series is faulty Perform the next step gt Swap t
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20. e the disk drive in the drive carrier and secure the disk in the carrier 4 Slide the loaded disk drive carrier into the RA4000e Series and push flat the carrier handle to lock the carrier in position Chapter 4 Setting up an array Chapter 4 gt Up SAAC U 9 ela ATTEN This chapter explains how to gt Set RAID level on the RA4000e Series gt Create an array gt Remove and replace drives from an array gt Connect RA4000e Series to the host computer Set the time and date on Array creation flowchart Setting up an array on is simple This chapter will lead you though the following steps Set RAID Use the RAID level selector to set the RAID level 0 0 1 5 level or 5 spare Load four drives into the RA4000e Series then turn on to Create arra create array Replace any faulty drives Connect to e When RAID initialization is complete connect your RA4000e the host Series to the host computer computer Set time amp date Set the time and date on the LCD display RA4000e Series User manual Setting RAID level RAID level is set using the RAID level selector A C6 5 ON on the rear panel of the RA4000e Series The p 4 p TET Bg RAID level selector consists of two switches eSATA s adhe au The four possible
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22. eeeeeeeeeessaeeseeeeeeeeeesaas 34 Setting the Display Time amp Date rrrrrrrrrrnnrrnnnnnrrorrrnnrrnnnnnnnnrennnnnnnnnsnnennnn 35 Chapler et 36 Partitioning the array m sssimessmesemmmise sesam 36 Partitioning the array Windows rrrnnnnrrennnnnrvnnnnnrennnnerennnnnnennnnnnrennnnnrennnnnne 36 Partitioning the array Linux seeeeeeseeeeeeeeenennene nenne 38 Partitioning the array Mac OS X rrnnnrnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnsnnnee 40 Partitioning the array Vista sssesssesseeseeennneennm nnns 42 PAD DCI A sverd 43 FAO ee ee 43 ADPENAIX gt sense 47 Preface M M M M sms GN e V 47 APENES 49 LCD Display Messages nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnuuunuuuuuuuuunnn 49 Over 2TB capacity setting rrrnrrrrrnnnnnrnrvrrrrrrnnnnnrnrrrvnrrnnnnnnssennnnnnnnnsnnsee 49 RAID intializZatioN sse OO 50 Syo SER TEA EEE EEE 51 RAID and disk status messages rrrrrnnrnnnnnrvnnnnnnnrvnrrnnnnrernrnnnnnsrrnnnnnssenn 51 RAID level Setting and Total RAID Capacity sess 51 Disk information Vendor model for example Western Digital Caviar 7200rpm 120G nn 51 Disk information
23. er manual Partitioning the array Vista The array must be partitioned before it can be used To do this on a Windows Vista operating system 1 Right click Computer and click Manage 2 From the Computer Management window select Disk Management Windows operation system will list all the hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the RA4000e Series drive that is represented by the icon Right click the icon and select Initialize Disk The Initialize Disk dialog box will appear select the disk number and select the MBR Master Boot Record partition style Click OK to partition If over 2TB capacity is needed please choose GPT GUID Partition Table to partition In the drive box to the right shows Unallocated right click and select New Simple Volume will appear click Next to continue After selecting the partition type specify the partition size and assign a drive letter the Format Partition dialog box will appear In addition to regular formatting you can also choose Quick Format which allows faster formatting by skipping the scan of all disk sectors Click Next to start the format process Your drive should now appear in your Computer and ready for use The New Simple Volume Wizard dialog box Initialize Disk You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Disk 1 Use the following partition style for the selected disks 3
24. es of these RAID levels later in this chapter The RA4000e Series features a user friendly drive carrier design that lets you easily install four drives Each drive carrier supports a one inch high 3 5 inch form factor drive Featuring intelligent online recovery the RA4000e Series lets you hot swap a failed drive data will automatically be rebuilt to the new drive without any system down time The four drive design allows also one drive to be designated a hot spare if one of other drives fails the will seamlessly rebuild the failed drive s data on the hot spare Chapter 1 Introduction Key features The RA4000e Series supports the following features Automatic on line rebuilding Drives are hot swappable Supports RAID levels 0 0 1 and 5 Optional hot spare setup for RAID 5 5 spare Hot swappable fan Supports four Serial ATA hard drives Requires no driver Audible alarm on drive failure amp alarm mute function Supports eSATA host interfaces Disk auto shutdown when system over heat for protecting Plug and play Hot Spare Hot Spare allows for the automatic replacement of a failed drive without requiring intervention from the administrator If this option is selected and a drive fails the will automatically replace the faulty drive with the hot spare drive Automatic drive rebuilding If a member drive in a RAID 5 array is replaced on line the RA4000e Series will automatically start to rebuild data to the new drive
