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1U 4bay

USB3.0/eSATA/1394b-to-SATA II

RAID Subsystem

User Manual

Version 1.0

Summary of Contents for EP-1401-C3A

Page 1: ...1U 4bay USB3 0 eSATA 1394b to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...Raid Configuration Steps 15 2 3 Deleting RAID Configuration 16 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility 17 3 1 Installing the AP in Microsoft Windows 18 3 2 Starting the AP in Linux 21 3 3 Starting the AP in M...

Page 3: ...rough with this manual Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or o...

Page 4: ...in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets...

Page 5: ...Guide 5 Unpacking the Subsystem The package contains the following items RAID subsystem unit One 1 power cord One 1 eSATA cable One 1 USB 3 0 cable Two 2 IEEE 1394b cables User Manual NOTE If any dam...

Page 6: ...uction 1 1 Front View Front Panel LEDs Part Function Fan Fail LED LED is off means Fan is good Orange LED means Fan has failed Over Temp LED LED is off means Temperature is normal Orange LED means Tem...

Page 7: ...erver Switch 1 After setting the dial of Switch 2 press this switch during power on to apply the selected RAID level or clear the RAID level Switch 2 Use this to select the dial and set the RAID level...

Page 8: ...ht is the Disk Access Indicator When the hard disk drive is busy or being accessed this light will flash BLUE 1 4 Disk Drive Installation Steps 1 To remove the disk tray from disk slot make sure it is...

Page 9: ...D 0 is the segmentation of logically sequential data such as a single file so that segment can be assigned to multiple hard disks in a round robin fashion and thus written concurrently Advantage of RA...

Page 10: ...0 Take four hard drives in RAID 10 as an example Hard drive 0 and hard drive 1 could act as Mirror 1 Hard drive 2 and hard drive 3 act as Mirror 1 too The RAID controller then configures these two Mir...

Page 11: ...be spread over all of the different hard drives The RAID controller will also make use of the same size disk space in each hard disk under RAID 3 RAID 5 condition Failure in a hard disk will cause th...

Page 12: ...isk is defective in RAID 10 mode a defective hard drive will be rebuilt only after the previous defective one is rebuilt successfully Broken Mode Broken mode means the number of hard disk is not enoug...

Page 13: ...e same place where it is interrupted last time There is no need to rebuild from the beginning On line Command Based Bad Sector Recovery Hard disk might be defective in some sectors When the defect cau...

Page 14: ...1 Connect the eSATA cable USB cable or IEEE 1394 cable from RAID subsystem to SATA port USB port or IEEE 1394 port on Host Server 2 Connect the power cable to the AC Power Input Socket Connect the ot...

Page 15: ...ID 10 if use 4 drives 2 LARGE None Large is similar to RAID 0 in that it concatenates the capacity of all member drives The data is written linearly starting with the first disk drive When first disk...

Page 16: ...m 16 Quick Setup Guide 2 3 Deleting RAID Configuration 1 To clear RAID MODE rotate the SW2 switch dial to 7 2 While holding SW1 press the Power On Switch 3 The RAID level will be deleted At the same t...

Page 17: ...ID subsystem If the RAID subsystem is not connected to the Host system the Application Program will show No disks or RAID NOTE At least one disk drive must be inserted in the RAID subsystem If there i...

Page 18: ...talling the AP in Microsoft Windows 1 Insert the CD that comes with the unit into the CD ROM drive of your Windows host system Navigate to Raid Manager folder and open Windows AP x xx xx folder 2 To i...

Page 19: ...1394b to SATA II RAID Subsystem Quick Setup Guide 19 3 Click Install to begin the installation The setup wizard will start installing 4 Click Finish to exit the wizard The application will be launched...

Page 20: ...USB3 0 eSATA 1394b to SATA II RAID Subsystem 20 Quick Setup Guide The RAID management GUI will be displayed...

Page 21: ...host system Copy the application files from CD RAID Manager Linux AP x xx xx Linux_Fedora or Linux_uBuntu subdirectory into local directory 2 Go to the local directory where the Application Program is...

Page 22: ...m into the CD ROM drive of your Mac host system Copy the application files from CD RAID Manager Mac AP x xx xx subdirectory into local directory 2 Go to the subdirectory where the Application Program...

