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1. 3 1 Change 3 6 Remove 3 8 Mirror size RAID mode ESCAT DISKI ae Scan diska Disk1 Only Mirror Only Mirror ee 3 8 1 Set Mirror mode Set maximum Select 3 8 2 primary disk Extend size Double Confirm to Setup 3 7 Remove 3 9 Com ane 9 pare a ke Disk2 Only Mirror Only Mirror Rebuild Confirm 3 4 1 Select Enable password primary disk 3 1 2 Set JBOD mode 3 4 2 Change password Select primary disk 3 5 Advance Double Confirm to Status Setup 3 1 3 Set normal mode Select primary disk Double Confirm to Setup 4 EVENT LOG 4 1 Display log 4 2 Erase log 4 3 Elapse time 5 LOAD DEFAULT 21 ARS 2018 2018E Manual 1 SYSTEM INFORMATION the information of the system 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 RAID information the informaiton of RAID subsystem Display the RAID subsystem s vendor model name firmware version SCSI speed RAID mode RAID capacity Disk 1 info the information of the upper hard drive Display the upper hard drive s brand model firmware version SATA speed status and capacity Disk 2 info the informaiton of the lower hard drive Display the lower hard drive s brand model firmware version SATA speed status and capacity Health info the condition of the system2. 1 1 RAID information 1 2 Disk1 info 1 3 Disk2 info 1 4 Health info 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 Vendor ID Vendor ID Vendor ID Disk1 and Disk2 Model ID Model ID Model ID Temperature 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 Revision Revision Revision Fan 1 amp 2 rpm SCSI maximum speed SATA speed SATA speed and Fan3 External 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 Status Status Status Capacity Capacity Capacity 19 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Display Option 2 3 RAID alarm Only Mirror or JBOD Standby time 2 1 3 Rebuilding rate Only Mirror Fan auto control 2 SETUP 2 1 2 2 RAID Option Health Option 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 Max SCSI speed Fan detect ee 2 2 2 2 3 2 Page switch rate 2 2 3 2 1 4 Auto compare Only Mirror Warning temperatue 2 3 3 Info update rate 2 2 4 2 1 5 Read balance Only Mirror Warning alarm 20 2 3 4 Temperature unit 2 3 5 Key tone 2 3 6 Terminal speed Only display ARS 2018 2018E Manual 3 ADVANCED SETUP
3. ARS 2018 2018E SCSI to SATA Mirror Smart User s Manual Version 1 0 Release April 2006 CE FE Copyright and Trademarks The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual ACARD is the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp Microsoft and the Windows Logo are the registered trademarks and Windows is the trademark of Microsoft Corporation All brands and trademarks are the properties of their respective own ers This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Conven tions All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without the writ ten permission of the manufacturer and the author All inquiries should be addressed to ACARD Technology Corp Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction cceceeseeeeeeeeeeeees 4 Te OVEN VICW sexecaciseauenscssgeeaccaseesncateeacectteeawacsssescastecnesces 4 E2 HO AUUNGS onoaiia ened 4 1 3 Specifications ccccccseeeceeeeeeneeceneeseeeseneeseneees 4 TA PACKAGES conti a a A 5 to QUICK Slaf anrai 5 1 6 HDD Compatibility ee ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 Chapter 2 Installation cccsseeseseeeeeeeeeneees 8 2 1 Install HDD into ARS 2018 e
4. Display the hard drive temperature the fan speed of the trays and the fan speed of the system 2 SETUP the settings of the system configuration 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 21 5 2 2 2 2 1 RAID Option the RAID configuration Max SCSI speed set the speed limit of SCSI bus Options are ASYNC 10 20 40 80 160 MB s Default is 160MB s RAID alarm trigger the alarm Default is OFF When RAID becomes abnormal the alarm will be triggered to warn the system administrator Rebuilding rate set data rebuilding rate Options are Slow Normal Fast Default is Normal Auto compare compare the two hard drives contents automatically Default is OFF This function enables automatic comparison of data after rebuilding Read balance read the two hard drives data by turns Default is ON This function lets each hard drive s data be read for one minute to prolong the hard drive s life Health Opt the setting of the system environment Fan detect detect the rotation of a fan This function lets the system produce a warning and show a message whenever the fan is malfunctioned Default is Enable 22 ARS 2018 2018E Manual 2 2 2 Fan auto control control a fan automatically The system will adjust the speed of a fan automatically according to the warning temperature 2 2 3 Warning Temperature set the warning temperature If the system temperature is over the set level there will be an alarm and a bli
5. t detect Mirror Smart s hard drives Confirm if the SCSI card has been correctly installed see the following steps 1 to 3 If the installation of driver is correct confirm if Device Manager has detected the disk of Mirror Smart see step 4 e If the hard drive is new initialize partition and format it with the disk management tool see step 5 Step 1 Right click My Computer to choose Manage winked ings nd Explorer My corn Explore Search Manage Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Figure 4 1 28 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Step 2 Enter Computer Management to choose Device Manager i Coenpuler Manageme ml T Eug Ve J Shared roie Lowa Liaz shid rps Pe L F T E Legge eh e Ei OC oe He ety Fipe ik oni ler b p einioes SIDE 6 TAATAPL LODRE ik gt katad E 1 Mee a poring davans i 3 Ports C08 fr LET ee Prone ssces F Zr AAD cet re a ee Shunde are cere con trobers of System dees re Be Unie Seid fs tondrokeis Step 3 In Device Manager double click SCSI and RAID controllers to examine if the driver of SCSI card has been correctly installed E Computer Manageme mi Local Lier diigi if Perbormsroe Log aid Sera ay Dia Maar Se toa Eep Beenvable Erem ikk iramae b Disks lon meer re i Bo end Ane boa tions a ACARDLFAE ie compar ge Dek eee be
