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TR5M Detailed User`s Manual

1. 10 3 2 HARD DRIVE 1 10 3 2 UNINSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE iet 11 33 11 3 4 INSTALLING ESATA HOST BUS ADAPTER 11 3 5 INSTALLING IN MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 13 3 5 1 INSTALLING ESATA HOST BUS ADAPTER ssscscccsssssesccostanacssavcscscadanesossansaucsaaenoavaneess Seid Ee E eb aD OPE UR pH EUR esL Ue Po Ge cU EO FRE 13 I M7M _ _ ___ _ 18 Jaa DIK MODE SETUP T M 22 IIA ALLOCATING FAR 22 3 6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32 64 BIT cete eee e eee ee eee eene ee eene 28 3 6 1 INSTALLING ESATA HOST BUS 28 3 06 2 INSTALLING SATARAIDS DTIEUTY Does
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3. Rebuild Priority 10 Rebuild Priority Improper Shutdown Policy Check Pointing Parity On Quick Restore Return Dirty Data Off Best IO Perf Improper Shutdown Policy Check Pointing Parity On Quick Restore Return Dirty Data Off Best Perf Offline Raid Grp Offline Raid Grp PathlD TargetID Capacity Capacity Starting LBN 76 69 GB 76 69 GB 76 69 GB 75 69 GB Starting LBN PathlD Target ID 00000000 T 0 00000000 1 00000000 00000000 00000000 Create Close Create Close 4 2 5 Mirrored Striped RAID Groups Mirrored Striped RAID Groups RAID 10 allow the user to select minimum of 4 disks for each member of the volume Select all four disks and its options detailed in Section 4 2 7 Press Create to create the RAID Group 65 Create RAID Group Parameters RAID Group Label RAID_10 Mirrored Striped RAID Group Configuration Capacity Chunk Size Rebuild Priority Improper Shutdown Policy Check Pointing Parity On Quick Restore Off Best l O Perf Return Ditty Data Offline Raid Grp Starting LEN PathlD TargetID Capacity 0 0 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 Create 4 2 6 Parity RAID Groups Create RAID Group Parameters RAID Group Label RAID Group Configuration
4. Lis Mame Type Total Size Free Space E Bormes Hard Disk Drives 3 Pictures system backup D Mi 2 Music ur 42 GE free of 14 7 GB a 30 3 GB free of 59 7 GB Recently Changed New Volume Searches C 2 72 TB free of 2 72 TB Public D evices with Removable Storage 2 i b DVD RW Drive Floppy Disk Drive NA1014008A 0 bytes free of 94 9 MB a New Volume Space used L 1 1 1 11 JfFilesystem NTFS Space free 2 72 TB Total size 2 72 TB 62 Chapter 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 4 1 OVERVIEW The SATARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphical User Interfaces GUI which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes The Manager divides into two sections RAID Groups Windows and Device Configuration Windows as seen below SATARAIDS Array Manager Fie Device RAID Group Window Legacy Support 0 3275 Channel Channel R0 38 34 GB Available Controller 1 3215 38 34 Available 100 38 34 GB Available 38 34 GB Available Empty Empty Controller 5031 325 Link amp iatus Up The RAID Groups window identifies Host Bus Adapters and configured RAID Groups For systems with more than one Silicon Image Host Bus Adapter installed you can switch between cards by selecting the desired card in the
5. Search 1 Folders I b X M Br Address E Computer J Go Hard Disk Drives amp 20 system n Backup Devices with Removable Storage 315 Floppy 4 NA10140084 E 3 6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32 64 BIT 3 6 1 Installing eSATA Host Bus Adapter Follow the instruction below for eSATA HBA Driver installation Insert the Manual and Utilities CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Insert the Setup and Installation Repository CD in the CD ROM drive 3 When the Windows started new hardware will be found Select Locate and Install driver software ESO E ACE ocn 1 Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your RAID Controller Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Windaws will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on gt Ask me again later Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software 4 Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller click Next 52 Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller If you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows will automatically search the disc for driver software gt I don t have the disc Show me other options The
6. To continue click Next I Select the partition type you want to create click Next 24 Create Partition Wizard Select Partition You can what type of partition to create Select the type of partition pou want to create Extended partition 59251 9 C primary partition 1 volume you create using free space a basic disk Windows 2000 and other operating systems can start from a primary partition ou can create up to four primary partitions on a basic disk or you can make three primary partitions and an extended partition TN 12 Specify the partition size you want to create click Next gt Create Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size How big do want the partition to be Choose a partition size thatis smaller than the masimum disk space Maximum disk space 1430605 Minimum disk space MB Amount of disk space to use 1 Create Partition Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path You can assign a drive letter or drive path ta partition Mount this volume at an empty folder that supports drive paths Bras Donot assign a drive letter or drive path 14 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a Quick Format setup the File system to use Allocation unit size Volume label click Next gt 25 Create Partition Wizard Fo
7. gt gt gt 75 REBUILDIRATD GROUP 76 43 PO DELETE RAD GROUP CU SCA e eee ee 76 71 AS RAIDGROUP SUMMARY LI MEM MM CE qM M S MU MEC T 71 49 EVA SIIVIANAGER s toti ute MU E EE E E 78 80 DAD ESO RCE T 81 43 10 CREATE LEGACY GROUP 62 MM 62 A 3 O ABOUT scored SpA Galat eacus ese edu a la tos yeaa toss Cmn Cu C Mesue ab i pU Siu 62 Chapter Overview SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M enhances your data storage by combining advanced RAID features typically seen on high end data systems with high capacity Serial ATA SATA drives By using industry standard SATA drives and Silicon Image Host Bus Adapters you can achieve extraordinarily performance while remaining assured that your data is protected against hardware failure I I PRECAUTION Please read the safe precautions carefully before you using SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M storage appliance Ensure that you use the product correctly according to the procedure described in this guide The following safety precautions are i
8. 29 DVD 1014008 E Properties 163 MB 163 MB CDFS Online Healthy Unallocated fg Primary partition Extended partition f Logical drive 8 Click Next gt to create partition on a basic disk Mew Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps create a partition a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives can use any version of Windows or M5 III5 to gain access to partitions on basic disks continue click Next 9 Select the partition type you want to create click Next gt 36 New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create 1 Primary partition C Extended partition Deuce It LULL a Ove Description primary partition i volume create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start a primary partition can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition 10 Specify the partition size you want to create click Next gt Mew Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Masum disk space in megabytes MB 1430805
9. 63 BoD A CONTMGUOUS RAID AGROUPS 64 42 2 CONCATENATED GROUPS 64 TA E E E E TA us 64 424 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS D DEN Meus Eu EUM CDL snus CU qu EUM DEG code 65 42 9 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS eina tot E Ree Epi EID Neto tere iata e utes euin ee aoe 65 420 PARITY RAID GROUPS XXII I 66 22 GROUPS 66 4 3 ADDITIONAL MENU FUNCTIONS 68 d 3 CONFIGURATION is MM eC 68 LH rm DS 71 gt gt gt gt M 73 eios ue LC NM ANOMALIE C M PM MM E 73 4 39 DELETE ORPHAN Cas ti cea 74 A OU VIAN ETAS 74 Em 74 CREATE RAID GROUP
10. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All Programs gt Log Off Shut Down at 98 DASI 2 Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives Computer Management 2 5 Pil XI m File Action View Window Help e 9 IM MM computer Management Local volum tavout File System Status Er Es System 10015 E system Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System H 5 Event viewer EJ backup D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy C Shared Folders 28 1014008 Partition Basic CDFS Healthy E Local Users and Groups 8 Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager k B T Storage Es E Removable Storage gt gt 5 tenia sedes system backup D ps asic system ackup D Disk Management 74 52 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 23 77 GB NTFS B 5 Services and Applications oe Healthy System Healthy NA1014008A E 163 MB Healthy D Extended partition M Logical drive 3 When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears click Next gt 46 Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard l x Welcome to the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard This wizard helps vou to initialize new disks and to convert empty basic disks ta dynamic disks can use dynamic disks to create software based volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or spanned across multiple disks You can also expand si
11. 09 GB 00000000 I 1 LI 1 76 649 GB 00000000 73 4 3 5 Delete Orphan This menu option displays a dialog box to select highlight orphan segments to delete An orphan segment is part of a RAID group that cannot access other segments within the same RAID group When a member of a RAID group fails in a severe manner such as a loss of power or a complete hard disk failure it becomes an orphan This command displays the Delete Orphan Segment window to show all orphan segments and allow user to delete selected orphan segments Delete Orphan Segment Select LIIIII 91 51 Path ID 1 5IICLI Capacity Starting LBM 0 0 76 69 GB 00000000 4 3 6 Pass Thru This menu option is not available in this product 4 3 7 Device Summary This command displays the Segment Summary window to show all physical devices segments d Device 5ummary File Options FathlD Status Capacity Model Version 0 0 Healthy 150834432 HDS728080PLA380 T Healthy 150834432 HDS72808UPLA380 Healthy 150834432 572 Healthy 150834432 HDS72808 0PLA380 Empty Unknown Unknown Empty Unknown Unknown Empty Unknow Unknow III MI Ernpty Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 Empty Unknown Unknown 4 Empty Unknown Unknown Unknow Device Count 10 The Segment Summary window has its o
12. 38 The status of the created partition in the Disk Management window will change to Formatting The percentage complete will be displayed Depending upon the size of the partition the format process may take several minutes When completed the status will change to Healthy and the name and drive letter will be updated Once the disk reports Healthy it appears to the computer and ready to use Computer Management PER m File Action View Window Help 16 XI e mme 9 Computer Management Local File System Status 8 System Tools 3 Partition Healthy System Event Viewer Partition Healthy lt Shared Folders Partition Healthy Local Users and Groups Partition Healthy Performance Logs and Alerts a Device Manager su Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter 0 Basic system backup 1 fai Re 74 52 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS da Services and Applications Online Healthy System Healthy amp 9Disk 1 Basic 3 1397 27 GB Online i d NA1014008A E 163 MB CDFS Healthy ll Primary partition Extended partition Logical drive Repeat the above procedure if there are any other partitions Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed X in the top right corner of the window Click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop The new drives will be display and properly
