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1. Figure 1 1 Activity Fault LED The following table describes the RAID storage disk drive tray LED behavior Tray LED Normal Status ___ Problem Indication 1 Activity LED 1 When the activity LED Blue is lit there is I O acti vity on that disk drive When the LED is not lit there is no activity on that disk drive 2 Fault Link LED 1 When the fault LED is 1 When the fault LED is off the Red Green lit there is no disk disk is present and status is present normal 2 When the link LED is When the fault LED is blinking lit there is a disk pre 2 times sec the disk drive sent has failed and should be hot Swapped immediately 3 When the activity LED is lit and fault LED is fast blinking 10 times sec there is re building activity on that disk drive INSTALLATION 1 4 2 LCD Panel LED Indicators There are a variety of status conditions that cause the RAID stor age panel monitoring LED to light The front panel LCD comes with three 3 status indicating LEDs The LEDs on the front panel are defined from top to bottom Power Busy and Caution as Shown in Figure 1 2 Busy LED Power LED Uo q Areca Technology 192 169 1 100 ga TM IN VY ESC ENT O O U UU Caution LED Figure 1 2 LCD Panel LED The following table provides a summary of the front panel LED Panel LED Normal Status _ Problem Indication 1 Power LED Solid green when power on Unlit when power
2. Areca Thunderbolt Series Storage Figure 1 7 Thunderbolt Computer Daisy Chain Step 3 Connecting Monitor Port Optional You can connect LAN port to the manager clinet system if you want to configure and manage the RAID storage from the clinet system through out of band manager e LAN Port Connection User can remote manage the RAID enclosure without adding any user specific software platform independent via standard web browsers directly connected to the 10 100Mbit RJ45 LAN port Connect LAN port of the ARC 8050T2 using the included Ethernet cable and then to a LAN port or LAN switch Step 4 Connecting RAID Storage Power To power the RAID storage 1 Using the included power cord connect this power cord to a grounded electronical outlet and to the ARC 8050T2 RAID stor age 2 ARC 8050T2 RAID storage will automatically turn on when host computer power on status is received from the thunderbolt cable It takes about 30 seconds to fully start up the RAID stor age 13 INSTALLATION Figure 1 8 Connecting the Power to Enclosure 3 ARC 8050T2 RAID storage automatically turns off when the computer to which it is attached sleeps or is disconnected Note You can press and hold the Reset button for 3 seconds to force the RAID storage AC power on or off When you are finished installing the ARC 8050T2 RAID storage you can set up the RAID volume using McRAID storage manage
3. Thunderbolt Product ARC 8050T2 Thunderbolt 2 to 6Gb s SAS RAID Storage Quick Start Guide Version 2 0 Issue Date January 2014 Copyright and Trademarks The information regarding products in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual All brands and trademarks are the properties of their respective owners This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Conventions All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without the written permission of the manufacturer and the author FCC Statement 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 in terference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We confirm ARC 8050T2 has been tested and found compliant with the requireme
4. You can use LCD front panel and keypad function to simply create the RAID volume The LCD status panel also informs you of the disk array s current operating status at a glance The LCD configuration is described in a separate manual ARC 8050T2_ LCD manual It is available on your Areca CD in the docs folder The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information ARC 8050T2 RAID storage default User Name is admin and the Password is 0000 INSTALLATION The LCD initial screen is shown below Status Display Company Name Areca Technology 192 169 1 100 IP Address 1 5 3 3 Format RAID Volumes After the volume set is ready for system accesses it needs to be partitioned formatted and mounted by the operating system The following steps show how to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows system 1 Click Start gt right click Computer and select Manage 2 Click Disk Management in the left pane 3 Scroll down to the bottom of the middle pane Windows will display a list of new drives attached to your system with a label such as Disk 1 or Disk 2 etc 4 Right click on the drive you want to partition and then again to format it 5 Once it s formatted Windows automatically assigns the next available drive
5. as needed to configure RAID volume See the Chapter 4 of ARC 8050T2 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager 20 INSTALLATION e Method 3 LCD Panel with Keypad You can use LCD front panel and keypad function to simply create the RAID volume The LCD status panel also informs you of the disk array s current operating status at a glance The LCD configuration is described in a separate manual ARC 8050T2_LCD manual It is available on your Areca CD in the docs folder The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information ARC 8050T2 RAID storage default User Name is admin and the Password is 0000 The LCD initial screen is shown below Status Display Company Name Areca Technology 192 169 1 100 IP Address 1 5 2 3 Format RAID Volumes After the volume set is ready for system accesses it needs to be partitioned formatted and mounted by the operating system When you create a volume through McRAID storage manager the Mac OS X recognizes that a new disk is avail and displays a message asking what you next want to do If the message does not show up start the Disk Utility manually from the Finder use the Go menu and open the Utilities folder Double click on the Disk Utility program To initializ