6. Capacity 76 3 GB Revision YARS E Status Primary Transferrate SATA 1 5Gb iS Total capacity 763 GE 160076060 blocks Rebuilding rate 3403 1 MB min Rebuilding progress 29 GB 5980032 blocks Remaining time Oh22m06s 46 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you didn t install a hard drive the status will be shown as follows Mirror Smart LHiitiiy Es Setup Evert log em Status List Mitear Sinar Tifarmalion Evert Lag Host Hue 3 SCS Tarpet 7 Vendor ACARD Capacily 76 3135 Status tlinur rode MIRROR fender Capacity State Ne dis Vendor ATA Capacily FRSE Statue Freseleyribe Scala HOD Sine tre s s ods MrrrSsmeniaiib Faisin 1358 Transtar rate SCS EMES Model Feagion Transtar rala moue Minion BYE Revisign VARS Trngler nite SATA 7566 5 lf the system didn t detect the hard drive or the hard drive is failed the status will be shown as follows W Mirror Smart Liikity Fle getup Everthog abti cain List Mirar Siva fain vei Lo Hast Hua SCS Target iD 1 Wendor ACARD Capacity reJ GE Stans Mirror node MARGE fender Capacity Spanus HO Tailediatopped Capauily 767 SB Satie AeadVWries Scan HOD Modet MirirEmatAriB Revision 128 Trintferith SCS TOMS Model Revision Transfoy natn a Fieru WARS Tranefer te SATA 1S6b5 47 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to read the record of an event log click Open Event Log under Event Log
7. Then choose the file you need Mirror Smart Utility File Setup Enae About Status Lis 2 a Event Log Ti xd ee TER Host Bus arge 1 Scan HDD Compare HDDs MIRROR Vendor ACARD Model MirrorSmart2018 Se Capacity 76 3 GB Revision 1356 7 Status Mirror mode Transfer rate SCSI 160MB 5 Ay HDD Vendor ATA Model Maxtor 6 YO0S0MO E amp E Capacity 76 3 GB Revision YARS ue Status Write only Transfer rata SATA 1 566 3 q HDD2 Vendor ATA Model Maxtor 6 O80MO capacity 76 3 GB Revision YARS VE saus ReadNWrite Tranefer tat SATATSGDS Open Event Log Look in gt LogBackup i FQ Filename 20060404 Sen Files of type Log Files log Cancel 48 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Click the file to read as the following figure shows History Event 20060404 log SODAS 18 So a IADA 7259 40 SWRA 18 9 4 TCR ase 7259 48 JEENA peo AH 2060A TS 34 40 LEUAT EA IANA A Sal TRA 1A 68 0 FURS 1940 tT 2045 19 49 16 20043 1a Iceni 1 BS AT IONE 1 Ge A Jpeg DE BS 40 Event descnpl birer Srian Lily wean 3 2 a adpuiblin 4 ACARD Minor fe OD T38 Warni 3 HEDI Ok ATA HOT 2257 EDLA Waser aa G3 HBC ia OK PATA HOTP2257 IGDLOSS ws 143 4 63 Fan failed a 3 gdnlBorn S ACARD Hiire THI La S66 Ob 3 iR lh b o HEDI is OF ATA Waran ETED0HO TAPS 763 SHa HARNA ia DK ATA Ma
8. and enlarging the capacity of a single drive like Drive C Drive D etc Different classes of RAID have different com position modes and different functions RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 must be composed of a pair of hard drives at least When data are written into the whole hard drive they will be equally striped and written into each hard drive of the array Thus the access speed becomes quicker The effect of RAID 0 is proportioned to the number of hard drives More hard drives mean more read write heads and therefore the speed is quicker Though RAID 0 is quick in read write speed it has no data redundancy and accordingly has no fault tolerance It is suggested to compose RAID 0 with hard drives of the same capacity Because the capacity of striped disk array is the multiplication of the smallest hard drive capacity with the number of hard drives For example a 100GB hard drive and a 120GB hard drive unite into RAID 0 The total capacity is 200GB 100GBx2 Logical Disk Fassa or Willies can GG ST eee j Savas Corry 50 ARS 2018 2018E Manual RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 must be composed of hard drives in even number The RAID controller will divide the hard drives into a pair and write data simultaneously into the two hard drives The two hard drives contain the same data When one hard drive s data are damaged you can replace the failed hard drive and the RAID controller will restore the data by the backup on the other h
9. Hedihy ihian SoG A e Local Lie aiiiar tie Patri maia Liege anal Gertie BB Dantes Menage fig Storage 4 Rereceishle Shore Dek Dehisginentes bok Hanagenen R Fas CVn EC Winge aaa CET Gardin y 30 Figure 4 5 ARS 2018 2018E Manual The following figure shows the condition of the hard drive after partition Leenputer Managerecel fino Aae NTFS Heal L 7 1 B ir hire Hootie fee HIF Pipar DPen EC Patia Bse HIF Pemi imer TIE Be Dihaja E H Saias iiid one minap grap Wisa qo ata Es lamante anm inaani i Haatire amt Haath Hasty Pamet eh Las Sh ae ATS air g E riei E miin 9 Eam psn 9 tooo oe Figure 4 6 31 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Appendix 1 Migrate Existing HDD to Mirror 1 Migrate the current SATA HDD source HDD A for storing data into Mirror Smart to form a new mirroring disk Step 1 Take two empty trays out of Mirror Smart Step 2 Put source HDD A into one tray install and place it into Mirror Smart Step 3 Connect Mirror Smart to SCSI card according to section 2 4 or 2 5 Step 4 Power on Mirror Smart and then computer Be sure that Mirror Smart s hard drive power LED is steady green light Begin to access the data of SCSI hard drive formed by mirroring according to the user s manual of SCSI card Step 5 Put the newly purchased tartget HDD into another tray install and place it into Mirror Smart Now Mirror Smart will copy the data
