Logicube OmniSCSI™ User`s Manual
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1. LLLLuL ecce star ara rara n uana pan asa rera rara r anra n 22 Tages 1 est Co 1 m 22 Enabling OmniDiagnostics M 22 OmniDiagnosticS Features sees 23 Erase Target Mode 5 222 ce eee 23 Erase M Setting Sestrina anang edet res c a eu 23 Erase Target Step by Step sssssseseeeeeeene 24 5 SOFTWARE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS 25 Logicube OmniSCSI Software Updating Procedures 25 Loading Software Through with USB Thumb Drive 25 Loading Software to the OmniSCSI One to One M 25 6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 27 rA pc q e ES 30 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual III E 1 Introduction to the Logicube OmniSCSI Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Logicube OmniSCSI You are now the proud owner of a state of the art SCSI disk cloning device The OmniSCSI is designed to be easy enough to be used by a novice yet offers many professional features that are not available anywhere else The Logicube OmniSCSI copies the contents of one hard disk drive to one or more others The first drive is typically called the Master while the other two are termed Targets It performs the copy at speeds that are typically 4 to 16 times faster than they would be on a PC The OmniSCSI2. Loading Software Through with USB Thumb Drive NOTE Loading or updating software through the use of a USB thumb drive is only possible on the SCSI One to One Download the current OmniSCSI One to One software from the Logicube web site to your PC A copy of the software that shipped with your OmniSCSI One to One can also be found on the CD that shipped with your unit Loading Software to the OmniSCSI One to One 1 Locate the OmniSCSI One to One software entitled Omnidup 2 Insert a USB thumb drive into an available USB port on your PC 3 Copy the Omnidup file from the PC to the root directory of the USB thumb drive 4 Press and continue to hold the START STOP button while turning on the unit Release the START STOP button only after you hear a beep sound The display will show the Setup Menu on the OmniSCSI One to One after approximately 90 seconds Move the cursor to Load New Software and press SELECT 5 You will see the following message Insert Thumb drive containing SW Press lt SELECT gt to continue Logicube OmniSCSI User Manual 25 SOFTWARE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS IF tube 6 Remove the cover plate located on the left side of the OmniSCSI One to One chassis and insert the thumb drive into one of the two USB ports Wait 5 seconds for the thumb drive to be recognized See Figure 5 for USB port locations Figure 5 Thumb drive plugged into USB Port Press lt SELECT
3. Select button is used to select an option e g a partition to copy to toggle between multiple available options or to enter a sub menu The Back button is used to go up in the menu system or to cancel out of a given operation Navigation Arrow Buttons The four Arrow buttons are used for navigation The Up and Down buttons are most often used when there is a scrollable window of text and the right side of the screen displays the scroll arrows This occurs when the amount of information to display exceeds the screen size There are also screens in the Settings menu where navigating from one option to another requires moving up or down The Left and Right buttons are used to nav igate from one option to another in the Settings menu The currently active option will be enclosed by a dashed rectangle GETTING STARTED Ry tube Indicator Lights The POWER indicator light remains on while the Logicube OmniSCSI is receiving power The STATUS indicator is lit during cloning operations and any operation that accesses the Master or Target drive It will flash green as data is transferred from one drive to the other An ERROR light will come on if a problem is encountered during cloning or any other operation The Status Light will stop flashing and turn red If this occurs check the screen for an error message and instructions on what to do next Figure 3 Buttons and Interface S
4. e f the boot partition is WIN2000 or WINXP you might need to change the CHS setting from LBA or LARGE to LBA 1 or LARGE 1 This leaves some unallocated space at the end of the drive for Active Directories and other processes Q All but the first partition is missing from the Target drive How did that happen A This is usually a result of a wrong CHS translation setting Hit the Set button and scroll down to the CHS translation mode item Toggle to the other state LARGE or LBA and try to clone again Q How does the OmniSCSI handle bad sectors on the Master and Target A Bad or weak sectors on the Master are handled in the following way e The OmniSCSI will abort the cloning process upon encountering the first bad sector Note that the OmniSCSI will still make several attempts to read the bad sector in question but unless a perfect read was achieved the process will abort Bad sectors on Targets are handled as follows e If the Verify setting is disabled the OmniSCSI will not detect bad sectors on the Target Note however that newer drives use automatic reallocation and will rarely exhibit a bad sector and thus reduce the probability of a problem to a negligible amount e With the Verify setting set the OmniSCSI will abort the operation upon detecting the first bad sector 28 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual Kube FAQ s Q Are NT 4GB FAT16 partitions supported A Yes using Mirror Clone Mod
5. first analyzes the partitions on the Master then acts according to a user set mode Depending on the mode the unit will adjust structures to ensure the validity of the Targets This process is called disk cloning The Logicube OmniSCSI is available in 1 2 and 4 Target drive configurations Logicube OmniSCSI User Manual 1 iube INTRODUCTION This manual covers the following Logicube products OmniSCSI One to One OmniSCSI 2 and OmniSCSI 4 What Are Partitions Partitions are areas on the drive that define a storage unit Each partition is represented by a drive letter at the operating system level e g C D For that reason partitions are commonly called logical drives or volumes A partition is also associated with a file system or a structure for laying out files on the partition We will use the four words interchangeably throughout this manual Hundreds of different types of file systems have been designed through the years Only a handful are in common use Among those are FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS FAT16 The file system used by DOS since version 3 3 This file system can be at most 2GB in size and can be used under Win95 98 Win2000 and Windows NT It is still the most widely used file System FAT is the acronym of File Allocation Table with entries that are 16 bit wide hence the FAT16 name FAT32 Supported by Win98 and Win2000 Entries in the FAT are 32 bits each thus elimin
