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BR256B3 User Manual

1. 13 12 854 x 702px Size 1 7MB 100 p I o u 16 50 Mide 2010 05 14 lt Pop window for User Name Password to enter Management mode gt Default password is passwd and leave user name as empty gt To change password refer to 2 7 Setup lt Change Password gt AA Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer a O http 192 168 50 210 m X O Bing iy Favorites 3 Suggss sted Sites v g Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 fh 7 v 1 mh y Pager Safety Toos BIOS Operation Mode Changed To Management Menu Monitor Mode Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Ver 1 00c RAD Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Logged Data Login for Management Mode Internet Protected Mode On fq y 100 v lt Page shown for changing to Management mode gt Switch to Management Mode buy clicking on To Management Menu when Operation Mode Changed is pop up C3 e http 192 168 50 210 sly Favorites 33 Suggested Sites E Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 BIOS Management Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c RAID Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual ce ob m3 oss O gt 27 den y Pagey Safety y Tools Uy To Management Menu Internet Protected
2. 2 1 Toggle rolling setup flowchart Normally users do not need to change the default setting Please make sure you understand the function before making any change ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING l SATA HOST l USB3 HOST l RAID MODE SETUP l RECOVER WAIT SETUP l CACHE SIZE SETUP l WRITE MODE SETUP l VERIFY WAIT SETUP l LUN SIZE SETUP l LUN MODE SETUP l DRIVE MODE SETUP l PARITY STRIPE SETUP l READ AHEAD SETUP l DISK TYPE SETUP Initial Display Enable or Disable eSATA Host Enable or Disable USB3 Host RAID Mode Setup Recovery Time Setup Cache Size Setup Write Cache Mode Setup Verify Mode Setup Logical Unit Size Setup Logical Unit Mode Setup Drive Mode Setup Parity Stripe Size Setup Data Read Ahead Setup Drive Type Setup BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 2 2 Overview of Setup method To simplify the procedure of setup BR256 is designed to support all of setup options by front panel LCD The default configuration and parameters are default for RAID 6 mode BR256 is supposed to up and run without changing default setting unless a special configuration needed To prevent malfunction BR256 setting cannot be changed during operation 2 3 Setup display navigation This section will go through the parameters setup displayed on LCD screen If this is first time to power on the unit an Initialization Procedure should be done
3. BIOS CORPORATION BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Chapter 3 Format 3 1 Linux The section explains how to use with Linux for reference Please refer to Linux OS user guide for details 1 Login as Superuser Handling a disk is privileged function for Superuser only Please login as a Superuser or a k a root lt Host name gt login root Password Last login XXX XXX XX XX XX XX root lt Host name gt root 2 Partition Creation and formatting fdisk command start fdisk Example below is when BR256 is recognized as dev sdb root sheep root fdisk dev sdb Creating partition Example below is when creating one partition takes whole disk spaces Command m for help n n fdisk M 17 Y F Command action e extended p primary partition 1 4 p Partition number 1 4 1 First cylinder 1 182399 default 1 1 Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK 1 182399 default 182399 182399 Command m for help P p fdisk 217 Y F BIOS CORPORATION Disk dev sda 255 heads 63 sectors 120130 cylindersUnits cylinders of 16065 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System dev sdat 1 182399 1465119936 83 Linux Command m for help W w fdisk 2 YY F The partition table has been altered Calling ioctl to re read partition table Syncing disks WARNING If you have created or modified any DOS 6 x partitions please see the fdisk manual page for a
4. IP Address 192 168 50 210 By pushing SELECT button the IP Address will be increased The longer you hold the SELECT button the faster the number is increased Push the MODE button to move to next field e Address Mask Setup Address Mask 255 255 255 0 This is to setup IP address mask same as IP setup O Parity Mode Setup ENABLE PARITY ENABLE DISABLE Enable or Disable Parity O Host Active Speed Setup 1 5Gbps SSC RCV Cap Host 3Gbps 1 5Gbps No SSC RCV Cap SSC RCV Cap 3 0Gbps SSC RCV Cap 3 0Gbps No SSC RCV Cap This is to setup the maximum host speed USB2 Port Enabled ENABLE DISABLE Enable or Disable USB2 port connectivity USB Port Setup BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual O Maximum Drive Sequential Transmission Speed SSC Setup 1 5Gbps SSC RCV Cap Disk 1 5Gbps 1 5Gbps No SSC RCV Cap No SSC Rev Cap 3 0Gbps SSC RCV Cap 3 0Gbps No SSC RCV Cap The setup is to setup maximum drive speed and SSC Spectrum Scatter Clock Depend on hard disk SSC might affect the stability of data access Please check your hard disk specification and adjust if necessary Flush cache command setup Ignore FLUSH CACHE Enable Ignore Enable or Ignore FLUSH CACHE command function Default is Ignore Ignore RAID cache data will not be written to disk from cache when Flush Cache was received This will improve the file access performance and is recommended Usually RAID cache size is bigger t
5. Click on AR AECE to save your change Setup the level of status monitor Total there are three categories explained as below Event Level Select Level _ Critical Warning Notification ail click WWE after you choose level Below message will be shown And please refer to the status monitor section for confirmation send Test Trap Sending Test Trap Please Check It entes Send Test Trap Bad SNMP Server Address lt Failed gt 102 BIOS CORPORATION 3 Method to display SNMP status monitored Bring up SNMPc Management Console Once returning to parameter setup screen click L_ 3804 Test Trap after configuration of server address and monitor level Pink texts shown are the result of the test Into Into Info 07 15 2010 09 51 59 localhost Minor 107 15 2010 10 11 321192 168 50 210 SNMPc JAVA Server Started ONMPe Server Started 1 59 localhost User Administrator at 127 0 0 1 Logout 1 32 192 163 50 210 enterprises 29621 0 6 L1 enterprises 29621 1 9 20 Octet String One Drive Down L lt Actual result was shown in one screen instead of separation into two The example shows Test and One Drive Down status 103 4 Log Details when it was changed to patrol mode OBJECT TYPE OCTET STRING read only ExPtrLap r ound SYHTRA WAS ACCESS STATUS DESCRIPTION current The Patrol Operation was lapped Around t
6. Continuous host commands will be processed first Recovery RECOVER operation will be taken care when the interval between host WAIT commands longer than 0 1 sec The following host command has TIME 0 1 Sec to wait till one recovery task completed except READ WRITE or READ Cache command which will be executed immediately RECOVER This can be used when host access are not concentrated WAIT The wait interval following the last host command is 1 sec On TIME 1 Sec this mode the recovery operation will not be processed if the host commands are continuous with less than 1 sec internal RECOVER Usually this should not be used WAIT Probably this mode can be applied if there is very little host TIME 10 Sec access RECOVER RATE This is to assign a fixed recovery time for 1GB capacity despite of 2Min GB interval to wait between host commands Default 5Min GB Yet there is possibility that 5Min GB cannot be finished in 5Min GB 10Min GB time 20Min GB BIOS CORPORATION Cache size Setup CACHE SIZE 128MB To setup the cache size of BR256 Please do not alter the cache size if you did not change the cache memory Parameter Function Memo CACHE SIZE Cache Buffer Error will be shown if the selected cache Default 64MB size not matched the installed cache memory 128MB 128MB Write Cache Mode Setup WRITE ALL PENDING 0 1Sec The controller needs more time than writing to single drive to generate parity w
7. SYSTEM DOWN If there is a certain process and it causes data retries within a certain disk or media or the time needed to write to another drive taking long then entire performance is slow down Transfer speed will suffer In this sense it is an early indication to warn for replacing slow drives The slow disk channel warning will be displayed on the LCD Refer to Sec 4 9 3 MOST DELAY CH Power On Standby Time Setup WAIT POWER ON TIME 10S 15 55 105 155 205 Sometimes drives are not accessible after getting power connected For this period specified the RAID controller will respond to host as drives not accessible For example Not Ready is responded to Test Unit Ready command O Drive Ready Wait Time Setup HDD WAIT READY TIME 1 MIN 1 MIN 3 MIN S MIN Set up time to wait for Drive getting Ready Usually the drive is judged as DOWN if it is not ready after certain period after power on but some high speed and high capacity drive will need a longer period WAIT time to get ready BIOS CORPORATION Cache Memory Check Timing Setup CHECK CACHE NORMAL NORMAL FAST NO This setting specifies the speed of the background cache memory check to take place after the system powers up If the cache memory onboard is large the check will take some time so if you wish to speed up the process please set this to FAST Set to NO then no check will take place For quick performance measurements set this param
8. Host Data transfer Write and Verifyx1 One Down State END Display Retry Error X1 Mark Rewrite 4 12 Other Error Array controller is considered to have hardware or software fault if any other error occurred Record the display content and BR256 status then contact your support window Most of time the system could be recovered after host reset BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual BIOS CORPORATION Appendix 1 Product Specification Model BR256 2506 BR256 5006 RAID Mode 6 0 3 5 1 0 2 DRIVE 1 3 DRIVE 10 SINGLE DRIVE RAID 0 1 5TB 3TB RAID 6 1TB 21B RAID 3 5 1 25TB 2 5TB Drive 250GB x 6 500GB x 6 Interface eSATA USB3 0 USB2 0 eSATA 3Gbps theoretical USB 3 0 5Gbps theoretical USB2 0 480Mbps theoretical Cache Size 128 MB Logical Unit LUN max 8 Support 1 LU more than 2TB Power Input AC100 240V 10 47 63Hz Full range Maximum startup 43W Idle 25W Operation 32W Vary from hard disk Maximum Speed Power Consumption Dimension 126mm W x 162mm H x 205 mm D Weight about 3 5 Kg AC Power cable eSATA cable USB3 cable drive key Accessory Quick Installation Guide User Manual CD R only E Operating Environment Ambient Operating 5 35 C Temperature Storage 40 60 C Operation 20 80 Storage 5 95 Dust General office environment Humidity Operating 5G Storage 50G Shock Operating 0 3000 m Os Storage 0
9. Parity Drive Under RAID 3 configuration Data drives and Parity drive are arranged in a sequential order Parity drive follows the last of data drive BIOS CORPORATION 4 2 Deal with TONE DRIVE DOWN state Under RAID 6 3 5 configuration there are times that BR256 might enter into ONE DOWN state BR256 will then suspend the drive to avoid data corruption This should not affect the data access E How to fix it DPress MODE button to stop buzzer There might be Alphabet D It is recommended to backup your data before shown on the message performing recovery ONE DRIVE DOWN please take a memo on it There is possibility that the system might not work normally during recovery process even Press MODE button to after power recycling stop buzzer alarm Remove failed drive and replace with new Recommend to Backup drive module your data first o 4 RAD X PE GNE PUNG 0 will be shown Benare he aedd meaning Recover is started When recovery is succeeded LCD will display lt T a RAID x NORMAL 1 If it did not return to NORMAL state please contact your support 2a window for service No Recover succeed Yes RAID x X User can try to replace the suspicious NORMAL HDD with a new one If the situation remains unchanged you should contact your support RAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN 4 3 Deal with TWO DRIVE DOWN BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Under RAID 6 for some reasons there might
10. dz Suggested Sites y E Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 A El am y Pager Safety y Tools py BIOS Operation Mode Changed To Management Menu Management Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Wer1 00c RAID Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Internet Protected Mode On lt Management Mode page gt You can start setting SNMP parameter Click on SNMP Setup X OL bd oy amp E http 192 Bing P sly Favorites dz Suggested Sites y E Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 A E mb y Pager Safetyy Tools y BIOS SNMP Parameters Setup Mode SNMP Trap Server 1 255 255 255 255 Best RAID 6 SNMP Trap Server 2 255 255 255 255 a BR256ES 2506 Wer1 00c Critical Event Level Critical M Select Level Parameters Basic Parameters Send Test Trap Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup rs Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password Internet Protected Mode On 101 eSATA USB2 0 model User Manual XAn error message will be popped up if you are not in Management Mode You can not change Parameters in Current mode You must do in Parameters Setting mode 6 Setup IP address of your SNMP server on SNMP Trap Server 1 2 If server is not located within LAN please input same IP address of your Gateway