10. removed Hard drive access LED The light means busy reading writing 25 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Chapter 4 Troubleshooting If you have any problem in using ARS 2018 2018E you can try to solve it by refer ring to the methods below But if you still cannot solve fill in the technical support form at the end of the manual and send to us 1 SCSI card could not detect Mirror Smart Confirm if Mirror Smart and every hard drive were connected well and the power switch is ON Confirm if Mirror Smart was connected firmly to the SCSI card by the SCSI cable Confirm if a terminator was added to the end of the SCSI bus Confirm if the ID of Mirror Smart and that of every SCSI device are unique 2 SCSI card detected an unknown device or a wrong HDD Usually it is because that Mirror Smart hasn t connected with any hard drive If the system shows wrong HDD perhaps the SCSI cable is bad or the hard drive is not in the support list Visit ACARD s Web site to get the latest support list or update to the latest firmware of Mirror Smart to support 26 ARS 2018 2018E Manual 3 Mirror Smart produced an unknown beep or its handle ejected i Shows the condition A short beep per 1 Fan failure None by message 8 sec Shows the condition Three short Alarm LED blinks red High temperature by message beeps per 8 sec with beep Bad sector in HDD Shows the condition Two shor beeps Alarm LED blinks red by message per 8 sec w
11. size set the Mirror capacity Set maximum set the maximum capacity Extend size extend the size of Mirror When the two hard drives of the original system have been changed and the capacity is bigger than the previous mirroring size you are allowed to execute this function to extend the size of Mirror The newly increased capacity will be indicated as the second partition 24 ARS 2018 2018E Manual 3 9 Compare compare the data lt is to compare if the two hard drives data are the same During comparison if there is any data inconsistent the system will start to rebuild the remaining data from the primary hard drive to the secondary one Once this function is activated the menu will change to Stop compare automatically so that the system administrator can stop comparing 4 EVENT LOG the record of the system events 4 1 Display log display all records record limit is 999 4 2 Erase log erase all records 4 3 Elapse time display the uptime since Mirror Smart was turned on If the system hasn t been restarted over 3 years the timer will be reset 5 LOAD DEFAULT reload the defaults Once the defaults are restored the password will be deleted 3 3 The LEDs 1 Steady green light means normal power supply Hard drive 2 Blinking green light means rebuilding power alarm 3 Steady green with blinking red light means LED a system problem See troubleshooting 4 Steady red light means a hard drive is failed or
12. you can click Setup and select Mirror Smart Setup as shown below Mirror Smart Utility cle Event log About Sq Preference Mirror Smart Setup Extend Mirror Size Change RAID Mode Update Firrnware Update LCD Module Mail Notification Setup a Mirror mode HDE Vendor ATA EE Capacity 76 3 GE Status Write only HDD Vendor ATA Capacity 76 9 GB Vv 3 Status ReadfWrite Model MirrorSman2018 Scan HDD Compare HDDs Revision 1355 Transfer rate SCS 1BOMB S Model Maxtor ByO80MO Revision YARS Transfer rate SATA 15Gb Model Maxtor SYOSOMO Revision YARS Transfer rate SATA 1 5Gb S 36 BJ ARS 2018 2018E Manual The main items in Mirror Smart Setup are explained as follows 7 8 Mirror Smart Setup iY Fan detection Max SCSI Speed Rebwilding Rate i Fan auto control C ASYNE Co Slow fe RAID alarm C 10MB Normal C 20MB igi pm Read balance Bau Warming Temperature 9 Aut IH uta compare SMB e Arataa 160MB ho 6 t 7 Warning alarm 4 gj Cancel 1 The system will produce a warning and show a message when the fan is malfunctioned 2 The system will adjust the speed of fans automatically according to the warning temperature 3 The alarm will be triggered to warn the system administrator when RAID becomes abnormal 4 Each hard drive s data will be read for one minute to prolo
13. 0UW Initio 9100 UW Tekram DC 390U2W 53C895 Tekram DC 390U3W Tekram 390UF LSI Symbios 530875 Ultra Wide SCSI Controller If your SCSI adapter cannot be compatible wtih ARS 2018 2018E fill in the techni cal support form on the next page and send to us for quick service 53 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Technical Support Form Email support acard com http www acard com ARS 2018 2018E F W Version system Configuration Motherboard BIOS version SCSI adapter Chipset Memory Display card Other I O card OS version Hard Disk Brand Model Capacity Problem description Required columns are marked with asterisks 54