13. Disk Management 4 lt 0 Rotax Basic system CJ backup D _ gii Disk Management 74 53 GB 114 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS Services and Applications Online Healthy System Boot Page Fi Healthy Logical Drive Disk 1 Basic E Aff 2794 42 GB 12794 2 GB Online Unallocated New Simple Volume 66 er MR dE D New Spanned Volume DVD NA1014008A 95 MB 195 MB CDFS Properties Online Healthy Primary Partition A Help New Striped Volume Unallocated Primary partition Extended partition Free space Logical drive 6 Click Next gt to create the partition 59 New Simple Volume Wizard Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard This wizard helps you create a simple volume on a disk simple volume can only be on a single disk Ta continue click Next New Simple Volume Wizard Specify Volume Size Choose a volume size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maximum disk space in MB Minimum disk space in MB Simple volume size in MB New Simple Volume Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or dive path to your partition Mount in the following empty NTFS folder _ Browse Do not assign a drive letter or drive path 60 9 Click Format this partition with the fol
14. Offline Raid Grp Capacity Starting LBN 76 69 GB 76 69 GB 76 69 GB 76 69GB 00000000 Before RAID Groups are created the following options can be modified FIELD DEFINITION RAID Group Enter an identifiable name for the RAID group This value can be any string up to 8 characters Label I ing to help users identify this volume __ RAID Group is 8 Group ID can be any number between 0 and 7 Select which RAID level is to be used to configure these members Contiguous for virtual disk JBOD Mode Concatenated for multiple concatenated segments Spanning Mode Configuration Striped for RAID 0 Mirrored for RAID I Mirrored Striped for RAID 10 Select a value to define the total usable capacity of the RAID Group or manually enter the volume Capacity size in gigabytes GB Selecting MAX will create the largest RAID set possible with the drive s selected Select a value to define the chunk size stripe size for performance tuning In general large stripe sizes are best for large files that are accessed sequentially for example media streaming files and Chunk Size smaller sizes are better for randomly accessed data like databases This parameter is not used for Contiguous Concatenated and Mirrored configurations Select a value to identify how quickly the controller should rebuild data on a disk after a hardware failure A value of I is the lowest priority and will take the longest to
15. Capacity Chunk Size Rebuild Priority RAID_10 a Mirrored Striped MAX v 32 KB v 10 v Improper Shutdown Policy Check Pointing On Quick Restore O Off Best l O Perf Parity Return Dirty Data Offline Raid Grp PathlD TargetID D 0 Capacity Starting LBN 76 69 GB 76 69 GB 76 69 GB 76 69 GB Parity RAID Groups RAID 5 allow the user to select minimum of 3 or more disks for each member of the volume Select three or more disks and its options detailed in Section 4 2 7 Press Create to create the RAID Group Create RAID Group Parameters RAID Group Label RAID 5 o _ Parity RAID v Capacity 32 KB wv ho RAID Group Configuration Chunk Size Rebuild Priority Improper Shutdown Policy Check Pointing Parity On Quick Restore 9 Return Dirty Data Off Best l O Perf Offline Raid Grp PathlID _ TargetID Capacity Starting LEN 0 76 89 GB 00000000 Omm 0 76 69 GB 00000000 00000000 Create Close 4 2 7 RAID Groups Options Create RAID Group Parameters RAID Group Label RAID Group Configuration Capacity Chunk Size Rebuild Priority Improper Shutdown Policy Check Pointing On Quick Restore Off Best l O Perf PathlD TargetID D 0 0 1 0 2 99 5 0 si Parity RAID Parity Return Dirty Data
16. V gt 4 15 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS 2 sean a aae o ope aO e aH a Ev eU Eg EE Ob eU ae veran Ee in ees 5 Lo PRODUCTCONTENTS MVMVM M 5 CHAPTER2 AN INTRODUCTION TO 6 21 RAID YVYOLUMES 6 I II IVLL 2323 3 23 222 3 222332 2 2 32 22 lt _ _ _ _ _ 6 23 RAID LEVELS IN DETAILS sseosossocssssososeoososessossosssssososeososesososeoossssososeoosossosossosssssososesososssoseossossesosesos 7 VN F DEE TIENG TAO E E E I EEE E EE 7 EOE E A NEE EO EE A ES 7 2 3 3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID 0 7 RAID 7 VIX X CONCATENATION SPANNING m 8 230 CONTIGUOUS BODI SINGLE DRIVE SEGMENT as 8 24 BAIDVOLUMESTATUS 2 ches so cscs cscs see Se cece 9 CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION 95555595955569995669955069950009550009500095600090000900009950000500009500005000000000055000000000 10
17. gt Im a PCI Express Slots INSTALLING IN MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 3 3 1 Installing eSATA Host Bus Adapter Follow the instruction below for eSATA HBA Driver installation Insert the Manual and Utilities CD in the CD ROM drive 2 When start the Windows a new hardware will be found click Next gt Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device continue click Next Cancel 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended than click Next gt mmu Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers device driver iz software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device RAID Controller device driver is software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do you want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that choose a specific diver UE js Back Cancel 13 4 Select Specify a location than click Next gt Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files Where do vou want Windows to search Far driver files Search for dri
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19. If the spare drive is for all RAID groups in the system Dedicated If the spare drive is dedicated to the specified RAID group If you select Global for the Spare Type current options from a list of capacity are from 128 MB to 100 GB HALF and RAID Group If you select Dedicated for the Spare Type please selected RAID group to which this spare drive is dedicated Device Segment Select one device segment from the available spare type only Create Spare Create Spare Parameters Parameters Spare Global v Spare Dedicated v Capacity v RAID Group 0 v FathlD Capacity Starting LBM _ Path ID 0 Capacity Starting LEN 76 69 GB 00000000 0 2 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 72 4 3 3 Delete Spare This menu option displays a dialog box to select highlight one or more spare drives to delete Delete Spare Select Sparersy Device Type RAID Group Starting LBN Capacity 2 Dedicated Spare t IIIIIIIIIIIIIII 76 69 GB 4 3 4 Delete Member This menu option displays a dialog box to select highlight RAID group members to delete Because RAID 0 is not fault tolerant RAID 0 members are not shown in the list Note Deleting members will demote the RAID group to a non fault tolerant RAID group Delete RAID Group Member Select Memberts ta Delete Device RAID Group Member Capacity Starting LBM gi LI LI
20. Minimum disk space in Partition size in Assign the drive letter or path you want to create than click Next gt New Partition Wizard Assign Dive Letter or Path For easier access assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition CO Do not assign a drive letter or drive path I2 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format setup the File system Allocation unit size Volume label than click Next gt 37 New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must Format it first Choose whether you want to Format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression 13 When the New Partition Wizard has completed click Finish Mew Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard have successfully completed the Mew Partition Wizard selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 1430805 Drive letter or path F File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Mew Volume II Formal close this wizard click Finish
21. Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition gt Q Task Scheduler backup D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Logical Drive Event Viewer cS NA1014008A E Simple Basic CDFS Healthy Primary Partition More Actions gt b Shared Folders gt Local Users and Groups gt Reliability and Performance Device Manager 53 Storage Disk Management 4 0 Basic system backup D3 _ 09 Disk Management 74 53 GB 114 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS 9 MB E Services and Applications Online Healthy System Boot Page Fi Healthy Logical Drive Unall iB Disk 1 I R i ES Basic j I P Aff 2794 42 GB 12794 42 GB Online Unallocated _ NA1014008A E 195 MB CDFS Healthy Primary Partition File Action View Help 20 BE m 8 dE Computer Management Local Volume Layout File System Status Actions 4 i System Tools amp system C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition b Q Task Scheduler amp backup D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Logical Drive 1 Event Viewer 5 NA1014008A E Simple Basic CDFS Healthy Primary Partition More Actions gt gt 3 Shared Folders Local Users and Groups b Reliability and Performance 34 Device Manager E Storage
22. DU aou oo Rce 29 3 6 3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP 34 3 6 4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS 32 64 34 3 7 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32 64 40 3 7 1 INSTALLING ESATA HOST BUS ADAPTER uud 40 3 7 2 INSTALLING SATARAIDS UTILITY 4 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP E 46 4 _ _ 46 3 8 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32 64 BIT 0 ccsssssssssscccssssssssssscccssssssssssssscccsssssssssssees 52 3 91 INSTALLING ESATA TPHOST BUS ADAPTER esas CRUS DR EE aae bis EE MU e uM E MEET IUE 52 JS ZINSTAEHNG TARAIDS ueniet o eee etie Fonte tetto en urine aesti 53 3 0 3 DISK DRIVEMODE SETUP S esent C 58 3G FLEOGCATING d enge 58 CHAPTER 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY 63 OVERVIEW I 63 42 CREATING RAID GROUPS
23. Exit Sorting Fields Exit This command closes the Event Log window Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort event items in the event log 80 Ascending C Descending Ascending C Descending Ascending EventL evel V C Descending Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the event log Available Fields Displayed Fields ad 20 ET EventTime Remove EventSaurce Eventlype EventL evel EventMlessage Cancel 4 3 15 Resources This command displays the Resource Information window This feature is for debugging purpose only Resource C Maximum DSRB 32 QSRB uc n Es The Event Log window has its own menu bar All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Display Exit Suspend Alt S Resume Alt R Exit This command closes the Resources window 81 Suspend This command is to suspend the resources information Fields This command is to resume the resources information 4 3 16 Create Legacy RAID Group This menu option is not available in this product 4 3 17 Help Topics This command opens an interactive help dialog using the standard Windows help interface This option will be available in future revisions 4 3 18 About This command displays a dialog box with more information about the SATARAID5 program including the revision level About SATARAID5 SATARA
24. R SATARAIDS Welcome to the 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5 Setup Wizard The installer will quide you through the steps required to install 3132 W 132 A SATARAIDS WOU computer To continue click Ment 4 Select Agree click Next gt 54 License Agreement Flease take a moment ta read the license agreement now If uou accept the terms below click Agree then Otherwise click Cancel Silicon Image Inc SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE OR ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION COLLECTIVELY THE SOFIWARKE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE Not Agree 4 6 Click Next gt to use the default installation folder 51 3132 W 133 Select Installation Folder The installer will install 313224 32 RH SAT AR AIDS to the following folder install in this folder click Next To install different folder enter it below or click Erewse Folder C Program Files Silicon Image 3132 W132 R SATARAIDS Cancel 7 Click Next gt to begin the installation 55 fal 3132 W I32 R SATARAIDS Contirm Installation The installer is ready to install 3132 24 32 H SATARAIDS on your computer Click Next to start the installation Installation Complete 3132w 32 H SATAR AIDS has been successfully installed Click Close ta exit Cancel Please read the following licens
