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3.3

INSTALLING SATA TO ESATA BRACKET CABLE

• Remove a free I/O bracket from your computer.

• Install the SATA TO ESATA BRACKET CABLE to the free I/O bracket, and connect the SATA cable to a free SATA port

from your computer.

3.4

INSTALLING HOST BUS ADAPTER

The package is bundled with Highpoint RR622 controller card. The controller card installation instruction can be find on

the CD. Please review Highpoint RR6XX Quick Installation Guide for details.

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Summary of Contents for TowerRAID TR5UT+

Page 1: ...DETAILED USER S MANUAL v1 0 TOWERRAID TR5UT B...

Page 2: ...2 3 CLONE MODE 9 2 4 R0 MODE 10 2 5 R1 MODE 10 2 6 R10 MODE 11 2 7 R3 MODE 11 2 8 R5 MODE 12 3 INSTALLATION 14 3 1 INSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE 14 3 2 POWER ON OFF 15 3 3 INSTALLING SATA TO ESATA BRACK...

Page 3: ...E 25 4 6 7 R1 MODE WITH HOT SPARE 26 4 6 8 R10 MODE 28 4 6 9 R10 MODE WITH HOT SPARE 29 4 6 10 R3 MODE 30 4 6 11 R3 MODE WITH HOT SPARE 31 4 6 12 R5 MODE 33 4 6 13 R5 MODE WITH HOT SPARE 34 4 7 REBUIL...

Page 4: ...mage TowerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B storage appliance also has advance mode to provide both benefit of performance boost and data protection The TowerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B storage appliance architecture which p...

Page 5: ...z Compatible with SATA Gen1 and Gen2 host controllers z Compatible USB 3 0 specifications backward compatibile with USB 2 0 or below z Embedded fast Storage Processor z Ultra fast 3Gbps host and devic...

Page 6: ...nterface with HDD trays and door cover z Power PC Link and five HDD LEDs z Hardware RAID design to eliminate OS compatibility and other related issues z Support Clean Large Clone R0 R1 R3 R5 R10 modes...

Page 7: ...ible pointing device eSATA port for eSATA connection USB connection USB 1 0 2 0 or 3 0 direct host connection or USB hub 1 6 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are content z TR5UT TR5UT B x 1 z HDD...

Page 8: ...node of a cascaded configuration but not for subordinate nodes Even though you can use the MODE SWITCH to select CLEAN MODE for any node in a cascaded configuration only the first CLEAN MODE volume o...

Page 9: ...is still usable but it is in a vulnerable state because its cloned hard drive is inaccessible When the offline drive comes back online the appliance begins a rebuild process immediately one by one if...

Page 10: ...to lose if a hard drive fails but halves the amount of storage capacity because all data must be stored twice The resulting storage capacity of the virtual R1 volume will be equivalent to the size of...

Page 11: ...stored at the end of the rebuild and verification process Host access takes precedence over the rebuild process If you continue to use the R10 volume during the rebuild the rebuild process will take a...

Page 12: ...ected 2 8 R5 MODE The R5 MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement The R5 MODE adds fault tolerance to drive striping by including parity information with the data R5 MODE dedica...

Page 13: ...e LED indicator to notify you that a rebuild is in progress Although the volume remains available during the rebuild process the volume is susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining driv...

Page 14: ...e to complete the HDD installation Open the drive door than unlock the HDD tray lock to remove the HDD trays from TOWERSTOR SATA RAID III Install the HDD into the HDD tray Twist the HDD screws shut to...

Page 15: ...TowerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B User s Manual Ver 091007 15 Close the drive door to complete hard drive disk installation 3 2 POWER ON OFF Push the power button to power on and push again to power off...

Page 16: ...CABLE to the free I O bracket and connect the SATA cable to a free SATA port from your computer 3 4 INSTALLING HOST BUS ADAPTER The package is bundled with Highpoint RR622 controller card The control...

Page 17: ...he host connection change to avoid any potential data loss or corruption After changing the host connection all items can be powered up to resume operation with the new host connection 4 3 DISCONNECTI...

Page 18: ...Power LED function and operation DESCRIPTION GREEN LED Power On On Power Off Off 4 5 2 PC LINK LED The TowerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B has one Green color PC Host Link LED The table shows PC Link LED function...

Page 19: ...product is used ensure that the hard disk drives are installed turn off the power before set the MODE SWITCH on the back of the TowerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B to the desired Storage Policy To change the stor...

Page 20: ...UP BUTTON 4 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 2 LARGE MODE The LARGE MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 2 drives to implement 1 Turn off the power 2 S...

Page 21: ...nd hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 4 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 3 CLONE MODE The CLONE MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 2 drives to implement...