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15. Smart Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Take two empty trays out of Mirror Smart Put the new hard drives into the trays install and place them into Mirror Smart separately Power on Mirror Smart and then computer Be sure that Mirror Smart s hard drive power LED is steady green light After booting if everything is right and the two hard drives are equal in capacity Mirror Smart will regard the hard drive on the upper tray as the source and that on the lower tray as the target and begin to rebuild Enter the motherboard BIOS and go to the Boot Device section Set the CD ROM and SCSI hard drive as the 1st and 2nd boot devices Save the setting and exit Put the OS installation disc into CD ROM and boot hence Before installing the OS install the driver of SCSI card first if necessary After installing the OS install the Mirror Smart Utility to monitor the unit NOTICE In a set of Mirror Smart you are suggested to use two identical hard drives If you replace a failed hard drive with a new one the new hard drive s capacity must be equal or larger than the original one s 33 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Appendix 2 Mirror Smart Utility The Mirror Smart Utility is used to manage and control ARS 2018 2018E With it you can easily set change and monitor the status of Mirror Smart After entering the utility if you want to change some basic settings you can click Setup and selec
16. an click Setup and select Mail Notification Setup as shown below Then in Mail Setup be sure that Enable mail notification is activated And type related data in the following three rows 1 SMTP server 2 User account 3 Sender Email E Mirar Sear Ly Pim Bowe Tna Abo Prefere ation Event Lees Pitt Sni hi Extend Hero Sat ail Soom Ht Compare Hiiite Chere HAD Hne haan Modal MincrSrrata18 me Ss Pood Rataan 1355 TOTEE Slane MIT mak Tronsler rte SCE TEHES Vendor ed bdodel Manto Erom Paachy 763 68 kair TARS Stains PaapiNihe Transtar rate SATA 150a E Yaren AT od l Mesto Bram Gananty r635 Reus VAS Stale Mare anly analet me GATA ows E Mail Notification Setup Mail Setup Supervisor Event Filter 1 SMTP server mailacard com 2 Wiser account MirrorSmart2012 3 Sender Email MirrorSmar2018 mail acard com 42 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Then click Supervisor and type the receiver s mail address in the row near to the bottom After clicking Add the address will be added to the list Mail Notification Setup if Enable mail notification Mail Setup Supervisor Event Filter System supervisor list Enter the e mail address supenisonggmaill acard com Delete administrator mail acard com Finally click Event Filter and choose one or more than one events for which you will send a mail to notify the supervisor There are six e
17. ard drive For a single hard drive RAID 1 is the best in fault tolerance It is suggested to compose RAID iwith hard drives of the same capacity Because the capacity of mirrored disk array is that of the smallest hard drive For example a 100GB hard drive and a 120GB one unite into RAID 1 The total capacity is 100GB be satisited by data read from either disk or both disks Logical Disk A Data is written to both B disks simultaneously s Read requests can h pea NL RAID 1 Disk Array 51 ARS 2018 2018E Manual JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JBOD formal word spanning is not a real RAID setting It simply links a bunch of disks into a big hard drive It doesn t have the functions of quick read write speed and error tolerance However compared with RAID 0 JBOD doesn t waste the hard drive capacity Its capacity is the total of all hard drive capacities For example set a 100GB hard drive and a 120GB one as JBOD The total capacity is 220GB Logical Disk Mata E writer in iha Tet HGO amd then the Prva HET 141 HOD nd HUL 52 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Appendix 4 SCSI Adapter Compatibility Generally speaking a SCSI adapter can be compatible with ARS 2018 2018E if they meet the SCSI operation protocol All the SCSI adapters listed below are com patible with ARS 2018 2018E ACARD AEC 67160 ACARD AEC 67162 Adaptec ASC 29160 Adaptec ASC 39160 Adaptec AHA 2940U2W Adaptec AHA 294
18. de any after ser vice warranty if the problem is due to using a substitute 2 3 DIP Switch Setting 2 3 1 ARS 2018 Function amp SCSI ID Switch SCSI ID Pin 6 ON SE Mode OFF LVD Mode Pin 7 ON For Narrow SCSI Bus OFF For Wide SCSI Bus Pin 8 ON Terminator Power On OFF Terminator Power Off ID 0 default ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 ON E E E E 1 2 3 4 ID 7 N A reserved for the host adapter ARS 2018 2018E Manual 2 3 2 ARS 2018E Pin 2 ON SE Mode i OFF LVD Mode Pin 3 ON For Narrow SCSI Bus OFF For Wide SCSI Bus Pin 4 ON Terminator Power On OFF Terminator Power Off ID 0 default ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 ID 7 N A reserved for the host adapter 14 ARS 2018 2018E Manual ID 8 ID 12 ID 13 ID 14 ON ON a m E E m ZH dee 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 4 Connect ARS 2018 to PC 1 Open the PC case insert ARS 2018 and connect two 4 pin power cords to make Mirror Smart work well ARS 2018 2018E Manual 3 Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to ARS 2018 and attach a terminator i am pam ERR 2 5 Connect ARS 2018E to PC Connect one set of ARS 2018E 1 Insert one end of the SCSI cable into the SCSI adapter s external connector and the other end into the SCSI connector of ARS 2018E ARS 2018 2018E Manual 2 Connect the power cord and attach a terminator to the other SCSI connector of ARS 2018E Connect more sets of ARS 2018E 1 Insert one end o