Page 23: ...er Shows the RAID controller event log Basic Raid Configuration Provides function for creating basic RAID configuration This function will use all available disk drives Advanced Mode Email Notificatio...

Page 24: ...ment GUI Minimize Window button Used to minimize the RAID Manager AP into taskbar Close Window button Used to close the RAID Manager GUI Note that the AP is still running in the background after closi...

Page 25: ...USB3 0 eSATA 1394b to SATA II RAID Subsystem Quick Setup Guide 25 About button Used to display the current RAID Manager AP version...

Page 26: ...USB3 0 eSATA 1394b to SATA II RAID Subsystem 26 Quick Setup Guide Turn Off the Buzzer Use this to silence the alarm buzzer...

Page 27: ...bsystem There are two modes of operation Basic Mode and Advanced Mode 4 1 Basic Mode Under Basic Mode there are three menu options that can be selected RAID and Disk Information Event Log and Basic Ra...

Page 28: ...USB3 0 eSATA 1394b to SATA II RAID Subsystem 28 Quick Setup Guide Disk Information Disk drive is Unreleased or not a RAID member...

Page 29: ...rade One or more disk drives failed in a RAID Level with data redundancy The data is still accessible Broken One or more disk drives failed in a RAID Level The number of allowable failed disk drives i...

Page 30: ...rial number Firmware Version Shows the disk drive s firmware version Capacity Shows the capacity of the disk drive Unreleased Capacity Shows the amount of unused or unreleased capacity in the disk dri...

Page 31: ...A II RAID Subsystem Quick Setup Guide 31 Controller 1 Controller Information This will show the System Information screen contains hardware information about the RAID subsystem such as temperature fan...

Page 32: ...ow the Number of Events the Issued Module Date Type and Message Event Log Buttons Save To File This option allows the event logs to be saved as a log text file log Enter the filename you want for the...

Page 33: ...he number of available disk drives are enabled When there is an existing RAID the DELETE ALL RAID s option is enabled Support Password This option provides RAID security When this option is enabled an...

Page 34: ...To create a RAID using Basic Raid Configuration 1 In the Configure RAID option select the RAID Level you want for the RAID Click Apply to save the RAID configuration 2 When a dialog box is displayed s...

Page 35: ...A II RAID Subsystem Quick Setup Guide 35 4 An information message will be displayed Click OK 5 The RAID is created successfully The RAID will be available to the Host Server immediately and a new disk...

Page 36: ...indows under Device Manager the new disk drive 4Bays H W RAID5 USB Device is displayed Example Connection via IEEE 1394 In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager the new disk drive Firewire 4Bays H W...

Page 37: ...ed by the specified mail server Recipient E mail s Enter one or more recipient email addresses Multiple email addresses are separated by Select event s for notification Tick the events which you want...

Page 38: ...sk drives in the right pane When the minimum number of disk drives for the RAID Level has been selected the Apply and Cancel buttons will become active and can be used Delete RAID Select the RAID from...

Page 39: ...on select Create RAID 2 Select the RAID Level you want for the RAID 3 Select the disk drives you want to become member of the RAID 4 If you want security for the RAID enable Support Password and enter...

Page 40: ...A II RAID Subsystem 40 Quick Setup Guide 7 An information message will be displayed Click OK 8 The RAID is created successfully The RAID will be available to the Host Server immediately and a new disk...

Page 41: ...indows under Device Manager the new disk drive 4Bays H W RAID5 USB Device is displayed Example Connection via IEEE 1394 In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager the new disk drive Firewire 4Bays H W...

Page 42: ...grade the firmware version Firmware Information shows the Product Name Firmware version Manufacturer and Flash Number Firmware Upgrade Buttons Browse Use this button to browse and select the firmware...

Page 43: ...Browse and locate the firmware file 2 Select Update to proceed with firmware upgrade 3 The firmware will be upgraded Click OK 4 To reboot the RAID subsystem uninstall the disk drive from the host sys...

Page 44: ...ere is no host access to the RAID after the preset time minutes the RAID will be in standby mode RAID Rebuild Priority Settings Use this option to set the RAID Rebuild Priority which is the amount of...

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