Sharkoon 8-Bay RAID-Station
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1. lt Thumb screw See L Fig 10a Fig 10b 4 Toggle the Clean mode jumper inside the device to the On position fig 11 9 Fig 11 Warning Except for the Clean mode the Clean mode jumper must be toggled to the Off position 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 5 Switch on the device to complete the RAID mode setting fig 12 D n off button Fig 12 8 2 Other RAID modes 1 Switch off the device fig 13 mo D n off button Fig 13 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 2 Toggle the RAID mode switches to the desired RAID mode according to the following chart fig 14 LARGE R00 R30 R50 12 1 i sf ii Fig 14 3 Press and hold the setup button fig 15 4 Setup button Fig 15 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 5 Switch on the device and then release the setup button to complete the RAID mode configuration fig 16 2 On off button Fig 16 9 Rebuilding a redundant drive The 8 BAY RAID STATION duplicates all data to separate drives in order to protect against data loss due to drive failure in R30 and R50 mode The following example illustrates the procedure of rebuilding a redundant drive 1 If drive 2 fails please remove it from the device fig 17 Fi T k Fig 17 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 2 Switch off the de2. Volume 1 320GB pie Volume 320GB Port 5 Port 6 ee EI cA MEI 1 Drive 1 uL JL JL JUL JUL JU JU 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 11 4 R30 mode Function The R30 mode adds fault tolerance to drive striping by adding parity information to the data R30 mode dedicates the equivalent of two drives SYS1 and SYS2 for storing parity information and to stripe these again The data and parity information is arranged on the drive array so that parity is written to two drives The following example illustrates how the parity is rotated from drive to drive RAID 3 SY51 Generation 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon Advantage disadvantage The R30 mode uses less capacity for protection and is the preferred method to reduce the cost per megabyte for larger installations In exchange for low overhead necessary to implement protection the R30 mode degrades performance for all write operations The parity calculations for R30 mode may result in write performance that is somewhat slower than the write performance to a single drive The resulting storage capacity of the virtual R30 volume will be n minus 2 times n number of disks of the smallest drive ILLI eaten pt P paani Volume 1 1920GB TTT Sohne LITT me me K e oo
3. PM support Note If you use a host controller that does not provide Port Multiplier support Such as Intel ICH the CLEAN mode is not available when configuring the 8 BAY RAID STATION Only one disk is available on the host computer 2 USB host connection If you are connecting your 8 BAY RAID STATION using an USB connection to your host the USB port should be compliant with USB2 0 or 3 0 72 Changing the host connection The 8 BAY RAID STATION supports both USB and eSATA host connections although only one connection can be attached at the same time If it becomes necessary to switch the host connection between eSATA and USB the host computer system and the 8 BAY RAID STATION should both be powered down prior to changing the host connection in order to avoid data loss After changing the host connection both devices can be powered on again to continue operation with the new host connection 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 7 3 Disconnecting an USB device USB3 0 external devices provide support for Plug amp Play connection so that your USB storage device can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running To prevent data loss or other failures we recommend the following procedure when disconnecting your USB3 0 storage device from your host computer system Before you shut down your PC remove the 8 BAY RAID STATION from your system s hardware configuration by double clicking the symbol in the task b