25. RAID Groups Window When a controller is selected the RAID Groups currently defined on that controller are also shown in the RAID Groups Window Selecting a specific RAID Group will highlight the segments associated with that volume in the Device Configuration Window The Device Configuration window identifies all physical drives and their partitions Throughout the Manager different colors are used to indicate the different status The status can be identified as follow COLOR STATUS Warning The service degraded and action required Failed Gre 4 2 CREATING RAID GROUPS To begin creating a new RAID Group select Create RAID Group from the RAID Group menu or right click on a controller in the RAID Groups window Select Create RAID Group from the pop up menu The Create RAID Group dialog appears 63 4 2 1 Contiguous RAID Groups Contiguous RAID Groups JBOD Mode allow the user to select a segment of disk drive or a disk drive Select the disk and its options detailed in Section 4 2 7 Press Create to create the RAID Group Create RAID Group Create RAID Group Parameters Parameters RAID Group Label Single RAID Group Label Single RAID Group 0 RAID Group 0 v Configuration Contiguous Configuration Contiguous Capacity Capacity MAX Chunk Size 8 KE Chunk Size Rebuild Priority 10 2 Rebuil
26. TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE OR ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION COLLECTIVELY THE SOFTWARE ITHE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE CI Do Not Agree 1 4 Select Place shortcut on Desktop click Next gt to create a shortcut on the desktop i 3132 W I32 R SATARAID5 Do you want to add a shortcut to your Desktop 1 Place shortcut on Desktop 5 Click Next gt to use the default installation folder is 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5 Select Installation Folder The installer wall install 3132 2 32 H Sa TAR AIDS to the following Folder Ta install in this folder click Next To install different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder Cancel 6 Click Next gt to begin the installation 31 i 3132 W I32 R SATARAID5 Confirm Installation The installer ts ready to install 31322 32 H an your computer Click Next ta start the installation 7 When SATARAIDS installation has completed click Close to exit i 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5 Installation Complete 3132 32 H S amp TARAID5 has been successFullu installed Click Close to exit i amp 25 Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 License License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully Sun Microsystems Inc Binary Code License Agreement tor the JAVA 2 PLATFORM STANDARD EDITION RUNTI
27. Windows 32bits Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver fram list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for pour hardware Driver path for Windows 64 bit Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit ar expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed L Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search 32R5Windows bdbils v CO Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from list windows does not guarantee that the driver vau choose will be the best match for your hardware 5 When the installation has completed click Finish Found Mew Hardware Wizard Completing the Found Mew Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software Far Silicon Image Sil 3132 SaftRiaid 5 Controller Click Finish ta close the wizard Back Cancel 3 4 2 Installing SATARAIDS5 Utility Follow the instructions below for the SATARAIDS5 utility 29 Open the Open the Manual and Utilities CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder Util
28. Yes now and every time connect a device This wizard helps you install software for RAID Controller f If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do 4 Select Search for the best driver in there location Include this location in the search and click Browse to select the driver path click Next gt 40 Driver Path for VVindows 32 bit Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options 1 Search for the best driver in these locations Hee thee Delon EO INE CE expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CO ROM Include this location in the search E ADe Sila 32RB5 wndowss32bits Dont search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware lt Back gt Cancel Driver path for Windows 64 bit Please choose your search and installation options 1 Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media
29. and that the software has not been altered since I was tested i EWR eai The software uou about to install does not contain Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller If ou want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update eb site at http windowsupdate microsalft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation Yes No More Info 8 When the Silicon Image 113 132 SoftRaid 5 Controller installation has completed click Finish and begin to the Silicon Image s Pseudo Processor Device driver installation Found New Hardware Wizard as y Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Silicon Image Sil 3132 SaftHaid 5 Controller Windows has finished installing the software For this device Ta clase this wizard click Finish Finish 9 Windows will find the Silicon Image s Pseudo Processor Device hardware click Next gt Found New TEE Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device continue click Next 15 10 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended than click Next gt Found New Hardware Wizard 7 Install Hardware Device Drivers device driver is software program that enables
30. dialog box to let user choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non fault tolerant RAID group Rebuild RAID Group Select a Member to Rebuild Select a Replacement Segment RAID Group Member Status Capacity IL Status Capacity Starting LBM LI Failed 76 69 GB Piallable T669 GB 00000000 4 3 0 Available 76 69 08 00000000 4 3 10 Delete RAID Group This command displays a dialog box to let user choose RAID groups to delete 76 Delete RAID Group Select RAID Graupsie rit M RAID Group Configuration Status LI Mirrored Online Mirrored Striped Online Parity RAID 4 3 11 Bring RAID Group Online This menu option is not available in this product 4 3 12 RAID Group Summary This command displays a dialog box to show all RAID groups group ID configuration and status f RAID Group Summary 3 File Options RAID Group Label Configuration Status LI RAID 1 Mirrared Online 20 0 GB 1 RAID 10 Mirrored Striped Online 40 0 GB 2 RAID 5 Parity RAID Online 40 006 RAID Group Count 3 The RAID Group Summary window has its own menu bar All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Exit Sorting Fields Exit This command closes the RAID Group Summary window Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort RAID group items in the RAID Group list Sort i
31. is used to store event information received from all Silicon Image RAID drivers The log file is a text file and can be viewed with any text viewer such as 68 Notepad on Windows platforms or with the Event Log window of the SATARAID5 Manager Use the Log File tab to set the location and the desired filename for the log file Configuration Screen Log File Information The log file is used to preserve events received fram the RAID driver Contents of the log file can be viewed via the Event Log option of the VWindow menu The log file generation can be controlled via the radio buttons in the Log File Generation section ofthis screen The file name and location can be set in the Log File Specification section ofthis screen Contents of the log file can be purged into another file ar permanently deleted via the Purge button in the Lag File Specification section af this screen Log File Generation O Disabled Enabled Log File Specification Marie eventlog evi Location Program Files silicon ImageYSATARAIDA To specify whether the Log File is generated click on either the Disabled or Enabled radio button If Log File generation is enabled you can click the Browse button to specify the file name and location of the Log File You can also use the Purge button to delete the contents of the Log File 69 Popup Tab SATARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in
32. popup windows Use the slider control to set the event level for popup to occur Information Level The following events will trigger a popup window Informational Warnings Errors Warning Level The following events will trigger a popup window Warnings Errors Error Level The following events will trigger a popup window Errors Disable All No events will trigger a popup window Configuration Screen Popup Window Information Popup window is a visual notification that an event has occurred The popup window can be disabled ar setto pop up for only certain event levels Event Level Control Informational Move the slider to set notification level Warnirn Error Event Level The popup window will be displayed when an ERROR event is generated Disabled 70 Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver By default all these advanced options are disabled Configuration Screen Advanced Options Information This configuration panel allows users to control advanced features ofthe RAID driver Please consult manual for information about each option WARMING Incorrect usage of some options could result in data lass Advanced Options Specification Legacy Bootable Support Delete Member Support Advanced RAID Features Resources Info Support The Advanced Options tab allows you to enable the following advanced f
33. rebuild A value of 10 is the Rebuild Priority highest priority and will rebuild the fastest Higher priority will require more CPU resources which might affect the computer s overall performance This parameter is not used for Contiguous JBOD Concatenated and Striped configurations Click the On or Off button to enable or disable the Check Pointing feature When Check Pointing is enabled restoring data is very fast after an unexpected power loss although normal performance may be slightly reduced When Check Pointing is disabled normal performance is improved but restores can take a long time to complete This selection is only available when the selected RAID configuration is Mirrored Mirrored Striped or Parity RAID and the Advanced RAID Features checkbox in the Configuration Advanced Options dialog is checked Select Return Dirty Data to return data after an unexpected power loss and all of the data could not be written to disk Select Offline RAID GRP to take the volume off line This selection is only available when the selected RAID configuration is Parity RAID and the Advanced RAID Features checkbox in the Configuration Advanced Options dialog is checked Select the RAID member devices from the available device segment Up to five members can be Devices selected for Contiguous Concatenated Mirrored Striped or Parity RAID modes Exactly four members must be selected for Mirrored Striped mode Check Pointing Pa
34. to cancel this task 79 Delete This command displays a dialog box to let user delete the selected task items from the task list in Task Summary window The following dialog box will pop up to get confirmation from the user Delete Task Verification E E X 2 Are vou sure you want to delete specified 4 3 14 Event Log This command displays the Event Log window The Event Log window displays SATA device related events that occur while SATARAIDS is running E Event Log 58 1 gt File Options EventDate EventTime EventSource Event ype EventL evel EventMessage 12121105 8 53 22 Controller Sil3132r5 Controller Informational Begin group discovery Controller 0 Sil3132r5 Initialization Complete 12 21 05 08 53 53 AM Application Device Controller Q Sil3132r5 RAID Start Create Group 0 12 21 05 0914 04 AM Controller 0 511313215 Device Device Removed at Pathld 0 Targetld 0 12 21 05 09 20 07 AM Controller 0 511313215 Device Segment created Pathld 0 Targetld 1 PEN 05000000 Capacity 02800000 Segment Count 3 lanis 0920 0 AM Controller 0 51313275 Device Jnformational Segment created 0 Targetid 2 FEN 02800000 Capacity 02800000 Segment count 2 _ Event Count 11 The Event Log window has its own menu bar All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options