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7. 4K displays at the same time as daisy chaining ARC 8050T2 and doing a simultaneous 4K output and file transfers while maintaining maximum throughput 33 SPECIFICATION 34 Enterprise class Data Availability and Security ARC 8050T2 supports the hardware RAID 6 engine to allow two HDDs failures without impact the existing data and performance It allows users to hot swap drive in the event of a drive failure with zero downtime Its high data availability and protection de rives from many advanced RAID features on ARC 8050T2 RAID box design Intelligent power On Off function on storage turns power in unison with the host computer power status It can intel ligently power down the unit after the thunderbolt host shuts down everything for data integrity ARC 8050T2 also supports a battery backup option that protects all data in cache memory in the event of unexpected power outage Board level hardware encryption manages any kinds of drives attached to ARC 8050T2 without im pacting the performance for higher levels of security Enabling an Easy to Manage Storage Configuration and monitoring can be managed either through the LCD control panel Thunderbolt interface or LAN port The intel ligent cooling continuously adapts to environmental conditions by automatically controlling the speed of the cooling fans for the rap idly growing demand from the video editing markets You can even configure ARC 8050T2 to intelligently spin down drives
8. Download the install_ mraid installer from the website at http www areca com tw support s_thunderbolt thunder bolt htm the file name begins with install_mraid followed by the version control or insert the ARC 8050T2 software CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Double click on the zipped file that comes from the website or resides at lt CDROM gt PACKAGES Windows to unzip it Double click on the setup exe file for installing MRAID 3 The screen shows Preparing to Install Preparing to Install MRAID Setup is guide you thro preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will ugh the program setup process Please wait Extracting MRAID msi 4 The MRAID Installer or InstallShield Wizard opens pre paring to install and click on the Next button to continue nS 24 INSTALLATION Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for _ MRAID The InstallShield R Wizard will install MRAID on your computer To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties lt Back 5 When the License Agreement screen appears read and agree to the license information then let the InstallShield Wizard guide you through the installation process License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully To add your own license text to this dialog specify your license agreement file in the Dialog editor 1 Navigate to the User I
9. during periods of inactivity to further reduce noise and save energy Areca solution of Thunderbolt 2 provides user the capability of adding bootable drive via Thunderbolt on Apple thunderbolt capable ma chine SPECIFICATION 2 2 Features Controller Architecture e 800 MHz dual core ROC for RAID core and SAS microcode e 1GB on board DDR3 1333 SDRAM with ECC protection e Support bootable from RAID storage volume e Controller level hardware encryption support e Redundant flash image for adapter availability e System status indication through LCD LED and alarm buzzer e Intelligent power On Off function e Battery backup module ready Optional RAID Features e RAID level O 1 1E 3 5 6 10 30 50 60 Single Disk or JBOD e Multiple RAID selection e Support up to 1MB stripe size e Online array roaming e Online RAID level stripe size migration e Support global hot spare and local hot spare e Instant availability and background initialization e Advanced configuration for smooth data streaming e Disk scrubbing array verify scheduling support e Multiple pairs SSD HDD disk clone function e SSD automatic monitor clone AMC support e Complete configuration management suite McRAID manager browser based management tool LAN or Thunderbolt Push Buttons and LCD Display panel for setup and status Command Line Interface CLI scriptable configuration tool API libraries support combine GUI with user management utility S
10. in the left pane Scroll down to the bottom of the middle pane Windows will display a list of new drives attached to your system with a label such as Disk 1 or Disk 2 etc Right click on the drive you want to partition and then again to format it Once it s formatted Windows automatically assigns the next available drive letter to it and then it will appear in Windows Explorer They are now ready to use INSTALLATION Ilew 3 RAID Storage V 1 The following diagram is the RAID storage front view and rear view ototo ete sececeses J eeessecsesseceeeses Ostos ororoste te 05 oc ec ececeses es potete O 000ta a a Sain ae Rear View 4 Thunderbolt Porti 5 Thunderbolt Port2 Front View 1 Disk Activity LED 2 Disk Fault Link LED 6 Thunderbolt Porti Link LED OD gt D X la C A QO O M 7 Thunderbolt Port2 Link LED 8 System Fani 9 LAN Port For McRAID Web Manager 10 Reset Button 11 System Fan2 12 Power Connector 13 Power Supply Fan N INSTALLATION 1 4 Locations of the Storage Component The following components come with LEDs that inform ARC 8050T2 RAID storage managers about the operational status 1 4 1 Drive Tray LED Indicators