19. e into each tray and aim its end to the tray s connector Fasten the hard drive with screws Step 4 Put the 2 trays back to ARS 2018 and lock them 5 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Step 5 Step 6 Set a proper and unique SCSI ID for ARS 2018 see 2 3 1 Fasten ARS 2018 to the interior of PC with screws Step 7 Connect ARS 2018 to the SCSI card with an internal SCSI cable Be sure to Step 8 Step 9 add a terminator to the end see 2 4 Connect ARS 2018 with 2 power cords to let Mirror Smart work well After powering on the system will detect a hard drive named Mirror Smart 2018 Before using it do HDD partition and format if necessary Install ARS 2018E Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Prepare 2 SATA hard drives of the same model Unlock the 2 trays and take them out of ARS 2018E Put a hard drive into each tray and aim its end to the tray s connector Fasten the hard drive with screws Put the 2 trays back to ARS 2018E and lock them Set a proper and unique SCSI ID for ARS 2018E see page 2 3 2 Step 6 Connect ARS 2018E to the SCSI card with an external SCSI cable Be sure Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 to add a terminator to the end see 2 5 Connect ARS 2018E with a power cord Power on ARS 2018E first and then the PC After powering on the system will detect a hard drive named Mirror Smart 2018 Before using it do HDD partition and format if necessary NOTICE 1 Be sure to unlock t
20. eeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 10 2 2 Install HDD into ARS 2018E ccesceeeeeeeeeees 11 2 3 DIP Switch Setting ccccesceseesessssessrseseesessrees 13 7c soe O ee eee 13 2 3 2 AAS 201 OE nornin E 14 2 4 Connect ARS 2018 to PC qu ecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 15 2 5 Connect ARS 2018E to PC ccceseceeeeeeeeneeeenees 16 Chapter 3 The Control Panel 0 008 19 Sid LOD Palhe buurien 19 3 2 LCD Operation uncsssaescecencrcaccusazecactaccvcarassencesaess 19 39 MEELED S amenna 25 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ccccssecseseeeees 26 Appendix 1 Migrate Existing HDD to Mirror 32 Appendix 2 Mirror Smart Utility 34 Appendix 3 About RAID ccccsseeeeeeeeee 50 Appendix 4 SCSI Adapter Compatibility 53 Technical Support FOr cccsecsseeesseeneeeees 54 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview ARS 2018 2018E is an internal external SCSI to SATA RAID subsystem using cost effective SATA hard drives to achieve SCSI efficiency Both 2018 and 2018E adopt ACARD s ROC RAID On Chip technology which is essential for drive mirroring data rebuilding and protection The two types are all operated through LCD panel and utility They also support SATA hot swap and make system setting more convenient 1 2 Features Supports RAID 1 JBOD and Normal Supports SATA hard drives Supports real time rebuilding up to 3 0GB per minute Support
21. f the 1st SCSI cable into the SCSI adapter s external connector and the other end into the upper SCSI connector of the 1st set 2 Insert one end of the 2nd SCSI cable into the lower SCSI connector of the 1st set and the other end into the upper SCSI connector of the 2nd set ARS 2018 2018E Manual 3 Connect the power cords to each set and attach a terminator to the last set Once installing successfully you can find ARS 2018 2018E as Mirror Smart 2018 in Device Manager under My Computer it Corn p ober Fal A a ENA J I n DR o A ir ne Ser EATS a hah Deer Sa EL CHEE oF al tog CARESS i i ETA Roopeduk coger 4 l honenak Saga E i Appa doh erwe F Deb Dalaman ga E ST AATAPL comirollers ER Ded Higa E bar ES Smar and anodcsbons E To Mie ord other pontig da vices E Pats OSM 8 LPT E ooms PE iland Alb corer E W iont viana pan cont m i E Z Fyssas nasri Sera Bis contro lets 18 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Chapter 3 The Control Panel 3 1 LCD Panel A to scroll up the functions or menus Y to scroll down the functions or menus 4 to confirm a setting or enter the selected function ESC to cancel a setting or return to the previous menu 3 2 LCD Operation There are 5 major function menus in ARS 2018 2018E as the following charts show 1 SYSTEM INFORMATION
22. he tray before removing it 2 The provided trays are designed for ACARD ARS 2018 2018E 2019 Do not use any substitutes without ACARD s authorization ACARD will not maintain or provide any after service warranty If the problem is due to using a substitute ARS 2018 2018E Manual 1 6 HDD Compatibility ARS 2018 2018E is particularly designed for SATA hard drives Visit http www acard com to get the newest support list of hard drives ARS 2018 2018E is also compatible with various kinds of SCSI cards and can operate well in Mac OS and Linux If your hard drive is not approved by ACARD contact us or local distributor for assistance ARS 2018 2018E Manual Chapter 2 Installation ARS 2018 The front LEDs on the front Key locks panel see 3 3 Four buttons on the LCD panel see 3 1 The back SE LVD SCSI connector Ho D m S23 Power DE connectors N pe SCSI ID amp function switch see 2 3 1 O ARS 2018 2018E Manual ARS 2018E The front LEDs on the front Key locks panel see 3 3 Four buttons on the LCD panel see 3 1 The back SE LVD SCSI connectors SCSI ID switch see 2 3 2 Function switch see 2 3 2 RS 232 for test only Power connector Power switch ARS 2018 2018E Manual 2 1 Install HDD into ARS 2018 Follow the steps below to install the hard drives into the trays of ARS 2018 1 Unlock 2 Open the tray by pushing the faste
