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Accusys ACS-76500 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: RAID controller

Summary of ACS-76500

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    Preface 1 p p r r e e f f a a c c 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 contained herei...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    Accusys 76500/76510 2 about this manual intended user this manual is designed and written for users of the acs-76500/76510 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 th...

  • 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-76500/76510 (cha...

  • Page 4: Guide To Conventions

    Accusys 76500/76510 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 n...

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

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    Accusys 76500/76510 6 setting up the controller............................................17 i nstallation flowchart ..................................................................................17 s etting configurations ............................................................................

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  • Page 8: Overview

    Accusys 76500/76510 8 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 1 1 i i n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n this chapter introduces the features and capabilities of acs-76500/76510. You will find:  a full introduction to your acs-76500/76510 controller  details of key features  a checklist of package c...

  • Page 9: Key Features

    Chapter 1 – introduction 9 key features the acs-76500/76510 supports the following features: support 3 pata/ sata-i disk channels support one pata/ sata-i host channel support raid level 1 + backup automatic on-line rebuilding drives are hot swappable can be configured as master or slave ide drive (...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 10 familiarizing yourself with the controller overview the raid 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 and jumper...

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    Chapter 1 – introduction 11 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 ...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 12 the settings for the master / slave are described in chapter 3. (only for acs-76500) the ide/sata cable is the route used for reading and writing to the array. The power connector supplies power to the raid box. In order to provide stable power, we recommend to connect both po...

  • Page 13: Pre-Installation Planning

    Chapter 2 – before you begin 13 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 2 2 b b e e f f o o r r e e y y o o u u b b e e g g i i n n this chapter contains includes all the information about raid level and preparing for installation. You will find:  a full introduction and comparison of raid level 1 important no...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 14 raid 1 raid 1 is commonly referred to as disk mirroring, disk shadowing or disk duplexing as all data is duplicated across both disks. Raid 1 can only be performed with two hard drives (with four drives, raid 0+1 is configured automatically). As data is identical on both disks...

  • Page 15: Backup Function

    Chapter 2 – before you begin 15 backup function when executing the backup feature, the controller turns the target hdd to be backup and the backup hdd to be target. The controller continues to mirror data from the source hdd to the target hdd. The backup function is available only when the raid is s...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 16 static electricity can damage electronic components. To guard against such damage: work in a static-free environment wear a grounded anti-static wrist strap store uninstalled components in anti-static bags handle pcbs by their edges and avoid touching chips and connectors. Env...

  • Page 17: Installation Flowchart

    Chapter 3 – setting up the raid box 17 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 3 3 s s e e t t t t i i n n g g u u p p t t h h e e c c o o n n t t r r o o l l l l e e r r this chapter explains how to:  set master or slave configuration on raid box (only for acs-76500)  install the raid box in a system or exte...

  • Page 18: Setting Configurations

    Accusys 76500/76510 18 setting configurations the master / slave configurations are set manually by placing jumper heads on the nine jumper pins on the rear of the raid box (only for acs-76500). Master and slave settings enable your computer to distinguish two ide/ata devices operating on the same c...

  • Page 19: Mounting Raid Box

    Chapter 3 – setting up the raid box 19 mounting raid box the acs-76500/76510 raid 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 raid box in...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 20 6. Insert the raid box into the bay, and secure it in place with the screws provided. (if your case uses guide rails to install 5¼-inch devices, you can use them on the raid box.) in order to provide stable power, we recommend to connect both power connectors on the raid box..

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    Chapter 3 – setting up the raid box 21 loading drives in the raid box all three hard disks should be configured as master (only for acs -76500). There are two types of drive carrier available for acs-76500 controller: fixed ide connector  drive carrier  fixed ide connector  power connector there ...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 22 fixed connector drive carrier the acs-76500/76510 should be fitted with three hard disk drives. Load each drive into a drive carrier as follows: for acs-76500 1. Unlock the drive carrier and slide it out of the raid box. 2. Place the disk drive in the drive carrier, so that th...

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    Chapter 3 – setting up the raid box 23 removing / replacing a drive swapping drives the hot swap function is available on the raid 1 array and can be operated during run time. Raid rebuilding will be processed automatically in the background and the acs-76500/76510 raid subsystem will record its pro...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 24 f f i i r r m m w w a a r r e e u u p p d d a a t t i i n n g g s s t t e e p p s s 1. Ensure the acs-76500/76510 is turned off. 2. Connect the rs-232 cable to the rs-232 3pin port (please refer the page 11 “rear view”), and connect the other end to one of the host computer’s ...

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    Chapter 3 – setting up the raid box 25 6. Turn on the acs-76500/76510 and press the esc button on the host computer keyboard. The “>>>” prompt will appear. 7. Type in the command “download” to go to the firmware download mode, then type “1” to download code (firmware or bootcode). 8. Locate the upda...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 26 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 4 4 a a p p p p l l i i c c a a t t i i o o n n the configuration of your controller decides the way you use the raid. This chapter guides you through ways of using raid according to the number of disk drives you installed. If you have installed thr...

  • Page 27: New Disk

    Chapter 4 – initializing the array 27 application 3: installing one disk with data and one new disk 1. The new drive must have the same capacity or larger capacity than the drive with data. 2. Lock the disk with data at the first disk tray and leave the new disk unlocked at the second disk tray. Thi...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 28 a a p p p p e e n n d d i i x x a a f f a a q q if you encounter a problem while using the acs-76500/76510, 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 ...

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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 l l o o s s s s a a r r 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 controller or intell...

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    Accusys 76500/76510 30 hot swap the substitution of a (usually defective) unit by a replacement that takes place while the system is online. Logical unit disk storage space on one or more physical drives that appears to the host computer as a single drive. Lun (logical unit number) the number assign...

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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 p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s for acs-76500 host interface ultra ata 100 disk interface ultra ata 100/133 raid levels supported 1 form factor full height/ two 5.25 inch half height dimensions w5.75×d8.84×h3....

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