Blackmagic MultiDock
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1. New member disk3 EL Options __ Greate 3 SSDs being striped as a level 0 RAID using Disk Utility on Mac OS X Using Blackmagic MultiDock Setting up a RAID for High Speed Performance and Data Security Blackmagic MultiDock supports 2 levels of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID level O stripes your drives together so they are recognized by your computer as one single drive to increase performance RAID level 1 configures two drives so one is always mirrored by the other which increases data security Striping your drives as a RAID shares data over a set of drives which requires careful management It s also worth noting that if you re striping drives as a RAID stripe only a set of SSDs or a set of HDDs not a combination of both RAID Level 0 for High Speed Performance When using HDDs for uncompressed video capture and playback it s beneficial to stripe 2 to 4 drives together as a RAID Sharing the data amongst a pair of drives doubles the total capacity plus decreases their workload so you get faster performance Similarly configuring 3 or 4 drives as a RAID level 0 triples or quadruples their total drive capacity For example a computer will recognize 4 x 1 terabyte drives striped using level O RAID as 1 single 4 terabyte drive When drives are striped together in a RAID set be careful not to unplug any of the drives while your computer is powered otherwise you may lose all your data When using RAI2. Your new drive will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with Blackmagic MultiDock Formatting your Drives on Windows Windows uses the Disk Management application to format a new drive in the exFAT format Step 1 Plug your new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock Step 2 Go to Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Storage Disk Management Step 3 Right click on your new drive from the list of connected drives and select New Simple Volume New unformatted drives will be described as Unallocated Step 4 A window will open asking for the volume size Leave the volume size defaulted to the drive s maximum capacity Click Next Step 5 Assign a drive letter and click Next Step 6 Set the file system to exFAT Type a volume label select Quick Format and click Next Your new drive will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with Blackmagic MultiDock K Intel 335 Series 240GB SSD Sandisk Extreme 480GB SSD Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Using Blackmagic MultiDock Fast SSDs for Video You can use any 2 5 SSD or HDD with Blackmagic MultiDock for every day tasks When working with Blackmagic cameras HyperDeck or Blackmagic capture devices such as Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K you will need to use fast SSDs You can even stripe multiple SSDs as a RAID for fast reliable handling of Ultra HD and 4K video In our testing we have found newer SSDs with larger capacities are generally faster SSDs recomm
3. forum blackmagicdesign com A Warnings 100 240V 1 7A 50 60Hz Fuse T5AL Caution label on rear panel Warnetikett auf der R ckseite Avertissement sur le panneau arri re Caution Risk of Electric Shock On the Blackmagic MultiDock rear panel you will see a yellow warning label marked Caution Risk of Electric Shock This is intended to warn users that there may be the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the Blackmagic MultiDock enclosure which may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to the user Blackmagic Design advises you not to open the Blackmagic MultiDock unit but rather contact your nearest Blackmagic Design service center should assistance be required Achtung Stromschlaggefahr Auf der Blackmagic MultiDock R ckseite befindet sich ein gelbes Warnetikett mit der Aufschrift Caution Risk of Electric Shock Dieses warnt den Benutzer vor einer m glichen nicht isolierten gef hrlichen Spannung innerhalb des Blackmagic MultiDock Geh uses die einen Elektroschock verursachen kann Blackmagic Design empfiehlt das Geh use des Blackmagic MultiDock nicht selbst zu ffnen sondern bei Hilfebedarf das n chstgelegene Blackmagic Design Servicecenter zu kontaktieren Attention Risque de choc lectrique Sur le panneau arri re du Blackmagic MultiDock vous verrai une tiquette d avertissement de couleur jaune sur laquelle est inscrit Attention Risque de choc
4. When using a RAID it s important you shut down your computer before unplugging the RAID set Never unplug a drive from a RAID set while the computer is operating or you ll risk data loss Downloads HyperDeck Manual 16 April 2012 x ze 7 19 MB Language English i Blackmagic HyperDeck 3 0 1 for Macintosh o Added 17 May 2012 Date Still having trouble 1 you can fing the answer to your queshon in sur suppert AMEN please Contact ua vie telephone or ema pon gt MyperOeck Studio Online Resources y HyperDeck FAQs Support Notes pd Search our Mbeary for MyperDeck support note x Getting Help The fastest way to obtain help is to go to the Blackmagic Design online support pages and check the latest support material available for your MultiDock Blackmagic Design Online Support Pages The latest manual software and support notes can be found at the Blackmagic Support Center at www blackmagicdesign com support Contacting Blackmagic Design Support If you can t find the help you need in our support material please use the Send request button on the support page for your MultiDock model to email a support request Alternatively call your nearest Blackmagic Design support office at www blackmagicdesign com company Blackmagic Forum It s always worth browsing the Blackmagic forum You may quickly find a solution by reading experiences from other Blackmagic MultiDock users The forum can be found at http
