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MAXPOWER eSATA 6G-4E CARD

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.3.1 OS X – DRIVER AND RAID MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
2.3.2 WINDOWS VISTA OR LATER - DRIVER INSTALLATION
2.3.3 WINDOWS VISTA OR LATER - RAID MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

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2.4.1 GLOBAL INFORMATION
2.4.2 PHYSICAL DISK PROPERTIES
2.4.3 LOGICAL DISK OPERATIONS
2.4.4 SETTING RAID MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
2.4.5 EVENTS LOG
2.4.6 STORAGE HEALTH INSPECTOR (SHI)

TROUBLESHOOTING

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Summary of Contents for MAXPower eSATA 6G-4e

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE MAXPower eSATA 6G 4e PCIe 2 0 Controller Card ...

Page 2: ...ANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 2 WINDOWS VISTA OR LATER DRIVER INSTALLATION 2 3 3 WINDOWS VISTA OR LATER RAID MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 RAID MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 4 2 4 1 GLOBAL INFORMATION 2 4 2 PHYSICAL DISK PROPERTIES 2 4 3 LOGICAL DISK OPERATIONS 2 4 4 SETTING RAID MANAGEMENT OPTIONS 2 4 5 EVENTS LOG 2 4 6 STORAGE HEALTH INSPECTOR SHI 3 1 TROUBLESHOOTING 13 3 2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP ...

Page 3: ...ons 1 MAXPower eSATA 6G 4e PCIe 2 0 Controller Card 1 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC Hardware PC with an 8x PCIe 2 0 or 1 0 slot or a Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassis OS Driver requires Windows Vista or later Web Browser Firefox or Chrome recommended Apple Mac Hardware Intel based Mac with a PCIe 2 0 or 1 0 slot or a Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassis OS Driver requires OS X 10 6 8 10 11 5 or macOS 10...

Page 4: ...l data will still be accessible The capacity available is equal to the size of a single disk in the array RAID 5 Stripe Protection this mode provides a balance of speed optimizations increased capacity and data protection Data is striped like in a RAID 0 so significant speed gains are seen However RAID 5 also Utilizes mathematical parity to achieve data protection in way that is more space efficie...

Page 5: ...support data Look for the ZIP file link shown with the MAXPower eSATA 6G 4e card Unzip the file 2 Click on the Windows Start menu then right click on Computer and select Properties 3 From the System Screen click the Device Manager link on the left side of the window Within the Device Manager window under Other Devices the MAXPower RAID Card will appear with a warning symbol 4 Right click on the MA...

Page 6: ...nents of the Newer RAID Management application are described throughout this section NOTE RAID Management can be accessed from most modern web browsers but Chrome or Firefox are recommended For Windows operating systems type the following address into the URL bar http localhost 7402 For OS X use this address http localhost 8402 When prompted for a user name and password enter the names shown below...

Page 7: ...er of drive enclosures connected to your MAXPower controller card Physical Drive the total number of physical drives detected by the controller card Legacy Disk the total number of physical drives previously formatted by another utility RAID Count the total number of logical arrays detected STORAGE PROPERTIES Total Capacity the total capacity of all detected SSDs and HDDs that are detected Logical...

Page 8: ...If you click one of the device links displayed under Physical Devices Information more detail is provided about that specific disk For this example the link for Device_1_5 was clicked See below for more information about what each option does A Click the Unplug link to power off the device should you need to remove it from the enclosure B Read Ahead is a feature available in many disks to improve ...

Page 9: ...to build an array from two or more available disks IMPORTANT it is strongly recommended that you back up any important data from the available disks before you begin this process ARRAY TYPE the options are JBOD and RAID 0 1 5 1 0 also called RAID 10 and 5 0 also called RAID 50 See Section 2 1 for more information about each RAID type NOTE the RAID mode you choose will determine which settings are ...

Page 10: ... the array before the full initialization is complete CACHE POLICY this setting determines how data is written to the array The Write Back option provides greater performance but a lower degree of data integrity Data can be lost during power failures kernel panics or other unusual conditions The Write Through option provides additional data integrity during these same unusual conditions by writing...

Page 11: ...e depending on the size of the array Typically arrays are rebuilt at a rate of about 6 hours per terabyte 1TB D Rename use this feature to rename the existing RAID array RESCAN If you click Rescan the RAID Management application will recheck the devices connected to the system to check for newly mounted RAID volumes and new spare drives Occasionally you may need to use this feature to update the L...

Page 12: ...the audible alarm will sound on the RAID controller card if certain errors or hardware conditions are encountered e g removing a physical disk from the array during usage or disconnecting the enclosure from the mini SAS controller SET SPINDOWN IDLE DISK MINUTES This option allows disks in the array to be spun down when there is no disk activity The timer can be set to as little as 10 minutes and a...

Page 13: ...eenshot and described below A The event log icon Indicates general information and occurrences B The yellow icon denoted minor occurrences and issues that may require attention These include things like a change to the hardware that is detected and minor issues such as inconsistent data that can be easily fixed by a rebuild C The red icon provides a warning about major occurrences and problems suc...

Page 14: ...ms the inspector keeps track of are Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T attributes within each drive monitoring these items can help avoid a catastrophic disk failure in some instances To view the S M A R T status attributes of an attached drive click on SMART to expand the attributes for viewing The screenshot below shows the attributes for Device_1_5 in the array NOTE not...

Page 15: ...r to gain access to the RAID Management application Navigate to the Setting panel see Section 2 5 4 and change the Listening Port from 7402 or 8402 to another 74xx or 84xx number respectively You should now be able to access both cards the MAXPower card on the default port and the second card on the newly assigned port What happens if I connect a drive that is already formatted The MAXPower RAID c...

Page 16: ...rence by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Health And Safety Precautions Read this user guide carefully and follow the correct procedures when setting up the device Use proper anti static pre...

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