6. OmniSCSI will take care of all the necessary adjustments of Target drive structures to ensure the drive of any size will be valid and bootable Many mixtures of Master and Target drive sizes up to 300GB were tested and found to be valid The above is true for all Master drives that contain FAT16 FAT32 NTFS type partitions Unknown partition types are cloned in mirror mode and typically require identical or very similar Master and Target drives to guarantee a successful clone Q Why do sometimes see transfer speeds greater than 2 5GB min and other times as slow as 200MB min A There are many factors that determine transfer speed e The age of the drives The speed of the operation is governed by the slowest drive in the system If an old drive is used chances are it cannot sustain high transfer speeds Newer drives have faster electronics and larger caches and can sustain rates as high as 16MB sec e The type of operation performed When cloning FAT16 partitions it is sometimes necessary to change the cluster class of the partition In such cases the OmniClone engages a more complex algorithm to ensure proper alignment of structures on the Target This results in a slower process e Cloning to more than one Target drive This can also decrease the cloning speed especially if the Targets are significantly different in speed and or capacity Cloning to one Logicube OmniSCSI User Manual 27 FAQ s IF tube
7. Target at a time yields the fastest speeds which decrease slightly as more Target drives are added Q Can the OmniSCSI clone file systems such as UNIX and HPFS A Yes but results are guaranteed only if cloned between identical drives However it is reported that UNIX partitions will self repair upon the first boot Q Do Target drives have to be partitioned and formatted prior to copying A No Target drives need not be partitioned or otherwise treated The OmniSCSI disregards everything on the Target drive and re formats and partitions the Target on the fly Q My Target drive will not boot Why A Please check several things e If the Target drive is Larger than 4GB and is hosted by a PC with a Phoenix BIOS dated earlier than Nov 1997 you may need to set the CHS translation setting to Large and clone again e lf this is not the case please check that the above setting is NOT set to Large but rather to the default setting LBA e Make sure that the first partition selected for cloning on the Master consists of a valid operating system like Win98 Since it is perfectly OK to select a data only partition to be cloned one cannot expect to be able to boot from such a Target e The Master drive is corrupted This may not show up with casual booting of the Master but problems such as cross linked clusters can cause serious cloning errors We recommend checking every Master with Scandisk or Chkdsk prior to cloning
8. and report back the drive s model number capacity geometry and other information To see the drive s partition information highlight See More and press the Select button to display all of the partitions located on that drive To return to the main menu you may press the Back button at any time Screen Contrast To adjust the contrast of the display simply press the Help button at any time Underneath the Help information is a slider bar to adjust the screen Logicube OmniSCSI User Manual LONING MODES AND SETTIN CLONING MODES S GS IF tube contrast Use the Left and Right arrows to adjust the bar Once the desired contrast is set press the Select button to return to the previous screen Cloning Using the OmniSCSI The OmniSCSI can be in one of several modes of operation To set a mode hit the Set button navigate to the top icon and hit the Select button You will now see the following screen z GORA Clever Mirror Selective Select a mode You will notice the three tabs along the top of this screen labeled Clone Tools and Diag You can navigate between the three tabs when the dashed rectangle is around the label of each tab For example pressing the right arrow button when the dashed rectangle is around the Clone label will cause the Tools tab to become active and display the available tools Client Mode Master Manager Select a
9. applies to FAT16 only None Do not copy this partition For example look at the following screen Select MASTER Partitions I 5 OGE FATS MW wINSS 16 2 006 FATIS NTFS_WES_40 3 568 NTFS Hit ClaneNow when done Here three partitions have been selected for cloning The first has a volume label MY WIN98 32 is a 5 0 GB FAT32 type and will be defragmented as it is copied to the Targets The second MY WIN98 16 is a 2 0 GB FAT16 and will be converted to FAT32 on the fly The third NTFS WKS 40 is a 3 5 GB NTFS and will be Clever Copied to the Targets 6 Scroll to other partitions and repeat the above step Note that it is OK to assign unique cloning modes to each selected partition 7 Adjust the Verify and CHS settings as needed These settings are discussed later in this chapter 16 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS 8 When done hit the Start Stop button twice to start cloning NOTE When multiple copies are required all you need to do is change the TARGET drives and hit Start Stop twice Your last selections are used If the unit senses that the MASTER drive was changed by reading the serial number of the MASTER it will again return you to the selection screen where you specify the method of copy for each partition NOTE If you wish to change the last used settings and the MASTER drive did not change follow the Selecti
10. in the menu system click the Set button to enter the Settings menu Scroll to the top icon and click the Select button The Modes screen appears Scroll to the Erase item in the Diag menu and hit Select again Adjust the Passes and Value settings as needed These settings are discussed in the previous section titled Erase Settings Press the Start Stop button twice A message will appear stating that portions of your Target drive will be overwritten If you are prepared to continue choose lt Yes gt If you wish to abort the operation choose lt No gt If lt Yes gt is chosen a second message will appear stating that you are about to erase the Target If you wish to continue choose Yes If you want to abort the operation choose lt No gt If lt Yes gt is chosen the Erase Target operation will begin and a status screen will appear The Logicube OmniSCSI will notify you when erasing is complete Press the Back button to return to the main menu The OmniDiagnostics option needs to be installed for Erase to be available 24 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual SSS SS SS SS SSS SS SS SS ae 5 Software Loading Instructions Logicube OmniSCSI Software Updating Procedures New and improved software will appear from time to time on our web site at www logicube com It is possible to update the operating software in the field by a user