11. 12000 m BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 2 Disk Time Out Value Setup From Windows Menu go to Start gt Run and enter regedit to start register editor Go to HKEY LOCAL _MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Disk In general 60 second hex 3c is the most popular setting If there is no TimeOutValue registry at the above location then create new one as DWORD then put name as TimeOutValue then value as 8c in hex format Please refer to following link for further information http technet microsoft com en us library aa997069 EXCHG 80 aspx a Registry Editor File Edit View Favorites Help gt pe Cecservice Name Type gt de OC Locator ab Default REG SZ j scale ab AutoRunAlways REG_MULTLSZ gt My osc B EDisplayName REGSE i L Dhep Jue ErrorContral ee ore 4 B Pan 22 ImagePath REG_EXPAND_ 52 de Disk o Start REG_DWORD aT a TimeOutValue REG DWORD 5 H dot3swe S Type REG_DWORD gt DPS DXGKrnl gt A EapHost 2 Je ebdre gt EFS l HT el A ar FF Computer HKEY_ LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEMA CurrentControlset services Disk Data value not set Brother RemovableDisk U Disk Driver 000000001 1 system3 A DRIVERS disk sy 000000000 0 00000003c 60 000000001 1 BIOS CORPORATION 3 How to change Cluster size Allocation Unit Size during Format under Windows OS MRight click on My Computer and select Manage Select Disk Management fr
12. Channel Sequential Read Ahead 8 Times BR256ES 2506 DPO FUA Mode Enable Wer 1 00c Time Out for Retry 5 Sec EFEC Check Drive Delay 1 Sec Power on Wait 10 Sec RAD Monitor Basic Parameters Wait HDD Ready 1 Min die Check Cache Mode No Check pa HDD Patrol Mode Auto Patrol Patrol Pace 30 Days Cycle Network Parameters Logged Data Login for Management Mode Internet Protected Mode On lt Additional RAID parameters gt BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual lt Network Parameters gt Click on menu Network Parameters to show Network related parameters Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer lees CJ wo e http 192 168 50 210 Bing P WwW W Favorites sig Suggested Sites v Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 fm 7 v El mm y Pager Safetyw Tools BIOS Network Parameters Mitos kiia MAC Address 00 08 23 04 F0 00 IP Address 19216850210 Best RAID 6 Net Mask 255 2552550 BRO5GES 9506 Gate Way 255 255 255 255 Ver 1 00c Sender Name br256 192 168 50 210 RAID Monitor Mail Address 1 test bios co jp SMTP Server 1 255255255255 Basic Parameters Mail Address 2 A SMTP Server 2 255 255 255 255 Mail Level Critical Network Parameters SNMP Trap Server 1 255 255 255 255 SNMP Trap Server 2 255 255 255 255 Logged Data Trap Level Critical Login for Management Mode Send Test Mail Send Test Trap
13. Manual 106 Best Energy and Space Saving Best RAID 25th Jan 2011 Printing NO 1 Portable RAID 6 2 5 HDD x 6 Desktop Model Producer Shigeru Yonezawa a A e Editor Dennis Lin Publisher BIOS Corporation Ogawa building 2 41 12 Tomigaya eSATA USB3 0 model Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 0063 Japan TEL 03 3468 2220 Revision 1 01f FAX 03 3481 9909 User Manual BIOS sn http www bio
14. Mode On f amp 10 lt Page indicates Management mode gt You can then modify additional RAID parameters email and SMTP setting BIOS CORPORATION 2 6 5 Setup of email notification lt Mail Setup gt Mail Setup It allows you to change email sending parameters and send a test email It is necessary to login to Management Mode or Setup Mode before you can make the change Click on Mail Setup from the main menu Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer ol O ma GJ http 192 168 50 210 gt amp x Bing P ly Favorites 3 amp Suggested Sites v Web Slice Gallery w E Best RAID 6 e Y E El y Pagew Safety y Tools O BIOS Mail Parameters Minmpument Sender Name br256 192 168 50 210 Best RAID 6 Mail Address 1 test bios co jp BROSGES 2506 SMTP Server 1 255 255 255 255 Ver 1 00c Mail Address 2 RAID Monitor SMTP Server 2 255 255 255 255 Basic Parameters Save Mail Parameters Additional Parameters Event Level Critical X SelectLevel Network Parameters fail Setup Send Test Mail SNMP Setup Logged Data e Internet Protected Mode On a 100 v lt Page for setup mail parameters gt Sender Address BR256 192 168 50 210 Up to 63byte alphabet number _ E and is allowed Two byte characters such as Chinese are not allowed O Receiver Address _ test bios co jp Up to two receivers address
15. Simple Volume Disk selected Disk 1 Volume size 1430 81 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS Allocation unit size 16384 ae 1 I l I bil Yy I q p a To close this wizard click Finish Click on Finish to confirm the completion BR256 eSATA USB2 0 model tant HAS 4 To use SNMP MIB for Status Monitor 1 Overview This section will only explain SNMP usage for disk array device 2 Setup Parameter SNMP Based on pre defined status criteria the disk array device can be monitored via network 1 Launch the web browser with IP of BR256 Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer e http 192 168 50 210 W Favorites g Suggested Sites y E Web Slice Gallery Best RAID 6 BIOS Monitor Mode Best RAID 6 Normal BR256ES 2506 Ver 1 00c Current Operating Mode RAID Mode 0 Basic Parameters Total Drives 6 Additional Parameters Interval 30 Sec Network Parameters Change Refresh Interval Logged Data Login for Management Mode Done Internet Protected Mode On fa vy 100 vw eSATA USB2 0 model User Manual 2 Itis necessary to log into Management Mode to change SNMP parameters QU e http 192 168 50 210 Ly Favorites B Suggested Sites gt E Web Slice Gallery y Edit O Best RAID a gt By y Pager Safety Toos py C olors BIOS BR256ES 2506 Ver 1 00c Logged Data A F
16. There are two parts of these parameters Fixed and Changeable ones Changeable background parameters follow with fixed parameters Please take a memo before you apply to change the default parameter value Refer to Sec 2 5 2 Parameter Confirmation Default setting is always recommended unless there is special requirement for the change 2 5 1 Method to setup background parameters Please make sure you understand exactly the purpose that you are changing from the default parameters 1 Holding both the Mode and Select button power up ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING 2 Press the SELECT button Fixed Parameters start with Firmware version Firm ware is Firmware version will be displayed Ver x XXX 3 Press the SELECT button Vender ID is BIOS Vendor ID will be displayed 4 Press the SELECT button Product ID is BR256B3 xxx6 Product ID will be displayed 5 Press the SELECT button Serial No ID Serial number of BR256 will be displayed XXXXXXXX 6 Press the SELECT button End of ESA Parameter Indicate the end of the fixed parameters After fixed parameters if you press the Mode button now you will enter Background Parameter mode BIOS CORPORATION Or you can directly get into Background parameters by pressing the Mode button any time during display among Firmware Version Vendor ID Device ID Serial Number From here pressing the Mode button to roll among changeable Background parameters O IP Address Setup
17. are allowed For users who want to have more than 2 receivers you need to setup alias on assigned email server Allowable characters are same as Sender address O SMTP Server Address 255 255 255 255 Setup IP Address of SMTP server IP of 255 255 255 255 will prohibit emails to be sent out 1 Directly setup the IP to SMTP server This is most effective way to issue email alert However Gateway address might be necessary if SMPT server is not within the same LAN see Basic Parameter Setup page At the same time this will expose the BR256 accessible from outside of LAN This might cause the security issue 2 Assign local SMTP Server If there is no need for authentication you can forward relay from BR256 by setting up the local SMPT server For Windows OS you can setup IP address of BR256 on SMPT which has the RELAY function Send Test Mail button BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual By clicking on Send Test Main button following the email setup you can send a test email to the receiver address for confirmation To send a test email you have to login to Management mode but no need to be in Setup Mode Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer fo a A Oy SE nv 192168 50 210 m 4 x o Bing p 5 Favorites Es Suggested Sites B Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 tar El gt El am y Pager Sefetyy Tools BIOS Send Test Mail Sending Test Mail is not Confirmed Management B RAID 6 Please Che
18. be helpful to improve the performance The setting should not be changed during operation otherwise data will be lost Format operation is necessary if this parameter is changed DRIVE MODE 6 Setup number of drives in used on RAID 6 DRIVE MODE 3 3 Disks DATA PARITY Mode Sa Drive Mode Setup DRIVE MODE 4 4 Disks DATA PARITY Mode Ow DRIVE MODE 5 5 Disks DATA PARITY Mode Poe DRIVE MODE 6 6 Disks DATA PARITY Mode BIOS CORPORATION O Parity Stripe Width Setup PARITY STRIPE 2 MB DRIVE Choose stripe width of RAID 5 6 LUN Parameter Function Memo Setup stripe width of each drive channel PARITY STRIPE When the host issues a command and the parity is to be written the command is divided up into two or more 2 MB DRIVE operations A relatively big stripe width is setup to reduce the Default overhead of continuous operation 1MB DRIVE The bigger size of stripe wilt faster transfer speed can be SORE 256KB DRIVE achieved for sequential read or write Usually 2MB 128KB DRIVE DRIVE setup will give a good performance but it depends on the host application BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual READ AHEAD 64 KB This is to set size of data to pre fetch into cache for read operation Parameter Function Do not do read ahead PEANT DERD You might like to use this setting if read data is frequently 0 KB i changed across different directories READ AHEAD The read ahead size is 8KB i e one page same as
19. block detected uncorrectable error detected ata transfer requested DE drive busy in start D not found ata address mark not found command aborted DE drive ready time out unable to find track 0 dummy busy time out or so X There is high possibility of drive error when you see IS IZ z Please remain power on and contact support disk not present in operation without write Z o gt lt ia D EN M o A ES BIOS CORPORATION 4 11 Retry Error Detection Drive SENSE DATA Display A O Please take a memo on error message Notice Error message will be cleared after power down When a retry occurs the retry mark will be displayed When there is a possibility that something on the host or drive side could damage the data the BR256 will cause the drive to stop but when a Read or Write error occurs it will attempt a read and write retry in order to see if it was an accidental error or a real problem These retry marks can be cleared by pressing the MODE and SELECT switches simultaneously while the BR256 is in normal operation to enter Parameter display mode and then pushing them both once again RAID 6 NORMAL __ A parity error occurred in the host Bus during the completion of the data out phase A parity error occurred in the host Bus during the middle of the data out phase A parity error occurred in the host SCSI Bus during the data in phase The initiator detected an error and stopped the op
20. buffer 8 KB segment size This might be effective for general random operation READ AHEAD This will read ahead multiple pages following the current one Default 64 KB oage This is effective for general sequential read Compared to 64KB one more page or 256KB will be pre fetched depend on page size This is effective for sequential access especially video data O Read Ahead Size Setup READ AHEAD 256 KB READ AHEAD 1MB or multiple page read ahead depend on page size 1MB It will be effective if the data size is times of MBs READ AHEAD 4MB size read ahead This might be effective if the application UN 4 MB read directly block data without through file system BIOS CORPORATION O Disk Type Setup TEST1GB 120GB 160GB 250GB 400GB 500GB 750GB 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB DISK TYPE xxxxB This is to specify the size of the drive you will be using Unless you plan to use different disks than the ones provided there is no need to change this setting The factory default is for 1GB With HDD installed and power on first time please change the disk type at Setup Mode e Please do not change the default setting If drive actual capacity was smaller than the setup disk type an error such as TONE DOWN LJ SYSTEM DOWN LJ might happen and buzzer will be fired BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 2 5 Background Parameters This section describes background parameters for maintenance configured before shipment
21. co jp Subject Alert from BR256 Alert Condition of BIOS BR256xx xxx6 Ver x xxx Serial Number xxxxxxxx Alert Reason Test of Send Mail 1 From Mail sender this machine 2 To Receiver 3 Subject 4 Alert Condition of vendor name device name and version 5 Serial Number the serial number of this device 6 Alert Reason Cause of this email sent 2 6 7 Conditions of Mail Notification Under below conditions the mail will be sent 1 Drive failure One Drive Down Two Drives Down System Down 2 Completion of Drive Recovery Recover Finished 3 System Power Off Power Unit Down 4 Fan is failed Fan Unit Down If the event was remained the same email will be sent again upon the power recycling If there are more than two events happened at the same time only the first one will be sent 2 7 Setup lt Additional Parameters gt BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual In Management Mode click Additional Parameters under main menu to enter Additional Parameters Page Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer Es JLo fatal Best RAID 6 BIOS Management Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Ver 100c RAD Monitor Additional i Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data OW e pttp192168 50 210 ly Favorites 3 e Suggested Sites 2 Web Slice Gallery v Basic Parameters Ara gt Als x sing P am v Pagew Safety Tools w Additional Paramet
