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Accusys RAID Controller ACS-77100 User Manual

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    Acs-77100 raid controller user manual.

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 1 user’s manual eface ..........................................................................................................................3 1. In 2. Build a 3. S 3.2. 3.3. 4. Manag 4.2. 5. U pr notice.......................................................................

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 2 user’s manual .1. Firmware updating steps .................................................................................. 23 6. T 5 rouble shooting ....................................................................................................... 26 7. Faq...........

  • Page 4: Preface

    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 3 user’s manual preface notice atures and specifications described in this manual are subject to change without ufacturer shall not be liable for any damage, or for the loss of information resulting trademarks the names of accusys products and logos referenced herein are tr...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 4 user’s manual about this document this document discusses how to properly design your raid solution when using the acs-77100 raid controller, and guides you to configure the raid controller. Customer should have a working knowledge of raid planning and data storage. Symbo...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 5 user’s manual 1. Introduction to the acs-77100 1.1. Overview the acs-77100 raid controller provides raid 0 (striping), raid 10 (striping and mirroring) and raid 5 (striping with parity) for you to construct a disk array optimized for performance or reliability. By connect...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 6 user’s manual 1.3. Understanding raid levels 1.3.1. Raid 0 (striping) raid 0 links each drive in the array to from one large drive. Storage capacity is determined by the smallest drive in the array. This capacity is then applied to format all other drive in the array. Whe...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 7 user’s manual 1.3.2. Raid 10 (striping and mirroring) raid 0+1 combines mirroring and striping functions on a minimum of four hard disks. Mirroring provides full redundancy and protects data in case of multiple drive failure (providing that data on one of each mirrored pa...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 8 user’s manual 1.3.3. Raid 5 (striping with parity) and raid 5+hot spare raid 5 uses a mathematical expression that compares data from three drives and calculates a fourth piece of data called “parity” which is saved on a fourth drive. Should one of the drives failed, pari...

  • Page 10: 2. Build A Raid Solution

    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 9 user’s manual 2. Build a raid solution this chapter covers the installation of the acs-77100. The customers will be guided to using acs-77100 to build a raid solution. 2.1. Hardware requirement: acs-77100 raid controller backplane or disk i/o board disk carriers (with led...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 10 user’s manual 2.2. Lcd panel operations the lcd messages are displayed on the screen of lcd panel for system status. Power led access led ▲ : scroll up button ▼ : scroll down button ent: enter button esc: esc button scroll up button: to scroll up message data. Scroll dow...

  • Page 12: 3. Set Up The Raid Solution

    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 11 user’s manual 3. Set up the raid solution this chapter covers the configuration of the acs-77100. Through an easy process, the customers will be guided to configure the acs-77100 through the following steps: step 1 3.1. Setting the raid level – the acs-77100 is per-confi...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 12 user’s manual 3.1.1 raid level configurations raid level 5 raid level 0 pin1-3 is open. Pin5-7 is open. Pin1-3 is short. Pin5-7 is short. Raid level 10 raid level 5 + spare pin1-3 is short. Pin5-7 is open. Pin1-3 is open. Pin5-7 is short. Note if the raid level is not ma...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 13 user’s manual 3.2. Creating an array 3.2.1 enable/disable over 2tb capacity acs-77100 supports over 2tb capacity. The steps below will guide you to enable/disable over 2tb capacity. 1. Select scroll button to find the capacity setting item on lcd panel. (p.18, 4.1.2. Set...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 14 user’s manual note the device over 2tb capacity should be supported by operation system (e.G. Windows vista). Please refer to section 3.5. Formatting and partitioning the acs-77100 to partition the device. 3.3. Setting the time and date by lcd to change the time and date...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 15 user’s manual 3.4. Connecting acs-77100 to the host computer 1. Follow the steps on page 11, 3.1. Setting the raid level and 13, 3.2. Create an array to establish a raid. 2. Connect an end of the esata cable into the esata port on the acs-77100 raid subsystem. 3. Connect...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 16 user’s manual 4. Windows operation system will list all the hard drives that are installed on the system. Locate the acs-77100 drive that is represented by the icon. Right click the icon and select initialize. 5. In the drive box to the right shows unallocated, right cli...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 17 user’s manual 3.5.2. Formatting drive over 2tb capacity on windows vista the steps below will guide you to format a drive over 2tb capacity on window vista. 1. Right click computer and click manage. 2. From the computer management window, select disk management. 3. Windo...