11. mode gt Some of the modes are optional and require the purchase of a separate license Call Logicube Sales for more details at 818 700 8488 e Depending on the options you purchased and installed your screens may not match the examples exactly 12 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual IKT ube CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Pressing the right arrow again when the dashed rectangle is around the Tools label will cause the Diag tab to become active and display the installed diagnostics iiag Diagnostic option mot installed Contact Logicube sales ta purchase diagnostic option Select a mode NOTE At the end of the chapter will be a special discussion on dealing with SID Security Identification issues under the Windows NT Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems Clever Clone Mode This is the default mode It clones ALL partitions on the Master drive to the Target drives automatically deciding the fastest method possible for each partition found It scales all known partitions At this writing FAT16 32 and NTFS to fill the Target in its entirety and makes all the necessary adjustments to ensure valid and bootable Target drives When this mode is selected the Set screen will present the following additional settings Clever Clone Step by Step 1 From anywhere in the menu system click the Set button to enter the Settings menu 2 Scroll to the top icon and click t
12. recommend a freeware SID changer called NewSID The latest version can be downloaded at www sysinternals com Logicube is in no way associated with SysInternals and cannot offer any technical support for NewSID Other commercial SID changers can also be found at major software outlets For Windows XP you must use Microsoft s Sysprep utility which is available as a free download from the Microsoft website at www microsoft com 21 R 4 OmniDiagnostics Introduction The Logicube OmniSCSI has optional software packages that are not part of the standard unit Foremost of these is OmniDiagnostics an optional feature that allows Target drives to be wiped clean of data Enabling OmniDiagnostics All optional software packages are already inside your Logicube OmniSCSI and are automatically updated when you install a newer software version To use an option like Omnidiagnostics it first needs to be enabled To enable OmniDiagnostics on your Logicube OmniSCSI contact Logicube to purchase a license key that is unique to your unit Once you have obtained the license key follow this procedure to enter it into your Logicube OmniSCSI 7 Press and hold the Reset button While holding it down press and hold the Start Stop button Release the Reset button 8 The OmniSCSI will display an Entering Setup message as it goes through the self test 9 Inthe Setup Menu Scroll to the Enabl
13. red line is near the power connector 4 hole receptacle Plug a drive power cable into the corresponding power receptacle Logicube OmniSCSI User Manual 5 GETTING STARTED IE tube 5 Attach the opposite ends of the cables to the Master IDE drive NOTE The drive will not actually be powered until a copy operation is started 6 To attach a SCSI Master drive plug the 68 pin ribbon cable into the SCSI data socket such that the red line is near the power connector 4 hole receptacle Plug a drive power cable into the corresponding power receptacle 7 Attach the opposite ends of the cables to the Master SCSI drive NOTE The drive will not actually be powered until a copy operation is started 8 Connect the remaining cables to their respective connectors for each Target drive position following the same information as step 6 Things to remember The OmniSCSI supplies power to all drives during a cloning session There is no need to connect an exter nal power source to the drives It is OK to connect and disconnect Master or Target drives while the OmniSCSI is powered and idle However do NOT connect or disconnect drives during a cloning session The Status light will typically blink to indicate that the unit is cloning Adapiers for other types of SCSI drives Logicube sells specialized adapters that allow the following types of SCSI drives to be connected to the Logicube OmniSCSI e
14. 31 BIOS Phoenix 21 30 Bootdisk 27 Button BACK 11 24 Button HELP 9 11 Button Power 7 Button Reset 7 8 22 28 Button Right Arrow 12 13 Button SELECT 11 12 22 Button SET 18 19 30 Button START STOP 9 Cable Drive power 3 5 6 Cable IDE 3 Cable Parallel Laplink 3 27 28 Cable SCSI 3 Chkdsk Microsoft Windows 30 CHS translation 30 Clever Clone 14 Clever Clone 13 14 32 CleverCopy 29 31 Clone 2 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 29 30 31 32 CLONE NOW 9 CLONE NOW button 9 Clone tab 12 15 Cloning 1 Cluster change 29 Compaq computers 21 Compaq diagnostics partition 15 Connector Data 5 Connector Power 5 6 Convert FAT16 to FAT32 15 Corrupt master drive 30 Cylinders 21 31 Defragment 14 29 Defragment Defrag 14 15 16 29 32 Diag tab 12 13 Diagnostic option 13 Disk Floppy 4 26 28 Department of Defense 23 DoD Department of Defense 3 23 24 DoD Specification M 5220 23 Drive letter 2 28 Drive EIDE 2 5 6 31 Drive IDE 2 3 5 6 7 31 Drive Jumper Setting 6 31 Drive SCSI 1 2 5 6 Drive Serial ATA SATA 2 5 7 Drives Fibre Channel 2 Drives logical 2 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual Drives SCA 80 80 pin 6 Drives SCSI 1 2 5 6 31 Drives SCSI 1 50 pin 6 Drives SCSI 2 2 Dual boot 32 Dynamic Partitioning 21 Erase Target Mode 18 23 24 Error Not E
15. 80 pin Adapters for connecting drives with SCA 80 connectors e 50 pin Adapters for connecting drives with old style SCSI 1 connectors Other specialized adapters are also available If you are unsure about the type of drive that you have Any IDE EIDE drive attached to the OmniSCSI needs to be jumpered for Single Master Please refer to your hard drive s User Manual for specific jumper specifications SCSI drives can be set for any c except 7 which is reserved for the SCSI Host Adapter For best results set each Target drive to SCSI ID 0 this will allow drive identification to proceed more quickly 6 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual GETTING STARTED please contact Logicube Technical Support for assistance Adapters for other types of IDE drives Logicube sells specialized adapters that allow the following types of IDE drives to be connected to the Logicube OmniSCSI 2 or 4 e 2 5 Laptop Drives also called Notebook drives e 1 9 Laptop drives e g Toshiba Ipod drives e Serial ATA SATA drives Other specialized adapters are also available If you are unsure about the type of drive that you have please contact Logicube Technical Support for assistance Power and Reset buttons Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual Please refer to Figure 2 below The Logicube OmniSCSI includes two On Off switches and one reset button One power switch is a rocker switch that is located on
