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WARNING

DO NOT disconnect the Thunderbolt cable until you have 

completed the procedure to safely remove it. See  “Safely Remove 

Pegasus2 from Windows” on page 23 for details. 

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WARNING

 Use the power cord included with the Pegasus2. 

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Pegasus2 Installation Guide for Windows   

 

    

 

 

  

Summary of Contents for Pegasus 2 M4

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Page 2: ...underbolt cable until you have completed the procedure to safely remove it See Safely Remove Pegasus2 from Windows on page 23 for details WARNING Use the power cord included with the Pegasus2 ii Pegasus2 Installation Guide for Windows ...

Page 3: ...o your Windows computer 6 Step 3 Power On Pegasus2 7 Step 4 Install Driver 8 Step 5 Install Software 11 Step 6 Format Pegasus2 with WebPAM PRO 14 Format Pegasus2 with Windows 7 15 Format Pegasus2 with Windows 8 19 Step 7 Check firmware version with WebPAM PRO 23 Updating Firmware 23 Safely Remove Pegasus2 from Windows 24 Safely Remove Pegasus2 on Windows 7 24 Safely Remove Pegasus2 on Windows 8 25...

Page 4: ... The Pegasus2 hardware driver for Windows can be used on computers equipped with a Thunderbolt port running any edition of Windows 7 or Windows 8 The software WebPAM PRO web based PROMISEArray Manager Professional is also compatible with all Windows 7 and Windows 8 versions WebPAM PRO is used for administration and management of the Pegasus2 Summary of the setup procedure The setup process for Win...

Page 5: ...ts away 2 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide Packing List Check the shipping package to make sure you have the following items Pegasus2 R4 Pegasus2 R6 Pegasus2 R8 or Pegasus2 M4 Hard disk drives four in R4 and M4 six in R6 eight in R8 Quick Start Guide Power cord Thunderbolt cable ...

Page 6: ...D Drive Activity LED Drive Carrier Pegasus2 R4 front view The R6 R8 and M4 are similar in appearance 3 Promise Technologies Hardware This section provides a brief introduction to the hardware of the Pegasus2 For the purpose of installation they are very similar ...

Page 7: ...Power Connection Thunderbolt Ports Pegasus2 R4 back view The R6 and R8 are similar the R6 and R8 are taller Power Connection Thunderbolt Ports Pegasus2 M4 back view 4 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide ...

Page 8: ...own menu on the left side on the bottom of the menu Then in the pull down menu on the right side find Pegasus2 Series the driver and software are the same for all models 3 Under Download search results the download links will be reveled below click on the download links for Pegasus2 driver for Windows and WebPAM PRO for Windows Download both files in separate downloads 4 Place the files on your Wi...

Page 9: ... computer Insert one end of a Thunderbolt cable into the Thunderbolt port on the Pegasus2 and connect the other end of the cable to a Thunderbolt port on your computer Make sure the cable connector is oriented correctly to the port on both the Pegasus2 and the computer It should fit easily in place when correctly positioned ...

Page 10: ...cord on the back of the Pegasus2 unit See page 4 to see an illustration of the back of device 2 Plug the other end into a power source 3 Press the Power Button See illustration of front of device below You will observes the that the Power Button LED turns orange It takes about 30 seconds to boot the Pegasus2 unit When fully booted The Power Button LED turns blue The drive carrier Power Status LEDs...

Page 11: ...hield Wizard to install the PROMISE RAID Controller driver It will be necessary to restart the computer after to complete the installation 1 Double click on the zipped file for installing the driver the file name begins with PegasusRAID_WinDrv_Installer followed by the version number The InstallShield Wizard appears Click Next to begin the installation ...

Page 12: ...cense Agreement appears Click to select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option if you accept and click on Next to continue 3 You are informed that the driver has been installed successfully Click on Finish to continue ...

Page 13: ...fely Remove Pegasus2 from Windows on page 24 10 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide 4 A message prompt appears informing you that a system restart is necessary the Yes I want to restart my computer now option is selected by default Click OK to restart now otherwise choose the No option and restart later The Pegasus2 cannot be used until you reboot the computer ...

Page 14: ...r device management and administration Locate the Installation program file downloaded previously in Step 1 and follow the instructions in the InstallShield menu to install WebPAM PRO 1 Double click on the zipped file for installing WebPAM PRO the file name begins with PegasusRAID_WebPAM_PRO followed by the version number The InstallShield Wizard for WebPAM PRO appears Click on Next to begin insta...

Page 15: ...k to select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option if you accept and click on Next to continue 3 Choose where to put the software on your computer Click Browse to choose a specific location or click Next to accept the default destination Click Next to continue ...