22. during writing data the data is not considered reliably Please write the date again after system recovery MM Steps to check for RAID 0 There might be Alphabet SYSTEM shown on the message D Press MODE button to stop buzzer DOWN O please take a memo on it 2 It is recommended to backup your data before performing recovery There is possibility that the system might not work normally during recovery process even after power recycling Press MODE button to stop buzzer Recommend to Backup icati data first 3 Stop the application and Shutdown host LE computer Terminate the app and shut down computer If the system hang up during the normal shutdown process please remain system power on and contact your Shutdown BR256 support window There might be possibility that data will be corrupted Press MODE button and turn on BR256 4 Shutdown both computer and BR256 6 Press and hold the MODE button then turn on RAID Normal BR256 power a o rea asoman i nas oa Yes If LCD showed TRAID x NORMAL it means SYSTEM BR256 came back to normal There might be NORMAL DOWN O temporary contact error between HDD and the backplane If the system did not come back to normal or SYSTEM DOWN is encountered soon you should contact your support window X User can try to replace the suspicious HDD with a new one lf the situation remains unchanged you should contact your support NM Steps
23. gt Click on menu Basic Parameters to show basic RAID parameters jj http 192 168 50 210 Bing Pr Ly Favorites W Suggested Sites y E Web Slice Gallery w Best RAID 6 tar E El wm y Pager Safety y Tools y f y BIOS Basic Parameters LUN Size Max 27B Monitor Mode Disk Type 25068 Best RAID 6 RAID Mode RAID 6 LUN Mode and Bias Direct Mode No Bias BR256ES 2506 Active Drive Count 6 HDD Ver 1 Ola Parity Stripe Size 2MB Drive SATA Host Enable Host Speed and 88C Rev 3Gbps 550 Enable USB Port Enable Read Ahead Cache AT e Sequential List Size 8 Streams Write Cache Mode 0 1Sec Pending All Network Verify Mode Verify Read after Write Parameters Write Retry Mode Enable Logged Data Parity Check Enable hein Disk Speed and 558 Rev 1 SGbps 550 Disable Management Mode Buffer Segment Size B4KB CH A Cache Size 128MB RAID Monitor Internet Protected Mode On lt Basic parameter screen gt lt Additional Parameters gt Click on menu Additional Parameters to show additional RAID parameters a AS http 192 168 50 210 lo Bing 2 ly Favorites 5 Ee Suggested Sites v El Web Slice Gallery y E Best RAID6 dr A E h Pagey Safetyy Toos Hr BIOS Additional Parameters Flush Cache Command Ignore Monitor Mode Recover Pace 5 Min GB Rate Best RAID 6 Write Back Max Size 4MB
24. panel to enter Basic Parameters page Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer BIOS Setup Mode Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c Critical Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password OU e http 192 168 50 210 amp x Bing P si Favorites sg Suggested Sites y Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 fh E gt Gl ap y Pager Safetyy Tools v Basic Parameters SATA Host Enable Host Speed and 55C Rev 3Gbps SSC Enable USB Port Read Ahead Cache Sequential List Size Write Cache Mode Verify Mode Write Retry Mode Parity Check Disk Speed and 55 Rev Buffer Segment Size Enable 64KB X 8 Streams 0 1Sec Pending All Verify Read after Write X Enable Enable y 3Gbps SSC Disable 64KB CH Cache Size 128MB Change Parameters Done Scroll to the parameter that is needed to changed and click Change Parameters button to save it Internet Protected Mode On fa Q10 v lt Basic Parameters Page gt re boot the RAID system so changes to reflected lt Network Parameters gt Click on Network Parameters under left panel to enter Network Parameters page Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer G a gt http 192 168 50 210 Best RAID 6 BIOS Setup Mode Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c Cr
25. setup a longer time out interval because of the longer retry processing on storage system Sequential List Size Setup SEQUENTIAL LIST SIZE 8 8 16 32 64 This is to setup a table size of judging the access pattern as Sequential or Random It depends on also simultaneous number of streams and size of cache memory Sequential Read Ahead Multiplier Setup SEQUENTIAL READ 2 TIMES 4 TIMES 8 TIMES 16 TIMES 32 AHEAD 8 TIMES TIMES Either use a fixed size or this multiplier times access size as the data size of sequential read ahead Larger size will be chosen Cache memory will be quickly consumed if the large size is setup Usually the size should be set up small when host power is low or vice versa BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Cache Management Setup DPO FUA BIT DISABLE ENABLE DISABLE This is to Enable or Disable the cache control flag of SCSI standard DPO Disable Page Out Depend on the execution of command DPO allows to discard the data in the cache by other commands FUA Force Unit Access During command execution it forces the drive access For details please refer to SCSI 2 standard Slow Drive Detection Time Setup CHECK DRV DELAY TIME 1S NONE 0 1S 0 5S 1S 5S This setting decides how long to wait for detection of slow drive after first drive initialization completion 0 1S 0 5S are for testing This function does not work when the parameter is set to NONE or status under TONE DOWN or
26. to check for RAID 6 DPress MODE button to stop buzzer It is recommended to backup your data before performing recovery There is possibility that the system might not work normally during recovery process even after power recycling 3 Stop the application and Shutdown host computer If the system hangs up during the normal shutdown process please remain system power on and contact your support window There might be possibility that data will be corrupted 4 Please remove two drives with Fault LEDs on Not to remove the drive with LED blinking 6 Power off BR256 6 Press and hold the MODE button then turn on BR256 power Please check if LCD showed TRAID x TWO DRIVE DOWN y 7 Insert one of removed drive Within several seconds RAID 1 RECOVERING 0 should be shown on LCD During the recovery there should be character TR TX Y or blank character shown following the on LCD it might mean the drive connection is problematic In such case turn off the power and do not insert two failed drives Start with step 6 again BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual There might be Alphabet SYSTEM shown on the message DOWN O please take a memo on it Press MODE button to stop buzzer Recommend to backup your data first Terminate the application and shut Remove two HDDs with fault LED lighted Power off BR256 Press MODE button and power on BR256 Insert back one of removed dri
27. you can choose to read the data off the disk after it has been written from cache when a read request takes place READ aft WRITE or you can choose nat to verify it at all after the write NO READ aft WRT Parameter Function Memo VERIFY The Write command cannot be completed at the time data written WAIT into cache lt has to wait till Write and Verification command Default completed There is no verification operation when doing Write amp Verify NO VERIFY Under such mode A simple write will be executed Verify command is not affected by this setting command is received This mode assumes write operation can be continued when data is into cache before moving to disk And also it assume there is NO READ aft no more than one drive failed at the same time under RAID 3 5 WRT setting The data written into cache becomes effective immediately Instead of Verify command sometines READ command usually follows a series of Write command to compare and verify the READ aft written data It is meaningless if cache data is used upon READ WRITE command received This parameter is to clean up cache data Default after WRITE and force data to be read from disks when READ BIOS CORPORATION O LUN SIZE Setup LUN SIZE Max 21B Parameter Function Memo LUN SIZE Use up all disk size as one single LUN FULL Depend on host operating system LUN over 2TB size might Default not be recognized LUN SIZE LUN size is assigned to different s
28. Best Energy and Space Saving Best RAID BIOS Portable RAID 6 2 5 HDD x 6 Desktop Model POA eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual SS Revision 1 01f BIOS CORPORATION Safety Warning W In order to avoid injury to oneself equipment and others please heed the following instructions MW The following indications explain the degree of physical danger possible by ignoring the proper usage directions A N WARNING This symbol is used to indicate sections that may result in a serious injury or even death This symbol is used to indicate sections that might CAUTION pose a risk of minor injury or physical damage The various types of warning symbols are listed in the following picture The following provide examples of the warning drawings N This symbol means that you should pay extra attention O This symbol indicates something you absolutely must not do O This symbol indicates necessary actions you should take BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Prefix Thank you for choosing our product Best RAID 256 eSATA USB3 0 BR256 hereunder This user manual contains features functions setup and warnings so please read this manual prior to use our product If any material in this manual is not clear please contact manufacturer or vender where it was purchased O The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice lt is prohibited to reproduce any part of this manual
29. Devices and Prin Default Program Help and Suppo enaa Map network drive Disconnect network drive Show on Desktop Rename Properties 10 50 2010 05 14 A eal bx 2 Click on Computer Management gt Storage gt Disk Management Computer Management File Action View Help es ORO H EN Computer Management Local a System Tools gt O Task Scheduler 1 Event Viewer gt 22 Shared Folders gt ES Local Users and Groups gt E Performance y Device Manager a E2 Storage oy Disk Management Ea C Simple Basic NTFS Volume Layout Type File System Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition 39 0 Disk Management More Actions gt gt EN Services and Applications 4 m n LDisk 0 Basic 372 61 GB Online C 39 06 GB NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Activ 333 55 GB Unallocated Disk 1 Unknown 1397 25 GB 1397 25 GB Not Initialized Unallocated Initialize Disk CD RO offline DVD D Properties No Media Help H Unallocated M Primary partition 11 11 2010 05 14 A mm 89 3 Right click Not initialize disk DISK1 then click Initialize Disk J BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 4 Check the disk to be initialized and move on to the formatting If BR256 has capacity over 2TB in Volume then choose GPT Disk label here to able to use
30. Internet Protected Mode On fa vy 100 y lt Network related parameters screen gt lt Logged Data gt Click on menu Logged Data to show Logged Data Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer O http 192 168 50 210 a 4 x Bing w Favorites 3 6 Suggested Sites g Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 fh y E da Pager Sefetyy Tools BIOS BR256ES 2506 Ver 1 00c Logged Data From Last Monitor Mode Log or 00000178 Seconds in Hex Check Sum 8441 Reset Best RAID 6 0000 0001 FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FPFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF BR256ES 2506 Ver 1 00c Logged Data RAD Monitor Most Delay Channel Basic Parameters on Additional Parameters Network Parameters Logged Data Login for Manazement Mode Done Internet Protected Mode On ay Q10 lt Logged data screen gt Logged data shows the historic events after power on First item on top of the log table shows either the lapsed time of last log or the lapsed time after power on Time is shown in Second by hexadecimal The checksum value on its right hand side is only for firmware identification lt varies per firmware version The nex
31. Management Mode O O X O X X O X O X XOX KK KK Xx X X X XXOOOO gt XxXO O X XXXOO gt XxX gt x0O X OXOOOOOOO O OXOXOOOOO O Change Password Read You can see the items Modify You can modify the parameters or executes the operation BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 2 8 Host LAN Configuration 2 8 1 IP Setup for Windows F gt I ES Recycle Bin ES Paint ES il Getting Started E Connect to a Projector Documents a Remote Desktop Connection Pictures Er Sticky Notes QR Snipping Tool M4 XPS Viewer Music Computer Calculator Control Panel gt As Change settings and customize the functionality of your computer Default Programs Help and Support 17 19 o 2010 05 14 Search Contro Pane gO E Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center v 4 Control Panel Home e View your basic network information and set up connections Change adapter settings A Je Ss See full map a advanced ee T300 WIN7 Network Internet settings 9 This computer View your active networks Connect or disconnect jp Network Access type Internet Work network Connections Local Area Connection Change your networking settings ue Set up a new connection or network Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a router or access point Connect to a network Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN networ
