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1. XDS MAC OS USER MANUAL 1 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHT E 3 DTS EE 3 ERC RRE RENE AI 3 INTRODUCTION cnica 4 GE HEEEN 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ccoococccnccoconoconcnnocononconononnnnncanno roca rn nn 4 XD5 FAMILULARIZATION comic 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS tte 5 HARDWARE GUIDE EE 6 CONNECTING TO THE COMPUTER tiva 7 RAID MODE CONFIGURATION amp REBUILD ccssscecsseseersensensserseeesereneneeas 7 SETTING AND CHANGING THE RAID MOD 7 8 FORMATTING DRIVES ccsssssecsssesesecsesesececsesucscsesesecavsvsecacsesucacevensucavstsasaveneesaceeees 9 11 RAID MODE FAULT TOLERENCE ccscscscsesesseseccsesesecsesesesscsesesecatstsesarstsnsaseeseesaneneees 12 RERUDILD 12 13 LED INDICATOR E 13 DISKS SUPPORTING RAID CONFIGURATION sscesssecserseersesserseneseeenrenes 14 RAID CONFIGURATIONS comic 14 RAID O STRIPING EE 14 e EE 14 EMI EEN 15 e EEN 15 KEEN 15 COMBINE NON RAID oido 15 Clear RAID JBOD NON RAID cccssssessssesesessesesceesesesecersesacavsesusarsnssacevstsasanetseeaees 16 A A SANOI EE EIEE 16 CHOOSING THE RAID MODE csccsssssecsssesescsesesecsesesesacsvscsucanscsucavsnsusacavsnsacaveneeenees 16 DINAMO SINNE 16 DISCREPANCY IN CAPACITY ccccscsccesessesesecsesesecsesesecsesesesacststsacetstssavsesnsatevsessetenees 17 PRE BUTI estriertrdereiergtettteeee Eeer 17 CAPACITIES OVER 218 17 TECHNICAL DATA ME 18 2 VER 1 0 GENERAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHT This document is the copyright of Avastor Corporation 202. External SMART Status Not Supported Connection ID SCSI Target ID 15 Logical Unit O Partition Map Scheme Unformatted 7 Erase Disk Erasing a disk will destroy all information on the disk Are you sure you wish to erase the disk AVASTOR XD5 10TB 8 Once formatting is completed the newly formatted storage device will appear on your desktop Your device is ready to use AVASTOR XD5 10TB 11 VER 1 0 RAID MODE FAULT TOLERENCE RAID 0 If any of the drives fail all the data will be lost There is NO redundancy in RAID 0 Replace the failed drive and reset the RAID mode RAID 1 10 3 and 5 If one drives fails the data can be rebuilt The XD5 will begin the rebuild mode automatically if a spare drive is installed or the XD5 will begin the rebuild mode when the failed drive is replaced Clear RAID JBOD If any of the drives fail only the data on the failed drive will be lost none of the other drives are affected Replace the failed drive and format the new drive REBUILD RAID Rebuild with Spare Drive If your RAID configuration is RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 3 3 or 4 drives or RAID 5 3 or 4 drives there is at least one spare drive slot that can be use for a spare auto rebuild drive To configure the RAID with a spare auto rebuild drive first configure the RAID mode Once the RAID mode has been configured install a spare drive in the next unused drive slot NOTE The spare drive must be
3. Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Volume Format Mac OS Extended Z Name AVASTOR XD5 10TB frase Free Space frase Disk Description Avastor H W RAIDS Media Total Capacity 7 3 TB 8 001 389 854 720 Bytes Connection Bus SCSI Write Status Read Write Connection Type External SMART Status Not Supported Connection ID SCSI Target ID 15 Logical Unit O Partition Map Scheme Unformatted 10 VER 1 0 5 Once format and name has been selected click Erase Avastor H W RAIDS Media O E Er Es First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore E 232 9 GB ST3250820AS e Buer To erase all data on a disk or volume E 7 3 TB Avastor H W RAIDS Media 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 5 HL DT E E 2 Specify a format and name HL DT STDVD RW CWAS41058 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Volume Format Mac OS Extended i Name AVASTOR XD5 10T8 Erase Free Space Security Options Disk Description Avastor H W RAID5 Media Total Capacity 7 3 TB 8 001 389 854 720 Bytes Connection Bus SCSI Write Status Read Write Connection Type