11. on your desktop This icon is for you to launch the McRAID storage manager by ArcHTTP and CLI utility If you have not yet installed the hardware please follow the 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives section to install it Otherwise to begin the creation volume go on the 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID Volumes section to configure the volume 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID Volumes There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same configu ration and maintenance tasks for your RAID storage Your ARC 8050T2 RAID storage can be configured by one of the following methods 1 McRAID Storage Manager from ArcHTTP Thunderbolt port 2 McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port 3 LCD Panel with Keypad INSTALLATION e Method 1 McRAID Storage Manager From ArcHTTP Start McRAID Storage Manager Browser Edition There is one MRAID icon showing on your desktop Double click on the MRAID icon to locate your ArcHTTP utility and CLI program file folder C MRAID A EF oo im Br Le a FAVORITES ArcCLI64 ArcHTTP64 Uninstall MRAID B All My Files AirDrop Date Modified Today 10 51 AM Today 10 51 AM Today 10 51 AM Applications E Desktop Bi Documents Downloads H Movies _ He ee 3 items 355 62 GB available When you double click on the ArcHTTP64 it shows all RAID storages available on the system and create an individual RAID storage icon lo
12. AS RAID storage 2 1 Overview Unleash Your Creativity Faster Than Ever Thunderbolt 2 is full backward compatibility to the same cables and connectors used with today s Thunderbolt It pushes speed to 20Gb s and enables 4K video file transfer and display simultane ously ARC 8050T2 is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports for connecting to any Thunderbolt 2 enabled host such as the new Mac Pro and offers an additional Thunderbolt 2 port for daisy chaining other peripherals The Thunderbolt daisy chaining allows connec tion of up to six devices so customers can connect ARC 8050T2 for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer ARC 8050T2 can meet the de mand of users when working with rich ultra high resolution media through Thunderbolt 2 interface Unparalleled Performance for 4K Workflow ARC 8050T2 is the most complete 6Gb s SAS 8 bay Thunderbolt 2 box with RAID control capabilities solution for both PC and Mac ARC 8050T2 incorporated on board dual core 800Mhz RAID On Chip and with 1GB DDR3 1333 memory to deliver true high perfor mance hardware RAID protection against drive failure This combi nation helps to provide a high performance storage device perfect for the video editor working with Real time multi stream HD and 4K workflows It runs efficiently without disruption or major drops in performance to meet the requirements of 4K data workflow It is so quick it allows for
13. Areca ARC 5026 VOL 000 Media F Si OOD Si E veces EE i Verify info Bum Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image ConvertResize Image Log First Ai iti RAI Ri 60 67 GB APPLE SSD TS064C Media inst Aid ain Erase DixiaRestorea E Macintosh HD Partition Layout Partition Information A 299 99 GB Areca ARC 5026 VOL 000 Media _1 Partition Name Untitled 1 el OS Extended Journaled lac OS Extended a sensitive Journal led Size on DOS FAT Revert Apply Tot Spe a 299 AA 5 299 993 399 296 Bytes jon Rea Ci as n hes Not is Sh gt n ID Soe DF 99 64 EB D9 Logical Unit O Partiti cape Unformatted If you re not sure which format to use choose Mac OS X Extended Journaled 4 When a message asks you to confirm you want to partition the disk click on the Partition button This may take a couple of minutes depending on the size of the drives in your RAID storage When the partitioning is complete icons for each new partition show up on your desktop They are now ready to use 22 INSTALLATION 1 5 2 4 Make A Bootable RAID Volume You can follow the following procedures to add ARC 8050T2 RAID volume on Intel based Mac bootable device listing 1 Set the BIOS selection in System Controls Advance Configu ration to EFI option for Intel based Mac boot Download OS X Mavericks and DiskMaker X Follow the Disk Maker X to make a bootable OS
14. Cancel 5 On the Choose Install Set screen click on an icon to install special components and click on the Next button to continue 0o MRAID Install Set Driver MRAID for Mavericks 10 9 M Driver For Mavericks 10 9 v ArcHTTP For Mavericks 10 9 M CLI For Mavericks 10 9 9 amp L b Description This installs the driver for Mavericks 10 9 ro Cancel Previous Next O e Driver is required for the operating system to be able to inter act with the ARC 8050T2 RAID storage 15 INSTALLATION e ArcHTTP has to be installed for GUI RAID console MRAID storage manager to run It also runs as a service or daemon in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and SNMP traps notification Refer to the Chapter 5 ArcHTTP Configuration on ARC 8050T2 user manual for details about the mail and SNMP traps configuration e CLI Command Line Interface provides the functionality available in MRAID storage manager through a Command Line Interface You can set up and manage RAID storage inline CLI performs many tasks at the command line You can download CLI manual from Areca website or software CD lt CDROM gt DOCS directory 6 On the Choose Alias Folder screen click on an icon to choose where you like to create aliases and click on the Next button to continue OO MRAID Where would you like to create aliases _ In the Dock On the Desktop _ In your home folder J Ot
15. Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare option is also created depending on the exist configuration Click on the Confirm The Operation check box and click on the Submit button the RAID set and volume set will start to initialize If you prefer to customize your volume set please use the Raid Set Functions and Volume Set Functions See chapter 4 of ARC 8050T2 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager Otherwise to begin using the ARC 8050T2 right away go on the next For mat the Volume section to begin the formatting procedure e Method 2 McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port User can remote manage the RAID storage directly connected to the 10 100Mbits RJ45 LAN port via standard web brows ers To configure ARC 8050T2 RAID storage using a LAN port you need to know its IP address The default IP address will be shown on the LCD initial screen Launch your web browser based McRAID storage manager by entering http IP Ad dress in the web browser Enter RAID storage default User Name admin and the Password 0000 when the login page prompted for it After logging in the McRAID storage man ager process starts Follow the on screen steps responding as needed to configure RAID volume See the Chapter 4 of ARC 8050T2 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager e Method 3 LCD Panel with Keypad
16. NMP support for remote monitoring SMTP support for email notification Important Be sure to update the ArcMSR kext driver shipping with Mac OS X to V1 3 7 or later from the software CD or from the Areca website SPECIFICATION Function Advantages ___ Features S C Berefits Bootable Drive Support Provide user the capability of adding bootable drive via Thunderbolt on Apple thunderbolt capable machine Advanced Configuration Provide optimized parameter to adjust controlled firmware behavior for smooth data streaming Controller level Hardware Board level hardware encryption manages any Encryption kinds of drives attached to ARC 8050T2 without impacting the performance for higher levels of security BBM Support Support a battery backup option that protects all data in cache memory in the event of unexpected power outage Intelligent power On Off Turn ARC 8050T2 power in unison with the host function computer power status for data integrity Front Panel LCD and Buttons Easy access for configuration and status report Product Features Compact 8 Bays Disk Tower Host Connection Two 20 Gb s Thunderbolt Technology Ports Disk Support 8 x 6Gb s SAS SATA 3 5 2 5 HDDs SSDs OS Support Mac OS X 10 8 5 or Higher amp Windows 7 8 Enclosure Management Thunderbolt Port LAN Port and LCD 2 2700rpm 0 135A Brushless Fan 0 40C 5 95 Non condensing 270W 90 256V AC 12V 26A 5V 18A
17. Volumes e Unmounting RAID Volumes Details about these steps are described in the following sections 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives Please follow the steps below in order they are given to ensure that your ARC 8050T2 connected on your Thunderbolt computer Step 1 Install the Drives in the ARC 8050T2 RAID Storage Your RAID storage supports up to 8 x 3 5 inch disk drives or 8 x 2 5 inch SAS or SATA 6 0Gb s drives each one contained in its individual hole on the disk carrier Each drive is hot pluggable allowing you to remove and insert drives without shutting down your RAID storage Installation in this section describes how to install or remove 3 5 inch drives in your RAID storage 1 Gently slide the drive tray out from the ARC 8050T2 RAID storage ea 10 INSTALLATION 2 Install the drive into the drive tray and secure the drive to the drive tray by four of the mounting screws Figure 1 4 1 Installing 2 5 inch Figure 1 4 2 Installing 3 5 inch SAS SATA Drive SAS SATA Drive 3 After all drives are in the drive tray slide all of them back into the ARC 8050T2 RAID storage and make sure you latch the drive trays a r i Figure 1 5 Sliding Drive Tray into Enclosure Step 2 Connecting RAID Storage to Thunderbolt Ports Thunderbolt connectors are provided on the back of the ARC 8050T2 RAID storage for connecting the array to Thunderbolt host and next Thunderbolt devices The
18. Wizard i iti s C OCOC Select the program features you want installed mS Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed Feature Description This feature requires 92KB on your hard drive Install to C Program Files MRAID InstallShield Hep space lt Back next gt cancel e Driver is required for the operating system to be able to inter act with the ARC 8050T2 RAID storage e ArcHTTP has to be installed for GUI RAID console McRAID storage manager to run It also runs as a service or daemon in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and SNMP traps notification Refer to the chapter 3 ArcHTTP Con figuration on ARC 8050T2 user manual for details about the mail and SNMP traps configuration e CLI Command Line Interface provides the functionality available in MRAID storage manager through a Command Line Interface You can set up and manage RAID storage inline CLI performs many tasks at the command line You can download CLI manual from Areca website or software CD lt CDROM gt DOCS directory 26 INSTALLATION 7 When you reach the installation page click on the Install button to continue Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cance