23. ith beep Alarm LED blinks red per half sec lasting 10 sec and remains red HDD failure or aa B in ever a ee Shows the condition SSP a ery capacity smaller sec lasting 10 l by message than the mirror size sec Target HDD Alarm LED blinks green per SEC Completion of Shows the condition A long beep Alarm LED OFF rebuilding by message Shows the condition Target POO Fuar 7 HDD comparing None LED blinks green per by message D sec Completion of Shows the condition A short beep and Alarm LED OFF comparison by message then a long beep Shows the condition elon Peep ane Alarm LED remains RAID alarm then 5 short by message beeps red 4 An error happened in accessing Mirror Smart s hard drives Confirm if Mirror Smart and SCSI cable are connected properly Confirm if the qualities of SCSI cable and terminator are acceptable ARS 2018 2018E communicates with the SCSI card in 160MB s of trans fer rate so if the SCSI cable or terminator is bad the electronic signal will be unstable Whenever there is a problem happening try to lower the transfer rate to verify if it is the problem of SCSI cable Choose a SCSI cable and a terminator carefully If it s the problem of a bad drive replace it and configure Mirror Smart again 2 Shows the condition HDD rebuilding by message ARS 2018 2018E Manual 5 Update the firmware of Mirror Smart and change the mirror size Refer to Appendix 2 6 OS didn
24. n File Liei CF NGF armsa i gt Fase EAn Mia HE ikera inde Witi AOSOND Faen TARS Traneferrate SATA T SWS 1 The current F W version 2 Update to the newest version 3 Click Open and then Yes to confirm Completion 40 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to update the firmware of the LCD module in Mirror Smart you can click Setup and select Update LCD Module as shown below E Aror armari Lely Fe E Ever bag bout Prt Bones pation Event Leg Miror Sean ED Sheed Aleit Sh Chance FROD Mo Lieh a Pinta Lii a T Hoiu ig hE ee E mar e ADE VWerdap AFA wt E Cipa TRA GE zyra Randine OE Yarn ATA J G pwity TERCA Ss Statue Wiii aiy Dp F peara File td pe E BFS T SUL eae Fepam MSU Flee nbtype bag tie f ban Update LCD Module Scan OD Compare HD a Wadel Rls martini Reasion LEE 1 Transir rate S03 MBPS Motel tdantor Sd Dewsinn TAPS Traneder ie GAT AT Shi Wee Manjar GSMO Feivdialiin FARE Tanek tie GAA l bins 1 The current F W version 2 Update to the newest version 3 Click Open and then Yes to confirm 4 It is under update LED medda opdasting After firmware update the LCD module will automatically restart You don t need to reboot the computer 41 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to receive a mail when system or a hard drive fails you c
25. ner to the left a 3 Pull the handle to slide the 4 Put a hard drive into the tray and aim tray out its end to the connector of the tray 5 Push the hard drive till it attaches 6 Turn the tray carefully and fasten with the connector 4 screws ARS 2018 2018E Manual 7 Slide the tray into ARS 2018 8 Finally push the handle to lock the and push it firmly tray NOTICE 1 Be sure to unlock the tray before removing it 2 The provided trays are designed for ACARD ARS 2018 2018E 2019 Do not use any sub stitutes without ACARD s authorization ACARD will not maintain or provide any after service warranty if the problem is due to us ing a substitute 2 2 Install HDD into ARS 2018E 1 Unlock 2 Open the tray by pushing the fastener to the left ARS 2018 2018E Manual 3 Pull the handle to slide the 4 Put a hard drive into the tray and aim tray out its end to the connector of the tray 5 Push the hard drive till it attaches 6 Turn the tray carefully and fasten with the connector 4 screws 7 Slide the tray into ARS 2018E 8 Finally push the handle to lock the and push it firmly tray 12 ARS 2018 2018E Manual NOTICE 1 Be sure to unlock the tray before re moving it The provided trays are designed for ACARD ARS 2018 2018E 2019 Do not use any substitutes without ACARD s authorization ACARD will not maintain or provi
26. ng the drive s life 5 Automatic comparison after data rebuilding 6 The buzzer will be triggered to warn the system administrator when the system becomes abnormal 7 The speed limit of the SCSI bus 8 The speed of data rebuilding 9 If the system temperature is over the set level there will be an alarm and a blinking on the screen to warn the system administrator and the warning will be recorded to the event log 3 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to change the RAID mode you can click Setup and select Change RAID mode as shown below Mirror Smari Utility Praferanga i Morne Srst T a PA Esken Hrer Siar ili Chiao SAID Fiod Update Fima Model Mitotimai0e pda ico Miik Mi fiobAcation Piri Ferriggi peaa Slats Maire Tranefat rate SSS GOMES Fy Hopi Wendor ATA Modal Marior TORni SJ Capacity PEI GE Revisiuny YARS SJ Stans ReadMe Transtar rate SATA 1 SGNS akon Evert Eng Scan HOD Compare HODs HDD Vendor ADA E Capaily FET GB Revision VARS E Status fviily only Transtar rate SATA 1 S0WE a i Change RAID Mode Select RAID Mode Normal trode f Mirror mode JBOD mode ae Primary Disk HDD as primary HDD as primary 1 Select the RAID mode 2 Select a hard drive as the primary disk 38 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to change the size of Mirror Smart you can click Setup and select Extend Mirro
27. nking on the screen to warn the system administrator and the warning will be recorded to the event log 2 2 4 Warning alarm trigger the warning alarm When the system becomes abnormal the buzzer will be trigger to warn the system administrator 2 3 Display Opt the setting of LCD 2 3 1 Standby time set the time for the system to return to standby mode lf the system idle time is over the set time the system will return to standby mode 2 3 2 Page switch rate set the rate of information switching lt is to set the time interval of page switching in standby mode 2 3 3 Info update rate set the rate of information update lt is to set the update time of the system status 2 3 4 Temperature unit set the unit of temperature It is to set the temperature unit in C or F 2 3 5 Key tone set the sound of keypad lt is to enable or disable the sound of key pressing 2 3 6 Terminal speed display the baud rate lt shows the baud rate 19200bps for an engineer to debug 3 ADVANCED SETUP the settings of the advanced functions 3 1 Change RAID mode set mirroring JBOD or normal mode 3 1 1 Set Mirror mode set the system in Mirroring mode 3 1 2 Set JBOD mode set the system in JBOD mode 3 1 3 Set normal mode set the system in normal mode See Appendix 3 for the information of RAID 23 ARS 2018 2018E Manual 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 8 1 3 8 2 Scan Disk 1 scan the upper hard drive It i
