Mobius 5-Bay RAID System
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1. another enclosure for access to the files You can do so for RAID 1 Mirroring or JBOD In the other modes you cannot remove a single drive and access it outside of the RAID 3 Can I create a RAID 5 and add drives to the set later No Once a RAID 5 set is created it must be cleared and re created to add or subtract drives from the set 4 Which drives are recommended for use with the Mobius We recommend using only enterprise or NAS drives such as WD Red WD SE RE We DO NOT recommend WD Green Blue Black and Seagate Barracuda Use of these drives may inhibit performance amp limit technical support 5 The Mobius is connected to a Mac Yosemite computer via FW800 The Mobius appears in Disk Utility but I am unable to format the drive s Why The issue may be caused by the Yosemite FireWire driver Please disconnect from FW800 and connect using USB to format the drive s After completion reconnect via FW800 to access the formatted volume s CO WAN WDM BWYN gt 11 Warranty Information This product includes a two 2 year repair replacement warranty provided by Oyen Digital This warranty is non transferable and is limited to the original purchaser Warranty service may be requested by completing the form at the following link www oyendigital com rma request form html For our complete warranty policy visit www oyendigital com warranty html Mobius 5 Bay RAID System User Guide Table of Contents Spe2. HDD 3 Install a new unformatted HDD The new HDD should be larger or equal to the previous one The use of identical HDDs from the same manufacturer is recommended 4 Power up the RAID The LED will slowly blink red purple to indicate a rebuild in progress The rebuild process can take up to 48 hours depending on the size of the RAID array Notes e The replacement drive must be a new unformatted drive We recommend disconnecting the Mobius from the host computer during the rebuild process Do not change the HDD order when replacing drives 9 Ejecting the Mobius Windows Close all applications that are accessing the Mobius Click the Eject Hardware Safely Remove icon in the system tray and select the Mobius The LEDs will cycle off on a few times and the HDDs will spin down The LEDs and HDDs will remain off when it is fully dismounted Note In JBOD mode individual drives cannot be ejected separately The entire unit must be ejected Mac Close all windows and applications that are accessing the drive Drag the Mobius to the Trash Eject icon to dismount it The LEDs will cycle off on a few times and the HDDs will spin down The LEDs and HDDs will remain off when it is fully dismounted 10 Troubleshooting and FAQ 1 If the system experiences an HDD failure The LED for the HDD will be solid red purple and the sounder will beep press SET to silence 2 Can remove a drive from the RAID and install it in
3. to the second disk Spanning provides the maximum possible storage capacity but does not increase performance or safety JBOD Clear RAID is not actually a RAID It simply is a collection of drives that are recognized as separate drives by the OS JBOD provides no performance increase or redundancy This is the default setting
4. After setting a new RAID mode you must format the volume before it is accessible 1 Connect the RAID to the computer 2 Configure the desired mode as explained in section 4 3 After the RAID is configured use Disk Management on the PC or Disk Utility on the Mac to format the volume A If using RAID 0 RAID 10 RAID 3 or RAID 5 we strongly suggest performing a low level format after setting the RAID Please refer to the following http oyendigital com low level format 7 Sleep Mode If there is no HDD activity the OS may put the Mobius to sleep LEDs off HDDs spin down The Mobius will wake up when accessed If you prefer to control the time internal before the RAID will sleep download the RAID Manager utility under Resources here http oyendigital com hard drives store 3R5 EB3 M html Afer installing the utiliy click Advanced and select the icon to set sleep to the desired time Notes e JBOD does not support auto sleep timer e Exit the RAID Manager when not in use The RAID Manager will prevent the Mobius from sleeping if it is running in the background 8 Rebuilding Data If one of the HDDs fails the HDD LED will be red purple and the sounder will beep Press the SET button to stop the sound A new HDD can be installed and it will automatically rebuild with data if configured as RAID 1 3 5 10 1 Power down the Mobius amp disconnect it from the computer 2 Remove the failed