16. ELECT BUTTON LCD DISPLAY BACK BUTTON POWER LIGHT SET BUTTON HELP BUTTON MASTER STATUS LIGHTS START STOP BUTTON NOTE The display panel will look slightly different between the OmniSCSI One to One OmniSCSI 2 and the OmniSCSI 4 Also the Status Lights will show the number of Target drives that the unit can hold i e one Target light for the OmniSCSI One to One four Target lights for the OmniSCSI 4 etc 10 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual Main Menu Screen 3 Cloning Modes and Settings The main menu screen appears when the Logicube OmniSCSI is first powered up after it goes through the Self Test It displays the Splash Screen and two menu options About and Drives About Screen Select the About Screen by highlighting About and pressing the Select button It will display the serial number of your unit along with the software and firmware versions that are loaded In addition the About screen lists all options currently enabled on the unit and provides contact information for Logicube Technical Support To return to the main menu simply press the Back button at any time Drive Info Select the Drive Info screen by highlighting Drives and pressing the Select button After 30 to 45 seconds the unit will show a list of all the drives it has detected Use the arrow keys to navigate the list When a drive is highlighted and the Select button pressed the unit will access the drive
17. MS DOS cannot access partitions that use FAT32 Selective Partitions Step by Step 1 From anywhere in the menu system click the Set button to enter the Settings menu 2 Scroll to the top icon and click the Select button The Modes screen appears 3 Scroll to the Selective item the painter s palette and hit Select again The MASTER drive will now power up Some seconds later you will see a list of all partitions found on the MASTER 4 Onthe right hand side you will see a designator for the partition type e FAT16 FAT16 partition e FAT32 FAT32 partition e NTFS NTFS partition e CQ COMPAQ diagnostics partition e unknown partition 5 Use the scroll buttons to place the cursor by a given partition and press the Select button multiple times to cycle among the 5 options Clever gt Defrag gt Mirror gt Convert to FAT32 gt blank back to Clever See Figure 4 below You may need to switch from another tab screen to the Clone tab to access this option Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual 15 LONING MODES AND SETTIN CLONING MODES S GS IE tube Figure 4 Selective Copy Modes Pa algorithm for this partition E gi CleverCopy Use the CleverCopy L Defragment Defragment this partition on the fly FAT16 32 only Mirror Simple partition mirror no adjustments um F 1E Convert to Convert this partition to 5 FAT32 FAT32
18. TO ONE The user interface The user interface UI has been designed with the professional in mind It is fast responsive and to the point which means it requires very few key strokes to achieve a desired action It also displays fewer are you sure messages that may slow down the cloning session Please refer to Figure 3 as you read the information below 8 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual GETTING STARTED Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual Shortcut buttons available at all times START STOP Button Press it twice to begin a cloning operation using the current settings press the START STOP button in mid process to abort it A single key stroke presents a preview screen where you can see the current setting and decide whether to press it again to begin the capture or back out to reconfigure The Help button provides context sensitive help and is active at all times Press it to get specific help on the current screen If the selection cursor is on the screen pressing the Help button will retrieve specific help for that item pointed to The Help button also brings up a slider to adjust the screen contrast The Set button is the third shortcut button It brings you to the settings screen where you can change capture modes and other settings of the unit Soft Buttons The soft buttons are used anywhere selection or toggling are necessary The
19. User s Manual In addition the different cloning modes there are preference settings that can be used to adjust the behavior of the cloning operation Each of these preference settings is accessible through the Settings menu which can viewed at any time from anywhere in the menu system by pressing the Set button NOTE Not all preference settings are available in every cloning mode Many of the modes will allow you to use a sub setting called Verify If this mode is set every sector written to the Target drives is read back and verified This practically guarantees the validity of the Target drive data as well as scans for bad sectors Without verification the OmniSCSI cannot detect bad CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Ley tube sectors on the Targets Any data cloned onto bad sectors may be corrupt or incomplete NOTE With newer drives manufactured in the last 2 years this problem is virtually non existent since the drives employ extensive on the fly bad sector detection and re allocation Engaging the verification feature slows the speed of cloning by a factor of two or more If a bad sector is detected on the Targets with Verify turned on the cloning process will abort with an error message NOTE Logicube recommends against using drives with bad sectors as new defects are likely to develop To use Verify scroll to the Verify icon in the Settings Menu and press the Select button Verify is available in Cl
20. ating the 2GB limit and offering an improved space efficiency NTFS In use by Windows NT and now Win2000 Offers improved access speed and some security and recoverability features The Logicube OmniSCSI M is aware of the above three file systems and will clone them over intelligently Features e Clones most SCSI drives e The OmniSCSI 2 and 4 Target models can also use IDE EIDE or Serial ATA drives as the Master e Data transfer rates in excess of 2 5 GB min As of this writing SCSI Fibre Channel drives as well as 2 5 SCSI 2 laptop drives are not supported 2 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual INTRODUCTION Leytube e Master and Target drives can be of different size make and model e Master drive can contain up to 24 partitions e Automatically scales FAT16 32 NTFS 4 0 5 0 6 0 and Windows 2000 NT ME XP partitions e Optional diagnostics software for Department of Defense DoD specification data wiping Using this guide This user guide is made up of 8 sections e Introduction e Getting Started Fast Start e Cloning Modes and Settings e Omnidiagnostics e Software Loading Instructions Frequently Asked Questions e Index Please read Modules 1 ntroduction and Module 2 Getting Started before attempting a drive cloning session It is recommended that you practice with a scratch drive to fully appreciate all of the features System description Logicube Om
