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USB and eSATA to SATA II Tower RAID Subsystem

1. System Controls System Config EtherNet Co Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Information Quick Function RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls System Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation View Events Mute Beeperi Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Information ERAD Manager XXXXXXXX Submit Reset GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX System Events Information Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors 2008 6 30 15 3 54 HN Monitor Test Event 3 9 8 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem s System Events Information buffer 60 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 9 9 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem s admin password click on the Change Password link under the System Controls menu The Modify System Password screen appears The factory default admin password is set to 00000000 Once the password has been set the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem s configuration from unauthorized access The RAID controller will check t
2. Physical Drives Volume Raid Level Raid 5 Di Max Capacity Allowed 2500 5 GB Select Volume Capacity 2500 5 GB Greater Two TB Volume Support No System Controls Information Volume Intializahon Mode Foreground Initolizotion Volume Stripe Size 6a gt KBytes Volume Cache Mode Write Back SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCO 7 Channel Douce satra fo sl Drv 0 3 eSATA Port Multipher Emulation DEV 0 3 4 gt 15 Reserved USB LUN 0 3 4 15 Reserved M Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Volume Name The default Volume Set name will always appear as Volume VOL 00 You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 15 characters limit Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Click the down arrow in the drop down list The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select the preferred RAID level Capacity The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default If necessary change the Volume Set size appropriate for your application Greater Two TB Volume Support If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the above example There are two options to select No and Yes No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB Yes Volume Set capacity can be set over 2TB Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode forthe Volume Set Foreg
3. 5 D 64 DI KBytes wm Volume VOL 02 Reid5 x 64 x KBytes Physical Drives Volume VOL 03 Raid 5 D 64 D EBytes System Controls l Information _YES NO Reset Raid Set 00 Total Disks 4 Disks Before Expansion 3 Migration occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Set which is migrating Installation User Manual 39 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 6 4 Offline Raid Set If user wants to offline and move a Raid Set while the RAID subsystem is powered on use the Offline Raid Set function After completing the function the HDD state will change to Offlined Mode To offline a Raid Set click on the Offline Raid Set link A Select The RAID SET To Offline screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set which you want to offline in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to offline the selected Raid Set Quick Function RaidSet Functions CH RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select The Raid Set To Offline Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid
4. Hardware Monitor Controller Name Firmware Version V 1 45 2008 06 23 CPU DCache Size System Memory Current IP Address BOOT ROM Version WI A3 2008 3 14 Stop Volume Set Check Serial Number A8 19TEATAR 100001 Physical Drives Unit Serial System Controls Main Processor 400MHz 88F5182 Information CPU ICache Size 32K Bytes 32K Bytes Write Back 128MB 400MHz The controller name firmware version serial number main processor CPU data instruction cache size and system memory size speed appear in this screen 3 10 3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem s controller hardware information click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor Enc 12V Quick Function 7 i 7 cei PRA Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Hardware Monitor Information Physical Drives O System Controls EE sa Enc Fan 2327 Information 12 342 V Enc 5V Enc 3 3V 5 053 V 3 424 W Enc 1 2V Hdd 1 Temperature Hdd 2 Temperature 1 184 V 38 C 40 C Hdd 3 Temperature Hdd 4 Temperature 40 C 40 C 64 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature fan speed chassis fan and voltage levels of the RAID subsystem All items are also unchang
5. Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set which you want to activate in the Select column Quick Function CH RAID Manager Xxxxxxxx RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select The Raid Set To Activate Se Raid set _ iActivate Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Create Hot Spare e Raid Set 00 2 3 Incomplete 247 0GB Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Submit Reset VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls Information Click on the Submit button to activate the Raid Set The Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will become accessible in Degraded mode Quick Function d P n CR RAD teg XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Raid Set Hierarchy Physical Drives System Controls Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume VOL 00 1 0 Degraded 50 0GB Information RaidSet Hierarchy MG Volume VOL 01 1 1 Degraded 40 0GB System Information Failed Volume VOL 02 0 0 Degraded 40 0GB Hardware Monitor Volume VOL 03 0 1 Degraded 34 7GB IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Ch01 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch02 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 N A NA NA Ch04 N A N A N A Installation User Manual 41 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 6 6 Create Hot Spare The Crea
6. Spinup Retnes 100 5 100 67 100 60 SMART Calibration Retries N A N A The SMART Attribute Threshold Is A Normalized Value The Value Is The Larger The Better If The Attribute Value Is Smaller Than The Threshold Value The Disk Is In Unstable State To view the Volume Set information click the Volume Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Volume Set Information screen appears RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor Quick Function 4 7 memen GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions z VolumeSet Functions Volume Set Information Physical Drives aij Cee Volume Set Name Volume VOL 05 Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Information Volume Capacity ChannelDrv Raid Level Stnpe Size Member Disks Cache Mode SATA Data Mfer Mode Current USB Xfer Mode 15 0GB lusBr Raid 5 64K Bytes 3 Write Back SATA300 NCQ 480Mbps Volume State Installation User Manual en Normal USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 10 2 System I nformation To view the RAID subsystem s controller information click the System Information link from the Information menu The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears Quick Function KWWWNW anasto GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Vilas EE EE Raid Subsystem Information Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set RaidSet Hierarchy System Information
7. State Capacity e RaidSet 00 B3 Normal 2470G B a I Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Offlined VolumeSet Functions Submit Reset Physical Drives Submit _Reset System Controls Information Quick Function RaidSet Functions OH RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Raid Set Hierarchy Offline Raid set GE EE Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Lun Volume State Capacity Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set IDE Channels Physical Drives Channel Usage Capacity Model VolumeSet Functions Ch01 Offlined 82 3GB HDS722580VLSA80 Ch02 Offlined 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch03 Offlined 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 System Controls Information RaidS et Hierarchy System Information Ch04 NA N A NA Hardware Monitor WEI Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 6 5 Activate Incomplete Raid Set When one disk drive is removed or failed in power off state and the RAID subsystem is powered on the Raid Set State will change to Incomplete If it is needed to access the Volume Set use the Activate Raid Set option to active the Raid Set After selecting this function the Raid Set State will change to Degraded To activate the incomplete the Raid Set click on the Activate Raid Set link A Select The Raid Set To Activate screen is displayed showing all existing Raid
8. desired function and option When an abnormal condition occurs an error message will be emailed to the email recipient s that a problem has occurred Events are classified into 4 levels Urgent Serious Warning and Information a Quick Function CR RAID Manager XXXXXXXX i RaidSet Functions SMTP Server Configuration VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives SMTP Server IP Address lo fo H fo System Controls System Config Mail Address Configurations Sender Name Mail Address Account Password View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event MailTo Namel Mail Address cL Clear Event Buffer Modify Password MailToName2 00000 Mail Addess ss S Upgrade Firmware MailToName3 MaillAddess 33 Bestat Controler MailTo Named Ir Mail Address Ir Information Event 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 ic Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Information Notification Send All Event 56 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 9 4 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN manag
9. installed The Volume Set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size can be modified during setup Raid Set Functions Create customized Raid Sets Volume Set Create customized Volume Sets and allow Functions modification of parameters of existing Volume Physical Drives Create pass through disks and allow modification of parameters of existing pass through drives This also provides a function to identify a respective disk drive System Controls For setting the RAID system configurations To view the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set hierarchy can also be viewed through the Raid Set Hierarchy item Installation User Manual 35 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Configuration Procedures Below are a few practical examples of concrete configuration procedures 3 5 Quick Create Quick Function Quick Create RaidSet Functions CH RAID CManager XAXXN DEE E EEN Quick Create Raid Volume Set Physical Drives Total Number Of Disks 4 System Controls Select Raid Level Raid 5 v Pe P EESE ER Maximum Capacity Allowed 3000 GB Select Capacity 3000 GB Greater Two TB Volume Support No Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Select Stripe Size 64 e KBytes C Confirm The Operation The number of physical drives in the RAID subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented within the Raid Set You can create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Vol
10. performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and write operations span all drives Y DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different records store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped RAID 5 Writes require parity to be updated i DATA PARITY DATA DATA DATA i DATA Ni DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY TRET VEER liiiii Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 0 1 or 1 0 14 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM In summary e RAID O is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault
11. there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 9 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to Raid System Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The Raid Firmware dialog box appears Raid HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert B Change Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Rei Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Termina lt lt Five Ctrl K To Abort gt gt Restart Controller Connected 0 01 39 Dik 115200 8 N 1 Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Change Termina Restart Controller B Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Rei Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol lt lt Five Ctrl K To Abort gt gt Sends a file to the remote system 4 Select ZMODEM modem under Protocol to set ZMODEM as the file transfer protocol of your terminal emulation software 68 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the fi
12. within the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration SNMP also works in the same as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications Installation User Manual 57 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 9 5 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the RAID subsystem to synchronize with it To set the NTP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration The RAID subsystem s NTP Configuration screen will be displayed Select the desired function and configure the necessary option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration Quick Function RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls System Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Information CH RAID Manager XXXXXXXX i NTP Server Configurations NTP Server IP Address 1 NTP Server IP Address 2 Time Zone Configu
13. 00 Telnet terminal ID VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Click OK ux Caraz Tp Seina E Temna ley D Winden ken Es stpae hey tarik f hH T Dei C GiH Gpoee D s Erdio BUR Tare mim E kr foo Bakici baller bei kb Play biura when piraati ot decanting leg Ieclgee ASO Setup 9 Now the VT100 is ready to use After you have finished the VT100 Terminal setup you may press the X key in your Terminal to link the RAID subsystem and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear fle Edt Ven Cal Transfer biep Dlr alz de el Model Name RAID Controller Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Sel Function Physical Drives Raid System Function U3z20 SCSI Target Config Ethernel l Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System nformation Arrowkey Or Az Hove Cursor Enter Select ESC Eseape L Line Draw HX Redraw Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw ET Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM AT key Redraw Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the
14. 3 1 Instant Availability Background Initialization oo eseeesesessesesecesseseeesessesesessesesesseesseeeenees 17 L32 Armay ROAMING secsi E a ESTEE aE 17 US OR e leede ln Ce 17 1 3 3 4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration uu cesesescssesessesesessssesscsesssesceesseceseseeseees 18 154 High EE eege 19 1 5 4 1 Creating Hot e 19 1 5 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support 19 1 3 4 3 Hot Swap Disk RE DUN E 19 Chapter 2 Getting Startad siccc ci ses capcaccacectraiscxepsucarecceeivexsctnatereestanevecigi ee esaiccntseneecn 20 2 1 Preparing the Subsystem and Powering On 20 2 2 a El Wee Mard DEI 20 Chapter 3 RAID Configuration cccccssscsccsssceccsssseccsssscccesssecesessseecsssseeecesees 21 31 C nfig nng Be ee Diet EE 21 3 2 C nfig nng Using Ree RTE 26 3 gt al Le un E 28 3 4 Web browser based Remote RAID management Via R Link Rot 34 CC E 0 61 E 36 Installation User Manual ES USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 39 Raa EE EE 37 30 Gl lt Ee E 37 362 Delete e E 2 nerteeee nernet te henna e e eee eee ee ere ee 38 Noo Ena R 6 E 38 OA Ed e ENEE 40 36 5 Activate Incomplete Raid Zebra 41 3060 Create lee eeren eara riara oaao E aenea Sae E Ekr ani aeur aia ida 42 2367 Dete Lees e 42 REGEN Rd SE ener EENE E ERE E E S 43 I Voume ee e E 44 ee EIE VOUT NS SS e E E E EEES 44 3 7 2 Delete Volume Eege 46 3 73 Modify Volume Set senesini ccucaed cheat ween ccacausicbaadecatensds uc chev ea
15. 57600 115200 L Save The Settings gt Yes No L_ Stop Bits gt 1 bit 2 bits L Save The Settings gt Yes No Update Firmware Restart Controller L Restart Controller gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No 32 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM DHCP Function gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings Yes No Local IP Address L_ Edit The Local IP Address XXX XXX XXX XXX L_ Save The Settings Yes No Ethernet Configuration HTTP Port Number 80 L_ Edit The HTTP Port Number gt xxxxx L_ Save The Settings Yes No Telnet Port Number 23 Edit The Telnet Port Number gt xxxxx L Save The Settings Yes No SMTP Port Number 25 L_ Edit The SMTP Port Number k xxxxx L_ Save The Settings Yes No Ethernet Address View System Events System Events Clear Event Buffer Clear Event Buffer Yes No Hardware Monitor _ The Hardware Monitor Information System Information __ The System Information Channel total 8 Volume Sets The Volume Set size can be over 2 Terabytes Use OS Windows 2003 SP1 or later Windows XP SP1 or later Windows Vista Mac OS 10 or later and Linux kernel 2 6 or later DN NOTE This subsystem can detect up to 4 Volume Sets in each Host Installation User Manual 33 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 4 Web browser based Remote RAI D management via R Link Port The RAID s
16. DS728080PLA380 Identify Drive C gogo 823GB HDS728080PLA380 Select Channel Capacity Model System Controls Information Submit Reset WH Installation and User Manual 3 9 System Controls 3 9 1 System Configuration USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM To set the RAID subsystem system configuration options click the System Config link under the System Controls menu The System Configuration screen will be shown Set the system configuration option as needed Quick Function EWERT taa taa WAN mara CH RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Configurations i CSCsCSCSCSCSCiS System Controls System Conf g EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Con o NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Information System Beeper Setting System Beeper Setting Background Task Pronty Termmal Port Configuration JBOD RAID Configuration Max SATA Mode Supported Host NCQ Mode Setting HDD Read Ahead Cache Volume Data Read Ahead Stagger Power On Control Spin Down Idle HDD Minutes Empty HDD Slot LED HDD SMART Status Polling Auto Activate Incomplete Raid Disk Capacity Truncation Mode Enabled Baud Rate 115200 sl stop Bits i RAID ESB2 MACPro Siliconimage e Enabled D 07 on I Disabled D C Confirm The Operation This option is used to Disabled or En
17. Disk To delete Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool click on Delete Pass Through link Select a Pass Through Disk tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action Quick Function XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions CH RAID OManager VolumeSet Functions Select The Pass Through Disk To Delete Physical Drives Create Pass Through r ap Modify Pass Through Select Channel Capacity Model Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Controls Information bi Confirm The Operation RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Submit Reset Hardware Monitor e IDE Ch04 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 3 8 4 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function the LED of the selected disk drive will light To identify a selected drive from the drives pool click on the Identify Drive link The Select The IDE Device For identification screen appears Tick on the disk drive from the drives list After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive Quick Function XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions CH RAID OManager mVelanetet Peer Select The IDE Device For Identification Physical Drives Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through i e Delete Pass Through IDECh01 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 C IDEChO2 823GB H
18. RAID level setting as needed by user After Raid Set Expansion Adding One Disk DiskO Diski Disk2 40GB 40GB 40GB Raid Set 1 160GB 1 3 3 4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration User can do migration on both the RAID level and Stripe Size of an existing Volume Set while the server is online and the Volume Set is in use Online RAID level stripe size migration can prove helpful during performance tuning activities as well as in the event those additional physical disks are added to the RAID subsystem For example ina system using two drives in RAID level 1 you could add capacity and retain fault tolerance by adding one drive With the addition of third disk you have the option of adding this disk to your existing RAID logical drive and migrating from RAID level 1 to 5 The result would be parity fault tolerance and double the available capacity without taking the system off 18 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 5 4 High availability 1 5 4 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready to replace a failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 or 6 Raid Set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When the RAID Subsystem detects a drive failure the system will do automatic and trans
