DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box
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1. Event Log viewer Specify Firmware Opens the Firmware Selection dialog Backup Button a Accessing the Backup Button Dialog Action Menu Start Rebuild Initiates a Rebuild to the target drive Start Verify Initiates a Verify activity on the selected drive Abort Rebuild Abort the rebuild process only selectable when a Rebuild operation is active Abort Verify Abort the Verify process only selectable when a Verify operation is active NOTE These Action Menu items are available only when a RAID 1 SAFE volume is configured 16 User Manual Toolbar Buttons Configure Box Schedule Drive Verify Configure Pop Ups Specify Policy Information Specify Email Notification Event Log Specify Firmware Backup Button DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box Opens the Basic Configuration Wizard appears only when using GUI Configuration mode Schedule a disk Verify activity appears only when SAFE volume exists Configure the Pop Up messages Shows the Rebuild Policy settings appears only when SAFE volume exists Configure the operation of email message notification View the Event Log View the current version or download an updated version of the SteelVine Storage Processor firmware Configure the third party backup application that should be launched when the Backup Button is pressed on the SteelVine Storage RAID box 2 Select a desired menu option When prompted enter the administ2. KE l e O mene NOTE By default the RAID box operation mode is RAID 1 SW3 is set to 3 NOTE In GUI Only Mode the RAID Mode is configured only in the SteelVine Manager GUI ee User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 1 5 1 RAID Modes BIG Concatenating This mode concatenates the physical hard drives as a single large volume with larger capacity In this mode the capacity of Disk 0 and Disk 1 are concatenated as a single virtual volume If any one hard disk gets defective information stored in this RAID Mode will become invalid JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks This mode enables each hard drive to be seen separately as individual drive When using a SATA host controller JBOD should only be used if the SATA host controller provides Port Multiplier PM support If a host is not PM aware only a single drive is presented Disk 0 If any one hard disk gets defective information stored in this RAID Mode will become invalid RAID 0 FAST RAID 0 also called Striping is the segmentation of logically sequential data such as a single file so that segment can be assigned to multiple hard disks in a round robin fashion and thus written concurrently Advantage of RAID 0 is to achieve high performance by accumulating each individual hard disk performance However if any one hard disk gets defective information stored in this RAID Mode will become invalid The RAID subsystem will just make use of the same di
3. up to let the RAID box detect and save new RAID mode RAID Mode Confirm pin tip NOTE Whenever the RAID mode is changed from one mode to another the RAID Mode Confirm must be pressed after system power on to enable the RAID box to detect and save the new RAID mode WARNING When one disk drive fails always use a new disk drive as replacement Do not use another disk drive from another RAID box as replacement User Manual ua DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 2 2 SteelVine Manager GUI NOTE The SteelVine Manager GUI requires Microsoft NET Framework which can be downloaded from http www microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 0856E ACB 4362 4BOD 8EDD AAB15C5E04F5 amp displaylang en The SteelVine Manager GUI installer is included in the CD that comes with the RAID box Install the NET Framework first then install the Manager GUI The GUI has three modes of operation a Appliance Only Mode b GUIl Only Mode CG Status Only Mode 2 2 1 Appliance Only Mode This mode allows you to use the RAID box with the device s LEDS to indicate status without using the SteelVine Manager GUI software To select a RAID mode in this mode the first time that a new factory shipped product is used ensure that the hard disk drives are installed set the rotary switch on the back of the RAID box to the desired RAID mode not the GUI Only selection and turn on the power To change the RAID mode thereafter set the rotary sw
4. DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA I I RAID Box User Manual Version 1 0 DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Introduction ssessnnvvvvverrnnvvvveernnnnnvernnnnnnnnsnnnnnnsennnnnnnnnesnnnnnnseeenne 3 EE EEE EE E E E E 3 111 Shipping Package COME sari enere mrdkener 3 e 4 DF Gl 4 eee ne ee neon on ne eee ee ee ren eee ee ee 6 14 Disk Drive Installation E 7 Lo DN 8 EC RAID MOTOS enero eee eee er ee eee eee er 9 BET t gay Getting Started ene ee en eee eee eee nee eee eee 12 PENNEN a E 12 Po EENDE M maoa U a E E E E eeusee eee 14 221 MN NE 14 UNN 15 gt SON NM 21 WE User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAD Box Chapter 1 Product I ntroduction 1 1 Features 1 to 2 Intelligent SATA II RAID Solution RAID Levels Supported FAST RAID 0 SAFE RAID 1 JBOD BIG SAFE33 and SAFE50 Up to SATA II 3Gbps host and device port capability Automatic Failover support in RAID 1 mode Automatic Rebuild in RAID 1 mode Easy to use automatic RAID mode configuration 100GB hr Rebuild speed without increased the host CPU load Vv Vv v v V Y Device to device s copy during rebuild without the performance penalty on host CPU Platform Independent Supports virtually any platform with SATA drive port OS Independent Support virtually any OS that supports SATA drive Simplicity Can be directly attached to a SATA I or II host drive port Ease of Integration Standard full height 5 25 in form factor Serviceab
5. ID mode configuration through the GUI To select a RAID mode in Status Only Mode the first time that the product is used ensure that the hard disk drives are installed set the rotary switch SW3 on the back to the desired RAID Mode not the GUI selection and turn on the power To change the RAID Mode thereafter set the rotary switch to the desired position and press the RAID Mode Confirm SW2 with a pin tip to create the new virtual volume s Note that creating new virtual volumes will destroy any existing data that existed on the previous volume NOTE In Status Only mode the Configure Box menu item is not visible RAID box in SAFE RAID 1 before initialization BER File Edit Acton Help S N 12345678 WD WCAS80548 WD WCAS80651 WD WOAS 0546 WD WCAS 80651 Tas 465 762 GB 465 762 GB e E 4E5762 Cp 465 762 GB 165 762 GBE Refresh d Quit y pt a User Manual ou DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box RAID box in SAFE RAID 1 after initialization DF 7506 Steel ine Manager ll x File Edit Action Help BAKP IST Tas G N 12345678 Temperature Fan Speed Drive HO Drive 1 Box Status HA H A Drive S N po WD WCASS05485 WD WCAS 806512 Exp S N 00000 WD WCASS05485 WD WCAS 806512 Policy Total Drive 0 Drive HI Rea 0 SAFE 465 762 GB 465 762 GB 465 762 GB Gilicon Image WARNING When one disk drive fails
6. II RAID Box The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE33 RAID mode will be one third of the size of one hard drive if they are equal or one third of the size of the smaller if they are not equal The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities For example if there are two 300GB hard drives used in SAFE33 RAID mode the capacity of the SAFE volume will be LOOGB 1 3 of 300GB and the BIG volume will be 400GB the remaining capacity after allocating 100GB from each hard drive A SATA host connection must have a PM Port Multiplier aware host adapter when using SAFE33 so that the two volumes can be detected by the host If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aware then ONLY the SAFE volume will be detected and the BIG volume will not be accessible SAFE 50 The SAFE50 RAID mode creates two virtual volumes one SAFE RAID 1 volume and one BIG volume and should be used when you need the high reliability for some of your data with the added overhead of mirroring but you don t need high reliability for the remainder of your data SAFE50 reduces the cost of additional hard drives in operations where non critical data could be lost without severe consequences SAFE50 uses a SAFE volume that is mirrored across two hard drives to protect your critical data in the event a hard drive failure If one drive fails the SAFE volume is retrievable although the BIG volume is not When you replace the failed drive the SAFE vo
7. always use a new disk drive as replacement Do not use another disk drive from another RAID box as replacement EH User Manual
8. build the rebuild process will take a longer time to complete and the host data transfer performance will also be affected SAFE 33 The SAFE33 RAID mode creates two virtual volumes one SAFE RAID 1 volume and one BIG volume and should be used when you need the high reliability for some of your data with the added overhead of mirroring but you don t need high reliability for the remainder of your data SAFE33 reduces the cost of additional hard drives in operations where non critical data could be lost without severe consequences SAFE33 uses a SAFE volume that is mirrored across two hard drives to protect your critical data in the event a hard drive failure If one drive fails the SAFE volume is retrievable although the BIG volume is not When you replace the failed drive the SAFE volume is automatically rebuilt on to the replacement drive For example if you are using a video editing application that stores the primary source data and also uses some temporary storage for editing you need protected storage that is offered by SAFE for the primary source data but you do not need protected storage for the temporary data Therefore the combination of SAFE and BIG would be the most efficient utilization of your available storage capacity If either hard drive fails the primary data stored on the SAFE volume would still be available whereas the temporary data stored on the BIG volume would be lost 10 User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA
9. city of the smaller drive User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 4 When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss click Yes to accept the configuration This clears the previously configured RAID mode and deletes the Volume s y Delete all volumes x i v Box DN 12345678 Specifying basic configuration will result in all previous volumes being deleted Thus some data could be lost Continue Yes d Mo 5 Select Save to Config File from the File menu to save the configuration 4 DF 7506 Steel ine Manager Eile Edit Help F Read Config File Ctrl cave bo Contig File Ctrl 5 Basic Configuration Wizard for DF 506 SteelVine Manager 12345678 6 Click Apply to create the selected configuration Close the Wizard and display the volume s in the Status Window It may take up to one minute to display 1 DF 7506 Steel ine Manager x H Box SH 12345678 Rebuild started on target Drive 1 Drive SN WD W0CA5 80651336 Drive Model WD 50074645 077 640 Ok j NOTE When SAFE RAID 1 RAID mode is configured the RAID 1 Volume will undergo Rebuilding and Verification process initializing the Volume The RAID 1 Volume is already accessible while initializing NOTE When SAFE33 and SAFE50 RAID mode is configured the RAID 1 Volume will also initialize User Manual 19 DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box RAID box in SAFE RAID 1 mode d
10. g Started 2 1 Preparing the Subsystem 1 The default operation mode of the RAID box is RAID 1 If you need to modify the RAID mode adjust Switch 3 SW3 on the rear panel mm Senn 2 mo e men ef mene Reserved e Sen NOTE In GUI Only mode the RAID Mode is configured only in the SteelVine Manager GUI NOTE Please make sure your SATA host controller supports Port Multiplier PM before setting the JBOD SAFE33 SAFE50 mode 2 Power off the computer and disconnect power cable s from source Install the RAID box and make sure you have the correct fitting kit for your computer if necessary _ pe mg ee e SS z 7 C wm De Au kl H j fT ed 23 3 Met User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 3 Connect the power cables from power supply to the Power Input Socket 4 Connect the SATA cable to the SATA port the other end is connected to the SATA host controller Power Input Socket SATA Port Switch 3 SW3 5 Re connect the power cable s of computer to the power source 6 Install the disk trays with disk drives if not yet installed NOTE The Disk Slot Lock must be locked in order for the RAID box to detect the disk drives in the slots 7 Power on the computer Press the RAID Mode Confirm pin tip which is marked SW2 with a pin tip during system boot
11. ility Drive bays with hot swap capability Cost Effectiveness Supports two 1 inch SATA drives Indicators LED for disk access disk failure over heating and rebuild status Y v v v v YV NV WV Failure Notification Front panel LED indicators for fan failure additionally backed up by an audible alarm gt Advanced Management and configuration utilities GUI based management and configuration 1 1 1 Shipping Package Content The product package contains the following items One RAID Box One SATA female female flat cable Installation Guide CD Screws and key set package User Manual C DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 1 2 Front View Disk 1 Access LED Disk 1 Status LED Host Access LED Host Power LED Disk 2 Access LED Disk 2 Status LED LEDs Status Table EE Disk Disk Function LED Access Status Solid Red P el Disk Power On Disk Accessing No disk Disk failed SSES SSES Over Temperature 55 C 131 F User Manual Disk Status Disk Status Door Latch Host Access DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box Door Latch The door latch is used to open the door to gain access to the disk slots Disk 1 Slot RAID Mode Confirm pin tip Disk Slot Lock Mute Buzzer Disk 2 Slot Disk Slots There are two disk slots for inserting disk drives RAID Mode Confirm SW 2 After power on use this switch to apply the RAID Mode change NOTE Whenever the RAID
12. itch SW3 to the desired position and press the RAID Mode Confirm SW2 with a pin tip to create the new virtual volume s Creating new virtual volumes will destroy any existing data that existed on the previous volume NOTE By default the RAID box operation mode is RAID 1 SW3 is set to 3 14 User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 2 2 2 GUI Only Mode This mode allows you to use the SteelVine Manager GUI to configure the RAID mode and other settings as well as monitor the status of the RAID box i e storage capacity volume status and RAID mode of the desired hard drive To select this mode the first time that the product is used ensure that the hard disk drives are installed set the rotary switch SW3 on the back of the RAID box to the GUI Only position and turn on the power In this mode no virtual volume s will be created until the RAID mode and volume selections are made through the GUI To change from GUI mode to some other fixed RAID mode thereafter set the rotary switch SW3 to the desired position and press the RAID Mode Confirm SW2 with pin tip to create the new virtual volume s Configuration in GUI Only Mode To use the SteelVine Manager GUI in MS Windows OS 1 To start the SteelVine Manager GUI select Start gt Program Files gt Silicon Image gt 57XX SteelVine gt SteelVineManager Once started the SteelVine Manager Application icon can be found in the Notification Tray located at the bottom right ha