4. Thus the storage capacity of a two drive array is combined into a single drive and the capacity is limited to the size of the smallest drive or half the capacity if the two drives are the same size Uses include removing one of the mirrored drives and allowing the array to rebuild on a third drive If a drive fails there is no down time as the data still 14 VER 1 0 exists on the backup drive Important files accounting financial personal records are commonly stored using RAID 1 In RAID 1 mode if one of the disks fails the data is still available RAID 10 RAID 10 offers the combined benefits of RAID 1 and 0 with twice the capacity of RAID 1 Four drives are controlled as a single larger drive RAID 10 is a pair of RAID 1 pairs for higher failure tolerance The two RAID 1 sets are combined in a RAID 0 configuration for improved read and write performance RAID 10 is an excellent solution for Audio Video professionals who require high performance as well as a high fault tolerance Great for live broadcast remote recording RAID 10 can sustain one drive failure in each RAID 1 pair RAID 10 offers fast performance with superior redundancy RAID 3 RAID 3 is the least used of the RAID modes RAID 3 uses one dedicated drive in the array to store parity data Bytes of data are split and stored on the remaining drives of the array It offers high read and write transfer rates with a high level of fault tolerance A minimum of thre
5. equal to or larger than the largest drive in the array The spare does not need to be formatted The spare drive should be erased any data on the spare drive will be lost when rebuild begins Should a drive fail or become degraded the XD5 alarm will sound beep and the LED of the faulty drive will flash red Press the SET button to turn off the alarm The RAID array will start rebuilding automatically using the installed spare auto rebuild drive The rebuild is complete when the spare drive stops flashing red and turns blue 12 VER 1 0 RAID Rebuild with No Spare Drive Should a drive fail or become degraded the XD5 alarm will sound beep and the LED of the faulty drive will flash red Power the XD5 off and remove the faulty drive Install a known good drive into the same drive slot from which the faulty drive was removed NOTE The new drive must be equal to or larger than the largest drive in the array The new drive does not need to be formatted The new drive should be erased any data on the new drive will be lost when rebuild begins The RAID array will start rebuilding as soon as the XD5 is powered on The rebuild is complete when the new drive stops flashing red and turns blue LED INDICATORS LED ir 7 Indicators Indicators Color Disk Not Detected Off Disk Detected Power On Blue Data Access Flashing Blue Disk Failure Flashing Red Disk Rebuild Source Disk Flashi
6. to turn on the XD5 4 When powered on the disk LED lights blue will illuminate when the drives are detected and powered on 5 You are now ready to begin using your XD5 6 VER 1 0 RAID MODE CONFIGURATION amp REBUILD The XD5 standard configuration is configured for RAID 5 using five drives This mode improves speed and combines the drives into one large drive with redundancy if any one of the drives were to fail Please review the RAID mode options under RAID Configurations in this manual to choose the most suitable RAID mode for your application SETTING AND CHANGING THE RAID MODE Please backup all data before setting or changing RAID mode All data will be lost or deleted when RAID mode is changed NOTE All RAID mode settings and changes are made from the Clear RAID mode Ensure the RAID mode is set to Clear RAID or if you are changing the RAID mode ensure the RAID mode has been changed to Clear RAID mode Setting the Clear RAID Mode Move the 3 RAID selector switches to the Clear RAID mode position down down down Power the XD5 to off While pressing the SET button power the XD5 to on continue to press the SET button The XD5 will beep once confirming power is on and RAID mode change is in progress After 5 10 seconds the XD5 will beep once again confirming the RAID mode has been changed release the SET button The XD5 is now in Clear RAID mode Setting the RAID Mode or Changing the RAID Mode Ensure th
7. 12 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior consent of Avastor Corporation The product information provided in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on behalf of Avastor Avastor assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual NOTICES Any loss corruption or destruction of data is the sole responsibility of the user of the XD5 Under no circumstances will Avastor be held liable for the recovery or restoration of any data This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment PRECAUTIONS e The main circuit board of the XD5 is susceptible to static electricity Proper grounding is required to prevent electrical damage to the XD5 or other connected devices including the host computer e Keep the XD5 away from liquids e Do not place the XD5 close to magnetic devices high voltage devices or near a heat source e Make sure Power Selector Switch is positioned to the correct voltage e Do not attempt to service this XD5 yourself Please contact Av