35. 100 amp 240 Vac 50 60Hz with FCC CE requirement 1 5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS The following operating systems are supported by the SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M software driver and utility e Windows 2000 e Windows XP 32 64 bit e Windows Server 2003 32 64 bit e Windows Vista 32 64 bit The following operating systems are supported by the SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M with driver Hard Drive can be use as individually using JBOD mode e MAC OS X e Linux 64 bit and 32 bit Fedora Core 2 Fedora Core 3 Fedora Core 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 0 RHEL 4 0 RHEL 4 0 update I RHEL 4 0 update 2 RHEL 4 0 update 3 SuSE Enterprise 9 0 SuSE Enterprise 9 0 SP2 SuSE Enterprise 9 0 SP3 SuSE Pro 9 3 1 6 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are content e TR5M B TR5M Unit PCI Express X eSATA HBA eSATA Cable AC Cable Tool less Screw x 8 User Manual and Utilities CD Chapter 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2 1 RAID VOLUMES RAID technology allows one or more disks to be combined into a logical volume which provides greater performance and or protection than standard single disk drives These volumes also known as RAID Groups appear like regular disk drives to the operating system and can be partitioned formatted and used just like any other normal disk The creation and necessaries calculation of the RAID is hidden from the operating system There are several different methods of combining disks Each method is referred to as a RAID level
36. 2 H Windows Installer Package Modified 12 12 2006 10 16 Size 16 0 MB Attributes Read only Author Silicon Image 3 Click Next gt to begin setup SATARAIDS XI Welcome to the 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5 Setup E Wizard iH 18 4 Select Agree than click Next gt 3132 132 5 License Agreement Silicon Image Inc SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR JUSING THE SOFTWARE OR ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION COLLECTIVELY THE SOFTWARE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE ig 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5S Do you want to add a shortcut to your Desktop 6 Click Next gt to use the default installation folder 9 3132 W132 R SATARAIDS Select Installation Folder C sProaram 5 Image 3132 432 R SATARAIDES 19 7 Click Next gt to begin the installation F 3132 M I132 SATARAID5 Contirm Installation 8 When SATARAIDS installation has completed click Close to exit 3132 W 132 R 05 Installation Complete 9 Select agree the terms in the license agreement click Next gt to begin the Java platform installation Jave Runtime is installed previously you may skip to number 12 x F 25 Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 License License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully Sun M
37. 5 10 02 58 AM The Task Manager window has its own menu bar All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Open Sorting Save Fields Print Exit Open Task Modify Suspend Resume Cancel Delete This option will be available in future revisions Save This option will be available in future revisions Print This option will be available in future revisions Exit This command closes the Task Summary window Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort task items in the task list 78 C Ascending Descending Cancel Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the task list Fields Displayed Fields Priority Ad Remaining Progress Status Fiamma Parameters Task Start Time End Time Modify This command allows user to modify parameters of the selected task items The following is an example of changing rebuild priority for a rebuild task Modify Task Parameters gt Task Parameters Dynamic Priority Dre Cancel Suspend This command allows user to suspend the selected task items Resume This command allows user to resume the suspended task items Cancel This command allows user to cancel the selected task items Cancel Task Verification D you sure vou want
38. 69 GB 1 2 76 69 G 1 C ud S Total Capacity 3067 GB 4 2 3 Striped RAID Groups Striped RAID Groups RAID 0 allow the user to select minimum of 2 or more disks for each member of the volume Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group Example below 64 Create RAID Group Parameters RAID Group Label RAID Group Configuration Capacity Chunk Size Rebuild Priority Create RAID Group Parameters RAID Group Label RAID 0 RAID Group 0 Striped Configuration Capacity Rebuild Priority 10 Chunk Size 32 Target ID Starting LBN 00000000 00000000 76 69 GB 76 69 76 69 GB 76 69 Path ID Capacity PathID _ Target ID 76 69 GB 1 0 00000000 4 2 4 Mirrored RAID Groups Mirrored RAID Groups RAID 1 allow the user to select two disks for each member of the volume Select two or more disk and its options detailed in Section 4 2 7 Press Create to create the RAID Group Create RAID Group Create RAID Group Parameters RAID Group Label Parameters RAID Group Label RAID Group RAID Group Configuration Mirrored Configuration Capacity MAX Capacity Chunk Size 8 KB Chunk Size
39. D Groups or sets in the SATARAID5 software 2 4 RAID VOLUME STATUS A RAID volume can be in any one of the following statuses STATUS MEANING All disks are currently functioning as normal For RAID levels that provide data protection one or more disks have failed but the data Reduced is still available via the RAID protection The failed disk should be replaced as soon as possible to avoid loss of data Rebuildin A failed disk drive has been replaced and the data is being regenerated on the replacement disk When complete the RAID Group will return to Good status NUR ERE An error has occurred and the RAID level is being regenerated When complete the 5 RAID Group will return to Good status One or more disks have failed and RAID cannot regenerate the data The minimum Failed number of failures required to reach this state depends on the RAID level e RAID 0 Concatenated Contiguous Single disk failure RAID 10 and 5 Two disk failure Chapter 3 INSTALLATION 3 1 OVERVIEW There are three separate steps that to install SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M completely in Microsoft Windows Environments You will need to install the Hard Drive to the TR5M B TR5M eSATA Host Bus Adapter HBA hardware and Driver and SATARAID5 Utility 3 2 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION Please refer below procedure to complete the HDD installation Open the front hard drive panel of the unit 3 Install each hard drive by placing t
40. FS Healthy Shared Folders 2 1014008 6 Partition Basic CDFS Healthy Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager d Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management m Services and Applications ZPDisk 0 n Basic system backup D 74 52 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Healthy 29 1014008 E 163 MB 163 MB CDFS Online Healthy Primary partition fl Extended partition li Logical drive mm _ __ 3 When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears click Next gt 34 Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Welcome to the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert empty basic disks to dynamic disks fou can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped spanned across multiple disks can expand single disk and spanned volumes without having to restart Ihe computer After you convert a disk to dynamic you can only use Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows on any volume of that disk Ta continue click Hent 4 Select the new disk to initialize click Next gt Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Select Disks to Initialize must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can a
41. IDS Version 1 5 3 0 Copyright 2005 Silicon Image Running under Windows 2003 Version 5 2 Using Java Version 1 5 0_05 From Sun Microsystems Inc 82
42. ME ENVIRONMENT 5 0 MICROSYSTEMS INC IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE IDENTIFIED BELOW TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IM THIS BINAE CODE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS COLLECTIVELY SGREEMENMT PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY B DOV LOADING OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE JAGREEMENT INDICATE ACCEPTANCE BY SELECTING THE ACCEPT BUTTON THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS SELECT THE DECLINE BUTTON THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE M 9 Select Typical click Next gt 32 i 25 Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Setup Type Setup Choose Ehe setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type You can change your choice of Features after installation by using the Add Remove Programs utility in Ehe Control Panel All recommended Features will be installed fax Specify the installation directory and choose which program features to install Recommended For advanced users Installshield 10 When Java platform installation has completed click Finish to exit i J2SE Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Complete Installation Completed The Install Wizard has successfully installed J25E Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Click Finish to exit the wizard lt Back Cancel I Select Start gt All Programs gt Silicon I
43. a hardware device work with an operating system I Select Specify a location than click Next gt Locate Driver Files Where do vou want Windows to search for driver files I2 Click Browse to select to driver path than click OK Found New Hardware Wizard JES Driver Sil31 32A5 indows J2bits 16 13 Click Next gt to install the Silicon Image s Pseudo Processor Device driver Found Hew Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for driver files for pour hardware device The wizard found a driver for the following device 51 Pseudo Device SCSI Processor Device Windows found a driver for this device install the driver Windows found click Next 2599 e driverssii3l 32rbvwindovis32bilsssippd inf x Back Cancel 14 When the Silicon Image s Pseudo Processor Device installation has completed click Finish Found New TENUES Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard O Silicon Image s Pseudo Processor Device Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish 17 3 3 2 Installing SATARAID5 Utility Follow the instructions below for the SATARAID5 utility Open the Manual and Utilities CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder 2 Double click the 3132 132 file 32hits 3132 w 13
44. althy 8 Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts Poe a Device Manager EE Storage Removable Storage Pe Disk Defragmenter i Disk Management i Services and Applications gt peo EXE D Basic 74 52 GB Online system 14 75 GB NTFS Healthy System 2048 00 GB Unallocated zS cD ROM DYD 1014008 E 163 MB 163 MB CDFS Online Healthy 59 77 GB NTFS Healthy 746 54 GB Unallocated Z Disk 1 Basic 2794 53 GB Online W Unallocated Primary partition fl Extended partition Logical drive Computer Management m File Action View Window Help m Computer Management Local E System Tools Layout Type File System Status amp system C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System backup D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 8 1014008 E Partition Basic CDFS Healthy 08 Event Viewer Shared Folders E Local Users and Groups 7 Performance Logs and Alerts 0 489 Device Manager 2j CI 54 Storage Removable Storage Mj Disk Defragmenter Basic system C backup D Disk Management 74 52 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Healthy Services and Applications 9 15 1 2794 53 GB 2048 00 GB Onine to Dynamic Dis
45. arch Connect To Manage Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Control Panel Default Programs Show on Desktop Help and Support eme Properties HEIC E73 Volume Layout Type File System Ga system C Simple Basic NTFS backup D Simple Basic NTFS 3 NA1014008A E Simple Basic CDFS Status Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition Healthy Logical Drive Healthy Primary Partition 4 Disk 0 Basic 74 53 GB Online 9 MB Unall backup 0 59 77 GB NTFS Healthy Logical Drive 114 75 GB NTFS Healthy System Boot Page Fi CD ROM DVD 95 MB Online NA1014008A E 95 MB CDFS Healthy Primary Partition Unallocated Primary partition Extended partition ll Free space Logical drive Disk Management 4 More Actions gt 58 Initialize Disk You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it disks Use the following partition style for the selected disks MER Master Boot Record GPT GUID Partition Table Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows is recommended for disks larger than or disks used Itanium based computers Computer Manage e 20 009 Computer Management Local incl S 4 System Tools C 4 system C