19. Set click on the Expand Raid Set link Select the Raid Set which you want to expand Tick on the available disk s and check Confirm The Operation Click on the Submit button to add the selected disk s to the Raid Set WEI Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM NOTE Once the Expand Raid Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed NOTE If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot Spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the Raid Set expansion is completed Quick Function CH RAID Ma nager XXXxxxxx RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set si Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set RAID Expansion on Raid Set 00 Member Disks 3 Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Select Channel Capacity Model Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Iv DE Cho4 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives M Confirm The Operation System Controls Submit Reset Information Quick Function 7 747 Q GRAD Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Offline Raid set r mg Active Pad Sa Change The Volume Attribute During Raid Expansion Create Hot Spare r r Delete Hot Spare Volume Name Raid Level Stripe Size Velete rot opare Rescue Raid Set Volume VOL 00 Raid 5 gt 64 D KBytes VolumeSet Functions Volume VOL 01 Raid
20. System Information Hardware Monitor e Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM To view the disk drive information click the CHO link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Disk Information screen appears This screen shows various information such as timeout count media error count and SMART information The SMART information shows two numbers one on the left attribute value and one on the right enclosed in parentheses threshold The higher the attribute value is compared to the threshold value the better If the attribute value becomes smaller than the threshold value the disk is in unstable state Quick Function S GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions IDE Drive Information C C CSSC sts C CsC CC r Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Physical Drives System Controls Information RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor IDE Channel Model Name 1 HDS728080PLA380 Serial Number Firmware Rev Disk Capacity PFDB325758211M PF2OA6BA 82 3GB Current SATA Mode Supported SATA Mode Device State Timeout Count Media Error Count SATA3004 NCOMepth32 SATA3004 NCODMepth32 Normal 0 0 SMART Read Error Rate SMART Spinup Time 100 16 109 24 SMART Reallocation Count SMART Seek Error Rate SMART
21. USB and eSATA to SATA II Tower RAID Subsystem Installation and User Manual P N PWO0020000000329 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the RAID subsystem This document also describes how to use the storage management software Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy but not for product warranty because of the various environment OS settings Information and specifications will be changed without further notice This manual uses section numbering for every topics being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user s needs The following icons are being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual NOTES These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation I MPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNI NG These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTI ON These are the cautions that user must be aware to prevent damage to the equipment and its components Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a ret
22. a Good FI Cont The Operation Cukil Haam The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the main menu Qorck Fonchen ee a a a a TaidSet Functions VohumeSet Functions Create Vohsne Set Raid Set Hierarchy Lebkete VWohere Stet Madiy Valime Set Raid Set IDE Channels Velume Set Ch Dive Volume State Capacity hpi At z Shek Vohume Sar Raid Set 00 hot Checking 1 7 GC Stoo Vchae Set Check CE Chig Mama 40 008 Physical Drives OG Pormal 40 0GB System Controls ermal Red Siviannation Kate Foerarch IDE Chasnmels TER Channel Usage Capacity Model yl Raid Set 00 2 3B HDS TZS000F LAS Choe Bad Set oi T JGB HDS I3SGROpIL A Sp0 mre Rind Set 00 fit JOR HDS T ASUROUF LA 320 hod Pree Ki 3G BRS 2S080PLA e Installation User Manual 49 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 7 6 Stop Volume Set Check Use this option to stop the current running Check Volume Set process 3 8 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the operations listed below 3 8 1 Create Pass Through Disk A Pass Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set A Pass Through disk is a separate and individual Raid Set The disk is available to the host as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk n
23. able the subsystem s RAID controller alarm beeper Background Task Priority The Background Task Priority indicates how much time and system resource the RAID controller devotes to a background task such as a rebuild operation The RAID Subsystem allows user to choose the background task priority High 80 Medium 50 Low 25 and Ultra Low 5 to balance between background task process and Volume Set access For high RAID subsystem performance specify a low value Terminal Port Configuration Baud Rate setting values are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Use 115200 for the RAID subsystem terminal port speed setting Stop Bits values are 1 bit and 2 bits Use 1 bit for the RAID subsystem stop bit setting Note Parity value is fixed at None Data Bits value is fixed at 8 bits J BOD RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration Installation User Manual an USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Maximum SATA Mode Supported The 4 SATA drive channel can support up to SATA Il 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 outstandin
24. ailable Raid Sets Tick on a Raid Set and check the Confirm The Operation option and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Sets in the selected Raid Set Tick on a Volume Set and check the Confirm The Operation option Click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set CH RAID Manager hh RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Select The Volume Set To Delete J Q S Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity e Volume VOL 00 Raid Set 00 164 7GB Stop Volume Set Check Physical Drives Mi Confirm The Operation System Controls SIRA Basak Information 46 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 7 3 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration To modify the attributes of a Volume Set 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears Quick Function gege CH RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions amp VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Select The Volume Set For Modification Delete Volume Set Gs Kees Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity heck Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check e Volume V OL 00 Raid Set 00 C Volume VOL 01 Raid Set 00 aa la c Volme VOL 02 Bad Set 00 System Controls lc Volume VOL 03 Raid Set 00 Glnformation Submit R
25. anagement The subsystem is equipped with one 10 100 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port You use a web browser to manage the RAID subsystem through Ethernet for remote configuration and monitoring Link LED Green LED indicates Ethernet is linking Access LED The LED will blink orange when the 100Mbps Ethernet is being accessed 3 USB Port The subsystem has one USB 2 0 port for connecting to the host system or server 4 eSATA Port The subsystem has one external SATA II port for connecting to the host system or server 10 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 3 Technical Specifications RAID processor 400MHz storage I O processor RAID level i 1 1 0 3 5 and JBOD drive DE bus interface USB 2 0 eSATAII Drive Drive bus interface interface SATAII Up to 3 0Gbps Hot swap drive trays Four dei 1 inch trays eet Array Roaming Roaming EE stripe size migration Instant availability and Yess background initialization EE Power supply 180W w PFC AC 90V 264V 3A 5A 60HZ 50Hz 20 85 Non condensing 10 C 40 C 50 F 104 F 226 H x 149 W x 322 D mm Physical Dimensions 8 90 H x 5 87 W x 12 68 D inches drives Installation User Manual RE Power requirements Environmental Relative Humidity Operating Temp USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 4 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Indepe
26. appropriate link enan vyperte EE ini Die Ed yew Ca Tranter Din Del oli aal ei Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function 9 Ire ULZH SCS larget Config Ethernet Configuration Iren View System Events IV Sasa Clear Event Buffer Iren Hardware Monitor System Information eee EEE eee Arrowkey Or AZ Howe Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw 4 Redraw Conetbed C049 ATi i O NOTE The password option allows user to set or clear the RAID subsystem s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem from unauthorized access The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does notreceive any command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 Installation User Manual 25 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it The submenus for each item are shown in Section 3 3 The configuration utility main menu options are ee 1 reene Qu
27. ated in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level while Volume O might be assigned a RAID 0 1 level RAID Set 1 4 Individual Disks Free Space Essen h zc wg Volume 1 RAID 5 Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 16 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 5 3 Easy to Use Features 1 5 3 1 Instant Availability Background I nitialization RAID 0 and RAID 1 Volume Set can be used immediately after the creation But the RAID 3 5 and 6 Volume Sets must be initialized to generate the parity In the Background Mode initialization the initialization proceeds 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 Volume Sets without waiting for the initialization to be completed One disadvantage of this is that the initialization process takes longer time In Foreground Mode initialization the initialization process is faster but must be completed first before the Volume Set is ready for system access 1 5 3 2 Array Roaming The RAID subsystem stores configuration information both in NVRAM and on the disk drives This protects the c
28. cho 8 When the Flash programming starts a message will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait Raid HyperTerminal E E loj x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Maximum Terminal tidle g lltefEdT Stied EICH etch Oe ERR Connected 0 05 55 vrum 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL 9 The firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete 70 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 10 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect Raid HyperTerminal E E l0l x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Restart Controller ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 06 22 OU fiiszooe n 1 co caps NUM Capture Print echo Raid HyperTerminal E 15 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBODZRAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Restart Controller Is Required For New Firmware To Take Effect Restart C