21. e Option menu item and press the Select button 10 Enter the OmniDiagnostics activation code you received from Logicube 11 If all symbols have been entered correctly the Logicube OmniSCSI will reboot to the main menu 12 As of this writing the only optional feature available is Omnidiagnostics Other features may become available in the future Check www logicube com periodically to keep abreast of new information Logicube OmniSCSI User Manual 22 OMNIDIAGNOSTICS OmniDiagnostics Features 12 To verify that OmniDiagnostics has been activated go to the About Screen You will now see OmniDiagnostics listed as an installed option NOTE Once the license key is entered an optional software package is permanently enabled The key will not need to be entered again unless the Firmware or the BIOS are changed on the Logicube Sonix itself NOTE Loading new software updates will not disable the Omnidiagnostics option Erase Target Mode Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual The Erase Target mode erases all data on the Target drive This may be required when discarding drives that contain sensitive information to which you do not want others to have access e g financial infor mation trade secrets etc Erase writes a pattern over the whole Target drive 2 X n 1 times where n is the selected number of iterations of all 0 s and all 1 s The last pass then writes the c
22. e only Q How does the OmniSCSI handle NT Security Identification ID SID duplication issues A The OmniSCSI duplicates the SID It is recommended that a SID changer be installed on the Master drive so that the next time the Target is booted up all SID s will be replaced with fresh ones Please refer to the Security Identification Number SID Issues section in Chapter 4 Cloning Modes and Settings Q Can you briefly explain the difference between Mirror Copy and Clever Copy A Mirror Copy merely copies all sectors in a given partition or drive from the beginning to the specified percentage It does not look at drive structures and can thus copy any type of known or unknown data Since Mirror copy does not determine where useful data starts and stops it ends up copying every sector on the drive a time consuming operation Clever Copy analyzes the drive structures and copies only sectors that are occupied by useful files and data It also adjusts the various drive structures to assure a valid and fully partitioned Target drive Clever Copy is by far the most recommended mode of cloning Q Can clone to from drives larger than 8 5 Gigabytes A Yes The OmniSCSI M software was designed to support drives larger than 250GB It was tested on drives up to 250GB in size Note that some PC s cannot see drives larger than 8 5GB due to BIOS limitations Q Can copy from a larger drive to a smaller drive A Yes especially w
23. echnical support at 818 700 8488 ext 3 or by email to techsupport logicube com 32 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual
24. ever Selective and Master Manager modes Verify Settings e None Default No data verification is performed e 100 Full data verification is performed on each Target drive CHS Translation CHS Mode sets the geometry Cylinder Head and Sector translation used on each Target drive CHS information is stored in the partition table of the hard drive and is used by the BIOS to determine from which partition to boot The correct setting will depend upon the capacity of the Target drive and on the BIOS of the PC in which it will be used Check with the hard drive and PC manufacturer to determine which CHS mode is best as different BIOS systems use different translation methods for large over 528 MB capacity drives To use CHS Translation scroll to the CHS icon in the Settings Menu and press the Select button to scroll through the options CHS is available in Clever and Selective Clone modes CHS Translation Settings Following are the CHS modes supported by the Logicube OmniSCSI 20 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS LBA Default This CHS Mode will work for most hard drive and PC combinations and should be used unless otherwise indicated Large Also known as Extended CHS ECHS mode It is used on all Compag and Samsung computers some IBM PC s IBM Thinkpad laptops some newer Dell laptops and possibly other computers It should also be used whenever a P
25. gt The display will read Searching for new S W followed by Done Loading The update load is now complete NOTE The thumb drive must be FAT32 formatted NOTE Please contact Logicube Technical Support at 818 700 8488 X3 if you have any trouble with the software update 26 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual E JJ tn ee 6 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Q Why does the OmniSCSI emit one to four beeps when powered up Is this Normal A Yes this is normal The beeps occur as part of the unit s self test Q How does the OmniSCSI determine the size of partitions on the Target drive A In the default CleverCopy mode all known partitions FAT16 FAT32 NTFS are scaled proportionally to the ratio of Master Target size All unknown partitions e g HPFS UNIX etc are mirrored that is they maintain their size Please note that FAT16 partitions cannot exceed 2 1GB when scaled up nor be smaller than 32MB when scaled down Q Can the OmniSCSI defragment a partition A Yes Use the Selective mode scroll to the desired partition and toggle the icon to the left of it until the defrag symbol appears Hit the Start Stop button twice to start the cloning session Defragmenting is somewhat slower than other cloning methods and is currently available for FAT16 FAT32 partitions only Q Can the OmniSCSI clone to dissimilar drives A Yes The
26. he Select button The Modes screen appears 3 Scroll to the Clever item the light bulb icon and hit Select again Tf you did not purchase the Diagnostic option this screen will not contain any selectable items You may need to switch from another tab screen to the Clone tab to access this option Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual 13 CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS IE tube 4 Adjust the Verify and CHS settings as needed These settings are discussed later in this chapter 5 You may now double click the Clone Now button to start cloning NOTE When Clever Clone scales down an NTFS partition it can only scale it to 5596 of the original size Selective Partitions Mode This is the most elaborate and most flexible mode It allows the highest level of control over the cloning process Selective mode allows you to select one or multiple partitions to clone It also allows you to choose a unique copy method to use for each The available methods are Clever Clone The default mode that lets the OmniSCSI determine the best usually fastest way to clone It is denoted by the light bulb icon It works with all FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS type partitions NOTE NTFS CleverCopy is an optional feature and will only be available if purchased and installed on your unit Defragment Forces the defragmentation of all partition data This mode uses an advanced defragmentation algorithm to crea