13. lume is automatically rebuilt on to the replacement drive For example if you are using a video editing application that stores the primary source data and also uses some temporary storage for editing you need protected storage that is offered by SAFE for the primary source data but you do not need protected storage for the temporary data Therefore the combination of SAFE and BIG would be the most efficient utilization of your available storage capacity If either hard drive fails the primary data stored on the SAFE volume would still be available whereas the temporary data stored on the BIG volume would be lost The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE50 RAID mode will be one half of the size of one hard drive if they are equal or one half of the size of the smaller if they are not equal The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities For example if there are two 300GB hard drives used in SAFE50 RAID mode the capacity of the SAFE volume will be 150GB 1 2 of 300GB and the BIG volume will be 300GB the remaining capacity after allocating 150GB from each hard drive A SATA host connection must have a PM Port Multiplier aware host adapter when using SAFE50 so that the two volumes can be detected by the host If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aware then ONLY the SAFE volume will be detected and the BIG volume will not be accessible User Manual Kee DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box Chapter 2 Gettin
14. mode is modified SW3 is changed from one mode to another the RAID Mode Confirm must be pressed after system power on to enable the RAID box to detect and save the new RAID mode Disk Slot Lock The Disk Slot Lock when in locked position will power on the disk drive in the Slot It also serves to secure the disk drive inside the slot NOTE The Disk Slot Lock must be locked in order for the RAID box to detect the disk drive in the slot Mute Buzzer Use this to silence the alarm buzzer User Manual 5s DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 1 3 Rear View Power Input Socket SATA Port Fan Fail Alarm Disable JP5 Switch 3 SW3 SATA Port The RAID box has one SATA port for connecting to Host Server Switch 3 SW3 Use this switch dial to change the RAID Mode setting Refer to Section 1 5 for more information about RAID Modes By default the RAID box is configured to RAID 1 SAFE mode Fan The fan provides proper ventilation for the RAID box Power Input Socket Use the Power Input Socket for connecting the power cables in the Host Server JP6 Reserved Please do not remove this jumper Ka a Serge LA N e Fan Fal Alarm Disable JP5 l JP5 SETTING JP 2 O1 3 6 User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 1 4 Disk Drive Installation Steps 1 Pull out an empty disk tray You can install in any available slot 2 Place the hard drive in the disk tray 3 Install the m
15. nd corner of the screen Double click the notification tray icon to open the SteelVine Manager GUI status window The SteelVine Manager icon remains active in the notification tray even if you close the SteelVine Manager window It can be closed by right clicking on the icon and selecting Exit The SteelVine Manager GUI 1 DF 7506 Steel ine Manager ioj x File Edit Action Help amp BAK gt ba S N 12345678 WD WCAS805491 WD WCAS 80548 YWD YWCAS905491 WwD WCAS 80543 465 762 GB 465 762 GB SAFE 465 762 GB 465 762 GB 465 762 GB km p 21 licon Refresh lf Uut i Image a NEE User Manual 15 DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box Menu Options available in the SteelVine Manager GUI File Menu Change Password Opens a dialog to establish a new password l Refreshes the status details presented on the Scan Devices i Status window Change Connections Opens a dialog to make remote connections Quit Exits the SteelVine Manager GUI Windows systems only Edit Menu Configure Box Opens the Basic Configuration Wizard Schedule a disk Verify activity enabled only in schedule Disk Verify SAFE SAFE33 or SAFE50 modes Configure Pop Ups Configure the Pop Up messages Display the Rebuild policy settings enabled only in ope eon SAFE SAFE33 or SAFE50 modes Setup Email A i KE AE An a Notification Opens the Setting up Email Notification dialog Event Log Opens the