8. D 0 RAID Mode RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 3 RAID 5 LED Indicators Power Connection Status Access Rebuild Power Supply Input AC 100 240V Peak current 5A Dimension 7 4 188mm L x 5 1 128mm W x 10 7 271mm H Weight no drives 9 5 Lbs 4 3 Kgs Certification CE FCC ROHS 18 VER 1 0
9. M or more Mac OS X 10 4 or higher One available USB 2 0 3 0 eSATA FireWire 800 or 400 port Time Machine Compatible 4 VER 1 0 SYSTEM UNIT VIEWS PACKAGE CONTENTS W ss ME J cae E S R m Cy D g e 8 1 XD5 RAID System 2 Power Cord 3 USB 3 0 Cable 4 eSATA Cable 5 Drive Lock Key 6 Quick Start Guide 7 FireWire 400 1394a cable 8 FireWire 800 1394b cable HARDWARE GUIDE Door Lock Drive Status RAID Mode Selector 6 FireWire 400 Port HDD Activity LED Set Button do FireWire 800 Ports Drive Slot eSATA Port Power Switch O Voltage Selector USB 3 0 Port B Power Cord Connector 5 VER 1 0 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER IMPORTANT Check for Correct Voltage Voltage Selector Power Outlet eSATA USB3 0 1394 Lal Port Port Port f tt oe Se 50 MN BLES Use only one data connection at a time 1394b Cable 1394a Cable USB 3 0 Cable eSATA Cable CONNECTING THE XD5 1 Check the Voltage Selector Switch for proper setting Connect the AC Power Cord to the XD5 2 Insert the USB 3 0 eSATA FireWire 800 or 400 cable into the corresponding port of the XD5 and the host computer NOTE The XD5 should only be connected to a host computer via one type of data cable Connecting the XD5 to a computer simultaneously via two or more data cables is not recommended and can cause data loss 3 Press the Power Switch
10. Unit O Partition Map Scheme Unformatted VER 1 0 3 Under Volume Format select the type of format you would like to use EI 232 9 GB ST3250820AS First Aid Partition RAID Restore MAC Os x To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left DT E 2 Specify a format and name HL DT ST DVD RW GWA 4165B 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Y Mac OS Extended Journaled Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended Case sensitive Journaled Mac OS Extended Case sensitive Erase Free Space Security Options Disk Description Avastor H W RAIDS Media Total Capacity 7 3 TB 8 001 389 854 720 Bytes Connection Bus SCSI Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported Connection ID SCSI Target ID 15 Logical Unit O Partition Map Scheme Unformatted E 232 9 GB ST3250820A5 nn first Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore EA MAC OS x To erase all data on a disk or volume 117 3 TB Avastor H W RAIDS Media 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left Leg ep T m 2 Specify a format and name 8 HL DT ST DVD RW GWA 4165B 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click
11. astor Technical Support e Do not block ventilation Proper airflow is required to ensure reliable operation and to prevent overheating e RAID 1 10 3 and 5 modes offer data redundancy and fault tolerance In modes CLEAR COMBINE and RAID 0 a failure of any drive will cause the loss of some or all stored data 3 VER 1 0 INTRODUCTION The XD5 3 5 inch 5 Drive RAID System with a hardware RAID controller provides extended storage capacity with selectable RAID configuration options in a compact desktop storage device The XD5 allows easy configuration of RAID Modes Clear JBOD Combine RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 3 and RAID 5 Please review the RAID mode options under RAID MODES in this manual to choose the most suitable RAID mode for your application FEATURES e Supports 3 5 inch SATA II compliant drives fully backward compatible with SATA 1 0 and SATA 1 0a compliant drives e Connects via Super Speed USB 3 0 IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 or IEEE 1394a FireWire 400 or eSATA Supports rebuild under Raid 1 10 3 and 5 modes Configures RAID modes easily using hardware RAID mode selector switches Monitors XD5 status via LED indicators Power XD5 via internal high wattage power supply Optimum temperature maintenance with two large 6CM ultra quiet fans SYSTEM REQUIREMENT To use the XD5 the minimum system configuration of the host computer is the following Macintosh PowerPC or Intel processors 256MB of RA
