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Areca ARC-1203 series
Quick Installation Guide
2700-1M1203-0022
2/4/8 Ports PCIe 2.0 to 6Gbps SATA RAID Adapters
Checklist
Inspect ARC-1203 RAID controller from the package. If it
appears damaged, or if any items of the contents listed below
are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or
distributor.
Step 1: Unpack
1 x bracket
2 x internal SATA cable (only for ARC-1203-2i)
1 x 6Gb/s SATA RAID controller in an ESD-protective bag
1 x ARC-1203 series quick installation guide
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Step 2: Power PC/Server Off
Remove the mounting screw and existing bracket from the
rear panel behind the selected PCIe Express slot. Align the
gold-fingered edge on the card with the selected PCIe
Express slot. Press down gently but firmly to ensure that the
card is properly seated in the slot. Then, screw the bracket
into the computer chassis.
Step 3: Install the 6Gb/s SATA RAID Controllers
Step 4: Mount the Drives
You can connect the SATA drives to the controller through
direct cable and backplane solutions. ARC-1203 SATA RAID
adapters can only support up to 2/4/8 directly attached
disks(without expansion capability).
Step 5: Install SATA Cable
Please refer to Appendix B and Appendix C of user manual.
Step 6: Adding a BBM Backup Module (Optional)
Step 8: Power up the System
Step 9: Install the Controller Driver
Step 10: Install ArcHTTP Proxy Server (Optional)
Step 11: Configure RAID Set & Volume Set
• Driver installation usually takes places as part of operating
system installation. Please refer to Chapter 4 “Driver
Installation” of the user manual for the detailed installation
procedure.
ArcHTTP has to be installed for GUI RAID console (MRAID
storage manager) to run. It is used to launch the web browser
McRAID storage manager. It also runs as a service or daemon
in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and
SNMP traps notification.
Follow the steps below to install the ArcHttp utility.
1. Download ArcHttp proxy server (or MRAID software) from
Areca website:
2. Follow the steps on the user manual to complete the
installation
If you need additional information about installation and
start-up of this function, see the ArcHTTP Proxy Server
Installation section in Chapter 5 of the user manual. For SNMP
agent function, please refer to Appendix C of the user manual.
For a new system:
In an existing system:
• To install the controller driver into the existing operating
system. For the detailed installation procedure, please refer
to the Chapter 4 “Driver Installation” of the user manual.
You can create and configure an RAID controller using any of
these tools:
• McBIOS RAID Utility
— BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation.
• McRAID Storage Manager
— web browser firmware-based utility, which is accessible via
the web browser installed on your operating system. It can be
launched through ArcHttp utility or onboard LAN port.
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Method 1: McBIOS RAID manager (Not For Mac User)
The McBIOS RAID manager is a menu-driven program, residing
in the firmware, which allows you to scroll through various menus
and sub-menus and select among the predetermined configuration
options.
Step 7: Connect Monitor Port - LAN Port
User can remote manage the ARC-1203-4i/8i without adding
any user specific software (platform independent) via
standard web browsers directly connected to the 10/100Mbit
RJ45 LAN port.
https://www.areca.com.tw/support/downloads.html