5. ave in JBOD mode lt f Set the RAID switches to the desired mode 9 fe cP agg f Press and hold SET button aed ajl z Aand turn on the power RAID O RAID 1 10 RAID 3 RAID 5 Combine Clear RAID JBOD T EEE mE Taa kaa Tan aat RAID 1 Insert only 2 HDDs Bay 1 2 When set to RAID 1 or RAID 10 mode RAID 10 Insert 4 HDDs Bay 1 4 i Switch Position Set RAID Mode After performing the Clear RAID procedure set the switches on the back of the Mobius to the desired mode Press and hold the SET button while turning on the power Hold the SET button until the 2nd beep occurs approx 10 seconds Release the SET button The RAID mode is now configured 5 RAID Modes RAID 0 Striping is a non redundant data mapping technique It combines data evenly across multiple drives simultaneously dramatically increasing performance e In Striping mode it will be viewed as one single storage unit If one disk in the RAID System fails all data in installed disks will be lost e The total capacity smallest drive X the total number of drives For example if the smallest drive is 1TB the capacity will be 5 TB when 5 drives are installed RAID 1 Mirroring consists of two drives storing duplicate copies of th
6. cifications Detailed View Inserting or Removing Drives Setup RAID Modes Formatting Sleep Mode Rebuilding Data Ejecting the Mobius Troubleshooting and FAQ Warranty Information For more information visit our website at www oyendigital com 1 Specifications Supported Drives e eSATA e FireWire 800 e FireWire 400 USB 3 0 e RAID 0 Striping RAID Modes e RAID 1 Mirroring e RAID 10 Striping Mirroring e RAID 3 e RAID 5 e CLEAR RAID JBOD e Windows XP 7 8 or higher e Mac OS 10 4 or higher Interface Ports System Requirements e 3 5 SATA III HDD SSD Must be RAID qualified Check with mfg Operating Environment e Temperature 5 C 40 C 10 5 x 5 1 x 7 4 inches Package Includes Mobius 5 Bay USB 3 0 cable FW800 cable FW400 cable eSATA cable power cord user guide key set 2 Detailed View Q EE af 8 Geo e 1 Door Lock 5 RAID Switch 2 LED HDD Access 6 Set Button 3 Drive Bay 7 eSATA Port 4 Voltage Select Switch 8 USB 3 0 Port LEDs and Sound Condition owered amp ready Drive LED Solid blue Read Write activity Rapid blinking purple Drive Error HDD Sleep Eject Off RAID 1 Rebu
7. e same data In this mode the data is simultaneously written to two disks The speed of operation is slow in comparison to other RAID modes e Only 2 HDDs bay 1 and 2 are allowed for the function to perform properly RAID 3 or RAID 5 use block level striping with parity data distributed across all disks RAID 5 or one disk RAID 3 RAID 5 is the most common mode due to the combination of redundancy and speed 3 or more drives are required If hotspare is desired insert 3 or 4 drives and create the RAID Then insert a 4th or 5th drive s in bay 4 and or 5 to be used as a hotspare When a drive fails the spare drive will automatically be rebuilt to replace the failed drive e The total capacity all disks minus 1 The capacity is limited by the size of the smallest disk For example if three 2 TB and two 3 TB drives are installed the total capacity will be 8 TB 2 TB x 5 disks 1 disk RAID 10 combines RAID 0 and RAID 1 in one single system It creates two sets of striped disks and then mirrors these sets e Only 4 HDDs are allowed for the function to perform If 5 HDDs are inserted the 5th drive will be used as a hotspare When a drive fails the 5th drive will automatically be rebuilt to replace the failed drive Combine Span combines multiple hard drives into a single logical unit Unlike Striping it writes data to the first drive until it reaches full capacity When the first disk reaches full capacity data is written
8. ilding Slow blinking purple approximately 3 blinks per second 9 Power Port 10 Power Switch 11 1394b port 12 1394a port Solid red or purple Sounder will beep press SET to silence Note The sounder will beep when the unit is powered up Set the Mobius upright on its feet The Mobius does not function properly when laying on its side 3 Inserting or Removing Drives Inserting Gently pull the lever and open the door Insert remove drive into bay To close pull the lever and push the door all the way closed Release the lever when the door is closed Locking Use the included key to lock the door if desired a Locked a a Unlocked a We recommend using only enterprise or NAS drives Drives such as WD Green Blue Black and Seagate Barracuda are NOT recommended and may inhibit performance amp limit technical support Perform a Clear RAID procedure after installing drives This applies to new or previously used drives Note This procedure will not delete the partition or data from previously used JBOD drives Clear RAID Procedure Set the switches on the back of the RAID unit to Clear RAID all switches down Press and hold the SET button while turning on the power Hold the SET button until the 2nd beep occurs approx 10 seconds Release the SET button Any previous RAID mode is removed and the drives are now set for JBOD mode You may set a new RAID mode or le
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