28. of source HDD A to target HDD In rebuilding any access won t affect the rebuilt data 2 Migrate the current SATA HDD source HDD B with booting OS into Mirror Smart and boot from the HDD on Mirror Smart step 1 Before migrating source HDD B into Mirror Smart back up its important data first Then boot from source HDD B and install the driver of SCSI card to verify if the OS recognizes Mirror Smart Step 2 Shut down Remove source HDD B from the SATA port Then put it into one tray install and place it into Mirror Smart Step 3 Connect Mirror Smart to SCSI card according to section 2 4 or 2 5 Step 4 Power on Mirror Smart and then computer Be sure that Mirror Smart s hard drive power LED is steady green light Step 5 Enter the motherboard BIOS and go to the Boot Device section Set the SCSI hard drive as the Ist boot device Save the setting and exit Step 6 Reboot Then you will enter OS and access the hard drive successfully Step 7 Put the newly purchased target HDD into another tray install and place it into Mirror Smart Now Mirror Smart will copy the data of source HDD B to target HDD In rebuilding any access won t affect the rebuilt data This method is fit for most PC systems and Windows platforms If you cannot boot 32 ARS 2018 2018E Manual from Mirror Smart according to the above steps try the third method 3 Install two new SATA HDDs newly purchased or fine and a new OS e g Windows XP into Mirror
29. r Size as shown below Mirror Smari Utility Fin ee Fert log About Prereremce Peri ant TAD Hi fara Piret a Extard Hirer Sins bi Scan HO Compare Hie O ghan RAD Mode i compare toe 3 WW Lies fr Arei Ipga LCD Mochi E Mal Makean Soe pa a itor mode HOt Mendon ATA a Statue Write anty HDD kador ATA m Capacity 764 Ce n iais Reade Extend Mirror Size wadal Maxtor GE YOROME Capacity OIGR bee te Erral f Evert Lag Model MipoSmatie Ainiin 156 Taise iate EES IGOMEYS Rengon YARS Transfer rat BATA 15Gb S Model Marior amp YOROMO Reisin Yah Tiansler rate SATA T GGWE Extend mirror size Current mirror size 76163 MB Maximum mirror size Set new mirror size i 70163 MB 1 Set a new size equal to or larger than the current one 2 Set the maximum size If the current size is the maximum size you cannot change the size again 39 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to update the firmware of Mirror Smart you can click Setup and select Update Firmware as shown below M treor Smart Hiii pii Sean HDD Cenate HDDe jee Hat tence ATA vij Capacky Tha OB Status Witte only Modal MincSrmataib amp Reviion 1348 i 1 Tindletiate ECSU GDS Motel Tato B YORUM Povkinn hars l Transiter rate a7 4 LAGS ena RIA Capanty FEIGH riz Roadie Pjer Miina
30. rate SATA 1 5Gb 5 j ie 11 Vendor ATA Model HOT 2251 16DLA38 re 3 Capacity 153 4 GB Revision W430 a l Status ReadMWrite Transfer rate SATA 1 5Gb S ie 13 The system s firmware version capacity status SCSI bus speed as one HDD HDD s frimware version capactiy status SATA bus speed in the upper tray HDD s frimware version capacity status SATA bus speed in the lower tray Scan the HDD Compare the two HDDs data The good fan 1 See the information of other Mirror Smarts The good fan 3 for ARS 2018E only 9 The failed fan 2 10 The temperature of the HDD in the upper tray normal 11 Remove the HDD in the upper tray safely for Mirror only 12 The temperature of the HDD in the lower tray too high 13 Remove the HDD in the lower tray safely for Mirror only CONDO Of WD 45 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Click Compare HDDs to see if the Source HDD and the Target HDD contain the same data The percentage bar on the bottom of the figure shows the process of comparison or rebuilding Mirror Smart Utility File Setup EventbLog About Host Bus 3 SCSI Target ID 1 scan HDI miare HDD MIRROR Vendor ACARD Model MirrorSmart2018 E Capacity 76 3 GB Revision 1356 Status Rebuilding mode Transfer rate SCS 16OMB S HDD4 Vendor ATA Model Maxtor 6 YO80MO Capacity 76 3 GB Revision YARS status Secondary Transferrate SATA 1 5Gb S HDD2 Vendor ATA Model Maxtor BYOS0MO
31. riai YOR YARS TFAO LGF d Fant failed T Compare started i Compari abipipad J Compar OF J d atauibtm 480480 biror 160 EYD S0 Warni HEDI ip OF JATA HOT 221 EDLA aaa EI HDD is Dk JATA HOT 2257 ODLAS Wiig 153 4 G2 Ln L ea e a h a The Event Log describes the time and status when an event happens It is helpful for you to solve the problems T Mirror Smari Lidalaty Bie Eup Bventhog bout Status List MinarSiad Information Evert Log Evert Tare 200404 20 21 M0404 01218 AMET 20 1 pd aer H 2012 AMA 2 eed mai 2012 2 AG a 2D tad ARRAN 4 30 124 ABD AN4 2012 ae WE GER Alf 13 od Eves Desert Eeri log wee ped to EiTook BAP iho AP Ss 2LogGackop Mirm Smat Oily erin A J2 closed Minor Smat Wiilite ermm 2s started 3 eter 162 O ALAR Minor 160 EVD 356 Warming ROD 6 ORE DATA HDT 225 WSLS a 1334 GE ADRS isk LATS ADT P57 IBOLAZS 430 133 1 GE Fan failed 3 sack lly HELI HLL td ACARD Miroi AO LST TAHA ia OK IATA Mator BYORIM YARE 76 3 GE E TOR FSP rE ISB ir ETa Fai E ji feast Ge he ea 49 Ei Gi bu bH a ag i i I i Li i ARS 2018 2018E Manual Appendix 3 About RAID RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a system composed of many hard drives that is multiple physical drives form a single virtual drive to be recognized by the system The advantages of RAID technology are increasing the read write speed of a hard drive achieving better data protection