32. RD PENDING 0 1Sec 1 Sec Write Mode WRITE ALL PENDING 0 1Sec ALL PENDING 0 1Sec 1Sec T WAIT 10S 5S 3S Patrol Wait Time SYSTEM PATROL 30 DAYS CYCLE 5 10 20 30 DAYS CYCLE Write Retry WRITE RETRY MODE NO WRITE RETRY WRITE RETRY Back Write Size WRITE BACK MAX SIZE 4MB CH 64KB 128KB 256KB 512KB 1MB 2MB 4MB ENABLE PARITY ENABLE DISABALE Buffer Segment BUFFER SEGMENT SIZE 64KB CH 8KB CH 16KB CH 32KB CH 64KB CH Sequential List SEQUENTIAL LIST SIZE 8 8 16 32 64 BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE VERIFY WAIT NO READ aft WRT NO VERIFY READ aft WRITE NO VERIFY NO READ aft WRITE Verify Wait VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE BIOS CORPORATION Quick Overview of From Panel Button Operation BR256 button operations can be summarized as below After parameter setup After parameter setup Cancel the change Power Off during the parameter change During operation F Browse Parameters Press oe to roll to next parameters During operation Check Error Status Ga aed Under Browsing Parameters press to check each drive dnjas 1919W1e 18d DOO ep F Q r dp 5 O 3 Q O 5 PATROL Mode Change Auto Force No Address Confirmation MAC Address IP Address Address Mask Gate Way Address BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 2 6 Web based Monitor and Setup v a Ethernet To monitor BR256 via Web ma
33. Y or blank character shown following the on LCD it might mean the drive connection is problematic In such case turn off the power and remove the failed drive starting with step 6 again There might be Alphabet SYSTEM the message DOWN O please take a memo on it shown on Press MODE button to stop buzzer Recommend to backup your data Terminate the application and OS Remove the drive with Fault LED on Power off BR256 Press MODE button and power on BR256 Insert the removed drive Eire aaa har s peeter a Pe RAID x RAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN O or SYSTEM DOWN O Q If LCD showed TRAID x NORMAL it means BR256 came back to normal There might be some temporary disconnections between HDD and Backplane If the system did not come back to normal or SYSTEM DOWN is encountered soon you should contact your support window X User can try to replace the suspicious HDD with a new one lf the situation remains unchanged you should contact your support BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 4 5 LCD Display Under Normal Operation When all hard disks work normal LCD will display normal status as below RAID 0 2 DRIVE NORMAL RAID 1 NORMAL SINGLE DRIVE NORMAL RAID 10 NORMAL RAID 0 NORMAL RAID 1 3 DRIVE NORMAL RAID 5 NORMAL RAID 3 NORMAL RAID 6 NORMAL 4 6 LCD Display for Disk Error RAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN This means host access is working under one failed drive s
34. be possibility that another drive failed after TONE DRIVE DOWN then TWO DRIVE DOWN will be shown Same as TONE DRIVE DOWN the drive might be temporary failed Follow the similar process to clarify it M How to fix it D Press MODE button to stop buzzer 2 It is recommended to backup your data before performing recovery There is possibility that the system might not work normally during recovery process even after power recycling 3 Remove one failed drive and replace with new drive module 4 Within 3 minutes TRAID x RECOVERING 0 will be shown meaning Recovery process stared When TRAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN is shown you can start with recovery of 2 drive 5 When recovery is succeeded LCD will display RAID x NORMAL If this happened frequently please contact your support window for service lf it did not return to NORMAL state please contact your support window for service RAID x There might be Alphabet shown TWO DRIVE DOWN O on the message please take a memo on it Press MODE button to stop buzzer alarm Recommend to Backup your data first Remove the failed drive Replace with new drive module Recover Succeed ONE DRIVE DOWN RAID x RAID x TWO DRIVE DOWN Recovery 2 down drive BIOS CORPORATION 4 4 How to deal with SYSTEM DOWN When SYSTEM DOWN occurred data was assumed to be corrupt and could not be recovered Please suspend data write When SYSTEM DOWN occurred
35. cessing CPU LCD and keypad operation for status monitoring and system configuration Buzzer Alarm for fault indication Fault LEDs for drives and controller error indication Dual host and two LUNs support Spot Recovery Rewrite Function BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 1 2 Function eSATA 3Gbits sec USB3 0 5Gbps sec USB2 0 480Mbits sec Support RAID 6 RAID 0 RAID 3 RAID 5 RAID 1 RAID 1 3 DRIVE RAID 10 Priority configuration of Rebuild Adjustable cache size Write cache mode setup Verify mode setup LU Logical Unit Division Capability Adjustable RAID 5 6 Parity Strip size Data readahead setup Write Retry mode setup Buffer segment size setup Beginning time setup of Retry Sequential list setup Sequential read ahead setup Cache management configuration Detection time of low speed drive setup Power On standby time setup Drive Ready waiting time setup Check time of cache memory setup HDD Patrol setup Patrol waiting time setup Error message emailing SMTP support SNMP Trap Support lt Auxiliary Function gt O Performance Data transfer rate reading on LCD O Drive channel retry display O 100Mbps Ethernet Port for Web based status monitoring BIOS CORPORATION 1 3 RAID Mode Explanation RAID MODE 6 Data and Parity are divided by SIX portions Data Drive Data Drive Parity Data Drive Data and parity are equally distribute d among 6 drives N CAUTION Q e Any change of RAID m
36. ck Received Mail est BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c RAID Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Done Internet Protected Mode On fg y R10 y lt A successful screen gt Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer o J fem BU le http 192168 50 210 E iy Favorites E Suggested Sites g Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 fy v 5 v 3 v Pagew Safety Tools y Oy BIOS Send Test Mail Bad SMTP Server Address Management Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c RAID Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Done Internet Protected Mode On fa vy 100 vw lt A failed screen gt There will be Sending Test Mail shown on the screen indicating the email in transmission And the log will record a message if the test mail was sent out Possible error code if the Send Test Main failed after retried 0020 SMTP was not found 0021 Gateway was not found 0022 SMTP did not respond It might take up to 10 mins for the retrial if the mail could not be sent There might be cases which SMTP did respond but with wrong answer We suggest trying a different SMTP server under such situation BIOS CORPORATION 2 6 6 Mail Format The mail format will be looked like below From BR256 192 168 50 210 To test bios
37. d will cause system malfunction or HDD failure Please contact support people for the fan replacement right after its failure BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 4 9 Others LCD Display 4 9 1 Transfer Rate Display This section explains how to get into display of current data transfer rate Press MODE and SELECT button at the same time during operation Push SELECT button once slowly after Firmware version shown to read Host transfer rate Then you can check every Drive access speed by pressing MODE button Data transfer rate is checked every 0 5 sec HOST Channel 0 RATE 0 00MB S RATE 0 00MB S Not only useful for checking data transfer rate this is also useful to check if Activity LED worked normally or if HDD hang up is suspected RATE display will be exited if SCSI reset command was received Or you can press MODE and SELECT button at the same time to return to earlier state 4 9 2 Cache Check Display When BR256 got into RATE check mode press MODE button again after checking disk access rate The LCD will display Cache memory check by Megabyte same as power on cache memory check Cache Buffer Memory xxxM 4 9 3 Most Delay CH Display Following cache memory check LCD will display the disk channel with longest delay by pressing one more MODE button This access delay is derived from internal retry inside the disk Disk replacement is highly recommended if same drive kept having the slowest response This is to show driv
38. dditional information 3 Formatting partition created mke2fs command root sheep root mke2fs dev sdat mke2fs 1 29 24 Sep 2002 for EXT2 FS 0 5b 95 08 09 Filesystem label OS type Linux Block size 4096 log 2 Fragment size 4096 log 2 183140352 inodes 366279984 blocks 18313999 blocks 5 00 reserved for the super user First data block 0 11178 block groups 32768 blocks per group 32768 fragments per group 16384 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks 32768 98304 163840 229376 294912 819200 884736 1605632 2654208 4096000 7962624 11239424 20480000 23887872 71663616 78675968 102400000 214990848 Writing inode tables done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information done root sheep root 4 Mounting File system root sheep root mount dev sdb1 RAID dev sdb1 is Device partition you are mounting and RAID is the mount point BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 3 2 Windows 7 The section explains how to use with Windows 7 for reference Please refer to Windows 7 user guide for details 1 Confirm the connection Connect and power on BR256 then starts with host computer 2 Press the Start Button and right click on Computer Click on Manage 3 Go to Device Manager Click on Disk Drives and confirm that the BR256 has been registered Computer Management File Action View Help AE t Ee RG UE Compu
39. ddresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Pl Validate settings upon exit Advanced 4 Set Internet Protocol Properties First check use the following IO address Considering RAID IP ADDRESS is 192 168 50 210 set as follows IP address 192 168 50 XXX put unused address in place of XXX Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Then click OK button Make sure the IP address used here is not used by another device or it may not work properly BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual EN C Windows system32 cmd exe sf a Tunnel adapter isatap i Media State A Connect ion specific DNS Suff i gt Tunnel adapter isatap Media State Connect ion spec if ic DNS 3 i Fj 5 Confirming the change 1 Start gt enter cmd exe to open command prompt window 2 Enter ipconfig renew correctly 2 8 2 IP Setup for Linux IN Open a Terminal Window Enter ifconfig ethO 192 168 50 X Put IP that is not used in the current network in X Enter sudo dhclient then press enter key Enter ifconfig to confirm changed IP address Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Tunnel adapter Local Area Connect ion Y 3 Enter ipconfig all Check if the IP Address has changed BIOS CORPORATION 2 8 3 IP Setup for MAC OS X 1 Click System Preferences Personal US File m Bo Q Appearance Desktop amp Dock Expos amp International Security Spotli
40. disk over 2TB You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Use the following partition style for the selected disks Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows tis recommended for disks larger than TB or disks used on Itanium based computers 5 Right click on the disk you wish to edit and click New Simple Volume es 20 EA A s E 2 Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status sd Cape 4 System Tools Ga C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition 39 06 Diae ans gt O Task Scheduler gt E Event Viewer gt El Shared Folders gt amp Local Users and Groups gt Performance Ey Device Manager a E2 Storage f Disk Management gt ervices and Applications m Servi d Applicati CaDisk 0 Basic C 372 61 GB 39 06 GB NTFS 333 55 GB Online Healthy System Boot Page File Activ Unallocated CalDisk 1 Basic 1397 25 GB 1397 25 GB Onine Unallocated New Simple Volume New Spanned Volume CD ROM 0 New Striped Volume DVD D New Mirrored Volume No Media New RAID 5 Volume Properties Help H Unallocated M Primary partition 11 17 2010 05 14 A a e i F BIOS CORPORATION 6 The New Volume Wizard will load up so click Nex
41. e with many Retry Most Delay Channel BIOS CORPORATION 4 9 4 LCD Display for Patrol Mode Options Following Most Delay CH Patrol Mode switching can be chosen by pressing MODE button You can push SELECT button to switch among 3 different patrol modes NO HDD PATROL AUTO HDD PATROL xx 1 NO PATROL Mode No Patrol 2 AUTO PATROL Mode When access from the host is cut off for more than 0 1 seconds a read will be attempted on every drive once every amount of time that s specified in the SYSTEM PATROL WAIT TIME option The READ will not be executed when access is continuous If a bad sector is found on a drive it will be fixed with the data from another properly operating drive RAID x RAID x 2 NORMAL NORMAL Bad sector detected Recovery is successful The display interval of might be too short to see FORCE HDD PATROL xx When there is no access from the host continuous READ operation will be applied to all drives and if any error sector was found they will be automatically recovered Even when the host access is continuous a read will be attempted on all drives once every amount of time that s specified in the SYSTEM PATROL WAIT TIME option When it gets to 100 depending on the specified parameters it will either return to AUTO HDD PATROL or NO HDD PATROL 3 FORCE PATROL Mode FORCE PATROL Effective usage Incoming test or regular scanning lt allows you to do self check on all di
