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1. It displays the system events information Time Device Event Type Elapse Time and Errors The RAID system does not have a built in real time clock The information about Time displayed here is synchronized with the time of the system 6 L GeoVision 5 5 4 Generate Test Event To generate events for testing purposes select Generate Test Event select the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit OQuick Function 4 O ORaidSet Functions G e O D Si 0 n O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls Do You Want To Generate Test Event System Config SNMP Co ation View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware O Confirm The Operation OInformation 5 5 5 Clear Events Buffer To clear the entire events buffer information select Clear Event Buffer select the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit OQuek Function Quick Create ae ORaidSet Functions G e CH D H SI 0 D a The Vision of Security OVolumeSet Functions OPhysical Drives Do You Want To Clear The Event Buffer OSystem Controls system Config O Confirm The Operation SNMP Co ation View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware OInformation 5 5 6 Modify Password This option allows you to set or clear the RAID Controller s password protection featu
2. GeoVision O The Vision of Security RAID Controller User s Manual Contents Nesser Lui inn EE 1 L AUR of RAID EEN 3 LL DITEN RAIDT VE erena EO A E E ER 3 FLF RAD A e PP E ES PO A A 3 LL KEE ME 4 LES ESN EE 4 NW RAID E 5 MA PA o e E OO 5 nn e E UE O e o CE PR A 6 L17 A e e ESA 7 Lilo IA SO nidad ii pias 8 En o e ER E OC 8 2 BIOS Configuration science cia 9 2 1 Starting the RAID Configuration Utility oocccccconnccncccoononnccoononnccnononcnononnncnnonnnnnos 9 2 2 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume SetS ccccooncccccccnncnnccconnnncconncnncnnononnconononnncnancnnnnnnnons 11 2 3 Designating Drives as Hot DA Susi das 11 2 4 Using Quick Volume Raid Setup Confguration 12 3 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration ccccccssseessssseescesseeeeesneeseenseessenaes 13 Bde QUICK Voume RAID SelUD BEE 14 5 RAD SEE PUM e de BE 18 ev are WR A RAID EE 18 JAL an 20 32 3 ENG RAID Snes 20 3 2 4 Activate Incomplete RAID Ger 22 20 AOL E 22 D210 Delete le e 23 3 2 7 RAID Set Informati ege ueee gegart ein 23 Boo VOM Ot EE 24 io el Sale 6 nn 24 2102 EE VOLUME SGU ee 29 3 3 3 Modify Vol me E 29 EKR Me Alte fl 30 3 100 LOD OMG Sel EE 31 3 3 0 Display Vome Set M pessoal 31 L GeoVision 3 4 Physical Drives cccccceesssceeceeseeeeceeseceeceeseeeetenseeeeeeeseeeesenseeessenseeessuaaeeeeseaaeeeeseaeeetes 32 SAA View Drive A 32 3 4 2 Create Pass Through Disk 32 3 4
3. a ORaidSet Functions G e D y i S 0 n O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom System Config SNMP Co ation View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer O Confirm The Operation Modify Password Upgrade Firmware OInformation Enter The BootRom Or Firmware File Name Browse 2 Click Browse to locate the firmware file bin saved at your system 3 Select the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit to start the upgrade 69 L GeoVision 4 After the firmware upgrade is complete a bar indicator shows Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully 5 Restart the controller or computer for the new firmware to take effect 5 6 Information 5 6 1 RAID Set Hierarchy To view the RAID Controller current RAID set current volume set and physical disk configuration click Information and select RaidSet Hierarchy This page appears OQuick Function e 8 ORaidSet Functions G e 0 D i Si 0 n O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives Raid Set Hierarchy OSystem Controls e Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Td Lun Volume State Capacity OInformation RaidSet Pierarchy Raid Set 00 Ch01 3T3250824AS 0 0 2 Normal 250 1GB System Information Raid Set 01 Ch03 123 0 00 Normal 20 0GB Hardware Monitor Ch04 Ch05 Raid Set 02 Ch06 H series VOL 01
4. 160 1GB Stripe Size 64K SCSI Channel 0 SCSI ID 0 Edit The Volume Name Cache Mode gt Wri Tag Queuing Enabled 25 L GeoVision RAID Level Set the RAID level for the volume set Highlight RAID Level and press the ENTER key The available RAID levels for the current volume set will appear Select a RAID level and press the ENTER key to confirm Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level A Capacity Stripe Size 64K SCSI Channel 0 SCSI ID SCSI LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Capacity The maximum available volume size is the default value for the first setting Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application The capacity value can be increased or decreased by the UP and DOWN arrow keys The capacity of each volume set must be less than or equal to the total capacity of the RAID set on which it resides If the volume capacity exceeds 2 TB the controller will show the Greater 2 TB Volume Support sub menu Select No to keep the volume size with the limitation of 2 TB Or select For Windows to have the volume capacity up to 16 TB Refer to the same sub menu in 3 1 Quick Volume RAID Setup Main Menu Available Capacity 160 1GB EE Selected Capacity 160 1GB i Volume Creatio Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level d i Capacity 160 1GB Stripe Size SCSI Channel SCSI ID SCH SCSI LUN 0 Cache Mode
5. GeoVision The user can set the cache mode to either Write Through or Write Back Volume Set Function al Volume Creation Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level O Capacity 160 1GB Stripe Size 64K SCSI Channel 0 SCSI ID 0 SCSI LUN i Cache Mode Write Back This option when enabled can enhance overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems The Command Tag Drive Channel function controls the SCSI command tag queuing support for each drive channel This function should normally remain enabled Disable this function only when using older drives that do not support command tag queuing Volume Set Function i Volume Creation Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level 20 Capacity 160 1GB Stripe Size 64K SCSI Channel 0 SCSI ID 0 SCSI LUN 0 Cache Mode Write Back Tag Queuing Enabled 28 D Main Menu of BIOS Configuration 3 3 2 Delete Volume Set To delete a volume set follow these steps 1 Select Volume Set Function from the main menu 2 Select Delete Volume Set and press the ENTER key All RAID Set items appear 3 Select a RAID Set number and press the ENTER key All Volume Sets within that RAID set appear 4 Select the Volume Set number that is to be deleted and press the ENTER key to delete it Delete Volume Set 00 i Raid Set 00MM rta Raid Set 01 gt IVIO System information ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Esca
6. RAID is an acronym of Redundant Array of Independent Disks lt is an array of multiple independent hard disk drives that provides high performance and fault tolerance The RAID Controller provides non stop service with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology It also features advanced array management lt makes the RAID implementation and disks physical configuration transparent to the host operating system meaning the system drivers and software utilities are not affected regardless of the RAID level selected 1 1 Different RAID Levels RAID Levels are a series of configurations of RAID Each level has its way of connecting the hard drives writing and retrieving data The descriptions below introduce some commonly used RAID Levels 1 1 1 RAID 0 Also referred to as striping RAID O writes stripes of data across multiple disk drives RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance and redundancy but performs fast in writing and reading data RAID O breaks up data into smaller blocks and then writes a block to each drive in the array Disk striping enhances performance because multiple drives are accessed simultaneously With the lack of redundancy RAID 0 is less reliable because the entire array fails when any one disk drive fails ADAL A2 A3 B0 81 B2 B3 CO C1 c2 c3 A Logical Disk eet beter cf l Array Ma nagement RAID O Striping Physical Disk i i i i Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk
7. Stop Volume Set Check Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity OPhysical Drives O H series VOL 00 Raid Set 01 250 0GB 4 7s C ol OSystem Controls Confirm The Operation OInformation The Select The Volume Set To Delete page shows all RAID set numbers Select a RAID set number and the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit to show all volume set items in the selected RAID set Select a volume set number select the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit to delete the volume set 5 3 3 Modify Volume Set Use this option to modify the volume set configuration To modify volume set attributes click Volume Set Functions and then select Modify Volume Set The Select The Volume Set For Modification page appears OQuick Function H ORaidSet Functions G e 0 D i SI O n O O VolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Select The Volume Set For Modification Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity OPhysical Drives H series VOL 00 Raid Set 01 250 0GB OSystem Controls OInformation 99 L GeoVision Select the volume set check box from the list that you wish to modify and then click Submit This page appears OQuick Function a ici lucio L GeoVision O 0 VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set e Delete Unto Set Enter Volume Attribute On Raid S
8. 0 0 11 Normal 250 0GB Ch08 IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Chol Pass Through 250 1GB ST3250824AS5 Ch02 Hot Spare 250 1GB 51325082445 Cho3 Raid Set 01 250 1GB 51325082445 Ch04 Raid Set 01 230 1GB ST3250824A5 Ch 5 Raid Set 01 230 1GB 5T3250620A5 Ch06 Raid Set 02 250 1GB 91325082445 Cho Failed 250 1GB 51325082445 Cho8 Raid Set 02 250 1GB 5T3250824A5 5 6 2 System Information To view the SATA RAID controller s information including name firmware version serial number main processor CPU data Instruction cache size and system memory size speed click Information and select System Information The RAID Subsystem Information page appears 70 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration OQuick Function Wi ORaidSet Functions G e 0 D i Si 0 n 5 O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives Raid Subsystem Information OSystem Controls Controller Name H series OInformation RaidSet Hierarchy Firmware Version 141 39 2006 2 9 System Information BOOT ROM Version Va 39 2006 1 4 Hardware Monitor Serial Number Y614CAABAR200389 Unit Serial NVR 000000000001 Main Processor 500MHz 10P331 CPU ICache Size 32K Bytes CPU DCache Size 32KBytes Write Back Systern Memory 1128MB 333MHz 5 6 3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID controllers hardware monitor information click Information and select Hardware Monitor The Hardware Mo
9. IDE Ch06 IDE Ch08 250 1GB 250 1GB eT325082445 ST3250824A5 OSystem Controls O Confirm The Operation OInformation Select the disks select the Confirm The Operation check box and click Submit to create the hot spares 5 2 6 Delete Hot Spare To delete a hot spare drive select Delete Hot Spare This page appears L GeoVision The Vision of Security OQuick Function ORaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete WEE EE Select Channel Capacity Model Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set stop Volume Set Check O DE Ch02 250 1GB T3250824A45 O Confirm The Operation OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls OInformation Select the Hot Spare disk select the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit to delete the hot spare 5 2 Rescue RAID Set When the system is powered off in the RAID set update creation period the RAID configurations possibly could disappear due to this abnormal condition 55 L GeoUision OQuick Function Med ORaidSet Functions Create Raid Set O Delete Raid set The Vision of Security Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Try To Rescue Missmg RAIDSET Delete Hot Spare Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Rescue Raid Set Enter SIGN AT To Regenerate Raid