19. X Mavericks USB install drive Restart your Mac and after you hear the chime sound press the Option Alt key until you see the option to choose the flash drive to boot from Follow the on screen prompts to complete Areca Volume Upgrade and Clean Install of OS X Mavericks Power up the Intel based Mac and Areca volume will be added in the bootable device automatically 1 5 2 5 Unmounting RAID Volumes To avoid possible data corruption Areca recommends that ARC 8050T2 RAID storages volume s be properly unmounted from the computer prior to turning off the RAID storage or safely removing the Thunderbolt interface cable 1 Drag RAID storage volume s icon to the trash The Trash will turn into an Eject arrow This will assure that all data is properly cleared from the system memory before the volume is removed INSTALLATION 2 When the volume icon disappears from the desktop RAID storage can be disconnected from the computer 1 5 3 Windows Users 1 5 3 1 Install the MRAID Software This section describes how to install the MRAID software to your operating system The software installation includes device driver ArcHTTP and CLI utility In this scenario you are installing the MRAID software in an existing Windows system You can use the installer to install driver ArcHTTP and CLI at once or Custom to install special components Follow the steps below to install the driver amp utility for Windows 1
20. cated on left column of the ArcHTTP Con figurations screen eoo ARCHTTP Configuration as x http localhost 81 amp Q7 Google eS lo Yahoo Google Maps YouTube Wikipedia News 555 Popular 7 BF ArcHTTP Configurations open all close all ArcHTTP v2 2 3 D SNMP Trap Configuration Q Rescan Device Collect Support Data GERI SAS RAID Controllers ARC 8050 Web Management ERESATA RAID Controllers General Configurations Binding IP HTTP Port 81 SMTP Port ar Display HTTP Connection Inf tion To C le YesQno Scannin g PCI Di yYesONo Scanning RS 232 Device Yes No Scanning Inband Device Yes No Event Log File Name Q Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Locate ARC 8050T2 Web Management and launch the se lected McRAID storage manager Enter RAID storage default User Name admin and the Password 0000 when the login page prompted for it After logging in the McRAID storage manager process starts 19 INSTALLATION Quick Create Raid Volume Set Total Number Of Disks Select Raid Level Maximum Capacity Allowed Select Capacity Greater Two TB Yolume Support volume Initialization Mode Select Stripe Size V Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Click on the Quick Create in the main men
21. e and partition your unit 1 When the Disk Utility window opens find and select the de sired drive in the sidebar that represents your RAID storage and click on the Partition button 21 INSTALLATION 2 In the Partition Layout column click on the Current to show the drop down menu and select the number of parti tions that you want your RAID storage to have Each partition will appear as a separate drive on your computer leoo Areca ARC 5026 VOL 000 Media y 20V oaa Burn Mount le Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image Log jj 60 67 GB APPLE SSD TS064C Media First Aid Erase ooro RAI Restore E Macintosh HD Partition Layout Partition Information A 299 99 GB Areca ARC 5026 VOL 000 Media Current Name 1 Partition 2 Partitions Format Mac OS Extended Journaled 3 Partitions 4 Partitions Size Bytes 5 Partitions 6 Partitions To erase a and partition the selected disk choose a layout from the Partition Layout pop up menu set options for each 7 Partitions partition and clic a cole 8 Partitions 9 Partitions 10 P 11 P 12 P 13 Partitions 14 P 15 P 16 P oO Ea ra se eee T fa fee a ARC 5026 VOL 000 Media Toti deal ea ae eae 99 a 299 993 399 296 Bytes ead Wi i pea AaS MARTS jot Su uppa ort d gt Coni ser iD EOE SA AEDI al Uni O PR A MaE Sekam par tted 3 Specify your Partition Information Option setting and click on the Apply button e00
22. es JNo Q Collect Support Data Scannin g PCI Devi y N GERI SAS RAID Controllers Mem mis g RS 232 D Y N 0 ARC 8050 Web Management S g Inband D Y N ieee S 4 TA RAID Controllers Event Log File Name Lents tis Ceereter Submit Reset Locate ARC 8050T2 Web Management and launch the se lected McRAID storage manager Enter RAID storage default User Name admin and the Password 0000 when the login page prompted for it After logging in the McRAID storage manager process starts JA Areca Technology Corporation lopen all close all Quick Create Raid Yolume Set Total Number Of Disks 8 3 Raid System Console 3 Quick Function D Quick Create Select Raid Level Raid 6 v RAID Set Functions me 3 eT TE H a volume Set Functions Maximum Capacity Allowe 24 GB Physical Drives Select Capacity 2400 GB 40 System Controls E 9 Information Greater Two TB Yolume Support No v volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Select Stripe Size 64 M KBytes M Confirm The Operation vomit Reset 29 INSTALLATION 30 Click on the Quick Create in the main menu your volume is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system You can create a RAID set associated with exactly one volume set The user can change the Raid Level Capacity