27. hoenix BIOS version 4 0 or earlier is encountered LBA 8 5 and Large 8 5 These settings force all partitions to remain below the 8 GB mark This is useful with Legacy motherboards that cannot support drives larger that 8 5 GB LBA 1 LBA 2 Large 1 and Large 2 These settings instruct the Logicube Sonix to shave off one or two cylinders from the total drive size when constructing the Target partition tables NOTE It is important to use 1 or 2 settings for all Windows 2000 and Windows XP installations These operating systems use the unallocated space to store certain tables required for Active Directory and sometimes for Dynamic Partitioning NOTE Most of the time blocking out one cylinder is enough but two may need to be blocked out to achieve good results Security Identification Number SID Issues Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual The Windows NT Windows 2000 previously known as NT 5 0 and Windows XP operating systems attach a SID Security Identification number to all files and directories on the hard drive for security and authentication purposes The same SID numbers are found in the system registry in various locations When such drives are cloned the SID numbers get copied without change If the Target drive participates in the same network as the Master there will be a security breach which will cause undesirable network behavior To avoid this issue with Windows NT and Windows 2000 we
28. hosen pattern to every byte of the drive For example if you set the number of passes the value of n in the above formula to 1 WipeClean will perform a total of three passes first writing all 0 s then again writing all 1 s Then one more pass will be made this time writing the chosen pattern Set the number of passes to 0 for a single pass of the chosen pattern This method is acceptable for quickly wiping a drive where removal of sensitive information is not an issue Set the number of passes to 1 and the pattern to RANDOM if you wish to erase data according to Department of Defense DoD specification M 5220 Erase Settings The following settings are used in configuring WipeClean Target mode Passes Determines how many iterations of all 0 s and all 1 s are performed The default is 0 Set the value to 1 for compliance with DoD M 5220 23 OMNIDIAGNOSTICS erTube Value Select the value to be written on the last pass The options are Oxf6 0x00 Oxff and Random DoD default The Random setting will fill the Target drive with a pseudo random pattern Erase Target Step by Step 1 10 Attach the drive s to be erased to the Target position s Attach a scratch drive to the Master position NOTE Do not use an actual Master drive in the Master position A pattern will be written to the beginning of the drive which will corrupt any data residing on it From anywhere
29. is chosen for the FRONT of the drive the unit will also ask for a percentage from the REAR of the drive 6 You may now double click the Clone Now button to start cloning Master Manager Mode This is a special mode that assists in the creation of Master drives It lets the user choose exactly one partition from the drive in the Master position referred to henceforth as the Source drive and clone it to the drive in the Target 1 position referred to henceforth as the Destination drive The Master Manager is a useful tool to aid in the creation of a multi partition Master drive Many MIS technicians like to store multiple partitions e g one for accounting one for marketing etc on a single Master drive When a new PC is to be configured or a drive crash occurs all the technician needs to do is select that partition and clone it The tool is also useful to create backups of important partitions The OmniSCSI can hold up to 24 partitions on one Master drive Drives over 250GB in size have been tested with Master Manager successfully Master Manager prompts the user to select exactly one partition on the Source drive It then prompts the user to either select an existing partition on the Destination drive to overwrite or to append the selected partition at the first available space on the Destination drive WARNING Please use this mode with care as the Destination Drive your multi partition master drive is a
30. ith FAT formatted drives as long as the data content of each partition fits into the scaled down size of its corresponding partition Otherwise an error message is displayed NTFS partitions can only be scaled down to 5596 of their original size due to the MFT or Master File Table Q Can I clone drives with virus protection software installed A Yes But remember to decline the repair of the Target drive should a virus protection program complain about altered Master boot record etc Q The OmniSCSI goes not recognize my Master or Target drive What can be done A Make sure that the drive jumpers are set as a Single Master if you are using an IDE EIDE Master SCSI Master drives and Targets will not normally need special jumper settings Each Target position has its own SCSI channel which eliminates any worry about SCSI ID conflicts and similar problems If needed drive jumper settings can be found at the drive manufacturer web site Also make sure all cables data and power are connected properly to BOTH drives Q Why do I have an un partitioned free space at the end of my Target drive A This typically occurs when the Master drive has FAT16 partitions only and the Target is much larger FAT16 partitions cannot scale to more than 2 1GB each FAT32 and NTFS partitions do not have this limitation and will always be scaled up to fill the Target drive unless the CHS Translation setting is set to LBA 1 2 or LARGE 1 2 These set
31. lghts acsi e ePi errr ere 10 3 CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS 11 Main Menu Screen eroe sirena etn i cuente 11 ADOUL SChGN E E AE E E E 11 BIA 11 Screen Contrast ERR Bertier erica satater atid Gaddis eerie KAN 11 GON meeeee 12 Using the OMNISCSI pessian siise saeara iiis 12 Clever Clone Mode sese 13 Clever Clone Step by Step sssssssseeeee 13 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual INTRODUCTION erube Selective PartitionS MOde cccccccceeeeeeceneeeeseeseneeesseeseaes 14 Selective Partitions Step by Step ssssssssssss 15 Mirror Clone Mode ccccccecesseecesssneeeeeeseeeessseeeessseeeesssaeeeeess 17 Mirror Clone Step by Step cccceccececeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeess 17 Master Manager Mode ssccceesesceeeeeneeeeteneeeesenaeeeenenaeeeenes 18 Master Manager Step by Step sss 18 Optional Preference Settings eere 19 M 19 Verify Settings iiicecieece entere tendere nee tege ume pa rte tenni 20 CHS Translation xis edit nort reete ene Erbe enden Eros bv rbd et ere AN 20 CHS Translation Settings ssssssssssssse 20 Security Identification Number SID Issues 21 4 OMNIDIAGNOSTICSM
32. ltered in the process Master Manager Step by Step NOTE To create a Master drive using Master Manager you must start with an unformatted drive Use the Erase Mode FDISK or a third party tool to wipe out the intended drive s partition table 1 From anywhere in the menu system click the Set button to enter the Set menu 2 Scroll to the top icon and click the Select button The Modes screen appears 18 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS 3 Switch to the Tools tab Scroll to the Master Manager item the puzzle piece and hit Select again 4 Hit the Start Stop button twice to start cloning You will be warned that continuing will modify your Destination drive If you are ready to do this choose Yes to continue 5 Both drives will now power up After a few seconds the unit will display a list of all Source partitions 6 Choose exactly one Source partition by placing the cursor by the desired partition Hit Select to toggle among the cloning methods exactly as you would in Selective mode Hit Clone Now Now Destination partitions if any are displayed Place the cursor by a Destination partition you want to overwrite or scroll down to the Add Partition item Hit Select to choose the desired partition or to add a new partition 10 Hit Start Stop to begin cloning Optional Preference Settings Verify Logicube OmniSCSI