32. s drive hot swap Supports multitasking Supports ROC SCSIDE engine Minimized CPU utilization LCD panel for setting and monitoring the status of system LED indicators for showing the status of hard drives Warning signal for system failure E mail notification for system failure Key lock for data security On board Flash ROM for quick firmware update Automatic fan speed adjustment to keep a stable environment Supports Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Server 2003 Linux Mac OS Sun Solaris etc 1 3 Specifications Host interface Ultra 160 LVD SCSI features with data transfer rate up to 160MB s 4 ARS 2018 2018E Manual SCSI daisy chain up to 15 sets Selectable SCSI ID from 0 to 15 Drive interface SATA Remote management GUI utility software Error notification via built in buzzer LED or E mail Dimension ARS 2018 215 L x 148 W x 85 H mm ARS 2018E 280 L x 172 W x 152 H mm Power supply 100V 240V 50 60Hz auto switching power supply Temperature Operation 5 C 40 C not condensed Non operation 5 C 50 C Humidity 10 75 1 4 Package ARS 2018 2018E x Support CD x Users manual x Power cord ARS 2018E only x1 Pack of screws x2 Key x2 External SCSI cable ARS 2018E only x 1 Terminator optional 1 5 Quick Start Install ARS 2018 Step 1 Prepare 2 SATA hard drives of the same model Step 2 Unlock the 2 trays and take them out of ARS 2018 Step 3 Put a hard driv
33. s to scan if the upper hard drive is all right While scanning the system will ask if you want to continue scanning when it detects a failed track in the hard drive Once this function is triggered the menu will change to Stop scan disk1 automatically so that the system administrator can stop scanning Scan Disk 2 scan the lower hard drive It is to scan if the the lower hard drive is all right While scanning the system will ask if you want to continue scanning when it detects a failed track in the hard drive Once this function is triggered the menu will change to Stop scan disk2 automatically so that the system administrator can stop scanning Password the setting of a password Enable password enable the password protection Once you activate the password the system will ask you to key in the password Change password set a new password Key in the old password then key in a new password and confirm the new password once again to finish the change If you don t activate the password protection the function will be hidden Advanced status the condition of the system lt is to display the scanning or rebuilding or comparing progress The progress will be displayed in standby mode too If there is nothing proceeding in the system the function will be hidden Remove Disk 1 safely remove the upper hard drive for mirror mode only Remove Disk 2 safely remove the lower hard drive for mirror mode only Mirror
34. t Preference as shown below al Mirror Smart Utility File Bai Event Log About Preference atin Event Log Mirror Smart Setup Extend Mirror Size B 1 Scan HDD Compare HDDs Change RAID Mode Update Firmwares Model MirrorSmart2018 Update LCD Module i Mail Notification Setup E Revision 1356 Status Miror made Transfer rate SCSI IBOMBS se HDD Vendar ATA Model Maxtor 6YO80MD Capacity 763 GE Revision YARS Status Read Write Transfer rate SATA 1 5Gb S A HDD2 Vendor ATA Model Maxtor 6 YOSOMO Capacity 76 3 GB Revision YARS v Status Write only Transfer rate SATA 1 56b S q 34 ARS 2018 2018E Manual The main items in Preference are explained as follows Preference Time to update status of Mirror Smart 1 2 seconds hin 3 seconds Max 30 seconds Time interval to update the event log l Disable 2 A hours Min 1 hour Max 24 hours Compare Options 3 Compare speed i i Fast Normal Slow Display 4 Popup the main window when an error occurs 5 Show the main window when the program starts fa r 1 Set the updating time of the system conditions 2 Set the time interval to record the system conditions 3 Set the speed of data comparing 4 Set to reveal this utility when anything wrong happens 5 Set to reveal this utility when the system is booted 35 ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to set the functions of Mirror Smart
35. vents for choice 1 HDD failed 2 HDD is removed 3 HDD is inserted 4 Fan failed 5 HDD over heat 6 HDD rebuilding compare Mail Notification Setup i Enable mail notification Mail Setup Supenisor Event Filter Determine error events to send mail xl HDD is removed HOD is inserted Fan failed HOG over heat HOD rebuilding compare x 0 oo ewo ma x xl Cancel ARS 2018 2018E Manual If you want to know the version of Mirror Smart Utility you can click About About Mirror Smart Utility ACARD baba Smart Utility Version g 22 SCSIDE Copyright c 2006 ACARD Technology hito han acard com Click Status List to see the status of Mirror Smart Minor Sree Ly fie Setup Trent tog bhai Eyatga Lisd Miri Sian Iki maliorid Even Li ETT Pies sina TED LAA 1 JE 1 BORE Himi TECLU 1 Host Bus ID No and the SCSI adapter 2 Target ID No and the Mirror Smart 44 ARS 2018 2018E Manual Click Mirror Info to see all information of the hard drives and the status of Mirror Mirror Smart Utility mR File Setup EventLog 4bout Host Bus F SCSI Target ID 0 Scan HDD Compare HDDs MIRROR Vendor ACARD Model MirrorSmart2018 8 Ea Capacity 153 4 GB Revision 1356 l Status Mirror mode Transfer rate SCSI 160MB S 9 Vendor ATA hadel HDT 2251 160LA38 0 gt Capacity 153 4 5B Revision W430 3 l Status Vite only Transfer
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