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24. her Don t create aliases cro Cancel Previous Next 7 On the Pre Installation Summary screen review your installa tion setting and click on the Install button to continue If you want to change any of your installation setting click on the Previous button 16 INSTALLATION MRAID Please Review the Following Before Continuing Product Name MRAID Install Folder Applications on the disk mavenicks Alias Folder Desktop in the folder aaa on the disk mavenicks Disk Space Information for Installation Target Required 5 051 304 bytes sae v Cancel Previous Install 8 A program bar appears that measures the progress of the driver installation ie OC MRAID Installing cli64 Cancel 9 When this screen shows you have completed the driver installation and click on the Next button to continue eoc MRAID Kongratulations MRAID has been successfully installed to Applications Press Done to quit the installer Cancel INSTALLATION 18 10 After installation is completed click on the Done button to reboot your computer in order to complete installation 0o MRAID Please reboot the system to take effect 11 The ArcHTTP and ArcCLI are installed at the same time on ARC 8050T2 Once ArcHTTP and CLI have been installed the ArcHTTP background task automatically starts each time when you start your computer There is one MRAID icon showing
25. l to exit the wizard InstallShield 8 A program bar appears that measures the progress of the driver installation The program features you selected are being installed Ga Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard installs MRAID This may take several minutes Status InstallShield When this screen completes you have completed the MRAID installation If you have no ARC 8050T2 RAID storage unit yet connected or powered on a MRAID Installer Information message displays Please attach your device to this computer any time after the installation has finished 9 After installation is complete click on the Finish button to exit the InstallShield Wizard aa 2 INSTALLATION InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed MRAID Click Finish to exit the wizard lt a 10 The ArcHTTP and CLI are installed at the same time on ARC 8050T2 Once ArcHTTP and CLI have been installed the ArcHTTP background task automatically starts each time when you start your computer There is one MRAID icon showing on your Programs folder This icon is for you to start up the McRAID storage manager by ArcHTTP and CLI utility If you have not yet installed the hardware please follow the 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives section to install it Otherwise to begin the creation volume go on the 1 5 3 2 Configure RAID V
26. letter to it and then it will appear in Windows Explorer 1 5 3 4 Unmounting RAID Volumes To avoid possible data corruption Areca recommends that ARC 8050T2 RAID storages volume s be properly unmounted from the computer prior to turning off the RAID storage or safely removing the Thunderbolt interface cable 31 INSTALLATION To unmount ARC 8050T2 RAID storage from a Windows system 1 Click on the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon in the notification area at the lower right hand side of your screen and then in the list of devices choose the Thunder bolt storage volume option that you want to remove Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media rw i E Tea E Ea Open Devices and Printers By J Eject RAID Controller a Eject Areca ARC 38050 VOL 000 SCSI Disk Device Mew Volume E eao pap Arne You can also safely remove devices from the computer folder Click the Start button click Computer right click the device you want to remove and then click Eject 2 Windows will display a notification telling you it s safe to remove the Thunderbolt storage volume Now you can unplug the Thunderbolt cable Safe To Remove Hardware The Areca ARC 8050 VOL 000 SCSI Disk Device devic can now be safely removed from the computer D K 10 Bi 32 SPECIFICATION 2 Specification This section presents a brief overview of the 6Gb s SAS RAID storage ARC 8050T2 Thunderbolt 2 to 6Gb s S
27. nterface view 2 Select the LicenseAgreement dialog 3 Choose to edit the dialog layout 4 Once in the Dialog editor select the Memo ScrollableText control 5 Set FileName to the name of your license agreement RTF file After you build your release your license text will be displayed in the License Agreement dialog T accept the cotnsovecseaanes in the license agreement jrovveedlceceseetovenesssavnveseosessosssssenecteccasnececseesncncerereed acoecsrevsccesenteced I do not accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield ted TE 6 On the Setup Type screen use the settings to specify these things and click on the Next button to continue Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Choose which program features you want installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users InstallShield 25 INSTALLATION e Complete to install driver ArcHTTP and CLI utility at once check the first box e Custom to install special components and change the pro gram directory When this Custom check box is checked go to the Custom Setup screen 6 1 On the Custom Setup screen click on an icon to install special components and click on the Next button to continue a2 MRAD InstallShield
