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1. Quick Function Rs RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Select The Pass Through Disk To Delete l Physical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Select Channel Capacity Model Delete Pass Through Sr Drive IDE Ch08 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 eSystem Controls 9Information O Confirm The Operation 3 8 4 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function the LED of the selected disk drive will light To identify a selected drive from the drives pool click on the Identify Drive link The Select The IDE Drive For identification screen appears Tick on the disk drive from the drives list After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive SRaidSet Functions Quick Function Q RAID Manager XXXXXXXX VolumeSet Functions Select The IDE Device For Identification l Select Channel Capacity Model IDE Ch01 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch02 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch03 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch04 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch05 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch06 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch07 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch08 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Physical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive
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3. RAID O is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy RAID O arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi user environments or small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID O arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID O array fails the entire array fails Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive vyv yy DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA LEV VPT Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate data but appear to the computer as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives DATA DATA DATA DATA
4. DATA DATA LLP VPN I Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive User Manual PN USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated to storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection In the case of drive failure data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining drives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and write operations span all drives Vv vv v yy DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different reco
5. PSU Power On Fail LED eSATA Port0 eSATA Port1 Access LED J E en oO D USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 eSATA Port The subsystem has two external SATA II port for connecting to the host system or server Link LED Green LED indicates eSATA is linking Access LED The LED will blink blue when the eSATA is being accessed 2 USB Port The subsystem has one USB 2 0 port for connecting to the host system or server 3 R Link iSCSI Port Remote Link through RJ 45 Ethernet for remote management The subsystem is equipped with one 10 100 1000 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port You use a web browser to manage the RAID subsystem through Ethernet for remote configuration and monitoring The R Link Port is also used for accessing LUN via iSCSI AoE protocol 4 Monitor Port The subsystem is equipped with a serial monitor port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal 5 Toggle Switch Use the toggle switch to change the power supply mode from Single Mode to Redundant Mode and vice versa 6 Power Supply Unit The subsystem has dual or single power supply unit x NOTE In order to maintain the system I O performance it is not recommended to access the storage from the different host interfaces at the same time Power On LED Left PSU Power On Fail LED Right PSU Power On Fail LED n eeceseeoes seeseseces seseeeeeee seeseseces seeseseees eeeceseeese seseeeeeee eeseeeeees se
6. VOL 03 Complete Rebuild 000 31 25 NTP Configuration 2009 08 19 17 01 02 Volume VOL 03 Start Rebuilding View Events Mute Beeper 2009 08 19 17 01 02 Volume VOL 02 Complete Rebuild 000 31 17 Generate Test Event 2009 08 19 16 29 44 Volume VOL 02 Start Rebuilding vr eres 2009 08 19 16 29 44 Volume VOL 01 Complete Rebuild 000 31 10 Upgrade Firmware 2009 08 19 15 58 34 Volume VOL 01 Start Rebuilding Shutdown Controller 2009 08 19 15 58 34 Volume VOL 00 Complete Rebuild 000 30 59 Restart Controller 2009 08 19 15 27 34 Volume VOL 00 Start Rebuilding etter 2009 08 19 15 27 34 Raid Set 00 Rebuild RaidSet 2009 08 19 15 27 34 IDE Channel 4 Device Inserted 2009 08 19 15 27 27 IDE Channel 4 Device Removed 2009 08 19 15 27 27 Raid Set 00 RaidSet Degraded 2009 08 19 15 27 27 Volume VOL 07 Volume Degraded 2009 08 19 15 27 27 Volume VOL 06 Volume Degraded 2009 08 19 15 27 27 Volume VOL 05 Volume Degraded 2009 08 19 15 27 27 Volume VOL 04 Volume Degraded bet User Manual EZE USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 8 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Events Link Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Then click on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event Quick Function A RAI D Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions z Do You Want To Generate Test Event ePhysic
7. IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model 3 ChO1 Raid Set 500 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch02 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch03 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch04 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch05 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch06 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 User Manual 45 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 6 4 Offline Raid Set If user wants to offline and move a Raid Set while the RAID subsystem is powered on use the Offline Raid Set function After completing the function the HDD state will change to Offlined Mode To offline a Raid Set click on the Offline Raid Set link A Select The RAID SET To Offline screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set which you want to offline in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to offline the selected Raid Set Quick Function A RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Select The Raid Set To Offline Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Activate Raid Set Raid Set 00 8 8 Normal 2400 6GB Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Offlined VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives eSystem Co
8. option Click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set Quick Function RAID Manager XXXXXXXX E RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Select The Volume Set To Delete Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Moili Volane Set Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Check Volume Set Volume VOL 00 Raid Set 00 1800 4GB Stop Volume Set Check ePhysical Drives I Confirm The Operation System Controls Information 54 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 7 3 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration To modify the attributes of a Volume Set 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears A eQuick Functi E EE GP RAID offanager XXXXXXXX E RaidSet Functions v VolumeSet Functions Select The Volume Set For Modification Create Volume Set T 7r Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Check Volume Set Volume VOL 00 Raid Set 00 1800 4GB Stop Volume Set Check Submit ePhysical Drives eSystem Controls Information To modify Volume Set attribute values select an attribute item and click on the attribute value After completing the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes
9. supported by the subsystem are shown below Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully 2 redundant Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection is used for data redundancy Combination of RAID levels 1 and 0 This level provides redundancy through mirroring and striping Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Requires N 2 drives to implement because of two dimensional parity scheme 5 Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection is used for data redundancy 20 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 5 Array Definition 1 5 1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set If there are existing Raid Sets with available raw capacity new Volume Set can be created New Volume Set can also be created on an existing Raid Set without free raw capacity by expanding the Raid Set using available disk drive s which is are not yet Raid Set member If disk drives of different c
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11. EP eres GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX x RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Select The Raid Set To Activate Expand Raid Set Offline Rad set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Activate Raid Set Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set Submit Reset VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls Information Click on the Submit button to activate the Raid Set The Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will become accessible in Degraded mode Quick Function Q RAID Manager KXXXXXxxxXx RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Raid Set Hierarchy Physical Drives System Controls Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv see Capacity Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume VOLHO0 1 0 Degraded 50 0GB Information pe SE a ETTE AEE gt ESS a RaidSet Hierarchy Ch02 Volume VOL 01 1 1 Degraded 40 0GB System Information Failed Volume VOL 02 0 0 Degraded 40 0GB Hardware Monitor Volume VOL 03 0 1 EE 34 7GB IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model ChO1 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HD 728080PLA380 ICh02 TRaidSet 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch03 N A NA N A Ch04 NA NA NA NOTE The Activate Raid Set function is only used when Raid Set State is Incomplete It cannot be used when Raid Set configuration is lost If ever the Raid Set configuration is lost please contact your vendor for support 48 User Ma
12. GB cw Vobene VOL 04 0 14 Normal 243 OGB ChOG Vokzne VOLS0S 0 1 2 63 OGB CHOT Vokane VOL 06 0 1 6 al 63 0GB Chos Voksne VOL 07 0 amp 1 7 15 6GB IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Cho Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Chol Raid Set 00 300 16B WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Chli Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WDI000HLFS 01G6L0 Cho4 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Chit Rad Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Cho Raid Sat 00 300 1GB WDC WD3900HLFS 01G6U0 Choy Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3I000HLFS 01G6U0 Chig Rad Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 To view the Raid Set information click the Raid Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Raid Set Information screen appears iD Quick Function Rs RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Raid Set Information ePhysical Drives E Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Svstem Controls Member Disks g Total Raw Capacity 2400 6GB SInformation RaidSet Hierarchv Free Raw Capacity 0 0GB System Information Min Member Disk Size 300 1GB Hardware Monitor Raid Set Power State Operating Raid Set State Normal 76 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem To view the disk drive information click the CHO link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Disk Information screen appears This screen shows various information such as timeout count media error count and SMART information T
13. RAID 1 is the only choice for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme two dimensional parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 anda second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures It is a perfect solution for mission critical applications User Manual 19 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels
14. USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 11 Creating New Raid Set or Reconfiguring an Existing Raid Set You can configure Raid Sets and Volume Sets using Quick Create or Raid Set Functions Volume Set Functions configuration method Each configuration method requires a different level of user input The general flow of operations for Raid Set and Volume Set configuration is ra Designate hot spare disk pass through disk optional 2 Choose a configuration method 3 Create Raid Set using the available physical drives 4 Define Volume Set using the available raw capacity in the Raid 5 Initialize the Volume Set Then use Volume Set in the Host OS 80 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 12 Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem s controller features flash firmware it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware User can simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New releases of the firmware are available in the form of binary file at vendor s FTP The file available at the FTP site is usually a self extracting file that contains the following XXXXVVV BIN Firmware Binary where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change Read this file first before upgrading the firmware Thes
15. button to save the configuration SNMP also works in the same as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications User Manual 69 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 6 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the RAID subsystem to synchronize with it To set the NTP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration The RAID subsystem s NTP Configuration screen will be displayed Select the desired function and configure the necessary option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration Quick Function A RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions eVolumeSet Functions NTP Server Configurations ePhysical Drives NTP Server IP Address 1 0 _ 0 _ 0 System Controls NTP Server IP Address 2 0 0 10 10 System Config iSCSI Config Time Zone Configuration EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation Time Zone GMT 08 00 Taipei v NTP Configuration Automatic Daylight Saving View Events Mute Beeper View Events Mute Beeper Current Time 2009 8 24 11 43 11 Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer NTP Server Not Set Modify Password Upgrade Firmware O Confirm The Operation Shutdown
16. eSystem Controls Information O O O O O O oO User Manual 61 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 System Controls 3 9 1 System Configuration To set the RAID subsystem system configuration options click the System Co nfig link under the System Controls menu The System Configuration screen will be shown Set the system configuration option as needed Quick Function GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions System Configurations Phvysical Drives Syvstem Controls System Config iSCSI Config EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Contig SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper System Beeper Setting Background Task Priority Terminal Port Configuration JBOD RAID Configuration Max SATA Mode Supported Host NCQ Mode Setting HDD Read Ahead Cache Generate Test Event Clear Event Butfer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware shutdown Controller Restart Controller Volume Data Read Ahead Stagger Power On Control Spin Down Idle HDD Minutes Empty HDD Slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Auto Activate Incomplete Raid Information Disk Capacity Truncation Mode Enabled w Medium 50 Baud Rate 115200 Stop Bits 11 SATA300 NCQ Disabled Enabled vi Normal vi 07w Disabled w ON Enabled v Disabled v No Truncation Confirm The Operation System Beeper Setting Thi
17. read and focus to the following safety guidelines Notes about the subsystem s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components Upon receiving of the product Place the product in its proper location To avoid unnecessary dropping out make sure that somebody is around for immediate assistance It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30 C Due to seasonal climate changes regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand Using anti static hand gloves is recommended In installing each component secure all the mounting screws
18. setup utility Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the subsystem You may configure through the following methods e VT100 terminal connected through the controller s serial port e Telnet via the R Link Ethernet port e Web browser based Remote RAID management via the R Link Ethernet port Oo IMPORTANT The subsystem allows you to access the utility using only one method at a time You cannot use more than one method at the same time 3 1 Configuring Through a Terminal Configuring through a terminal will allow you to use the same configuration options and functions that are available from the LCD panel To start up 1 Connect a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode to the monitor port located at the rear of the subsystem NOTE You may connect a terminal while the subsystem s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent terminal program Windows 2000 Server User Manual a USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Connection Description 7 x UD New Connection Enter name and choose an icon for the connection Connect To 7Px D w Enter details for the phone number that you want to diak Country code United States of menca 1 4 The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control COM1 Properti
19. the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears A eQuick Function Quo Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions v A SVENE Hardware Monitor Information ePhvsical Drives Ctrl Temperature 35 C System Controls Power 12V 12 646 V SEE Power 5V 5 107 V RaidSet Hierarchv Power 3 3V 3 360 V System Information SATA PHY 2 5V 2544 V drite DDR II 1 8V 1 808 V PEX8505 1 5V 1 504 V CPU 1 2V 1 184 V PEX8505 1 0V 0 992 V System Fan 1 6026 System Fan 2 6026 Power Status OK Hdd 1 Temperature SIG Hdd 2 Temperature 30 C Hdd 3 Temperature 25 C Hdd 4 Temperature 28 C Hdd 5 Temperature rA jp amp Hdd 6 Temperature 29 C Hdd 7 Temperature 29 C Hdd 8 Temperature 26 C v NOTE When no disk drive is installed in the disk slot the disk temperature will show The disk temperature will also show when HDD SMART Status Polling is disabled in System Configuration The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature and voltage levels of the RAID subsystem All items are also unchangeable When the threshold values are exceeded warning messages will be indicated through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Controller Board Temperature gt 60 Celsius HDD Temperature gt 60 Celsius Power Supply 12V lt 10 5V or gt 13 5V Power Supply 5V lt 4 7V or gt 5 4V DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V User Manual 79
20. 05 Raid Set 00 263 0GB Volume VOL 06 Raid Set 00 263 0GB Volume VOL 07 Raid Set 00 215 6GB x lt Phvsical Drives System Controls Information 00000008 Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good Confirm The Operation User Manual 57 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the main menu eQuick Function BY RAID anager XXXXXXXX V olumeSet Fanctions a Creme Volume Set Raid Set Hierarchy Delete Vohune Set RaidSet Fanctions romana Raid Set IDE Channels Volume SenCh Drvs Volume State Capacity eck Vodame Set Stop Vohunse Set Check Raid Set 00 Chol Voksne VOL490 08 10 Checking 0 Sti 263 0GB Vokme VOL 01 01 1 Normal 263 0GB oPhysical Drives 103 Vohene VOL 02 0013 Normal 263 0GB e ses Vi 0 D1 vo 263 System Controls Vohame OLs63 0 amp 1 3 Normal 63 0GA Vokeme VOL404 0 01 4 Normal 263 0GB lnformation I Votame VOL 05 04 15 Normal 263 OGB RaidSet Hierarchy we EA ol r 06 0k 2634 System formatoa Vo VOL 96 D amp 1 6 Normal 63 0GB Harduare Meestor Os Vohone VOL207 041 7 Normal 215 6GB IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Chit Raid Set 00 300 168 WDC WDI000HLFS 01G6L0 Cho Rad Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Cho Raid Set 00 100 1G8 WDC WDI000HLFS 01G6
21. 80 Note that port number from 7168 to 8191 is reserved for system use 66 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Telnet Port Number This option is used to set Telnet Port Number Default is 23 Note that port number from 7168 to 8191 is reserved for system use SMTP Port Number This option is used to set SMTP Port Number Default is 25 Note that port number from 7168 to 8191 is reserved for system use iSCSI Port Number This option is used to set iSCSI Port Number Default is 3260 Port Number can also be changed in iSCSI Config Note that port number from 7168 to 8191 is reserved for system use AoE Major Address This option is used to set the AoE Header Major Address Range is from 0 to 4094 User Manual 67 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 4 Alert By Mail Config To set the Event Notification function click on the Alert By Mail Config link under the System Controls main menu The RAID subsystem Event Notification configuration screen will be shown Set up the desired function and option When an abnormal condition occurs an error message will be emailed to the email recipient s that a problem has occurred Events are classified into 4 levels Urgent Serious Warning and Information Quick Function Rs RAID manager RaidSet Functions eVolumeSet Functions SMTP Server Configuration ePhysical Drives SMTP Server IP Address eSvstem Controls XXXXXXXX ojo Sys
22. AID protection and online drive replacement 1 3 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild The Hot Swap feature can be used to rebuild Raid Sets with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 10 3 5 and 6 If a hot spare is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot Spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID Subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically continue the rebuild process if the subsystem is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction process 24 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 1 Preparing the Subsystem and Powering On Here are the basic steps to prepare the RAID subsystem for use 1 Attach network cable to the R Link port and connect the other end of network cable to your network hub switch Or as alternative for configuration you may connect the serial cable to the Monitor port and to the serial port of your host server 2 Connect the USB cable eSATA cable to the USB port eSATA port of the RAID subsystem and to the host system or server that will use the storage 3 Connect the power cords to the AC input sockets Plug the other ends of power cords to the power source 4 Press the Power On Off Switch at the rear of the subs
23. Butter Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information 3 9 13 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID controller Quick Function Ro RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions C Confirm To Restart Controller Physical Drives Syvstem Controls System Config iSCSI Config EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Bufter Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information User Manual 75 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 10 Information Menu 3 10 1 RaidSet Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem s existing Raid Set s Volume Set s and physical disk s configuration and information Select the RaidSet Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set Hierarchy screen eQuick Function GP rai oManager XXXAXXXXX RaidSet Functions vVolumeSet Functions A Raid Set Hierarchy Physieal Drives Raid Set IDE Chanaels Volume Se Ch Dry Volume State Capacity Svstem Controls Raid Ser 00 Cho Vokene VOL 00 D 10 Normal 263 00GB Sloformation CHO Vokene VOL 01 0811 ommal 263 0GB Rnd Set Hier ch ch Vohene VOL 02 08 12 cemal 63 0GB System Information y CH4 Vokm VOL 0I 0 213 ormal 630G Hardware Mozstor degn k _