10. Write Back Tag Queuing Enabled ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 26 D Main Menu of BIOS Configuration Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the segment written to each disk in a RAID O 1 5 or 6 logical drive You can set the stripe size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB Volume Set Function keg Volume Creation i Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level S Capacit 160 1GB Stripe Size 64K SCSI Channel 0 SCSI ID dy SCSI LUN 0 Cache Mode Write Back Tag Queuing Enabled StopV re Display ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw SCSI Channel SCSI ID SCSI LUN Keep the default values in these three options e SCSI Channel The RAID Controller function simulates a SCSI RAID controller The host bus represents the SCSI channel e SCSI ID Each device attached to the SATA card as well as the card itself must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number A SCSI channel can connect up to 15 devices e SCSI LUN Each SCSI ID can support up to 8 LUNs Most SCSI controllers treat each LUN as if it were a SCSI disk Volume Set Function SR Volume Creation Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level gt Capacity 160 1GB Stripe Size 64K SCSI LUN 0 Cache Mode Write Back Tag Queuing Enabled ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 2 L
11. 00 Member Disks d Raid State Normal Total Capacity 320 1GB Free Capacity 320 1GB Min Member Disk Size 80 0GB Member Disk Channels 1458 23 L GeoUision 3 3 Volume Set Function A volume set is seen by the host system as a single logical device it is organized in a RAID level within the controller utilizing one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a volume set A volume set can consume all of the Capacity or a portion of the available disk capacity of a RAID set Multiple volume sets can exist on a RAID set If multiple volume sets reside on a specified RAID Set all volume sets will reside on all 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 rather than one volume set using some of the available disks and another volume set using other disks 3 3 1 Create Volume Set The Create Volume Set option creates a volume set with the following properties e Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID set Up to 16 volume sets in a RAID set can be created by the SATA RAID controller e The maximum addressable size of a single volume set is not limited to 2 TB as with other cards that support only 32 bit mode To create a volume set follow these steps 1 Select Volume Set Function from the main menu 2 Select Create Volume Set and press the ENTER key Th
12. 200 51 SMART Spinup Time ERA SMART Reallocation Count 200 140 SMART Seek Error Rate 200 51 SMART Spinup Retries 100 51 SMART Calibration Retries ag ey Be ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redra 3 4 2 Create Pass Through Disk A Pass Through Disk is not controlled by the SATA RAID Controller firmware and thus cannot be a part of a volume set The disk is available directly to the operating system as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the SATA RAID Controller firmware The SCSI Channel SCSI ID SCSI LUN Cache Mode and Tag Queuing must be specified to create a pass through disk 32 D Main Menu of BIOS Configuration Physical Drive Information Pass Through Disk Aji pra g Create Pass Through SCSI LUN Cache Mode Write Back Hardware Tag Queuing Enabled System info ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 3 4 3 Modify a Pass Through Disk To modify a pass through disk from the pool of pass through disks follow these steps 1 Select Physical Drive from the main menu 2 Select Modify Pass Through Drive and press the ENTER key All RAID Pass Through Drive number options appear 3 Select the desired item and press the ENTER key The Pass Through Attribute appears 4 Select the parameter from the list to be change and press the ENTER key to mo
13. 3 Disk 4 L GeoUision 1 1 2 RAID 1 RAID 1 is also known as disk mirroring Data written to one disk drive is simultaneously written to another disk drive Read performance may be enhanced if the array controller can in parallel access both members of a mirrored pair The write performance is not highly effective in comparison of writing data to a single disk If one drive fails all data and software applications are preserved on the other drive RAID 1 offers extremely high data reliability which demands a high cost of data storage capacity i di PAT EN a SL Jr AN A d j Re Y pl Goka d SES E 1 AQ Al 80 b1 C0 C1 00D TUTE DT Logical disk l i y I J I J d f Management EE eeben RAIDA1 Mirroring Block 0 Physical Disk 1 1 3 RAID 1E RAID 1E is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 combing stripping with disk mirroring RAID level 10 combines the fast performance of Level 0 with the dada redundancy of Level 1 In this configuration data is distributed across several disk drives similar to Level 0 which are then duplicated to another set of drive for data protection RAID 1E has been traditionally implemented using an even number of disks some hybrids can use an odd number of disks as well The graph below is an example of a hybrid RAID 1E array comprised of five disks A B C D and E Each stripe is mirrored on an adjacent disk with wrap around When the number of disks comprising a RAID
14. 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 Notify User If No Event Occurs Within 24 Hours O Confirm The Operation SMTP Server Configurations Type the IP address of SMTP server Mail Address Configurations Type the sender name and sender e mail address that will be shown in the outgoing e mails Type the account and password if the SMTP needs and type the receiver s e mail address and name Event Notification Configurations The controller classifies disk array events into four levels depending on their severity These include level 1 Urgent level 2 Serious level 3 Warning and level 4 Information The level 4 covers notification events such as initialization of the controller and initiation of the rebuilding process Level 3 includes events which require the issuance of warning messages Level 2 covers notification events which once have happen Level 1 is the highest level and covers events the need immediate attention and action from the administrator The following charts list examples of different types of events 45 GeoUision Charts of Event Notification A Device Event Device Inserted Warning HDD inserted NN Keep Watching HDD status Reading Error Warning HDD reading error maybe it is caused by noise or HDD unstable Keep Watching HDD status
15. Config SNMP Co ation System Beeper Setting Disabled View Events Mute Beeper Background Task Priority Low 20 v Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer JBOD RAID Configuration RAID Modify Password Max SATA Mode Supported SATA150 NCQ ze Upgrade Firmware ees HDD Read Ahead Cache Enabled Y DInformation Stagger Power On Control 044 Empty HDD Slot LED OFF HDD SMART Status Polling Disabled Disk Write Cache Mode Enabled ze Disk Capacity Truncation Mode Multiples Of 10G Y O Confirm The Operation e System Beeper Setting Use the drop down list to select Enabled or Disabled to control the SATA RAID controller alarm tone generator e Background Task Priority The Raid Rebuild Priority indicates how much time the controller devotes to a rebuild operation The SATA RAID controller allows you to choose the rebuild priority to balance volume set access and rebuild tasks appropriately The priority options include ultraLow 5 Low 20 Normal 50 and High 80 For high array performance select Low 20 e JBOD RAID Configuration JBOD is an acronym for Just a Bunch Of Disks It represents a volume set that is created by the concatenation of partitions on the disk The OS can see all disks when this option is selected It is necessary to delete a RAID set if the disks in that set are to be converted to JBOD mode 64 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration
16. Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation JBOD is an acronym of Just a Bunch Of Disks It represents a volume set that is created by the concatenation of partitions on the disk The operating system can see all disks when the JBOD option is selected It is necessary to delete any RAID set s on any disk s if switching from a RAID to a JBOD configuration JBOD RAID Function RAID JBOD JBOD AS Like I MAL IIA Background Task Priority Maximum SATA Mode HDD Read Ahead Cache S Tagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation ckground Task i The Background Task Priority is a relative indication of how much time the controller devotes to a rebuild operation The RAID Controller allows the user to choose the rebuild priority ultralow low normal high to balance volume set access and rebuild tasks appropriately 36 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration The Controller can support up to SATA II which runs up to 300MB s twice as fast as SATA150 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 outstanding and comple
17. Disk Write Cache Mode to Auto Enabled or Disabled Enabled increases speed and Disabled increases reliability Raid System Function Disk Write Cache Mode Disabled Maximum SATA Mode HDD Read Ahead Cache Stagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation 39 L GeoUision 3 5 13 Capacity Truncation The RAID Controller uses drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be usable as spares for one another Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units The Controller provides three truncation modes in the system configuration Multiples Of 10G Multiples Of 1G and No Truncation Multiples Of 10G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the Capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 122 5 GB and the other 120 GB The drive truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 123 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 122 5 GB and the other 122 4 GB The drive truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other m No Truncation lt does not truncate the capacity Within the subsystem the S
18. Power On 4 1 3 SNMP Trap Configuration You can configure SNMP to send system notification for the remote administrator To configure the SNMP function click SNMP Trap Configuration This page appears 47 L GeoVision ARCHTTP Configurations General Co ation SNMP Trap Configurations Mail Configuration SNMP Trap Co ation 48 SNMP Trap IP Address 1 port 162 SNMP Trap IP Address 2 port 162 SNMP Trap IP Address 3 port 162 SNMP System Configurations Community SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Disable Event Notification No Event Notification Will Be Sent Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Information Notification Send All Event Ol Confirm The Operation SNMP Trap Configurations Enter the SNMP Trap IP Address SNMP System Configurations Community name acts as a password to screen accesses to the SNMP agent of a particular network device Type the community names of the SNMP agent Before access is granted to a request station this station must incorporate a valid community name into its request otherwise the SNMP agent will deny access to the system Most network devices use public as default of their community names This value is case sensitive SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Th
19. Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Functi Total 4 Drives Physical Drives Raid System Func Raid 0 Ethernet Configura Raid 1 0 View System Eve Raid 1 0 Spare Clear Event Buffe Raid 3 Hardware Monitor Raid 5 System informatio Raid 3 Spare Raid 5 Spare If the volume capacity exceeds 2 TB the controller will show the Greater 2 TB Volume Support sub menu Greater Two TB Volume Support Raid Set Function BR Volume Set Functi ee Total 4 Drive i Physical Drives Total 4 Drive For Windows Raid System Fun Raid 0 Ethernet Configurg Raid 1 0 View System Eve Raid 1 0 Spare Clear Event Buffe Raid 3 Hardware Monitor Raid 5 System informatio Raid 3 Spare Raid 5 Spare 15 L GeoUision m No It keeps the volume size with max 2 TB limitation m Use 64bit LBA This option CAN NOT work on the GV DVR System because this option works on different OS that supports 16 bytes CDB For Windows It changes the sector size from default 512 Bytes to 4 K Bytes The maximum volume capacity is up to 16 TB This option works under Windows platform only And it CAN NOT be converted to Dynamic Disk because 4k sector size is not a standard format A single volume set is created and consumes all or a portion of the disk capacity available in this RAID set Define the capacity of volume set in the Available Capacity popup The default value for the volume set which is 100 of the available capacity is
20. Writing Error Warning HDD writing error maybe it is caused by noise or HDD unstable Keep Watching HDD status Warning maybe it is caused by noise or HDD unstable Keep Watching HDD status Warning maybe it is caused by noise or HDD unstable Device Failed Urgent HDD failure Replace HDD If only happen once it maybe caused by noise If always happen please check power supply or contact to us Disk Created Created ST rom pea Disk Modified Modified S c Disk Deleted Deleted B Volume Event PCI Parity Error Serious PCI Parity error Event Lag Meaning Action Start Initialize Warning Volume initialization has started Start Rebuilding Warning Volume rebuilding has started ral Volume migration has completed Complete Rebuild Warning Volume rebuilding ee completed Complete Migrate Volume migration NN 46 D Web Based Configuration completed Create Volume Warning New Volume Created Failed Volume Urgent Failed Volume revived Revived Complete Check Warning degt E checking NN C RAID Set Event event on Meaning Jacon Create RaidSet New Raidset created Rebuild RaidSet Warning Raidset rebuilding RaidSet Degraded Raidset degraded Replace HDD D Hardware Event CO eeng es DRAM 1 Bit ECC DRAM 1 Bit ECC error Check DRAM DRAM fatal error Check the DRAM module and DRAM Fatal Error Urgent replace with new one if encountered required Raid Powered On Raid
21. configure your RAID system The RAID Configuration Utility is designed to be user friendly It is a menu driven program residing in the firmware which allows you to scroll through various menus and submenus and select among the predetermined configuration options L GeoVision To start the RAID configuration follow these steps 1 10 Turn on the GV DVR system It will display the following message on the monitor during the startup sequence after the system BIOS startup screen but before the operating system boots PCI X RAID Controller DRAM 128 MB Channels 8 BIOS V1 17b Date 2006 08 07 F W V1 42 Date 2006 10 13 gt Bus Dev Func 4 14 0 1 O Port FDBFFOOOh IRQ 10 BIOS CCOO Oh gt gt gt No BIOS disk found RAID controller BIOS not installed gt gt gt Press lt Tab F6 gt to enter SETUP menu 5 second s left lt ESC to Skip gt Press TAB or F6 to start the RAID Configuration window Note the message only remains on your screen for five seconds and then it will enter the main screen of the GV DVR system The RAID Configuration window appears and shows a dialog box listing the SATA RAID Controller that is installed in the system Press Enter to enter the main menu select An Adapter To Configure 44 O VWO DU2Z00000N IKQ Y a ae ArowkKey Or 4 Move Cursor Enter Select Select amp Press F10 to Reboot D BIOS Configuration 4 To verify password type the d
22. section L GeoUision Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Ethernet Configuration Vi Ki View System Events Clear Event Buffer 1 Hardware Monitor System information ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Option J esegte O 3 1 Quick Volume RAID Setup Quick Volume RAID Setup is the fastest way to prepare a RAID set and a volume set lt requires only a few keystrokes to complete Although disk drives of different capacity may be used in the RAID set it will use the capacity of the smallest disk drive as the capacity of all disk drives in the RAID set The Quick Volume RAID Setup option creates a RAID set with the following properties 14 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration e All of the physical drives are contained in one RAID set e The RAID level hot spare capacity and stripe size options are selected during the configuration process e When a single volume set is created it can consume all or a portion of the available disk Capacity in this RAID set e If you need to add an additional volume set use the Create Volume Set option in main menu The total numbers of physical drives in a specific RAID set determine the RAID levels that can be implemented within the RAID set Select Quick Volume RAID Setup from the main menu all possible RAID levels will be displayed on the screen Quick Volume
23. the disk drives sequentially or in groups allowing the drives to come ready at the optimum time without straining the system power supply Staggering drive spin up in a multiple drive environment also avoids the extra cost of a power supply designed to meet short term startup power demand as well as steady state conditions The RAID Controller has included the option for customer to select the disk drives sequentially stagger power up value The values can be selected from 0 4ms to 6ms per step which powers up one drive Empty HDD Slot LED Not Available When each slot has a power LED for the HDD installed to identify you can set this option to OFF Select ON the failed LED light will flash red light if no HDD installed HDD SMART Status Polling An external RAID enclosure has the hardware monitor in the dedicated backplane that can report HDD temperature status to the controller However PCI cards do not use 65 L GeoUision backplanes if the drives are internal to the main server chassis The type of enclosure cannot report the HDD temperature to the controller For this reason HDD SMART Status Polling is designed to enable scanning of the HDD temperature function It is necessary to enable the HDD SMART Status Polling function before SMART information is accessible This function is disabled by default Disk Write Cache Mode Use the drop down list to select Auto Enabled or Disabled to set the mode Disk Capacity Truncatio
24. 1E is even the striping pattern is identical to that of a traditional RAID 1E with each disk being mirrored by exactly one other unique disk Therefore all the characteristics for a traditional RAID 1E apply to a RAID 1E when the latter has an even number of disks 1 Overview of RAID A rn rm le e omy ser Ko DEN A A A A NE DaT pao Ar Beer coer DODI d Logical Disk 1 1 4 RAID 3 RAID 3 provides disk striping and complete data redundancy to a dedicated parity drive RAID 3 breaks up data into smaller blocks calculates parity by performing an exclusive or on the blocks and then writes the blocks to all but one drive in the array The parity data created during the exclusive or is then written to the last drive in the array If a single drive fails data is still available by computing the exclusive or of the contents corresponding stripes of the surviving member disk RAID 3 is best for applications that require very fast data transfer rates or long data blocks MO A1 A2 A3 00 61 62 03 co ci c co eu Array Management ES in RAID3 Bit Interleaved Parity Stripe 0 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 KS oe ES E EX 4 G po D1 D2 S d E E L Disk i Disk 3 Disk 3 Disk A Disk 3 1 1 5 RAID 5 RAID 5 is sometimes called striping with parity at byte level In RAID 5 the parity information is written to all of the drives in the controllers rather than being concentrated on a dedicated parity disk If one drive in the s
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26. 5T325082445 IDE Ch03 250 1GB ST32508244A5 IDE Ch04 250 1GB ST32508244A5 IDE Ch05 250 1GB IDE Ch06 250 1GB IDE Chog 250 1GB 21325062045 ST3250824AS 21325082445 Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Write Back v Volume Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing Enabled Y SCSI Channel SCSI_ID SCSI_Lun DECHE O Confirm The Operation 61 L GeoUision A pass through disk is not controlled by the SATA RAID controller firmware it cannot be a part of a volume set The disk is available to the operating system 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 You can also select the Volume Cache Mode Write Back Write Through enable or disable Tagged Command Queuing and set SCSI channel SCSI ID SCSIL_LUN for this volume 5 4 2 Modify Pass Through Disk This function is used to modify the Pass Through Disk attribute You can modify the cache mode Tagged Command Queuing and SCSI channel ID LUN on an existing pass through disk To modify the pass through drive attribute from the pass through drive pool select Modify Pass Through The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification page appears OQuick Function i ORaidSet Functions G e O y il S 0 n O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives Cre
27. CSI chip acts as a target and 5 SATA ll buses are connected to the drive Mail Raid System Function Mute The Alf Truncate Disk Capacity Alert Beepe Change Pas To Multiples of 10G JBOD RAID To Multiples of 1G Background as Maximum SATA Mode HDD Read Ahead Cache Stagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 3 6 View System Events Choose this option to view the system events information Timer Device Event type Elapsed Time and Errors The RAID system does not have a real time clock The Time information is the relative time from the RAID Controller powered on 40 D Main Menu of BIOS Configuration Quick Volume Raid Setup Time Device Event Type ElapseTime Errors 2004 1 1 12 00 00 H W Monitor Raid Powered On 2004 1 1 12 00 00 H W Monitor Raid Powered On 2004 1 1 12 00 00 H W Monitor Raid Powered On ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 3 7 Clear Events Buffer Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer 3 8 Hardware Monitor Choose this option to view the RAID Controller s hardware monitor information The Hardware Information screen appears The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature and fan speed I O Processor fan of the RAID Controller For this feature you have to enabl
28. IDE Ch05 IDE Ch06 IDE Ch08 250 1GB 250 1GB 250 1GB 250 1GB 250 1GB 250 1GB 230 1GB ST325082445 ST325082445 ST325082445 ST325082445 ST325062045 ST325082445 ST325082445 Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 O Confirm The Operation OInformation It shows the drive s connected to the current controller Select the physical drives within the current RAID set Enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for a RAID set The default RAID set name will always appear as Raid Set Select the Confirm The Operation check box and click Submit The RAID set will start to initialize 92 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration 5 2 2 Delete RAID Set To delete a RAID set select Delete RAID Set This page appears OQuick Function a ORaidSet Functions e Create Raid Set O Delete Raid set The Vision of Security Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Select The Raid Set To Delete Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Capacity O VolumeSet Functions Raid Set 00 1 250 0GB Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set C Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Deleted Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls OInformation It shows all existing RAID sets in the current controller Select the RAID set number you want to delete and select the Confirm The Operation check box and th