4. Volume Volume 960GB i 1200GB Port 3 Port4 1 Port5 Port 6 Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4 Drive 5 Drive 6 Drive 7 Drive 8 If one drive fails the virtual R30 volume is still usable When the offline drive comes back online the appliance begins a rebuild process immediately to restore data redundancy During this procedure the LED indications will notify you that a rebuild is in progress Notes Although the volume remains available during the rebuild process the volume 15 susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining drive until redundancy is restored at the end of the rebuild and verification process Host access takes precedence over the rebuild process If you continue to use the virtual R3 volume during the rebuild the rebuild process will take a longer time to complete and the host data transfer performance will also be affected 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon The R30 mode can also be implemented using a single disk 28S d Ern Volume a trios f 4 1 Port5 6 11 5 R50 mode Function The R50 mode adds fault tolerance to drive striping by including parity information with the data R50 mode dedicates the equivalent of one drive for storing parity stripes The data and parity information is arranged on the drive array so that parity is written to all drives SYS1 and 2 The following example illustra
5. e External RAID case with eight mounting bays for 2 5 and 3 5 SATA HDDs e Supported modes Clean Single Large and RAID 00 30 50 e Easy RAID mode configuration e Automatic rebuild function in RAID 30 50 modes e Internal interfaces SATA I and compatible with SATA III e External interfaces eSATA and USB3 0 e Fast Swap mechanism for easy HDD handling e Premium quality craftsmanship e On off button e LED indications for power HDD activity and rebuild mode e Pre installed fan 1 2 SATA features e Port Multiplier Functionality e Auto negotiation between SATA I 1 5 Gbps and SATA II 3 Gbps e HotPlug support in CLEAN mode e Supports Native Command Queue NCO e Supports Port Multiplier Aware and non Port Multiplier Aware Host in RAID mode e Supports Asynchronous Signal Recovery e Supports Spread Spectrum Clocking e Supports BIST and Loopback Mode e Supports 48 bit LBA addressing e Supports Asynchronous Notification 1 3 USB features e Compatible with USB Super Speed High Speed and Full Speed e Compatible with OHCI UHCI EHCI hosts e Supports Mass Storage Class 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 2 Specifications e Eight mounting bays for 2 5 and 3 5 SATA HDDs e Metal chassis SECC and plastic front panel ABS e Dimensions 340 x 150 x 340 mm Lx W x Weight 6 5 kg e 300 W full range power supply 3 System requirements e Intel Pentium Illl 500 MHz equivalent or faster e Windows XP W
6. power cord e 32x mounting screws for 2 5 HDDs SSDs e 32x mounting screws for 3 5 HDDs e 1x SATA to eSATA cable with bracket 6 Getting started 6 1 HDD installation 1 Open the front door then unlock the HDD mounting frame lock and remove the HDD mounting frame from the 8 BAY RAID STATION fig 1 Fig 1 2 Place the HDD into the HDD mounting frame fig 2 Fig 2 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 3 Use the mounting screws to securely attach the HDD to the mounting frame fig 3 Fig 3 4 Slide the HDD mounting frame back into the 8 BAY RAID STATION fig 4 Fig 4 5 Close the front door to complete the HDD installation fig 5 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 6 2 Power on off Press the power button to switch on the device Press again to power it off n off button 6 3 eSATA slot bracket installation 1 Remove the anchor screw of the slot bezel and take it from the rear side of your PC case fig 6 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 2 Insert the included eSATA bracket into the slot bracket and attach it to the case using the anchor screw fig 7 Fig 7 3 Connect the SATA cable of the eSATA bracket to a free SATA port of your PC mainboard 7 Configuration 7 1 Preparation 1 SATA host connection This installation guide assumes that you have already connected the 8 BAY RAID STATION to a SATA or eSATA host controller with Port Multiplier
7. 1 Appendix 11 1 CLEAN mode Function In CLEAN mode each hard drive is displayed separately as one drive enamas amp IIILIT sort eee LETT T T T E a eee saskpappg nt Volume 1 Volume2 Volume3 Volume4 Volume 5 a a NaILIC Manana eel aL rt 0 eT CT Tt C1 hh Jin Cp eaten ne ee eee eo I cee 1 a nno SCR 88 4 11 8 BER BaRL aa pp mn hee ee ee LITT TTT Libel Paasgagagag aii Port 1 Port 2 Port 4 Ports Port6 Port 7 Port 8 Notes When using a SATA host controller CLEAN mode should only be used if the SATA host controller provides Port Multiplier PM support If a host is not PM aware only a single drive is displayed drive 1 The CLEAN mode will not delete the drives partition if the drives were used as single drive before 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 11 2 LARGE mode Function The LARGE mode concatenates a series of physical hard drives into a single large volume creating a seamless expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of singularly connected hard drives tieseneee eee Volume 1 DI40GB Notes The hard drives 1 to 8 are concatenated into a single virtual volume in the Figure ab