42. eakers or any unit containing a magnetic field e Don t use the unit in any areas where liquid may get inside of it If liquid ever gets inside the case remove the power cord at once BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual BIOS CORPORATION Table of Contents Sale a iii 1 A A canes ecuteaes 2 CADDA AA ed 3 Precautions tor Product Us alSiucrcias acciona 4 Tabs 0 SOMOS cad 9 Chapter BRZ56 DU A neat ac utente cheba tact at xd 11 1 1 A A A nade eine isa 11 1 2 FUNGUO emetic ee 12 1 3 RAID MOOC MIPPUO UNNeDPmPP o 13 1 4 GoOntents ol Pack a lid 15 1 5 Name a a FUNCION OF each Dadas ia ai ati died 16 1 6 HO e TEAM EE o A a A ate cseeeendosseted 18 1 7 Optional paris sa tad 21 Ghapteriz Setup and MONO Essen 23 2 1 TOGGIS TOMAG Serup HOWE aisla it bag aauctuueoubhued 23 2 2 Overview OF SetU Melodia dica iii oia il 24 2 3 Setup display WAV IGA ON tino a 24 2 4 Parameter Setup Screen and its operations ccooonncnncccconncnncncnnnnonncnonannnnnnnnnancnnnononancnnnnonnnncnnnnnnnns 25 2 5 Background Parameters cccccccsseeccceeseecceeuecccceeeecseuseeecsaeeecseueceeseuseeessageeessagecesseueeeessaseesssaneees 34 2 5 1 Method to setup background parameters ooccccoocccnnccccocccnncnnnoncnnncnnnnncnnnnononnnonononannnnnononanenos 34 2 5 2 selec 40 Quick Overview of From Panel Button Operation ds sesidir 43 2 6 Web based Monitor and Setup via Ethernet ooonncnncccccnnconccnnonncnnncnnonnnnnnnononncnnnnonnnnc
43. eration sequence An error was detected during data out and check conditioning was completed A retry was successful during writing RAID 6 __ NORMAL An error was detected during data in and check conditioning was completed A retry was successful during the read process A Rewrite was successful during the read process DVO U BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Usage of MODE and SELECT Button After a retry drive accesses retry has occurred in the Read Write process you can push the SELECT switch to see the retry message Read Retry in Write Retry in CH Err Code x CH Err Code x When a drive is down an Error Sense Code will be displayed so please hit the SELECT button Sub message Channel Occur error x is the number of the drive where the retry occurred x indicates the root cause 4 10 Array Controller Error Messages MONE DOWN SYSTEM DOWN additional error message When ONE DRIVE DOWN or SYSTEM DOWN status occurs you can hit the select button to see the Sense Data sub message If you hit MODE and SELECT switches simultaneously twice the retry message will disappear But the sub message will remain If it happens again you can assume something s wrong with the drive or the host You should contact support for service BIOS CORPORATION Data Read Process Data Write Process Normal Read Flow Normal Write Flow lt 7 0K gt N Temporary Fail Job
44. ers Flush Cache Command Recover Pace Write Back Max Size Sequential Read Ahead DPO FUA Mode Time Out for Retry Check Drive Delay Power on Wait Wait HDD Ready Check Cache Node HDD Patrol Mode Patrol Pace Ignore v 5 Min GB Rate y 4MB Channel 8 Times y Enable 5Sec v 1 Sec X 10 Sec y 1Min Normal Auto Patrol 30 Days Cycle Change Parameters Internet Protected Mode On fa y Q10 v lt Additional Parameters Page gt Parameter settings under additional parameters can be changed without effecting data on the RAID system Foret on Wait sync Cache Command Recover Pace Genere v Write Back Max Size lo mBCGhannel w sequential Read Ahead 8 Times io Times OPO FUA Mode Time Out for Retry Check Drive Delay Wait HDD Ready ESO Check Cache Mode HOO Patrol Mode Patrol Pace 30 Days Gyele Change Parameters Scroll to the parameter value you wish to change then click Change Parameters button to save the change 54 BIOS CORPORATION Setup Mode First Power on the RAID system while holding both MODE and SELECT buttons to enter Setup Mode LCD Display ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING Launch the web browser with preset IP Address to connect to the management GUI The default IP address is 192 168 50 210 lt Critical Parameters gt Click on Critical Parameters under main menu to enter Critical Parameters page Best RAID 6 Windows Inter
45. eter to NO The actual cache during operation will not be affected by this setting O HDD Patrol Mode Setup AUTO HDD PATROL NO AUTO Normally the surface scan of HDD will be executed in background not applicable for RAID 0 NO No Auto Patrol AUTO Auto Patrol On The surface scan will start from LBA 0 of the disk between host commands If there is any failure on read sector the recovery sector generated by other disks will be written to the disk for recovery Rewrite Function PATROL Mode can be changed during operation O Patrol Time Setup 10S 5S 3S 5 DAYS CYCLE SYSTEM PATROL 10 DAYS CYCLE 20 DAYS CYCLE 30 DAYS CYCLE 30 DAYS CYCLE This parameter is to specify the period of doing patrol You can setup 10S 15S 13S to perform one time patrol or you can setup 15 DAYS CYCLE 10 DAYS CYCLE 20 DAYS CYCLE 130 DAYS CYCLE to perform whole capacity patrol The length of one Patrol depends on this setting and the Buffer Segment Size Then push MODE button for moving to foreground parameters BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 2 5 2 Parameter Confirmation Sometimes you will need to read and confirm the setup of current parameters then you can press both MODE and SELECT button on the front at the same time for this Firmware version will be shown at the beginning and the content can be changed by pressing MODE button BIOS CORPORATION i lt Factory Default Setting gt This is a convenien
46. first When powering up the BR256 unit press and hold the Mode button besides LCD at power on Notice this will clean up the system status and parameters recorded in non volatile memory Without performing initialization the LCD display might show RAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN SYSTEM DOWN indicating the status of last time A normal display with drives properly populated will look like RAID 6 NORMAL To change Parameters BR256 needs to be powered on for Parameter Setup mode Press the Mode and Select buttons at the same time while turning on power switch Under Parameter Setup mode users can also configure parameters via Ethernet connection and perform firmware upgrade ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING MODE Button To roll through each parameter SELECT Button Choose and change the parameter Before executing Save operation parameters won t be changed eParameter Setup Mode MODE Button SELECT Button Power ON eRotate among Setup items MODE Button eSetup parameters SELECT Button To save changed parameters pressing MODE and SELECT button once at the same time parameters will be written to internal non volatile memory then the change is recorded When you successfully change the parameter you will see POWER DOWN PLEASE Then please power cycle the system or press SELECT button for 3 seconds to take parameters effective BIOS CORPORATION If you power down before saving to memory the settings will revert to the way they
47. ght Screen Saver Spaces Hardware Bluetooth CDs amp DVDs Displays Energy Keyboard amp Print amp Fax Sound Saver Mouse Internet amp Network ne Qu MobileMe Network QuickTime Sharing System 2 Q Q 4 SN Accounts Date amp Time Software Speech Startup Disk Time Machine Universal Update Access Other globalSAN iSCSI 2 Click Network Icon Location Ethernet 1 AE Connected y E Status Connected Ethernet 1 is currently active and has the IP y Ethernet 2 Qe address 192 168 50 51 Not Connected Bluetooth i Configu amp Using DHCP Inactive P Using DHCP with manual address FireWire 0 IP Address Using BootP Inactive Create PPPoE Service Search Domains bios co jp w Click the lock to prevent further changes Revert Apply BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 3 Choose Configure option to Manually Ethernet 1 3 N Connected yg Status Connected Ethernet 1 is currently active and has the IP e Papii E F Q address 192 168 50 51 o onnecte coro Configure Manually FireWire eo IP Address 192 168 50 25 Inactive Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router 192 168 50 88 DNS Server 192 168 50 88 Search Domains bios co jp TT rh Click the lock to prevent further changes Apply 4 Enter IP address and click Apply button to save it gt Make sure the address used here is not used by another device
48. han hard disk cache so writing data from RAID cache to disk will soend longer time Enable When File Close is executed the Flush Cache command will be followed to have Cache data written into HDD HDD will also synchronize cache till Write operation finished O Background Write Setup WRITE BACK MAX 64KB 128KB 256KB 512KB SIZE 4MB CH 1MB 2MB 4MB Setup the maximum size of data stored in cache for Sequential Write When data size written to cache is bigger than the setup size data will be partitioned to parts for writing O Write Retry Mode Setup WRITE RETRY NO WRITE RETRY MODE MODE WRITE RETRY MODE Enable or disable RETRY controller will retry the operation when an error is detected during RAID 3 5 6 Write operation If NO WRITE RETRY MODE is set an error will immediately move the controller status to TONE DOWN BIOS CORPORATION O Buffer Segment Size Setup BUFFER SEGMENT SIZE 64KB CH 8KB CH 16KB CH 32KB CH 64KB CH Setup buffer segment size per drive channel This is the size of data block for one command For large sequential data access the bigger size can give better performance On the contrast for random access the smaller size can give better performance Wait Time of Retry Setup RETRY MAXIMUM TIME 5S 255 105 55 15S 0 15 Setup the interval between drive time out and retry 11S 10 18 is only for testing The actual processing time will take 2 or 3 times of the setting OS might need to
49. he hole disks r biosEventlog 1 Recovery was completed OBJECT TYPE OCTET STRIHG read only Eshecover Finish SYHTAX MHAX ACCESS STATUS DESCRIPTION cur Fent The Recover of Disk was finished r biosEventlog 2 Test completion of SNMP trap OBJECT TYPE OCTET STRING read only ExTestT rap STHTAX HA ACCESS STATUS DE SCRIPT OW The Test of Trap operation r biosEventLog 9 current Power down OBJECT TYPE OCTET STRING read only ExPower Down STHTAX MA ACCESS STATUS DESCRIPTION The Power unit failed down l biosEventLog 10 current Fan Failed ExFanstop STHTAX HA ACCESS STATUS DESCRIPTION The Fan unit was Stopped r biosEventLog 15 OBJECT TYPE OCTET STRING read only current One Drive Down OBJECT TYPE OCTET STRING read only Ex neDown STHTAX MAX ACLCESS STATUS DE SCRIPT OH current The One Drive Unit was Down r biosEventLog 20 104 eSATA USB2 0 model User Manual BIOS CORPORATION Two Drive Down E xT wol own OBJECT TYPE SYHTAZX OCTET STRIHG MAM ACCESS read only STATUS current DESCRIPTION The Two Drive Units were Down r biosEventlog 21 System Down Exsystend own OBJECT TYPE STHTAX OCTET STRING HAR ACCESS read only STATUS current DESCRIPTION The System Level Drive Units were Down r biosEventLog 30 SOO a eSATA USB2 0 model User
50. hile doing RAID 3 5 6 WRITE Therefore Write Cache is enabled in such situation This parameter defines the timing to wait before starting to move cache contents into disks Parameter Function Under this setting the Write operation will not be acknowledged WRITE MODE 2S Completed till data is written into disks This means no WAITING Caching is used during data write The performance is slower compared to WRITE MODE PENDING mode READ speed is not affected WRITE MODE Write command is acknowledged as Completed right after data written into cache and cached data starts to be moved into disks BUFFERD at the same time WRITE MODE After finishing a host command this mode will wait 0 1 seconds PENDING _ and start to write data before the next command When doing 0 1Sec sequential writes cache will be filled by multiple write command and data can be written once to save total write time WRITE MODE PENDING _ Similar to PENDING 0 1 sec the wait interval is one second 1 Sec WRITE ALL PENDING This mode is set as default to enable Write cache even one drive Default 0 1Sec is failed 1 Sec BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual O Verify Mode Setup VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE Verify Mode specifies when and how to perform the data verification You can wait until the verification to be done with Verify Wait mode If you d like to do the writes without verifying you can specify No Verify mode Also
51. in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the manufacturer and the author Manufacturer assumes no liability or responsibility for any error that may appear in this manual In case issue raised please contact manufacturer or vender where this product was purchased All trademarks stated in this manual are the properties of their respective owners BIOS CORPORATION HDD Installation E Install and Remove HDD Module Before you start any operation please make sure HDDs are installed properly into the BR256 enclosure An alarming beep sound will be turned on and caused error if right number of HDD module was not installed properly The system can be used only if the Array parameters have been set up properly MW Remove HDD Module A ko Insert the key into the lock 2 Push the lever of 3 Pull out the lever and hold the hole and turn the key canister canister to remove HDD module counterclockwise E Install HDD Module Insert the HDD module Push the module into the 3 Insert the key and turn it enclosure and close the lever clockwise to lock the module There are 4 screw holes on each HDD module Use screws in accessory pack to screw HDD on the module BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Precautions for Product Usage E Treatment 9 Don t Don t WARNING e Don t open up the cabinet You can be electrocuted e Don t take it apart There i