25. has been used in RA4000e Series before then RA4000e Series will have a notification on LCD to remind if you really want to initialize a new RAID with previously used DISK to prevent wrong operation caused data loss The RA4000e Series confirms with you that Create New RAID and you can select Yes by button to re create new RAID or No to retrieve existing RAID according to current drives I j Note Four drives should usually be installed for initialization to begin If four drives are not installed when the power is turned on the alarm will sound A RAID Fail message will also display unless gt RAID 5 hot spare has been set gt The bottom three drive carriers have drives installed In this case the initialization of a RAID 5 array will take place The RAID capacity determined on the RAID level and the capacity of drives you installed in for an example If configuring as R5 and install 4 drives each of them are 10 GB 20 GB 30 GB 40 GB to create an array then the total RAID capacity will be 30 GB If a red disk status indicator shows check to make sure the appropriate drive is RA4000e Series User manual z c m amp X X m H M 2c MQA Locked Installed correctly Not faulty if necessary the drive should be replaced 3 j Not
26. he functioning drive carrier in the same way to find out if the drive carriers or the RA4000e Series Replace any malfunctioning drive carriers gt Consult your dealer if the RA4000e Series appears to be faulty 12 Four disks have failed What should I do gt If four disks have failed you will need to use another disk that you know is functioning Use this disk in the same way as outlined in the previous answer to find out if the malfunction is with the original disks the drive carriers or RA4000e 13 What should I do when I see below error message on LCD gt Condition 1 Note not enough number of function disks for a RAID to operate RA4000e Series User manual Solution Install all of 4 disks to conform to create a new RAID gt Condition 2 Note Represents disk sequence is wrong and the current sequence displayed within lt gt Solution Replace the sequence of disk as original Example lt 2134 gt disk 2 and disk 1 sequence is reversed lt 13x4 gt the original disk 3 is put into tray 2 and the original disk 2 is not plugged or failed gt Condition 3 Solution To create a new RAID or you should call AVerMedia product support center to try to save the data from system gt Condition 4 Note Battery is low missing or failed Solution Please contact with your distributor or vendor to change a new battery gt Condition 5 Note Fan is low missing
27. ight corner of dialog box E E a Ba Volume Scheme Volume Information Ay 68 5 ME CD 540E Current Mame cuta 59 6 MB Untitled 0 GATEN V3 0 Driver E 38 0 GB ACCUSYS Acuta Es untitled Formar Mac OG Extended Size 35 00 GE 1 Locked for editing v Install Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers E this option is mot selected this device cu be used by a computer runn ng Mac 05 9 option does not affect Classic Select a volume scheme choose a volume r and a format and resize the volumes KK 9 p Rewer _ Pa Creating Partition Map igi al i Write Status Read Write 8 When you have completed creating a er E Disk Vy partition the array will appear as a disk in Moore a 9 s 9 storage list in left menu and be put on A 38 3 GB Maxtor 6E04000 desktop as shortcut Bloc 68 5 MB CD 540E E 59 5 MB Untitled 0 A ATEM V3 0 Driver ADCUSTS Acuta 4 Media USE External Format Mar OG Extended Size 37 88 OD Locked for editing GB M Install Mac O5 8 Disk Drivers this option is mot selected this device Cai be used by a computer runn ng Mac 05 9 option does not affect Classic Select a volume scheme choose a volume r and a format and resize the volumes Cran Revert Total Capacity 38 0 GB 40 505 990 400 Bytes Write Status Read Write JOBS ill ta 2 RA4000e Series Us
28. itch is the main on off switch of the RA4000e Series Fan vent The fan vent should be kept unobstructed RAID level selector The RAID level selector consists of two switches which together are used to set the RAID level See Setting RAID level in Chapter 4 eSATA port The eSATA port is used to connect your RA4000e Series to host computer AC power connector To connect to AC power code RS232 port The RS232 port is used for data transmission for firmware update and GUI interface LCD display E Enter Mute u Button f m H ca VIN ff i J GE cw Disk activity Cy indicatior V A I it Oe Bi i Disk status p f indicatior Of I YY i E I cC Of I YY pi mm 000000000000000000 000000000000000000 000000000000000000 000000000000000000 000000000000000000 000000000000000000 M J eSATA port RS232 port Bg RAID level z ag CV dl Du selectors 2 9 SATA ioci 5 Ls tl I SK H f NG A NOE SM y j DKS ONA EI A Power Switch RA4000e Series User manual Loading drives into RA4000e Series The RA4000e Series should be fitted with four hard disk drives Load each drive into a drive carrier as follows 1 Pullthe drive carrier handle to release the latch 2 Slide the drive carrier out of the RA4000e Series 3 Plac