46. ase refer to the chapter 4 for more detail 3 3 4 Allocating Partition Before creating any partitions RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5 Manager utility see Chapter 4 2 Right click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop up menu Mv Documents Computer Manage Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Rename Properties 4 Internet Explorer Hi SATARaid5 Astan 49 25 q S CMA d 5 38PM 3 Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives Computer Management Action View amp 9 Alm 2 Tree Status E system Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System Computer Management Local ii System Tools popa D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy amp amp i Event Viewer 22 NA10140084 Partition Basic CDFS Healthy System Information amp y Performance Logs and Alerts 1 6 Shared Folders Device Manager gt RH Local Users and Groups T t Tm system IC backup jm creme 245268 14 75 GB NTFS 5977 GB NTFS ine Healthy System Healthy E3 Logical Drives 67 Removable Storage 2 CDRom 0 5 Services and Applications DVD NA1014008A E 163 MB 153 MB CDFS Online Healthy Bl Primary Partition J Extended Partition Logical Drive 4 When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wiza
47. begin setup fe 3132 W I32 R SATARAIDS Welcome to the 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5 Setup Wizard The installer will quide you through the steps required to install 3132 4 132 A SATARAIDS on your computer To continue click Next Cancel x Back 42 4 Select Agree click Next gt 151 3132 W 132 R SATARAIDS License Agreement Please take a moment to read the license agreement now If you accept the terms below click Agree then Otherwise click Cancel Silicon Image Inc SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE OR ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION COLLECTIVELY THE SOFTWARE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE C Do Not Agree 1 v Place shortcut on Desktop Cancel lt Back 6 Click Next gt to use the default installation folder 3132 W I32 R SATARAIDS Select Installation Folder The installer will install 3132 4 32 H S A TAR AIDS to the following folder Ta install in this folder click Nest To install to different folder enter iE below or click Browse Folder C Program Files Silicon Image 31 32 32 S amp TARAIDB Browse Dusk Cost Cancel Bark 7 Click Next gt to begin the installation 43 15 3132 W 132 R SATARAIDS es XI Confirm Installation The instal
48. ccess IL Select ane or mare disks to initialize Disks tm Diki 5 Do not click any disk to convert click Next gt Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Select Disks to Convert The disks unu select will be converted to dynamic disks Select or mare disks to convert 6 When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed click Finish 35 Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard fou selected the following settings Initialize Disk 1 Convert None Ta close this wizard click Finish 7 Right click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition from the pop up menu g Computer Management m Fie Action View Window Help e Ame bags Computer Management Local i System Tools Partition Basic Healthy System Event Viewer 2 Partition Basic NTFS Healthy i Shared Folders 8 941014008 Partition Basic CDFS Healthy EH Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager Removable Storage 5 Disk Defragmenter 0 I system backup D is 74 52 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS d Services and Applications Online Healthy System Healthy amp 9Disk 1 Basic i 1397 27 GB 1397 27 GB Online Unallocated oe ete
49. d Priority 40 PathlD TargetID Capacity Starting LBN Path ID TargetID Capacity Starting LBN 76 69 GB 00000000 1 0 76 69 GB 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 76 69 GB 00000000 4 2 20 Concatenated RAID Groups Concatenated RAID Groups Spanning Mode allow the user to select different sized segments for each member of the volume For Concatenated volumes a dialog box will appear allowing the user to select the individual segment sizes from each disk Select two or more disks and its options detailed in Section 4 2 7 Press Create to create the RAID Group Create RAID Group Create RAID Group Parameters Parameters RAID Group Label Combine RAID Group Label Combine rSegmaent RAID Group 0 v RAID Group 0 v TargetiD Capacity Configuration Concatenated v Configuration IConcatenated v gt 9 betel g L 75 89 GB Capacity Capacity LOE fBb 58 GE Chunk Size KE Chunk Size meum 76 89 GB Rebuild Priority 40 Rebuild Priority 10 J FEX 76 69 GB v TargetID Capacity Starting LBN TargetID Capacity Starting LBN 0 176 89 GB 00000000 1 0 76 69 GB 00000000 RAID Group 1 76 69 GB 00000000 1 76
50. e agreement carefully Sun Microsystems Inc Binary Code License Agreement for the JAVA 2 PLATFORM STANDARD EDITION RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT 5 0 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC SUN IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE IDENTIFIED BELOW TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS BINARY CODE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS COLLECTIVELY AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT INDICATE ACCEPTANCE BY SELECTING THE ACCEPT BUTTON THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND ALL THE TERMS SELECT THE DECLINE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE T E3 Ido not accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield 10 Select Typical than click Next gt 56 ime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Setup Type amp Sun Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type You can change your choice of features after installation using the Add Remove Programs utility in the Control Panel All recommended features will be installed Specify the installation directory and choose which program features to install Recommended for advanced users T Installation Completed The Install Wizard has successfully installed 125 Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Click Finish to exit the wizard Cancel 12 Select Sta
51. eatures FEATURE EXPLANATION When this feature is selected Legacy Support menu will be available in the menu bar Legacy Bootable Support Enables the Legacy Support menu to RAID functions for legacy RAID groups When this feature is selected Delete Member menu item will be available under the SURE Device menu Enables the Delete Member option on the Device menu to delete a PP member from RAID Mirrored RAID 5 Parity RAID and RAID 10 Striped and When this feature is selected and user selects to create RAID group if the RAID group to be created is fault tolerance group RAID I RAID 5 or RAID 10 user will be able to select Improper Shutdown Policy in the Create RAID Group dialog box Advanced RAID Features Enables the selection of an Improper Shutdown Policy including Check Pointing and Dirty Parity handling in the Create RAID Group dialog box when the selected RAID Group type is a fault tolerant configuration Mirrored Mirrored Striped and Parity When this feature is selected Resources menu item will be available under the Resources Info Support Window menu Enables the Resources option on the Window menu for debugging purposes See Resources menu option 4 3 2 Exit This command terminates the SATARAID5 program Create Spare 71 This command displays a dialog box to let user create spare drive user needs to select the following parameters PARAMETER DESCRIPTION Choose one of Spare Type Global
52. em C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition Disk Management b Task Scheduler backup D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Logical Drive b Event Viewer New Volume Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition More Actions b Shared Folders amp NA1014008A E Simple Basic CDFS Healthy Primary Partition Local Users and Groups gt Reliability and Performance Device Manager 53 Storage Basic system backup D _ Management 74 53 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS 9 MB gt peg Services and Applications Online Healthy System Boot Page Fi 1 Healthy Logical Drive Unall 1 Basic New Volume F 279442 GB 2794 42 GB NTFS Online Healthy Primary Partition CD ROM 0 DVD NA1014008A 95 MB 95 MB CDFS Online Healthy Primary Partition Unallocated Primary partition Extended partition ll Free space Logical drive Repeat the above procedure if there are any other partitions Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed X in the top right corner of the window Click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop The new drives will be display and properly named The new disks are now available for use fox _ 3 _ LI Organize a Views LM AutoPlay Properties zl System properties Uninstall or change program
53. ending upon the size of the partition the format process may take several minutes When completed the status will change to Healthy and the name and drive letter will be updated Once the disk reports Healthy it appears to the computer and ready to use Computer Management EA File Action wiew Window Help E LI X ESAR T Computer Management Local Status _ E System Tools Partition Healthy Systemi 54 Event viewer Partition Healthy LI Shared Folders Partition Healthy Local Users and Groups 2410140084 E Partition Healthy 4 Performance Logs and Alerts i E Device Manager x LI Storage peel Removable Storage 1 5 asic system acku D Disk M E T p ra ER 251209205 F4 2B 14 75 GB 5 59 77 GB NTFS E cin Services and Applications Online Healthy System Healthy EPDisk 1 Basic 1397 27 SB Online 1014008 163 MB CDFS Online Healthy Primary partition Extended partition lg Logical drive 51 Repeat the above procedure if there are any other partitions Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed X in the top right corner of the window Click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop The new drives will be display and properly named The new disks are now available for use E My Computer nx File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Desc
54. ess you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition C Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Browse Do not assign drive letter or drive path lt Back 14 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format setup the File system Allocation unit size Volume label click Next gt New Partition Wizard i Format Partition store data on this partition you must format it First Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want LC use Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default m Volume label New Volume 1 Enable file and folder compression 15 When the New Partition Wizard has completed click Finish 50 New Partition Wizard X Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successtully completed the Mew Partition Wizard selected the following settings Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 2951487 MB Drive letter or path F File system MHTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Hew Volume Format es close this wizard click Finish lt Back Cancel The status of the created partition in the Disk Management window will change to Formatting The percentage complete will be displayed Dep