24. Controller Information 70 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 7 View Events Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem s event log information move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the System Information link The Raid Subsystem s System Events Information screen appears The System Events Information screen will show Time Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors The RAID system does not have built in real time clock When the RAID manager GUI is opened from a host system via R Link connection the RAID system s time will be referenced to the time of the host system When not connected to the RAID Manager GUI via R Link connection the time information is the relative to the time when the RAID subsystem was powered on This function can also be used to silence the alarm beeper Quick Function RaidSet Functions eVolumeSet Functions GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX 2009 08 19 19 07 58 VOL 07 Volume Start Rebuilding 2009 08 19 19 07 58 Volume VOL 06 Complete Rebuild 000 32 01 ePhysical Drives 2009 08 19 18 35 57 Volume VOL 06 Start Rebuilding seer cise 2009 08 19 18 35 57 Volume VOL 05 Complete Rebuild 000 31 52 System Config 2009 08 19 18 04 04 Volume VOL 05 Start Rebuilding iSCSI Config 2009 08 19 18 04 04 Volme VOL 04 Complete Rebuild 000 31 37 EtherNet Config 2009 08 19 17 32 27 Volume VOL 04 Start Rebuilding a pen 2009 08 19 17 32 27 Volume
25. Create Raid Set link A Select The IDE Drives For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the IDE drives in the RAID subsystem Check the Select option to include a physical drive to the current Raid Set Enter the preferred Raid Set Name 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for the Raid Set The default Raid Set name will always appear as Raid Set OO for first Raid Set Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen The Raid Set will start to initialize 42 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 6 2 Delete Raid Set To delete a Raid Set click on the Delete Raid Set link A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the current subsystem Check the Raid Set number you wantto delete in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to process with deletion ee 2 ra Manager XXXXXXXX z SRaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Select The Raid Set To Delete Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Raid Set 00 7 7 Normal 2100 5GB Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity C Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Deleted VolumeSet Functions ePhysical Drives eSystem Controls Information User Manual 43 USB and e
26. D subsystem on a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser by entering http IP Address in the remote web browser IMPORTANT The default IP address of R Link Port is 192 168 1 100 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 DHCP client function is also enabled by default You can reconfigure the IP Address or disable the DHCP client function through the LCD front panel or terminal Ethernet Configuration menu NOTE If DHCP client function is enabled but a DHCP server is unavailable and the IP address is changed a Controller Restart is necessary If the DHCP client function is disabled and the IP address is changed Controller Restart is not needed x Note that you must be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure it The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 ick F a ee om RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions s Raid Set Hierarchy eVolumeSet Functions Physical Drives Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity System Controls eInformation IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Ch01 Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch02 Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch03 Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Cho4 Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch05 Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch06 Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch07 Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01
27. Functions Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification l Physical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Select Channel Capacity Model Delete Pass Through Identify Drive IDECh0S 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 System Controls Information The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears Modify the drive attribute values as you want RaidSet Functions Quick Function Ro RAID Manager XXXXXXXX VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives Create Pass Through Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute ChO8 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identif Drive Volume Cache Mode Write Back v SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCQ System Controls Channel Drive SATA wow Information sSATA Port 0 Drv 0 7 sSATA Por 1 Drv 8 15 Port Multiplier Supported Host SATA Port Is Needed To Recognize Drv 1 7 And Dr 9 15 USB USBLA Dr 0 7 as LUN 0 7 must start from 0 ISCSIAoE USBiA Drv 8 15 as TargNode 8 15 C Confirm The Operation To save changes tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button 60 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 8 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool click on Delete Pass Through link Select a Pass Through Disk tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action
28. G6U0 Chos Free 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 User Manual 39 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the user to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link EN gt Create a RAID configuration which consists of all physical disks installed The Volume Set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size can be modified during setup Raid Set Functions Create customized Raid Sets Volume Set Create customized Volume Sets and allow Functions modification of parameters of existing Volume Physical Drives Create pass through disks and allow modification of parameters of existing pass through drives This also provides a function to identify a respective disk drive System Controls For setting the RAID system configurations To view the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set hierarchy can also be viewed through the Raid Set Hierarchy item 40 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Configuration Procedures Below are a few practical examples of concrete configuration procedures 3 5 Quick Create A Quick Function Quick Create RAID Manager XXXXXXXX F v RaidSet Functions Quick Create Raid Volume Set VolumeSet Functions ePhysical Drives Total Number Of Disks 8 i E Select Raid Level Raid5 Spare eSystem Controls Maximum Capacity Allowed 1800 5 GB Information Select Capacity 1800 5 GB Greater T
29. Help Mute The Alert Beeper Alert B Update The Raid FirmWare Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol ieee lt lt Five Ctrl X To Abort gt gt ydate Connected 0 01 39 WT100 115200 8 N 1 3 Go to the menu bar and click Transfer Select Send File amp Raid HyperTerminal E J0 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer Mute The Alert Beeper Alert B Change Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Termina lt lt Five Ctrl X To Abort gt gt Update Restart Controller Sends a file to the remote system 82 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 Select MODEM modem under Protocol to set ZMODEM as the file transfer protocol of your terminal emulation software 5 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name xxxxxxxx BIN and click Open s Raid HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help D 3 3 aD Raid Syste Folder C 5 Mute The fovnsrrmeen Change JBOD RA RAID Re Maximum Termina Restart iSendFile aes Filename Protocol Zmodem zi Send Close Cancel Controller Connected 0 03 21 WT100 115200 8 N 1 CAPS NUM Capture Print echo 6 Click Send to send
30. ID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions PEKER SNMP Trap Configurations ePhysical Drives SNMP Trap IP Address 1 System Controls SNMP Trap IP Address 2 System Config SNMP Trap IP Address 3 iSCSI Config EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config SNMP System Configurations SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration Community View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event sysContact 0 Clear Event Butter svsName 0 Modify Password Upgrade Firmware sysLocation 0 Shutdown Controller Restart Controller SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Information Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Will Be Sent Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event O Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event O Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event O Information Notification Send All Event CO Confirm The Operation SNMP Trap Configurations Type the SNMP Trap IP Address The SNMP Port is set to 162 by default SNMP System Configuration Community The default is Public 1 sysContact 0 2 sysLocation 0 3 sysName 0 SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If these 3 categories are configured and when an error occurs SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories within the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit
31. PRaidSet Functions Quick Function GAP RAID Manager XXXxx VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Enter Volume Attribute On Raid Set 01 Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Name ttti i i s S Volume VOL 00 prop voume perme Diaa Max C ity All d 2199 0 GB Physical Drives pe apnay Ed Volume Capacity Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization v Information Volume RaidLevel Musee Volume Stripe Size a KBytes Volume Cache Mode WieBak z SATA Data Xfer Mode SATANO gt Channel Dnvett System Controls sSATA Port 0 Drv t0 7 sSATA Portftl Drv 8 15 Port Multiplier Supported Host SATA Port Is Needed To Recognize Drvftl And Drv 9 15 USB USBiA Dr 0 7 as LUN 0 7 must start from 0 15CSUA40E USBiA Drv 8 15 as TargNode 8 15 Confirm The Operation Submit Reset User Manual 55 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 7 3 1 Volume Expansion Volume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your Subsystem Refer to Section 3 6 3 The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set Use the Modify Volume Set function to expand the Volume Set capacity Select the Volume Set and move the cursor to the Volume Set Capacity item and enter the capacity size NOTE O
32. SATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 6 3 Expand Raid Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set when one or more disk drives is are added to the subsystem This function is active when at least one drive is available Quick Function RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion l Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set p s sT et Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Create Hot Spare Raid Set 00 77 Normal 2100 5GB Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions ePhysical Drives System Controls Information To expand a Raid Set click on the Expand Raid Set link Select the Raid Set which you want to expand Tick on the available disk s and check Confirm The Operation Click on the Submit button to add the selected disk s to the Raid Set NOTE Once the Expand Raid Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed NOTE If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the Raid Set expansion is completed gt Quick Function RAID OManager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set RAID Expansion on Raid Set 00 Member Disks 7 Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set IDE Ch08 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Confirm The Ope
33. U0 Chot Rad Set 00 300 IGB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Chas Raid Set 00 40 168 WDC WDI000HLFS 01G6U0 Chig Rd Set 00 300 168 WDC WD3000KLFS 01G6L0 Ch Raid Set 00 100 168 WDC WDI000HLFS 01G4U0 Chos Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 3 7 6 Stop Volume Set Check Use this option to stop the current running Check Volume Set process Quick Function RAI D Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Do You Want To Stop All Volume Consistency Checking Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set C Confirm The Operation Stop Volume Set Check ePhysical Drives eSystem Controls Information User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 8 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the operations listed below 3 8 1 Create Pass Through Disk A Pass Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set A Pass Through disk is a Separate and individual Raid Set The disk is available to the host as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID firmware To create pass through disk click on the Create Pass Through link under the Physical Drives main menu The setting function screen appears Select the disk drive to be made as Pass Through Disk and configure th