8. ar A menu will open up Select the 8 BAY RAID STATION to securely remove it Switch off the device and shut down your PC 7 4 HDD HotPlug The hard disk drives should not be hot plugged but can be unplugged while the system is running However to avoid data corruption or loss make sure that the host system is not currently using any drive that is about to be unplugged 8 Setting the RAID mode To define a storage mode for the first time make sure that the hard disk drives are mounted then turn off the power before setting the RAID mode switches on the rear side of the 8 BAY RAID STATION to the desired mode To change the storage mode afterwards set the RAID mode switches to the desired position Press and hold the setup button then switch on the device to create the new virtual volume s Notes Creating new virtual volumes will destroy any existing data saved on the volumes Back up your data before reconfiguring the storage mode 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 8 1 CLEAN mode 1 Switch off the device fig 8 Z On off button Fig 8 2 Toggle the RAID mode switch to the Clean mode according to the following chart fig 9 CLEAN Fig 9 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 3 Remove the left side panel from the case by loosening the thumb screws on the rear side fig 10a and b i u D lt Thumb screw PEE 4 i 5 1 a 5 _ GH 1
9. dharkoon 8 BAY RAID STATION Manual LI p Fp LI me i ou i A 1 Pi i i 1 E F L LI 2 m ditt E AE NE T m zl itive LI 1 F E z E a E ana dharkoon Content 1 Features 3 1 1 Overview 3 1 2 SATA features 3 1 3 USB features 3 2 Specifications 4 3 System requirements 4 4 The device at a glance 4 4 1 Overview 4 4 2 The LED indications 5 5 Package contents 6 6 Getting started 6 6 1 HDD installation 6 6 2 Power on off 8 6 3 eSATA slot bracket installation 8 7 Configuration 9 7 1 Preparation 9 7 2 Changing the host connection 9 7 3 Disconnecting an USB device 10 7 4 HDD HotPlug 10 8 Setting the RAID mode 10 8 1 CLEAN mode 11 8 2 Other RAID modes 13 9 Rebuilding a redundant drive 15 10 Troubleshooting 17 11 Appendix 18 11 1 CLEAN mode 18 11 2 LARGE mode 19 11 3 ROO mode 20 11 4 R30 mode 22 11 5 R50 mode 24 Dear customer Congratulations for purchasing one premium quality SHARKOON product For a long life time and to take full advantage of this product we recommend that you read this manual completely Have a good time with our product SHARKOON Technologies 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 1 Features 1 1 Overview
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11. indows Vista Windows 7 with the latest Service Packs 64 MB of RAM minimum Super VGA 800 x 600 or higher resolution display with at least 256 colors Mouse or compatible pointing device SATA connection Intel ICH or optional Host Bus Adapter card and associated software drivers with Port Multiplier support e USB connection USB 2 0 or 3 0 direct host connection 4 The device at a glance 4 1 Overview m IL m SO VS us Ni La RAID mode overview F Hoa Setup button TU cnm hu RAID mode switches Ld 1 Power connector Front door On off button eSATA port USB port 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 4 2 The LED indications 1 Ai uem TUR TESI A Lal m EEE NE Power on off LED Fd SYS LEDs ready HDD LEDs Ready Active Error Rebuild 1 POWER LED Power Of 2 SYS LEDs SYS1 or SYS2 not ready No Power SYS1 or SYS2 ready dle SYS1 or SYS2 ready Active 3 HDD LEDs HDD Unplugged No Power HDD plugged Active Blink On Error State One or More Bad Partial Volumes HDD Rebuild A Physical Partition is being Off Blink On Rebuild i e Mirroring Mode 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 5 Package contents e 8 BAY RAID STATION e 8x HDD mounting bays e 1x USB3 0 cable e 1x eSATA cable e 1x
12. ove with a storage capacity that is equal to the sum of each of the physical hard drives 1 to 8 It is also possible to create a LARGE volume using only a single hard disk drive connected to Port 1 However it is not possible to expand an existing LARGE volume by adding another hard disk drive and still preserve any existing data on that volume 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 11 3 R00 mode Function In ROO mode the data is spread across all hard disks Example 1 Volume 1 256068 ELIT ee TETTETETT i EE A e e B RRR Ta ER Volume i Volume 1 1280GB i 1600GB Port 2 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4 Drive 5 Drive 6 Drive 7 Drive 8 320GB 400GB 75068 J L 1500GB 400GB 500GB 1 15000 2000GB Advantage disadvantage ROO mode represents the best data speed but no data redundancy ROO mode accelerates hard disk drive operating speed by using many disks simultaneously To implement the ROO mode the 8 BAY RAID STATION Storage creates two single virtual volumes SYS1 and SYS2 that are striped across all hard drives of SYS1 SYS2 with a storage capacity that is four times of the smallest drive SYS1 and SYS2 are then striped again across both virtual volumes The storage capacity is twice the capacity of the smallest virtual volume 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon The ROO mode can also be implemented using a single disk Example 2 ceca