52. isk Array Monitor Monitor Mode Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c Current Operating Mode RAID Mode 0 SAID Monitor Total Drives 6 Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Interval 30 Sec Network Parameters Change Refresh Interval Logged Data Login for Management Mode Internet Protected Mode On fa vy 100 vw Done BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 2 6 3 Monitor Mode Disk Array Monitor Click on RAID Monitor from left main menu to enter the status monitor page The refreshing interval can be changed by specifying the requested time and apply Change Refresh Interval Drive status can be differentiated by color Yellow ever own Recoverin Normal Two Down Verif ha Not installed System Down y Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer o mesa GOG http 192 168 50 210 gt amp x Bing Az Ww Favorites B E Suggested Sites 2 Web Slice Gallery y Best RAID 6 BIOS Monitor Mode Best RAID 6 System Down BR256ES 2506 Wer1 00c P Current Operating Mode SAID Monitor RAID Mode 0 Basic Parameters Total Drives 6 Additional Parameters Interval 30 Sec Network Parameters Change Refresh Interval Logged Data Login for Management Mode Done Internet Protected Mode On fa vy 100 v RAID parameters cannot be changed but shown under Monitor mode BIOS CORPORATION lt Basic Parameters
53. itical Parameters Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Chanze Password Done X Bing Pp y W Favorites Ly Suggested Sites y 8 Web Slice Gallery v Ed v 1 mp v Pagew Safety y Tools py Network Basic Parameters MAC Address 00 08 23 04 F0 00 Current IP 19216850210 New IP Address 192 168 50 210 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Gate Way 255 255 255 255 Save Parameters Internet Protected Mode On fa y 100 y lt Network Parameters Page gt Then After entering correct network information click Save Parameters button to save it Then re boot the RAID system so changes to reflected BIOS CORPORATION lt Update Firmware gt Click on Update Firmware under left panel to enter Update Firmware page Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer OW e nu1192168 50 210 BI 4 x lo Bing sly Favorites 983 Suggested Sites y 8 Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 k gt a P A y Pager Safety Toolsv O BIOS Update Finmware Setup Mode Firm File s K Desktop BR256ES etg100d 514 Browse Best RAID 6 Update Firmware es BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c Critical Parameters Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password 9 Internet P
54. ize 16GB 32GB 64GB 16GB 256GB 128GB 256GB partitioned from LBA 0 of each disk member LUN SIZE MAX 2TB MAX 2TB 2 MAX 2TB 3 MAX 21B 4 LUN size is assigned to 21B 21B 2 21B 3 and 2TB 4 Default partitioned from LBA 0 of the disk member MAX 2TB LUN SIZE 1 2 1 8 DIVISION LUN size is equally divided as 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 of the whole useful disk size LUN SIZE Set up one LUN as 64GB and the rest of all as 2 LUN 2 64GB ALL LUN maximum is 2TB 64GB Max2TB XIf you would like to use LUN more than 2TB then LUN SIZE FULL should be selected BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual LUN DIRECT No BIAS LUN MODE Setup Parameter Function Memo LUN DIRECT No BIAS Please refer to below explanation Default LUN SWAPPED No BIAS Please refer to below explanation oo LUN DIRECT i for MBR 1 Please refer to below explanation MI AER Please refer to below explanation for MBR 1 LUN DIRECT i for MBR 1 Please refer to below explanation a ner Please refer to below explanation for MBR 1 LUN DIRECT Please refer to below explanation for MBR 2 LUN SWAPPED for MBR 2 Please refer to below explanation LUN SWAPPED function is reserved for future dual host usage not applicable to BR256 Sector management of RAID are different between NO BIAS and for MBR 1 or 1 or 2 Depend on host OS used the beginning address of device might be different And the setting might
55. k connection Access files and printers located on other network computers or change sharing settings Troubleshoot problems wd Choose homegroup and sharing options Diagnose and repair network problems or get troubleshooting information 2 Navigate to Network and Internet gt Network and Sharing Center BIOS CORPORATION Networking Sharing Connect using a Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethemet This connection uses the following items OM Client for Microsoft Networks los Packet Scheduler al File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks eis Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP 1Pw6 meg temet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 wi ink Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver wi Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Uninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks 3 Choose Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP lpv4 then click Properties button dl General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings 5 Obtain an IP address automatically 8 Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 Subnet mask 255 255 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server a
56. lers are not liable for any data or information lost ar sible software issue to use t t We sii m o age and or syst alfu n due to product storage device failure or of the sc result It a Attention Pones BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 1 5 Name and Function of each part 2 lt Frontside gt lt Rear Side gt BIOS CORPORATION D HDD Hot swappable drive module from top Module No 0 No 1 No 2 No 3 No 4 No 5 HDD POWER FAIL HDD Power LED Blue when ON and Amber if the drive failed When RAID x RECOVERING 0 J shown on LCD the FAIL LED on means the HDD is under rebuilding P ia LED Green Flash indicates HDD being accessed a A Orange indicates HDD module was locked Gray indicates HDD module was unlocked Turn clockwise to lock the HDD module Check the lock indicator to 6 Key see the status of module Display of BR256 status or parameter POWER LED Blue when system is turned on ACCESS LED Green flash when accessing the controller FAIL LED Orange ON when a pre defined error encountered 1 Parameter Initialization press upon power on MODE Button 2 Parameter setup See Chapter 2 3 Stop buzzer alarm press to turn off buzzer o PA omoeonnacaes tnos Eth t Speed a Eee 10Mbps Off Green On for other speed LAN Connector Connect to Ethernet for web management LED s sje sleje S ele BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 1 6 Connection e Do not exp
57. nagement GUI you can connect Ethernet cable to a host computer 2 6 1 Web Connection To use Web management Ethernet parameter must be configured correctly before launching a Web browser such as Internet Explorer For IP Address configuration please follow steps below O Parameter Setup Mode First press MODE and SELECT button at power on BR256 The system will enter Parameter Setup mode as shown on LCD display ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING O IP Address Setup Press SELECT then MODE it will enter IP address setup parameter Use SELECT button to change the number and MODE to switch to next field Hold SELECT button then number will rise faster IP Address 192 168 50 210 After setting up press MODE and SELECT at the same to save the change POWER DOWN PLEASE Before the Save operations the IP address will not be changed The new IP address will be effective after system reboot O Default IP address The default IP address of the product is 192 168 50 210 BIOS CORPORATION 2 6 2 Main Menu With power on and Ethernet connected launch the Internet browser with preset IP address http lt IP Address gt The Web main menu will be displayed as below for Monitor Mode Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer i Col eE OW le http 192168 50 210 x Bing pr uy Favorites Suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery y Best RAID 6 fo Y E amp y Pagew Safety ww Toolsv O BIOS BIOS D
58. net Explorer JOR http 192 168 50 210 a 4 x O Bing peel i Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Basic Parameters Time Out for Retry 5Sec y Check Drive Delay 1Sec y Power on Wait 10 Sec y Wait HDD Ready 1Min Check Cache Mode Normal HDD Patrol Mode Auto Patrol v Patrol Pace 30 Days Cycle v Change Parameters Internet Protected Mode On lt Critical Parameters Page gt Ww Favorites 5 Ee Suggested Sites 8 Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 gt Y E E y Pagew Safetyy Tools y O BIOS Additional Parameters Mina Flush Cache Command Ignore Recover Pace 5 Min GB Rate X Best RAID 6 Write Back Max Size 4MB Channel BR256E5 2506 Ver1 00c Sequential Read head 8 Times v RAD Monitor DPO FUA Mode Enable fa y Q10 Full Max 2TB Max 2TB 2 Max 2TB 3 Max 2TB 4 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 Vf 1 8 64GB All 64GB Max 2TB lt Parameter Example LUN Size gt Scroll to the parameter that is needed to changed and click Change Parameters button to save it Then re boot the RAID system so changes will be reflected Warnings Change of any critical parameters will result whole data loss After change it is required to re create new partition and formatting process lt Basic Parameters gt BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Click on Basic Parameters under left
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60. ode will cause data rebuild and data lost Comparing with RAID 5 dual parity is applied providing even higher reliability Allow up to two drives failure but also scarify capacity of two drives All drives are used for data recording Data is segmented and equally distributed among 6 drives All 6 drives will be accessed while data is read or written The mode provides the highest performance among all others At the same time if one drive failed the whole data will be lost The most bottom drive is used for Parity It allows one drive failure while data is accessing The data residing in failed drive can be generated from the rest of 5 drives Data and Parity are distributed among 6 HDDs Since there is no assigned disk for parity each drive shares the same loading in data access RAID MODE 1 Data Drive RAID 0 2 DRIVE MODE A o Data Drive RAID MODE 10 Data Drive Data Drive SINGLE DRIVE MODE a Data Drive BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual In general Data at RAID 1 is written to two drives at the same time and read from one or both of drives Capacity 1s half the of the total physical disk capacity Only two drives RAID O mode The rest of four drives cannot be used There is no parity so the data cannot be recovered if any of drive fault Three drive mirroring mode Similar to RAID MODE Data is written to all of three drives and read only from one or
61. of the drives once the RAID mode has been established Please use the six drives in the order that they were installed at time of RAID creation Please be sure to make proper backups of all data periodically We do not guarantee data stored on HDDs There might be risk due to software error or mishandling causing data lost or broken It is always recommended to back up your data periodically O Never use volatile chemicals such as White Gasoline or paint thinner lt may cause damage to the color or shape of the item If it does get dirty please clean with a soft cloth and alcohol or soap O The unit is sensitive to sudden changes in temperature or humidity If the unit runs overheat please be sure to cease operation until the conditions return to normal BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual E Placement WARNING e Always use two hands when moving or transporting unit Injury can be caused if the item is dropped 0 e Place the unit in an area that can sufficiently support its weight There is a risk of injury e Use a three pronged outlet There is a risk of electrocution e Don t use in places of extreme heat There is a risk of fire e Don t use in very dusty or damp places O There is a risk of fire Dont e Don t place in slant or unstable places It may fall and break and may cause injury e Never use with more than the rated voltage There is a risk of electrocution e Don t use the cable in anything bu
62. om Storage sub menu Find the target DISK and right click to choose New Partition Computer Management File Action View Help e 20 BA A sS ge Computer Management Local 4 if System Tools O Task Scheduler gt Event Viewer gt fa Shared Folders gt 8 Local Users and Groups gt Performance y Device Manager a Storage fey Disk Management gt Ey Services and Applications Volume Layout Type File System Status Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition 39 0 Ea C Simple Basic NTFS rc ce fe Cape Disk Management e More Actions gt La Disk 0 Basic C 372 61 GB 39 06 GB NTFS 333 55 GB Online Healthy System Boot Page File Activ Unallocated CaDisk 1 Basic t 1397 25 GB 1397 25 GB Online PISTA New Simple Volume New Spanned Volume CD ROM 0 New Striped Volume DVD D New Mirrored Volume No Media New RAID 5 Volume Properties Help BB Unallocated M Primary partition Mew Simple Volume Wizard mar JA me 2010 05 14 Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard This wizard helps you create a simple volume on a disk A simple volume can only be on a single disk To continue click Next BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Input size of the partition and click on Next New Simple Volume Wizard Specify Volume Size Choose a volume