29. led disk can not be accessed and thus fails the LCD panel will display the following message RA4000e Series User manual Time setting After the Enter button is pushed for over five seconds and released the following message will be displayed for users to change the time and date To press the MENU button to select between 0 to 9 and press the Enter button to confirm your selection and move to the next operation Start by adjusting the year YY then move to the month MM the day DD and finally the hour HH and minute MM the time is measured in the 24 hour clock format Pressing the Enter button on the final selection will set the time and date Appendix E Contact AVerMedia Appendix D Bore re fitta rs Tet E aa MA TE The RA4000e Series is shipped with firmware installed You may however wish to install new or upgraded editions of the firmware Ask your vendor about the latest firmware edition or refer to the AVerMedia website http www avermedia com Once new or updated firmware has been obtained it can be downloaded to from a host PC with third party communication software such as HyperTerminal that supports ANSI terminal emulation Other terminal programs may be used in place of HyperTerminal to communicate with the RA4000e Series However the setup process for other terminal software may differ from that outlined in this chapter Array data and configurations are not affected by updating of firmwar
30. lest disk In RAID 5 installed drives each are 40 GB 50 GB 60 GB 70 GB the RAID capacity will be 120 GB n RAID 5 hot spare installed 40 GB 50 GB 60 GB each in disk 2 3 4 and installed 70 GB in disk 1 as hot spare disk the RAID capacity will be 80 GB RA4000e Series User manual The diagram below represents the writing of data on a RAID 5 array composed of four DISKS connected to the controller Parity blocks are represented by the letter P The diagram below represents the writing of data on a RAID 5 hot spare array composed of four DISKS connected to the controller Parity blocks are represented by the letter P Arrangement of data and parity blocks saved on a Level 5 hot spare RAID Chapter 2 Before you begin Pre installation notices A Caution Before starting any kind of hardware installation please ensure that all power switches have been turned off and all power cords disconnected to prevent personal injury and damage to the hardware Caution To avoid overheating should be installed in a well ventilated area and in such a way that sufficient airflow is maintained across the controller chips Caution Static electricity can damage electronic components To guard against such damage Work in a static free environment Wear a grounded anti static wrist strap Store uninstalled components in anti static bags Caution Environmental requirements Temperature 0 35 C Operation humidit
31. mode Capacity rrrrrnnnnrnnnvvrnrrrnnnnnrnvrrnnrrnnnnnnnnvrnnnnnnnn 52 Error and failure messages rrrrrnnnnvnnnnnnrnnnnnnrrnvnnnnennnnnnrnnnnnsvnnnnnnennnnnnsen 52 Where the speed of failed fan is 100 rpm sssesssssssss 54 Disk rebuilding messages rrrnnnnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnsennrnnnsnsennnnnsnsennnnnnsnsenn 55 Kles 0 EEE M 56 Append Dvs 57 Updating FIrMW re eee ae ne nas 57 RA4000e Series User manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter introduces the features and capabilities of RA4000e Series You will find gt A full introduction to your RA4000e Series Details of key features list of the product specifications Overview Congratulations on your selection of the RA4000e Series subsystem The RA4000e Series is a high performance and extremely flexible RAID system RAID Redundant Array of Independent Inexpensive Disks is a storage technology used to improve the processing capabilities of a storage system providing a combination of reliability and performance The RA4000e Series is ideally suited for integration with databases e mail web servers and imaging systems The RA4000e Series is the ultimate approach to a flexible RAID solution It can manage three different RAID levels 0 0 1 and 5 and also offers the option of RAID 5 hot spare You will find detailed explanation on the features and suggested us