29. Information 1033 SE Expa Raid Set Name Raid Set AR Hcti Member Disks d Lrea Raid State Degraded Je le Total Lapacitu 1280 BH Ja Free Capacitt 1268 46H Sy Min Member Disk Size 328 8GB Member Disk Channels 123x The Create Hot Spare option allows you to define a global hot spare When you choose this option in the RAID Set Function all unused physical devices connected to the current controller will appear To create a hot spare follow these steps To create a hot spare select the target disk by selecting the appropriate check box Press the ENTER key to select a disk drive and press Yes to designate it as a hot spare mus Raid Set Function Create Raid Set E Select Drives For HotSpare Max 3 HotSpare Supported ChO5 80 0GBST3800 ENTES Ch08 80 0GBST380 No 22 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration To delete a hot spare select the target hot spare disk to delete by selecting the appropriate check box Press the ENTER key to select a disk drive and press Yes to delete the hot spare Di Raid Set Function Raid Set Select The HotSpare Device To be Deleted oe dl To display RAID Set information select the desired RAID Set number and press the ENTER key The RAID Set Information will display You can only view the information of the RIAD set in this screen not modify it Maja MMe rr Raid Set Function The Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set
30. Max SATA Mode Supported The Controller 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 outstanding and completed portions of the workload The RAID system allows you to choose the following SATA Mode listed from slowest to fastest SATA150 SATA150 NCQ SATA300 SATA300 NCQ HDD Read Ahead Cache When Read Ahead is enabled set Enabled at default the drive s read ahead cache algorithm is used providing maximum performance under most circumstances Stagger Power On Control In a PC with only one or two drives the power supply can provide enough power to spin up both drives simultaneously But in systems with more than two drives the startup current from spinning up the drives all at once can overload the power supply causing damage to the power supply disk drives and other system components However allowing the host to stagger the spin up of the drives can avoid the damage New SATA drives support staggered spin up capabilities to boost reliability Staggered spin up is a very useful feature for managing multiple disk drives in a storage subsystem It gives the host the ability to spin up
31. RAID Set Function all unused physical devices connected to the current controller appear Choose the target disk by selecting the appropriate check box Press the ENTER key to select a disk drive and press Yes in the Create Hot Spare to designate it as a hot spare 2 4 Using Quick Volume Raid Setup Configuration Quick Volume RAID Setup Configuration collects all available drives and includes them in a RAID set The RAID set you created is associated with exactly one volume set You will only be able to modify the default RAID level the stripe size and the capacity of the new volume set Designating drives as Hot Spares is also possible in the raid level selection option The Volume Set default settings will be Parameter Setting O Volume Name Volume Set 00 SCSI Channel SCSI ID SCSI LUN Cache Mode Write Back Tag Queuing The default setting values can be changed after configuration is complete Follow the steps below to create arrays using the RAID Set Volume Set method 4 Choose Quick Volume Raid Setup from the main menu The available RAID levels with hot spare for the current volume set drive are displayed It is recommended that your drives of the same capacity be put in a specific array H you use drives with different capacities in an array all drives in the raid set will be set to the capacity of the smallest drive in the raid set The numbers of physical drives in a specific array determines which RAID levels tha
32. Set Name On Raid Set Capacity OPhysical Drives H series VOL 00 Raid Set 00 250 0GB OSystem Controls O Confirm The Operation OInformation Select the volume set from the list that you wish to check select the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit 60 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration 5 3 5 Stop Volume Set Check To stop checking volume consistency select Stop Volume Set Check select the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit L GeoVision The Vision of Security OQuick Function ORaidSet Functions O VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Do You Want To Stop All Volume Consistency Checking Stop Volume Set Check O Confirm The Operation OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls OInformation 5 4 Physical Drive Choose this option to select a physical disk from the Main Menu and then perform the operations listed below 5 4 1 Create Pass Through Disk To create a pass through disk select Create Pass Through This page appears L GeoVision The Vision of Security OQuick Function ORaidSet Functions OVolumeSet Functions OPhysical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive Select the IDE drive For Pass Through S elect Chamnel Capacity Model OSystem Controls Olnformation IDE Ch01 250 1GB 5T325082445 IDE Cho2 250 1GB
33. Set Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered O VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Enter The Keyword Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set C Confirm The Operation Stop Volume Set Check SEN OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls OInformation The RESCUE function can recover the missing RAID set information The RAID Controller uses the time as the RAID set signature The RAID set may have different time after the RAID set is recovered The SIGANT function can regenerate the signature for the RAID set 5 3 Volume Set Functions 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 disk capacity available in a RAID set Multiple volume sets can exist on a group of disks ina 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 5 3 1 Create Volume Set 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID set 2 Upto 16 volume sets can be created by the RAID Controller 3 The maximum addressable size of a single volume set is not limited to 2 TB because the controller is capable of 64 bit mode To c
34. a smaller stripe size Note RAID level 3 can t modify stripe size 98 Cache Mode The SATA RAID controller supports Write Through Cache and Write Back Cache Tag Queuing Enabling this option is useful for enhancing overall system performance in multi task operating systems The Command Tag Drive Channel function controls the SCSI command tag queuing support for each drive channel This function should normally remain enabled Disable this function only when using older SCSI drives that do not support command tag queuing SCSI Channel SCSI ID SCSI Lun E SCSI Channel The SATA RAID controller function is simulated as a SCSI RAID controller The host bus is represented as a SCSI channel Select the SCSI Channel D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration E SCSI ID Each SCSI device attached to the SCSI card as well as the card itself must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number A SCSI channel can connect up to 15 devices The SATA RAID Controller is a large SCSI device Assign an ID from a list of SCSI IDs E SCSI LUN Each SCSI ID can support up to 8 LUNs Most SCSI controllers treat each LUN like a SCSI disk 5 3 2 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume from RAID set select Delete Volume Set This page appears OQuick Function O gt ORaidSet Functions G e O D SI 0 n O O VolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Select The Volume Set To Delete Check Volume Set
35. al ee No ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Note 1 Once the Expand RAID Set process has started the user cannot stop it The process must be completed 2 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 completes Migrating Migration occurs when a disk is added to a RAID set Migration status is displayed in the RAID Set information screen when a disk is being added to a RAID set Migrating status is also displayed in the associated Volume State area of the Volume Set Information screen when a disk is added to a RAID set E Raid Set Function The Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Member Disks d Raid State Migrating Total Capacity 160 1GB Free Capacity gt 144 1GB Min Member Disk Size 40 0GB Member Disk Channels 1234 ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 21 L GeoVision When one of the disk drives is removed in power off state the RAID State will change to Incomplete State If a user wants to continue to work while the RAID Controller is powered on the user can use the Activate RAID Set option to activate the RAID set After the user selects this function the RAID State will change to Degraded Mode Raid Set Function Lrea The Raid Set
36. ate Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification Select Channel Capacity Model OSystem Controls IDE Ch01 250 1GB 5T325082445 OInformation Select Pass Through disk from the pass through drive pool and click Submit When the Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute page appears modify the drive attribute values OQuick Function ORaidSet Functions G e O D i Si 0 n E O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security O Physical Drives Create Pass Through Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Ch01 250 1GB ST325082445 Identify Drive OSystem Controls Volume Cache Mode Write Back ze OInformation Tagged Command Queuing Enabled sl SCSI Channel SCSI ID SCSI Lun Dein m2 sel O Confirm The Operation After you finish the selection select the Confirm The Operation check box and click Submit to complete the modification 62 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete a pass through drive from the pass through drive pool select Delete Pass Through OQwck Function ORaidSet Functions OVolumeSet Functions OPhysical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive OSystem Controls OInformation After you complete the selection select the Confirm The Operation check box and click C GeoVision The V
37. d Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor system information To define a RAID set follow these steps 1 Select RAID Set Function from the main menu 2 Select Create RAID Set A Select SATA Drive For RAID Set window appears showing the SATA drives connected to the current controller 18 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration 3 Press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select specific physical drives Press the ENTER key to associate the selected physical drive with the current RAID set Repeat this step the user can add as many disk drives as are available to a single RAID set ES Raid Set Function Create Raid Set Ch01 80 0GBST380013AS Ch04 80 0GBST380013AS JCh05 80 0GBST380013AS JChO8 80 0GBST380013AS 4 When you finish selecting SATA drives for RAID set press the ESC key A Create RAID Set confirmation screen appears select Yes to confirm it 5 The Edit The RAID Set Name dialog box appears enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for the RAID set The default RAID set name will always appear as RAID Set f Raid Set Function Create Raid Set ee AN ALARA OV TANMNMNAN AES Edit The Raid Set Name L GeoUision 3 2 2 Delete RAID Set To completely erase and reconfigure a RAID set you must first delete it and re create the RAID set To del
38. dify it 3 4 4 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete a Pass through drive from the Pass through drive pool select Physical Drive from the main menu select Delete Pass Through Drive and then press the ENTER key The Delete Pass Through confirmation screen will appear select Yes to delete it 33 L GeoVision E Hardware Monitor System information To prevent removing the wrong drive the selected disk HDD LED Indicator will light for physically locating the selected disk when the Identify Selected Device is selected This feature is not available on the GV DVR system Select this option from the main menu to set the RAID system functions The Mute Alert Beeper option is used to control the RAID Controller beeper Select Yes and press the ENTER key in the dialog box to turn the beeper off temporarily The beeper will still activate on the next event Main M Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Se Mute Alert Beeper Gre Background Tas dae Maximum SATA Mode HDD Read Ahead Cache Stagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation 34 D Main Menu of BIOS Configuration 3 5 2 Alert Beeper Setting The Alert Beeper function is used to disable or enable the RAID Controller alarm tone generator Select Disabled and press the ENTER key in the dialog box to turn the beeper off Mai Raid System Function Mute The Ale