34. Upgrading from Single Power Supply Mode to Redundant Mode Optional NOTE If Raid subsystem is in Single Power Supply Mode and customer wants to upgrade to Redundant Power Supply Mode the other Power Supply Module can be purchased Please contact your gt storage vendor To upgrade from single power supply mode to redundant power supply mode follow these steps Loosen the two screws of the power supply cover plate 1 Ceeceecececceses Seeceeeeeeeeeeees 99000000000000008 0000000000000008 99000000000000000 o000000000000000808 9900000000000000 99000000008 seeeeceseso s9000000008 990009000008 9900000000 990000000 0000000000 e0000000000 eeeeeeeee seceeeeesce eeeceeeoes ee se oS oe ee se ee ee ir se ee o9000080808 n ecoeoeoooo m O sm 2 Remove the cover plate and insert power supply carefully Tighten two screws to lock the power supply in place osssesssensnenen o000000000000008 9000000000000000 e0000000000000000 o0000000008 o09000000008 e09000000008 9000000000 o900000000 40000000008 eo000000000 o000000000 o9000000000 o000000000 o000000000 ee oe oo O Ag J E en oO 77 2 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 Change the toggle switch to RPW indicating that the power supply is in redundant mode E o900000000800000 s000000000000000 s000000000000000
35. Xtendl an XL RAID 2123ISSA iSCSI USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Table of Contents 1 GE 5 Bororo you BEN 6 Safety GN 6 Controller ConNgurati ON EE inaa iiaa ENE EEE 6 Packaging Shipment and Delivery rrrrsrssrssnsrsesrssrsersessrssesessrsersessrssesersrssrsensrssesensrssesensessesersessesersessessssessessenene 6 ENN NS 7 Chapter 1 Introduction socccccavccssereeececontecesesecesseseasuceeceussesesentecereceasseeensauees 8 TN 9 1 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem rmrrsnvsrsrssrssssesesessessrssrseesersersersersersessessessesersersersersersensns 10 EE EON EE 10 PLL DEET a e 11 LAL ECD FON FAG ee I R 12 2 PA ON A A E E AE 13 l3 NONSENS 15 EI PAIC ONCEDE ENE ER 16 5 AT NNN E E E E ceed 21 TA Il 21 VU 21 1 5 3 Easy to Sea Lvvvrvrvrv4v4v4v44r444rrrr 22 1 5 3 1 Instant Availability Background Initialization eernervenvrvsrvrrvrrsrservrrsrrerrersrssrrersrsserersrssessrsessenee 22 ERNST 22 1 5 3 3 Online Capacity Expansion msemsssersrssrsersrssrrersrssrssrsessesrnessrssrnersrssrnersrssenensessenersessesersessessrssssessenessssee 22 1 3 3 4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size MigratiOn m ssrsssssssssssssvssssssseesseesseesss 23 154 ANN 24 VL NNN O EE nee eee ono em oe 24 1 5 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive SU Ne cscepeteca ated coeeseeecs cated ees cauneecs tabecscauatece catabececauteee ctabeescataeets 24 1 3 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebu
36. al Drives Confirm The Operation Svstem Controls EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Butter Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information Quick Function MM GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX eVolumeSet Functions System Events Information Phvsical Drives Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors System Controls 2009 08 24 11 48 17 H W Monitor Test Event System Config 2009 08 24 11 47 57 192 168 002 032 HTTP Log In iSCSI Config 2009 08 24 11 46 11 192 168 002 190 HTTP Log In EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config 2009 08 24 11 45 52 192 168 002 032 HTTP Log In SHIMP Configuration 2009 08 24 11 36 05 192 168 002 032 HTTP Log In NTP Configuration 2009 08 22 20 40 21 Votume VOL 02 Delete Volume 2009 08 22 20 40 05 Volume VOL 01 Delete Volume View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event l l Cien Conr Bute 2009 08 22 20 40 01 Volume VOL 00 Delete Volume Modify Password 2009 08 22 19 42 34 192 168 002 020 HTTP Log In Upgrade Firmware 2009 08 22 18 54 39 H W Monitor Raid Powered On Shutdown Controller 2009 08 22 18 53 52 Volume VOL 00 Create Volume Restart Controller 2009 08 22 18 53 35 Volume VOL 00 Delete Volume Information 2009 08 22 15 09 09 192 168 002 020 HTTP Log In 2009 08 22 15 05 31 H W Monitor Raid Powered On 2009 08 21 17 39 05 Volume VOL 02 Create Vol
37. and locks Make sure that all screws are fully tightened Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual for reliable performance Controller Configuration This RAID subsystem supports single controller configuration Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions 6 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Subsystem The package contains the following items RAID Subsystem Unit Two 2 power cords One 1 RJ45 Ethernet cable One 1 external serial cables RJ11 to DB9 One 1 USB Cable Two 2 external SATA cable User Manual NOTE If any damage is found contact the dealer or vendor for assistance User Manual PER USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Introduction The RAID Subsystem Unsurpassed Value Most cost effective SATA II RAID Subsystem Application Flexibility Multiple interface extends useful life by adapting to future IT requirements Easy Installation upgrade amp Maintenance Provide a
38. apacity are grouped together in a Raid Set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the Raid Set 1 5 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 10 level RAID Set 1 4 Individual Disks Free Space Sms b Volume 1 RAID 5 A r Volume 0 RAID 10 Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 User Manual 21 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 5 3 Easy to Use Features 1 5 3 1 InstantAvailability Background Initialization RAID 0 and RAID 1 Volume Set can be used immediately after the creation But the RAID 3 5 and 6 Volume Sets must be initialized to generate the parity In the Background Mode initialization the initialization proceeds a
39. ation To set the iSCSI Configuration options click the 1SCSI Config link under the System Controls menu The iSCSI Configuration screen will be shown Set the system configuration option as needed GQuick Function XXXXXXXX PRaidSet Functions Ro RAID oManager SG VolumeSet Functions BPhysical Drives iSCSI Configuration SCSI TargetNode Base Name fign 1996 08 tw com proware ep2803ua iSCSI Port Number 7168 8191 Is 2260 Reserved System Controls Confirm The Operation View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Submit Reset Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information iSCSI TargetNode Base Name This option is used to set the iSCSI target node base name iSCSI Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved This option is used to modify the iSCSI port number to be used in iSCSI connection Note that port numbers from 7168 to 8191 cannot be used Port Number can also be changed in EhterNet Config x NOTE The new settings will take effect only after next volume change login User Manual 65 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 3 EtherNet Config To set the Ethernet configuration click the EtherNet Config link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown Set the desired configuration Once done tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit butt
40. del eVolumeSet Functions Confirm The Operation ePhysical Drives eSystem Controls Information User Manual Pr USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 6 8 Rescue Raid Set If you need to rescue a missing Raid Set please contact your vendor for support or assistance Quick Function RAID Ma nager XXXxXxxxx SRaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET Offline Raid set Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Activate Raid Set Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature IF RaidSet Is Recovered Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Enter The Keyword Rescue Raid Set G VolumeSet Functions I Confirm The Operation Physical Drives Submit Reset System Controls Information 50 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 7 Volume Set Function A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in
41. dress L Edit the Local IP Address gt XXX XXX XXX XXX L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No HTTP Port Number 80 L_ Edit the HTTP Port Number gt xxxxx Save the Settings gt Yes No Ethernet Configuration Telnet Port Number 23 Edit the Telnet Port Number gt xxxxx L Save the Settings gt Yes No SMTP Port Number 25 L_ Edit the SMTP Port Number gt xxxxx L Save the Settings Yes No ISCSI Port Number L Edit the iSCSI Port Number gt xxxxx L_ Save the Settings Yes No AoE Major Address Edit the AoE Major Address gt xxxxx L Save the Settings Yes No Ethernet Address View System Events _ Show System Events Clear Event Buffers Clear Event Buffer gt Yes No Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor Information system Information The System Information NOTE This subsystem can create up to 16 Volume Sets which can be mapped to eSATA PortO or Port1 or USB Port The Volume Set size can be over 2 Terabytes Use OS Windows 2003 SP1 or later Windows Vista Mac OS 10 or later and Linux kernel 2 6 or later x 38 osven O USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 4 Web browser based Remote RAID management via R Link Port The RAID subsystem can be configured with RAID Manager a web browser based application which utilizes the web browser installed on your operating system The web browser based RAID Manager can be used to manage all the RAID function To configure the RAI
42. e Pass Through Disk attributes such as the Cache Mode SATA Data Xfer Mode and Channel Drive for this volume Quick Function Q RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions eVolumeSet Functions Select the IDE drive For Pass Through ePhysical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Select Channel Capacity Model Delete Pass Through Identify Drive DEChOS 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Svstem Controls fr Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Volume Cache Mode Write Back vi SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCQ Channel Drive SATA vom sSATA Port 0 DrvftQ 7 sSATA Portftl Drv 8 15 Port Multiplier Supported Host SATA Port Is Needed To Recognize Drv 1 And Drv 9 15 USB USBiA Drvt0 7 as LUN 0 7 must start from 0 isCSIAoE USBiA Drv 8 15 as TargNode 8 15 C Confirm The Operation User Manual 59 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 8 2 Modify Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the Pass Through Disk attributes User can modify the Cache Mode SATA Data Xfer Mode and Channel Drive To modify the Pass Through drive attribute from the Pass Through drive pool click on the Modify Pass Through link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Tick on the Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select the drive Quick Function RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet
43. e additional Volume Set The expansion process is illustrated as follows Before Raid Set Expansion Free Space 40GB Volume 1 40GB D Volume 0 40GB C DiskO Disk1 Disk2 40GB 40GB 40GB Raid Set 1 120GB ere User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original Volume Set over the original and newly added disks using the same RAID level configuration The unused capacity on the expand Raid Set can then be used to create an additional Volume Sets with a different RAID level setting as needed by user After Raid Set Expansion Adding One Disk Free Space 80GB Volume 1 40GB D Volume 0 40GB C DiskO Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 40GB 40GB 40GB 40GB Raid Set 1 160GB 1 3 3 4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration User can do migration on both the RAID level and Stripe Size of an existing Volume Set while the server is online and the Volume Set is in use Online RAID level stripe size migration can prove helpful during performance tuning activities as well as in the event that additional physical disks are added to the RAID subsystem For example in a system using two drives in RAID level 1 you could add capacity and retain fault tolerance by adding one drive With the addition of third disk you have the option of adding this disk to your existing RAID logical drive and migrating from RAID level 1 to 5 The result would be parity fault tolera
