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2.5   Product Information and Background Parameters 

IP address of GUI, Fan speed control and other details for the system are called Background parameters 

on the contrast to RAID operational parameters described in section 2.4 

You can change these parameters as described below from LCD operation panel.   

Web UI is usually recommended for such requirement if accessible. 

 

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Please take a memo before you apply to change the default setting. 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. 

Product information will be shown first while you go through background parameter setting. 

 

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Holding both the Mode and Select switch, power up to enter Parameter Setting mode. 

 

ARRAY PARAMETERS 

SETTING!

 

 

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Press the SELECT button (instead of MODE to set up RAID operational parameters) 

 

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Ver.x.xxx

 

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Press the SELECTbutton 

 

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BIOS

 

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Product ID is 

DVT10B3

 

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Summary of Contents for DVPro T10B3

Page 1: ...DVPro High Performance Storage System User Manual T10B3 eSATA6G and USB3 HOST MODEL User Manual Version 1 0...

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Page 3: ...g symbols are listed in the following picture This symbol means that you should pay extra caution This symbol indicates something you absolutely must not do This symbol indicates something you must do...

Page 4: ...manual is subject to change without prior notice It is prohibited to reproduce any part of this manual in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the manufacturer and the author...

Page 5: ...DVT10B3 2...

Page 6: ...ameter Confirmation 24 2 6 Web based Monitor and Setup via Ethernet 27 2 6 1 Main Screen of Web GUI 28 2 6 2 Introduction of Monitor Mode 29 2 6 3 Management Mode Login 32 2 6 4 Setup of email notific...

Page 7: ...at recovery RAID 3 5 6 LCD and keypad operation for status monitoring and system configuration Web GUI status monitoring and system configuration Functions Two independent or single LUN support for e...

Page 8: ...g Contents DVT10B3 Storage sytesm AC Power Cord USB3 Cable 1 meter USB IF certified eSATA Cable 1 meter eSATA cable Screws 50 pcs of screws and Quick Installation Guide CD User manual this file Hardwa...

Page 9: ...DVT10B3 6 Rear View Side View...

Page 10: ...e Chapter 2 3 Stop buzzer alarm Buzzer stopped immediately by pushing one time SELECT Button Setup Parameter LCD Display Message display screen Show status of the system Show parameters while doing co...

Page 11: ...onnector and host 2 Dual Connection Connect both eSATA and USB3 cables from host to the system Configure LUN size as any kind of two LUNs and LUN mode as LUN Swapped First LUN will be mapped to eSATA...

Page 12: ...BIOS CORPORATION 9...

Page 13: ...e unit Default parameter if any is followed with sign 2 2 LCD Toggle rolling setup flowchart ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING Initial Display Disk Size Setup Hard Disk Capacity Setup RAID MODE Setup RAID Mode...

Page 14: ...ons MODE Button To rotate among Parameter items SELECT Button Select the parameter for change Enter Parameters Setting mode MODE Button SELECT Button Power On Rotate among Setup items MODE Button Setu...

Page 15: ...ers different from its default value You can follow the method described on Parameter Confirmation section to read its value Disk Size Setup DISK Size xxB This is to specify the capacity of the drive...

Page 16: ...E 9 DRIVE MODE 10 Default Sector Size Setup SECTOR SIZE 512B 512B 4KB This is to setup sector size of disk For new Advanced Format HDD you need to set up 4KB for better performance on sequential Write...

Page 17: ...LUN SWAPPED for MBR 1 Please refer to below explanation Sector management of RAID are different between NO BIAS and for MBR 1 or 1 Depend on host OS used the beginng sector address of disk partition...

Page 18: ...Disabled Disable USB3 Host Channel Default When both eSATA3 and USB3 hosts are enabled make sure LUN MODE set to Swapped Recovery Rate Setup RECOVER RATE 5Min GB Recovery Rebuild operations utilize fr...