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64. ose the unit under high temperature or directly sun light O For normal operation adequate air condition to cool the unit is necessary e Never shut off the power while the drive is being accessed It may cause abnormal operation e Do not use the unit over or under power input range Unstable power input might cause the system unusable or malfunction e Never insert or remove the cable with wet hands You may be electrocuted eWhen removing the drive unit be sure to use both hands You may drop it causing injury e Do not share the power plug with other high power device Do not force the plug into the connector Please make sure the connector type correct before insertion BIOS CORPORATION eSATA CableX LAN Cable 2 Optional AC Power Cable X 1 Upon the host selection the shape of connector might be different X 2 It is used for web based monitor and configuration Please do not connect eSATA and USB2 0 or USB3 0 at the same time 0 BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual lt Steps for eSATA connection gt RAID eSATA PC eSATA Get the eSATA Cable inside the package connecting it between BR256 and the host 2 To use web based monitor connect Ethernet cable between LAN connector and host 3 Connect AC power cable and turn on power switch at rear panel of BR256 Turn on the host computer power and start the operation A Warning Signal quality is different on SATA po
65. rom Last Monitor Mode 00000178 Seconds in Hex Check Sum 8441 Best RAID 6 FF FFFF FFFF FFFF BR256ES 2506 _ The server 192 168 50 210 at Login for Management Mode requires a FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF Wer 1 00c j Username and password FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF RAID Monitor Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be das sais unis FFFF sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection Basic Parameters Additional ee User name 0 Parameters el Remember my credentials Logged Data Warasement Mode http 192 168 50 210 pass Internet Protected Mode On 12 1 854 x 702px Size 1 7MB 100 lH A inl jo m lt gt 16 50 2010 05 14 A x i x lt Input user name and password to enter Management Mode gt Default Password passwd ARA lt S OLZA teeing iy Favorites is Suggested Sites E Web Slice Gallery v Best RAID 6 A E db v Pagey Safety y Toos y BIOS O peration Mode Changed To Management Menu Monitor Mode Best RAID 6 BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c RAID Monitor Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Logged Data Login for Management Mode lt Operation Mode Changed gt 100 BIOS CORPORATION SClick TTo Management Menu when Operation Mode Changed page is shown http 192 168 50 210 Ly Favorites
66. rotected Mode On f 7 R10 vw Navigate through file system to locate firmware file and click update firmware button to start update process Best RAID 6 Microsoft Internet Explorer BAR TAM FED RTV BACANA YL AIWF Ax a 20 Per ka eLa S P ELAD E http 192 168 50 20x v Ese u gt Flash PROM Write Started Please check LGD for result BIOS Setup Mode Best RAID 6 BR253b0xx06 Ver x xxx Critical Parameters asic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password ElNUNRTENELE 13 474 Once update process has started front LCD display will change to following message lt BR256 LCD Display gt Please Wait Firm Updating Firmware is being updated Power off Now Firm Update OK Update complete Please Reboot the system BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual If the process failed the following screen will be shown Best RAID 6 Microsoft Internet Explorer IA WE MRO RTV BACANA YD AID O x A A Par griw E http 192 168 50 xxx setup t pes File Format or Transmit Error El N INRTENSLE 175 494 lt Wrong firmware file or transmission error gt lt BR256 LCD Display gt Error Retry Now Don t Power off Error has occurred during the process Warning Do not turn off RAID system at this point Instead retry without rebooting the s
67. rts of motherboard If you used SATA eSATA conversion cable with BR256 it might cause issues of recognition transmission or hot plug In that case you might want to try the other SATA ports as closed as its chipset or controller to see if the issues were gone To assure stability and reliability it is recommended to use native eSATA ports or eSATA from a host bus adapter lt Steps for USB2 0 or USB 3 0 connection gt Turn on Host computer Connect USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 cable tightly between BR256 and host computer 3 To use web based monitor connect Ethernet cable between LAN connector and host 4 Connect AC power cable and turn on power switch at rear panel of BR256 Turn on the host computer power and start the operation X Do not connect both USB2 0 or USB3 0 and eSATA at the same time while file system is running BIOS CORPORATION 1 7 Optional parts list Spare HDD Module Part Number BR256M0000 BR256 Gray Module model spare HDD module Send back Extension Service Pack Part Number BR256 SEDBK 1Y Extra one year sendback service Total 2 years BR256 SEDBK 2Y Extra two year sendback service Total 3 years BR256 SEDBK 3Y Extra three year sendback service Total 4 years BR256 SEDBK 4Y Extra four year sendback service Total 5 years X First year sendback service is included at the product purchased BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual BIOS CORPORATION Chapter 2 Setup and Monitor
68. s a chance to cause fire or injury e Don t modify There is a chance of fire e Don t open the fan cover There is a chance of injury N CAUTION e Make sure to hold the plug when inserting or removing power cable There is a risk of electrocution e Don t pull on the cable itself There is a chance of fire e Never operate unless the power plug is fully inserted lt may short out and generate excessive heat causing risk for a fire e Never insert or remove the cable with wet hands You may be electrocuted e Don t remove the drive unit with your fingernails There is a risk of injury e When inserting disks don t put your fingers in the unit case There is a risk of injury BIOS CORPORATION N CAUTION e When removing the drive unit be sure to use both hands You may drop it causing injury e Never shut off the power while the drive is being accessed It may cause abnormal operation e Never remove the disk unit while it is being accessed lt may cause abnormal operation e Use the original packing when transporting the unit It may fall and be damaged by shocks and impact S e Keep your hands and fingers away from the fan when the case is opened Don t There is a risk of electrocution fire and injury e Don t rub on edge of metal chassis There is a risk of injury e Don t step on the unit There is a risk of injury and breakdown of the product You cannot change the order
69. size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maximum disk space in MB 1430 81 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Simple volume size in MB EXI HLO 7133 Us E Mew Simple Volume Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition 5 Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Browse H Do not assign a drive letter or drive path ALLE T 4131 DAN F FSATAFERUMAOD AO ST A Pot PREPS PARA TA IAN Coc cM CSS ORO 1 2 se cal Co FO ORDO NTFS FAIAIS M H R Fat PR FRI RST MAREO STAD BIOS CORPORATION Select to Partition with below setting and choose to change allocation size from the pull down manual Here 2048 for example Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use 5 Do not format this volume Format this volume with the following settings File system NTFS le Allocation unit size Volume label 512 1024 Perform a quick format 2048 Enable file and folder cor sje 16K 32K 64K BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual SOptionally choose Quick Format and compression New Simple Volume Wizard 3 Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard You have successfully completed the New Simple Volume Wizard You selected the following settings Volume type
70. sks despite of the disk status It is suggested to do as an incoming inspection or regularly planning X Even if you chose NO HDD PATROL when setting your parameters it is possible to change to PATROL mode during use Patrol function will not work during Disk Down or Recover states The mark that indicates a successful rewrite disappears when you press the MODE and SELECT buttons at the same time Patrol will be restarted from LBAO when Disk state changed from Down or Recover to Normal BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 4 9 5 LCD Display for Ethernet Setup Ethernet setup display will come up following pushing MODE button once after Patrol mode By pressing MODE button Ethernet related setting will be displayed one by one Parameters can be changed except MAC Address MAC Address 0008 23 00 XX XX IP Address 192 168 50 XX Changeable Address Mask 955 255 255 0 Changeable Gate Way Address 255 255 255 255 Changeable Push MODE button again to return to Transfer RATE display 4 10 LCD Display for Controller Error Here explains error shown on LCD display Buzzer alarm will be sound and can be stopped by pushing MODE button If below error was observed you should disconnect BR256 from host and contact your support window Please take a memo on error message Notice Error message will be cleared after power down O Dispatch Error Dispatch Nesting Error Error occurred d
71. t 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 To continue click Next 7 Choose the volume you want then 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 a Simple volume size in MB 1430781 El BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 8 Choose the driver letter you wish click Next Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Browse Do not assign a drive letter or drive path 9 Choose the proper formatting settings and click Next again Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this volume Format this volume with the following settings File system NTFS z Volume label New Volume Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression BIOS CORPORATION 10 When you ve verified that the settings are correct and there are no errors click Finish New Simple Volume Wizard Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard You have successfully completed
72. t form for customer to record all parameters Vender ID is BIOS A AAA l Product ID is BR256B3 xxx6 SINGLE DRIVE RAID 1 RAID 0 2 RAID 1 3 a RAS RAID 10 RAID 6 RAID 0 RAID 3 RAID 5 DRIVE MODE 6 3 4 5 6 1 5Gbps SSC RCV Cap 1 5Gbps No SSC RCV Cap 3 0Gbps SSC RCV Cap 3 0Gbps No SSC RCV Cap Enabled Enabled or Disabled Ignore FLUSH CACHE Ignore or Enable Parameter Firmware Vendor ID Model No Serial No SATA HOST USB3 HOST Raid Mode Drive Mode eSATA Speed Host 3 0Gbps SSC RCV Cap USB2 Port FLUSH CACHE 1 5Gbps SSC RCV Cap 1 5Gbps No SSC RCV Cap E p Max DISK SYNE DSK pp NO SSC ney Ga 3 0Gbps SSC RCV Cap 3 0Gbps No SSC RCV Cap TEST1GB 120GB 160GB 250GB 400GB 500GB Disk Type DISK TYPE xxxB 750GB 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB DIRECT No BIAS SWAPPED No BIAS DIRECT for MBR 1 SWAPPED for MBR 1 LUN MODE LUN DIRECT No BIAS DIRECT for MBR 1 SWAPPED for MBR 1 DIRECT for MBR 2 SWAPPED for MBR 2 CACHE SIZE 128 MB 64 MB 128MB FULL 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB 1 2 1 3 1 4 LUN Size LUN SIZE Max 2TB 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 64GB ALL 64GB MAX2TB Max 2TB Max 2TB 2 Max 2TB 3 Max 21B 4 Parity Stripe PARITY STRIPE 2 MB DRIVE 2 MB 1 MB 256 KB 128 KB Read Ahead READ AHEAD 64 KB 0 KB 8KB 64 KB 256 KB 1 MB 4 MB TIME OSec TIME 0 1Sec TIME 1Sec TIME 10Sec Recover RATE RECOVER RATE 5Min GB 2Min GB 5Min GB 10Min GB 20Min GB WAITING BUFFE
73. t number indicates the sequence of Log The last log is right before number FFFF The number 00200022 has special meaning for email notification error See below explanation BIOS CORPORATION 2 6 4 Management Mode To modify additional parameters of RAID control or SMPT email setup you need to login to secured management mode Click Login for Management Mode from main menu Y Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer fo Je Le e Eg X A 4 http 192 168 50 MEE Bin P gt gt El htt 192168 50 210 x g l D F S W Favorites Hz Suggested Sites y 8 Web Slice Gallery y BOM be a gt Edit O Best RAID 6 A D E hv Pager Safety Toos cotors BIOS BR296E5 2506 Ver 1 00c Logged Data From Last Log or 00000178 Seconds in Hex Check Sum 8441 Monitor Mode Best RAID 6 FF FFFF FFFF FFFF The server 192 168 50 210 at Login for Management Mode requires a FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF 3 username and password FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF BR256ES 2506 Wer 1 00c RAID Monitor Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure FFF FFFF FFFF connection Basic Parameters m Additional Parameters User name Remember my credentials Network Parameters http 192 168 50 210 pass ra Internet Protected Mode On fg Q10 v