55. floppy CD ROM Iv Include this location in the search E Drverssi3132R5windaws sbdbits Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver vou choose will be the best match for pour hardware lt Back gt M 5 When the installation has completed click Finish Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for gt Silicon Image 511 3132 SoftA aid 5 Controller Click Finish ta close the wizard Finish ance 3 5 2 Installing SATARAIDS Utility Follow the instructions below for the SATARAIDS5 utility 41 Open the Manual and Utilities CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder 2 Double click the utility file _ Utility Tor Windows 32 bit ECFI BAO43ER Utility Windows 32bits File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Address E Utility 51131 32 5 Windows 32bits releasenote txt Text Document 1 KB Utility for Windows 64 bit E CFI B4043ER Utility Windows 64bits File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help 3 Back 3 P Search Folders de I x ie Address IC IVMIICI5I131 285MMM 00I5 64CIL5 3132 W A64 F msi WS Installer Package 16 545 EB releasenoke txt Text Document 1 KB 3 Click Next gt to
56. g the Add Remove Programs utility in the Control Panel All recommended Features will be installed Specify the installation directory and choose which program Features ta install Recommended For advanced users 11 When Java Runtime installation has completed click Finish to exit Installshield 9 J25E Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Complete Installation Completed The Install Wizard has successfully installed 1256 Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Click Finish to exit the wizard Tantel 12 Select Start gt Programs gt Silicon Image gt SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software 45 3 5 3 Disk Drive Mode Setup Disk Drive Mode setup will create the usable RAID partition to the computer IL is necessary to create the RAID before the allocating partition Please refer to the chapter 4 for more detail 3 5 4 Allocating Partitions Before creating any partitions RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5 Manager utility see Chapter 4 Right click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop up menu e Recycle Bin ELM Administrator nme vaur server 89 Command Prompt T earch 3 Windows Explorer i r amp MWSnap Administrative Tools Network Drive gt Drinkers Disconnect Network Drive on Desktop Help and Support Rename 6 Search Properties 7 Run
57. hem into the hard drive trays and securing them on both sides with the included screws 5 Close the front hard drive panel 3 2 1 Uninstalling Hard Disk Drive Open the front hard drive panel of the unit e Remove the hard drive trays by pushing the silver tray tab to the right and releasing the tray handle 3 3 POWER ON OFF Power ON Push the power switch located in the front to switch on the power Power OFF Push and hold power switch more than 3 seconds to switch off the power 11 INSTALLING eSATA HOST BUS ADAPTER HARDWARE Follow the instruction below for eSATA HBA installation Turn off your host computer 2 Install the eSATA HBA into a PCI Express slot IX 16 3 Connect one end of the eSATA cable to the eSATA connector on the eSATA HBA 4 Connect the other end to the eSATA connecter on SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M 5 f hard disk drives are not installed in SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M insert the drives into bay to 4 in order counting from the bottom to top Gently push the drive until the drive is fully inserted and twist the tool less screw seat the drive securely 6 Switch the VAC to the correct position For example 115 for Japan and 230 for UK and attach one end of the AC power cord to SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M and the other end to the proper AC outlet 7 Turn on SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M and then turn on the host computer _ yi E PCI E Core 7 zz i
58. her Boot Record disks can be accessed from any version of Windows or MS DOS Partitions created on GUID Partition T able GPT disks can onl be accessed from windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 ar later ar from any 64 bit version of Windows To continue click Next I Select the partition to create click Next gt New Partition Wizard X Select Partition There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Extended partition L Description primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from primary partition can create up ta 128 primary partitions on a GPT basic disk Master Boot Record MER basic disk pou can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition Back Cancel 12 Specify the partition size you want to create click Next 49 y New Partition Wizard ai Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Masum disk space in megabytes MB 2061487 Minimum disk space in MB Partition size in lt Back Cancel 3 Assign the drive letter or path you want to create click Next gt New Partition Wizard j AX Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier acc
59. icrosystems Inc Binary Code License Agreement for the JAYA 2 PLATFORM STANDARD EDITION RUNTIME EMM IRONMENT 3 0 SUM MICROSYSTEMS INC SUM S WILLING LICENSE THE SOFTWARE IDENTIFIED BELOW TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS BINARY CODE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS COLLECTIVELY AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT INDICATE ACCEPTANCE BY SELECTING THE ACCEPT BUTTON THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT IF YOU NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND ALL THE TERMS SELECT THE DECLINE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE Installshield 20 10 Select Typical than click Next gt L J2SE Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Setup Type Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs steel When Java platform installation has completed click Finish to exit Installation Completed The Install Wizard has successfully installed 1256 Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Click Finish to exit Ehe wizard re 5 esl I2 Select Start gt Programs gt Silicon Image gt SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software 21 3 3 3 Disk Drive Mode Setup Disk Drive Mode setup will create the usable RAID partition to the computer It is necessary to create the RAID before the allocating partition Ple
60. ity for VWWindows 32 bit LIB FAUTES File Edit View Favorites 5 Help Back gt 7 Search Wey Folders Eiz Address Iz utility SiI3132R5 Windows 32bits Files Currently on the co CD Writing Tasks File and Folder Tasks _ releasenote Other Places LA Details 3132 W I32 R Windows Installer Package Attributes Read only Date Modified Tuesday December 12 2006 10 16 Size 16 0 MB Utility for Windows 64 bit File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back 51 Search li Folders Address 5 E Utility SiI3132R5 Windows 64bits Files Currently on the CD CD Writing Tasks File and Folder Tasks Other Places Y Details 3132 W A64 R Windows Installer Package Attributes Read only Date Modified Tuesday December 12 2006 10 16 AM Size 16 1 MB 2 Click Next gt to begin setup i3 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5 Welcome to the 3132 wW 132 R SATARAIDb5 Setup Wizard The installer will quide you through the steps required to install 31325 32 R S amp TARAIDS5 your computer To continue click Next Cancel 3 Select Agree click Next gt 30 is 3132 W 132 R SATARAID5 License Agreement Please take moment to read the license agreement now IF you accept the terms below click I Agree then Otherwise click Cancel Silicon Image Inc SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IPLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
61. k Convert to GPT Disk 746 54 GB Unallocated zSCD ROM 0 DVD 163 MB Online Properties Help Bl Unallocated Primary partition fl Extended partition Logical drive 9 Right click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition from the pop up menu 48 Computer Management 10 XI 1m File Action Window 18 5 Amener Computer Management Local ES System Tools Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System Event viewer Partition Basic NTFS Healthy Shared Folders 8 1014008 Partition Basic CDFS Healthy 241 Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager gt El gt Storage Removable Storage ZBgDbisk 0 Disk Defragmenter Basic system backup D Disk Management 74 52 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS E Services and Applications Online Healthy System Healthy Disk 1 Basic 2794 42 GB 2794 42 GB New Partition Online Unallocated Properties 9C0 0M 0 DYD 1014008 E 163 MB 163 MB CDFS Online Healthy 10 Click Next gt to create a partition on a basic disk New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives Partitions created on Mas
62. ler i ready to install 31 324w 32 A your computer Click Nest to start the installation 15 3132 W 132 R SATARAIDS Installation Complete 3132 04 132 9 SATAR AIDS has been successfully installed Click Close to exit im J25E Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 License License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully Sun Microsystems Inc Binary Code License Agreement for the JAMA 2 PLATFORM STANDARD EDITION RUNTIME EM YIROMMENT 5 0 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC CSUN IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTVYARE IDENTIFIED BELOW TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT OU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS BINARY CODE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS COLLECTIVELY AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY B DOVWALOADING OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT INDICATE ACCEPTANCE BY SELECTING THE ACCEPT BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT IF OU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS SELECT THE DECLINE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE T I da not accept the terms in the license agreement Installshield Cancel 10 Select Typical click Next gt 44 im J25E Runtime Environment 5 0 Update 5 Setup Type Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type You can change your choice of Features after installation by usin
63. ll size of the RAID Group Ga Block 0 Block 0 EU 2 3 3 Disk Mirroring and Striping RAID 10 RAID 10 combines the features of both RAID 0 and RAID Performance is provided through the use of Striping RAID 0 while adding the fault tolerance of Mirroring RAID The implementation of RAID 10 requires four drives The drives are assigned as two sets of striped pairs eh Se rpm uu peces Stripe 0 Stripe 0b Sets are Striped Stripe Stripe da RAID 0 _ Sinpesb _ _ S ipefa __ Mirrored Set RAID 1 Mirrored Set RAID 1 The data is written to RAID Group A which is mirrored RAID I and provides data redundancy Alternating blocks of data are then striped across another RAID mirrored set shown as Set B in the figure above This provides improved speed Under certain circumstances a RAID 10 set can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures For example Group A and Group B can allow one Hard Drive in their respective group to be fail simultaneously 2 3 4 Parity RAID RAID 5 Parity or RAID 5 adds fault tolerance to Disk Striping by including parity information with the data Parity RAID dedicates the equivalent of one disk for storing parity stripes The data and parity information is arranged on the disk array so that parity is written to different disks There are at least 3 members to a Parity RAID set The following example illustrates how the parity is rota
64. lowing settings and Perform a quick format setup the File system Allocation unit size Volume label than click Next gt New Simple Volume Wizard Format Partition To store data an this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use 3 Do not format this volume 9 Format this volume with the following settings File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume New Simple Volume Wizard Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard You have successfully completed the New Simple Volume Wizard You selected the following settings Volume type Simple Volume Disk selected Disk 1 Volume size 2861486 MB Drive letter ar path F File zystem NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Mew Volume Cael famat Yee To close this wizard click Finish The status of the created partition in the Disk Management window will change to Formatting The percentage complete will be displayed Depending upon the size of the partition the format process may take several minutes When completed the status will change to Healthy and the name and drive letter will be updated Once the disk reports Healthy it appears to the computer and ready to use 61 File Acion View Help 20 HE 8 eu gt Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status 4 I System Tools syst