29. ction is used for data redundancy Combination of RAID levels O and 1 This level 1 0 provides redundancy through mirroring and striping Installation User Manual a5 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 5 Array Definition 1 5 1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set If there are existing Raid Sets with available raw capacity new Volume Set can be created New Volume Set can also be created on an existing Raid Set without free raw capacity by expanding the Raid Set using available disk drive s which is are not yet Raid Set member If disk drives of different capacity are grouped together in a Raid Set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the Raid Set 1 5 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets cre
30. d process if the subsystem is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction process Installation User Manual ETHE USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 1 Preparing the Subsystem and Powering On Here are the basic steps to prepare the RAID subsystem for use 1 Attach network cable to the R Link port and connect the other end of network cable to your network hub switch Or as alternative for configuration you may connect the serial cable to the Monitor port and to the serial port of your host server 2 Connect the USB cable eSATA cable to the USB port eSATA port of the RAID Subsystem and to the host system or server that will use the storage 3 Connect the power cord to the AC input socket Plug the other end of power cord to the power source 4 Press the power on switch at the rear of the subsystem 2 2 Installing Hard Drives This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the Subsystem and gives instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running Here are the steps 1 Open the drive door by pressing the door lock downwards 2 If the drive tray is locked open the drive tray lock You may refer to Section 1 2 1 Item 2 Lock Indicator Drive Tray Lock 3 Remove one drive tray 4 Place the disk drive in the drive tray Ma
31. disk drive is Faulty HDD Access LED LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed 2 Lock Indicator Every Drive Tray is lockable inside the slots Open the door lock When the lock indicator is in vertical position arrow points downwards the drive tray is unlocked When the lock indicator is in horizontal position arrow points to the left the drive tray is locked To lock a drive tray use a special key and turn the lock indicator Drive Tray Lock WARNI NG The disk drive door should be opened in a careful and gentle way maximum of 95 degrees only to smoothly slide out the trays 3 Front Panel LED Part l Function Power LED Green LED indicates power is on Busy LED Orange blinking LED indicates subsystem is busy of data is being accessed Fault LED Red blinking LED indicates a problem within the internal subsystem such as over temperature Sleep Mode LED Orange LED is normal and subsystem is not in sleep mode Orange blinking LED means subsystem is in sleep mode spin down idle HDD Installation User Manual o USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 2 2 Rear View USB port R Link port eSATA port Monitor port Fan AC Power Input Socket Power On Off Switch Power Supply 1 Monitor Port The subsystem is equipped with a serial monitor port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal 2 R Link Port Remote Link through RJ 45 Ethernet for remote m
32. e going through with this manual you should read and focus to the following Safety guidelines Notes about the subsystem s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components Upon receiving of the product Place the product in its proper location TO avoid unnecessary dropping out make sure that somebody is around for immediate assistance It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures 2 Ze Ze Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30C Due to seasonal climate changes regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power Supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand Using anti static hand gloves is recommended In i
33. eable When the threshold values are exceeded warning messages will be indicated through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Controller Board Temperature gt 60 Celsius HDD Temperature gt 60 Celsius Controller Fan Speed lt 1500 RPM Power Supply 12V lt 10 5V or gt 13 5V DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V Installation User Manual es USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 11 Creating New Raid Set or Reconfiguring an Existing Raid Set You can configure Raid Sets and Volume Sets using Quick Create or Raid Set Functions Volume Set Functions configuration method Each configuration method requires a different level of user input The general flow of operations for Raid Set and Volume Set configuration is ao Designate hot spare disk pass through disk optional E Choose a configuration method EN Create Raid Set using the available physical drives a Define Volume Set using the available raw capacity in the Raid e Initialize the Volume Set Then use Volume Set in the Host OS 66 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 12 Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem s controller features flash firmware it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware User can simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New releases of the f
34. ement integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s SNMP Configurations screen will be shown Select the desired function and set the preferred option Quick Function WWywy CW geen GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX e RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives SNMP Trap IP Address 1 Port be System Controls SNMP Trap IP Address 2 Port he System Config SNMP Trap IP Address 3 EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration SNMP System Configurations NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Community IT Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer sysContact 0 Modify Password sysName 0 Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller sysLocation 0 lnformation SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Wil Be Sent G Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event C Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event C Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Information Notification Send All Event SNMP Trap Configurations Type the SNMP Trap IP Address The SNMP Port is set to 162 by default SNMP System Configuration Community The default is Public 1 sysContact 0 2 sysLocation 0 3 sysName 0 SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If these 3 categories are configured and when an error occurs SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories
35. eration option Click the Submit button 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect Quick Function CH RAID Manag er XXXNXNXNXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Control S aoa E Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restart Controller Is Required For New Firmware To Take Effect Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Fumvware Restart Controller Information ee Installation and User Manual
36. ert Beeper Setting gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Change Password L Enter New Password L Re Enter Password L_ Save The Password gt Yes No JBOD RAID Mode Configuration L_ Configure as RAID or JBOD L Save The Settings gt Yes No Raid Rebuild Priority gt UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 80 L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Maximum SATA Mode Supported gt SATA150 SATA150 NCQ SATA300 SATA300 NCQ Host NCQ Mode Setting gt Disabled ESB2 MACPro Siliconlmage ICH Marvell 6145 nVidia L Save The Settings gt Yes No HDD Read Ahead Cache sx Enabled Disable Maxtor Disabled L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Raid System Functions Volume Data Read Ahead gt Normal Disabled Conservative Aggressive L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Stagger Power On 0 4 0 7 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 L Save The Settings gt Yes No Spin Down Idle HDD sx Disabled 1 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Empty HDD Slot LED Control ON OFF L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No HDD Smart Status Polling gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Auto Activate Raid Set gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Capacity Truncation gt Multiples of 10G Mulitples of 1G No Truncation L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Terminal Port Configuration L Baud Rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400
37. eset To modify Volume Set attribute values select an attribute item and click on the attribute value After completing the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes Quick Function CH RAI D Man a g er XXXXXXXK RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Enter Volume Attribute On Raid Set 00 Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Volume Name Volume VOL 00 Stop Volume Set Check Member Disks 3 Physical Drives Volume Raid Level Raid 5 DI System Controls Max Capacity Allowed 164 7 GB Select Volume Capacity 164 7 GB Volume Inthalization Mode Foreground Initiolizotion D Volume Stripe Size D DI E Goes Information Volume Cache Mode Write Back D SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCOQ DI Channel Drive SATA Di GR Drv 0 3 eSATA Port Multiplier Emulation DEV 0 3 4 gt 15 Reserved USB LUN 0 3 4 15 Reserved M Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Installation User Manual ao USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 7 3 1 Volume Expansion Volume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your Subsystem Refer to Section 3 6 3 The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set Use the Modify Volume Set function to expand the Vo