5. D shut down your computer before removing or swapping drives SSDs can also be striped together as a level 0 RAID however performance increases are generally limited to workflows using large sequential files such as reading and writing Ultra HD 4K or uncompressed video files For general every day tasks the performance increase is negligible so you should probably use single SSDs When detecting drives Blackmagic MultiDock looks for drive names therefore a set of drives configured as a RAID can be plugged into any of Blackmagic MultiDock 4 drive bays First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore RAID Set Name Blackmagic Design RAID set 1 Format Mac OS Extended Journaled RAID Type Mirrored RAID Set RAID Set Estimated Size 240 06 CE To create a RAID set drag disks or partitions into the list below To create more than one RAID set click the Add button a New member disk1 New member disk2 Options Create 2 SSDs being mirrored as a RAID level 1 using Disk Utility on Mac OS X eh Using Blackmagic MultiDock RAID Level 1 for Data Security Blackmagic MultiDock has 4 drive bays which let you configure 2 pairs of mirrored SSDs or HDDs A mirrored pair of drives are recognized as one single drive Using RAID level 1 gives you an immediate back up as you write data to the drive If one drive fails the other is instantly available Configuring a RAID using Mac OS X and Win
6. O Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagicdesign E Blackmagic MultiDock TION cdd a Welcome to Blackmagic MultiDock Blackmagic MultiDock is an extremely fast SSD and HDD docking solution that lets you mount up to 4 x 2 5 drives on your Mac or Windows PC Using Thunderbolt technology Blackmagic MultiDock is capable of handling multiple simultaneous commands between drives and gives you reliable video editing color grading and transfer of your media SSDs have no moving parts so they are very fast and unbelievably robust You can even stripe drives as a RAID for increased performance This instruction manual contains all the information you need to start using your Blackmagic MultiDock disk array Please check the support page at www blackmagicdesign com for the latest version of this manual and support notes Keeping up to date will always ensure you get all the latest features When downloading software please register with your information so we can keep you updated when new software is released We are constantly working on new features and improvements so we would love to hear from you Al Ai Grant Petty CEO Blackmagic Design Contents MultiDock 4 Getting Started Introducing MultiDock Connecting to your Computer Plugging in your Drives 6 Using Blackmagic MultiDock Identifying Drives Formatting Drives Formatting your Drives on Mac OS X Formatting your Drives on Windows Fast SSDs fo
7. UCT AT OWN RISK Copyright 2013 Blackmagic Design All rights reserved Blackmagic Design DeckLink HDLink Workgroup Videohub Multibridge Pro Multibridge Extreme Intensity and Leading the creative video revolution are registered trademarks in the US and other countries All other company and product names may be trade marks of their respective companies with which they are associated
8. dows To configure a RAID use the Disk Utility application on MAC OS X or Windows Disk Management to configure a RAID using Windows You ll find the Mac OS X Disk Utility application by clicking Go on the desktop menu bar then selecting Utilities Disk Utility Windows Disk Management can be opened by clicking Control panel then selecting Administrative Tools Computer Management Storage Disk Management For detailed information on how to configure a RAID refer to your operating system s online support Unplugging your Drives Make sure your drives have been properly ejected before removing them from their drive bays HDDs have longer initialize and shut down times compared to SSDs This is because HDDs use spinning discs to store data which take time to reach speed Ejecting a drive on Mac OS X Right click on the drive icon on your desktop and select Eject Blackmagic MultiDock s drive bay LED will flash briefly and your drive will disappear from the desktop Your drive is now ready to be unplugged from Blackmagic MultiDock Ejecting a drive on a Windows PC Click on the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon at the bottom right of your desktop A list of drives and devices will appear above the icon Click on the drive you wish to eject Blackmagic MultiDock s drive bay LED will flash briefly and your drive will disappear from the device list on the desktop Your drive is now ready to be unplugged from Blackmagic MultiDock NOTE