Page 22: ...ower than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 4 CLONE MODE WITH HOT SPARE The CLONE MODE storage policy with hotspare drive requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement 1 Turn off the...

Page 23: ...erRAID TR5UT TR5UT B User s Manual Ver 091007 23 3 Set the MODE SWITCH position to CLONE 4 Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 5 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON 6 Turn off the pow...

Page 24: ...4 7 Insert the hotspare drive into the 3rd HDD bay 8 Turn on the power to complete mode setting 4 6 5 R0 MODE The R0 MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 2 drives to implement 1 Turn off the powe...

Page 25: ...5 2 Set the MODE SWITCH position to R0 3 Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 4 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 6 R1 MODE The R1 MODE storage policy re...

Page 26: ...et the MODE SWITCH position to R1 R10 3 Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 4 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 7 R1 MODE WITH HOT SPARE 1 Turn off the...

Page 27: ...anual Ver 091007 27 2 Insert 3 drives in order from the top to the bottom 3 Set the MODE SWITCH position to R1 R10 4 Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 5 Turn on the power than release the SETUP...

Page 28: ...DE storage policy requires 4 drives to implement 1 Turn off the power 2 Set the MODE SWITCH position to R1 R10 3 Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 4 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUT...

Page 29: ...T B User s Manual Ver 091007 29 4 6 9 R10 MODE WITH HOT SPARE 1 Turn off the power 2 Insert 5 drives in order from the top to the bottom 3 Set the MODE SWITCH position to R1 R10 4 Press and hold the r...

Page 30: ...n the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 10 R3 MODE The R3 MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement 1 Turn off the power 2 Set the MODE SWITCH posi...

Page 31: ...ETUP BUTTON 4 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 11 R3 MODE WITH HOT SPARE The R3 MODE storage policy with hotspare drive requires a minimum of 4 drives to im...

Page 32: ...32 3 Set the MODE SWITCH position to R3 4 Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 5 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON 6 Turn off the power...

Page 33: ...007 33 7 Insert the hotspare drive into the 4th HDD bay 8 Turn on the power to complete mode setting 4 6 12 R5 MODE The R5 MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement 1 Turn off th...

Page 34: ...e power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting 4 6 13 R5 MODE WITH HOT SPARE The R5 MODE storage policy with hotspare drive requires a minimum of 4 drives to implement 1 Turn off the p...

Page 35: ...owerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B User s Manual Ver 091007 35 3 Set the MODE SWITCH position to R5 4 Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON 5 Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON 6 Turn off the powe...

Page 36: ...5UT TR5UT B storage appliance stores all data in duplicate on separate drives to protect against data loss due to drive failure on CLONE R1 R3 R5 and R10 MODE The following example illustrates how the...

Page 37: ...TowerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B User s Manual Ver 091007 37 2 Turn off the power 3 Replace a same or larger size of hard disk drive 4 Turn on the power...

Page 38: ...ally Approximately 200GB hour 4 7 2 REBUILDING A HOT SPARE DRIVE 1 If the there is a hot spare drive on drive 5 and the drive 2 has breakdown the hot spare drive on drive 5 will replace the breakdown...

Page 39: ...5UT TR5UT B User s Manual Ver 091007 39 3 Replace a same or larger size hard disk drive 4 Turn on the power 5 The TOWERRAID TR5UT TR5UT B storage appliance will replace a hot spare drive on drive 2 au...

Page 40: ...o the TR5UT TR5UT B Every disk should appear with the word Basic a size value that shows the available storage capacity and a status of Online Instead of Basic a disk could appear Unknown Dynamic or N...

Page 41: ...and click OK Within a few seconds the selected disk s should be marked as a Basic disk Note Be sure that you select the correct disk based on the expected disk capacity to create a partition 3 Right c...

Page 42: ...42 5 Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next 6 Specify the partition size By default the partition occupies the entire volume Click Next...

Page 43: ...TowerRAID TR5UT TR5UT B User s Manual Ver 091007 43 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next 8 Name and format the partition and click Next...

Page 44: ...44 9 Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition 10 Repeat steps 1 through 9 to partition any remaining disks...

Page 45: ...o the new configuration 1 Launch Disk Utility from the Application Utilities folder 2 Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab This procedure illustrates the LARGE Storage Policy configura...

Page 46: ...Partition button 8 Click Partition to acknowledge the warning Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop The icon is labeled with the partition name 9 Repe...

Page 47: ...mission speed is slow If connect USB2 0 interface the speed will be around 20MB sec only If connect USB1 1 interface the speed will be around 1MB sec only z When format in the Windows XP Vista 7 RC2 t...

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