28. nts in the council directive relating to the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Regarding to the electromagnetic compatibility the fol lowing standards were applied EN 55022 2006 Class B EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN 61000 3 2 2006 IEC61000 4 2 2001 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 IEC61000 4 3 2006 IEC61000 4 4 2004 TEC61000 4 5 2005 IEC61000 4 6 2006 IEC61000 4 8 2001 IEC61000 4 11 2004 Contents L ENSEANALION sannana N g 1 1 Before You First Installing sssssssssssnnsnsnnsnnnennsnrnnsnrenrnrrns 4 1 2 Summary of RAID Storage Setup Steps ccccccsecessseeeeeennnees 5 FOMC ho Coe eee eee ee ee ee een ee 5 FOr WINdOWS esiis irean E Rr ENEE 5 13 RAID Storage VIEW e risrerreinor irits rnnA Eny RRA en ENERE ENAA EE RANN 7 1 4 Locations of the Storage Component s sssssserrererrererrerene 8 1 4 1 Drive Tray LED Indicators ssssssssarsrsrsrrnrnrsnerrrenrnrerenns 8 1 4 2 LCD Panel LED Indicators s sssssssssensnnnsnnununnnnnnnnsnnnnnnns 9 1 4 3 Thunderbolt Port LED Indicators ssseseseseserernrererererrras 9 Lo SEUNG UP RAID StOragE us cate see dam oetacnceseuaetesstuneneacdestacen 10 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and DFriveS cceeeeeees 10 DZ MIC SOUS eia AEE NEAN AA 14 1 5 2 1 Install the MRAID Software ccccccccceessseuceueeenseeaues 14 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID VolUMeS ssssssssrsrsersrrnrrrrerrrrereno 18 1 5 2 3 Format RAID VolUMEeS sic civisinscctinsscan
29. olumes section to configure the volume 1 5 3 2 Configure RAID Volumes There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same configu ration and maintenance tasks for your RAID storage Your ARC 8050T2 RAID storage can be configured by one of the following methods 1 McRAID Storage Manager from ArcHTTP Thunderbolt port 2 McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port 3 LCD Panel with Keypad 28 INSTALLATION e Method 1 McRAID Storage Manager From ArcHTTP Start McRAID Storage Manager Browser Edition Right click on the Start menu and choose Programs Double click on the MRAID program icon to start the ArcHTTP utility From the Start menu choose Programs gt MRAID gt ArcHTTP When you double click on the ArcHTTP64 it shows all RAID storages available on the system and create an individual RAID storage icon located on left column of the ArcHTTP Con figurations screen eoo ARCHTTP Configuration x al gt nhp localhost 81 amp IQ Google er o Yahoo Google Maps YouTube Wikipedia News 555 7 A S P amr ArcHTTP Configurations Wea Ssa lopen all close all 3 ArcHTTP v2 2 3 General Configurations a System Functions Binding IP D General Configuration HTTP Port 81 0 Mail Configurat O SNMP Trap Configuration SMTP Port 25 Q Rescan Device z F z Display HTTP Connection Information To Console Ov
30. on Green 2 Busy LED Blinking amber during host ac Unlit or never flicker Amber cesses RAID storage 3 Caution LED Unlit indicates that the RAID Solid indicates that one or Red storage and all its components more component failure Ur are operating correctly gent events have occurred 1 4 3 Thunderbolt Port LED Indicators Xx x oO seeeeeeeeesse oO seeeseeeeeeseses eseessseseeseeseses Seeeeee8eeeeese9 eeeeseeeeseseeseseses eeeeee8888888888 seeeeeesc3eeesesess ALLAL AALL AAI AAI seesee ALLJ eeeee6 AALL II Figure 1 3 Thunderbolt Ports LED The following table describes the ARC 8050T2 SAS RAID storage Thunderbolt port link LED behavior 9 INSTALLATION Thunderbolt Ports Link LED Green light 1 Lit indicates RAID storage is powered and maintained the daisy chain with other Thunderbolt devices 2 Blinking 5 times sec that indicates RAID storage is in sleep mode 3 Blinking 1 time sec that indicates RAID storage is powered down and maintained the daisy chain with other Thunderbolt devices Amber light There is a proper DisplayPort connection on that Thun derbolt port Red light There is a proper DisplayPort to DVI connection on that Thunderbolt port 1 5 Setting Up RAID Storage Setting up your ARC 8050T2 RAID storage involves these main steps e Physically Install the RAID Storage and Drives e Install the MRAID Software e Configure RAID Volumes e Format RAID
31. ow the on screen steps to complete the configuration Step 4 Format RAID Volumes Chapter 1 5 2 3 1 Mac OS X recognizes that a new disk is available 2 Follow the Disk Utility on screen steps to initialize and parti tion your unit 3 Icons for each new partition show up on your desktop 4 They are now ready to use e For Windows Step 1 Physically Install the Hardware Chapter 1 5 1 1 Install HDDs 2 Connect power cord 3 Connect Thunderbolt cable INSTALLATION Step 2 Install the MRAID Software Package Chapter 1 5 3 1 iF Download the install_ mraid installer from the website at http www areca com tw support s_ thunderbolt thunder bolt htm 2 Double click on the install_ mraid zipped file 3 4 Follow the installer on screen steps to complete the installa Double click on the setup exe unzip file tion Step 3 Configure RAID Volumes Chapter 1 5 3 2 1 2 3 Double click on the MRAID icon on the desktop Double click on the ArcHTTP64 Locate ARC 8050 Web Management and launch the McRAID storage manager 4 Login User Name admin and the Password 0000 5 6 Follow the on screen steps to complete the configuration Click on the Quick Create to configure the volume Step 4 Format RAID Volumes Chapter 1 5 3 3 1 2 3 Click Start gt right click Computer and select Man age Click Disk Management
