Addonics Technologies AD5EHPMEU3 Computer Drive User Manual
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1. Power Supply F 2Acdonics UHneT PHAWTAHtee Hence PITH USB Power Cable Driver Disk www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Port Multiplier Compatibility When configured as a set of individual drives and connected to a SATA or an eSATA host adapter the Port Multiplier will only work with a Port Multiplier aware host This includes setting up the unit with more than one array Identify your host controller and check with its hardware manufacturer if you are unsure Addonics offers several Port Multiplier aware host adapters Using identical drives for all settings other than JBOD or LARGE is strongly recommended Creating a LARGE array using drives that have different proper ties will use all space on all members and performance will match that of the member in use during any particular I O operation Creating a RAID using drives that are not all the same size will result in all members using only as much space as the smallest member Creating a RAID using drives that have different perfor mance will degrade the overall performance of the array Port Multiplier Modes JBOD Mode Individual Drives Number of drives at least 1 Unit capacity N A 100 of each individual drive Spares no Fault tolerance none JBOD mode offers all connected units to the host adapter no RAID is defined at all NOTE JBOD mode requires a SATA controller featuring Po2. SET button turn the unit on A long beep will sound from the Port Multiplier The SET button may be released once the long beep starts Shortly after releasing the SET button the port multiplier should chirp to indicate the process is complete If instead of a chirp the Port Multiplier sounds a series of short beeps an error has occurred during the process Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode NOTE Setting or modifying the RAID mode destroys all data Be sure the port multiplier is connected to an active host before proceeding The port multiplier will not complete the process if it has no host connection 1 Follow the procedure for resetting the RAID Mode 2 Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the desired RAID Mode 3 While holding the SET button with a ballpoint pen turn the unit on Along beep will sound from the Port Multiplier The SET button may be released once the long beep starts Shortly afterward the port multiplier should chirp to indicate the process is complete If instead of a chirp the Port Multiplier sounds a series of short beeps an error has occurred during configuration of the array BZS Switch SW1 1 The BZS switch is used to silence the audible alarm buzzer The OFF position permits the audible alarm and the ON position silences the audible alarm The BZS switch has immediate effect EZ Switch SW1 2 The EZ spare switch inhibits soares when ON When in the OFF position all individ
3. TECHNOLOGIES User Guide External Port Multiplier Ultra ADSEHPMEUS3 Wwww addonics com v8 1 11 Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at Hours 8 30 am 6 00 pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email http www addonics com support query Unpacking and Overview D1 D5 Refers to Device 1 5 Power LED i Host SET Power iUSB3 0 LED eSATA Device Port Button input host esata Host Dipswitch Sw1 Power on off Drive Activity LED LED will light up If the drive is being accessed the green LED will blink eSATA Ports This is where you connect your eSATA devices like your eSATA drive enclosure Power input Connects to 5V Power supply or USB power cable Power on off This turns the port multiplier ON or OFF When the power switch is in the OFF position the port multiplier will be powered by a USB host if connected When the power switch is in the ON position the port multiplier will be powered by the power input eSATA Host Connects to eSATA controller card on a computer USB 3 0 Host Connects to USB 2 0 or 3 0 port on a computer NOTE Do not connect USB and eSATA at the same time Host LED Glows to indicate an active connection from USB or eSATA to a host adapter blinks to indicate activity Dipswitch and SET Button Used to control the Port Multiplier RAID Mode setting
4. g EZ for RAID 0 and LARGE is strongly recommended Configuring the Port Multiplier Using the JMicron RAID Manager Windows users may install the JMicron HW RAID Manager application located on the SATA Controller CD or download it from http addonics com drivers driver_list ohp In the CD browse to Configuration Utilities JMB393 Mac and Linux users may download those versions of the same utility from http addonics com drivers driver_list ohp under Port Multiplier amp Hub The JMicron RAID Manager can be used to create modify and monitor the health status of the RAID drives and provide status alerts with dialog boxes and even email When configuring the RAID mode using the RAID Manager application it is strongly recommended to leave the dip switch in the factory default setting Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode This procedure briefly describes the steps for using the Jmicron RAID Man ager s Basic Mode to create an array The example shown is a LARGE set There are other options available in the Advanced Modes including building arrays using specified drives setting up email notifications and updating the firmware which are not discussed in this user guide After starting the Jmicron RAID Manager the first screen will show the status of any Port Multipliers detected and any drives connected Shown below is a Port Multiplier with a variety of five drives connected On the left pane is Controller 1 which is the fi
5. m data boot record directory etc remain online LARGE mode is neither a RAID nor is it a JBOD It works by declaring the sum of all available space of the member drives as a single unit without striping the data As each member is filled new data is stored on the next Notes about Spare Drives If EZ mode is disabled SW1 2 ON all individual drives not configured as array members will be offered to the host adapter as separate units To create an array with one or more spares set or modify the RAID mode while the spares are disconnected from the Port Multiplier When EZ mode is enabled SW1 2 OFF individual drives connected when an array is present are considered spare Spare drives must be equal to or larger in size than the smallest member When any type of array is defined individual units will be considered spare www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Configuring the Port Multiplier Using Dipswitches Resetting the RAID NOTE This procedure destroys all RAID data It should not harm individual drives or their contents however creating backups of all data is strongly recommended before proceeding Be sure the port multiplier is connected to an active host before proceeding The port multiplier will not complete the process if it has no host connection 1 Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the desired RAID Mode 2 While holding the