39. displayed in the selected capacity To enter a value less than the available capacity use UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the specific capacity and press the ENTER key to accept this value If the volume set uses only part of the RAID set capacity you can use the Create Volume Set option in the main menu to define additional volume sets Available Capacity 160 1GB Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Functi Physical Drives Raid System Func Raid O Ethernet Configurg Raid 1 0 Raid 1 0 Spare Raid 3 Hardware Monitor Raid 5 System informatio Raid 3 Spare Raid 5 Spare ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Stripe size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID 0 1 5 or 6 logical drive 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 your computer does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your computer performs random reads more often select a smaller stripe size 16 D Main Menu of BIOS Configuration Main Menu MC SARA Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Selected Capacity 160 1GB Volume Set Functif total 4 Drives Physical Drives Raid System Func Raid 0 Ethernet Configurd Raid 1 0 Select Strip Size View System Eve Raid 1 0 Spare Clear Event Buffe Raid 3 Hardware Monitor Raid 5 System informa
40. e Create Volume From RAID Set dialog box appears This screen displays the existing arranged RAID sets Volume Set Function Create Volume From Raid Set i Raid Set 00 Raid Set 01 UVW e VIL H System information 3 Select the RAID set number and press the ENTER key The Volume Creation dialog box appears This screen displays a summary of the current volume set s settings 24 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration Volume Set Function Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level SN Capacity 160 1GB Stripe Size 64K SCSI Channel 0 SCSI ID 0 SCSI LUN SH Cache Mode Write Back Tag Queuing Enabled 4 You can modify the default values of the volume name capacity RAID level stripe size disk info cache mode and tag queuing 5 After completing the modification of the volume set press the ESC key to confirm it The Initialization Mode dialog box appears 6 Select Foreground Faster Completion for faster initialization of the selected volume set Select Background Instant Available for normal initialization of the selected volume set 7 Repeat Steps 3 to 6 to create additional volume sets 8 The initialization percentage of volume set will be displayed at the button line The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set You can rename the volume set providing it does not exceed the limit of 15 characters Volume Name Volume Set 00 Raid Level aes Capacity
41. e SNMP Trap Notification Configurations include level 1 serious level 2 error level 3 Warning and level 4 Information The level 4 covers notification events such as initialization of the controller and initiation of the rebuilding process Level 3 includes events which require the issuance of warning messages Level 2 covers notification events which once have happen Level 1 is the highest level and covers events the need immediate attention and action from the administrator You can refer to Charts of Event Notification above for examples of events D Web Based Configuration 4 2 Web Based RAID Configuration Utility To enter the configuration page of RAID Controller highlight Controller 01 PCI on the ArchHTTP dialog box and then click Start It will pop up a dialog box for authentication User name admin Password admin The web based RAID Configuration utility displays the current configuration of your RAID Controller It displays the RAID Set List Volume Set List and Physical Disk List The current configuration can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the menu See 5 6 1 RaidSet Hierarchy e RAID Set Hierarchy OQuek Function d WM GeoVision O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives Raid Set Hierarchy OSystem Controls Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Td Lun Volume State Capacity Raid Set 00 Ch01 ST325082445 0f0 2 Normal 250 1GB Raid Set 01 Ch03 H ser
42. e the HDD SMART Status Polling function first 3 9 System Information Choose this option to display Main processor CPU Instruction cache and data cache size firmware version serial number controller model name and the cache memory size Raid Sat Funj_Te system formation Volume Set Main Processor 500MHz 10P331 Physical Drivd CPU Cache Size 32KB Raid System CPUDCache Size 32KB Write Back System Infor CGuztem Memor gt 128MB 333MHz View System Firmware Version V1 31 2004 5 31 Clear Event H BOOT ROM Version V1 34 2004 9 29 Hardware Mo Serial Number 1100 2116 6633 O ENEE ARC 1120 ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 41 L GeoVision 4 Web Based Configuration The ArcHTTP Proxy Server starts at system startup allowing you to configure RAID arrays Mail alerts and SNMP alerts via the browser Note For the first time usage do not configure hard drives by the web based utility otherwise the RAID configuration will fail Use the BIOS based configuration utility instead The Server provides you with two options e Controller 01 PCI To enter the configuration page of RAID Controller highlight the item and then click Start For more information see 4 2 Web Based RAID Configuration Utility e Cfg Assistant To enter the configuration page of ArcHTTP Proxy Server highlight the item and then click Start For more information see 4 1 ArcHTTP Proxy Server Co
43. efault value Admin Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Ethernet Configuration Vi e View System Events Clear Event Buffer 1 Hardware Monitor System information ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 2 2 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets With RAID Configuration Utility you can configure RAID sets and volume sets automatically using Quick Volume Raid Setup or manually using Raid Set Volume Set Function Each configuration method requires a different level of user input Generally configuring RAID sets and volume sets proceed as follows Designate hot spares pass through drives optional Choose a configuration method Create RAID sets using the available physical drives Define volume sets using the space available in the RAID Set Initialize the volume sets and use Volume Sets as logical drives in the host OS 2 3 Designating Drives as Hot Spares Any unused disk drive that is not part of a RAID set can be designated as a hot spare The Quick Volume RAID Setup configuration will add the spare disk drive and automatically display the appropriate RAID level from which the user can select For the RAID Set Function Configuration option you can use the Create Hot Spare option to define the hot spare disk drive GeoVision When a hot spare disk drive is being created by the Create Hot Spare option in the
44. en click Submit to delete it 5 2 3 Expand RAID Set When a disk is added to your system you can expand a RAID set This function becomes active when at least one drive is available To expand a RAID set select Expand Raid Set This page appears OQuick Function H ORaidSet Functions Create Raid Set O Delete Raid set The Vision of Security Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set p mg a Create Hot Spare Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Capacity O VolumeSet Functions Raid Set 00 1 250 0GB Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls OInformation Select the RAID set to be expanded Select the disk and the Confirm The Operation check box and then click Submit 99 L GeoUision 5 2 4 Activate Incomplete RAID Set If one of the disk drives is removed when power is off the RAID set state will change to Incomplete State lf you want to continue to power on the SATA RAID controller you can use the Activate RAID Set option to active the RAID set After you complete this procedure the Raid State will change to Degraded Mode To activate the incomplete RAID select Activate Raid Set This page appears OQuick Function ORaidSet Functions Create Raid Set D Delete Raid set The Vision of Security Expand Raid Set Ac
45. er Ex eMap Editor tod Control Center Service s Hot Swap HOD Tool CANT Repair z Disk Management Sc Dynamic DWS Service El Past Backup and Restore E GN Kevboard 8 Internet Explorer Ka Lan Viewlog En Multicarn Installation ei Nero GN RAID Controller 9 RAID Console 5 RAID Mail Alert Configuration is Watermark Proof e GR y 43 L GeoUision 4 1 ArcHTTP Proxy Server Configurations To enter the configuration page of ArcHT TP Proxy Server highlight Cfg Assistant on the ArcHTTP dialog box and then click Start The ArcHTTP Proxy Server configurations include General Configuration Mail Configuration and SNMP Trap Configuration 4 1 1 General Configuration On the General Configurations page you can change the basic settings of the Server ARCHTTP Configurations General Co ahon General Configurations Mail Configuration Binding IP SNMP Trap Co ation HTTP Port Display HTTP Connection Information To Console Scanning PCI Device O Yes ONo Scanning RS 232 Device O Yes O No Scanning Inband Device O Yes O No O Confirm The Operation Yes No Binding IP This item shows the current IP address of the Server The default blinding IP is 127 0 0 1 HTTP Port You can change the default HTTP ports 81 and 82 By default the RAID Controller configuration page is set to 81 and the Server configuration page is 82 The port you assign here will be picked up by the RAID Controller con
46. er stripe size 5 When you are finished defining the volume set press the ENTER key to confirm the Quick Volume And Raid Set Setup function system reads and writes The operating system can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete In Fast Initialization the initialization proceeds must be completed before the volume Foreground Fast Completion Press the ENTER key to define fast initialization or Selected the Background Instant Available In the background Initialization the initialization proceeds as a background task the volume set is fully accessible for set ready for system accesses Initialize the volume set you have just configured D If you need to add additional volume set using main menu Create Volume Set function Note A user can use this method to examine the existing configuration The modify volume set configuration method provides the same functions as the create volume set configuration method In the volume set function you can use modify volume set to change all volume set parameters except for capacity size 3 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration The main menu shows all functions that are available for executing actions which is accomplished by clicking on the appropriate link Note The manufacture default password is set to ADMIN this password can be modified by selecting Change Password in the RAID System Function