65. mage gt SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software 33 3 4 3 Disk Drive Mode Setup Disk Drive Mode setup will create the usable RAID partition to the computer is necessary to create the RAID before the allocating partition Please refer to the chapter 4 for more detail 3 4 4 Allocating Partitions on Windows XP 32 BIT 64 BIT Before creating any partitions RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility Once the sets have been created allow the system to load Windows I Right click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop up menu e Recycle Bin Internet Explorer C2 My Documents 3 Outlook Express e Explore Search Control Panel Set Program Access and Defaults Map Network Drive sd Disconnect Network Drive Show on Desktop Help and Support Rename Jj Search Properties Microsoft Windows Professional All Programs gt BD oa oF computer T s Start alesse _ 2 Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives EE DER gt ome ig Computer Management Local Volume Layout File System _ Status E UB System Tools amp system C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System By Event Viewer D Partition Basic NT
66. me to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on Your computer an the hardware installation or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Head our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for sothware CO Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device 1 not this time Click Next to continue 3 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced than click Next gt Found Mew Hardware Wizard This wizard helps vou install software for RAID Controller oo t If pour hardware came with an installation CD nr floppy disk insert it now What da you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended 1 Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 4 Select Search for the best driver in there location Include this location in the search and click Browse to select the driver path than click Next gt 28 Driver path for VVindows 32 bit Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options se the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media Hoppy 1 Include this location inthe search EDrivesSil21 32R 5
67. named The new disks are now available for use My Computer 3 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help js 2 2 Search 25 Folders Address 4 My Computer Files Stored on This Computer System Tasks View system information Shared Documents od CFI s Documents Add or remove programs G Change a setting Hard Disk Drives Other Places system C a backup D 4 My Network Places L My Documents Shared Documents New Volume gt Control Panel Devices with Removable Storage Details New Volume F H 314 Flo A 4 NA10140084 E Local Disk gt VI CD ROM Nero Scout File System NTFS Free Space 1 36 TB Total Size 1 36 TB 39 3 5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32 64 BIT 3 5 1 Installing eSATA Host Bus Adapter Follow the instruction below for eSATA HBA Driver installation Insert the Manual and Utilities CD in the CD ROM drive 2 When Windows started new hardware will be found Select No not this time click Next gt Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on pour computer an the hardware installation ar on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Online privacy information Can Windows connect ta Windows Update to search for software C Yes this time only
68. ngle disk and spanned volumes without having to restart the computer After you convert a disk ta dynamic vau can only use Windows 2000 and later versions of windows on any volume of that disk continue click Next Cancel 4 Select the new disk to initialize click Next Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard AX Select Disks to Initialize fou must initialise a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select one or more disks totnitialize Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Select Disks to Convert The disks you select will be converted to dynamic disks Select one or more disks to convert 6 When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed click Finish 47 Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard H AX Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert Disk wizard rau selected the following settings Convert None close this wizard click Finish lt Back Cancel 7 Windows Server 2003 SPI or later system supports GPT Disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB m Computer Management im File Action View Window Help Amener m Computer Management Local Status E ji System Tools CJ system Partition Basic Healthy System Event Viewer amp backup D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy E Shared Folders 28 1014008 Partition Basic CDFS He
69. ntended to remind you to operate the product safely and correctly Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to the other sections of this guide e Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the product that is not describe in this guide e Do not allow the product to come into contact with water or other liquids In the event that water or other liquids enter the interior immediately unplug the product from the computer Continued use of the product may result in fire or electrical shock e Do not handle the product near a heat source or expose them to direct flame or heat Never place the product in close to equipment generating storage electromagnetic fields Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt data e TR5M B TR5M does not support Windows 3 x 95 98SE ME NT e Before the unit operating Hard disk drive needs to be installed 1 2 FEATURES 1 2 1 Data Security The SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M software utility includes monitoring software for possible defective hard drive RAID 10 and 5 is supported with the use of the software RAID levels 10 and 5 will prevent data loss even when one of the hard drives in the RAID is defective e Supports hot spare so that risk can be minimized by automatically regenerating the failed disk s data on a backup disk e Support for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T to check disk physical status e Drive
70. oups 5 Storage ic EE 02 LE Disk t system ackup 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS n ragmen BT Healthy System Healthy sy Logical Drives Removable Storage amp Disk 1 Services and Applications Basic 1397 27 GB Online N 1014008A E 163 MB CDFS Healthy Primary Partition Extended Partition E Logical Drive Repeat the above procedure if there are any other partitions Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed X in the top right corner of the window Click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop The new drives will be display and properly named The new disks are now available for use Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back p r Gh Search L Folders EA History s E n 3M Floppy backupiD 4 E Hew Volume F A Local Disk EEDE Tns Control Panel Program F Files Capacity 1 35 TB L Used 108 MB Free 1 36 TB Free Space 1 36 TB Capacity 1 36 TB 15 My Computer E 27 3 4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32 64 BIT 3 4 1 Installing eSATA Host Bus Adapter Follow the instruction below for eSATA HBA Driver installation Insert the Manual and Utilities CD in the CD ROM drive 2 When start the Windows new hardware will be found select No not this time than click Next gt Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welco
71. protected area A om H E gt gm 4 Figure Dividing Disks into Members hmm mm mmmmm 2 3 RAID LEVELS IN DETAILS 2 3 1 Disk Striping RAID 0 Striping is a performance oriented non redundant data mapping technique While Striping is discussed as a RAID Group type it is does not provide any fault tolerance With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology multiple operations can be performed in parallel enhancing data throughput Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk The figure below illustrates a three disk stripe set Stripe one is written to disk one stripe two to disk two and so forth RAID 0 sets can be comprised of two three or four drives If the sizes of the disk segments are different the smallest disk segment will limit the overall size of the RAID Group Sines 2 3 2 Disk Mirroring RAID I Disk mirroring creates an identical twin for a selected disk by having the data simultaneously written to two disks This redundancy provides instantaneous protection from a single disk failure If a read failure occurs on one drive the system reads the data from the other drive RAID sets are comprised of two drives and a third drive can be allocated as a spare in case one of the drives in the set fails If the sizes of the disk segments are different the smallest disk segment will limit the overa
72. rd appears click Next gt 22 Write Signature ead Upgrade Disk Wizard Welcome to the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard This wizard writes signatures on new disks and upgrades empty basic disks to dynamic disks ou can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID volumes which can be mirrored and striped or spanned across disks can expand single disk and spanned volumes Without having to restarting the computer After vou upgrade a disk you cannot use earlier versions of Windows an any volume on that disk continue click Next Din nat show this wizard again mm Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Select Disk to Write Signature ae Choose the disks on which you want bo write signature mm Select the disks on which pou want to write a signature 6 Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk than click Next gt write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Select Disks to Upgrade Choose the disks to be upgraded Select the disks you want to upgrade 7 When the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has completed click Finish 8 23 Write Signature Sd Upgrade Disk Wizard Completing the write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard You have successfully completed the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard ou have selected these settings Write a signature on the following disks Disk 1 Upgrade the following disks None To close
73. rity Return Dirty Data Offline RAID GRP 67 RAID Level Min of Disks Contiguous l Concatenated Once all parameters have been selected select Create to create the RAID Group When finished press Cancel to exit the Create RAID Group Dialog 4 3 ADDITIONAL MENU FUNCTIONS SATARAID5 Array Manager Device RAID Group Window Help Controller 0 Sil3132r5 Channeld Channel Controller AN i Empty Empty Empty Empty Link Status Up The Main menu is shown below File Device RAID Group Window Legacy Support Help Configuration Create Spare Create RAID Group Task Create Legacy RAID Group Help Manager Topics Exit Delete Spare Rebuild RAID Group Event Log Rebuild Legacy RAID Group About Delete Member Delete RAID Group Resources Delete Legacy RAID Group Delete Orphan Bring RAID Group Convert Legacy RAID Group Online Make Pass Thru RAID Group Bring Legacy RAID Group Summary Online Device Create Legacy Spare Summary Delete Legacy Spare Convert Legacy Spare The commands are documented on the pages that follow 4 3 1 Configuration SATARAID5 configuration options include customization of the settings for Log File Popup and Advanced Options This command displays a dialog box to let user set different configurations for SATARAID5 with the following three tabs Log File Tab The Log File tab allows you to define the location and name of the log file The log file