13. tely to restore data redundancy During this procedure the LED indications will notify you that a rebuild is in progress Notes Although the volume remains available during the rebuild process the volume 15 susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining drive until redundancy is restored at the end of the rebuild and verification process Host access takes precedence over the rebuild process If you continue to use the virtual Rb volume during the rebuild the rebuild process will take a longer time to complete and the host data transfer performance will also be affected 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon The R50 mode can also be implemented using a single disk ee Pee a a 5 M i Volume a ELLITITTTTILLLL 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon Legal disclaimer For potential loss of data especially due to inappropriate handling SHARKOON assumes no liability named products and descriptions are trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective manufacturers and are accepted as protected As a continuing policy of product improvement at SHARKOON the design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice National product specifications may vary All rights reserved especially also in extracts for translation reprinting reproduction by copying or other technical means Infringements will lead to compensation All rights reserv
14. tes how the parity is rotated from drive to drive RAID 5 SYS1 RAID 5 5 52 B Blocks B Blocks Parity Parity Generation Generation 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon Advantage disadvantage The R50 mode uses less capacity for protection and is the preferred method to reduce the cost per megabyte for larger installations In exchange for low overhead necessary to implement protection the R50 mode degrades performance for all write operations The parity calculations for R50 mode may result in write performance that is somewhat slower The resulting storage capacity of the virtual R50 volume will be n minus 2 times n number of disks of the smallest drive capacity suet Sines g t Volume 1 1920GB EESERERNEEERREggL 0rUG UG i ei RR TN NH e MM LL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLALLLILIIIIIIIIILILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDO E Volume 960GB _ 1 1200GB UELLITTTTTTILLLLA Port 2 Port 3 Port4 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4 Drive 5 Drive 6 Drive 7 Drives 320GB 400GB 750GB J X 1500GB 7 L 400GB 500GB 1500GB 2000GB If one drive fails the virtual RbO volume is still usable but it is in a vulnerable state because its mirrored hard drive is inaccessible When the offline drive comes back online the appliance begins a rebuild process immedia
15. vice fig 18 m n off button Fig 18 3 Replace the defective HDD with a hard disk drive of the same capacity or bigger fig 19 m L Li E a mj as Fe a m F Tum a beep r Fl wa oe E Lm Fig 19 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 4 Switch on the device fig 20 me ru n off button Fig 20 5 The 8 BAY RAID STATION will start rebuilding the virtual volume automatically rebuild speed approximately 200 GB hour 10 Troubleshooting 1 Device is not recognized Make sure all cables have been properly connected For the USB3 0 controller the latest drivers and the newest firmware must be installed 2 Cannot operate in O S Make sure the device is supported by your operating system 3 Transfer speed is slow If the device is connected via the USB2 0 interface the speed will be around 30 MB sec only 4 When formatting under Windows XP Vista 7 the dialog box Unfinished formatting is displayed Windows XP Vista 7 cannot format HDDs with capacities above 32 GB into FAT32 please choose NTFS as data format 8 BAY RAID STATION dharkoon 5 When the system is damaged in LARGE mode is it still possible to read the data No The system is different from a RAID the entire disk cannot be read 1
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