Page 19: ...pacity despite of interval to wait between host commands There is possibility 1GB recovery cannot be completed within assigned interval Default 5Min GB Cache Size Setup CACHE SIZE 512MB This parameter...

Page 20: ...data was disgarded and controller has to read data from disk Parameter Function Memo VERIFY WAITRead aft Write The Write Verify command cannot be completed at the time data written into cache It has...

Page 21: ...stem are called Background parameters on the contrast to RAID operational parameters described in section 2 4 You can change these parameters as described below from LCD operation panel Web UI is usua...

Page 22: ...Setup IP Address 192 168 50 210 By pushing SELECTbutton 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...

Page 23: ...rating mode of connecting sata port as AHCI mode Maximum negotiatable speed of drive channels Disk Speed 3Gb s 3Gb s 6Gb s Fan speed control temperature Set up temperature criteria for fan speed contr...

Page 24: ...ock 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...

Page 25: ...es not work when the system is under NONE or ONE DOWN or 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 driv...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...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...

Page 28: ...ALL Parity Stripe PARITY STRIPE 2 MB DRIVE 2 MB 1 MB 256 KB 128 KB Read Ahead READ AHEAD 64 KB 0 KB 8 KB 64 KB 256 KB 1 MB 4 MB Recover RATE 5Min GB TIME 0Sec TIME 0 1Sec TIME 1Sec TIME 10Sec 2Min GB...

Page 29: ...r Status During operation cancel Cancel RETRY display During operation press twich Performance information After browing parameters press Use to check each drive Cache Memory Confirmation Press after...

Page 30: ...at power on The system will enter Parameters Setup mode as shown on LCD display Default IP address The default IP address of the product is 192 168 50 210 IP Address Setup Press SELECT then MODE to s...

Page 31: ...onnected launch the Internet browser with preset IP address http IP Address The Web GUI will be displayed as below for Monitor Mode The left hand side lists main menu items and the right side displays...

Page 32: ...e status The refreshing interval can be changed by specifying the requested time and apply Change Refresh Interval Drive status is differentiated by color Green Red Yellow White Normal One Down Two Do...

Page 33: ...parameter screen Additional Parameters These are same to Background parameters of LCD operation Click on main menu Additional Parameters to show additional RAID parameters Additonal parameters can be...

Page 34: ...n First item on top of the log table shows either the lapse of last log or the lapse time after power on Time is shown in Second by hexadecimal The checksum value on its right side is only for firmwar...

Page 35: ...ement state Click Login for Management Mode on main menu Pop window for User Name Password to enter Management mode Default password is passwd and leave user name empty To change password refer to 2 7...

Page 36: ...BIOS CORPORATION 33 Page indicates Management mode User can configure EMAIL notification and SNMP setting also modifying Additional Parameters under Management mode...

Page 37: ...st bios co jp Up to two receiver addresses are allowed For users who want to have more than 2 receivers you need to setup aliases on assigned email server Allowable characters are same as Sender addre...

Page 38: ...ssion And the log will record a message if the test mail was sent out If the Send Test Main failed after retried an error log will be recorded 0020 SMTP was not found 0021 Gateway was not found 0022 S...

Page 39: ...y Recover Finished System Power Off Power Unit Down 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 h...

Page 40: ...BIOS CORPORATION 37 addressed 2 Setup the level of status monitor There are a total of three categories explained below 3 Click after you choose level to test if it is succeeded or not...

Page 41: ...nal Parameters on main menu to setup Additional Parameters Page Additional Parameters Page Parameter settings under additional parameters can be changed without effecting data on the RAID system Scrol...

Page 42: ...set IP Address to connect to the management GUI Critical Parameters Click on Critical Parameters on main menu to enter Critical Parameters page Critical Parameters Page Parameter Example LUN Size Scro...

Page 43: ...for the change Press Change Parameters button to save it Then reboot the RAID system to reflect the change Network Parameters Click on Network Parameters on main menu to change Network Parameters page...