  • Page 19: 4. Management

    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 18 user’s manual 4. Management 4.1. Lcd displayed messages the status of the acs-77100 can be viewed through the lcd display. By using the scroll buttons to scroll through the messages, the following information is available. Raid level and capacity disk drive model disk ca...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 19 user’s manual 4.1.3. Initialization messages lcd display message create a new raid. Create new raid? No (yes) new array being created. Raid init xx.X % total: xxxx gb raid initialization completed successfully. Raid init 100 % xxxx gb init ok! Lcd display message disk x ...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 20 user’s manual 4.1.5. Rebuild messages lcd display message rebuilding data to a new disk (disk x) since disk x failure. Disk rebuild completed successfully. The capacity of the new disk (disk x) is too small. Xxx gb is the capacity of the new disk. Dx rebuild xx.X% total:...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 21 user’s manual disk failure message lcd display message disk x failed. Fan failure message lcd display message fan failure. The xxxx rpm is the current rpm for the fan. Overheating error message lcd display message system overheating. The xx is the current temperature 4.2...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 22 user’s manual 4.2.1. Raid status monitoring window 1. Raid controller tab: allow customer to select which raid to monitor. 2. Controller information: lists model name, serial number and current raid level. 3. Disk status: allows you to monitor the status of each of the d...

  • Page 24: 5. Update Firmware

    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 23 user’s manual 5. Update firmware acs-77100 allows the customers to update firmware via rs-232 interface. The firmware can be updated from a host pc with third party communication software, such as hyperterminal, that supports ansi terminal emulation. The setup process fo...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 24 user’s manual 4. Select com1 or com2 from the connect using: dropdown menu, depending on which port is connecter to acs-77100. 5. The com properties dialog box will appear. Set the following values: bit per second: 19200 data bits: 8 parity: none stop bits: 1 flow contro...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 25 user’s manual 7. Type in the command “download” to go to the firmware download mode, then type “1” to download code (firmware or bootcode). >>> download restart … 01 gpio 01 aaa 01 01 ========= 76 download mode ========= enter ‘1’ to download code (firmware, bootcode) ‘e...

  • Page 27: 6. Trouble Shooting

    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 26 user’s manual 6. Trouble shooting problem possible solution the acs-77100 does not appear in the bios. Ensure that the array has completed the initialization process. How should i react to disk failure? For a raid 5/raid 10 array, you should replace the failed disk. Data...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 27 user’s manual 7. Faq if you encounter a problem while using the raid box, check this section for help. 1. I have connected the acs-77100 to host computer, but the host computer cannot recognize the acs-77100 in bios. The array of the acs-77100 must be created so that the...

  • Page 29: 8. Contact Accusys

    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 28 user’s manual 8. Contact accusys accusys, inc. • 8f, no. 47, lane 2, sec. 2, guangfu rd., hsinchu, taiwan • tel : +886-3-575-0668 • fax : +886-3-575-0866 • website: www.Accusys.Com.Tw • sales : sales@accusys.Com.Tw • support: support@accusys.Com.Tw accusys u.S.A., inc. •...

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    Http://www.Accusys.Com.Tw 29 user’s manual accusys eu b.V • columbusstraat 22-26, distripark eemhaven, 3165 ad rotterdam, netherlands • tel : +31-10-4284117 • fax : +31-10-4284114 • website: www.Accusyseu.Com • sales : sales@accusyseu.Com • support: support@accusyseu.Com accusys korea, inc. • baegan...