33. niSCSI User s Manual The complete Logicube OmniSCSI system includes the following e The Logicube OmniSCSI unit e For the OmniSCSI One to One two 2 68 pin flat ribbon cables and two 2 drive power cables are provided e For the OmniSCSI 2 three 3 68 pin flat ribbon cables one 1 40 pin flat ribbon IDE cable and three 3 drive power cables are provided e For the OmniSCSI 4 five 5 68 pin flat ribbon cables one 1 40 pin flat ribbon IDE cable and five 5 drive power cables are provided e One 1 25 pin laplink cable which is used to update the unit s embedded software iube INTRODUCTION e An AC power cord e A floppy disk containing A A backup copy of the software that is already pre installed on the Logicube OmniSCSI M B Software update utilities necessary to load the software on the unit e This manual NOTE Please contact Logicube Technical Support at 818 700 8488 X3 if any of the above pieces are missing Caution Avoid dropping the Logicube OmniSCSI or subjecting it to sharp jolts When in use place it on a flat surface Caution Keep the unit dry If you need to clean your Logicube OmniSCSl use a lightly damp lint free cloth Do not run the cloth over the top cooling grid as moisture could get inside the unit Avoid using soap or other cleaning agents particularly those containing bleach ammonia alcohol or other harsh chemicals Caution Do not at
34. nough Memory 32 FAT 16 2 FAT32 2 FDISK 18 File system 2 Formatted drives 30 Geometry Drives 11 17 20 Help 9 HPFS 29 30 Indicator Lights 10 Jumper settings 31 Laptop Drives 1 9 7 Large 21 Large 8 5 CHS Translation Setting 21 LARGE translation 30 LARGE CHS Translation Setting 21 30 31 32 LARGE 1 CHS Translation Setting 21 LARGE 2 CHS Translation Setting 21 LBA 21 LBA 8 5 CHS Translation Setting 21 LBA translation 30 LBA CHS Translation Setting 21 30 31 32 LBA 1 CHS Translation Setting 21 30 32 LBA 2 CHS Translation Setting 21 32 Left Right buttons 9 Light Error 10 32 Light Power 10 Light Status 6 10 Linux 17 Logical drives 2 Master Manager 18 19 20 Mirror 100 Clone 17 31 32 Mirror Clone 31 Mirror Clone 17 32 MS DOS 15 NewSID exe 21 NT 4GB FAT16 partitions 31 NT FAT 31 NTFS 2 NTFS Master File Table 31 32 OmniDiagnostics 22 23 24 OmniSCSI One to One 2 3 5 10 OmniSCSI 2 2 3 OmniSCSI 4 2 3 OmniSCSI Logicube I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 31 FAQ s IE tube Optional Preference Settings 19 Partition Mirror 14 16 Partition FAT16 2 3 13 14 15 16 26 27 29 31 32 Partition FAT32 2 14 15 16 27 29 31 32 Partition NTFS 2 3 13 14 15 16 27 28 29 31 32 Partition Partitio
35. ns 1 2 3 5 9 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 26 29 30 31 32 Partition Unknown 15 29 Partitions 2 PC computer 1 14 18 20 21 25 26 27 28 30 32 Phoenix BIOS 30 Position Master 5 18 24 Position Target 5 24 31 Power Supply 7 RAID Array 17 RAMDRIVE 27 28 Re allocation 20 Scaling limitations 31 Scandisk master drive 30 Scandisk Microsoft Windows 30 32 Scratch drive 3 24 Screen Contrast 9 11 Screen About 11 23 Screen Drive Info 11 Screen Main Menu 11 Screen Settings 9 13 15 17 19 24 Screen Status 24 SCSI Host Adapter 6 SCSI ID 6 31 Sector bad 19 20 30 32 Security Identification ID SID 31 Security Identification Number SID 13 21 31 Self Test 11 22 28 29 Set button 9 Setting CHS Translation 20 31 Setting Enable Option 22 Setting Verify 14 16 17 19 20 30 32 SID 31 Single master 31 Slider Voltage 7 Software Loading 25 26 27 Switch Power 7 Sysprep Microsoft 21 Technical Support Logicube 4 7 11 27 28 34 Tools tab 12 Transfer speeds 29 Unix 17 29 30 UNIX 29 30 User interface UI 8 Verify 19 30 Virus protection 31 Virus Protection 31 Virus Protection Software 31 Volumes 2 Weak sectors 30 Website Logicube 22 25 27 Win2000 2 Win95 98 2 15 Win98 2 Window Clone 13 15 17 Windows NT 2 For further assistance please contact Logicube s t
36. te a Target partition with no gaps and with contiguous files It works with FAT16 FAT32 Defragmentation is a rather slow process and should be used only when a single copy is required of a given Master drive In cases where multiple copies are desired it is much better to use a defragmentation program on the PC for the Master and then move the Master drive onto the OmniSCSI Note that the Clever Copy mode will resort to the defragmentation method if the given partition is FAT16 and a cluster size change is required to create a valid Target partition Read more about cluster size later Partition Mirror Simply streams over the full contents of the selected partition without allowing any partition scaling Do not confuse this mode with the Mirror copy mode which mirrors the entire Master drive This method is available for any partition type This is the only method available to unrecognized partitions Use this method for FAT16 FAT32 only if Note that not all modes are available for all partition types 14 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual IKT ube CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS the Clever or defragmentation methods fail due to inconsistencies of partition structures Convert FAT16 to FAT32 Converts the selected partition from FAT16 to FAT32 on the fly This mode is available for FAT16 partitions ONLY Use only when the given partition is to be used with Windows 98 2000 Some versions of Win95 and all versions of
37. tempt to service the Logicube OmniSCSI yourself Doing so may void the warranty 4 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual 2 Getting Started Fast Start Applying power to the Logicube OmniSCSI The Logicube OmniSCSI is able to detect the capacity C H S stats and the partition table of any SCSI drive that is attached to the Master or Target positions The OmniSCSI 2 and 4 models can also detect the same settings on any IDE EIDE SATA drive that is attached to the IDE Master position NOTE Never daisy chain more than one SCSI drive to each Master or Target position The unit can only handle one drive on each position Before applying power perform the following steps listed and refer to Figure 1 below Connecting Drives to the OmniSCSI 1 If you have an OmniSCSI One to One proceed directly to step 5 for the OmniSCSI 2 and 4 continue to Step 2 below 2 The unit comes with a cover that can be closed when the unit is copying drives to reduce noise The cover can also be easily removed if desired 3 You will notice that there is a corresponding data and power connector for each of the Target drive positions The Master position has both an IDE and SCSI data connector along with a single power connector NOTE The Master position can hold a single drive IDE or SCSI but not both at the same time 4 To attach an IDE Master drive plug the 40 pin IDE ribbon cable into the IDE socket such that the