38. et Config link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown Set the desired configuration Once done tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to save the settings Quick Function RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Information Installation User Manual 55 GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Ether Net Configurations DHCP Function Local IP Address Used IF DHCP Disabled Disabled D fig2 fies J15 fo Gateway IP Address Used IF DHCP Disabled Subnet Mask Used IF DHCP Disabled HTTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved Telnet Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved SMTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved Current IP Address Current Gateway IP Address Current Subnet Mask Ether Net MAC Address he fhe hh Pe ss bk am _ 192 168 15 101 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 00 1B 4D 00 B3 CA C Confirm The Operation Submit Reset USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 9 3 Alert By Mail Config To set the Event Notification function click on the Alert By Mail Config link under the System Controls main menu The RAID subsystem Event Notification configuration screen will be shown Set up the
39. et link A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the current subsystem Check the Raid Set number you want to delete in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to process with deletion Quick Function XX oXXXXX RAID CManager KXXX RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select The Raid Set To Delete Offline Raid set Activate Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Create Hot Spare e Raid Set 00 3 3 Normal Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set eer Mi Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Deleted VolumeSet Functions Submit Rasat Physical Drives System Controls Information 3 6 3 Expand Raid Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set when one or more disk drives is are added to the subsystem This function is active when at least one drive is available RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set S Delete Raid set _ Expand Raid Set Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion Offline Raid set _ Activate Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Create Hot Spare e Raid Set 00 3 3 Normal 247 0GB Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Submit Reset VolumeSet Functions Quick Function CH RAID Ma nager XXXxxxxx Physical Drives System Controls Information To expand a Raid
40. g and completed portions of the workload RAID subsystem allows user to choose the SATA Mode SATA150 SAT150 NCQ SAT300 SATA300 NCQ Host NCQ Mode Setting This option allows the users to select the supported Host NCQ Mode or to disable it Options are ESB2 MACPro SiliconImage Marvell 6145 ICH nVidia and Disabled HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the disk drives in the RAID subsystem In some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID subsystem functions correctly Volume Data Read Ahead This option allows the users to set the Volume Data Read Ahead function Options are Normal Aggressive Conservative and Disabled Stagger Power On Control This option allows the RAID subsystem s power supply to power up in succession each HDD in the RAID subsystem In the past all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are powered up altogether at the same time This function allows the power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 seconds Spin Down Idle HDD Minutes This option enables the hard drives to spin down after they become idle after a preset period of time Options are Disabled 1 For Test 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 and 60 Empty HDD Slot LED Use this option to turn ON or OFF the LED of a slot with no HDD HDD SMART Status Polling The RAID subsystem can read HDD SMART information through
41. he password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command after sometime To disable the password enter only the original password in the Enter Original Password box leave both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password boxes blank After selecting the Confirm The Operation option and clicking the Submit button the system password checking will be disabled No password checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen Quick Function Www rr eremm GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX S RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Modify System Password Physical Drives Enter Original Password F 7 j System Controls Enter New Password System Config Re Enter New Password EtherNet Config Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Alert By Mail Config o ation Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Information 3 9 10 Upgrade Firmware Please refer to Section 3 12 for more information Installation User Manual ei USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 10 Information Menu 3 10 1 RaidSet Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem s existing Raid Set s Volume Set s and physical disk s configuration and information Select the RaidSet Hierarchy link from the Information menu to d
42. ick Volume And Raid Create a RAID configuration which Set Setup consists of all physical disks installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized Raid Set Volume Set Functions Create a customized Volume Set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information System I nformation View the controller information 3 2 Configuring Using the LCD Panel The LCD Display front panel function keys are the primary user interface for the Disk Array Except for the Firmware update all configurations can be performed through this interface The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 WE Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Front Panel Function Keys The four function keys at the top of the front panel perform the following functions Down Button Exit Button Up Button Select Button Function Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go a through the information on the LCD w screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the Subsystem Select button WW This is used to enter the option you have selected Up and Down Arrow buttons Press this button to return to the previous menu Exit button EXIT NOTE This button can also be used to reset the alarm beeper F
43. id 5 Spare L Select Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set x Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume 28 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Create Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set gt Ch01 Ch04 L_ Create Raid Set gt Yes No E Set Name Delete Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Delete L_ Delete Raid Sei gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Expand Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L_ Select Drives IDE Channel gt Chxx Ch04 Expand Raid Set gt Yes No Raid Set Function Offline Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set L_ Offline Raid Set gt Yes No Activate Raid Set L Select Raid Set to Activate L Activate Raid Set gt Yes No Create Hot Spare L Select Drives for Hot Spare gt Chxx Ch04 L Create Raid Set gt Yes No Delete Hot Spare L Select The Hot Spare Drive To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare Yes No L_ Are You Sure xw Yes No Raid Set Information L Select Raid Set To Display Installation User Manual 29 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Create Volume Set L Create Volume From Raid Set L Volume Creation gt Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Host Channel Drive Number Cache Mode SATA Xfer Mode L Create Volume Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Resc
44. irmware are available in the form of binary file at vendor s FTP The file available at the FTP site is usually a self extracting file that contains the following XXXXVVV BIN Firmware Binary where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change Read this file first before upgrading the firmware These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in the host computer Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem s controller using an ANSI VT 100 compatible terminal emulation program or web browser based RAID Manager remote management page With terminal emulation program you must complete the appropriate installation and configuration procedure before proceeding with the firmware upgrade Whichever terminal emulation program is used must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Web browser based RAID Manager can be used to update the firmware A web browser must have been installed and setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade Installation User Manual ei USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI VT 100 Terminal Emulation Get the new firmware version for your RAID subsystem controller For Example download the bin file from your vendor s web site into the local directory NOTE When
45. isplay the Raid Set Hierarchy screen Quick Function CH RAI D Man a g er XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions H VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Raid Set Hierarchy Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity Check Volume Set Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume VOL 00 1 0 Normal 50 0GB Stop Volume Set Check EEN S P Cho2 Volume VOL 01 1 1 Normal 40 0GB Fhysical Drives SIE Volume VOL 02 0 0 Normal 40 0GB System Controls Volume VOL 03 0 1 Normal 34 7GB Information RaidSet Hierarchy IDE Channels System Information Hardware Monitor Channel Usage Capacity Model Ch01 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch02 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch03 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch04 Hot Spare 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 To view the Raid Set information click the Raid Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Raid Set Information screen appears Quick Function XXXXxXxX RaidSet Functions Q RAID oManager D VolumeSet Functions Raid Set Information Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Modify Volume Set Member Disks 3 Check Volume Set Total Raw Capacity 247 0GB Stop Volume Set Check Free Raw Capacity 95 5GB OFhysical Drives Min Member Disk Size 82 3GB System Controls Raid Set Power State Operating information Raid Set State Normal RaidSet Hierarchy
46. itdeaecslanstts adteadaatieds 47 37L Volume Ele SION Vicsetcezs acd acess cosas E EE aaeseeadctececasttess 48 3 7 4 Volume Set Migration se sssesssessesseesssesssesseesssesssenssensseossensstossrnssenssenseenseenstenstenstosseosseosssenssenssenssens 48 313 Check Tel 49 3 7 6 Stop Volume Set CNECK 5 cscs cates ozcstaceet sede cctsesbeccacsaesasateesahe E aden eines ease i 50 E PA KEE 50 3 8 1 Create Pass Through Dek isegizetesteetegrsteesegegtger EES 50 38 2 Modify Pass Ihrough d E 51 383 Delete Pass hrough DISK caccccoiescesescesdandsiecetdsassedesntehivestetesaabactosun aetlasncesst Goese cadlevadsssbd etlaienntsbdeontntsencbeals 52 304 E en e selected Drive serrr tee sac cbace snaccsace dechcgtancine Mantes tonsa caesaasare eesetdaredeectecssoeentteds 52 BS NN ug O EE 53 L y Eur COMIC de 53 ue Ee E GF le DEEN 55 Bs AMEE By Mal CORNI Cl fcc eee tecne S decogtoxa tes Mlavastec def ebcaesnecst enaeszets ane secteessoeiepaete 56 394 SNMP ee te ON EEN 57 EE 58 3 9 6 View Events Mute Beeper ENEE 59 3 9 7 Generate Test ES ee 60 e CEL DE DUNE oere E R E EE 60 AF Mody P E WNO EE 61 3910 Upgrade ga EE 61 LO E OO ME e E E E nor des pee CRIN Ten ey ee 62 310 L Rader Ee E 62 3102 Sy tern NOn ON eesse E EE 64 3 103 Hardware WV 6 EE 64 3 11 Creating New Raid Set or Reconfiguring an Existing Raid Get 66 312 Upgrading the gan E 67 A Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Before You Begin Befor