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48. et 00 Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Name H series YOL 00 Member Disks 8 OPhysical Drives Volume Raid Level Raid5 e Max Capacity Allowed 2240 GB OSystem Controls Select Volume Capacity 2240 GB Greater Two TB Volume Support v Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization v OInformation Volume Stripe Size 64 e KBytes Volume Cache Mode Write Back v Tagged Command Queuing Enabled SCSI Channel SCSI ID SCSI Lun pel E 0 E O Confirm The Operation All values can be modified except Max Capacity Allowed After you complete the modification select the Confirm The Operation check box and click Submit 5 3 4 Check Volume Set Use this option to verify the correctness of the redundant data in a volume set For example in a system with dedicated parity volume set check means computing the parity of the data disk drives and comparing the results to the contents of the dedicated parity disk drive The RaidSet Hierarchy option in the menu of Information also displays the information about checking percentage To check a volume set from a RAID set select Check Volume Set This page appears OQuick Function o Lei ORaidSet Functions G e D D SI 0 D 5 O O VolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Select The Volume Set To Be Checked Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Select Volume
49. ete a RAID set select the RAID set number that the user wants to delete in the Select RAID Set to Delete screen When the Delete RAID Set dialog box appears press Yes key to delete it O Raabe Raid Set Function Delete Raid Cat Select Raid Set To Delete a Raid ei o SSS Raid Set 0 No ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Warning Data on the RAID set will be lost if this option is used 3 2 3 Expand RAID Set Instead of deleting a RAID set and recreating it with additional disk drives the Expand RAID Set function allows the user to add disk drives to the RAID set that has already been created To expand a RAID set follow these steps 1 Select the Expand RAID Set option If there is an available disk the Select SATA Drives For RAID Set Expansion screen will appear 2 Select the target RAID set by clicking on the appropriate radio button Select the target disk by selecting the appropriate check box 3 Press Yes to start expansion of the RAID set 20 D Main Menu of BIOS Configuration The new additional capacity can be utilized by one or more volume sets Follow the instruction presented in the Volume Set Function to modify the volume sets operation system specific utilities may be required to expand operating system partitions Maja Me au O Raid Set Function Create Raid Set Select Drives For Raid Set Expansion FIcho5 80 0GBST380 FC Sue Sale ES ta
50. figuration page the Server will pick up the next number as HTTP port e g you enter port 1000 for the RAID configuration page port 1001 will be picked up by the Server configuration page Note If your GV DVR system is behind a firewall make sure the default ports 81 and 82 are open otherwise you cannot configure the Server and RAID Controller Display HTTP Connection Information To Console The default setting is No Scanning PCI Device Not available m Scanning RS 232 Not available Scanning Inband Device Not available After the changes are made select the Confirm The Operation check box and click Submit 44 4 1 2 Mail Configuration D Web Based Configuration You can configure the mail server to send system notifications for the remote administrator Click Mail Configuration from the menu This page appears ARCHTTP Configurations General Co ation SMTP Server Configuration Mail Configuration SNMP Trap Co ation SMTP Server IP Address Mail Address Configurations Sender Name Account MailTo Namel MailTo Name MailTo Name MailTo Named Event Notification Configurations Disable Event Notification Urgent Error Notification Serious Error Notification Warning Error Notification Information Notification O Notification For No Event Mail Address Password Mal Address Mal Address Mail Address Mal
51. ies VOL 00 0 00 Normal 250 0GB Ch04 OInformation IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Chol Pass Through 250 1GB ST3250824A5 Ch02 Hot Spare 250 1GB ST3250824A5 Ch03 Raid Set 01 250 1GB ST325082445 Cho4 Raid Set 01 250 1GB 21325082445 Cho5 Free 250 1GB ST325062045 Ch06 Free 250 1GB ST325082445 Cho Failed 250 1GB ST325082445 Chos Free 250 1GB ST325082445 e RAID Set Information To display RAID set information select the desired RAID set number The RAID set information will be displayed 49 L GeoVision OQuick Function 6 e ORaidSet Functions L G e Ch y i SI 0 D 3 o OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives Raid Set Information OSystem Controls Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Member Disks tC Total Raw Capacity 250 1GB Free Raw Capacity 0 0GB Min Member Disk Size 250 1GB Raid Set State Normal OlInformation e Volume Set Information To display volume set information select the desired Volume Set number The volume set Information will be displayed OQuick Function e Lei ORaidSet Functions L G e T y d SI 0 D 5 O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives Volume Set Information OSystem Controls TE Volume Set Name ST3250824AS Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Volume Capacity 250 1GB SCSI ChiId Lun 10 0 2 Raid Level Pass Through Stripe Size NA Block Size 512Bytes Member Disks A Cache Mode Write Back Tagged Q
52. ion Note 1 In Quick Create your volume 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 system 2 If volume capacity exceeds 2TB the utility will show the Greater 2 TB volume Support item Select For Windows from the drop down list DO NOT select Use 64 bit LBA that will not work on the GV DVR system 5 2 RAID Set Functions Use the RAID Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system Manual configuration can provide full control of the RAID set settings but it will take longer time to complete than the Quick Volume RAID Setup configuration Select RAID Set Functions to manually configure the raid set for the first time or delete and reconfigure existing raid sets A RAID set is a group of disks containing one or more volume sets 5 2 1 Create RAID Set To create a RAID set select Create RAID Set This page appears L GeoVision The Vision of Security OQuick Function ORaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select The IDE Drives For RAID Set Select Channel Capacity Model O VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set stop Volume Set Check OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls IDE Ch01 IDE Ch02 IDE Ch03 IDE Ch04
53. ision of Security Select The Pass Through Disk To Delete Select Channel IDE Ch01 Capacity 250 1GB O Confirm The Operation Submit to delete the disk 5 4 4 Identify Selected Drive To prevent removal of the wrong drive the selected disk LED will light so as to physically ST3250824A45 Model locate the intended disk when Identify Selected Drive is selected This feature is not available on the GV DVR system OQuick Function ORaidSet Functions OVolumeSet Functions O Physical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive OSystem Controls OInformation L GeoVision The Vision of Security Select The IDE Device For Identification Select Channel IDE Ch01 IDE Ch02 250 1GB 250 1GB Capacity ST3250824AS ST3250824AS Model IDE Ch03 250 1GB ST3230824A5 IDE Ch04 IDE Ch05 IDE Ch06 IDE Ch07 IDE Ch08 250 1GB 250 1GB 250 1GB 250 1GB 250 1GB ST3250824A S ST3250620AS ST3250824AS ST3250824AS 3T3250824AS 63 L GeoUision 5 5 System Controls 5 5 1 System Config To set the RAID system function click System Controls and then select System Config The System Configurations page appears OQuick Function P ORaidSet Functions G e T y l S 0 n gt O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives System Configurations 4 3 OSystem Controls System
54. liability Very high e Reads are higher than a single disk e Writes are similar to a single disk e Transfer rates are more similar to those of RAID 1 than RAID 0 e Reads are similar to RAID 0 e Writes are slower than a single disk e Reads are similar to RAID O e Writes are slower than a single disk e Reads are similar to RAID O e Writes are slower than a single disk Very high for both Reads and Writes e Reads are twice as fast as a single disk e Writes are similar to a single disk e Reads are twice as fast as a single disk e Writes are similar to a single disk e Reads are close to being twice as fast as single disk e Writes are similar to a single disk e Reads are similar to RAID 0 e Writes are slower than a single disk e Reads are similar to RAID O e Writes are slower than a single disk GeoUision 1 2 RAID Set A RAID set is a group of disks connected to a RAID controller A RAID set contains one or more volume sets The RAID set itself does not define the RAID level the RAID level is defined within each volume set So volume sets are contained within RAID sets and the RAID level is defined within the volume set If physical disks of different capacities 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 3 Volume Set Each volume set is see
55. n Mode The RAID controller uses drive truncation so that drives from differing 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 The controller provides three truncation modes in the system configuration Multiples Of 10G Multiples Of 1G and No Truncation Multiples Of 10G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 122 5 GB and the other 120 GB The drive at Truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 123 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 122 5 GB and the other 122 4 GB The drive at Truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other No Truncation It does not truncate the capacity 5 5 2 SNMP Configuration Select SNMP Configuration this page appears Note The SNMP configuration will not work on this page For configurations please see 4 1 3 SNMP Trap Configuration 66 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration OQuick Function Wf ORaidSet Functions G e 0 D H SI 0 n O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives SNMP System Configurations OSy
56. n by the host system as a single logical device i e a single large virtual hard disk A volume set will use a specific RAID level which will require one or more physical disks depending on the RAID level used RAID level refers to the level of performance and data protection of a volume set The capacity of a volume set can consume all or a portion of the available disk capacity in a RAID Set Multiple volume sets can exist in a RAID Set For the RAID Controller a volume set must be created either on an exiting RAID Set or ona group of available individual disks that will become part of a RAID Set If there are pre existing RAID Sets with available capacity and enough disks for the desired RAID Level then the volume set can be created in the existing RAID set of the user s choice D BIOS Configuration 2 BIOS Configuration The RAID Configuration Utility is BIOS based and is used to configure RAID sets and volume sets Because the utility resides in the RAID Controller firmware operation is independent of any operating systems on your computer This utility can be used to e Create RAID sets e Expand RAID sets e Add physical drives e Define volume sets e Modify volume sets e Modify RAID level stripe size e Define pass through disk drives e Modify system functions and e Designate drives as hot spares 2 1 Starting the RAID Configuration Utility This section explains how to use the RAID Configuration Utility to
57. nfigurations ARCHTTP 127 0 0 1 File Tools Service HTTP Port Controller 0 PCI E Running GR Cfg Assistant Running 2007 05 29 17 39 20 Application Started 2007 05 29 17 39 21 1 controllers found 2007 05 29 17 40 29 Launch Atte t 27 0 0 1 51 Caution e The GV desktop mode is designed without system tray so please do not minimize the ArcHTTP dialog box Otherwise you cannot call it up again e After you close the ArcHTTP dialog box please click the Programs button on the GV Desktop and then select RAID Controller to bring it up again 42 D Web Based Configuration Access Options on GV Desktop To access configuration pages easily direct links are also provided on the GV Desktop On the GV Desktop click the Programs button and select the following options to the desired configuration page e RAID Controller Brings up the ArcHTTP dialog box e RAID Console Links to the web based RAID configuration page See 4 2 Web Based RAID Configuration Utility e RAID Mail Alert Configuration Links to the Mail Configuration page See 4 7 2 Mail Configuration Note If you have modified the default blind IP 127 0 0 1 of ArcHTTP Proxy Server the links RAID Console and RAID Mail Alert Configuration will be invalid For blind IP setting see 4 1 1 General Configuration e Multicam Surveillance System Gi Video Log 3 Backup System A Repair DataBase Utility Dr Remote Playback Serv
