Proware SB-1413-UA, Installation And Configuration Manual

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USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem
Installation and Configuration Manual
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Table of Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................ 5
Before You Begin.......................................................................................... 6
Safety Guidelines...................................................................................................................................................6
Controller Configuration....................................................................................................................................6
Packaging, Shipment and Delivery ...............................................................................................................6
Unpacking the Subsystem ................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................. 8
1.1 Key Features .................................................................................................................................................9
1.2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem......................................................................................10
1.2.1 Front View...........................................................................................................................................10
1.2.2 Rear View ............................................................................................................................................13
1.3 Technical Specifications.........................................................................................................................14
1.4 RAID Concepts ..........................................................................................................................................15
1.5 Array Definition.........................................................................................................................................19
1.5.1 Raid Set................................................................................................................................................19
1.5.2 Volume Set.........................................................................................................................................19
1.5.3 Easy to Use Features .....................................................................................................................20
1.5.3.1 Instant Availability/Background Initialization ..............................................................20
1.5.3.2 Array Roaming .........................................................................................................................20
1.5.3.3 Online Capacity Expansion..................................................................................................20
1.3.3.4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration .............................................................21
1.5.4 High Availability..............................................................................................................................22
1.5.4.1 Creating Hot Spares...............................................................................................................22
1.5.4.2 Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support............................................................................................22
1.3.4.3 Hot-Swap Disk Rebuild.........................................................................................................22
Chapter 2 Getting Started...................................................................... 23
2.1 Preparing the Subsystem and Powering On ...............................................................................23
2.2 Installing Hard Drives.............................................................................................................................23