44. e files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in the host computer Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem s controller using an ANSI VT 100 compatible terminal emulation program or web browser based RAID Manager remote management page With terminal emulation program you must complete the appropriate installation and configuration procedure before proceeding with the firmware upgrade Whichever terminal emulation program is used must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Web browser based RAID Manager can be used to update the firmware A web browser must have been installed and setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade User Manual 81 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI VT 100 Terminal Emulation Get the new firmware version for your RAID subsystem controller For Example download the bin file from your vendor s web site into the local directory NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 9 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to Raid System Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The Raid Firmware dialog box appears Raid HyperTerminal E 5 x File Edit View Call Transfer
45. ed to USB Port or accessed via ISCSI AoE Drive For eSATA PortO Drive options are 0 to 7 The drive is assigned in order For eSATA Port1 Drive options are 8 to 15 Manual Assignment For USB Port Drive options are 0 to 7 For iSCSI AoE Drive options are 8 to 15 port multiplier to recognize Volume Sets mapped as Drives 1 to 7 and 8 to 15 Example of eSATA controllers that support port multiplier are Sil3132 or 3124 and Intel ICH9 or ICH10 NOTE The eSATA HBA or controller in the host system must support Host Channel Port The Maximum Number of Volume Sets eSATA Port0O USB 2 0 Port iSCSI AoE R Link Port eSATA USB at the same time since access to Volumes can be ID IMPORTANT It is not recommended to use ISCSI together with slower than normal Using eSATA and USB at the same time is ok NOTE In order to maintain the system I O performance it is not recommended to access the storage from the different host x interfaces at the same time USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 7 2 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Set select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets Tick on a Raid Set and check the Confirm The Operation option and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Sets in the selected Raid Set Tick on a Volume Set and check the Confirm The Operation
46. eeeeeees seeceeeees Li GE SN D Lower PSU Power Fail LED Upper PSU Power Fail LED m S O a a He s0000000 y Power On Fail LEDs are also green and the PSU Power Fail LEDs are orange When one Power Supply Module fails the Power On LED will be blinking green and the PSU Power Fail LED will not light The PSU Power On Fail LED on left side is related to the upper PSU Power Fail LED while the PSU Power On Fail LED on right side is related to the lower PSU Power Fail LED 14 User Manual amp NOTE After power on when the Power On LED Is green the two PSU USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 3 Technical Specifications 2U 19 inch rackmount chassis RAID processor RAID level 400MHz storage I O processor 0 1 10 3 5 6 and JBOD Cache memory 256MB No of Channels Host and Drive Host bus interface USB 2 0 eSATA x 2 R Link iSCSI SATA II Up to 3 0Gbps Support up to 480Mbps USB 2 0 D 4 N Drive bus interface Data transfer rate Support up to 3 0Gbps SATA II Support 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet Hot swap drive tray Twelve 12 1 inch trays 400W x1 upgradeable or 400W x2 Power supplies Redundant power supplies w PFC Cooling fan Password protection Yes Audible alarm Yes Failed drive indicators Yes Failed drive auto rebuild Yes Online consistency check Yes Online expansion Yes Array Roaming Yes Online RAID level stripe size mig
47. er Original Password box leave both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password boxes blank After selecting the Confirm The Operation option and clicking the Submit button the system password checking will be disabled No password checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen Quick Function RAID OManager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions V olumeSet Functions Modify System Password Phvsical Drives Enter Original Password System Controls Enter New Password System Config iSCSI Config Re Enter New Password EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config Confirm The Operation SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information 3 9 11 Upgrade Firmware Please refer to Section 3 12 for more information 74 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 12 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller This is used to flush the data from the cache memory and is normally done before powering off the subsystem Quick Function Ro RAID OManager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Confirm To Shutdown Controller Physical Drives System Controls System Config iSCSI Config EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event
48. es 7Px Port Settings Bits per second 28 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 Click S disconnect button Puro detect kodet AE cima fem fagna frie 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties 7 Open the Settings Tab Connect To Saiting Zw Enter the aoa code miya the long distance pectin waco Pronemmbec FT con ees erm F Uie ctu trypepervdaid gt del fen ide F firt kin User Manual 29 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 8 Configure the settings are follows Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal ID VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Click OK Functon amor and cti keys act t Tomna keys Windows keys Rackspace hep sendt C OAH C Del OH Space OH Emaon MO E Talet tert i vr 100 Backsceol butter inet 500 3 To Piy toud when connecting of deconencting ingal Fraersbaken ASOI Setup 9 Now the VT100 is ready to use After you have finished the VT100 Terminal setup you may press the X key in your Terminal to link the RAID subsystem and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear Ed Yew Cal fonter te Ole al 3 cla a Model Name RAID Controller Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Se
49. estart Controller Connected 0 05 55 WT100 SCRO CAPS NUM Capture Print echo 9 The firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete 84 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 10 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect amp Raid HyperTerminal E 2 15 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help D 313 Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Connected 0 06 22 WT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo amp Raid HyperTerminal P E l10 x Fie Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Restart Controller Is Required For New Firmware To Take Effect Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Wro iis2006 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM capture Print echo Connected 0 06 52 User Manual 85 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller x RAID con
50. fast and easy way to install and upgrade the storage Simplified maintenance reduces ongoing IT labor costs Exceptional Manageability Graphical User Interface GUI provides easy way for users to remotely manage and configure the storage Menu driven interface make user a convenient way to maintain the storage by locally LCD front console Green Power Concept Saves power by adopting the new technology MAID Massive Arrays of Idle Disks 8 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 1 Key Features Subsystem Features USB 2 0 480Mbps eSATA 3Gbps iSCSI AoE Multiple Volumes for host access Over 2TB support Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure Local audible event notification alarm Supports password protection Ethernet Port interface for remote event notification eSATA Support NCQ 32 Command USB amp iSCSI TCQ 256 Command Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems RAID Management Smart function LCD panel Environmental monitoring unit Real time drive activity and status indicators Web based GUI management utility User Manual a USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem 1 2 1 Front View Disk Trays LCD Front Panel Slot4 lt Slot3 lt Slo
51. he SMART information shows two numbers one on the left attribute value and one on the right enclosed in parentheses threshold The higher the attribute value is compared to the threshold value the better If the attribute value becomes smaller than the threshold value the disk is in unstable state T Gr Manager XXXXXXXX 3 RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions IDE Drive Information Physical Drives IDE Channel 1 System Controls Model Name WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Serial Number WD WXLY08094834 Information RaidSet Hierarchy Firmware Rev 04 04V01 System Information Disk Capacity 300 1GB Hardware Monitor Current SATA Mode SATA300 Supported SATA Mode SATA300 NCQ Depth3 2 Device State Normal Timeout Count 0 Media Error Count 0 SMART Read Error Rate 200 51 SMART Spinup Time 198 21 SMART Reallocation Count 200 140 SMART Seek Error Rate 200 0 SMART Spinup Retries 100 0 SMART Calibration Retries 100 0 The SMART Attribute Threshold Is A Normalized Value The Value Is The Larger The Better If The Attribute Value Is Smaller Than The Threshold Value The Disk Is In Unstable State To view the Volume Set information click the Volume Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Volume Set Information screen appears Quick Function Ro RAID OManager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Volume Set Information Phvsical Drives ES Volume Set Name Volume VOL 00 System C
52. he option you have selected P his button to return to the previous Environment Status LEDs Power LED Activity LED This LED will blink blue when the Disk Array Activity LED is busy or active EE User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 22 Rear View Power On Off Switch Link LED Toggle Switch AC Power Input Socket y bi o900000000000000 Seeceeeeceoeoseee s000000000000000 o00000008000000808 o00000000000080n o00000008080000008 o0000000080800088 o00000000000000G o000000000000000 o000000000000000 eo900000000000000 o000000000000008 o0000000000000008 eececesecesecoes o000000000000000 00000000000000080 o0000000000000000 Or e000000000000000 0000000000000000 eeceeecees o900000000 9900000000 e000000000 eececccoce eecccccces eecccceese eaadeacese Monitor Port A LJ ad LL eee D gt A 77 oO Power On LED Mute eesceces eecccesee i Power Supply Module R Link iSCSI Port USB Port PSU Power On Fail LED eSATA Port0 eSATA Port1 Access LED Single Power Su Link LED Power On Off Switch Toggle Switch AC Power Input Socket eeeceecsce e000000000 990000000 s000000000 e9000000000 o0000000000 H y o000000008200000n Power On LED PSU Power Fail LED Mute eecescce eecccece Monitor Port Power Supply Module R Link iSCSI Port USB Port
53. hown in the above example There are two options to select No and Yes No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB Yes Volume Set capacity can be set over 2TB Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode forthe Volume Set Foreground mode is completed faster but Volume Set but be completed before it becomes accessible Background mode makes the Volume Set available instantly but the initialization process takes longer Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID 0 1 10 and 5 Volume Set You can set the Stripe Size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger Stripe Size produces better read performance especially if the host server does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that the host server does random reads more often select a small Stripe Size 52 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem NOTE Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can t be modified Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Write Through Cache and Write Back Cache SATA Data Xfer Mode The RAID subsystem supports SATA150 SATA150 NCQ SATA300 and SATA300 NCQ data transfer mode Channel Select the Host Channel for mapping the Volume Set Options are SATA CHO USBiA CH1 and SATA amp USBIA NOTE Select SATA CHO channel when Volume Set will be mapped to eSATA PortO or eSATA Porti Select USBiA CH1 channel when Volume Set will be mapp