32. n for help 1 My Operating System is Linux I have enabled the over 2TB capacity setting but I still cannot partition a device over 2TB in OS Why gt The RA4000e Series is over 2TB available but most OS still cannot support SATA device to over 2TB capacity Please refer to the below lost for choosing the OS a Microsoft Windows Vista 2 have connected the RA4000e Series but it does not appear in the motherboard BIOS Why gt Ensure that an array is initialized completely 3 How should react to disk failure gt Fora R5 R041 array you should replace the failed disk Data rebuilding will then begin gt Fora R5 hot spare array data will be rebuilt automatically to the hot spare disk There is no need to immediately replace the failed drive gt The capacity of new DISK you installed must equal or larger than the smallest disk in the RA4000e Series Otherwise it will be rejected by the RA4000e Series though it has no any damage 4 How should I react to a disk failure while creating a RAID5 gt Replace the failed DISK with another of equal or larger capacity The array will re initialize from starting 5 IfI only have two or three disks can I create a RAID gt 2 disks No need at least 3 disks to configure R5 hot spare gt Q9disks Yes but you can only choose R5 hot spare The three disks must be installed in the bottom three disk carriers with the top layer the hot spare location left em
33. n then enter the number of primary partitions you wish to create root localhost tmp df Filesystem 1K blocks Used Available Use Mounted on dev hda2 78163044 4979204 69213376 7 dev hdal 101089 9399 86471 10 boot none 127652 0 124652 0 dev shm dev hde 35584272 20 33776656 1 tmp root localhost amp fdisk dev hde Ihe number of cylinders for this disk is set to 4500 here is nothing wrong with that but this is larger than 1024 and could in certain setups cause problems with L software that runs at boot time e p old versions of LILO 2 booting and partitioning software from other 055 e g DOS FDISK O5 2 FDISK Command m for help m Command action toggle a bootable flag edit bsd disklabel toggle the dos compatibility flag delete partition list known partition types E pn c print this menu I add new partition create a new empty DOS partition table print the partition table quit without saving changes create a new empty Sun disklabel change partition s system id change display entry units verify the partition table write table to disk and exit a ux Bon w woun d oo extra functionality experts only Command m for help n Command action a extended p primary partition 1 4 p Fartition number 1 4 1 First cylinder 1 4500 default 1 1 Last cylinder or size or amp izeM or sizek 1 4500 default 4500 4500 Chapter 5 Partitioning the
34. nection Removable cooling fan module Chapter 1 Introduction EE Mechanical Environmental and Safety Specifications Dimensions 286 5 L x 152 8 W x 206 4 H mm e X Host Connectors one eSATA connector e Interface Connectors One RS 232 connector Operation temperature 0 35 Operation humidity 596 95 96 non condensing Storage humidity 596 9596 non condensing 200 W power supply Input 100 250 AC Output 5V 10 A 12V 10 A 3 3V 5A Note Specifications are subject to change without notice RA4000e Series User manual Chapter 2 This chapter includes all the information you need to prepare for installation and to decide which RAID level to use You will find gt A checklist of what should be in the product package A full introduction to and comparison of RAID levels 0 0 1 and 5 Important notices on the safe operation and installation of Making sure you have everything What s in the box Some vendors may ship certain components as standard while other vendors treat the same component as optional In its most basic configuration your package should include the following e RA4000e Series system with four drive trays Disk not included l m P _ mah jl lif cl zm EE E f a FL n aft 7 m E eI I et Ta Log knarr ES Copa S PUDDOD u w D O oo TETTE Hoon t0ooonoas eon
35. ngement of data blocks saved on a Level 0 1 array Chapter 2 Before you begin RAID 5 and RAID 5 hot spare RAID 5 uses a mathematical expression that compares data from three drives and calculates a fourth piece of data called parity which is saved on a fourth drive Should one of the drives fail parity data can be used to rebuild the failed data Under RAID 5 parity data is stored across all drives in the array This maximizes the amount of storage capacity available from all drives in the array while still providing data redundancy RAID 5 requires at least three drives The allows users to set RAID 5 with three drives and the fourth drive as a hot spare ready to be used for rebuilding data in case one of the other drives fails This is RAID 5 hot spare function RAID 5 Independent data disks with distributed parity blocks Characteristics Recommended use Each entire data block is written on a data disk File and application Parity for blocks in the same rank is generated Servers on Writes recorded in a distributed location and Database servers checked on Reads WWW E mail and News Highest Read data transaction medium Write servers data transaction rate Intranet servers Relatively low ratio of ECC Parity disks to data Most versatile Raid level disks means high efficiency compared to other RAID levels Good aggregate transfer rate Storage capacity No of disks 1 x capacity of smal