74. t the approved power terminal There is a risk of injury e Don t attempt to damage repair or burn the cable in any way If the power cable becomes damaged there is a risk of fire or electrocution ZN CAUTION e Don t place the item in very hot places or in direct sunlight O The room s temperature may rise causing risk of damage e Never let the power cord get near a heater The coating on the cord may melt causing risk of a fire or electrocution BIOS CORPORATION N WARNING e Turn the power switch off while connecting power cord O There is a risk of electrocution e Remove the power plug upon any malfunction or breakdown There is a severe risk of fire or damage if you see smoke or smell any strange scents coming from the unit Power down at once and contact the store where unit was purchased from e Never let the unit be near any magnets or equipment containing magnets You may lose data from the hard disk e Do not leave the HDD module unlock O There is risk that HDD module falls out of the enclosure Dont Never place the unit in any bags or containers containing liquids There is a risk of fire inside the unite or electrocution eKeep the unit away from any shocks or vibrations The disk may sustain damage e Please do not use the unit while another high power unit is on the same power circuit e Do not use the unit in areas of high heat or humidity e Keep the unit away from televisions radios sp
75. tatus This won t be seen on RAID 0 mode Please check disk FAIL LED to identify the failed drive Press MODE button to stop buzzer alarm RAID x TWO DRIVE DOWN This means host access Is still working under 2 failed drives status This will only be seen in RAID 6 mode Please check disk FAIL LED to identify the failed drive Press MODE button to stop buzzer alarm SYSTEM DOWN This will be shown if 3 drives failed in RAID 6 mode or 2 drives failed in RAID 3 5 mode or one drive failed in RAID 0 mode The controller will do its best to handle host command but normal operation is not guaranteed Please check disk FAIL LED to identify the failed drive Press MODE button to stop buzzer alarm BIOS CORPORATION 4 7 LCD Display for Disk Drive Recovery Status RAID x RAID x RAID x RCV START WAIT RECOVERING 0 VERIFYING 0 The drive recovery and verification progress will be shown from 0 1 to 99 before completion When the process is completed RAID x NORMAL will be shown on LCD LCD will keep displaying TONE DOWN before recovery process has been started FAIL LED of associated drive will keep light on till the completion of recovery operation 4 8 LCD Display for FAN Failure FAN STOP NORMAL When FAN is failed system FAIL LED will be lighted up and buzzer will be turned on Push MODE button to stop the buzzer alarming If you keep operating BR256 under fan failed situation temperature inside the enclosure will be raised an
76. ter Management Local a s T300 WIN7 Actions a itd System Tools p M Computer gt Task Scheduler ic Disk drives El Event Viewer LA BIOS BR256ES 2506 USB Device a E Shared Folders y HDS724040KLSA80 ATA Device gt 2 Local Users and Groups gt Ke Display adapters gt E Performance gt 3 DVD CD ROM drives Ey Device Manager gt 23 Floppy disk drives a 2 Storage gt pe Floppy drive controllers E Disk Management 5 Human Interface Devices Device Manager gt Ey Services and Applications gt Eg IDEATASATAPI controllers gt 5 Keyboards gt JA Mice and other pointing devices A Monitors EY Network adapters gt Other devices gt 49 Ports COM amp LPT gt Ba Processors gt JM System devices gt 9 Universal Serial Bus controllers X If you did not see BR256 here please check below gt Is the host HBA recognized by OS or not Please consult with your HBA vendor if not gt Was BR256 normally started and connected BIOS CORPORATION 2 Partition Creation and Formatting 1 Log into Windows 7 and click the Start then right click on Computer and click on Manage dl Getting Started ke Connect to a Projector A Remote Desktop Connection Documents Er Sticky Notes Q Snipping Tool EE Calculator F Paint BZ XPS Viewer sy Windows Fax and Scan As Magnifier gt All Programs Search programs and files pP Pictures Music Computer Control Panel
77. the New Simple Volume Wizard You selected the following settings Disk selected Disk 1 Volume size 1430781 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS mr To close this wizard click Finish Finish 11 The format will begin Close the Computer Management after the format has completed X You can use the disk now please remember the disk name you made BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual 3 3 Other OSs Please refer to the user manual of associated vendors BIOS CORPORATION Chapter 4 BR256 State Transition 4 1 Overview of Disk Array State Transition Any time the array transfers from NORMAL state to FAIL state the alarm buzzer will sound and the Fault LED will light up At this point pressing the Mode button will stop the buzzer lt RAID 0 State Transition gt RAID 0 NORMAL DOWN DRIVE SYSTEM DOWN RESET lt RAID 6 State Transition gt OK END RAID 6 NORMAL VERIFY DOWN DRIVE OK END OK END ERROR RECOVER ONE DOWN VERIFY DOWN DRIVE REPLACE ERROR OK END TWO DOWN RECOVER DOWN DRIVE REPLACE SYSTEM DOWN lt RAID 3 5State Transition gt OK END RAID x NORMAL DOWN DRIVE VERIFY OK END ERROR aoe O E E DOWN DRIVE REPLACE SYSTEM DOWN BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Force Reset Initialization If you force reset by powering on while holding down the MODE switch all active drives will be returned
78. to their normal state If all drives are active the system will return to NORMAL This should be applied when it is the first time to initialize the disk array At this time the actual health of the disks will not be verified All drives are assumed to be healthy If you would like to force reset right after ONE DOWN or SYSTEM DOWN reported please follow instruction of qualified technical support staff While the array is in TONE DOWN or SYSTEM DOWN if you operate incorrectly there might be chance to cause data corruption Force Reset Transition from SYSTEM DOWN If there is a damaged drive contact our technical support staff for further assistance Below is an example of typical operation After removing the damaged drive hold the Mode switch at powering on and force reset the machine It will set up a most appropriate state for the unit DRIVE FAIL LED still on means that drive was the first to go down Please remove it first e DRIVE FAIL LED blinking that drive went down afterwards so keep it installed Hold down the Mode switch and power cycle the machine for possible recovery In a RAID 3 5 configuration it will go back to ONE DRIVE DOWN status It is sometimes possible to access the system even during SYSTEM DOWN Under such state please try to access and backup data out of the array if nothing s working replace all the drives you think might be bad and start over with a force reset Initialization
79. two drives Even two drives failed the data can still be accessible The rest of three drives cannot be used It is the combination of RAID O and _ RAID 1 Performance and security can be raised Stripe across mirrored Drive 0 1 and Drive 2 3 Capacity is equal to 2 drives capacity Data can be accessed even one of both mirrored pair drives failed The rest of two drives cannot be used Only one drive is used Data cannot be recovered if the drive is failed BIOS CORPORATION 1 4 Contents of Packing Please inspect if accessories are all included when the package is opened If you found missing items please contact your reseller And please keep the original packing carton and materials lt BR256 Accessories gt BR256 AC power cable X 1 O eSATA cable and USB3 cable L Drive Key O Quick Installation Guide O User Manual CD R ar aa ON ay g Best Energy and Space Saving RAID System BIOS p Portable RAID6 2 5 HDDX6 Desktop Model H E aj a N Y Y i i S j f 25083 model _ i i y p s introduction 7 This Quick installation Guido Q G describes the packing content and i d f Installation guide lime for BR25683 4SATA USB3 0 model 1 O f it also explains the function of each connector button and RAID mode itis served as a quick startup for basic configuration and the details E a E F can be found on User Mansal ICD A f its resel
80. uring Dispatch routine BIOS CORPORATION O ROM Reading Error Code ROM Error System Halted O Working RAM Error Work RAM Error System Halted O Divide by Zero Error Divide or FPP or Invalid Code Err O Undefined Interrupt Error SYSTEM INTERRUPT Error SYSTEM SBI INT Occur SYSTEM RIE INT 0x000 SYSTEM AE INT 0x000 SYSTEM TRAP Error ROM Flash EPROM checksum error Usually this will only happen at power on Error occurred on working area of RAM Usually this will only happen at power on For certain calculation divide by zero error Undefined interrupt error System break error This is displayed when a Reserved Instruction Exception has occurred Address exception error Undefined trap process error Cache buffer queue management error Buffer Manager Queue Error Error happens on cache buffer management routine BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual Cache buffer check error Cache Buffer Error OX HHHHHH Error happens on data access during cache check O Cache buffer size error Buffer Size This is displayed when a data mismatch occurred during a Error Cache Buffer Check Cache buffer size error Buffer Manager This is displayed when a data mismatch occurred during a Link Error Cache Buffer Check WE Extra error indication appended to ONE DOWN SYSTEM DOWN drive error Hardware Error Software Error IDE register read write disk dma time out no pend in exe auto bad
81. ves above No Recovery Succeed RAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN O Or SYSTEM DOWN O RAID x NORMAL in 9 When LCD shows TRAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN you can move to next step following instruction of section 4 2 continue with recovery from One Drive Down State You should contact support window the status never became TRAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN X User can try to replace the suspicious HDD with a new one If the situation remains unchanged you should contact your support To recover two failed drives one by one till LCD shows RAID x NORMAL BIOS CORPORATION MM Steps to check for RAID 3 5 DPress MODE button to stop buzzer Dlt is recommended to backup your data before performing recovery There is possibility that the system might not work normally during recovery process even after power recycling Stop the application and Shutdown host computer If the system hang up during the normal shutdown process please remain system power on and contact your support window There might be possibility that data will be corrupted 4 Please remove the drive with Fault LEDs on Not to move the drive with LED blinking 6 Turn off BR256 6 Press and hold the MODE button then turn on BR256 power Please check if LCD showed TRAID x ONE DRIVE DOWN D Insert the removed drive back Please check if LCD showed RAID x RECOVERING 0 after seconds During the recovery there should be character TR TX
82. were upon the last save e Saving the change DMODE SELECT Button 2 Power OFF or press SELECT Button 3 sec e Cancel the change Power off while doing change 2 4 Parameter Setup Screen and its operations This section explains each parameter and the associated function of BR256 PS Please take a memo if you changed parameters different from its default value RAID MODE RAID 6 Select RAID Mode Parameter Function Memo bar ae Setup RAID 6 Please refer to Sec 1 3 RAID MODE RAID O Please refer to Sec 1 3 NO RAID MODE RAID 3 Please refer to Sec 1 3 MN RAID MODE RAID 5 Please refer to Sec 1 3 NU RAID MODE RAID 4 Please refer to Sec 1 3 a RAID Mode Setup RAID 0 gt DRIVE MODE Please refer to Sec 1 3 aa RAID 1 3 DRIVE MODE Please refer to Sec 1 3 aa RAID MODE RAID 10 Please refer to Sec 1 3 SINGLE DRIVE Please refer to Sec 1 3 MODE BR256 eSATA USB3 0 model User Manual O Recovery Rate Setup RECOVER RATE 5Min GB Recovery operations utilize time between host data access without interrupting the current job Therefore data read write can be continued without interruption User can choose the timing to execute recovery operations as below Parameter Function Memo RECOVER Recovery request will be processed immediately between host WAIT commands Recovery will always be processed therefore host TIME 0 Sec access will be slow down Select this mode if you want the recovery have high priority
83. ystem If the process still failed please contact support people lt Change Password gt In Setup Mode click Change Password under main menu to enter Change Password page This allows you to change the password for logging into Management Mode Best RAID 6 Windows Internet Explorer fol es eS OW le nu 192168 50 210 sly Favorites ee Suggested Sites y 2 Web Slice Gallery v p y Best RAID 6 A 3 mh y Pager Safety y Tools y BIOS Change Password Setup Mode New Password e Best RAID 6 Confirm Password eo BR256ES 2506 Ver 1 00c Critical Parameters Basic Parameters Additional Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Change Password Internet Protected Mode On Fa y 100 lt Change Password Page gt BIOS CORPORATION 1 Enter new password in New Password and Confirm Password box Max 6 digits 2 Click Change Password button to save the change Reboot the RAID system for change to take effect What if I forgot my password Old password is not needed to change the password itself so just change to new password Available functions for each Mode with WEB GUI M t Monitor Mode Aee a Setup Mode Mode RAID Monitor O X O X X Basic Parameters gt lt Additional Parameters Critical Parameters Network Parameters Mail Setup SNMP Setup Logged Data Update Firmware Login for

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