54. ild oc esssesssesssesssesssssssecssecssscssscsssessuecssecssscssscssscssscssuessuecssecssecesecesecsssesseecseecssees 24 Chapter 2 Getting Started ssssererrnnnnnnnnvvnnnvvneevrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnsssnnnnnnene 25 2 1 Preparing the Subsystem and Powering ON ccessssssessesesessessessssssscsesssssssessessssessessssesseesesessssseseessesesesseenes 25 2 2 Installing Hard Dnves uvaner mettet th hvninttviinivunidnule 25 Chapter 3 RAID Configuration eeoosnnnnvvvvvvvrverrersssnnnnnnnnnneseneenennnee 27 EVNE 27 mr User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem gt ND 33 3 4 Web browser based Remote RAID management via R Link POrt mm mmsssssssssessee 39 DN Al NNN 42 LL TN eee 42 3 6 2 Delete Raid SU 43 36 3 Expand Raid Suda 44 EE ED 46 3 6 5 Activate Incomplete Raid Suave 47 3 6 6 ENTEN 49 3 6 7 Delete Hot Spare nmsrsrsssrvnssrsnssnsssnsssnssnssssnssesesrsesessrseesessrsresersrssesersrssesersessesersessene 49 EEE 50 TVEN NNN 51 o AEG 6 0 TE 51 TL DEE NNN 54 gt MN VINNE NR 55 TL VPN 56 SIA NESNA 56 TE NNN UNN 57 3 7 6 Stop Volume Set Check rnsrsnsrrsrssrsersrssrssrsrssrssrsessessrnessensrnessessrnessrssenensrsernensessesersessenensessenersessesensessesssssssene 58 NNN 59 L ENN 59 382 IVORY IG ENE 60 3 8 3 NNN ecstatic nee 61 3 8 4 Identify Selected Drive w ccccccccsssssssssessessessessessesscsssessesssssesssssesscsussssessessssssssecucsucsessessesseeseeseencessesseeseeneens 61 SE SEE
55. nce and double the available capacity without taking the system off User Manual 230 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 5 4 High Availability 1 5 4 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready to replace a failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 10 3 5 or 6 Raid Set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When the RAID subsystem detects a drive failure the system will do automatic and transparent rebuild using the hot spare drives The Raid Set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected IMPORTANT The hot spare must have at least the same or more Capacity as the drive it replaces 1 5 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built in protection circuit to support the replacement of SATA II hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems This feature is provided in the RAID subsystem for advance fault tolerant R
56. nd one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state and when the RAID subsystem is powered on the Raid Set State will change to Incomplete Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Member Disks 8 Total Raw Capacity 2400 6GB Free Raw Capacity 0 0GB Min Member Disk Size 300 1GB_ Raid Set Power State Operating Raid Set State complete The Volume Set will not be visible and the failed or removed disk will be shown as Missing Raid Set Hierarchy Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity Raid Set 00 ChO1 KE es Ch02 IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model cho1 Raid Set 00 203 9GB Maxtor 6Y200M0 cho2 Raid Set 00 122 9GB Maxtor 6Y120M0 Ch03 IN A IN A NA User Manual 47 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem When is the Activate Raid Set function can be used In order to access the Volume Set and corresponding data use the Activate Raid Set function to active the Raid Set After selecting this function the Raid State will change to Degraded state To activate the incomplete the Raid Set click on the Activate Raid Set link A Select The Raid Set To Activate screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set with Incomplete state which you want to activate in the Select column Quick Function ETE ETE
57. nformation through this function This function is enabled by default User Manual 63 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Auto Activate Incomplete Raid Use this option to automatically activate an Incomplete Raid Set Note that the Raid Set status becomes Incomplete when one disk is removed or failed in power off state After activated the Volume Set s in the Raid Set will be in Degraded mode Disk Capacity Truncation Mode This RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Options are Multiples Of 10G If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 120 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 120 4 GB drives same capacity as 120 GB so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 121 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 121 4 GB drives same capacity 121 GB so that one could replace the other No Truncation The capacity of the disk drive is not truncated 64 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 2 iSCSI Configur
58. nly the last created Volume Set can be expanded Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action The Volume Set starts to expand 3 7 4 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Volume Set status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration SQuick Function GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Raid Set Hierarchy Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume VOL 00 0 0 Migrating 0 0 1800 4GB Ch02 Ch03 Ch04 Ch05 Ch06 GRaidSet Functions SVolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls Information RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor m Ch08 IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Ch01 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch02 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch03 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch04 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch05 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch06 Raid Set 00 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 OLA Tel Ca Lt NN JAN 177 TI IN TEN IANATTT TO NIF ET TA 56 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 7 5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check which verifies the correctness of redundant da
59. ntrols Information Quick Function RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Raid Set Hierarchy Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity IDE Channels eVolumeSet Functions ePhysical Drives Channel Usage Capacity Model ChO1 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 System Controls Ch02 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 eee a Ch03 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 RaidSet Hierarchy Cho4 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 System Information Ch05 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Hardware Monitor Ch06 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch07 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Ch0 Offlined 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 NOTE After completing the Offline Raid Set Function all the LEDs of the physical HDDs belonging to this Raid Set will be blinking red 46 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 6 5 Activate Incomplete Raid Set When Raid Set State is Normal this means there is no failed disk drive Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Member Disks 13 Total Raw Capacity 240 0GB Free Raw Capacity 0 0GB Min Member Disk Size 80 0GB Raid Set Power State Operating Raid Set State Normal When does Incomplete Raid Set State Happens If the RAID subsystem is powered off a
60. nual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 6 6 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused non Raid Set member disk drives in the subsystem appear Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive s Quick Function EE Bra Manager XXXXXXXX Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Select The IDE Drives For Hot Spare Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set IDE Ch08 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Select Channel Capacity Model V olumeSet Functions Confirm The Operation ePhysical Drives eSystem Controls Information 3 6 7 Delete Hot Spare Use this option to remove the Hot Spare function from a disk drive Click the Delete Hot Spare function then select the Hot Spare Disk Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare disk SRaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set IDE Ch08 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Quick Function ram Manager XXXXXXXX 3 Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete Select Channel Capacity Mo
61. on to save the settings Quick Function rap CManager XXXXXXX GRaidSet Functions B VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives Ether Net Configurations DHCP Function D Local IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled fio f p po Gateway IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled fe fies fi f Subnet Mask Used If DHCP Disabled HTTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved feo System Controls System Config iSCSI Config View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Telnet Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved PB SMTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved BB iSCSI Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved am AoE Major Address 0 4094 fm Current IP Address 1192 168 1 109 Current Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 Current Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Ether Net MAC Address 00 1B 4D 01 25 0A Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Information DHCP Function This option is used to disable or enable Default is Enabled the DHCP client function Local IP Address This option is used to configure the R Link IP address if DHCP is disabled Gateway IP Address This option is used to configure the R Link IP gateway IP address if DHCP is disabled Subnet Mask This option is used to configure the subnet mask if DHCP is disabled HTTP Port Number This option is used to set HTTP Port Number Default is
62. ontrols Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 ape MERE Volume Capacity 263 0GB RaidSet Hierarchy Channel Drv SATA amp USB 0 System Information Raid Level Raid 5 Hardware Monitor Stripe Size 64KBytes Member Disks 8 Cache Mode Write Back SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCQ Current SATA Xfer Mode Current USB Xfer Mode Not Linked Volume State Normal Not Linked User Manual ER USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 10 2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem s controller information click the System Information link from the Information menu The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears TT gt 2 Quick Function GP RAID offanager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions eVolumeSet Functions Raid Subsystem Information ePhysical Drives i Controller Name System Controls Firmware Version V1 47 2009 06 02 Er elger JR BOOT ROM Version V1 46 2009 04 08 RaidSet Hierarchv Serial Number 1100 2116 6633 System Information Unit Serial Banisa Donor Main Processor 400MHz 88F5182 CPU ICache Size 32K Bytes CPU DCache Size 32K Bytes Wnite Back System Memory 128MB 400MHz Current IP Address 192 168 2 160 The controller name firmware version serial number main processor CPU data instruction cache size and system memory size speed appear in this screen 78 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 10 3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem s controller hardware information click