36. on a separate dedicated drive or be mixed with the data across all the drives in the array RA4000e Series User manual 3 RAID Redundant Array of Independent Inexpensive Disks A disk array in which part of the storage capacity is used to store redundant information about user data stored on the remainder of the storage capacity The redundant information enables regeneration of user data in the event that one of the array member disks or the access path to it fals See Parity Different RAID level offer different data throughput speeds and fault tolerance data redundancy RAID 0 does not feature redundant information but is nonetheless considered a special type of RAID Serial ATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment Serial ATA often abbreviated as SATA or S ATA is an advance on the commonly used Parallel ATA interface for data storage devices Serial ATA allows data transfer up to 1 5 Gbps It has an additional advantage parallel ATA in that cables are thinner so airflow within computer cases is less impeded and can extend to one meter in length against only 40 cm for parallel ATA Appendix C LCD Display Messages Appendix C e Io egeret MESSAGES When the system power is turned on the following message will be always first displayed If the system installs 4 disks with a RAID level this message will be next jA jVv ejr Mjeldj ija rfnliltlil alllilz el Djijs kj
37. pty RA4000e Series User manual 6 Why does the display read unmatched Or The RAID level selector is not set to the level of the existing array Please choose one of the following options Supposed the RAID level selector is RO but the disk setting detected from disks is R5 1 Shut down and tune the RAID level selector to R5 2 Re plug the four disks and re create the Array to RO But data in the R5 disks will be lost due to the destructive init 7 Iflreally want to re create a new RAID How should I do c c 4 Remove all disks Power off the RA4000e Series set up RAID level by selector switch than power on the RA4000e Series Plug in all of disks to initialize new RAID If you use previous disks will show a message Create New RAID to confirm with you if you really want to create a new RAID Please choose Yes by right button the initialization will then begin Please notice that the procedure will erase all data of the four disks 8 The host computer cannot detect the RA4000e Series What should I do c Make sure the host interface connection cable is attached securely to ports on and the host and is not damaged Check the display for error messages 9 A disk has failed What should I do gt Swap the failed disk with one of the other three disks and turn on If the same disk fails replace the disk If the failure reappears at the same drive carrier either th
38. ray type but offers no fault tolerance Storage capacity No of disks x capacity of smallest disk If installed 40 GB 50 GB 60 GB and 70 GB configured as RAID 0 the RAID capacity will be 160 GB Recommended use Video production and editing Image editing Pre press applications Any application requiring high bandwidth The diagram below represents the writing of data on a RAID 0 array composed of four DISKS connected to the controller Data blocks are distributed across all disks in the array tee CONTROLLER C D H J Be Arrangement of data blocks saved on a Level 0 RAID RA4000e Series User manual RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 combines mirroring and striping functions on a minimum of four hard disks Mirroring provides full redundancy and protects data in case of multiple drive failure providing that data on one of each mirrored pair of drives is intact RAID 0 1 Combination of mirroring and striping Characteristics This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability Requires even number of disks minimum 4 disks Storage capacity 2 x capacity of smallest of disk If installed four drives each are 40 GB 50 GB 60 GB and 70 GB configured as RAID 0 1 the RAID capacity will be 80 GB The diagram below represents the writing of data on a RAID 0 1 array composed of four DISKS connected to the controller The controller creates two matching RAID 0 arrays on four DISKS Arra
39. rect value is 0 3 11 2 3 l 9 displayed press the Enter button to move to the next field 2 Enter the month in the same way then move to and enter the date 3 Press the Enter button to move to the hour filed Enter the time in the 24 hour clock format 4 Press Enter when you have entered the correct minute value to complete time and date entry RA4000e Series User manual Chapter 5 This chapter explains how to partition the array in Windows 2000 2003 XP ME Windows Vista Linux Mac operating systems Partitioning the array Windows The array must be partitioned before it can be used To do this on a Windows operating system 1 Establish the array and connect to the host computer following the instructions in the m preceding chapter Make sure no error Open messages are showing on the LCD display E Explore 2 Turnon the host computer Search On the desktop right click the My Computer icon Map Network Drive 4 Select Manage The Computer Disconnect Network Drive Management dialog box will appear Create Shortcut Rename Properties os Rotate 5 Inthe Computer Management dialog box Ke select Disk Management from the left hand re menu The array will appear in the lower right section of the dialog box as a disk n Performance Logs and Alerts