47. ke sure the holes of the disk drive align with the holes of the drive tray 5 Install the mounting screws to secure the disk drive into the drive tray 6 Insert the drive tray into the slot If the RAID subsystem is powered on the HDD Status LED will change from red into no light which means the drive has been detected 20 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 3 RAID Configuration The subsystem has a setup configuration utility built in containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the subsystem This chapter explains how to use and make changes to the setup utility Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the subsystem You may configure through the following methods e VT100 terminal connected through the controller s serial port e Front panel touch control keypad e Web browser based Remote RAID management via the R Link Ethernet port IMPORTANT The subsystem allows you to access the utility using only one method at a time You cannot use more than one method at the same time 3 1 Configuring Through a Terminal Configuring through a terminal will allow you to use the same configuration options and functions that are available from the LCD panel To start up 1 Connect a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode to the monitor port l
48. l contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed STRIPING DISK DRIVES Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array oe Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Definition of RAID Levels RAID O is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy RAID O arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi user environments or small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID O arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID O array fails the entire array fails Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive dE DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA d g Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate data but appear to the compute
49. lume Set capacity Select the Volume Set and move the cursor to the Volume Set Capacity item and enter the capacity size NOTE Only the last created Volume Set can be expanded Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action The Volume Set starts to expand 3 7 4 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Volume Set status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration Quick Function CH pup Manager XXXXXXX Raid Set Hierarchy RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume VOL 00 0 0 Migrating 1 4 50 0GB Information RaidSet Hierarchy Ch02 Volume VOL 01 0 1 Need Migrate 40 0GB System Information Ch03 Volume VOL 02 1 0 Need Migrate 40 0GB Hardware Monitor Cho4 Volume VOL 03 1 1 Need Migrate BK IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model Ch01 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch02 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch03 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Ch04 Raid Set 00 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 48 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 7 5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform V
50. m Controls _Subrrit _Reset Information az Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 6 8 Rescue Raid Set If you need to rescue amissing Raid Set please contact our support engineer for assistance Quick Function QP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Z Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET Offline Raid set Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Activate Raid Set Enter SIGN AT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature IF RaidSet Is Recovered Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Enter The Keyword VolumeSet Functions C Confirm The Operation Physical Drives Submit Reset System Controls Information Installation User Manual an USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 7 Volume Set Function A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set 3 7 1 Create Volu
51. me Set The following are the Volume Set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set 2 Up to 16 Volume Sets in a Raid Set can be created by the RAID subsystem controller But only 4 Volume Sets can be mapped in each host channel total 8 Volume Sets can be mapped To create Volume Set from a Raid Set expand the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It screen will show all existing Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Set where you want to create the Volume Set and then click on the Submit button Configure the Volume Set name Capacity RAID level Stripe Size Cache Mode Initialization Mode if needed SATA Data Xfer Mode and Channel Drive eren CH RAID CManager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity G Raid Set 00 4 4 Normal 4000 0GB Stop Volume Set Check Physical Drives Submit Reset System Controls Information 4a Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Quick Function OH RAID Manager WNNNNNNN RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Enter Volume Attribute On Raid Set 00 Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Volume Name Volume vOL 00 Stop Volume Set Check Member Disks 6
52. ndent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Five types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 5 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID O arrays Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleaved in a rotating sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment determines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives wil
53. nstalling each component secure all the mounting screws and locks Make sure that all screws are fully tightened Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual for reliable performance Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack the subsystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions Installation User Manual 5o USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Unpacking the Subsystem The package contains the following items RAID Subsystem Unit One 1 power cord One 1 RJ45 Ethernet cable One 1 external serial cable RJ11 to DB9 One external SATA cable One USB cable User Manual NOTE If any damage is found contact the dealer or vendor for assistance 6 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 1 Introduction The RAI D Subsystem 1 1 Key Features Subsystem Features Features a 400MHz RISC I O processor Built in 128MB cache memory Serial ATA USB 2 0 host port Supports up to Four 4 1 hot swappable SATA II hard drives Supports o
54. ocated at the rear of the subsystem X NOTE You may connect a terminal while the subsystem s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent terminal program 5 Ze z Installation User Manual ER USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Connection Description Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Connect To Ea ES D oc Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial County code United States of Amenca 1 Area code G2 Connect using Direct to Com S joe k emt 4 The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control COM Froperties E Port Settings Bits per second Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 Click 2 disconnect button s bt 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties 7 Open the Settings Tab wile Wess Ca Tarps He j ojis e O j Conrat To ganing Bw Compier TEET Aiaia Eni the mea coed r ie hn keeten paia Aua code FE mhae 2 aT sch Installation User Manual EC USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 8 Configure the settings are follows Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT1
55. olume Set consistency check which verifies the correctness of redundant data data blocks and parity blocks in a Volume Set This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks To perform Check Volume Set function 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to check Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button The Checking process will be started Check Volume Set Options v Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Found Assume Parity Data is Good v Re compute Parity if Parity Error Assume Data is Good Note If none of the 2 options is selected this function will only check for error If an error is found it will not be corrected Qulck Funcg 0 WNNWWWWW are CH RAID Aanager XXXXXXXX Rude Functions VohumeSet Fumctions Create Mckeng Set Select The Volume Set To Be Checked Delete Mcheng Ser Modkty Volume Set Select Vohlome Sot Mame n Paid Sot Capacity Chock We Ze Shrek Zeien ieg F Volume OLa00 Bed Set 00 50 008 Stop Vokeng Set Check Make AMOt got Fuad See NO 40 DR spiel eis E Volume VOL amp 02 Bad Ser 00 40 008 System Controls 8 Make iC Lal Rad Set 8 OO 34 7GR a F Sera Bad Block E Bad Boek Te Founi Arpme Panty Data Le oad F Rese GrSeuge Paty H Party Error a Found Aaaxene Date l
56. onfiguration settings in the case of a disk drive or controller failure Array roaming allows the administrator the ability to move a complete Raid Set to another system without losing RAID configuration and data on that Raid Set If a RAID enclosure fails to work the Raid Set disk drives can be moved to another enclosure and inserted in any order 1 5 3 3 Online Capacity Expansion Online Capacity Expansion makes it possible to add one or more physical drives to a Raid Set while the server is in operation eliminating the need to backup and restore after reconfiguring the Raid Set When disks are added to a Raid Set unused capacity is added at the end of the Raid Set Data on the existing Volume Sets residing on that Raid Set is redistributed evenly across all the disks A contiguous block of Unused capacity is made available on the Raid Set The unused capacity can be used to create additional Volume Set The expansion process is illustrated as follows Before Raid Set Expansion Free Space 40GB Volume 1 40GB D Volume 0 40GB C DiskO Direk Disk2 40GB 40GB 40GB Raid Set 1 120GB Installation User Manual ES USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original Volume Set over the original and newly added disks using the same RAID level configuration The unused capacity on the expand Raid Set can then be used to create an additional Volume Sets with a different
