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Manual is about: 1U 4bay USB3.0/eSATA/1394b-to

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    1u 4bay usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem user manual version 1.0

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 2 quick setup guide table of contents preface ................................................................................................................................ 3 before you begin ................................................................

  • Page 3: Preface

    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 3 preface about this manual his manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem. This document also describes how to use the storage management softwa...

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 4 quick setup guide before you begin efore going through with this manual, you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem’s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included. To prov...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 5 unpacking the subsystem the package contains the following items: raid subsystem unit one (1) power cord one (1) esata cable one (1) usb 3.0 cable two (2) ieee 1394b cables user manual note: if any damage is found, contact the dealer o...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 6 quick setup guide chapter 1 product introduction 1.1 front view front panel leds part function fan fail led led is off means fan is good. Orange led means fan has failed. Over temp led led is off means temperature is normal. Orange led means temperature...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 7 1.2 rear view rear view parts esata port the subsystem has one external sata port for connecting to host/server. Usb 3.0 port the subsystem has one usb 3.0 port for connecting to host/server. Ieee 1394b ports the subsystem has two ieee...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 8 quick setup guide 1.3 disk drive status indicators: every drive carrier has 2 status indicator lights. One indicator light is disk fault indicator. When this light is green the disk is powered on and everything is functioning normally. When the disk fau...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 9 1.5 raid concepts the basic idea of raid (redundant array of independent disks) is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance, capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single l...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 10 quick setup guide failure in a hard disk will cause the raid controller to enter into degraded mode. The host controller can still read/write data to the raid without knowing any hard disk defect. Users have to replace the hard disk then the raid contr...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 11 parity protection (raid 3 and raid 5) the xor engine in the raid controller generates parity block. In raid 3 mode, parity block will be stored in the same hard disk drive. In raid 5 mode, parity block will be spread over all of the d...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 12 quick setup guide 1.6 raid modes normal mode normal mode means all of the configured hard drives exist and in good condition and the raid controller is not in rebuild condition. Degrade mode in degrade mode, some hard disk in raid is removed or defecti...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 13 on-line auto rebuild when the raid controller enters degraded mode, it will search possible spare drive to do raid rebuild automatically with the following searching priority: 1. Search the original raid drive related hard disk. 2. Se...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2   Getting Started