63. ration lt Select Channel Capacity Model eVolumeSet Functions Physical Drives eSystem Controls amp Information 44 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Quick Function RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Change The Volume Attribute During Raid Expansion Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Raid Set 00 Total Disks 8 Disks Before Expansion 7 Volume Name Raid Level Stripe Size Volume VOL 00 Raid5 KBytes eVolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls Information Migration occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Set which is migrating SQuick Function GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Raid Set Hierarchy Physical Drives Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity System Controls Raid Set 00 ChO1 Volume VOL 00 0 0 Migrating 0 0 1800 4GB ICh02 amp Information Ch03 RaidSet Hierarchy Pr System Information Choe Hardware Monitor ChO5 Ch06 Ch07 Chog
64. ration Instant availability and lt WY e background initialization Environment monitor Yes Auto spare support Yes Bad block auto remapping Remote management Yes MAID support lt M W Windows OS which supports GPT Windows XP x64 2003 SP1 or 64 bit Vista 2008 Mac OS 10 or later Linux Kernel 2 6 or later AC 100V 240V full range 8A 4A 47Hz 63Hz Over 2TB support Power requirements Relative Humidity Operating Temp 10 C 40 C 50 F 104 F 88 H x 482 W x 500 D mm 10 85 Non condensing Physical Dimensions User Manual 15 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 4 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals 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 large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Five types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 5 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID 0 arrays Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions
65. rds store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped Writes require parity to be updated pata DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY fitted Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 10 18 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The main advantage of RAID 6 is High data availability any two drives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be updated SS a V DATA DATA DATA DATA oy eo PARITY PARITY tos a i gt DATA DATA PARITY PARITY Y V N Lid ddd Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive In summary RAID O is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID 0 requires a minimum of one drive RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments
66. s No Expand Raid Set L Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L Select Drives IDE Channel gt Ch01 Ch12 L Expand Raid Set gt Yes No Raid Set Function Offline Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Offline L Offline Raid Set Yes No Activate Raid Set L Select Raid Set to Active L Activate Raid Set gt Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L_ Select Drives for Hot Spare gt Ch01 Ch12 L_ Create Hot Spare Yes No Delete Hot Spare L_ Select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Raid Set Information L Select Raid Set To Display 34 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 35 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem View Drive Information L Select The Drive Create Pass Through Disk L Select The Drive Host Channel Drive Number Cache Mode SATA Xfer Mode L Create Pass Through Yes No Physical Drive Function Modify Pass Through Disk L Select The Drive Host Channel Drive Number Cache Mode SATA Xfer Mode L_ Modify Pass Through Yes No Delete Pass Through Disk L_ Select The Drive L_ Delete Pass Through Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Identify Selected Drive L Select Drive 36 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual ED USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem DHCP Function gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Local IP Ad
67. s a background task the Volume Set is fully accessible for system reads and writes The operating system can instantly access to the newly created Volume Sets without waiting for the initialization to be completed One disadvantage of this is that the initialization process takes longer time In Foreground Mode initialization the initialization process is faster but must be completed first before the Volume Set is ready for system access 1 5 3 2 ArrayRoaming The RAID subsystem stores configuration information both in NVRAM and on the disk drives This protects the configuration settings in the case of a disk drive or controller failure Array roaming allows the administrator the ability to move a complete Raid Set to another system without losing RAID configuration and data on that Raid Set If a RAID enclosure fails to work the Raid Set disk drives can be moved to another enclosure and inserted in any order 1 5 3 3 Online Capacity Expansion Online Capacity Expansion makes it possible to add one or more physical drives to a Raid Set while the server is in operation eliminating the need to backup and restore after reconfiguring the Raid Set When disks are added to a Raid Set unused capacity is added at the end of the Raid Set Data on the existing Volume Sets residing on that Raid Set is redistributed evenly across all the disks A contiguous block of unused capacity is made available on the Raid Set The unused capacity can be used to creat
68. s option is used to Disabled or Enable the subsystem s RAID controller alarm beeper Background Task Priority The Background Task Priority indicates how much time and system resource the RAID controller devotes to a background task such as a rebuild operation The RAID Subsystem allows user to choose the background task priority High 80 Medium 50 Low 25 and Ultra Low 5 to balance between background task process and Volume Set access For high RAID subsystem performance specify a low value Terminal Port Configuration Baud Rate setting values are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Use 115200 for the RAID subsystem terminal port speed setting Stop Bits values are 1 bit and 2 bits Use 1 bit for the RAID subsystem stop bit setting Note Parity value is fixed at None Data Bits value is fixed at 8 bits 62 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem JBOD RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration Maximum SATA Mode Supported The 12 SATA drive channel can support up to SATA II which runs up to 300MB s NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives It allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the same time Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re ordered along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for out
69. standing and completed portions of the workload RAID subsystem allows user to choose the SATA Mode SATA150 SAT150 NCQ SAT300 SATA300 NCQ Host NCQ Mode Setting This option allows the users to select the supported Host NCQ Mode or to disable it Options are ESB2 MACPro SiliconImage Marvell 6145 ICH nVidia and Disabled HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the disk drives in the RAID subsystem In some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID subsystem functions correctly Volume Data Read Ahead This option allows the users to set the Volume Data Read Ahead function Options are Normal Aggressive Conservative and Disabled Stagger Power On Control This option allows the RAID subsystem s power supply to power up in succession each HDD in the RAID subsystem In the past all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are powered up altogether at the same time This function allows the power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 seconds Spin Down Idle HDD Minutes MAID Function This option enables the hard drives to spin down after they become idle after a preset period of time Options are Disabled 1 For Test 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 and 60 Empty HDD Slot LED Use this option to turn ON or OFF the LED of a slot with no HDD HDD SMART Status Polling The RAID subsystem can read HDD SMART i
70. sword only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 User Manual SE USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it The submenus for each item are shown in the next Section The configuration utility main menu options are Quick Volume And Raid Create a RAID configuration which Set Setup consists of all physical disks installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized Raid Set Volume Set Functions Create a customized Volume Set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information Raid System Functions Setting the Raid system configurations Ethernet Configuration Setting the Ethernet configurations 32 verna USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 3 Menu Diagram The following tree diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through the terminal monitor User Manual 33 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Create Raid Set L Select IDE Drives for Raid Set gt Ch01 Ch12 L Create Raid Set gt Yes No L Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Delete L_ Delete Raid Set Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Ye
71. t Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function U328 SCSI Target Config Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw amp Redraw Connected 00 15 WT100 115200 8 1 Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw xX key Redraw 30 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 2 Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link Pe RAID typertemnd e ioii Ele Ek yow Col Dater thp Dice e3 cla s Main Menu Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function U320 SCSI larget Config Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information HrrowKkey Dr AZ Move Cursor Enter Select NOTE The password option allows user to set or clear the RAID subsystem s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem from unauthorized access The controller will check the pas
72. t2 Slot 8 Slot 7 Slot 6 Slot 12 Slot 11 Slot 10 10 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 2 1 1 Disk Trays HDD Status Indicator Activity LED Fault LED HDD Activity LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good HDD Fault LED for this slot If hard drive is defective or failed the LED is Red LED is off when there is no hard drive Lock Indicator Every Disk Tray is lockable and is fitted with a lock indicator to indicate whether or not the tray is locked into the chassis or not Each tray is also fitted with an ergonomic handle for easy tray removal When the Lock Groove is horizontal this indicates that the Disk Tray is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical then the Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is locked User Manual ia USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 2 1 2 LCD Front Panel Smart Function Front Panel The smart LCD panel is an option to configure the RAID subsystem If you are configuring the subsystem using the LCD panel press the Select button to login and configure the RAID subsystem Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through Up and Down IN the information on the LCD screen This is also Arrow buttons WV used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem Select button I This is used to enter t
73. ta data blocks and parity blocks in a Volume Set This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks To perform Check Volume Set function 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to check Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button The Checking process will be started Check Volume Set Options Y Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Found Assume Parity Data is Good Y Re compute Parity if Parity Error Assume Data is Good NOTE When the 2 options are not selected it will only check for errors It is recommended to perform Check Volume Set with the 2 options unselected at first If the result shows errors the data must be backed up to a safe storage Then the two options can be selected and redo Check Volume Set to correct the errors Quick Function XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functi Q RAI D oManager E ons eVolumeSet Functions Select The Volume Set To Be Checked Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modif Volume Set Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Check Volume Set Volume VOL 00 Raid Set 00 263 0GB St p olume Set Check Volume VOL 01 Raid Set 00 263 0GB Volume VOL 02 Raid Set 00 263 0GB Volume VOL 03 Raid Set 00 263 0GB Volume VOL 04 Raid Set 00 263 0GB Volume VOL