9. eed to help you get the most out of your Blackmagic MultiDock Getting Started LT Connect your power supply to Blackmagic MultiDock using a standard IEC power cable and connector TL Connect Blackmagic MultiDock to your Mac or Windows PC using a Thunderbolt cable Plug SSDs or HDDs into any of Blackmagic MultiDock s 4 drive bays Connecting to your Computer The first thing you ll want to do is power your Blackmagic MultiDock and connect to your computer Plug your power source into Blackmagic MultiDock s mains power input using a standard IEC cable and connector The power indicator on the front panel will illuminate when power is supplied Connecting Blackmagic MultiDock to your computer is as easy as plugging in a Thunderbolt cable from your Blackmagic MultiDock to the Thunderbolt port on your Mac or Windows PC Plugging in your Drives Blackmagic MultiDock uses formatted 2 5 SSDs and HDDs To plug in your drive Step 1 Hold the drive so its gold SATA contacts are facing down and towards the drive bay Step 2 Gently push the drive into the drive bay until you feel it slot into place The drive bay s red LED will briefly illuminate when a drive is detected When an SSD or HDD is being read or written to the drive bay s LED will flash according to the level of disk activity When plugging in formatted drives they will be recognized by your computer and mounted On Mac OS X your drives will appear on y
10. ended for uncompressed 10 Bit HD and ProRes Ultra HD 4K video capture include Digistor 128GB SSD Professional Video Extreme Digistor 240GB SSD Professional Video Series Digistor 480GB SSD Professional Video Series Intel 335 Series 240GB SSD Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD Intel 520 Series 480GB SSD Kingston 64GB SSDNow V 100 Kingston 128GB SSDNow V 100 Kingston 240GB SSDNow V 200 Kingston HyperX 240GB OCZ 240GB Deneva 2 firmware 2 22 OCZ 240GB Vertex 3 OCZ 480GB Vertex 3 OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD PNY 240GB Prevail SSD firmware 5 0 2 Sandisk Extreme 480GB Please check the tech notes on the Blackmagic Design website for the latest information If you find an SSD that isn t fast enough for uncompressed HD Ultra HD or 4K capture try a faster SSD configure a set of SSDs as a level O RAID or change your capture device settings to use a compressed format such as ProRes or DNxHD These compressed formats have a much lower data rate and are easier for a single SSD to handle i First Aid Erase Partition Restore RAID Set Name Blackmagic Design RAID set 1 Format Mac OS Extended Yournaled RAID Type Striped RAID Set _ RAID Set Estimated Size 720 17 GB To create RAI set drag disks or partitions into the list helow To create more than one RAID set click the Add button F New member disk1 Fi New member disk2 Ir
11. lectrique Cette mise en garde est destin e avertir les utilisateurs de la pr sence possible d une tension dangereuse non isol e l int rieur du bo tier du Blackmagic MultiDock laquelle tension pouvant avoir une magnitude suffisante pour constituer un risque de choc lectrique l utilisateur Blackmagic Design vous d conseille donc d ouvrir l unit Blackmagic MultiDock et vous recommande de contacter votre centre de service Blackmagic Design le plus proche en cas de n cessit SD VVarranty 12 Month Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period Blackmagic Design at its option either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product In order to obtain service under this warranty you the Customer must notify Blackmagic Design of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service The Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to a designated service center nominated by Blackmagic Design with shipping charges pre paid Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges insurance duties taxes and any other charges for products retu
12. ll need to be formatted to either HFS or exFAT These disk formats allow large file sizes and long video clips captured as single files HFS This format is also known as Mac OS Extended and is natively supported by Mac OS X HFS supports journaling which means your data is more likely to be recovered in the rare event of corruption or a hardware or software malfunction ExFAT This format is supported natively by Mac OS X and Windows ExFAT does not support journaling which means data is less likely to be recovered in the event of corruption or a hardware or software malfunction You can format drives at any time even if you already have data written on them However formatting a drive deletes all its data so be sure to back up anything important on your drive before it is formatted A Using Blackmagic 6096 C300 CTF DDAC128MAG Media F a 2704 0980 WJ ap 6 Es ste Verity Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling New image Convert Resize knage Log First Ab Parii j E 500 11 GB SAMSUNG H eaa MEEN Parinion RAID Restore Ti Mac Lion To erase all data on disk or volume F 1128 04 CB C300 CTF D 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left fo Hyper 2 Specify a format and name 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Format Mac OS Extended ournaled Name Untitled Securi