6. n withstand the loss of one drive without losing data RAID 3 works by striping data for individual I O blocks across all members except one which contains parity data for the stripe set computed internally by the Port Multiplier In the event of failure the missing information can be calculated using the parity information RAID 5 Stripe set with striped parity Number of drives at least 3 Unit capacity size of one member times number of members minus one Spares yes Fault tolerance can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data RAID 5 works by striping entire I O blocks across all members of the set with each member taking turns carrying parity data computed by the Port Multiplier In the event of failure the missing information can be calculated using the parity information CLONE Mirror set Number of drives at least 2 Unit capacity size of one member Spares yes Fault tolerance can withstand the loss of any number of drives without losing data as long as at least one complete member remains online CLONE mode works the same way as RAID 1 by maintaining a complete copy of the entire set of data on each drive LARGE Spanned set Number of drives at least 2 Unit capacity 100 of all drives together regardless of differences in size Spares no Fault tolerance cannot withstand the loss of any drives without losing data However some data may be recovered as long as the drive s carrying the file syste
7. rst port multiplier detected by the software Shown in a tree view are the five drives listed as PO P4 These are currently individual drives On the right pane is a listing of the drives and below that is a graphical view of each drive Disk 1 through Disk 4 indicate which physical port the drive is connected to For the ADSHPMSXA ADSHPMRXA E and AD5HPMREU this refers to ports PO P4 On the CPR5SA unit this refers to HDO HD4 On the AD5EHPMEUS this refers to D1 D5 On RAID Tower products this relates to the drives mounted left to right or top to bottom except in cases where a drive map is included showing otherwise www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Next click the Basic RAID Configuration tab and select the type of RAID desired Note that RAID 1 is currently disabled as an option since more than two individual drives are available and DELETE ALL RAID is disabled since there are currently no arrays to delete Shown below is the same set of drives being selected as a LARGE array Finally click Apply The Jmicron RAID Manager will confirm the operation with a reminder that existing data on the drives will be lost then perform the RAID configuration and report with a dialog box when it is complete www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support que
8. rt Multiplier support for eSATA connections NOTE Optical drives can only be configured as JBOD using an eSATA connec tion RAID 0 Stripe set Number of drives at least 2 Unit capacity size of each member times number of members Spares no Fault tolerance none if any member is lost all data is lost RAID 0 stripes the file system across the array by placing chunks of data sequentially between drives in a specific order RAID 1 or 10 Mirror set Stripe of mirror sets Number of drives 2 RAID 1 or 4 RAID 10 Unit capacity size of one member RAID 1 or size of two members RAID 10 Spares yes if EZ mode is not disabled and 3 RAID 1 or 5 RAID 10 drives are present the array will be initialized with a spare Fault tolerance RAID 1 can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data RAID 10 can withstand the loss of one drive from each mirror set without losing data RAID 1 works by duplicating the exact same data on two drives RAID 10 works by using two RAID 1 sets configured as members of a RAID 0 Disks 1 and 2 are mirrored disks 3 and 4 are mirrored and the two mirror sets are striped together www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query RAID 3 Stripe set with dedicated parity Number of drives at least 3 Unit capacity size of one member times number of members minus one Spares yes Fault tolerance ca
9. ry The RAID and Disk Information screen shown when the program was launched will now show the Port Multiplier with an Array The drives are now listed as MO M4 indicating they are members of the array If spares are present individual drives added later and the EZ switch is in the OFF position they would be listed as SO S1 etc On the right pane the RAID Level status capacity and members that are online are listed Status will show Normal all members on line Degraded a fault tolerant array with a drive failure needing service Rebuilding a fault tolerant array in the process of reconstructing lost data onto a spare or Broken an array that has lost all data In the event of a drive failure the Jmicron RAID Manager will present a dialog box such as the one shown below even if it is currently minimized to the system tray WN Warning Message Controller 1 1 Disk 3 WDC WD2001FASS 00W250 WD WMAY00325673 A member disk is unplugged Addonicc H W RATS www addonics com Phone 408 573 8580 Fax 408 573 8588 Email http www addonics com sales query
10. ual drives not defined as members of an array are considered spare and are not offered to the operating system Should a RAID become degraded when the EZ switch is in the OFF position a spare drive will be used automatically to rebuild the RAID if present EZ mode is determined when the unit is powered up Changing the switch will have no effect until the unit has been re powered Warning turning off the EZ switch to rebuild an array will consider any drives not declared array members to be eligible for rebuild as a spare Rebuilding will destroy all existing data on that drive and the drive chosen is not predictable Disconnect any individual drives with valuable data on them before enabling EZ Mode www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query RAID Mode Switches M2 M1 MO SW1 3 SW1 5 The RAID Mode switches define what type of RAID will be initialized when the unit is powered up while the RAID Mode button is held down Each type of RAID has different properties and requirements as follows Dipswitch Position 1 BZS 5 MO JBOD Individual ae OFF OFF DEFAULT SETTING RAID 0 OFF ON ON ON ON RAID 1 OR 10 OFF OFF ON ON OFF RAID 3 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF RAID 5 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF CLONE OFF OFF OFF ON ON LARGE OFF ON ON OFF ON NOTES 1 Audible Alarm is recommended at all times 2 EZ mode has no effect when no array is defined 3 Disablin
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