57. ontroller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw Redraw Connected 0 06 52 ron 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo y Installation User Manual E USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 3 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware click the Upgrade Firmware link under System Controls menu The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom screen appears 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name xxxxxxxx BIN and click Open Quick Function CH RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom Physical Drives Enter The BootRom Or Firmware File Name Browse System Controls System Config l Confirm The Operation Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config _Submit Reset Alert By Mail Co SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Information 3 Select the Confirm The Op
58. or example if one power supply fails pressing this button will mute the beeper Installation User Manual ES USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 3 Menu Diagram The following tree diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through the terminal monitor Also almost the same menu can be accessed through the LCD panel Raid 0 L Select Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set x Yes No Raid 1 0 L Select Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set tr Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground No Initialization No Init To Rescue Volume Quick Volume Raid Set Raid 1 0 Spare L Select Capacity L Select Stripe Size kr 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Initialization No Init To Rescue Volume Raid 3 L Select Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume Raid 5 L Select Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set x Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume Raid 3 Spare L Select Capacity L Create Vol RaidSet gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume Ra
59. ot controlled by the RAID firmware To create pass through disk click on the Create Pass Through link under the Physical Drives main menu The setting function screen appears Select the disk drive to be made as Pass Through Disk and configure the Pass Through Disk attributes such as the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing IDE Data Xfer Mode and IDE Channel IDE Drive for this volume Quick Function CH RAI D Ma n a g er XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Select the IDE drive For Pass Through Physical Drives Create Pass Through Modity Pass Through Select Channel Capacity Model Delete Pass Through Identify Drive e IDE Ch04 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 System Controls Information Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute RaidSet Hierarch System Information Volume Cache Mode Write Back zl Hardware Monitor SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCQ D SATA sl 2 D Channel Drive Drv 0 3 eSATA Port Multiplier Emulation DEV 0 3 4 gt 15 Reserved USB LUN 0 3 4 15 Reserved M Confirm The Operation Submit Reset so Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 8 2 Modify Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the Pass Through Disk attributes User can modify the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing IDE Data Xfer Mode and IDE Channel IDE Drive To modify the Pass Through drive attribute from the Pass Through drive pool click on the Modify Pass Th
60. parent rebuild using the hot spare drives The Raid Set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected IMPORTANT The hot spare must have at least the same or more Capacity as the drive it replaces 1 5 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built in protection circuit to support the replacement of SATA II hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems This feature is provided in the RAID subsystem for advance fault tolerant RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 3 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild The Hot Swap feature can be used to rebuild Raid Sets with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 and 6 If a hot spare is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically continue the rebuil
61. r as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA ened Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Installation User Manual EN USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated to storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection In the case of drive failure data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining drives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best
62. ration Time Zone GMT 08 00 Taipei z Automatic Daylight Saving Enabled gt Current Time 2008 6 30 14 58 48 NTP Server Not Set C Confirm The Operation Submit Reset 58 Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 9 6 View Events Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem s event log information move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the System Information link The Raid Subsystem s System Events Information screen appears The System Events Information screen will show Time Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors The RAID system does not have built in real time clock When the RAID manager GUI is opened from a host system via R Link connection the RAID system s time will be referenced to the time of the host system When not connected to the RAID Manager GUI via R Link connection the time information is the relative to the time when the RAID subsystem was powered on This function can also be used to silence the alarm beeper Quick Functi m SE Geier CR RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions 2008 6 27 19 2 50 Volume VOL 00 Start Initialize VolumeSet Functions 2008 6 27 19 2 50 Volume VOL 00 Create Volume Physical Drives 2008 6 27 19 0 29 Raid Set 00 Create RaidSet 2008 6 27 18 59 55 Raid Set 00 Delete RaidSet System Controls Syta Carr 2008 6 27 18 59 55 Volume VOL 00 Abort Initialization 000 00 36 EtherNe
63. reate function Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the Raid Set for the first time or to delete existing Raid Set and reconfigure a Raid Set The maximum number of RAID Sets that can be created depends on the number of disk channels in the RAID subsystem For 4 bay RAID subsystem four Raid Sets can be created 3 6 1 Create Raid Set q CH RAID CManager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions Select The IDE Drives For RAID Set Select Channel Capacity Model IDE Ch01 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 IDE Ch02 82 3GB HDS728080PLA 380 IDE Ch03 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Set Name Raid Set 00 Confirm The Operation VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives System Controls Information _ Submit _Peset To create a Raid Set click on the Create Raid Set link A Select The IDE Drives For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the IDE drives in the RAID subsystem Check the Select option to include a physical drive to the current Raid Set Enter the preferred Raid Set Name 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for the Raid Set The default Raid Set name will always appear as Raid Set OO for first Raid Set Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen The Raid Set will start to initialize Installation User Manual an USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 6 2 Delete Raid Set To delete a Raid Set click on the Delete Raid S
64. rieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice i Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Table of Contents Me 2 Before You BOGI rege cee nce ch ses cencicenseeynsennc E E ENR EE 5 SOU GUA CCN eer r ds acaeeuee tomanstaieniareseuses 5 Packaging Shipment and DE IVETY uu ceccesesessssesessesecessssesesessesesesessssesessssssesesssseseeesssseseesecssesseseseseeeseesesesesseseaeeess 5 Unpacking the EE E 6 Chapter T Vu ee CUO DE 7 LL E 7 1 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID SGubsvstem sssescssesessesescsescsscsessssesessssessssesssesesseseencseseeseensseeeeseens 8 UE NEE 8 UCI 10 EC ies ele e Wee ege Lc emer ener ener ener et eer ene eer nee ener ec rte E ren ree eer ner eee neenrr we mer rrer ere 11 E RAI E 12 UE Any Den e gestae cseere dees sce sacecoeedapese cece se stoceseucaiees as ae eeeesasee nt asd pecseaeeterescoceen capt sete sceentane ceecncerctes 16 BaL oc Cars eee eee eee ee eee ener ener eee ee ee eee eee 16 L2 Volume SCi eae arene perce ree ere E ern nee ee ee ee ee eee 16 UE Easy tO Use FeatUreS isseire ni ierra e E E AEEA TARE see ee 17 1 5
65. rmware file name xxxxxxxx BIN and click Open Raid HyperTerminal WE 0 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Raid Syste Folder CA Filename he A C 6160FIRM0627 BIN Change Protocol JBOD RA Zmodem RAID Rei EE Send Close Cancel ermina Restart Controller ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 03 21 WT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo File Edit view Call Transfer Help modem fie send fa Sg O OO O Sending C SIGOFIRMOG27 BIN Last event Senin ss S Files hai oo Status Senin i i sS Retries kr File mmm 35k of 240K Elapsed 00 00 03 Remaining 00 00 17 Throughput 11946 cps Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw WT100 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo E Connected 0 04 26 115200 8 N 1 Installation User Manual e USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 7 When the firmware downloading is completed the confirmation screen appears Select Yesto start programming the flash ROM ec Raid HyperTerminal g O x File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priority Maximum ATA Mode Terminal Port Confi Restart Controller Connected 0 04 57 Ok 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL ap Capture Print e
66. rough link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Tick on the Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select the drive Quick Function CH RAI D Man a g er XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification Physical Drives Create Pass Through Select Channel Capacity Model Delete Pass Through Identfy Drive System Controls Information Submit Reset RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor jIDE OM 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears Modify the drive attribute values as you want Quick Function KW VYW RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Ch04 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 Delete Pass Throu Identity Drive Volume Cache Mode Write Back zl System Controls SATA Data Xfer Mode SATA300 NCO zl Information Channel Drive SATA Di 2 D RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor Drv 0 3 eSATA Port Multiplier Emulaton DEV 0 3 4 gt 15 Reserved USB LUN 0 3 4 15 Reserved Confirm The Operation Submit Reset To save changes tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Installation User Manual ai USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 8 3 Delete Pass Through
