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Accusys ACS-7630 User Manual

Manual is about: RAID controller

Summary of ACS-7630

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    Preface 1 p p p r rr e e e f ff a a a c c c e e e notice product features and specifications described in this manual are subject to change without notice. The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage, or for the loss of information resulting from the performance or use of the information con...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    Accusys 7630 2 about this manual intended user this manual is designed and written for users of the acs-7630 raid controller. The user should ideally be familiar with raid planning and data storage operations and have experience in electronic or computer engineering. Organization of the manual this ...

  • Page 3: Using This Manual

    Preface 3 using this manual this guide contains all the information you need to set up and start using your raid controller and to monitor its performance in real time. The setup process will follow these steps: prepare: familiarize yourself with the features and capabilities of acs-7630 (chapter 1)...

  • Page 4: Guide to Conventions

    Accusys 7630 4 guide to conventions important information that users should be aware of is indicated with the following icons: this icons indicates the existence of a potential hazard that could result in personal injury, damage to your equipment or loss of data if the safety instruction is not obse...

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    Table of contents 5 t t t a a a b b b l ll e e e o o o f ff c c c o o o n n n t tt e e e n n n t tt s s s preface ....................................................................................................................... 1 n otice ...........................................................

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    Accusys 7630 6 cable select configuration ................................................................................. 17 m ounting controller box .................................................................................. 18 mounting controller box in system................................

  • Page 7: Overview

    Chapter 1 – introduction 7 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 1 1 i ii n n n t tt r rr o o o d d d u u u c c c t tt i ii o o o n n n this chapter introduces the features and capabilities of acs-7630. You will find: a full introduction to your acs-7630 controller details of key features a checklist of packa...

  • Page 8: Key Features

    Accusys 7630 8 key features the acs-7630 supports the following features: automatic on-line rebuilding drives are hot swappable supports raid level 0 and 5 can be configured as master or slave ide drive host transparent and os independent fan cooler (ball bearing type) supports 3 ide hard drives key...

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    Chapter 1 – introduction 9 familiarizing yourself with the controller overview the controller box has three drive carriers, accessed from the front. The sides of the box each feature a guide rail channel and mounting screw holes to enable the box to be secured inside a computer case. The connectors ...

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    Accusys 7630 10 disk activity indicators these indicators show the status of each individual disk drive. Indicator disk activity green disk drive is properly installed and locked amber disk drive is being accessed red disk drive is not present, is not properly installed, is unlocked, or disk has fai...

  • Page 11: Pre-Installation Planning

    Chapter 2 – before you begin 11 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 2 2 b b b e e e f ff o o o r rr e e e y y y o o o u u u b b b e e e g g g i ii n n n this chapter contains includes all the information you need to decide which raid level to use and to prepare for installation. You will find: a full introd...

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    Accusys 7630 12 raid 0 raid 0 links each drive in the array as one huge drive. Storage capacity is determined by the smallest drive in the array. That capacity is then applied to format all other drives in the array. If using a 40 gb, 60 gb, and 50 gb drive in a raid 0 array, your system will see on...

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    Chapter 2 – before you begin 13 raid 5 raid 5 uses a mathematical expression that compares data from two drives and calculates a third piece of data called “parity”. Should one of the drives fail, parity data can be used to rebuild the failed data. Under raid 5, parity data is stored across all driv...

  • Page 14: Pre-Installation Notices

    Accusys 7630 14 pre-installation notices before starting any kind of hardware installation, please ensure that all power switches have been turned off and all power cords disconnected to prevent personal injury and damage to the hardware. To avoid overheating, acs-7630 should be installed in a well-...

  • Page 15: Installation Flowchart

    Chapter 3 – setting up the controller 15 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 3 3 s s s e e e t tt t tt i ii n n n g g g u u u p p p t tt h h h e e e c c c o o o n n n t tt r rr o o o l ll l ll e e e r rr this chapter explains how to: set raid level on controller box set master, slave or cable configuration ...

  • Page 16: Setting Configurations

    Accusys 7630 16 setting configurations the raid (level 0 or 5) and master / slave configurations are set manually by placing jumper heads on the nine jumper pins on the rear of the controller box. Master/slave configuration jumper pins raid level configuration jumper pins raid 0 configuration 1. Mak...