40. s Over 2TB capacity setting If you would like to enable the function of support over 2TB capacity press the button ENT to select this function the next message will be displayed At this condition user presses the scroll buttons the below messages will be displayed When use presses ENT after the new condition select the RA4000e Series will reboot RA4000e Series User manual RAID initialization m Create new RAID When the system is powered on and it s ready replace 4 disks the following message will be displayed to ask user to confirm the initialization process IC r le ja t Je IN le W R A ID GINJopp IG IYyje sj User can press the MENU or ENTER button to select NO or YES to confirm your selection and move to the next operation B RAID initialization started After select YES system will automatically enter the RAID initialization state by showing the disk initialization progress on the LCD display XX X represents the percentage of RAID capacity being initialized B RAID initialization completed without error If there is no error during initialization LCD panel will display the following message upon finish the initialization stage Appendix C LCD Display Messages B RAID initialization failed If there is any disk error happens on one of the 4 disks for example disk 2 the LCD will display one of the following two messages respectively for disk f
41. s and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circlet different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used Use only shielded cables to connect I O devices to this equipment You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment RA4000e Series User manual About this manual Intended user This manual is designed and written for users of the RA4000e Series This is an entry level product suitable for most users Organization of the manual This
42. s and capabilities of RA4000e Series Chapter 1 Decide whether to set up a RAID 0 0 1 5 or 5 spare array RA4000e Series Chapter 2 Set up Install drives into RA4000e Series Chapter 3 Set the RAID level Chapter 4 Create Create a RAID array and connect it to a host computer Chapter 4 Partition Partition the array using the host operating system Chapter 5 RA4000e Series User manual Guide to Conventions Important information that users should be aware of is indicated with the following icons A Caution This icon indicates the existence of a potential hazard that could result in personal injury damage to your equipment or loss of data if the safety instruction is not observed Ves This icon indicates useful tips on getting the most from your RA4000e Series Important terms commands and programs are put in Boldface font Screen text is given in screen font Preface Aral ol Coy Contents Prola O uses 2 NOI O rr 2 Bai c E m T UT 2 Regulatory information sseeeessssssssseseeeee eene nnne nnns 3 WAS USET MENTRE E D mM 4 Organization of the manual seeeeesessssseseeeee nennen nnns 4 Guide to Conventions seeeeesssssssssssssseeee nennen nnne nennen nnns nnn 6 Table DI COlFIelilS ee 7 GT p eee T 10 laj gere U eid o o Meetem
43. single volume or several volumes determined by intention of user Then click Partition which located lower right corner of dialog box The confirmation dialog will be pop out to confirm again Click Partition to continue procedure E 38 3 GE Maxtor 6E040L0 E ecc Ky 68 5 MB CD 540E A 59 6 MB Untitled 0 ATEN V3 0 Driver 3 38 0 GE ACCUSYS Acuta EA Untitled Connection B First Aid Erase Fartitiom RAD Restore Volume Scheme Volume Information Current g Mame Auta Format Mac 05 Extended Size 20 00 C Locked for editing N Install Mac O5 9 Disk Drivers If this option is mot selected this device car be used by a computer running Marc 05 9 nption does not affect Classic Select a volume scheme choose a volume n and a format and resize the volumes Delete C spi gt REVE Disk Description ACCUSYS Acuta 4 Media Total Capacity 38 0 GE 40 05 990 400 Bytes s USE Write Read Write Status Re Connection Type External nection ID Partition Disk Partitioning a disk will destroy all information on the volume of the disk This disk has 1 volume Untitled Are you sure you wish to partition the disk ACCUSYS Acuta 4 Media Cancel Chapter 5 Partitioning the array 7 The partition will then begin and process is Disk unnley been showing as creating partition mapin 17 05 lower r