12. e RAID mode is set to Clear RAID or if you are changing the RAID mode ensure the RAID mode has been changed to Clear RAID mode From the Clear RAID mode set the 3 RAID Mode selector switches to the desired RAID mode See the chart below for the RAID Mode Selector Switch position setting f RAIDO RAID1 10 RAID3 RAIDS Combine Clear RAID EEE EE E i E E a Ee E SG E EEE TTT TTYL TIE VTL TAT UVES 7 VER 1 0 SETTING AND CHANGING THE RAID MODE Cont Once the RAID selector switches are set to the desired mode while pressing the SET button power the XD5 to on continue to press the SET button The XD5 will beep once confirming power is on and RAID mode change is in progress After 5 10 seconds the XD5 will beep once again confirming the RAID mode has been changed Release the SET button NOTE Whenever the RAID mode is changed always change to the Clear RAID mode before changing RAID modes The XD5 should never be changed to a different RAID mode without changing to Clear RAID mode first NC 7 2 1 H hil ee 1 Select desired RAID mode pressing the SET Button ith RAID Mode Switch XD5 will BEEP once indicating pe e unit is powered on A re LL ee po INN dr 3 Press SET Button while N powering on Only release E after second BEEP e SE seve Hi After the RAID mode has been changed the drive s in the new RAID array must be reformatted 8 VER 1 0 FORMATTING DRIVES NOTE Whenever the RAID con
13. e drives is required Write performance can be slower than RAID 5 due to parity calculation overhead and the bottleneck of a dedicated parity drive RAID 5 RAID 5 parity data is spread across all drives versus being stored in a single drive as with RAID 3 RAID 5 reserves space equal to the capacity of one drive in the array for parity data Read data transactions are fast while write data transaction are somewhat slower than RAID 10 but faster than RAID3 In the event of a single drive failure data can still be accessed One of the most common and versatile RAID modes RAID 5 is ideal for balancing performance storage capacity and fault tolerance COMBINE Non RAID COMBINE also known as Large or Span provides another maximum capacity solution COMBINE combines multiple hard drives into a single logical unit Unlike RAID 0 COMBINE writes data to the first drive until it reaches full capacity then data is written to the second drive and so on up to 5 drives COMBINE provides the maximum possible storage capacity but does not increase performance 15 VER 1 0 Clear RAID Non RAID Clear RAID also known as JBOD Just a Bunch of Drives refers to a group of hard drives In CLEAR RAID the number of logical drives is equal to the number of physical drives This mode allows the XD5 to operate as a multi drive storage enclosure but provides no data redundancy Each drive will be shown as a separate drive up to 5 drives If one dr
14. figuration is changed the drive s will need to be reformatted using the new RAID configuration Formatting using Mac OS 10 4 and Higher 1 Locate Disk Utility by using Spotlight in the top right corner of your screen Search for Disk Utility and select the application d Fri 11 18AM Mol Spotlight DISK UTILITY Show All Top Hit gy Disk Utility Definition SG An application program for Applications SW Disk Utility PDF Documents Toast 9 Titanium Users Guide Spotlight Preferences 2 Select the unformatted storage device in the window on the right e00 Avastor H W RAIDS Media EH First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 1 E 232 9 GB ST3250820AS To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Volume Format Mac OS Extended journaled 3 Name Untitled _ Erase Free Space Security Options Erase Disk Description Avastor H W RAIDS Media Total Capacity 7 3 TB 8 001 389 854 720 Bytes Connection Bus SCSI Write Status Read Write Connection Type External SMART Status Not Supported Connection ID SCSI Target ID 15 Logical
15. ive fails the others are not affected 3 Parity data is used by some RAID levels to achieve redundancy If a drive in the array fails remaining data on the other drives can be combined with the parity data using the Boolean XOR function to reconstruct the missing data Parity data quite simply is the result of a quick equation Here s a simple way to think of parity 6 3 9 Imagine the 6 is on one hard drive the 3 on another and the 9 on a third The 3 and the 6 are your data but the 9 is the result of a simple equation If a hard drive was to fail and you lost for example the 3 you could do a simple calculation to retrieve the 3 9 minus 6 FAQ CHOOSING THE RAID MODE Q How do I choose the proper RAID configuration for my XD5 based on the tasks I need to perform A The XD5 s selectable RAID configuration settings can help you administer how the XD5 handles stored data It is recommended you choose the RAID configuration that is most applicable to your task The most common factors affecting the choice of which RAID mode to choose are capacity speed and data protection For example if you are using the XD5 to store entertainment media or for backup RAID 5 mode can be used it offers the combined capacity of the multiple drives while writing to one drive at a time If your work requires continuous backup of the data and redundancy then RAID 10 would be the best choice however capacity is reduced to the capacity of the 2 sma