Page 16: ...13 Promise Technologies 4 The program is ready to be installed in the chosen location Click Install to begin 5 Installation of WebPAM PRO is completed Click Finish to close the InstallShield Wizard ...

Page 17: ...d the product manual For the purpose of this installation guide only the basic setup using the default PROMISE Hardware RAID 5 array is described This type of RAID provides the best balance of performance and data safety For more information on other RAID types please read the product manual DO NOT use the Windows Disk Manager to change the RAID on the Pegasus2 Any changes to the RAID array must b...

Page 18: ...RO from the Windows desktop double click on the WebPAM PRO icon located your Program Files folder The path is Program Files Promise WebPAM PRO WebPAM PRO 2 The login page appears The User Name and Password used for logging in is the same as the Windows OS user login user name and password Type your Windows User Name and Windows Password and click the Login button ...

Page 19: ...e Storage menu tab near the top of the menu Then click on the Logical Drive menu button to view the Logical Drive menu Notice in the middle of the menu a description of the RAID array that is already setup The default setup is a RAID 5 using all the hard disks If you want to change this please see the product manual Otherwise to begin using the Pegasus2 right away click on the Format button to beg...

Page 20: ...ption MBRFormat master boot record does not support Logical Drives greater than 2 TB The Format Type is set to NTFS the standard Windows file system Click Format to start formatting the array 6 In order to safeguard against unintended changes to the RAID setup or file system the Pegasus2 requires that you confirm your decision to begin formatting the drives To continue formatting type confirm in t...

Page 21: ... formatting Windows will alert you that a New Volume has been installed You can see the New Volume in Windows Disk Manager 8 Make sure you check the firmware version of the Pegasus2 and update it if needed Go to Step 7 Check firmware version with WebPAM PRO on page 23 ...

Page 22: ...ith Windows 8 Windows 8 users follow the steps listed below to launch Web PAM PRO and format the RAID 1 Locate WebPAM PRO and launch it You can either do a Search of your Apps to find the software shortcut or find it the Program Files folder use the path Program Files Promise WebPAM PRO WebPAM PRO ...

Page 23: ...is the same as the Windows OS user login user name and password Type your Windows User Name and Windows Password and click the Login button 3 After logging in the WebPAM PRO Dashboard menu appears Use this menu later to view a summary of the device status First you need to format the file system for the Pegasus2 ...

Page 24: ... product manual Otherwise to begin using the Pegasus2 right away click on the Format button to begin the formatting procedure 5 The formatting options appear in a new menu You can type in a different name for the Volume or leave the default PromiseRAID Most users should use the Partition Type set to the default GPTFormat The other Partition Type option MBRFormat master boot record does not support...

Page 25: ...the drives To continue formatting type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm button 7 When the array is finished formatting Windows will alert you that a New Volume has been installed You can see the New Volume in Windows Disk Manager 8 Make sure you check the firmware version of the Pegasus2 and update it if needed Go to Step 7 Check firmware version with WebPAM PRO on page 23 ...

Page 26: ...your computer when the prompt appears 3 Click the Browse button and locate the img file you downloaded from PROMISE 4 Click the Next button 5 In the Confirmation box type the word confirm in the field provided and click the Confirm button 6 The process will take several seconds When it is completed you will be prompted to restart the computer Restart your computer and continue to use the Pegasus2 ...

Page 27: ...asus2 might be damaged If the computer has been shutdown it is safe to disconnect the Thunderbolt cable Alternatively you can shutdown the Pegasus2 See Shutdown the Pegasus2 on page 26 Safely Remove Pegasus2 on Windows 7 To disconnect the Pegasus2 from a Windows 7 computer 1 Click on the attached drives icon in the System Tray to reveal the eject options and choose the Eject Promise Pegasus option...

Page 28: ...ndows 8 computer 1 Click on the attached drives icon in the System Tray to reveal the eject options and choose the Eject Promise Pegasus option 2 Wait for the message to appear telling you it is safe to remove the Pegasus2 You can now safely power off the system or disconnect the Thunderbolt cable ...

Page 29: ...on Guide Shutdown the Pegasus2 To shutdown the Pegasus2 on either Windows 7 or Windows 8 1 Open WebPAM PRO and click on the Admin menu tab In the Subsystem Information menu click on the Shutdown button 2 Click on the Shutdown button ...

Page 30: ... to shutdown the system Type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm button 4 A message appears informing you that the shutdown process will take a few minutes If you want to move the device wait until the system is completely powered off before disconnecting the power cord ...

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