32. r or LCD to set up RAID volumes 1 5 2 Mac Users 1 5 2 1 Install the MRAID Software This section describes detailed instructions for installing the Areca Mac driver amp utility for the ARC 8050T2 on your Apple Thunderbolt capable machine You must have administrative level permissions to install Mac OS X driver amp utility This can be done in just a few steps 1 Download the install_ mraid installer from the website at http www areca com tw support s_ thunderbolt thunder bolt htm the file name begins with install_mraid followed by the version control or insert the ARC 8050T2 software CD in the CD ROM drive _ ne 14 INSTALLATION 2 Double click on the zipped file that comes from the website or resides at lt CDROM gt packages MacOS to add the installer on the Finder 3 Launch the installer by double clicking the install_mraid on the Finder The MRAID Installer opens Click on the Next button to begin the installation 4 The MRAID Installer opens Click on the Next button to begin the installation 0o MRAID InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of MRAID It is strongly recommended that you quit all programs before continuing with this installation Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want to change something on a previous screen click the Previous button You may cancel this installation at any time by clicking the Cancel button
33. rage unit e 1 x Installation CD containing driver relative software an electronic version of this manual and other related manual 1 x RJ 45 LAN cable 1 x Thunderbolt cable 1 x Power cord 32 x Drive mounting screws 4 per drive tray 1 x Quick start guide System Requirements e Computer with Thunderbolt connector e Mac OS X 10 8 5 or higher e Windows 7 amp 8 For Windows PC the Thunderbolt certified device driver must be installed before plugging in the device for it to function properly INSTALLATION 1 2 Summary of RAID Storage Setup Steps e For Mac OS X Step 1 Physically Install the Hardware Chapter 1 5 1 1 Install HDDs 2 Connect power cord 3 Connect Thunderbolt cable Step 2 Install the MRAID Software Package Chapter 1 5 2 1 1 Download the install_mraid installer from the website at http www areca com tw support s_ thunderbolt thunder bolt htm Double click on the install_ mraid zipped file Double click on the install_ mraid icon on the Finder Follow the installer on screen steps to complete the installa tion AUN Step 3 Configure RAID Volumes Chapter 1 5 2 2 1 Double click on the MRAID icon on the desktop 2 Double click on the ArcHTTP64 3 Locate ARC 8050T2 Web Management and launch the McRAID storage manager 4 Login User Name admin and the Password 0000 5 Click on the Quick Create to configure the volume 6 Foll
34. re are two Thunderbolt connectors on the rear of ARC 8050T2 RAID storage You can plug in two host ports 1 Direct connection to a Thunderbolt technology capable computer 2 Daisy chaining Thunderbolt capable devices and displays 11 INSTALLATION 12 e Thunderbolt Computer Port Connection By installing Thunderbolt technology capable computer and ARC 8050T2 Thunderbolt port using the Thunderbolt cable which is included in your Thunderbolt capable computer Then connect ARC 8050T2 RAID storage and Thunderbolt technology capable computer port as shown below Thunderbolt Port al Thunderbolt Cable MacBook Pro Thunderbolt Port Figure 1 6 Connecting to Thunderbolt Computer e Daisy Chain Topologies A single Thunderbolt technology daisy chain can have seven devices including the computer Connect the cable to one of the interface ports on the back of your ARC 8050T2 RAID storage and to your Thunderbolt capable computer The additional port may be used to daisy chain compatible computer peripherals such as hard drives monitors and much more A single Thun derbolt port supports hubs as well as a daisy chain of up to seven Thunderbolt devices on including the Thunderbolt capa ble computer INSTALLATION
35. u your volume is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system You can create a RAID set associated with exactly one volume set The user can change the Raid Level Capacity Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare option is also created depending on the exist configuration Click on the Confirm The Operation check box and click on the Submit button the RAID set and volume set will start to initialize If you prefer to customize your volume set please use the Raid Set Functions and Volume Set Functions See chapter 4 of ARC 8050T2 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager Otherwise to begin using the ARC 8050T2 right away go on the next For mat the Volume section to begin the formatting procedure e Method 2 McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port User can remote manage the RAID storage directly connected to the 10 100Mbits RJ45 LAN port via standard web brows ers To configure ARC 8050T2 RAID storage using a LAN port you need to Know its IP address The default IP address will be shown on the LCD initial screen Launch your web browser based McRAID storage manager by entering http IP Ad dress in the web browser Enter RAID storage default User Name admin and the Password 0000 when the login page prompted for it After logging in the McRAID storage man ager process starts Follow the on screen steps responding

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