16. llest drives If you need the faster data access then the enhanced speed of RAID 0 which combines the drives for maximum capacity and writes data simultaneously to the drives may be the most appropriate DAISY CHAINING Q Because there are two FireWire ports on the XD5 1 connected them to two external devices Why can t I see these additional external devices on my host I m using the USB connection from the XD5 to my computer A In order for the XD5 to work properly one of the FireWire ports needs to be connected to the computer and the other one can be connected to an external device The XD5 should only be connected to a host computer via one type of interface cable Connecting the XD5 to a computer simultaneously via two or more interface cables is not recommended and can cause data loss More instruction on daisy chaining FireWire devices can be found at Avastor on You Tube http www youtube com watch v FVA6rzaOVgl amp tracker False 16 VER 1 0 DISCREPANCY IN DRIVE CAPACITY Q I have a 1TB drive why does the XD5 report the drive available space as less than 1TB A Your computer reports the capacity of a hard drive in binary compared to the decimal system used to identify the capacity of hard drives Binary a kilobyte is equal to 1024 bytes Decimal a kilobyte is equal to 1000 bytes Therefore the binary system of the computer divides the decimal capacity of the drive by 1024 instead of 1000 thereby the reported size is
17. ng Blue Rebuild Disk Flashing Red 13 VER 1 0 DISKS SUPPORTING RAID CONFIGURATION RAID 0 1to5 RAID 1 2 RAID 10 4 RAID 3 3to5 RAID 5 3to5 Clear RAID 1to5 RAID CONFIGURATIONS A Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID is a system that utilizes multiple hard drives to share or replicate data among the disks The benefit depending on the selected RAID configuration combinations of disks is one of increased data integrity fault tolerance throughput or capacity when compared to single drives RAID 0 RAID 0 also known as Striping is a performance oriented non redundant data mapping technique It combines multiple hard drives into a single logical unit Instead of seeing several different hard drives the operating system sees only one large drive RAID 0 strips or splits data across two disks simultaneously the speed of operation is enhanced compared to other RAID configurations RAID 0 is used by those wanting the most performance out of two or more drives Users commonly use RAID 0 for quick data transfers from one source to another A backup of the data should always be maintained RAID 0 should never be used for mission critical applications if one disk fails all data on all installed disks will be lost RAID 1 RAID 1 also known as Mirroring consists of two drives storing duplicate copies of the same data In this mode the same data is simultaneously written to two drives
18. reduced An in depth description of capacity discrepancy can be found at www avastor com support capacity pdf REBUILD Q Does the XD5 have to be connected to the host computer when it is in rebuild mode A No it does not have to be The XD5 can support offline rebuild in RAID 1 10 3 5 which means it can perform the rebuild function without being connected to a host computer CAPACITY OVER 2TB Q What is the Over 2TB option for in the PC s version of RAID Master A The maximum storage capacity is affected by the Windows operating system NTSF formatted drives on Windows XP are only supported up to 2TB NTSF formatted drives on Windows Vista and 7 are supported up to 16384 TB If the combined drive capacity is over 2TB and the operating system can support drives of more than 2TB check the Over 2TB option under the Configuration option tab The XD5 requires OS 10 4 and above for MAC which supports over 2TB drives the Over 2TB option does not appear on the RAID Master for MAC 17 VER 1 0 Technical Data Interface USB 3 0 eSATA FireWire 800 FireWire 400 Connector eSATA x 1 USB 2 0 x 1 1394a 1 1394b x 2 3 5 SATA Drive Drive Support Identical drives recommended same manufacturer capacity and RPM Data Transfer Speed eSATA up to 3Gbit sec 1394b up to 800Mbit sec 1394a up to 400Mbit Sec USB3 0 up to 5Gbit Sec Clear RAID Non RAID Combine Non RAID RAI
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