16. ounting screws on each side to secure the drive in the disk tray 4 Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place 5 Lock the disk tray by using the key included in your package and turning It clockwise The RAID box when powered on will detect the hard disk when in locked position This will also lock the disk tray into the RAID box providing disk drive security If you are replacing a new hard drive make sure to unlock it by turning the key counter clockwise NOTE The Disk Slot Lock must be locked in order for the RAID box to detect the disk drive in the slot 6 The Disk Status LED will turn green If the Disk Status LED did not turn green check the hard drive if it is in good condition When the hard drive is being accessed the Disk Access LED illuminates User Manual EE DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 1 5 RAID Concepts The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive From PC host controller each logical device RAID volume controlled by the RAID box acts just the same as single regular hard disk although a RAID volume generally consists of more than one hard disk drives The RAID box provides several RAID Modes as described below mm enen ef mene
17. rative password default password is admin User Manual En DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box The Configure Box To use the Configure Box to change the RAID Mode setting and create volume 1 Select Configure Box from Edit menu or click the Configure Box from Toolbar The Basic Configuration Wizard will be displayed 2 When prompted enter the administrator password default password is admin y DF 7506 Steel ine Manager 7 x To change the configuration requires password Please Input your password now se Silicon Cancel 3 d DE 3 3 Select a Storage Policy Creates a logical volume for each physical hard drive Available only for SATA host JBOD controllers that provide Port Multiplier Support and only available for the top level node of a cascaded configuration Creates one volume One hard drive mirrors the other The system automatically restores FAFE ARATO data redundancy to a SAFE volume when an offline drive comes back online BIG Concatenates all hard drives into a single volume Creates one SAFE volume that has one third SAFE33 of the available storage capacity of the smaller hard drive and one BIG volume that has the remaining capacity Creates one SAFE volume that has one half of SAFE50 the available storage capacity of the smaller hard drive and one BIG volume that has the remaining capacity Creates one volume that is striped across two FAST RAID 0 hard drives to expose double the capa
18. sk Space for each hard disk under RAID O condition For example if a RAID 0 logical volume consists of 2 different e W size hard disks the total usable space of this RAID 0 Disk 0 Disk 1 volume will be capacity of smallest size hard disk times 2 User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box RAID 1 SAFE RAID 1 also called Mirroring is the replication of data onto RAI D 1 the other hard disk in real time to ensure continuous data availability In a RAID 1 system with two hard disks the data in one hard disk will be exactly the same as the data in the other hard disk The capacity of the RAID 1 volume will be equivalent to the size of one drive if both drives are the same or the smaller of the two drives if they are different RAID 1 provides that highest level of data protection Failure in one hard disk will cause the RAID 1 volume to enter into degraded mode The host controller can still read write data Di Ch Disk 1 to the volume without knowing any hard disk failure When P the failed hard disk is replaced an on line rebuild will be started automatically to restore data redundancy Although the volume remains accessible during rebuild process the volume is susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining drive until redundancy is restored at the end of the rebuild and verification process Host access takes precedence over the rebuild process If the volume is continually used during the re
19. uring initialization y DF 7506 Steel ine Manager DJ x File Edit Action Help amp Ah ER S N 12345678 12345678 WD WCAS 805488 WD WCAS 80651 WD WCAS80548 465 762 GB 465 762 GB ET GB 465 762 GB RAID box in SAFE RAID 1 mode after initialization y DF 7506 Steelvine Manager Ioj x File Edit Action Help amp a hk ez S N 12345678 12345679 WD WCAS 80548 WD WAS 80651 wD WCAS80548 WD WCASB0651 465 762GB 465 762 GB ESET sare 465 762GB 465 762GB 465 762 GB SC An Gilicon Ca Image 7 Create partition on the volume s Open Computer Management Console and use Disk Management You may also need to check if the logical device exists in Device Manager gt Disk Drives WARNING When one disk drive fails always use a new disk drive as replacement Do not use another disk drive from another RAID box as replacement WE User Manual DF 7506 1 to 2 SATA II RAID Box 2 2 3 Status Only Mode The Status Only Mode is entered when the rotary switch SW3 is in the JBOD BIG RAID 0 FAST RAID 1 SAFE SAFE33 or SAFE50 RAID mode This mode allows you to use the SteelVine Manager GUI to monitor the status of the RAID box i e volume capacity volume status and RAID mode but not to change the RA
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