67. round mode is completed faster but Volume Set but be completed before it becomes accessible Background mode makes the Volume Set available instantly but the initialization process takes longer Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 1 0 3 and 5 Volume Set You can set the Stripe Size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger Stripe Size produces better read performance especially if the host server does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that the host server does random reads more often select a small Stripe Size NOTE Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can t be modified Installation User Manual 45 o USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Write Through Cache and Write Back Cache SATA Data Xfer Mode The RAID subsystem supports SATA150 SATA150 NCQ SATA300 and SATA300 NCQ data transfer mode Channel Select the Host Channel for mapping the Volume Set Options are SATA USB and SATA amp USB Drive Drive options are 0 1 2 and 3 Each Host Channel can support maximum 4 Volume Sets eSATA Port Multiplier Emulation DEV 0 3 4 15 Reserved USB LUN 0 3 4 15 Reserved 3 7 2 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Set select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all av
68. t Config 2008 6 27 18 59 19 Volume VOL 00 Start Initialize Alert By Mail Co 2008 6 27 18 59 18 Volume VOL 00 Create Volume SNMP Co ation NTP Configuration 2008 6 27 18 59 18 Raid Set 00 Create RaidSet View Events Mute Beeper 2008 6 27 18 48 32 IDE Channel 3 Device Inserted Generate Test Event 2008 6 27 18 47 32 IDE Channel 2 Device Inserted Clear Event Buffer aera 2008 6 27 18464 IDE Channel 1 Device Inserted Mo Password Upgrade Firmware 2008 6 27 18 45 8 192 168 015 016 HTTP Log In Restart Controller Information 2008 6 27 18 44 20 2008 6 27 18 43 19 HW Monitor RS232 Terminal Raid Powered On VT100 Log In 2008 6 27 18 41 20 2008 6 27 18 37 39 2008 6 27 18 36 58 2008 6 27 18 13 17 2008 6 27 18 11 45 2008 6 27 18 11 27 2008 6 27 18 10 42 192 168 015 016 HIW Monitor IDE Channel 1 IDE Channel 1 IDE Channel 1 IDE Channel 1 IDE Channel 1 HTTP Log In Raid Powered On i Device Inserted Device Removed Device Inserted Device Removed Device Inserted Installation User Manual 59 USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 9 7 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Events Link Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Then click on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event Quick Function RaidSet Functions Volume Ser Functions Physical Drives
69. te Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused non Raid Set member disk drives in the subsystem appear Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive s Quick Function RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Ofline Raid set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Physical Drives System Controls VolumeSet Functions GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Select The IDE Drives For Hot Spare f Select Channel Capacity Model 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 M Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Information 3 6 7 Delete Hot Spare Use this option to remove the Hot Spare function from a disk drive Click the Delete Hot Spare function then select the Hot Spare Disk Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare disk Quick Function CH rap Manager XXXXXXXX Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete gem Channel Capacity Model RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Ofline Raid set Actvate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set 2 3GB HDS728080PLA380 VolumeSet Functions e Ki Confirm The Operation Physical Drives Syste
70. this function This function is enabled by default Auto Activate Incomplete Raid Use this option to automatically activate an Incomplete Raid Set Note that the Raid Set status becomes Incomplete when one disk is removed or failed in power off state After activated the Volume Set s in the Raid Set will be in Degraded mode 5a Installation and User Manual Disk Capacity Truncation Mode USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM This RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Options are Multiples Of 10G If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 120 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 120 4 GB drives same capacity as 120 GB so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 121 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 121 4 GB drives same capacity 121 GB so that one could replace the other No Truncation The capacity of the disk drive is not truncated 3 9 2 EtherNet Config To set the Ethernet configuration click the EtherN
71. tolerance RAID O requires a minimum of one drive e RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments RAID 1 is the only choice for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance e RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels Supported by the subsystem are shown below Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy e Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 1 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant 3 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy 5 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity prote
72. ubsystem can be configured with RAID Manager a web browser based application which utilizes the web browser installed on your operating system The web browser based RAID Manager can be used to manage all the RAID function To configure the RAID subsystem on a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser by entering http IP Address in the remote web browser IMPORTANT The Ethernet default P is 192 168 001 100 DHCP function is Enabled You can configure the correct I P Address through the LCD panel or the terminal Ethernet Configuration menu Note that you must be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure it The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 Quick Function CH RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSet Functions VolumeSet Functions Physical Drives Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Drv Volume State Capacity System Controls Information IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model 82 3GB HDS728080PLA380 82 3GB HDS 728080PLA380 82 3GB HDS723080PLA330 NA NA WEI Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the user to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link wans 1 Seztee Create a RAID configuration which consists of all physical disks
73. ue Volume Delete Volume Set L Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Delete L Delete Volume Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Volume Set Function Modify Volume Set L Modify Volume From Raid Set L_ Select Volume Set To Modify L Volume Set Modification gt Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Host Channel Drive Number Cache Mode SATA Xfer Mode L Modify Volume gt Yes No L Are You Sure rk Yes No Check Volume Set Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume to Check L Check The Volume Yes No Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Display Volume Set Information i Display Volume Info in Raid L Select Volume Set To Display WEI Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM View Drive Information L Select The Drive Create Pass Through Disk L Select The Drive gt Host Channel Drive Number Cache Mode SATA Xfer Mode L Create Pass Through rs Yes No Physical Drive Function Modify Pass Through Disk L Select The Drive gt Host Channel Drive Number Cache Mode SATA Vier Mode L Modify Pass Through gt Yes No Delete Pass Through Disk L_ Select The Drive L_ Delete Pass Through Yes No L Are You Sure rk Yes No Identify Selected Drive L Select Drive Installation User Manual au USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM Mute The Alert Beeper px Yes No Al
74. ume Set The user can change the RAID level Capacity Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare option is also created depending upon the existing configuration Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen the Raid Set and Volume Set will start to initialize If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the above example There are two options to select No and Yes Greater Two TB Volume Support No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB Yes Volume Set capacity can be set over 2TB based on the number of disks in your system Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your Raid Set and Volume Set WW NOTE In Quick Create the Raid Set is automatically configured NOTE When Quick Create is used the Volume Set will be mapped by default to both host channels SATA amp USB 0 After the initialization done please use the Volume Set function to modify the host channel as you need WEI Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 6 Raid Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system User can manually configure and has full control of the Raid Set and Volume Set setting but it will take longer to set up than when using the Quick C
75. ver 2TB volume Excellent user friendly operation One Step Setup High quality advanced cooling fan Local audible event notification alarm Supports password protection Real time drive activity and status indicators RAID Function Features Installation User Manual E Supports RAID levels 0 1 1 0 3 5 JBOD and Pass Through Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems Bad block auto remapping Array roaming Online RAID level migration USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem 1 2 1 Front View Down Button LCD Display Power LED Fault LED Access LED Sleep Mode LED HDD Access LED Exit Button HDD Status LED Select Button Up Button Door Lock Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 N WARNI NG The disk drive door should be opened in a careful and gentle way maximum of 95 degrees only to smoothly slide out the trays a Installation and User Manual USB AND eSATA TO SATA II TOWER RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 HDD Status I ndicator There are two LED indicators for each disk drive Po o on T o eh dans p ew ge Q nc Li I E GIIT CUIO I No LED light indicates power is on and hard drive HDD Status LED status is good for this slot Red means no disk drive inserted or

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