13. our desktop To find your drive on a Windows PC click the Start icon or Start page and click on Computer A window will open containing icons for your connected drives Now that you have plugged in your power source connected to a computer and plugged in your drives you can now start using Blackmagic MultiDock Using Blackmagic MultiDock DEVICES ees Open Open Enclosing Folder Eject Untitled Get Info Encrypt Untitled Rename Untitled Remove from Sidebar Add to Dock You can easily rename your drives using Finder in Mac OS X or Windows Explorer The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer ignore A new drive will need to be initialized so your computer can use it to read and write data Identifying Drives Blackmagic MultiDock has 4 independent drive bays We recommend naming or renaming your drives so you can easily identify them You can name your drives when formatting using the Disk Utility application on Mac OS X or Windows Disk Management on Windows Renaming your drive is as easy as right clicking on your drive in Finder or Windows Explorer It s also helpful to physically label your drives so you can visually identify the drive in each drive bay Formatting Drives You can use any 2 5 SSD or HDD with Blackmagic MultiDock New drives need to be formatted so your computer can read and write to the them If you are working with Blackmagic cameras or HyperDeck your drives wi
14. r Video Blackmagic CON N OW OHO gt 8 Blackmag cdesign Setting up a RAID for High Speed Performance and Data Security 9 RAID Level O for High Speed Performance RAID Level 1 for Data Security Configuring a RAID using Mac OS X and Windows Unplugging your Drives Ejecting a drive on Mac OS X Ejecting a drive on a Windows PC 11 Help 1 2 Warnings 1 3 Warranty 7 10 10 10 10 10 22 Getting Started RCA VA PIN CAUTION BS BS Gone V 1 7A 50 60Hz Fuse TEAL Introducing MultiDock Blackmagic MultiDock is an attractive rack mountable docking station that lets you simultaneously mount up to 4 x 2 5 Solid State Drives SSDs or Hard Disk Drives HDDs to your computer Blackmagic MultiDock is perfect for video post production tasks such as editing color grading or any task that requires large video files to be stored on multiple drives By minimizing the time spent swapping external drives Blackmagic MultiDock allows you more time to focus on your creative work Blackmagic MultiDock uses Thunderbolt technology which provides a super fast 10 Gb s connection to your computer Each drive bay has a completely independent SATA 3 disk interface for high performance A RAID can be configured by simply plugging in multiple disks and using your operating system disk utility software to stripe the disks into a single storage volume This operation manual is designed to give you all the information you n
15. rned to us for any reason This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Blackmagic Design shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Blackmagic Design representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Blackmagic Design parts or supplies or d to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY BLACKMAGIC DESIGN IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BLACKMAGIC DESIGN AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE BLACKMAGIC DESIGN S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE WHOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER BLACKMAGIC DESIGN OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BLACKMAGIC DESIGN IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ILLEGAL USE OF EQUIPMENT BY CUSTOMER BLACKMAGIC IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF THIS PRODUCT USER OPERATES THIS PROD
16. ty Options Erase Disk Description C300 CTF DDAC128MAC Media Total Capacity 128 04 CB 128035676160 Bytes Connection Bus U Write Status Read Write Connection Type External SMAR T Status Not Supported USB Serial Number 000000001045 Partition Map Scheme GUID Partition Table gt B Use Disk Utility on Mac OS X to format or erase your drive in the Mac OS Extended Journaled or exFAT format fa Format Hyper N Exa A apadty 223 GB File system cation Allo unit size 128 kilobytes Volume label Hyper Format options V Quick Format Create an MS DOS startup disk You can also format drives in the exFAT format using the Format dialog box feature in Windows It can be found by right clicking on the drive s icon MultiDock Formatting your Drives on Mac OS X The Disk Utility application included with Mac OS X can format a drive in the HFS or exFAT formats Step 1 Plug your new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock A window will open asking you to initialize your disk Click Initialize Step 2 The Disk Utility application will open On the left of the window you ll see a list of icons for your connected drives Click on the disk icon for your new drive Step 3 Select the Erase tab in Disk Utility s top menu Step 4 Set the Format to Mac OS Extended Journaled or exFAT Step 5 Type a Name for the new volume and then click Erase Click Erase again to confirm your selection
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