44. ts 8 Bits per second Parity None Stop bits 1 ata bits Flow Control Xon Xoff Parity Click OK The HyperTerminal connection Stop bits to is now established Flow control Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial n Appendix E Contact AVerMedia 11 12 13 When prompted Enter 1 Turn on and press Esc on the host computer keyboard The gt gt gt gt gt prompt will appear Type in the command download to Download Code type 1 Locate the updated firmware file to send If using HyperTerminal go to the Transfer menu and select Send Text File Send the firmware file as a text file The file Will start to download When the file has downloaded After restarted the firmware updating is finished and you can check it on LCD panel Mode Choose 1 to download firmware Download Enter 1 to Download Firmware ESC exit uet reset Version Boot 01 a 04 Downloading Code 5 Accusys Hyper Terminal Unlicensed File Edit View Call Transfer Help Send File Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer
45. tting of RAID level selectors does not match the existing disk RAID level setting The system will stop working until users choose one of the following options B Shut down RA4000e Series and tune the RAID level selectors to H5 B Re plug the four disks and re create the RAID to RO but data in the R5 disks will be lost Fan failure message fan can not function normally B Disk shut down message will be displayed when temperature gt 550C OO v je r T e im p je r a t ju jr je D i s k s h ju it jd fo wjn gt Appendix C LCD Display Messages Disk rebuilding messages The system will display the disk rebuilding progress when a failed disk is replaced by a new one mn Xx x represents the percentage of RAID capacity is being ren If there is no disk error during rebuilding the LCD panel will display the following message upon finishing the initialization stage B If the capacity of newly installed disk diskx 80GB in the example below is less than the minimum capacity required for rebuild the LCD panel will display the following message D x JR je b ju ji jd UF ja ji gt 8 jo G B 1 2 0 GJB B fthere are too many bad sectors detected in the newly installed disk during rebuilding process the LCD panel will display the following message Dix R e b ju i jd UF ja ji gt Dix Bla a js je jc it jo r s gt B Ifthe newly instal
46. vel 5 arrays offer high I O transaction rates and are the ideal choice when used with on line transaction processing applications such as those used in banks insurance companies hospitals and all manner of office environments These applications typically perform large numbers of concurrent requests each of which makes a small number of disk accesses If one drive in a RAID 5 array fails the lost data can be rebuilt from data on the functioning disks The RA4000e Series allows users to set one disk as a hot spare that will be activated automatically to replace a failed disk Chapter 2 Before you begin RAID 0 RAID 0 links each drive in the array as one huge drive Storage capacity is determined by the smallest drive in the array That capacity is then applied to format all other drives in the array If using a 40 GB 50GB 60 GB and 70 GB drive in a RAID 0 array your system will see one huge drive of 160 GB 40 GBx4 RAID 0 offers double or more performance under sustained data transfers when one drive per is used But RAID 0 without fault tolerance if one of disks in RAID 0 array fails the RAID crashed RAID 0 Striped disk array without fault tolerance Characteristics RAID 0 implements a striped disk array the data is broken down into blocks and each block is written to a separate disk drive I O performance is greatly improved by spreading the I O load across many channels and drives Fastest and most efficient ar
47. y 5 95 non condensing Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing RA4000e Series User manual 3 i Seni D Sa Wye tae lavas f ofoforz S This chapter gives an overview of the and explains how to Remove the drive carriers from the RA4000e Series gt Load hard drives into the drive carriers C Install the drive carriers in Familiarizing yourself with RA4000e Series 3 Note The RA4000e Series is available in one hardware configurations with eSATA host interfaces This manual contains the information necessary to set up the available hardware configurations Where procedures for the configurations differ they are described separately and clearly marked Overview Rear panel carriers accessed from the front i I The connectors and power switch are located on the rear panel Chapter 4 Setting up an array Front view Drive carriers Each drive carrier can hold a one inch high 3 5 inch form factor SATA disk drive LCD Display The LCD displays status and configuration information for the RA4000e Series and arrays A full list of LCD display messages is given in Appendix C Scroll button The scroll button is used to scroll through information on the display and to select settings for the date and time Enter Mute button The Enter Mute button is used to set date and time and to mute the buzzer Rear view Power switch The power sw
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