38. the Speed option to a lower setting Q Why do I get the error Can t fit data to Target when cloning between drives of the same size A The drives may be from different manufacturers and the Target actually somewhat smaller than the Master Also the Master drive may have some data at the very end of the partition This would prevent it from scaling down We recommend that you use a defragment utility on the Master drive before cloning it to the Target again Q My cloning session stops with the error Error initializing writing NTFS data Why A This error means that NTFS Clever Clone has encountered corrupt data in the boot sector MFT or Volume Bitmap of the Master drive The drive may still boot in a PC however Q My cloning session always stops at a certain point with an ERROR 120 or ERROR 123 message Why A ERROR 120 occurs when a bad sector is encountered on the Master drive ERROR 123 usually occurs when Verify is turned on and a bad sector is found on the Target drive Q Why does the cloning session stop with an Invalid MBR error message A This error comes up when the partition table or boot sector contains corrupt data Despite the error the Master drive may still boot in a PC r o n E 7T Index 30 Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual Kube FAQ s Active Directory 21 Add Partition 19 Back 9 Bad sectors 30 BIOS 20 23 26 27
39. the unit s power supply The other power and reset buttons are located on the back of the unit Looking at the back of the OmniSCSI the reset button is on the right and the power button is on the left near the power supply When the unit needs to be soft booted or power cycled press the reset button and hold it in momentarily Wait a couple of seconds and let go the unit will reboot and be ready to use in 30 seconds NOTE User settings are retained after the unit is restarted When the unit needs to be hard booted tap the power button This will shut the unit off Wait a few seconds for the drives to stop spinning then tap the power button again The unit will reboot and be ready to use in 30 seconds NOTE Please check the switch on the power supply to make sure that it is on The power button will not function if the power supply switch is off WARNING Make sure that the AC Voltage slider on the power supply is set to 115V or 230V depending on GETTING STARTED pube the AC Voltage outlets in your area the unit could be damaged if the wrong Voltage is selected 115V is used mostly in the US and Canada while 230V is used mainly in European countries Please check with your local power supplier to be certain Figure 2 Power and Reset buttons OMNISCSI 2 AND OMNISCSI 4 m VOLTAGE SLIDER POWER BUTTON PARALLEL PORT RESET BUTTON POWER SUPPLY POWER SWITCH FAN C e POWER SWITCH OMNISCSI ONE
40. tings leave the last cylinder or the last two cylinders free at the end of the drive Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual 29 FAQ s IF tube This can also happen if Mirror Clone is used to clone from a small drive to a larger Target drive Q Can the OmniSCSI handle dual boot scenarios in conjunction with NTFS A Yes The OmniSCSI will clone a FAT16 followed by either an NTFS or another FAT16 partition correctly and adjust all the necessary structures so that dual booting is possible It will also handle dual booting if the different Operating Systems reside on the same partition Q Why do I receive a Not Enough Memory error when running Scandisk or Defragment on cloned Windows 9 x systems A This issue only applies to FAT32 partitions The error occurs because both Scandisk and Defragment cannot handle the increased number of clusters that exist when Targets larger than 8 GB have been cloned from Master drives smaller than 8 GB To prevent the problem from occurring change the Logicube OmniSCSI default Clever Clone mode to Selective Clone Then select the Defragment copy method for the partition s you wish to clone This will resize the clusters and reduce their number Q Why does my cloned Windows 2000 or Windows XP partition boot to a blue screen A The CHS mode for cloning needs to be set to LBA 1 or LARGE 1 If one of these was used then set the CHS mode to LBA 2 or LARGE 2 You may also need to set
41. ube Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual Logicube Inc Chatsworth CA 91311 USA Phone 818 700 8488 Fax 818 700 8466 Version 2 2 Date 9 11 08 Logicube OmniSCSI User Manual kube TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents LOGICUBE OMNISCSI USER S MANUAL eene l TABLE OF CONEFENBES wiiissiicsitancdiccnnizcdicexcccdensnezedecsiatsdacsnetedeceastsdeceastedaaeaies ll 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE LOGICUBE OMNISCSI 1 NGC UN CUNO n opt 1 What Are Partitions ssssssssssssseeeeee eene 2 lg ccm 2 Using tis Quide isu A260 ineo ee ee e des 3 System description essen 3 2 GETTING STARTED FAST START sessuus 5 Applying power to the Logicube OmNiISCSI Luuuss 5 Connecting Drives to the OmniSCSI M eeeessssssssssss 5 Things to remember ssssssseeneeenn eene 6 Adapters for other types of SCSI drives essssssss 6 Adapters for other types of IDE drives 7 Power and Reset buttons eene 7 The user interface ccccceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeneseneeeeeeeeeneneseneees 8 Shortcut buttons available at all times ssssse 9 POOIL BUTLOMS c m 9 Navigation Arrow Buttons sesseeeeenn 9 Indicator E
42. ve Clone Step by Step instructions above Mirror Clone Mode This mode simply makes a bit by bit mirror copy of the Master drive It does not adjust any values This mode is only recommended when all else fails and even then only between similar geometry drives It is also recommended for non Windows partitions like UNIX LINUX and other such systems NOTE Drives in a RAID array have dynamic or striped partitions and also need to be Mirror Cloned When cloning a multiple drive RAID array each drive in the array needs to be Mirror cloned to an identical Target drive You can dial the percentage of Master disk you wish to mirror For example setting to 5096 will mirror the first 5096 of the Master drive s size Mirror Clone Step by Step 1 From anywhere in the menu system click the Set button to enter the Settings menu 2 Scroll to the top icon and click the Select button The Modes screen appears Scroll to the Mirror item and hit Select again Adjust the Verify and CHS settings as needed These settings are discussed later in this chapter 5 Ascreen appears asking you what percentage of the Master drive to clone Use the Up Down scroll you may need to switch from another tab screen to the Clone tab to access this option Logicube OmniSCSI User s Manual CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Rt tube arrows to adjust this value in increments of 5 If less than 100
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