58. nitor Information page appears OOmek Function d OR ander Functions G e 0 D SI 0 D ai OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives Hardware Monitor Information Fan Speed 2475 EPM OInformaton B attery Status Not Installed Radoet Hierarch Hdd 1 Temperature 30 C System Information ce eT eee DAC Temperature 2 STE DA Temperature 2U TC Hddita Temperature 2U TC DA Temperature 48 S Hddit Temperature 20 E DA Temperature 30 S DA Temperature 29 E OsSvstem Controls The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature and fan speed I O Processor fan of the RAID Controller 71
59. pe L Line Draw X Redraw 3 3 3 Modify Volume Set To modify a volume set follow these steps 1 Select Volume Set Function from the main menu 2 Select Modify Volume Set and press the ENTER key All RAID Set items appear 3 Select a RAID Set number and press the ENTER key All Volume Set items within that RAID set appear 4 Select the Volume Set that is to be changed and press the ENTER key 5 The properties of the selected Volume Set appear All values can be modified except the capacity 29 L GeoVision Volume Set Func Select Volume To Modify Volume Modification Volume Name Volume Set DU Raid Level 6 Capacity 160 1GB Stripe Size 64K SCSI Channel 0 SCSI ID 0 SCSI LUN 0 Cache Mode Write Back Tag Queuing Enabled ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 3 3 4 Check Volume Set Use this option to verify the correctness of the redundant data in a volume set For example in a system with a dedicated parity disk drive a volume set check entails computing the parity of the data disk drives and comparing those results to the contents of the dedicated parity disk drive To check the volume set follow these steps 1 Select Volume Set Function from the main menu 2 Select Check Volume Set and press the ENTER key All RAID Set items appear 3 Select a RAID Set number and press the ENTER key All Volume Set items within that RAID set appea
60. r 4 Select the Volume Set that is to be checked and press the ENTER key to start the check 30 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration Use this option to stop all of the Check Volume Set operations Volume Set Fun Select Volume To Check J Check Volume Set 00 ify Raid Set OM O Aa Raid Set 0 O Display System information To display Volume Set information follow these steps 1 Select the desired Volume Set number and then press the ENTER key 2 The Volume Set Information will be shown You can only view the information of this Volume Set on this screen not modify it Volume Set Name Volume Set 00 Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Volume Capacity 160 1GB Volume State Normal SCSI CH Id Lun 0 0 0 RAID Level 6 Stripe Size Member Disk d Cache Attribute Write Back Tag Queuing Enabled 31 L GeoVision 3 4 Physical Drives Choose this option from the main menu to select a physical disk and perform the operations listed above 3 4 1 View Drive Information When you choose this option the physical disks connected the SATA RAID controllers are listed Select the desired drive and press the ENTER key to view drive information RR RE Model Name ST380013AS Serial Number 5JV944ZF Firmware Rev Ae Disk Capacity 80 0 GB PIO Mode Mode 4 Current UDMA SATA150 6 Supported UDMA SATA150 6 Device State RaidSet Member Timeout Count dr Media Errors du SMART Read Error Rate
61. r the Volume Set Highlight the desired Raid Level and press the ENTER key The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select a RAID level and press the ENTER key to confirm 57 L GeoUision Capacity The maximum volume size is the default initial setting Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application Greater Two TB Support If volume capacity exceeds 2T6 this item appears Select For Windows from the drop down list Do not select Use 64bit LBA since this selection does not work on the GV DVR system Initialization Mode Press the Enter key to define fast initialization or select the Background Instant Available When Background Initialization begins the initialization proceeds as a background task the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes The operating system can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete When Fast Initialization begins the initialization proceeds must be completed before the volume set ready for system accesses Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 RAID 1E 5 or 6 logical drives 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 your computer does mostly sequential reads However if your computer does random reads more often select
62. re Once the password is set you can only monitor and configure the RAID Controller with the correct password To set or change the RAID Controller password click Modify Password The Modify System Password page appears 68 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration OQuick Function d gt ORaidSet Functions G e 0 D SI 0 n O OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls Modify System Password System Config SNMP Co ation View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Enter New Password Clear Event Buffer Modify Password fy Password Re Enter New Password Enter Original Password Upgrade Firmware O Confirm The Operation OInformation The default password is admin The password is used to protect the RAID Controller from unauthorized entry The Controller will check the password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen The RAID Controller will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in ten seconds To disable the password leave the fields blank Once you confirm the modification the existing password will be cleared Then no password checking will occur when entering the main menu 5 5 Update Firmware GeoVision will periodically release the updated firmware To update the firmware follow these steps 1 Click System Controls and select Upgrade Firmware This page appears OQwck Function
63. reate a volume set on a RAID set click Create Volume Set The Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It page shows all RAID set numbers Select the RAID set number that is to be used and then click Submit 96 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration OQuick Function H ORaidSet Functions G 0 D i SI 0 n O OVolumesSet Functions The Vision of Security Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It Check Volume Set stop Volume Set Check Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Capacity OPhysical Drives O Raid Set 00 1 250 0GB OSystem Controls OInformation This option allows you to select the volume name capacity RAID level stripe size SCSI ID LUN cache mode and tag queuing OO mek Function ORaidSet Functions CS d 0 D i Si 0 n 4 j O OVolumeSet Functions r s Create Volume Set The Wisin ef Security Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Enter Volume Attribute On Raid Set 00 Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume eee OPhysical Drives Member Disks E Volume Raid Level System Control AE Max Capacity Allowed 2230 GB Olnformation Select Volume Capacity GEB Volume Stripe Size BA KBytes Confirm The Operation e Volume Name The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set You can rename the volume set providing it does not exceed the 15 characters limit e RAID Level Set the RAID level fo
64. rt Beeper Alert Beeper aras Change Pass Alert Beeper Setting JBOD RAID F Disabled Background Enabled HDD Read Ahead Cache Stagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redra 3 5 3 Change Password The manufacturer default password is set to ADMIN The password option allows the user to set or clear the password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can monitor and configure the controller only by providing the correct password The Controller will check the password only when entering the main menu from the initial screen The system will automatically go back to the initial screen if it does not receive any command in 20 seconds gt To set or change the password select RAID System Function and press Change Password The Enter New Password screen will appear gt To disable the password only press the ENTER key in both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password column The existing password will be cleared No password checking will occur when entering the main menu 35 L GeoVision Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper i Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function Background Task Priority Maximum SATA Mode HDD Read Ahead Cache Stagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED it HDD SMART Status Polling
65. sk Write Cache Mode ity Truncation ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw 3 5 9 Empty HDD slot HDD The Empty HDD Slot HDD option is to set up the Failed LED light ON or OFF When each slot has a power LED for the HDD installed identify the user can set this option to OFF Choose this option ON the failed LED light will flash red light if no HDD installed This feature is not available on the GV DVR system 3 5 10 HDD SMART Status Polling An external RAID enclosure has the hardware monitor in the dedicated backplane that can report HDD temperature status to the controller However PCI cards do not use backplanes if the drives are internal to the main server chassis The type of enclosure cannot report the HDD temperature to the controller 38 Main Menu of BIOS Configuration For this reason HDD SMART Status Polling was added to enable scanning of the HDD temperature function It is necessary to enable the HDD SMART Status Polling function before SMART information is accessible This function is disabled by default Mai Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password Background Tas HDD SMART Status Polling Maximum SATA Disabled HDD Read Ahea Stagger Power o Enabled HDD SMART Status rumny Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation This function is not available on the GV DVR system is The user can set the
66. so known as mirroring e All data replicated on N separated disks N is almost always 2 e This is a high availability solution but due to the 100 duplication it is also a costly solution e Half of drive capacity in array are devoted to mirroring e Also known as Block Interleaved Parity e Data and parity information are subdivided and distributed across all disks e Parity must be equal to the smallest disk capacity in the array Parity information normally stored on a dedicated parity disk e Also known as Bit Interleaved Parity e Data and parity information are subdivided and distributed across all disks e Parity data consumes the capacity of 1 disk drive e Parity information normally stored on a dedicated parity disk e Also Known as Block Interleaved Distributed Parity e Data and parity information are subdivided and distributed across all disks e Parity data consumes the capacity of 2 disk drives e RAID 6 provides the highest reliability e Similar to RAID 5 but does two different parity computations e RAID 6 offers fault tolerance greater than RAID 1 or RAID 4 e Parity data consumes the capacity of 2 disk drives No data protection e Lower than RAID 6 e Higher than RAID 3 and 5 e Lower than RAID 6 e Higher than RAID 3 and 5 e Lower than RAID 1 1E and 6 e Higher than a single drive e Lower than RAID 1 1E and 6 e Higher than a single drive Highest re