    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 14 quick setup guide chapter 2 getting started 2.1 preparing the subsystem 1. Connect the esata cable, usb cable or ieee 1394 cable from raid subsystem to sata port, usb port or ieee 1394 port on host/server. 2. Connect the power cable to the ac power inp...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 15 2.2 raid configuration steps 1. Configure the raid level by rotating the sw2 switch dial. Note: “4 / 6” is not used. “7” is used to clear raid configuration. Raid level no. Of allowed failed drives description min. # of drives 0 none ...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 16 quick setup guide 2.3 deleting raid configuration 1. To clear raid mode, rotate the sw2 switch dial to “7”. 2. While holding sw1, press the power on switch. 3. The raid level will be deleted. At the same time, the esata port multiplier will function..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 17 chapter 3 configuration utility the subsystem has a setup configuration utility containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the subsystem. This chapter explains how to...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 18 quick setup guide 3.1 installing the ap in microsoft windows 1. Insert the cd that comes with the unit into the cd-rom drive of your windows host system. Navigate to “raid manager” folder and open “windows ap-x.Xx.Xx” folder. 2. To install the windows ...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 19 3. Click install to begin the installation. The setup wizard will start installing. 4. Click finish to exit the wizard. The application will be launched immediately..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 20 quick setup guide the raid management gui will be displayed..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 21 3.2 starting the ap in linux to configure the raid subsystem when connected to linux system: 1. Insert the cd that comes with the subsystem into the cd-rom drive of your linux host system. Copy the application files from cd (raid mana...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 22 quick setup guide 3.3 starting the ap in mac os to configure the raid subsystem when connected to mac os x server: 1. Insert the cd that comes with the subsystem into the cd-rom drive of your mac host system. Copy the application files from cd (raid ma...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 23 3.4 raid management gui the raid management gui contains the following menu options: basic mode: raid and disk information provides information about raid and disk drives. This also have advanced information which shows system informa...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 24 quick setup guide 3.4.1 other buttons of the raid management gui minimize window button – used to minimize the raid manager ap into taskbar. Close window button – used to close the raid manager gui. Note that the ap is still running in the background a...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 25 about button – used to display the current raid manager ap version..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 26 quick setup guide turn off the buzzer – use this to silence the alarm buzzer..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 27 chapter 4 raid management this chapter provides details about configurations and options available in the raid subsystem. There are two modes of operation: basic mode and advanced mode. 4.1 basic mode under basic mode, there are three...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 28 quick setup guide disk information: disk drive is “unreleased” or not a raid member..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 29 raid information: disk drives are raid 5 member. Raid information: raid level – shows the raid level of the raid status – shows the current status of the raid. Status can be: normal – no failed disk drive. Degrade – one or more disk d...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 30 quick setup guide disk information: disk drive is a raid member. Disk information: model name – shows the disk drive model serial number – shows the disk drive serial number firmware version – shows the disk drive’s firmware version capacity – shows th...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 31 controller 1: controller information this will show the system information screen contains hardware information about the raid subsystem such as temperature, fan speed and voltage levels..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 32 quick setup guide 4.1.2 event log viewer the raid controller event log can be viewed from this menu. It will show the number of events, the issued module, date, type, and message. Event log buttons: save to file – this option allows the event logs to b...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 33 4.1.3 basic raid configuration this menu provides function for creating basic raid configuration. This function will use all available disk drives in the raid subsystem. Basic raid configuration options: configure raid – select the ra...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 34 quick setup guide to create a raid using basic raid configuration: 1. In the configure raid option, select the raid level you want for the raid. Click “apply” to save the raid configuration. 2. When a dialog box is displayed, select “yes” to confirm cr...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 35 4. An information message will be displayed. Click “ok”. 5. The raid is created successfully. The raid will be available to the host/server immediately and a new disk device will be detected..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 36 quick setup guide 6. Check the new disk drive in your host/server. Example: connection via usb in microsoft windows under device manager, the new disk drive (4bays h/w raid5 usb device) is displayed. Example: connection via ieee 1394 in microsoft windo...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 37 4.2 advanced mode 4.2.1 email notification and event settings this function provides option to configure email for sending event notifications when events happen. Email notification options: smtp server name – enter the smtp server na...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 38 quick setup guide 4.2.2 advanced raid configuration this function provides option to customize raid configuration and select disk drive members. Advanced raid configuration options: configure raid – select option whether to create raid or to delete rai...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 39 to create a raid using advanced raid configuration: 1. In the configure raid option, select create raid. 2. Select the raid level you want for the raid. 3. Select the disk drives you want to become member of the raid. 4. If you want s...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 40 quick setup guide 7. An information message will be displayed. Click “ok”. 8. The raid is created successfully. The raid will be available to the host/server immediately and a new disk device will be detected..

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 41 9. Check the new disk drive in your host/server. Example: connection via usb in microsoft windows under device manager, the new disk drive (4bays h/w raid5 usb device) is displayed. Example: connection via ieee 1394 in microsoft windo...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 42 quick setup guide 4.2.3 firmware information shows information about current firmware and provides function to upgrade the firmware version. Firmware information – shows the product name, firmware version, manufacturer, and flash number. Firmware upgra...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem quick setup guide 43 to upgrade firmware: 1. Select “browse” and locate the firmware file. 2. Select “update” to proceed with firmware upgrade. 3. The firmware will be upgraded. Click “ok”. 4. To reboot the raid subsystem, uninstall the disk drive from th...

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    Usb3.0/esata/1394b-to-sata ii raid subsystem 44 quick setup guide 4.2.4 raid settings the raid settings provides options such as raid stand-by timer and raid rebuild priority. Raid stand-by timer settings – use this option to select time option, in minutes, before the raid comes into stand-by mode. ...