Areca ARC-1880 Series, User Manual

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Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................. 10
1.1 Overview ....................................................................... 10
1.2 Features ........................................................................ 12
2. Hardware Installation ............................................... 16
2.1 Before You First Installing................................................. 16
2.2 Board Layout .................................................................. 16
2.3 Installation ..................................................................... 23
2.4 SAS Cables .................................................................... 30
2.4.1 Internal Min SAS 4i to SATA Cable ............................... 30
2.4.2 Internal Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 Cable ....................... 31
2.4.3 Internal Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) to Internal Min SAS 4i (SFF-
8087) cable ....................................................................... 32
2.4.4 External Min SAS 4i Drive Boxes and Drive Expanders ..... 33
2.5 LED Cables ..................................................................... 33
2.5.1 Recognizing a Drive Failure .......................................... 38
2.5.2 Replacing a Failed Drive .............................................. 38
2.6 Summary of the installation .............................................. 38
3. McBIOS RAID Manager .............................................. 41
3.1 Starting the McBIOS RAID Manager ................................... 41
3.2 McBIOS RAID manager .................................................... 42
3.3 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets .............................. 43
3.4 Designating Drives as Hot Spares ...................................... 43
3.5 Using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Configuration .................... 44
3.6 Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function Method ....................... 45
3.7 Main Menu .................................................................... 47
3.7.1 Quick Volume/Raid Setup ............................................ 48
3.7.2 Raid Set Function ....................................................... 52
3.7.2.1 Create Raid Set .................................................... 53
3.7.2.2 Delete Raid Set ..................................................... 54
3.7.2.3 Expand Raid Set .................................................... 55
• Migrating ...................................................................... 56
3.7.2.4 Offline Raid Set ..................................................... 56
3.7.2.5 Activate Incomplete Raid Set ................................... 57
3.7.2.6 Create Hot Spare ................................................... 58
3.7.2.7 Delete Hot Spare ................................................... 58
3.7.2.8 Rescue Raid Set ................................................... 59
3.7.2.9 Raid Set Information .............................................. 60