74. rmat Partition can customize the formatting of the partition Specify whether you want to Format this partition not Format this partition File system to use NTFS 7 Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Create Partition Wizard Completing the Create Partition Wizard have successfully completed the Create Partition Wizard specified the following settings Partition type Primary Partition Disks Selected Disk 1 Partition size 1430805 Drive letter or path F File System NTFS Allocation Unit Size Default ahel Men S oliin close this wizard click Finish 26 The status of the created partition in the Disk Management window will change to Formatting The percentage complete will be displayed Depending upon the size of the partition the format process may take several minutes When completed the status will change to Healthy and the name and drive letter will be updated Once the disk reports Healthy it appears to the computer and ready to use Computer Management Action View C 89 9 II 2 ad Computer Management Local Partition Healthy System System Tools Partition Healthy Event Viewer Partition Healthy H System Information Partition i Healthy 47 Performance Logs and Alerts H k Shared Folders Device Manager 9 Local Users and Gr
75. rt gt All Programs gt Silicon Image gt SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software o 3 6 3 Disk Drive Mode Setup Disk Drive Mode setup will create the usable RAID partition to the computer It is necessary to create the RAID before the allocating partition Please refer to the chapter 4 for more detail 3 6 4 Allocating Partitions Before creating any partitions RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5 Manager utility see Chapter 4 Right click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop up menu Recycle Bin SATARaid5 2 Internet Internet Explorer s E mail LI I Windows Mail View headlines Documents 4 Welcome Center Pictures Windows Media Center Music w Windows Ultimate Extras Windows Media Player 2 0 Windows Photo Gallery CC Windows DVD Maker Windows Meeting Space All Programs seed File Action View Help 9 BE Computer Management Local System Tools gt CB Task Scheduler gt B Event Viewer gt gm Shared Folders gi Local Users and Groups b E Reliability and Performance i Device Manager Storage 29 Disk Management b Bis Services and Applications 3 When Initialize Disk Wizard appears select Disk and GPT GUID Partition Table and click OK Windows Live Messenger Download Games Search Recent Items Computer Open Explore Network arg Se
76. s can be moved between controllers without losing data 1 2 2 Data Versatility The SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M software utility support Contiguous Just a Bunch of Disk JBOD mode and Concatenated Spanning mode drives for applications which do not require security or performance 1 3 EASE OF USE The SANS DIGITAL TR5M B TR5M utility offers an easy to use interface for creating and managing your storage e Support SATA II Port Multiplier support e Support 3Gbit sec transfer rate Creating and deleting volumes is possible without restart of the operating system e Auto Rebuilds supported so that it does not require the data to be taken off line 1 4 SPECIFICATIONS A single eSATA host port to 8 SATA 3 5 inch hard disks Power and host status LED and devices status and activity LED Metal chassis SECC and plastic panel frame ABS design 6 x 13 5 H x 13 5 D Inches NW 6 0 Ibs GW 6 8lbs Design based on the Silicon Image 5113726 Port Multiplier with Sil31 32R5 PCI Express HBA Support Striped RAID 0 Mirrored RAID 1 Mirrored Striped RAID 10 Parity RAID RAID 5 modes and hot spare on Mirrored RAID and Parity RAID RAID 5 modes e Support Contiguous Single Drive JBOD amp Concatenation Combined Drives Spanning modes Redundant Array of Independent Devices a method of combining drives to provide better protection and or performance Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Testing 300 watts
77. software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device lt gt Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller 3 6 2 Installing SATARAID5 Utility Follow the instructions below for the SATARAIDS5 utility Open the Manual and Utilities CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder 2 Double click the utility file 53 Utility for Windows 32 bit Size Date modif Location Files Currently on the Disc 2 Favorite Links Documents E Pict 3132 W B2 R releasenote Windows Installer Package Text Document Music 16 0 MB 530 bytes Recently Changed Searches Public Folders 3132 W I32 R Date modified 12 12 2006 10 16 AM Windows Installer Package Size 16 0 MB Date created 12 12 2006 10 16 AM Utility for Windows 64 bit 7 lt SIBIZ2RS Windows 64bits _ 2 LI Organize v S Views v gp Burnto disc Name Size Type Date modif Location Documents has Currently on the Disc 2 Pict 3132 W A64 R releasenote Windows Installer Package i Text Document I Music LANA 151 MB 530 bytes 5 Recently Changed Searches Ji Public Favorite Links 3132 W A64 R Date modified 12 12 2006 10 16 AM Windows Installer Package Size 16 1 MB Date created 12 12 2006 10 16 AM 3 Click Next gt to begin setup W 132
78. such as RAID Level I or RAID I The details of each level are summarized below and detailed in the following sections RAID LEVEL CONFIGURED ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES AS Striped Excellent performance No data protection mm All of the Hard Drive disk space is available to use A Mirrored Excellent data protection Space available is divided by half Mirrored Striped High performance Space available is divided by half Excellent data protection Required 4 disk or more 5 Parity RAID Good data protection Good Some performance degradation Performance for writes Space available is total number of hard drive space minus one hard drive space Required 3 disk or more Combination Concatenated Good performance No data protection All of the Hard Drive disk space is available to use Single Drive Segment Same as single disk Same as single disk 2 2 SEGMENTING DISKS For increased versatility the 5 TR5M utility SATARAID5 software allows individual disks to be divided into smaller segments which can then be combined into different volumes As an example if a user has one set of data that must be protected at all costs another set of data which should be protected at reasonable cost and another set that doesn t need any protection at all the user can divide three disks into sections as shown in Figure The yellow regions define the high security volume the green section is the middle security volume and the light blue shows the un
79. ted from disk to disk Stripe Stripe pez Pari Stripet _ Party _ Stripe7 Stripes Parity RAID uses less capacity for protection compare to RAID and RAID 10 and is the preferred method to reduce the cost per Gigabyte for larger installations Mirroring requires half of the capacity to protect the data whereas the above example using three hard drives only requires a one third of the capacity The additional required capacity decreases as the number of disks in the group increases i e one forth for four drives or one fifth for five drives In exchange for protection Parity RAID degrades performance for write operations The write performance is slower compare to RAID 0 is due to each write performed need to calculate the parity However read performance will be increase using Stripping Method 2 3 5 Concatenation Spanning The Concatenated mode combines multiple disks or segments of disks into a single large volume It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover space on disks Concatenation allows the segments that make up the volume to be of different sizes Block 0 Black 4 Block 6 eil 5 gt Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 2 3 6 Contiguous BOD Single Drive Segment The single drive is a virtual disk that can either be an entire disk drive or a segment of a single disk drive Single drive is the Contiguous configuration option when creating RAI
80. tems hw Ascending Descending Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the RAID Group Summary window 77 Available Fields t Ghunksize Member Count Metadata Format Rebuild Priority 4 3 13 Task Manager Displayed Fields RAID Gray Label configuration Status Capacity Add Remove This command displays the Task Manager window The Task Manager window lists all RAID and disk management tasks that have been started and or done This window provides user the ability to schedule any RAID and disk management operations including RAID group creation rebuild and test 55 Task Summary Fie Options Task Task Operation Rebuild RAID Group Rebuild RAID Group Rebuild RAID Group Create RAID Group Create RAID Group Create RAID Group Delete RAID Group Create RAID Group Create RAID Group n B 4 3 2 1 0 5 Parameters Status Priarity Raid Group II Active 10 Active 10 10 Canceled 10 Completed Completed Completed 10 Raid Group 2 Completed 10 Progress 1 Start Time 12 21 05 10 15 43 AM 12 21 05 10 15 45 12 21 05 10 16 48 12 21 05 8 18 50 12 21 05 8 1 7 58 12 21 05 8 17 33 12 21 05 9 16 26 AM 12 21 05 3 10 21 12 21 05 8 20 07 Beli End Time Remaining 02 01 54 3 446 12 21 05 8 10 21 AM 12 21 0
81. this wizard click Finish pes 9 Right click on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition from the pop up menu Computer Management Action View gt Tree Partition Basic Healthy System amp backup 0 Partition Basic NTFS Healthy eS NA101 40088 Partition Basic CDFS Healthy Computer Management Local System Tools Event Viewer System Information E Performance Logs and Alerts 9 83 Shared Folders 19 Device Manager Local Users and Groups Storage X Disk Management Disk Defragmenter 9 Logical Drives Removable Storage Services and Applications system C 14 75 GB NTFS Healthy System backup D 53 77 GB NTFS Healthy Properties amp Disk 1 Basic 1397 27 GB Online 1397 27 GB Unallocated NA1014008A E 163 MB CDFS Healthy Bl Unallocated J Primary Partition Extended Partition lE Logical Drive 10 Click Next gt to create a partition on a basic disk Create Partition Wizard Welcome to the Create Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives basic disk may also contain volumes created with Windows 4 0 and earlier You can also use MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks
82. ver files for the following hardware device 2 RAID Controller The wizard searches For suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Nest you are searching an floppy disk or CD ROM drive Insert the floppy disk or before clicking Next Optional search locations Floppy disk drives CD ROM drives IM Specify a location Microsoft Windows Update lt Back Cancel 5 Click Browse to select to driver path than click OK Found New Hardware Wizard Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive 2 selected and then click OK Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from E DriversSil31 32RS Windows 32bits 6 Click Next gt to install the Silicon Image Sil3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller driver Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for driver files for your hardware device The wizard found a driver for the following device 2 RAID Controller Windows found a driver for this device To install the driver windows found click Next E e driverssir 1 32rbswinidovis 225 0 lt Back Cancel 7 Click Yes to pass the Microsoft digital signature and continue the installation 14 Digital Signature Not Found The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has A been tested with Windows
83. wn menu bar All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Exit Sorting Fields Exit This command closes the Task Summary window Sorting This command sorts the rows based on the selected field 74 Sort items by Ascending O Descending Cancel Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the Segment Summary window Fields Displayed Fields acd Target ID 00108 Status Capacity Serial Number Version Cancel 4 3 8 Create RAID Group This command displays a dialog box to let user verify a raid type than display Create RAID Group dialog box RAID Group Creation Verification Creation of RAID Groups now may prevent vau From creating Bootable RAID Groupts at a later time Operating System can be stored an and started From a Bootable RAID Group To create Bootable RAID Groups use Ehe Create Legacy RAID Group option under the Legacy Support Are vou sure vou Wank bo continue 5 75 Create RAID Group Pararmneters RAID Group Label Volume Al RAID Group 10 bil Configuration Contiguous v Capacity 1 GB Chunk Size Rebuild Priority Path ID TargetID Capacity Starting LEM LI 76 69 GB 00000000 pee 00001000 gt 76909 U0000000 O 3 766908 00000000 4 3 9 Rebuild RAID Group This command displays a

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