74. tem Config ane C a Mail Address Configurations EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config Sender Name SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration Account View Events IMute Beeper Generate Test Event MailTo Namel Clear Event Buffer Modify Password MailTo Name2 Upgrade Firmware MailTo Name3 Shutdown Controller Restart Controller MailTo Name4 Information Event Notification Configurations Disable Event Notification Urgent Error Notification Serious Error Notification Warning Error Notification Information Notification Mail Address Password Mail Address Mail Address Mail Address Mail Address No Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Send All Event 68 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 5 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN management integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s SNMP Configurations screen will be shown Select the desired function and set the preferred option Quick Function GP RA
75. the Raid Set 3 7 1 Create Volume Set The following are the Volume Set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set 2 Up to 16 Volume Sets in a Raid Set can be created by the RAID subsystem controller To create Volume Set from a Raid Set expand the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It screen will show all existing Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Set where you want to create the Volume Set and then click on the Submit button Configure the Volume Set name Capacity RAID level Stripe Size Cache Mode Initialization Mode if needed SATA Data Xfer Mode and Channel Drive Quick Function A RAID Ohanager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions PE Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Moniy Vabat Se Raid Set 00 8 8 Normal 2400 6GB Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check ePhysical Drives Svstem Controls Information User Manual 51 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem SQuick Function GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions SVolumeSet Functions Enter Volume Attribute On Raid Set 00 Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modir Vokmme Set Volume Name Volume VOLH00 Check Volume Set Member Disks 8 Stop chime Set Check Volume Raid Level Raid5 Physical Dri
76. the firmware binary file to the RAID controller Raid HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Zmodem file send for Raid Mute T Alert Change JBOD R RAID Maximu Termin Restar Sending E61 60FIRMO0627 BIN Last event Sending Files fi of 1 Status Sending Retries fo R Elapsed 00 00 03 Remaining 00 00 17 Throughput 11946 cps File nnana 35k of 240K Connected 0 04 26 WT100 f1152008 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo User Manual 83 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 7 When the firmware downloading is completed the confirmation screen appears Select Yesto start programming the flash ROM lolx File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password Update The Firmware JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priority Maximum ATA Mode Terminal Port Confi Restart Controller Connected 0 04 57 VT100 1152008 n 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo G 8 When the Flash programming starts a message will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait amp Raid HyperTerminal e oj Ea File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Maximum Terminalit ena ap ae ad T R
77. the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleaved in a rotating sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment determines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed STRIPING DISK DRIVES Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array 16 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Definition of RAID Levels
78. tion and specifications will be changed without further notice This manual uses section numbering for every topics being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user s needs The following icons are being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual NOTES These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation IMPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTION These are the cautions that user must be aware to prevent damage to the equipment and its components Copyright 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 written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice User Manual 5 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Before You Begin Before going through with this manual you should
79. troller restart will be necessary NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 3 to upgrade the firmware code after which a 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware click the Upgrade Firmware link under System Controls menu The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom screen appears 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name xxxxxxxx BIN and click Open eQuick Function Rn RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions eVolumeSet Functions Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom ePhysical Drives Enter The BootRom Or Firmware File Name Svstem Controls ee C Confirm The Operation i onfig mer SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Bufter Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information 3 Select the Confirm The Operation option Click the Submit button 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect 86 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1
80. ual 41 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 6 Raid Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system User can manually configure and has full control of the Raid Set and Volume Set setting but it will take longer to set up than when usingthe Quick Create function Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the Raid Set for the first time or to delete existing Raid Set and reconfigure a Raid Set The maximum number of RAID Sets that can be created depends on the number of disk channels in the RAID subsystem For 12 bay RAID subsystem twelve Raid Sets can be created 3 6 1 Create Raid Set A Quick Function GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Select The IDE Drives For RAID Set l Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Select Channel Capacity Model Create Hot Spare IDE Ch01 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Delete Hot Spare gr IDE Ch02 300 1GB WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Rescue Raid Set IDE Ch03 300 16B WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch04 300 16B WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch05 300 16B WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch06 300 16B WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch07 300 16B WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 IDE Ch08 300 16B WDC WD3000HLFS 01G6U0 Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Confirm The Operation eVolumeSet Functions ePhysical Drives eSystem Controls O Information To create a Raid Set click on the
81. ume er User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 9 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem s System Events Information buffer Quick Function Ro RAID Manager XXXXXXXX SRaidSet Functions eVolumeSet Functions Do You Want To Clear The Event Buffer ePhysical Drives System Controls Confirm The Operation System Config SOSI Con EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information User Manual 73 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 9 10 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem s admin password click on the Change Password link under the System Controls menu The Modify System Password screen appears The factory default admin password is set to 00000000 Once the password has been set the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem s configuration from unauthorized access The RAID controller will check the password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command after sometime To disable the password enter only the original password in the Ent
82. ves Max Capacity Allowed 1750 GB Select Volume Capacity 1750 GB System Controls n ay Coh Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization v iSCSI Config Volume Stripe Size 64 v KBytes EtherNet Config gt Alert By Mail Confi Volume Cache Mode Write Back v SNMP Configuration SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCQ NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Channel Drive SMAGI Sn Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer sSATA Port 0 Drv 0 7 Modify Password sSATA Port 1 Drv 8 15 Upgrade Firmware Port Multiplier Supported Host SATA Port Is Needed To Shutdown Controller Recognize Drv 1 7 And Drv 9 15 Restart Controller USB USBiA Drv 0 7 as LUN 0 7 must start from 0 Information iSCSI AoE USBiA Drv 8 15 as TargNode 8 15 RaidSet Hierarchy Cerctam Infaematan Volume Name The default Volume Set name will always appear as Volume VOL 00 You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Click the down arrow in the drop down list The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select the preferred RAID level Capacity The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default If necessary change the Volume Set size appropriate for your application Greater Two TB Volume Support If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as s
83. wo TB Volume Support No Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Select Stripe Size 64 M KBytes O Confirm The Operation The number of physical drives in the RAID subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented within the Raid Set You can create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Volume Set The user can change the RAID level Capacity Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare option is also created depending upon the existing configuration Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen the Raid Set and Volume Set will start to initialize If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the above example There are two options to select No and Yes Greater Two TB Volume Support No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB Yes Volume Set capacity can be set over 2TB NOTE In Quick Create the Raid Set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your Raid Set and Volume Set X NOTE When Quick Create is used the Volume Set will be mapped by default to both host channels SATA amp USB 0 After the initialization is done please use the Modify Volume Set function to modify the host channel as you need User Man
84. ystem 2 2 Installing Hard Drives This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the Subsystem and gives instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot Swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running Each Drive Carrier has a locking mechanism When the Lock Groove which is located in carrier open button is horizontal the Drive Carrier is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical the Drive Carrier is unlocked Lock and unlock the Drive Carriers by using a flat head screw driver a Make sure the lock indicator is in unlocked position To pull out a disk tray press the carrier open button Carrier Open Button b Pull out an empty disk tray Pull the lever handle outwards to remove the carrier from the enclosure User Manual 25 USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem c Place the hard drive in the disk tray d Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray e Slide the tray into a slot f Close the lever handle until you hear the latch click into place 26 User Manual USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 RAID Configuration The subsystem has a setup configuration utility built in containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the subsystem This chapter explains how to use and make changes to the

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