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LaCie 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 User Manual

LACIE 8BIG RACK THUNDERBOLT 2 USER MANUAL

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Page 1: ...r Manual 1 LACIE 8BIG RACK THUNDERBOLT 2 USER MANUAL CLICK HERE TO ACCESS AN UP TO DATE ONLINE VERSION of this document You will find the most recent content as well as expandable illustrations easier...

Page 2: ...rbolt 2 technology for transfer rates that reach up to 20Gb s LaCie has constructed the LaCie 8big to handle bandwidth intensive content such as 4K video and 3D graphics This means that professional e...

Page 3: ...cables certain models are shipped with one power supply cable 6 Thunderbolt cable 2m 7 LaCie 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 8 Cable management arm kit 9 An additional plastic bag with screws has been provid...

Page 4: ...rts Thunderbolt 2 technology or first generation Thunderbolt technology To take advantage of the higher performance offered by Thunderbolt 2 technology your computer must have a Thunderbolt 2 technolo...

Page 5: ...For example a film editor is working with two streams 4K video at 12Gb s and data at 4Gb s Whereas first generation Thunderbolt technology may experience difficulty with the video signal Thunderbolt 2...

Page 6: ...s crucial for video and graphics applications that place heavy demands on computer CPUs Further hardware RAID solutions offer advanced RAID configurations to suit the needs of your working environment...

Page 7: ...ase of hard drive failure or the need to expand storage capacity each individual hard drive is hot swappable and field replaceable New or replacement hard drives must meet the following requirements S...

Page 8: ...LaCie 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 User Manual 8 Enclosure weight Hard drives Weight 0 15 Kg 33 lbs 4 18 Kg 40 lbs 8 20 Kg 44 lbs...

Page 9: ...losure will automatically spin down the hard drives and enter idle mode see Operation This is a safety precaution to protect the hard drives Humidity Environment Humidity range Standard operating 10 t...

Page 10: ...utton Pushing this button will cause the identification LEDs on the front and rear of the 7 LaCie 8big to blink amber The alarm will also sound The flashing LEDs allow you to identify the LaCie 8big a...

Page 11: ...al and audio identifications on and off For example you can use the identification button on the front of the device to turn them on and then turn them off via the rear identification button Ventilati...

Page 12: ...he LaCie 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 has two hard drive frames each housing four 3 5 inch hard drives Each frame has mounting locations for SATA connections The hard drive frames provide protection from t...

Page 13: ...s errors The enclosure temperature is too high A fan fails A power supply fails A disk fails and or the RAID is broken The alarm also works in tandem with the identification buttons on the front and r...

Page 14: ...LEDs provide information on the system status Review the illustrations below for the LED locations on the chassis See System Overview for further details on each LED FRONT Thunderbolt host 1 Thunderb...

Page 15: ...LED BEHAVIOR General LED behavior The list of colors below will help you identify the general status of your LaCie 8big Color State Solid blue Ready Slow blinking blue Idle mode Fast blinking blue St...

Page 16: ...read write Blinking blue red Blinking blue red RAID synchronizing Blinking red Solid red for non functional hard drives RAID is degraded Data remains intact but the array is no longer protected should...

Page 17: ...e LaCie 8big is connected to a daisy chain of Thunderbolt devices and or displays Identification Front Identification LED Behavior Rear Identification LED Behavior State Blinking amber Blinking amber...

Page 18: ...king red on a single hard drive Warning that the hard drive may be failing Blinking red on multiple hard drives Warning that the RAID may be failing Solid red on a single hard drive The hard drive has...

Page 19: ...ws 8 Washers 8 Cable management arm kit Power supply cables certain models are shipped with one power supply cable Thunderbolt cable 2m Hard drives the amount of hard drives can vary by model LaCie 8b...

Page 20: ...new version before following the steps below The software utility LaCie RAID Manager gives you The driver to mount the LaCie 8big storage LaCie RAID Manager to monitor and manage the storage The LaCi...