Page 44: ...Browse firmware file and click Update Firmware button to start update process Once firmware update is successfully started the screen will show Flash PROM Wrtie Started and front LCD display will show...

Page 45: ...ware file or transmission error DVPro T10 LCD Display Error has occurred during the process Warning Do not turn off RAID system at this point Instead retry again without rebooting the system If the pr...

Page 46: ...nctions for each Mode with WEB GUI Menu Monitor Mode Management Mode Setup Mode Read Modify Read Modify Read Modify RAID Monitor O X O X X X Basic Parameters O X O X O O Additional Parameters O X O O...

Page 47: ...DVT10B3 44 2 8 Host LAN Configuration 2 8 1 IP Setup for Windows Go to Start Control Panel Navigate to Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...fig renew Enter ipconfig all Check if the IP Address has changed correctly 2 8 2 IP Setup for Linux Open a Terminal Window Enter ifconfig eth0 192 168 50 X Put IP that is not used in the current netwo...

Page 50: ...BIOS CORPORATION 47 2 8 3 IP Setup for MAC OS X Click System Preferences Click Network Icon...

Page 51: ...DVT10B3 48 Choose Configure option to Manually Enter IP address and click Apply button to save it Make sure the address used here is not used by another device...

Page 52: ...BIOS CORPORATION 49...

Page 53: ...ogin XXX XXX XX XX XX XX root Host name root 2 Partition Creation and formatting fdisk command start fdisk Example below is when DVPro T10 is recognized as dev sdb root sheep root fdisk dev sdb Creati...

Page 54: ...s command root sheep root mke2fs dev sda1 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 blo...

Page 55: ...the connection Connect and power on DVPro T10 then starts with host computer Press the Start Button and right click on Computer Click on Manage Go to Device Manager Click on Disk Drives and confirm t...

Page 56: ...Creation and Formatting Log into Windows 7 and click the Start then right click on Computer and click on Manage Click on Computer Management Storage Disk Management Right click Not initialize disk DI...

Page 57: ...k to be initialized and move on to the formatting If DVPro T10 has capacity over 2TB in Volume then choose GPT Disk label here to able to use disk over 2TB Right click on the disk you wish to edit and...

Page 58: ...BIOS CORPORATION 55 The New Volume Wizard will load up so click Next Choose the volume you want then click Next...

Page 59: ...0B3 56 8 Choose the driver letter you wish click Next 9 Choose the proper formatting settings and To change allocation unit size from default to 16K is recommended for better performance click Next ag...

Page 60: ...e correct and there are no errors click Finish 11 The format will begin Close the Computer Management after the format has completed You can use the disk now please remember the disk name you made 3 3...

Page 61: ...nt offset option to adjust the alignment at LUN creation Please refer to below table for different combinations OS MBR GPT Note First LBA Alignment First LBA Alignment Win7x64 206848 264192 Win7x86 20...

Page 62: ...d host accessible Check user manual to know which fan is failed Press MODE button to mute buzzer FANx OVERFLOW Fan x speed is 90 000RPM ALL FAN STOP NORMAL All fans stopped and host accessible PSx DOW...

Page 63: ...e Error Cache buffer manager error Host access is disconnected upon all Cache errors Contact support for necessary actions Cache Buffer Error 0x Access error while cache buffer check Buffer Size Error...

Page 64: ...etry was occurred Although DVPro T10 is designed to isolate a failed drive to avoid data corruption it is necessary to check drive for permanent failure or occasional failure by several retries on Wri...

Page 65: ...details Read Retry in CH Err Code x Write Retry in CH Err Code x HRead Retry in CH Err Code x CH 0 Drive No 0 CH 5 Drive No 5 CH 1 Drive No 1 CH 6 Drive No 6 CH 2 Drive No 2 CH 7 Drive No 7 CH 3 Drive...

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