67. stem Controls System Config SNMP Configuration Community View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer D Confirm The Operation Modify Password Upgrade Firmware OInformation 5 5 3 View Events Mute Beeper To view the RAID Controller s information select View Events Mute Beeper This page appears O Quick Function ORaidSet Functions G e 0 y i si 0 n O 7 4 OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives System Events Information OSystem Controls System Config Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors SNMP Co ation Vaw E Tee Deiner 2007 5 4 15 43 12 Proxy Or Inband HTTP Log In Generate Test Event 2007 5 4 15 40 15 IDE Channel 7 Device Fale d SMART Clear Event Butter 2007 5 4 1540 14 H W Monitor Raid Powered On Modity Password 2007 5 4 13 21 53 IDE Channel 7 Device Failed SMART 2007 5 4 13 21 52 HW Monitor Raid Powered On OInformation 2007 5 3 18 22 24 Proxy Or Inband HTTP Log In 2007 5 3 18 21 1 IDE Channel 7 Device Failed SMART 2007 5 3 18 21 0 HEW Monitor Raid Powered On 2007 5 3 18 7 38 Proxy Or Inband HTTP Log In 2007 5 3 18 5 57 IDE Channel 7 Device Fale d SMART 2007 5 3 18 5 56 HW Monitor Raid Powered On 2007 5 3 17 16 11 Proxy Or Inband HTTP Log In 2007 5 3 17 12 54 IDE Channel 4 Device Inserted 2007 5 3 17 12 14 Prozy OrInband HTTP Log In 2007 5 3 16 10 48 Proxy Or Inband HTTP Log In Upgrade Firmware
68. t can be implemented in the array RAID O requires 1 or more physical drives RAID 1 requires at least 2 physical drives RAID 1 Spare requires at least 3 physical drives RAID 1 0 requires at least 4 physical drives RAID 3 requires at least 3 physical drives RAID 5 requires at least 3 physical drives RAID 3 Spare requires at least 4 physical drives RAID 5 Spare requires at least 4 physical drives RAID 6 requires at least 4 physical drives RAID 6 Spare requires at least 5 physical drives Highlight the desired RAID level for the volume set and press the ENTER key to confirm The capacity for the current volume set is entered after highlighting the desired RAID level and pressing the ENTER key The capacity for the current volume set is displayed Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to set the capacity of the volume set and press the ENTER key to confirm The available stripe sizes for the current volume set are then displayed 12 D BIOS Configuration Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the current volume set stripe size and press the ENTER key to confirm This parameter specifies the size of the stripes written to each disk in a RAID 0 1 5 or 6 Volume Set You can set the stripe size to 4 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger stripe size provides better read performance especially when the computer performs mostly sequential reads However if the computer performs random read requests more often choose a small
69. ted portions of the workload Raid System Function Maximum SATA Mode SATA150 SATA150 NCQ SATA300 SATA300 NCQ HDD Read Ahead Cache Stagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation Ahea Allow Read Ahead When Enabled the drive s read ahead cache algorithm is used providing maximum performance under most circumstances This function is enabled by default Mai Raid System Function Maximum SATA Mode HDD Read Ahead Cache Stagger Power on Empty HDD slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Controller Fan Detection Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation 37 L GeoVision 3 5 8 Stagger Power On In a PC system with only one or two drives the power can supply enough power to spin up both drives simultaneously But in systems with more than two drives the startup current from spinning up the drives all at once can overload the power supply causing damage to the power supply disk drives and other system components This damage can be avoided by allowing the host to stagger the spin up of the drives New SATA drives have support staggered spin up capabilities to boost reliability The RAID Controller has included the option for the user to select the value for staggered power up The value can be selected from 0 4ms to 6ms per step that powers up one drive A Raid System Function Stagger Power On Controller Fan Detection Di
70. time please use BIOS configuration only If you use the web based configuration RAID build will fail Later you can use the web based configuration to manage the RAID Controller system For details on the BIOS configuration see Chapter 2 and 3 For details on the web based configuration see Chapter 4 and 5 L GeoVision Order of Hard Drive Slots Remember the order of hard drive slots on the GV DVR System When there is a warning message or buzzer on the failed hard drive follow these procedures 1 Check which hard disk failed from Raid Set Hierarchy of the web based configuration page 2 Remove the failed one in the correct slot Warning If you remove the hard drive in the wrong slot you could suffer data loss e Raid Set Hierarchy In Information RaidSet Hierarchy you can view the status of each hard drive In this figure ChO5 hard drive No 5 failed T Chuck Fancooa OH TER sei GeoVision T Volume er Eur Dons e T Physical Drives H ad Ser lite ach T Syctem Controls Rad Sei TE Channels Volume Se Ch Td Loni Volume State Capacity T Information Raid Set W 00 Cho Heseries VOLO pm Degraded 10 058 IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Cho Fund Set 00 320 11GB STIIZ0B0S Rad Set ROU 320 13B STINKS V Rad Ser H Oo 750 266 STIT Rad Ser 00 420 TGH SIF42D6205 HA NA HA Rad Ger 00 320 18 SIRO Paid Ser KOU 730 238 SI 0DEA0SN RA NA WA 1 Overview of RAID 1 Overview of RAID
71. tio Raid 3 Spare Raid 5 Spare ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Select Yes in the Create Vol RAID Set dialog box the RAID set and volume set will start to initialize Available Capacity 160 1GB Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Selected Capacity 160 1GB Volume Set Funcjiar Physical Drives Total 4 Drives Raid System Fu Raid 0 Create Vol Raid Set re Ethernet Configu Raid 1 0 IECH View System Eve Yes Raid 1 0 No Clear Event Buffe Spare Hardware Monito Raid 3 16K System informati Be Raid 3 Spare ArrowKey Or AZ Move Select Foreground Faster Completion or Background Instant Available for initialization 17 L GeoVision Available Capacity 160 1GB Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Selected Capacity 160 1GB Volume Set Funct Total 4 Drives Physical Drives Raid System Fund Raid 0 Initialization Mode Ethernet Configur Raid 1 0 View System Eve Raid 1 0 Foreground Faster Completeion Clear Event Buffe Raid 3 Background Instant Available Hardware Monito Raid 5 System informatio Raid 3 Spare Raid 5 Spare Manual configuration gives complete control of the RAID set setting but it will take longer to configure than Quick Volume RAID Setup Select RAID Set Function to manually configure the RAID set for the first time or delete existing RAID sets and reconfigure the RAID set Quick Volume Raid Setup Rai
72. tivate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Select The Raid Set To Activate Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Capacity O VolumeSet Functions Raid Set 00 1 250 0GB Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check OPhysical Drives OSystem Controls OInformation It shows the RAID sets existing on the current controller Select the RAID set to activate in the select column Click Submit to activate the RAID set that had a disk removed or failed in the power off state The SATA RAID controller will continue to work in degraded mode 5 2 5 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option allows you to define a global hot spare All unused physical devices connected to the current controller display on the Select The IDE Drives For Hot Spare page 94 OQwck Function ORaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set O VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set stop Volume Set Check OPhysical Drives L GeoVision D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration The Vision of Security Select The IDE Drives For Hot Spare Select Channel Capacity IDEChO2 250 1GB IDE Ch03 IDE Ch04 250 1GB 250 1GB 3T3250824AS 3T3250824AS 3T3250824AS Model IDE Ch05 230 1GB ST325062045
73. ueuing Enabled Volume State Normal e Drive Information To display drive information select the desired physical drive number The drive Information will be displayed OQuick Function 8 Lei ORaidSet Functions L G e 0 y SI 0 D 5 0 OVolumeSet Functions The Vision of Security OPhysical Drives IDE Drive Information OSystem Controls IDE Channel 1 Model Name ST3250824AS _ Serial Number 4ND265LG Firmware Rev 3 AAE Disk Capacity 250 1GB Current SATA Mode SATA150 NCODepth32 Supported SATA Mode SATA300 NCODepth32 Device State NORMAL Timeout Count 0 Media Error Count 0 SMART Read Error Rate 117 6 SMART Spinup Time 98 0 SMART Reallocation Count 100 36 SMART Seek Error Rate 8060 SMART Spinup Retries 100697 SMART Calibration Retries NANA Olnformation The SMART Attribute Threshold Is A Normalized Value The Value Is The Larger The Better Tf The Attribute Value Is Smaller Than The Threshold Value The Disk Is In Unstable State 90 D Main Menu of Web Based Configuration 5 Main Menu of Web based Configuration The Main Menu shows all available functions Create a default configuration which is based on the number of Quick Function physical disks installed it can modify the volume set capacity RAID level and stripe size RAID Set Functions Create a customized RAID set Create customized volume sets and modify the existed volume Vol
74. ume Set Functions sets parameter Create pass through disks and modify the existing pass through Physical Drives drives parameters Also provides the function to identify disk drives blinking LED System Controls set the RAID system configuration moman View the controller information The RAID set hierarchy can be viewed with the RaidSet Hierarchy option Note The login user name and password by default is admin 5 1 Quick Function The number of physical drives in the RAID Controller determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the RAID set You can create a RAID set associated with exactly one volume set Click Quick Function and select Quick Create This page appears OQuick Function Quick Create CG Bang ORaidSet Functions G e iD D S 0 D The Vision of Security OVolumeSet Functions OPhysical Drives Quick Create Raid Volume Set al in Total Number Of Disks g Olnformation Select Raid Level Raid 5 Spare Y Maximum Capacity Allowed 190 GB Select Capacity 1920 4 Greater Two TB Volume Support For Windows Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization e Select Stripe Size 64 e KBytes O Confirm The Operation You can change the RAID level stripe size and capacity A hot spare option is also created depending on the existing configuration Select the Confirm The Operation check box and click Submit The RAID set and volume set will start to initialize 91 L GeoUis
75. ystem fails the parity information can be used to reconstruct the data from that drive All drives in the array system can be used to seek operations at the L GeoUision same time greatly increasing the performance of the RAID system This is also the primary reason that RAID 5 is more often implemented in RAID arrays CU elt ba EN WC ENEE Logical Disk Blocks o Parity EL Physical Disk 1 1 6 RAID 6 Similar to RAID 5 RAID 6 performs two different parity computations or the same computation on overlapping subsets of the data RAID 6 offers greater fault tolerance but only consumes the capacity of 2 disk drives for distributed parity scheme Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives and then a second set of parity is calculated and written across all of the drives AO B0 C0 DO Al 01 1 F1 C2 O2 E2 F2 EDS Logical Disk f RAID 6 P 0 Redundancy Blocks Billlocks CiBlocks DiBlocks E Blocks Blocks ES E EN El E Ca ai o 0 ki V _ on e E P bel mmj Re e 7 ad rb Bi pen RB Y Physical Me pare tee Ra RB JE o Disk 3 x Diki Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 5 Disk 6 1 Overview of RAID 1 1 7 Summary of RAID Levels Features and Performance RAID Description Min Data Data UO Level H Drives Reliability Transfer Rate Request Rate e Also known as striping e Data distributed across multiple drives in the array e There is no data protection e Al

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