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    Chapter 3 – setting up the controller 17 master, slave and cable select settings enable your computer to distinguish two ide/ata devices operating on the same channel. In this case, the settings distinguish acs-7630 from your computer’s hard disk drive. It makes little difference which setting you u...

  • Page 18: Mounting Controller Box

    Accusys 7630 18 mounting controller box the acs-7630 controller box can be installed inside a computer case or set up externally. This section describes both procedures. Turn off and disconnect all electrical power from the system before beginning installation. Mounting controller box in system the ...

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    Chapter 3 – setting up the controller 19 loading drives in the controller box we recommend that you use one of the following hard disk brands: fujitsu, ibm, maxtor, quantum, or seagate. All three hard disks should be configured as master. There are two types of drive carrier available: 1. Fixed ide ...

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    Accusys 7630 20 fixed connector drive carrier the acs-7630 should be fitted with three hard disk drives (hdds). Load each drive into a drive carrier as follows: 1. Unlock the drive carrier and slide it out of the controller box. 2. Place the disk drive in the drive carrier, so that the power and ide...

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    Chapter 3 – setting up the controller 21 cable connector drive carrier the acs-7630 should be fitted with three hard disk drives (hdds). Load each drive into a drive carrier as follows: 1. Unlock the drive carrier and slide it out of the controller box 2. Place the disk drive at an angle in the driv...

  • Page 22: Removing / Replacing A Drive

    Accusys 7630 22 removing / replacing a drive swapping drives the hot swap function is available on the raid 5 array and can be operated during run time. Raid rebuilding will be processed automatically in the background and the acs-7630 raid subsystem will record its progress. If the host system is s...

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    Chapter 3 – setting up the controller 23 removing a drive from a cable connector drive carrier 1. Unlock the appropriate disk carrier. The red disk activity indicator will light. 2. Slide the drive carrier out of its slot. 3. Lift the disk drive slightly out of the carrier and detach the power and i...

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    Accusys 7630 24 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 4 4 i ii n n n i ii t tt i ii a a a l ll i ii z z z i ii n n n g g g t tt h h h e e e a a a r rr r rr a a a y y y once acs-7630 is set up and connected, the array should be initialized. The initialization process is automatic. If system power is off and ac...

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    Chapter 4 – initializing the array 25 during array initialization, the following will be observed: indicator status green solid amber solid red flashing alarm intermittent if system power is turned off midway through array initialization, the process will continue from its point of interruption when...

  • Page 26: Partitioning The Array

    Accusys 7630 26 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 5 5 f f f o o o r rr m m m a a a t tt t tt i ii n n n g g g this chapter explains how to partition and format the array. Partitioning the array the array must be partitioned before it can be used. To do this: 1. Boot to dos (with bootable floppy disk). 2. ...

  • Page 27: Formatting The Array

    Chapter 5 – formatting 27 take care to ensure that you select the correct drive. Data is destroyed during disk formatting. 6. The screen will return to the fdisk options menu. Select create dos partition or logical dos drive . 7. Select create primary dos partition. 8. When asked do you wish to use ...

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    Accusys 7630 28 a a p p p p e e n n d d i i x x a a f f f a a a q q q if you encounter a problem while using the acs-7630, check this section for help. 1. When i lock a drive carrier with a disk drive in place, the red disk activity indicator turns on and an alarm beep sounds. Why? (a) make sure you...

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    Appendix b – glossary 29 a a p p p p e e n n d d i i x x b b g g g l ll o o o s s s s s s a a a r rr y y y array see disk array. Array management software the body of software that provides common control and management for a disk array. Array management software most often executes in a disk contro...

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    Accusys 7630 30 raid (redundant array of independent / inexpensive disks) a disk array in which part of the storage capacity is used to store redundant information about user data stored on the remainder of the storage capacity. The redundant information enables regeneration of user data in the even...

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    Appendix c – specifications 31 a a p p p p e e n n d d i i x x c c s s s p p p e e e c c c i ii f ff i ii c c c a a a t tt i ii o o o n n n s s s host interface ultra ata 133/100/66/33 disk interface ultra ata 133/100/66/33 raid levels supported 0, 5 form factor two half height 5 ¼ inch dimensions w...

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    Accusys 7630 32 a a p p p p e e n n d d i i x x d d r r r e e e g g g u u u l ll a a a t tt o o o r rr y y y i ii n n n f ff o o o r rr m m m a a a t tt i ii o o o n n n fcc statement this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15...

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